The Taste: Tuesday at 8|7c on ABC (Influenster)

Influenster asked me to do a quick review of ABC's The Taste. Although I haven't had time to watch a full episode, the clips look hysterical!

This is an hour-long cooking competition featuring four influential chefs: Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre & Brian Malarkey. Each of these judges coach teams of four (making that 16 contestants total). In order to eliminate any bias from the judging table, the judge taste the dishes "blind." They judges take a single spoonful of each dish, without knowing which contestant make which dish. It's definitely going to be energetic and a great watch!

Check out the latest episode here:
http://abc.tv/Z3jimp

Tune into ABC on Tuesday nights at 8/7c!

My Favorite Vintage Purse

I got this purse from SoWa Vintage Market in Boston and it's adorable! It's black with silver button details and a gold accent, so it matches everything. It reminds me of Chanel (but obviously is not at all haha). According to the metal buckle on the strap the brand is "Vittoria." Never heard of it. Not sure if it's leather or not, but that doesn't really matter to me.  But for $17 at a vintage market, I'll take it!

The owl in the picture is a little brass statue I picked up at the market for $5! So cute!

Maybelline Baby Lips Review

 I decided to go ahead and buy Maybelline's Baby Lips after all of the hype. I'm so glad that I did because the product is amazing!

Price - $3.99 for ULTA

My Rating - A

I bought the color "05 - Quenched" which is a uncolored and unscented lip balm with SPF 20. 

It glides on smoothy without being goopy like some other moisturizing lip products.

I definitely notice a difference in the texture of my lips instantly.

Perfect for chapped, winter lips - I highly recommend it!

And the packaging is adorable!

random side note - it tastes like sunblock...

How to Ombré Hair with Henna

me with my ombre henna hair

Dying hair with henna is a simple & cheap way to test out a new hair color without blowing all of your money at the salon.

It was too messy for me to take pictures while in the process of dying my hair, but I will explain as much as I can!

*click below to learn how to get ombre henna hair*

Unique Christmas Present

telephone key box from Yankee Ingenuity in Chatham, Cape Cod

Just wanted to share one of my favorite Christmas presents!
It's a black and white decorative box made entirely out of telephone keys. I've never seen anything like it.
I could always use more boxes - I have so much stuff...

Carrini Boots & My First Experience with HauteLook

Carrini - Studded Cuff Military Boot in Cognac

As a college kid and frequent online shopper, I'm constantly tempted to make impulse buys from sites like HauteLook, where I convince myself they're offering an incredible deal. Twenty bucks here and there can really add up, so I've become an expert window (screen?) shopper instead. I've always enjoyed scrolling through the site's latest deals in my spare time, but I did not want to buy anything unless I really needed it.  

After browsing around for a pair of casual brown boots in the Fall, these Carrini ones caught my eye. They were my first purchase from HauteLook in October 2012 (I've been signed up since the Spring).

*click below to read on & see more pictures*

Tink-Her-Bell by ULTA Salon Formula Nail Lacquer

               

ULTA's Tink-Her-Bell (without flash)

(with flash)

 I'm going to do my best to test out & review as many nail polishes as I can! I have so many sitting around my house, half of which I don't believe I've ever worn. This is my first of hopefully many to come!
                     *click below to read on*