POTM...September Edition

Can you guys believe it's the middle of September??  Where did the summer go??  Last month we launched our Polish Of The Month post and we are back to show what we have picked for this month.

September Polish Of The Month

Mendi's Pick - OPI's My Address Is Hollywood (2011 Touring America Collection)
topped with Sephora by OPI's Traffic Stopper Copper
A rosy pink-coral paired with the most amazing rose gold micro-fine and chunky glitter - my "go to" transition polish from summer into fall!

Jayme's Pick - Orly's Nite Owl (2011 Fall Birds of a Feather Collection)
A taupe-y-brown color with lots of silver shimmer - definitely a color that is better on than in the bottle!

So what do you guys think?  What is your go to polish of the month??

ELF Product Review

After hearing all of the hype on YouTube and reading about it on other blogs, we're so glad to finally be able to say that we've tried out some ELF cosmetic products.  They are a great value and we definitely plan to continue using what we bought.  Mendi has been pleased with the ELF makeup brushes for awhile now and we are excited to try out some other products soon.  We'd love to know some of your favorites from ELF, so please drop us a comment.

We wanted to thank our friend Hannah from Grace Lamb for recommending that we try out the ELF Makeup Setting Spray (we still plan to give it a go as soon as we can find it)!  She and her blogging partner, Danielle, also write The Beauty Forum.  You should definitely check it out!
Thanks for watching!!

Little Outlet Haul

Labor Day weekend, my hubz & I made a quick weekend trip to New Jersey to visit our great friends and their two beautiful girls.  We flew up to Newark and back to Richmond within 48 hours, so our whirlwind weekend consisted primarily of hanging out, eating some great food and of course, a little shopping.  New Jersey has some really great outlet shopping options.  Our friends live in the town of Jackson, so we paid a quick visit to the Jackson Premium Outlets on Saturday afternoon.  I thought I'd share a haul video with you guys of the great finds I found for fall at Banana Republic & Gap.  Hope you enjoy watching!

You can get so much more for your money at outlets!  Do you guys have any outlets near where you live?  The closest one to us here in Richmond is the Williamsburg Premium Outlets, which are about 45 minutes to an hour east of us, so we're able to make a quick trip there as long as we have a little bit of time to plan for it.  In fact, Jayme just recently took an impromptu trip to Williamsburg to do a little outlet shopping with her mom, so stay tuned for Jayme's haul video to come!

Hope you guys are having a wonderful weekend!  Any fall shopping on your To Do list???

Mendi

Love it or Leave it...Fresh on the Scene!

We are freaking out right now because one of our favorite brands of lip treatments has just released a new one!

Meet the newest baby from the Fresh line... Fresh Sugar Passion Tinted Lip Treatment SPF 15!!

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What Sephora says:

A lip treatment that protects the pout while offering a universally-flattering vibrant rouge tint.

What it does:

Sugar Passion Tinted Lip Treatment SPF 15 looks beautiful on all complexions, thanks to a well-balanced, warm-cool pigment that compliments the natural shade of a woman's lip, no matter her skintone.  Sugar, a natural humectant, ensures long-lasting moisture while hydrating meadowfoam and black currant seed oils condition the lips.  The formula is further enriched with antioxidant-rich vitamins to defend against wrinkle-causing free radicals and provides year-round protection from damaging UV rays.  This versatile treatment allows for buildable coverage to customize a sheer or rich hue and is the perfect partner to the bestselling Sugar Lip Treatment SPF 15.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:

Parabens

Sulfates

Phthalates

GMO's

Triclosan

What else you need to know:

"Red is the color of passion.  No other lip color gives off such a powerful, feminine energy.  Inspired by imagery from my favorite book growing up in the Ukraine, Scarlet Sails by Russian writer Alexander Grin, I pictured a silk scarlet fabric, light as a parachute, barely there but rich with color."                                          - Alina Roytberg, Fresh Co-founder

This is a brand new product that is available online only at Sephora right now & retails for $22.50 USD.

If you all watch our videos, then you already know how we feel about the rest of the Fresh lip treatment line...WE LOVE IT!  They are the best!  Between the two of us we have them all. 

Meet the older siblings:

Sugar Rose Tinted Lip Treatment SPF 15

Sugar Plum Tinted Lip Treatment SPF 15

Sugar Honey Tinted Lip Treatment SPF 15

Sugar Lip Treatment SPF 15

What do you think?  Will you buy?  We have to say that we are excited to see this in person in the store because we have a resident redhead that would normally not lean towards a "rouge" tint for her lips so we are so anxious. Maybe this is the product to break Mendi into the world of red lip color! 

LUSH Vlog & Haul

On August 20th (Jayme's birthday), we took a day trip to Northern Virginia to visit the LUSH store at Tyson's Corner to stock up on some of their amazing bath & hair products.  We figured we'd do a little vlogging along the way, as well as a haul video to share with you guys.  It's a long one, so settle in & get comfy...

Sorry for the extra long video, but we had so many goodies to show you guys!  Here's a picture of the store we visited.  We were actually surprised at how tiny it was (just a narrow sliver of a storefront).  The LUSH stores that Mendi visited in Chicago were inside of Macy's stores & were much larger.  Does your LUSH look like this one?


LUSH at Tyson's Corner, Washington DC


Hope you enjoyed watching!  If you watched all 29 minutes, thank you!!  We wanted this video to be as informative as possible.  Please let us know if you have tried any of these products and let us know what you crave from LUSH.