Good As Gold

I haven't been around much because of a career change that I have been transitioning too. Now that I'm starting to settle into my new position, hopefully I will have more time to post more often.


Since I'm feeling Golden today, it will be today's nail theme for the blog.

The first polishes come from Avon. Although Avon polishes are relatively inexpensive compared to all of the big name polishes, I find them easy to apply and quick to dry. This was true for the polishes  in the Brushed Metals collection. I also really liked their finished look. The ring finger is  Brushed Gold and the other fingers are painted in Burnished Copper.:

 

My second golden look:

This next one is a picture with gold nails mixed in with with a deep, espresso brown nails and it comes from JULEP.

This brown is so dark that in certain light, it seems almost black. However, I love this dark chocolate color especially for the quickly approaching  fall and winter. It also compliments the rose gold color very well. I'm in love with all of these colors, both individually and together.
The brown is Julep's Fiore. 
The rose gold color is from Julep's Champagne Trio and it is called Reiko.
The glitter on the pointer finger is also from Julep's Champagne Trio and it is called Clio.



Are any of you having "golden moments" lately as well? Post your own golden nails and/or outfits under the comments.

Spring is Blooming

The weather seems to finally have received the memo that spring has arrived. It's starting to warm up and I couldn't be happier. I have way too many cute, colorful shoes to use and the long winter has kept them in my closet for way too long.

One of the shoes that I was able to show off was my Justfab Belfast. They are the perfect, colorful wedge.

This is my take on an outfit that is a great transition from winter to spring.

Pink Cami from Ann Taylor
Lace White Shirt from Mark.
Blue Ombre Pants from JustFab
Necklace & Change It Up Bag by Mark.
Watch by ShoeDazzle
Belfast Wedges from JustFab

On my nails, I have Julep's Mackenzie, which is a beautiful, bright green. It went on smoothly and easily.

Easter Festivities WIth Style

Since I was a child, Easter and Spring go hand in hand. It's the day that you throw your wintery dark, black clothes to the back of your closet, and you bring out your flirty, colorful pieces.

This Easter, I was able to share it with my parents and cousins. We had a huge feast including paella, roast beef, lasagna, etc. While we enjoyed our lunch, the little ones were eagerly antacipating the Easter Egg Hunt, which turned out to be a huge success.

All in all, it was a great day with the family.

My Easter outfit included a beautiful green dress that my boyfriend bought me from Francesca's.

I paired it with Mark.'s White On Time Blazer and Mark.'s Studs and Style Stretch Belt

My sparkly gold ankle boots are from ShoeDazzle

All of my accessories, including necklace, ring, bracelet and watch are from Mark.

I also had to paint my nails to go with the Spring Theme:

From Thumb to pinkie: Julep Joy, Julep Leila, Julep Minnie, Julep Courtney, and Essie Mint Candy Apple

Happy Easter and I hope you guys had a great day as well!

Clean, Sweet and Oh So Fabulous!

I love, Love, LOVE, beauty products. Because of this, I'm always trying a variety of products from different brands.

At the moment, these are my recent top 3 products for this week.

FACE

My favorite beauty product at the moment for giving me a squeaky clean face is Mask of Magnaminty from Lush. I have used it about twice a week  for the past couple of months and I really do feel like it's cleaning deep into my pores. My boyfriend the other day commented on how my face looks "less bumpier" (his words) and nicer. I believe it's a combination of using this mask and my Clarisonic Mia daily.

BODY

I have super dry skin, so I have an array of lotions, body butters. etc. Lately, I have been using Mark's Body Butters every night. My two favorite scents are Lemon Sugar and Plum Berry. I alternate between the two of them. Although the scents are on the stronger side, they are not overpowering. I love both  of them. The scents are both sweet and feminie.

HANDS

I received Julep's Rock Star Cream in my March box recently. Yesterday, I put it on like 3 times. Remember when I said that my skin is dry. Well if someone took a look at my hands, they would have thought they are looking at the hands of someone who is 50 years older than me. However, this cream makes my hands soft and they feel hydrated for a long period of time. I'm officially in love with this product.

Have you tried any of these three products? What are your thoughts on them?

Glowing from the Inside Out

 This month MARK. has some amazing fashion and makeup items that had me swooning.

The one item that I've been using everyday is the Connect the Dots Scarf.

It's more of a nude brown color then blush pink, like the site states. However, it is super cute and warm.

 

My T-Rex loving self even took it to NY Museum of Natural History.

 Even my beautiful Mia loves it.

The other product I love is the new Touch and Glow Warm.

I'm a big fan of the original touch and glow, so I was excited when this one came out. I swipe my brush all over this palette and put it on my face for a warm glow. I also use indivdual cubes as eye shadows, especially the lighter ones to highlight the inner corners of my eyes.

If you guys are looking for some cute jewelry, the Things Look Rosy Ring and Good Vintage Earrings are perfect. They are even more beautiful in person.

 Last but not least, there is the Hot to Handle Bag. It's not too big, yet it's big enough to carry everything you need and then some.

The Hot to Handle Bag right now is $25 when you spend $20 on select products at my E-boutique


Another Awesome deal is the Shine On Set, which includes Things Look Rosy Ring, Glimmer Shine lip gloss in pink glimmer and Touch and Glow Warm. This entire set is only $30 ($46 Value)
You can get this at my Eboutique as well :

If you like any of these Mark. products and want to check them out, go to the E-boutique-  http://sbernardes.mymarkstore.com/
Use Promo Code WELCOME at checkout for free shipping on your first order. 
If you have any questions, concerns, want your own awesome magalog and/ or samples, etc , e-mail me at markitgirlsteph@yahoo.com

Be the first to know about great offers by registering with my Mark. Eboutique and liking my facebook page

A Few of My Favorite Things: December Edition

I'm sorry I haven't been here in awhile. I actually was on vacation. Nothing better than a Caribbean vacation to give some color to my face and get me rejuvenated.

Although I ended up with a cold a couple of days after returning. (>_<)

Well, the pictures of the vacation cheered me up while I was feeling crumby.

Yup, that's me in St Lucia after I climbed Gros Piton, which took over two hours to climb. I was super excited until I realized I had to take the same journey back down, which was a bit scary at times.


I'm in such a great mood that I want to write about 3 of my favorite things this past couple of months. They are in no specific order .

For hair care, my new favorite line of products is Ouidad. I have wavy, curly hair and sometimes it becomes a very frizzy and unruly mess.

I have been using Ouidad's Climate Control Heat and Humidity Gel for awhile now and it gets my hair more under control. However, I only noticed greater dramatic changes recently after I purchased the Climate Control Shampoo and Conditioner during Cyber Monday. It was 25 percent off with free shipping, so how could I say no.

After only a couple of washes, my hair already looks so much shinier and the Frizz....What Frizz? I asked my boyfriend what he thought about my hair (I didn't tell him I had changed shampoos) and he said that he had noticed that my hair looked nicer. My mother and other relatives have also complemented me on my hair recently.

Another big improvement was the fall out of my hair. Before using the Ouidad shampoo, I would finish taking a shower and when I combed my hair, a bunch of my hair would come off on the comb and my fingers. Now only very few strands fall out.

I'm super pleased with these products and when I get the chance, I'll be wanting to try out more products by them.


You can find Ouidad products at Ulta, Sephora website and select Sephora stores, and at Ouidad's website. 

Another line of products that made it to my favorites list recently is AHAVA. This is another product I purchased during Black Friday/ Cyber Monday Sales. They were having an amazing 40 percent off sale with free shipping.

I purchased their Bath Salts (Euclaptus),gentle eye cream and mud mask.

I've used FAB and Benefits eye cream, but I think this one tops both of them. Although the cream feels very light, it does a great job in hydrating the skin under your eyes.

The mud mask is amazing. You only need to have it on for 2 minutes. It makes me skin feel very clean without any irritation.

The bath salts I used once and it did relax me. I told my mom to use it one day when her muscles were hurting. I asked her for her opinion and she told me that she did feel much better afterwards.

After using these products, now I definitely want to try their cleanser, moisturizers, etc. I'm hoping that they have another great deal coming up so that I can snatch more products.

You can find Ahava on their website and at Ulta

My third favorite thing this week is  bags. More specifically, it's two bags I recently purchased.

The first bag is from Justfab.com and it is called the Law Bag. Here is a picture from their website:

 

This tote is big, beautiful, sturdy and just plain fabulous! You can put in your books, tablet, last night's leftovers, a change of clothes...you get the point. It's also really good quality for the price. I use it for work, but it is also great for school and for traveling.

 

You can find this tote at Just Fab's website. New members now get 2 items for $39.95.

Shameless plug Invite to Site : You can register for the site here:

 http://www.justfab.com/invite/9393584/

Warning- Justfab is a monthly subscription Service, such as Julep, Little Black Box, or any shoe of the month type of monthly service. You can purchase an item every month for $39.95. However, if you do not want them to charge you $39.95 for a certain month or you just don't want to purchase anything for that month, you MUST SKIP before the 5th of that month. If you do not skip, you will be charged, but you can use that credit whenever you find something you would like to purchase. 

The other bag I'm currently in love with is by Mark. and it's called the Cross Over Bag.

 You can find this cross body bag at my E-boutique: http://sbernardes.mymarkstore.com/ and here is the picture from the website:

 However, this bag is so much more beautiful and detailed in real life. 

 

It's a gorgeous navy color. I love to use it on casual days with jeans and a t-shirt or sweater. However, it's detailed enough that I can wear it with a cute red dress as well, like Alicia from Help Licia Blog did here :

This bag is $34 and if you purchase it through my Eboutique : http://sbernardes.mymarkstore.com/
you can use the Promo Code WELCOME at checkout for free shipping for first time customers.



What do you guys think about my top favorites this month? Have you used any of these products or have been wanting to use any of them?

Must Haves: Mark., Lace & Freebies

Hey Everyone!

Today was my day off, which means no uniform, so this was my outfit of the day:

I'm wearing Mark. by Avon from top to bottom.

Let me first just say that lace is my new favorite thing this year. For some reason, I can't seem to get enough of it. That is why I was super excited when I saw this new lace top.

This is how Mark. has advertised its I'm Going Lacy Top ($28):

It's a bit of a box cut, so I found that wearing black underneath makes it more flattering. I really love the lace and the color leans more towards cream than white, which I really like as well.

I paired this top with Mark. Great Details Pants ($36) and Mark. Gimme the Boot ($50).

My earrings are Smoke and Mirrors Earrings ($20), which I have been wearing daily & getting compliments on. (^_^)


If you like any of these items, you can purchase them at my E-boutique http://sbernardes.mymarkstore.com/


By the way, would you like to get some Mark. Freebies? Of course you would!

Mark. has awesome presents for the holidays and it also has great fashion pieces and makeup that you will need to look amazing at all of your holiday parties. Why not score some freebies along the way?

The way to do is to host a party. You might be thinking about those old school tuberware or candle parties. Don't worry, you don't have to go clean the house and purchase snacks and wines for your friends, although if you like that, we can always accomodate for those parties as well. (^_-)
You can earn freebies from the comfort of your home in your pajames by hosting an online party.

You can invite anyone you want and you can advertise your party through multiple social media channels, including facebook, twitter, tumblr, your blog, etc. You can earn up to $200 of Mark products for free. The more your friends and followers purchase, the more you earn. You also get a gorgeous hostess necklace for yourself.

 

If you want to host a party, email me at markitgirlsteph@yahoo.com or leave your email address in the comments and I will get you more information.

In the meantime, check out my Eboutique at http://sbernardes.mymarkstore.com/ so you can pick out all your favorite items that can become your freebies.

Remember, if you like any of these Mark. products and want to check them out, go to my E-boutique-  http://sbernardes.mymarkstore.com/
Use Promo Code WELCOME at checkout for free shipping on your first order. 
If you have any questions, concerns, want your own awesome magalog and/ or samples, etc , e-mail me at markitgirlsteph@yahoo.com

Be the first to know about great offers by registering with my Mark. Eboutique and liking my facebook page

Out of This World- Nails & Makeup

Last night Refinery29 posted a picture up of a super cute manicure, so of course I wanted to try it out.

This was the original photo that they posted:

Here is my manicure that I did this morning. (Sorry it's a bit fuzzy)

Even my doggie, Mia, can't believe how bad my picture is. hehehehe

Anyway, back to the nails. For the blue, I used Essie's Aruba Blue. For the silver, I used Illamasqua's Glory .

When my mother saw the mani, she told me that it looked like I had on a NASA manicure. 
I think she is completely right. This is now my new NASA Manicure and it is out of this world. 
Yes, that is my actual NASA shirt by the way. I was just like any other kid when I was little. I wanted to work as an astronomer for NASA. Isn't that what every little kid wants to do?

 



For my Out Of This World makeup, I took inspiration from Mark. 's new magalog.

After playing with makeup, this is what I came up with:

For My Face I used:
Mark. Got The Goods Foundation lotion with spf 15 in LIGHT 3
Mark. Touch & Glow Shimmer Cream Cubes All Over Face Palette for a nice bronze glow
On the cheeks, I used Mark. Light Show Illuminating Face Powder

For my Eyes:
I used Mark.  Star Status Eyeshadow Palette in Meteor Showers

From the Palette, I used the white, silverish color in my inner eyes and lids.
I used the green on outer lids and corners
The black , charcoal color I used as a liner for my lower and upper lash line.

The green color on this palette actually shows up on my skin as more of a Moss Color then a green, so I layered the color with I-mark Wet/Dry Eye Shadow in Empress 

For the Lips, I used Mark. Make It Rich Lip Color Crayon in Naturally.  

I love this new Star Status Palette, especially the white color. It's gorgeous! What do you guys think?

If you like any of these Mark. products and want to check them out, go to my E-boutique-  http://sbernardes.mymarkstore.com/
Use Promo Code WELCOME at checkout for free shipping on your first order. 
If you have any questions, concerns, want your own awesome magalog and/ or samples, etc , e-mail me at markitgirlsteph@yahoo.com

Be the first to know about great offers by registering with my Mark. Eboutique and liking my facebook page
 

New Hair - Accessorize Time!

With the leaves changing colors, air getting crispier and pumpkin spice scent in the air, I figured it was time to change my hair.

I've been wanting to get red ombre hair, so I decided to finally go for it. I went to Artim Salon and Spa in East Hanover and Candice made my vision come to life.

Here are the results. I really like how it turned out, but the color looks better in person then in these pictures:

With new hair, I need cute accessories to go with it. Thankfully, Mark. (by Avon) has some really cute hair accessories out right now.



One of my new favorite hair clips is the Mark. Good Hair Day Clip.
The earrings are also by Mark. and they are called Smoke and Mirror Earrings

My hair also looks great with my Mark. Add Sparkle Headbands

 

By the way, my makeup was inspired by page 8 of the new magalog. (Want a magalog? Email me at  markitgirlsteph@yahoo.com and I will send one to you)

Here is the page:

For Foundation, I used Got The Goods in Very Light 2 color.
The purple eyeliner that I used along the lower lash lines is Mark.'s new liquid eyeliner Metal Works in Venus. I really like it because it gives a nice pop of color. I'm going to be using it often.

For the shadows I used i-mark wet/ dry eye shadows in jazzy and luvstruck and even used the new Light Show illuminating Face Powder on the creases of my eye.
The eyeliner I used along the upper lash line is Mark. No Place to Run in Jet Set.
For my lips, I used my new go to color Punch, which is a Make it Rich Lip Color Crayon.


If you like any of these products and want to check them out, go to my E-boutique-  http://sbernardes.mymarkstore.com/
Use Promo Code WELCOME at checkout for free shipping on your first order. 
If you have any questions, concerns, etc, e-mail me at markitgirlsteph@yahoo.com