clarisonic review + tips vlog

Hey Lovelies!

  

I know I pulled the disappearing act on you once again but I really think I'm back on the bandwagon for good this time. It really took me some time to get out of the holiday slacking mode, plus this winter weather has got me feeling extra lazy! But I have been filming new VLOGS to share, like this one that I have wanted to film for a while now!

I have been asked SO MANY times about my Clarisonic MIA, what I think of it, what tips and pointers I have for it, etc. I like filming videos for things like this because I feel like they are more honest than a typical written post. I REALLY adore my Clarisonic and I can honestly say it completely changed my skin. It is a staple in my routine and I don't know how I lived without it before (unhappily I guess). 

Take a few minutes to watch my review, and find out why I love my MIA so much (I cancelled my dermatologist appointment and have no reason to go anymore), some tips on brush heads, as well as my cleansers I use with my MIA!

I hope you lovelies enjoy and of course I would LOVE to hear some feedback! 

Do you own a Clarisonic? If so what model, and what is your Clarisonic story?

Do you own the Olay ProX? Thoughts and feedback?

Do you want to buy a Clarisonic? What is holding you back?

Stay tuned this week for another video with my HIGHLY REQUESTED makeup + beauty collection and storage! 

I've missed you lovelies!

xoxo,

little loves

Hello Lovelies!

Hope you all had wonderful holidays! I have enjoyed my little blogging break and spending time with family and friends. I can't wait to fill you all in on some of the wonderful things coming this year! I have lots of fun new posts coming up including a new beauty love list, and of course GIVEAWAYS, so stay tuned!

 Got this gorgeous shellac mani from my lovely Lynn at New Awakenings in Stow. I got this done on the 20th and they STILL look amazing and haven't even chipped! You have got to try shellac, and ask for my girl Lynn (tell her I sent you). The boyfriend had a gig the weekend before Christmas so I put on my band shirt, this stunned skirt from express, some combat boots, and this gold blazer I found in my moms closet. I actually really loved this look, it felt very "rocker chic" of me.

 As you lovelies already know, December 25th is mine and the bf's anniversary so we went out to celebrate on Christmas Eve this year. I got all dolled up in my new Dorothy Perkins dress and Aldo pumps. My hair didn't turn out as planned but I actually still loved it a lot (and so did the bf). I LOVED my dress, but HATED these shoes. I was so bummed at the pure discomfort of these pumps and even though I planned on wearing them for NYE too I ended up getting a new air because I couldn't even stand to wear these for another minute. 

 Some of my favorite Christmas goodies! Mom surprised me with this gorgeous navy blue MK pea-coat and MK leather gloves. I actually don't own a single short winter coat so I was really excited to get one for my coat collection! 

My brother and his wife found this killer KS piano phone case, that I am smitten with. LOVE IT so much! 

My best friends and I do a gift exchange every year and one of my bestie's Lindsay got me this beautiful necklace with an Ohio, New York, and heart charm (both her and my other best friend live in NY). I'll snap a picture wearing it so you can see how great it is, and the size! Its from a lovely little company called Brooklyn Charm.

My brother and his wife also got me a DRESS FORM! This was one of the best gifts because I had been wanting one FOREVER and was totally surprised by it! 

My mom got me this killer MUFE concealer palette that I have had my eye on! I will let you know what I think of it once I get a few chances to play!

 I had been wanting this Kate Spade necklace ever since I saw it on Revenge but I resisted during the holidays so I could spend money on others instead, but when my grandmother gave me some holiday cash and insisted I use it for something fun I knew exactly where it was going. I scored a great deal on this through ebay and couldn't love it more! 

 Was thrilled to get a very generous package from one of my favorite ever skin care lines, Mario Badescu. I LOVE this line and can't wait to film a video talking all about how awesome they are and possibly even a GIVEAWAY too! If you can't wait until then go snatch up some of the goodies at Ulta. You won't be disappointed. 

 Snapped a picture on NYE when I started my "dolling up" process in my new lipstick sweater from my bother and his wife. 

 Loved my NYE BB Dakota dress I got from 6pm.com! I of course wore my favorite gold jewelry, and back seam tights, and the new shoes I got since the Aldo pair I got originally were too painful. I hit the shoe lottery with this pair I found by Antonio Melani. They had a ton of padding in the ball of the foot, were super glitzy for NYE, and on sale! I was hesitant about them being silver, since I was wearing gold but I needed up loving them with the outfit. 

On New years day I hit up the mall with my family and wore this simple outfit. I guess I probably should have ironed the shirt looking at it now, but oh well! 

Found these adorable studs from Nordstrom and picked up an L and an S of course! They are so sweet and simple I could wear them everyday!

Hope you lovelies have a great week ahead! I'll be updating the blog again regularly, so be sure to check back soon!

xoxo,

firmoo.com giveaway

Hey Lovelies!!

This is a QUICK and easy giveaway for you! A little while back I had the amazing opportunity to review a pair of glasses from the company Firmoo.com and I fell in love with the company and the glasses of course!

Check out my review below, and listen to me ramble!

I was thrilled when Firmoo reached out to me again to run a MAJOR GIVEAWAY for my lovely readers! They have been generous enough to offer up $20 vouchers for 25 readers! Yes you read that right, 25 of you are going to WIN! The vouchers expire December 25 so winners will be contacted on December 22, make sure you have your cart ready to go!

To ENTER this giveaway you MUST complete these three tasks:

1. LIKE A Lovely Little Blog on Facebook.

2. LIKE Firmoo.com on Facebook.

3. Leave a comment telling me which pair is you favorite and your EMAIL!

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Winners will be notified via email AND announced on this widget. Wining vouchers are only valid until December 25 so make sure you ACT FAST and pick your pair! Vouchers are valid on ANY order excluding designer glasses.

Please read the official rules and conditions. If you have any questions please email me at alovelylittleblog@gmail.com

Good Luck Lovelies!

xoxo,

little loves

Hey Lovelies!

It was a crazy week so my little loves is running a little behind, sorry. I am coming down with a case of holiday-itis! I hope you lovelies all had a wonderful week and are getting excited for the holidays!

 Sunday I wore out my new Express skirt. I love the simple design and detail on it, which I wish you could see more of. I guess I was feeling a little bit monotone since I ended up in this ensemble! At least I have the red nails right?

 Got a sweet little treat from Jose Eber last week just in time for #MaskMonday. I was super intrigued by this tool that repairs damaged hair. I will definitely let you know my thoughts and if it holds up to its claims! Oh and be on the lookout for a GIVEAWAY with one of these tools worth like $200 ;)

 Got my December Birchbox last week too! I had been wanting this little Mox balm since I saw them arriving in BB's a few months back so I was glad to finally score one! The "Balm" Hot Mama shadow is so adorable! The RTR credit is $50 of any rental of $125 or more which I won't be using so if any of you lovelies want it let me know and it's all yours!

 My #MaskMonday picks this week were the Lea Journo mask c/o Bloom.com, Freeman Cucumber Peel-Off Mask, and the new Jose Eber Therapy RX tool in conjunction with Rusk Leave-On Treatment. What did you lovelies use?

 My lovely blogger friend and fellow Bloom Beauty Ambassador, Cassie from More Mascara Please came over to use the Megan Miller polish I got in my last Ambassador box (that I can't use due to my shellac) and we put together this Champagne polish and navy glitter due. We definitely aren't manicurists but we liked how it turned out!

I have a great GIVEAWAY this week from one of my FAVORITE companies, Snoozer Loser NY! You can enter to win this beautiful hand crafted scarf worth $42 below! GO GO GO! Only two days left!

Hope you lovelies have a wonderful week! 

xoxo,

lovely little find + giveaway

I can't remember where I first saw the scarf that sparked an obsession but when I saw it I knew I HAD TO FIND IT for my now sister-in-law. Everybody has their "thing" (like how mine are hearts, or my best friends is whales, or my grandmas is frogs, and so on) and my sister-in-law's "thing" is scissors. She's the crafty and creative type, and owns a scissor accessory or two but not a scarf! Like most accessories that involve an object or animal they can easily come off tacky and childish but I loved how artsy and abstract Snoozer Loser's scarfs were. 

Photo Credit: Snoozer Loser NY

Once I hunted down the company I saw they no longer carried the scissor scarf (from a past season) but I am not one who gives up that easily! I quickly started my "sherlock-holmes-ing" of the world wide web and finally found an old ETSY site for Snoozer Loser. I messaged them immediately and told them I was looking for the antique scissor scarf and would you believe they had one left in stock in the color I wanted!? Of course I snatched it up RIGHT AWAY, it was scarf gifting fate!

Photo Credit: Snoozer Loser NY

Don't worry they now carry a wide variety of the gorgeous Antique Scissor Scarf ;)

And that is how my SL.NY obsession began! Once I got the scarf in the mail I was so impressed with the quality, 
the fabric, the hand painted designs, and the look and feel! Of course my SIL loved it (and even carries SL.NY 
in her SHOP now). 

SAILBOAT SCARF!? I'm smitten.

I love that Snoozer Loser takes an eco-conscious approach to making their pieces, only ordering what they need, making to order, and using natural dyes and pigments to color their items. When you see and feel a SL.NY item you can tell, and your skin can tell the difference in great quality fabric.

So naturally I am THRILLED to get the chance to work with Snoozer Loser on this lovely little find post and show all you lovelies how wonderful they are! Snoozer Loser NY was even kind enough to offer up not only a exclusive 10% OFF discount for my readers, but also a killer hand painted SL.NY scarf to win as well!

They sent me their two best selling, beautiful, scarfs (one for me and one for you) and I had a really tough time picking which to keep and which to use for the giveaway. I finally decided on giving away the beautiful Navy + Mustard Seafan Heart Scarf (that I am still swooning over). I kept the black and silver Folk Unicorn scarf for myself, and adore it in every way!

I love wearing my scarfs as infinity/circle scarfs and it's really easy to turn any regular scarf into an infinity scarf! All you do is tie the ends to each other, and you have a perfect circle scarf. If you are really certain you'll want to wear it that style for quite some time it looks even better if you tie each piece of fringe from one side to a corresponding piece of fringe from the opposite side (it will seem like it was sewn this way, but fyi it's trickier to undo).

Enter the giveaway below, but don't forget about the exclusive discount available right now and only for a limited time! Pick up a gift, or something special jut for you! Use code LOVELYLITTLE at checkout to score 10% off! 
SHOP HERE

To ENTER this giveaway you MUST complete these four tasks:

1. Follow Snoozer Loser NY on Twitter.

2. Follow Snoozer Loser NY on Pinterest. 

3. Like A Lovely Little Blog.

4. Leave a comment below.

The other options are additional entries and are not mandatory for entry. Please read the official rules and conditions. If you have any questions please email me at alovelylittleblog@gmail.com

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ATTN: WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED THROUGH THIS RAFFLECOPTER WIDGET ON THE CONTEST END DATE (NOT BY EMAIL). AT THAT TIME, WINNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACTING ME AT ALOVELYLITTLEBLOG@GMAIL.COM TO CLAIM THEIR WINNINGS.

Good Luck Lovelies and Thanks Snoozer Loser!

xoxo,

leivankash mood board #NokiaLVK

Hello My Lovelies!

A few weeks back I was invited to participate in a competition powered by the new Nokia Lumia 900 who partnered with the amazing, power house, and jewelry designer LeiVanKash. The incredibly talented lovely lady behind LVK is Leila Kashanipour who's style is a mix of rock, glam, magical, and all around AH-MAZING! Seriously check out some of her style images via her Twitter, and get ready to swoon!

Her pieces have gathered their very own cult like following including the likes of Rita Ora (who I have a MAJOR girl crush on),  Olivia Palermo, and more! Add me to that list because I ADORE her pieces! 

#NokiaLVK

The basics of the competition were to use the Nokia Lumia 900 to capture images and gather inspiration that is inspired by one of the five LVK collections; Damocles, Flora, Persepolis, Skullmania, and Totem.

I had a difficult time at first trying to chose what collection to model my mood board after but once I read a little about each I was immediately sold on Totem. Besides LOVING animal inspired jewelry and it being spot-on-trend, I loved the concept and inspiration behind it. I was at first considering taking on a dark, gothic feel but realized that wasn't what the Totem spirit was all about. So I kept it light, free, and 

I worked my mood boards in three parts, first by picking animals that I think would make great totems, and of course beautiful jewelry. I picked a Leopard, Cheetah, Owl, and Lion (is it obvious I am a crazy cat lady?). I think owl jewelry gets the short end of the stick and most times comes off super tacky, cutesy, and cheap but I think if it's done right (which I am certain LVK can do) it could be killer. Below are my animal inspirations and thier totem qualities.  

The second part of my board are some of my daily outfits (some of them were taken prior to the Nokia Lumia 900) and the pieces of the Totem collection I would have loved to style with my looks. I love the way the Unicorn ring ties right into my Unicorn scarf in the first picture, and how the feathers embody the Owl totem I choose as inspiration. I love how the pieces in this collection are whimsical yet still classy, a seriously hard feat. One of my favorite pieces from the Totem collection are the Swan Drop Earrings I would have LOVED to pair with the maxi look below. Aren't they just gorgeous?! I also adore how simple the feather bracelets are and how they can pair up wonderfully together with contrasting metals. 

#NokiaLVK

My third and final part of the board are various images captured by me or found online that embodied this collection and I hope inspire more beautiful Totem pieces to come. I love the talon style bracelet and ring (a way the Owl Totem can be represented in the right way). I included this gorgeous tassel necklace because I imagine a lions head being hidden in the knot, or feathers hidden in the tassels. 

 #NokiaLVK

I really loved being a part of this amazing competition and it really inspired me to find more meaning behind my jewelry. I am so smitten with not just the Totem collection but all the collections by LVK. It was so fun to play with the Nokia Lumia 900 and I was really impressed with the amazing display and layout of the screen tiles, which was so aesthetically pleasing! Do any of you lovelies use a Nokia Lumia? You could probably teach me a thing or two!

Which collection is your favorite? What Totem would you choose to guide you through life?

little loves

Hey Lovelies!

  

It's pretty exciting here in my little blog world!! Not only did I run am amazing giveaway last week on the blog, but also currently running one on my Facebook page as well, not to mention the KILLER line-up of giveaways coming over the next few months (I'm not kidding when I say it's some of the best stuff I've ever had the honor to giveaway. You will definitely want to stay tuned!) . 

I didn't run a little loves last week because it was too hectic of a week for me, and I didn't feel like I had enough to chat about in a post. It was a pretty boring week last week. Anyway I have been working my butt off getting ready for the holidays so I haven't had much time for play :( I even had to miss my Noto's Holiday Wine and Shop event this past week. Did any of you local lovelies make it? I have my eye on so many things there, it's probably better I missed it and saved some money ;)

 Got shellac on my nails again this week, thanks to my girl Lynn at New Awakenings Salon and Spa in Stow. I love this color, prefect pre-holiday hue. I got a lot of compliments on it too! I am LOVING shellac a lot. It is really helping with my weak nail issue. 

 Who doesn't love #maskmonday? I know I do!! It reminds me every week to not only do my hair and face mask but also do any other treatments I need. This week I went all out and did an oatmeal bath (perfect for parched winter skin), Macadamia hair mask, Neutrogena Pore mask along with Mario Badescu Drying mask, and my Sara Happ like scrub c/o Bloom.com. Did you lovelies do #maskmonday this week? If so what treatments did you use? I am always on the lookout for new ones! And be sure to join me every Monday through Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook!

If you haven't yet, head on over to my Facebook to ENTER TO WIN this Ban.do headband worth over $75! 

Just a little THANK YOU to all my FB fans! I hit over 600 LIKES this week!

 Wore out my new Express skinnies (been looking for a black pair FOREVER) that I love, and this amazing scarf c/o Snoozer Loser NY for a casual date night. I adore Snoozer Loser's scarfs (among their other killer pieces) and have for a long time, so I thrilled to have the opportunity to offer one of their beautiful scarfs to one of you lucky lovelies THIS WEEK- so stay tuned!

I have been incredibly torn on my NYE outfit for a while now. I have to figure it out soon though because I don't want to be out of luck when it rolls around! You can check out my pinboard with some of my picks HERE, but I think I've decided on this dress above. Even though it's not very NYE (I adore the one with the sequin top and cream pleated bottom) I love it, think I can "jazz it up", can wear it again (where as I most likely couldn't for some of the sequin pieces), know the fit will flatter me (again not so sure with the pleated bottom one), and can wear tights with it. What do you lovelies think? Do you like it? 

In addition I need a pair of pumps for both NYE and XMAS Eve! Can you believe I only own one other pair of closed toed black pumps? So I have been on the hunt for a while for a sexier/ classier pair (the current pair is lower heeled and more conservative for meetings and things of that nature) and I found this pair!! I love the simplicity and class of them, yet the ever so slightly sexy ankle strap (that conveniently comes off too!). I originally was getting them to go with my XMAS eve dress (you can see that dress HERE), but now I am thinking they would be great with this NYE dress too!! What do you think? Should I get them? They are slightly on the pricier side at $100 but seeing as they are black and close toed, and I already have two events lined up for them that they could be worth it. Thoughts?

And of course a BIG CONGRATS to my MNO winner Nicole A!! 

Please e-mail me at alovelylittleblog@gmail.com to claim your prize!

For those lovelies who didn't win and are interested in trying out MNO they have a great 6 piece sample kit for only $2.95 and I think (I think) free shipping! Totally worth it!

Hope you lovelies all had a wonderful week! See you around the blog this week! 

xoxo