Friday, August 27, 2010

Gold & Purple ~UD Naked Palette


Products Used
Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Urban Decay Naked Palette
Naked e/s
Buck e/s
Hustle e/s
Half Baked e/s
Virgin e/s
MAC Satellite Dreams e/s
Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in Zero
Benefit Bad Gal Lash
Face
MAC Peachykeen Blush
Lips
MAC Nymphette Lipglass





Here is another look using the Urban Decay Naked Palette! I am really loving it because it's so versatile and truly has gorgeous colours in it. If you haven't bought one yet... what are you waiting for lol!? This look is neutral but by using another a fun colour with it makes it extra fun! Hope you guys like it and will try it out :D










Tuesday, August 24, 2010

3 Monogram Pendant

So here it is!! A dupe of a designer 3 monogram pendant!!


I have been eyeing the Jennifer Zeuner 3 initial monogram pendant for some time now. I saw it on Lauren Conrad quite some time ago and just fell in love with the look of it. Unfortunately, the price was quite a deterant... I really wanted the large 3 inital pendant which is $242 but I
just didn't want to spend that much so off I was... in search of a more reasonable option!! Well after some time... I found it!!!
I got this off of Etsy, I know... surprise surprise! I am Etsy obsessed :D
The sellers store is called Elygoldart. He does some amazing hand made jewelry which you guys will see if you go to his site.


















As soon as I put in my order, told him the 3 letters I wanted and paid for the monogram, Ely sent me this layout on the left to show me what I would get. It was wonderful to see it before he made the real thing which is shown on the right :D

All you have to do is go to Ely's shop on Etsy and send him a message as all orders are custom!!

Now I will get into pricing...

(PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PRICE OF SILVER HAS GONE UP, THEREFORE THE PRICES HAVE TOO... SO WHEN YOU CONTACT ELY, DON'T BE SURPRISED IF HIS PRICES NO LONGER REFLECT THE BELOW)

If you want just a 1 inch monogram you can get it at .85MM thick and it will cost you $48
Anything larger then a 1 inch monogram must be done in 1.2MM Sterling Silver so it is more strong due to the size.
You can also get the 1 inch done in 1.2 MM and that will cost $62
For a 1 1/4 inches monogram it is $85
For a 1 1/2 inches monogram it is $95 (this is the one I got!!!)
2 inches $165
3 inches $310
You can get monograms anywhere between 1 and 3 inches and he can quote you for any size I haven't mentioned but at least you get the drift of pricing!
*chain for the pendants are included in this pricing*

To me, these prices are amazing considering Ely makes everything by hand with little tools!! Just amazing to me!

You get to pick the 3 letters you want. Traditionally, he recommends your last name be the middle letter. I decided not to use my last name letter, B, in my monogram though because I have two middle names so I just went in order of that AJA. It is totally up to you what letters you want and in what order though.


As for Gold Pricing... Ely quoted how much the monogram I got would be. I have a 1 1/2 inch one and for 14k it would be about $410 and for a thicker 14k it would be $530. I know this seems expensive but he uses pure 14k gold so you are paying for that.
You could go smaller and ask him about pricing for that though or just stick with the reasonably priced Sterling Silver!!



Here are some examples of other 3 initial monograms Ely has done. As you can see they typically come with one loop at the top for the chain so if you want two, like I have, you must request that. :D

Here is another design he has done in the past. It is more square shaped so you can request that. There is also another thing about this example that he offers and that is the 3D desgin on this. You can see the carved in lines and if you are interested in this add on just ask Ely and he will quote the price depending on the size of the monogram. (for my sized monogram it was an extra $30 just to give you an idea)

If you guys have ANY questions... please feel free to let me know. Also, if you do order... let Ely know you found him through me, Ashley... not Bunzie13 lol because I'd love to know :D

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Giveaway ~SIGMA (closed)

Winners!!!!

Lutinette45 ~ Teal Heart Mirror

Cenaforever101 ~ F40

MissHeidiVicious ~ E25

Vanessa090686 ~ F80 (please add me as a friend on yt, I cannot message you because you have your page set to only 'friends' being able to message you)

Sabellamc ~ F20

Lisemora12 ~ F35

I have contacted all the winners I can and I am giving them all 48 hours to respond to my message... if someone doesn't respond I will pick a new winner for that prize. Congrats friends :D

Thank you to everyone who entered! I hope to do more giveaways in the future. I wish I could give you all something so here is a virtual *hug* hehe Thanks to Sigma I am able to giveaway my 5 favourite brushes as well as my favourite heart mirror called Blue Lagoon from their new dazzle heart pocket mirror line!!


Prize 1... Blue Lagoon Dazzle Heart Pocket Mirror


Prizes 2-6... F20 -Large Powder,

F35 -Tapered Highlighter,

F40 -Large Angled Contour,

E25 -Blending,

F80 -Flat Top Synthetic Kabuki


RULES!!
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1. Comment on this post stating YOUR favourite Sigma Brush... maybe one that you own or if you don't own any, one that you think you would love.
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2. Include your YouTube user name in the comment and make sure you are subbed to my channel :D
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3. If you are under 18, make sure you have parent permission
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4. One entry per day and make sure your answers are different from one another... no copy and pasting!
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So there will be 6 winners... 5 people will win ONE of my favourite brushes and ONE person will win the Heart Mirror!
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The Giveaway is worldwide :D

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Giveaway ends on August 25th at 12:00pm MST and the winner will be announced on August 26th here on my blog and on twitter!

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All prizes will be mailed out directly by Sigma Beauty
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GOOD LUCK!!!!

Back to School ~Naked Palette


Products Used
Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
All shadows from the Urband Decay Naked Palette
UD Sin e/s
UD Buck e/s
UD Naked e/s
UD Darkhorse e/s
UD Smog e/s
UD Virgin e/s
UD Creep e/s
UD 24/7 liner in Zero & Whisky
Face
MAC Well Dressed Blush
Lips
MAC Underage Lipglass




So I finally got my hands on the much wanted Urban Decay Naked Palette and I am so happy I did. I flipping Love it!! I figured my first look would be "Back to School" one as I had many girls request it. This look is also great for work or just an everyday out look. Really it can be worn anytime as it is neutral but defined at the same time.
This palette has so many options so look out for more looks :D





Thursday, August 5, 2010

Tropical Blossom ~Pink, Purple & Teal (CS palette)

Products Used (MAC unless otherwise stated)
Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
CS =Coastal Scents Original Palette
CS Beige 1-2
CS Medium Purple 8-8
CS Dark Purple 8-7
CS Black 11-8
CS Pink 7-6
CS White 1-1
Grain e/s
White Frost e/s
CS Teal 4-5
Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Covet
L'Oreal Liner Intense Carbon Black
Benefit Bad Gal Lash
Face
Tippy blush
Lips
Cover Girl TruShine Lipstick in 400
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Tucker came to cuddle me while I was taking pictures so I had to throw this picture in!!
Here is a bright and fun look! I was asked to do something a little more crazy and colourful so this is what I came up with! I really love the look of these 3 colours together.
Fall is on it's way and this is the last true month of summer (at least where I live) so I figure I better go out with a bang and play with/wear some fun colours before the summer is over. Hope you all do that too.
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