Unboxing- Sephora & Etsy

Hello all!

I recently got some stuff in the mail, and I thought I would share it with you!

First off, I made Dean's List at my university this past semester! For those of you who don't know what that is, it just means that I got straight As!  As a present, my parents got me a pendant to hold my Fitbit.  A Fitbit is one of the many calorie/exercise/sleep trackers out there, and it usually comes with a variety of brightly colored plastic bracelets to choose from.

However, these bracelets are not the prettiest.  This generally means that one either has to suck it up and wear the ugly plastic things out on the town, or one has to forgo recording all of the calories burned on the dance floor!

It seems I am not the only one who has noticed this particular discrepancy in design.  Fitbit recently partnered up with Tory Burch to design a line of chic gold/rose gold/silver jewelry to fix this issue.  However, I wasn't really a big enough fan of any of the designs to drop $175 on one.

Enter Etsy!  It was my mother's idea to look there, and I found a plethora of gorgeous designs! I picked a sterling silver pendant from the fitjewelsSF shop.  I love it!

 The other box that I got was from Sephora.  Yes, I know I have a problem.  In my defense, I was replacing two items that I had just run out of!  However, the best part about Sephora, is the free samples that I can get!  I think I got more samples than paid items!

 I got two fragrance samples that I'm super excited about! I like to change my fragrance a LOT, but I don't necessarily like dropping the big bucks on a full-sized bottle.  I got the Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet, which I am so in love with! I just might be getting the full-sized version for the springtime!  It has notes of peony and rose with white musk.  The other is lovely as well, the Elizabeth and James Nirvana Black by Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen.  I have had a sample of this before, and I loved it.  It is an oriental fragrance, with vanilla, sandalwood, and violet. The other sample pictured below is the Josie Maran Argan Matchmaker Serum Foundation.

 I just finished off my Origins Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask, so I was in the market for a new evening moisturizer.  I have loved everything that I have ever tried from First Aid Beauty, so I decided to try their Facial Radiance Overnight Mask.  Maybe you will see it in a favorites post soon!

I am nearly out of my lovely Touche Éclat Radiant Touch, so I replaced it.  I have the color 1 Luminous Radiance.  I have used the 2.5 Luminous Vanilla in the past.

My rewards points got me these lovely deluxe samples!  I am most excited to try the First Aid Beauty Skin Rescue Deep Cleanser with red clay.  I have heard rave reviews about it!  I also got the Boscia Tsubaki Cleansing Oil-Gel, and a Sephora brand waterproof eyeliner in the color 29 My boyfriend's jeans.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! Have you recently gone and made any exciting purchases? Let me know in the comments!

-Fly high, little birds!

Holiday Earrings: Blogmas Day 5

I have a fondness for incredibly tacky holiday earrings!  Every year, I buy a cheap new pair to add to my ever growing collection.  So far, I have bows, snowflakes, candy canes, snowmen, Christmas trees, and ornaments.

Any ideas for what I should buy this year?
-Fly high, little birds!

New Job!

Wow! It has been ages since I last posted something on here!  How about some updates?

So I have recently started a new job!  Nothing that gets me the big bucks, but it is fun, and it involves getting to work with and wear GORGEOUS jewelry!  The company I am working for is called Chloe + Isabel, and it is unique in that all of its sales happen through direct marketing!  So basically, I am a store :)

The pieces are beautiful!  They are crafted by the same manufacturers who provide jewelry for Barney's and Neiman Marcus!  What sets it apart, however, and makes it less expensive than these brands, is that there is no middle man!  By directly selling to customers, we can dramatically lower prices on fine jewelry, and still be able to use 12k gold, sterling silver, and precious stones!

There is a lifetime warranty on all jewelry sold, and everything is hypo-allergenic.  Also, full refunds are provided within the first 30 days of purchasing!

Enough rambling about how awesome the products are... don't you want to see them? Below are some of my favorite pieces in the collection.

Retro Glam square-cut 3 layer necklace; Cushion-cut cocktail ring; Morningtide stud earrings

From top: Pavé link stack ring; unknown; Brilliant crystal ring; Two-tone feather wrap ring; Feather + Cabochon ring; Stackable rings

Clockwise from top left: Minaret fuchsia petite teardrop; Minaret blue jade teardrop; Minaret aqua petite teardrop; Minaret turquoise teardrop

Jardin Majorelle Statement Necklace

 If you are interested in purchasing, visit my online boutique.

I am going to try to get back to my regular posts. I have missed blogging!

Do you like jewelry? Comment below!

-Fly high, little birds!