CHANEL: HOLIDAY 2013 COLLECTION NUIT INFINIE DE CHANEL

Setting a captivating tone for Holiday, a new makeup collection expresses the magic and mystery of an endless night. The refinement of beige is emboldened by a sweep of bronze on the eyes. Deep ruby red lingers alluringly on lips, for a seductive invitation to the season. Experience the pleasure of intense colour...and glamour that's revealed from within.

SHIPS WEEK (WAVE 1) - SEP. 16TH, 2013
SHIPS WEEK (WAVE 2) - OCT. 21ST, 2013

OMBRES MATELASSÉES EYE SHADOW PALETTE - $80.00 USD
This limited edition eyeshadow unveils a seductive shade spectrum for the season's most striking eye looks. From soft beige to rich purple, matte and pearlized shadows create glamorous effects alone or offer endless opportunities for custom blending. The emblematic quilted motif of Chanel embosses the silky shadows for an added touch of elegance.

CHARMING (limited edition) - Soft Beige, Metallic Beige, Bronze Khaki, Bronze Brown, and Dark Matte Purple

ILLUSION D'OMBRE LONG WEARING LUMINOUS EYESHADOW - $36.00 USD

The intensely shimmering long-wear eyeshadow offers true versatility. An innovative gel texture that is both soft and cushion-y allows it to be worn as an eyeshadow or eyeliner. Includes a specially designed shadow/liner brush, developed specifically for the unique formula.

INITIATION (limited edition) - Platinum Bronze

FATAL (limited edition) - Silver Purple

MASCARA GEL IRISÉ SPARKLING MASCARA TOP COAT - $30.00 USD
An exciting flourish for lashes makes the holidays even brighter. Designed to be worn either alone or over black mascara, a new shimmering top coat enchants with every brushstroke of sheer, bronze-platinum iridescence.

BRONZE PLATINE (limited edition) - Platinum Bronze


LIGNE GRAPHIQUE DE CHANEL LIQUID EYELINER - $34.00 USD

BRONZE (limited edition) - Bronze Khaki


IMMITABLE INTENSE MASCARA - $30.00 USD

NOIR (repromote) - Black


JOUES CONTRASTE POWDER BLUSH - $43.00 USD

ACCENT (limited edition) - Luminous Pink Beige

POUDRE UNIVERSELLE LIBRE NATURAL FINISH LOOSE POWDER - $52.00 USD

Ultrasoft loose powder provides sheer, light coverage with a matte finish, setting and perfecting makeup as it evens skin tone. Photo-reflective pigments help disguise imperfections without emphasizing lines.

MOON LIGHT (limited edition) - Luminous Peach Beige

ROUGE ALLURE LUMINOUS INTENSE LIP COLOUR - $34.00 USD

RADIEUSE (limited edition) - Blue Pink

INDÉCISE (repromote) - Shimmering Pink Beige

FAROUCHE (repromote) - Shimmering Chocolate Brown

ROUGE ALLURE VELVET LUMINOUS MATTE LIP COLOUR - $34.00 USD

LA PRÉCIEUSE (limited edition) - Vivid Red

LA DÉSIRÉE (limited edition) - Burgundy Red

LE VERNIS NAIL COLOUR - $27.00 USD

ROUGE RUBIS (limited edition) - Vivid Red

ACCESSOIRE (repromote) - Deep Red Brown

REGARD SIGNE DE CHANEL QUADRA EYESHADOW HARMONIE DU SOIR

This season's eyeshadow palette is at once a gift, a jewel and the ideal accessory. Embossed with a quilted effect and the CC monogram, each powder eyeshadow is reminiscent of the classic Chanel jacket button. Deep, dense bronze-gold with a radiant sheen complements colours from violet-plum red to smoky taupe to pink, for the definitive look of holiday glamour.

The REGARD SIGNE DE CHANEL EYESHADOW QUAD in HARMONIE DU SOIR was part of the Chanel Holiday collection (you can read more about the collection here). This is such a beautiful quad, I almost didn't want to swatch it for fear of messing up the quilted design. Like Chanel's other eyeshadow quads this palette of shadows are extremely pigmented. The lasting power was a solid eight hours with a slight touch of creasing. There were hints of glitter as well but nothing big and chunky. Overall I was really pleased with this quad and have no regrets.

REGARD SIGNE DE CHANEL QUADRA EYE SHADOW - $65.00 USD (limited edition)

HARMONIE DU SOIR - Bronze Gold, Taupe, Violet-Plum and Pink

FAMILY HOLIDAY CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS 2012

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Every year my husband and I decorate the outside of our house with blue lights for Christmas. When I was a little girl my family couldn't afford to decorate our house for Christmas. So we would drive around our local neighborhoods in West Virginia to look at Christmas lights. There was one house in particular that I loved to see each year. It was decorated all in blue, with a nativity scene out front and music would play softly in the background. It was really beautiful and I always dreamed of one day decorating my house just like that one. Now while my house isn't as elaborately decorated as the one from my childhood, we still manage to be creative in our own way.

Anyway, I just wanted to say that I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and that you all have a blessed Holiday season.

Our three boys waiting to see Santa to get their picture
taken with him - you're never to young for Santa Claus!

Our Christmas Eve Turkey

Our Christmas Eve Dinner

Our two nieces enjoying the holiday meal with us.

Here are some more pictures of the decorations around our house and a few more of the outside of the house as well. Please be safe and enjoy the Holiday Season!

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2012

Just wanted to wish everyone Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas! This year we decided to spend our holidays at home, relaxing with the kids and enjoying our time with each other. Whether you spend your holidays at home or you are traveling to visit your family, here's hoping that you all have a safe and blessed time. 

CHANEL HOLIDAY 2012 GIFT SETS and BAGS

CHANEL COLOUR GIFT SETS - HOLIDAY 2012

A highlight of the holiday season, Chanel gift sets perfect the art of glamorous giving. Trend-right colour, bestsellers, exclusives and the finest in makeup-artistry tools arrive in a chic Chanel makeup bag.

LES ESSENTIELS: LES PINCEAUX - ESSENTIAL BRUSH SET

Carefully selected by the Chanel Makeup Studio, this collection of five meticulously crafted, professional artistry brushes lets you achieve a complete makeup look: Angled Powder Brush #2, Blush Brush #4, Foundation Brush #6, Large Eyeshadow Brush #25, and a Contour Shadow Brush #14. All are presented in a custom-designed Chanel makeup bag. This set will retail for $225.00 USD.

LES DEUX LEVRES SCINTILLANTES - GLOSSIMER DUO

A perennial favorite, the Glossimer Duo returns this season with a new limited-edition pairing of Wild Rose, a muted mauve, and Spark, a golden berry. The perfect complement a mini LE CRAYON LEVRES Precision Lip Definer in Nude. All housed in an elegant signature Chanel makeup bag. This set will retail for $63.00 USD.

LES TROIS ESSENTIELS: LEVRES ET ONGLES - ESSENTIAL TRIO FOR LIPS and NAILS

An irresistible lip and nail trio. Best-selling Chanel lipgloss presents lips with two high-shine looks in Amour, a shimmering pink coral, and Plasir, a milky rose. Nails offer a dramatic counterpoint in Vertigo - nearly black with a pearlized red effect. This set will retail at $88.00 USD.

HomeMade Nail Polish Rack

Most of my nail polishes sit in boxes gathering dust because I don't have a way to display them. I had seen on YouTube where several users had bought acrylic racks to display their nail polishes which I really liked. The only thing I didn't like was the price tag and the fact that sometimes, depending on where you purchased your rack, it could be cheap plastic disguised as an acrylic rack. So for the past several months I had been pestering hubs to buy me one for Christmas because that was the only way I could honestly justify spending that much money on something that may or may not last very long.  

Well, my wonderfully talented husband, Charlie, unbeknownst to me, made a homemade nail polish rack for me. He had researched the different websites & stores and all of the racks he saw were extremely cheap plastic so he decided to build me one out of wood instead. And yes, I cried when he showed it to me...what can I say, I'm an old soft-y at heart ♥

Here are pictures I took of the shelf before and after I had filled it with my nail polishes.

Now, I love that man to death, but I don't think he realized just how many bottles of nail polish I really had. After he was finished, I quickly filled up all of the shelves and he about fainted when he saw how many more boxes of nail polish that I still had left and I was pulling even more boxes of nail polish out of the closet. As he left the room his last words were, "Just let me know when your finished so I can start measuring and I'll build you another one"...  Like I said, I love that man to death but when it comes to makeup, there are no limits!!!