lovestruck.

I was pleasantly surprised when I found out I had won a giveaway via Marta's blog With Love Gabrielle! The prize was Vera Wang's newest fragrance, Lovestruck. It's a very nice scent and it doesn't hurt that the spokesmodel is one of my favorite actresses, Leighton Meester. Thank you so much Marta! Check out her blog here.

vs baked mineral bronzing powder.

A short post on the only thing I bought during my shopping trip yesterday, the Baked Mineral Bronzing Powder in Goddess by Victoria's Secret. I have no idea why I bought a bronzer when it's practically winter! Since I used a Secret Rewards Card that was $10, I only paid $7 for it. I like it well enough to blog about it.

hits the spot.

This morning I woke up before the crack of dawn for no apparent reason. Jeff had an errand to run at the post office but they were not open yet, so we decided to grab some breakfast. He chose The Spot Cafe, which we have always wanted to try but never have! Surprising really, considering it is located halfway between our houses. It's meant to be a French cafe, but their menu also had more basic breakfast items and even some Italian lunch options! Pictured above are a Belgian waffle, home fries, sausages, and french toast. All pretty yummy! Not to mention the place was decorated with cute teapots. Makes me wonder what real Parisian cafes are like - I can't wait until the day I find out.

black friday buys.

I've never been into the whole Black Friday thing. Sure, I love a great deal, but I dislike crowds and waiting. Because Jeff and I didn't see anything we wanted to line up for, I convinced him to go to H&M with me at midnight. They were handing out scratch cards worth up to $300 for the first 100 people. I was praying we would be in the first 100 and we were - our scratch cards totaled $75 together! Along with presents for some family, we ended up purchasing some items for ourselves. What I got was the kimono, blazer, and cardigan seen in the first photo, and the bra on the left in the second. Our purchases came out to $125, but we only ended up paying $50 due to the scratch cards! Awesome. 

Since we were already at the mall, Jeff and I walked around some more and I ended up buying a couple things from Aerie - 40% off everything! The bralette and linen/air freshener was around $15 with the discount. I love how comfy bralettes are and I want to buy some more! And the "Suds & Kisses" scent is very nice.

Last thing from Black Friday purchases was actually purchased on Sunday, but it was the same sale. The flats with the chains are from Gap. I saw them online and was instant intrigued because they reminded me of those Lanvin chain flats Rosie Huntington-Whitely had been wearing a lot! I originally wanted the nude colored flats but they didn't have my size. But the black ones are nice too, right? Original price was $49.95, and they were 40% as well - so about $30 for those!

Overall, a wonderful first Black Friday experience!

missha perfect cover bb cream.

I finally purchased a bb cream! I've always wanted to try it but never got around to it. So when Missha was having a promotion for a free Perfect Cover BB Cream, I signed up right away! All I had to do was pay shipping...and wait three weeks because of the power outages at their warehouse due to the snowstorm. 


When I first started looking into bb creams, Missha only had two shades of this particular product. Now they have five shades, and I wasn't sure which one would be the best match. After careful deliberation and googling swatches, I decided on #27, honey beige, because it seemed the most suited for my yellow undertones. In my opinion it's always better to be too dark than too light for foundations and such!

The packaging I like a lot - it's a tube with a pump, which is always useful and sanitary. The bb cream has somewhat of a strong fragrance, which I don't mind all that much but those with sensitive noses might. The coverage is light, which is what I am looking for since I don't have blemishes, only some uneven skin tone and a bit of redness. I have normal to combination and sensitive skin, and this bb cream suited my skin type pretty well. It didn't leave my skin feeling greasy or anything at all. I would probably repurchase this product, but I might try some other bb creams as well! Any recommendations?