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life August 25, 2013

Concerts + traveling to Massachusetts & New Hampshire

“In a World Like This” Tour, Boston and Portsmouth My father surprised us with a trip to see our Great-Grandmother in New Hampshire with a pit-stop in Boston, Massachusettsafter our outing at the Backstreet Boys “In a world like this” tour with Jesse McCartney. Unfortunately I didn’t get too many awesome pictures because I had to hold my six year old sister up. (I can’t believe the girls wouldn’t let her stand in front of them so she could see but at one point a group let her and I thank those girls.) The private show by Jesse was awesome, he performed 2 songs and sang the one at my little sister (she got shy and it was too cute). Then after the concert we went to the BackStreet Boys after party and took a picture with them. It was in the same room that Jesse was in earlier, nice…

fashion+ August 14, 2013

Jesse McCartney Opening for Back Street Boys’ In a World Like This #BackTogether

Credit: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images North America Time for another totally random life event update! While I’m not generally one to swoon over actors or musicians there is one person who I actually have liked since I was quite young and that person is Jesse McCartney. I originally saw him on All My Children (My grandmother watched it religiously) and then when he started in DreamStreet. DreamStreet was my only boy-band craze experience I never really cared much about celebrity status. I’m generally pretty low key at concerts, though I enjoy going. Whenever I meet a celebrity I just say hi, ask a question or some other mundane assertion. Though I enjoy going with my little sister because she always says something that makes me giggle. (We have a picture of her on Adam Levine’s Lap, whom my step-mother swoons over… I’m sensing a little jealously haha). My sister Jaclyn loves…

fashion+ August 11, 2013

Curvy Fashionistas’ Unite at Curvy Closets’ Fashion Showcase in Philly

Hey my beautiful & curvy followers! Curvy Closets is hosting their second annual plus size Fashion Showcase extravaganza in Philadelphia! Created by Domonique Revere-Lincoln CEO of Empress Lingerie and Colleen Stovall fashion model and blogger you can find at the fabulous shortcurvyfierce.com. The Curvy fashionista event will be hosted by the lovely Allison McGevna on Saturday, October 12th 2013 and I am happy to say Plus Size Magazine is the title sponsor for this event! All special guests will be interviewed by the lovely Aleea Slappy this year’s Curvy Corespondent. Look for an interview with her in the coming month! A portion of the proceeds for the event is going to Hairless 4 Her Awareness, INC. A non-profit organization promoting breast cancer awareness using a very visual (Gorgeous might I add) campaign which you can check out at hairless4herawarenessinc.org. This will be a night to remember filled with the best of…

fashion+ August 8, 2013

Impact Thrift Store offers massive deals for Philadelphians

If you’re in or around Philadelphia and looking for thrifted clothes or furniture you might not find a bigger selection than at Impact Thrift Store in Trevose, PA. The store is located right outside of Northeast Philadelphia and has 48,000 sq. ft. of retail space. Need I say more? They even have such a huge section of books that they have tables you can sit down and read at (My little sister loves it). You can find so much there and they have an amazing selection of jewelry, electronics, clothes, books and so much more. (No seriously SO MUCH haha). I just found out they actually have four separate locations in Pennsylvania. Hatboro Feasterville/Trevose Montgomeryville Norristown I can only speak for the Feasterville store but my family actually takes a trip there once a month to check their stuff out. They also have auction items that my mother occasionally bids on.…

beauty August 1, 2013

SinfulShine Gel Tech reviewed

One of four products sent to me for review by Influenster.com. The color I was sent is called Bottoms up and it is a creamy jean shade color. It looks absolutely gorgeous on the nail. The polish lasted 3 days without top coat before severe wearing. Doesn’t chip, wears off. With a top coat it lasts much longer than my average nail polish and I do some major damage on my nails with all my hands-on work. The price of this product runs at about $2.99 and there are 32 different shades. I am super pumped about this nail polish and will be picking up some more colors like banana appeal, in the limelight and who knows what other color I’ll pick up. I gave Bottoms Up to my mother because she was in love with the color. The paper I got says it is available for a limited time…

beauty July 26, 2013

MAKE UP FOR EVER opens new boutique in the King of Prussia Mall – Plaza

Let me start by saying there are some brands out there that I honestly just find intimidating. Yes I love makeup but I am by no means a PRO or a makeup artist (though I have some fabulous friends that are). MAKE UP FOR EVER was one of these brands for me. I’ve only ever looked at their products at Sephora. But now having meet the team at the King of Prussia store and seeing what Employees of MAKE UP FOR EVER are about I feel the complete opposite. They made you feel so comfortable and they really just want to teach you the brilliant ways of makeup. I found out they have makeup lessons, and even this September they will have their very own Makeup Lesson Studio where the artists apply from behind you so that it can be filmed and you can watch it again from…

events July 19, 2013

Philly Blog Love Happy Hour & Center City Sips

Say Hello to Philly Blog Love, a new blogging social group for those who are in or around Philadelphia. Their first ever happy hour event was hosted during Center City Sips at Sampan Restaurant on 13th Street. It was a great time we talked about blogging, Philly and tons of things in-between while enjoying Sips and some lovely bites. I got to meet a bunch of new bloggers so it was a pretty exciting event for me. I even had a nice conversation with Brittiny Stewart from FashionofPhilly and she is the new Community Affairs Director of Philly Blog Love. I spent most of my time talking with the amazing Natalie Hodak of thesecondbestblog and the lovely Mackenzie Day who writes for Trend Hungry. There are great things to come from Philly Blog Love so stay tuned for an update! LEFT TO RIGHT: Mackenzie, Jade, Natalie, Jessica, Onyx

fashion+ July 18, 2013

REVIEW: Goody Ouchless Ribbon Elastics (Sponsored)

This is the start of my 4 part mini-series of influenster product reviews. #SunVoxBox if you want to chat on twitter about it! This item has been sent to me for review. The purpose of these ribbon elastics is to not only be functional for hair but to also look stylish on your wrist which is where most women wear their elastics why they take their hair down or plan to put their hair up later. I can absolutely say these works for my hair. I have curly hair and it holds my pony tail and buns in perfectly. It practically doesn’t even feel like there is something in your hair holding it up which is a huge plus. Wear on the item is about the same as regular elastic. I think the ribbon aspect is cute especially for young girls who want to feel fashionable. The downside in…

beauty July 16, 2013

Fake Tattoos Nail Art for the Busy Girl – Sponsored

Fake Tattoos is a European brand of quite obviously fake tattoos that ship worldwide. They carry both stock and custom tattoos. Many of which are absolutely gorgeous. I always suggest to people who want to get a tattoo that they’ve had drawn or drew their self they should get a temporary tattoo of it to see if they really like it. Fake Tattoos’ company gives you the opportunity to create your own custom fake tattoos as well as have some realistic looking tattoos you can wear on both your skin and your nails. They are super cute for events, special occasions and photography sessions. Fake tattoos sent me some of their nail designs to try out and all of them make your nails look super cute. I tried them with three different sets. The designs lasted for me about 2-3 days if you use do heavy typing or cleaning…

fashion+ July 15, 2013

Wearing Eshakti this summer at Wildwood’s boardwalk

So here is a picture of my Eshakti dress: Color Block Dress with my less than spectacular pose and lollipop in my mouth haha. We were supposed to get a shot of me on the beach and forgot. Hair is braided around to one side and then in a low bun. I also didn’t have my trusty spanx on so my hips lay different. No jewelry except my who knows where they came from gold hoops and my claddagh ring which was given to me by my friends family when I was a child, I didn’t want to get sunblock on anything or the unfortunate sunburn in the shape of… (I burned anyway). Seriously, I have no idea how I can take photos of other people but am totally not photogenic myself haha. I envy those of you with amazing fashion photos, tell me your secrets!Just a little shout out about…