Herve Leger Dresses

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Pleasure Doing Business Skirts

Just an array of Pleasure Doing Business skirt photos:

Gap: Groupon Deal $50 giftcard for $25

Groupon offers $50 giftcards for $25 at Gap. Click HERE to go to Groupon. Hurry this deal ends very SOON!

Fantasy Dresses: Zuhair Murad

Are you willing and capable of spending more on a dress than most people spend on a car? If so, check out Zuhair Murad's fantasy dresses. The ultimate in design and fit. No matter what your bank account looks like, you can look!:

Express Coupon Online and In-Store

Get $15 off $30 or $30 off $75 with online code: 2921

Or in store coupon HERE

Now till this Sunday!

Clothing Review: Herve Leger vs. Pleasure Doing Business

Just a few examples of my bandage collection

The first two are Herve Leger. The last one is a Pleasure doing Business top and skirt.

So, yesterday, I received my Neiman Marcus order of the Pleasure Doing Business top. I originally bought this because the Pleasure Doing Business skirts are very nice.

Pleasure Doing Business skirts really really squeeze you in. In fact, they hold you in more than Herve Leger. Also, Pleasure doing Business skirts sizing is somewhat inconsistent. However, usually BCBG xs is the same as Pleasure doing Business xs. Sometimes, especially when the PDB skirt has a knit pattern, it runs smaller than BCBG.

So, in short, I really like Pleasure Doing Business skirts.

However, the Pleasure Doing Business top did not meet my expectations. :( It was extremely difficult to get on even though it was the right size, AND the fit just was not comparable. It smooshed down my chest unflatteringly, and had some extra room around my rib cage in the front EVEN though it was tight on....

If you want a killer bandage dress, my conclusion is to stick with Herve Leger or BCBG power dresses.

Charlotte Russe Special Jewelry Happy Hour $2

TOMORROW, from 6-7 pm, Charlotte Russe will have happy hour on their jewelry. $2 a piece! Don't miss out! Not sure what timezone as it was not stated in the email. :(

Tip: I get all my makeup for FREE

I get all my makeup and then some for free. Wonder how I do it?

Well, I transfer my prescription every month to a different pharmacy. It goes from CVS, Walgreens, RiteAid, Target, Kmart, etc. Each time I transfer, I take a prescription transfer coupon that gives me a (usually $25) giftcard. So each time I get my prescription each month, I also get a $10-$25 giftcard. With this, I purchase any makeup, shampoo, brushes, etc I may want to try.

Now, sometimes, it's difficult to find these coupons. Below is a tip:

1. Goto Bing.com 2. Search for: w-content/images/pharmacy/ site:riteaid.com

It will list coupons posted by riteaid all the way to 2008, just look through the search results, the latest one is usually on the 3rd page.

Best of all, CVS takes competitors prescription transfer coupons. So, you could just switch from RiteAid<--->CVS repeatedly.

The $25 giftcards rack up pretty fast. In fact, I still have over $100 in giftcards for drugstores in my wallet!

Great Find: Excellent priced Orange Lipstick

Milani Orange Gina on the left, Milani Mandarina on the right!

I don't know how long I've been looking for a lipstick that is very orange but costs less than $10. Either way, last week, I FOUND IT!

The problem is that most makeup companies just don't produce a color like orange. It's usually a muted coral, or a pinkish coral, or it's really sheer. And, the few companies that do: Like MAC Neon Orange or Bobbi Brown Orange are expensive.

Milani Orange gina is a true orange color, not sheer and has lasting power. Milani Mandarina is a BRIGHT orange color, not sheer either and also has lasting power. I got each of these for under $5.
Color applied matches the color that you see from out of the tube.

I love orange lipsticks. It somehow gives me a very healthy bright glow.

I believe Mandarina is being phased out; I cannot find it at all online. But, I was able to buy it from CVS just last week.

Shopping Haul: BCBG Bandage Power Skirts

So, this is just to show my BCBG bandage/power skirts collection or shopping haul. I bought all of these very recently. I love these skirts a lot. They hug your body beautifully.

BCBG makes them in sizes xs, s, m, and l. They are supposed to "hold you in" as well, and are supposed to take a little effort in putting them on.
Anyway, I would guess the xs is around a size 2. But, if you are smaller than that, don't fret, because this will still work due to how stretchy they are.



Here are just a couple of ways to wear them. Also, these can be pulled down to a few inches above the knee. Or, you can stuff a cropped shirt and pull the skirt all the way up to the bust line. They are VERY versatile and look so polished yet sexy!

These bandage skirts are very different from other bandage skirts from BEBE or Forever21. These are much higher quality, and you can tell just at a glance. The material is the same thickness and composition as my Herve Leger dresses! <-- By the way, I will be making a post about these later as well. :) 95% of my clothes cost less than $15. But the remaining 5%, I splurge on stuff that's WORTH it. These skirts are one of those things. For instance, both of those shirts in those pictures were each less than $7! 6pm has BCBG [power skirts at good prices. Check it out: 8/16-8/20 offer! BCBGeneration Up to 60% off! 6pm is usually the best site to go to where you can get all size options available and at SALE prices.

p.s. Had to crop my head out. JUST got out of the shower.

GAP online Sale

Additional 40% of your entire GAP order when you enter in code GAPMAGIC20.

Cat Fashion Show

This is funny... boy, do those cats look unamused...

Pictures are of a cat fashion show and are from The Gothamist. More pictures can be found there as well. They have an entire gallery.

To get a FLAT stomach

Everybody knows about sit ups and are so focused on the muscles: rectus abdominus and the external obliques. These muscles create those six pack patterns. But doing a hundred sit ups may still not give you a flatter stomach.

That's because the muscles that actually give you a flatter stomach are the transversus abdominus and lumbar multifidus. These internal muscles play the largest role in creating a flat stomach.

I personally don't like the look of a six pack on a girl, but a flat tummy is a must. And, the key to this is to exercise those internal muscles that I talked about earlier. It's called the vacuum exercise.

How do you do this? Well, it's REALLY simple.

1. Exhale all the air that you can.

2. Pull in your stomach as much as you can.

3. Hold for 10-20 seconds.

4. Repeat 3-5 times.

That's it!

Beauty Tricks

Can you imagine using this ordinary lipstick as a storage after you're done with it? Super chic, right?

So, I'm going to be sharing a few tips today that can save you some money!

Nails:
1. To dry nail polish in a hurry, spray nails with PAM Oil Spray.
2. To revive some old nail polish, put a few drops of nail polish remover into the bottle. Swish the bottle and you can use the nail polish!
3. Use hydrogen peroxide as an inexpensive nail bleach.

Skin:
1. To balance out PH, use a splash of Apple Cider Vinegar after washing your face.
2. Full strength witch hazel can be used as a toner or astringent.
3. For a great lotion, mix half lotion and half vaseline. It's better than plain lotion because vaseline is a moisture sealer!

Hair:
1. To prevent hair pins from falling out, bend one prong in a "V" about halfway up and insert in hair. It will stay.

NEAT: Finding a way to recycle fashionably!
1. Old lipstick tubes, thoroughly cleaned, are great for purse-sized pill boxes or for pins.

The Body Shop Sale: Today Only

Today only, the body shop online will offer free shipping to any order $15+. Also, use code: SCHOLAR for $5 off!

Neiman Marcus Online Sale: Extra 30% off Sale Items

Neiman Marcus is having a sale until midnight tonight, ONLINE only! Every sale item you buy will also have an additional 30% off applied during checkout. HURRY HURRY! It ends soon. If you're looking for a brand that rarely goes on sale, now's the time to browse!

I purchased the above Pleasure Doing Business top just last night. Some of the best prices for Pleasure Doing Business RIGHT NOW! If you love bandage clothing, check it out!

I love lemons!

mmm... I love lemons. For as long as I've remembered, I've loved eating lemons. They're the one food that almost ALWAYS makes my mouth water when I think about them.

Most people certainly don't feel the same as me.

However, no matter if you don't like eating them, they are still a wonder fruit! Not only can you use a lemon to get rid of pit stains by mixing it equal parts with white vinegar, or getting rid of that pesky cold sooner than later by eating a wedge, you can use it for beauty! I especially like it to get rid of colds. Homeopathic AND very organic. For me, and my hubby, it works WAY better than any of the stuff we get over the counter. Lemons and raw garlic are great to eat to get rid of a cold faster. Anyway, I'm getting way off topic. Back to beauty...

Now, I know the acidity level is high in lemons, but Reader's digest has confirmed that lemons are ok to apply directly to the skin.

Here are the beauty tips with LEMONS:

1. Lighten age spots, acne scars, freckles by dabbing directly on the spot and let it sit for 15-20 minutes before rinsing. Lemons have lots of Alpha Hydroxy and it can really freshen the look of your face.
If you have oily or combination skin, you can make a mask by mashing cucumber and lemon juice together. Using the juice only, apply over the face and let sit overnight. Then, rinse in the morning!

2. Dab lemon juice on blackheads daily to draw them out.

3. Get a manicure for whiter nails! Squeeze juice from 1/2 a lemon into one cup of warm water. Soak fingers in this for 5 minutes. Rub lemon peel back and forth on nails.

4. To get rid of dandruff, you can massage 2 tablespoons of lemon juice into your scalp and rinse with water. Then stir 1 teaspoon lemon juice into 1 cup water and rinse your hair with it. Repeat this daily until your dandruff disappears.

5. For dry, scaly elbows: Mix baking soda and lemon juice to make an abrasive paste. Then rub the paste into your elbows for a soothing, smoothing, and exfoliating treatment.

6. Remove warts! Nothing seems to work? Next time, try this: Apply a dab of lemon juice directly to the wart, using a cotton swab. Repeat for several days until the acids in the lemon juice dissolve the wart completely.

Pretty Gucci Dress

I saw it on an ad for a famous Chinese actress and since then I've been wondering. It was my luck to bump into the exact dress today. I now know that it was part of the Gucci Spring 2007 collection.