Daytime Casual

Daytime Casual by withthisstring featuring 14k hoop earrings

Brunello Cucinelli black cashmere sweater / Coach slim fit black pants / Prada loafer / Dooney Bourke satchel bag / Sparkle jewelry / Blue Nile 14k hoop earrings / Hermès vintage scarve / Annick Goutal spray perfume

Orange

Orange by withthisstring featuring a genuine leather tote

Raoul bright orange dress / Ecco boots / Franco sarto boots / Givenchy brown purse / Givenchy purse, $2,175 / Pratesi bag / Genuine leather tote, $280 / Genuine leather tote, $280 / Rossana Fani beaded jewelry / FOSSIL bangle bracelet / Infinite bracelet jewelry, $20 / Linda farrow luxe eyewear / Denis Colomb scarve / Chanel sunglasses

Vanilla Dream

Vanilla Dream by withthisstring on polyvore.com

I wanna ombre party...you?

Oh, so much fun!

enjoy,

eliza

Best Friends..

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The best things in life are free!

Enjoy,

eliza

Beauty haul...

My Sephora loot arrived yesterday, unfortunately the bareMinerals foundation did not work for my   menopausal skin.  Most my adult life I have had very oily skin with enlarged pores and would load up products that were mattifying and pore reducing.  My skin has changed and I'm just becoming aware of how dry it has become.  Sounds silly, that I wouldn't have noticed this right away but I didn't, it's only going through this process of looking for new skin care and makeup that I have become fully aware of my skin's current state.

So, I'm going to have to retrain my brain to adjust to these changes and I'm thinking that I will try a   foundation for normal to dry skin and one that gives good coverage for my "poor textured skin."

I am using Paula's Choice as my guide, so far she has been right on with the reviews.  

It appears that Revlon has foundations that exceed many of those found in department stores, check out this link where the "best" foundations have been ranked, I've sorted them by price. 

I'll update as I try them in hopes of finding one to match my pale skin and cover well...wish me luck?

On another note, check out the loot of samples I received from Sephora, one of the perks being a "Beauty Insider."  

have a great day,

eliza

Paula's Choice....

I'm not sure how I stumbled upon Paula's Choice but I do, vaguely remember reading a book years ago about cosmetic ingredients, etc.  I'm so glad that I stumbled upon her site as the information is incredible.

You may remember a few posts ago I ordered some new cosmetics & skin care.  Well, the bad news is that the Paula's Choice review does not give a glowing report of the products I ordered. 

I'm hoping that her site and information is accurate and honest because I decided to order some of her own skin care line, at worse, I won't like it, in which case I can return it for full refund.

So, I decided to try her Skin Recovery System

and I also ordered an anti-aging hand cream, body cream, aha body lotion and skin lightening product.  I will review them individually once they arrive and I use them for a bit.

eliza