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Love her Style award! :)

Hi, everyone. Today is the last day of September! :O

To celebrate the end of the month, I would just like to pass on the "Love her Style" award.

icosmeticRN gave me this award a month or so ago. Thank you!
*I am always a bit late when it comes to passing on awards, but I'm really trying to catch up! ;)*


The rules should be about the same:

Copy the icon on to your blog

Thank the person who gave you this award

Pass it on to other bloggers, and let them know

:D

I pass this on to these lovely and stylish bloggers:

Vivian at Diamonds and Tulle

Marie at Marie a la Mode

Cheryl at Oh to Be a Muse

LyddieGal at Chic on the Cheap

Lisa Lisa Lisa at The Sentimentalist

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In other news, I've also won two giveaways in the past weeks.

*Like with the awards, I am always behind my giveaway thank yous. Haha. ;)*

I would just like to say thanks to Marie at AllThingsMarie for hosting a giveaway I won and Teresa for sponsoring it! Thanks, girls! :D

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Thanks again to Marie and Teresa for this wonderful brush wrap!

Thank you to Renay Shanel for her eye mask giveaway!

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A big thank you to all my fellow bloggers who has or had a giveaway! This is definitely one of the perks of being a blogger. :D

I really want to have another giveaway soon to say thanks to all my lovely blogger friends. I will definitely try to get on it and get stuff to give away... or if someone would want me to host a giveaway, I am open to that too. Haha. ;)

*If you haven't seen my e.l.f. post, please click here.*

Have a great first of October, everyone!

Alexander Wang on Shopbop and a Giveaway!


GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED

 

Happy Friday everyone! I thought we'd celebrate the upcoming weekend with another amazing giveaway, this time from the generous folks at Shopbop who are offering one lucky reader a $100 gift card!


Shopbop is an amazing website that offers up stylish pieces from designers like Alexander Wang (could I love his accessories any more?!) all in one place. We're talking everything from the Dree fringed sandals pictured above to oversized handbags and designer totes. One of my faves is this Alexander Wang Darcy Slouchy Hobo..


Of course, if anyone is wondering what to get me for Christmas I'd totally take the Rocco Mini Duffel, one of the many great black handbags available on the site. For more fashion inspiration and news visit the Shopbop official blog, which is currently singing the praises of fringe (much like those killer shoes in the first photo). If you're interested in the $100 gift card (and who wouldn't be?!) see below for details on how to enter.


What do you think of the Addison boots? Yay or nay?



How to Enter

Simple! The giveaway is open to all followers of Sogni e Sorrisi both new and old. Just head over to the Shopbop website and tell me what you would spend your gift card on.


Extra Entries

1. Follow me on Twitter. Thanks so much if you already do--just let me know in your comment!

2. Tweet about this giveaway. To make it easy tweet this:
Just entered the #giveaway @SogniESorrisi for a $100 @shopbop gift card! http://tinyurl.com/25ugkqu

3. Follow Shopbop on Twitter.

4. Blog of Facebook about this giveaway. Please leave the URL in your comment.


Giveaway is open until October 15, 2010.
Winner will be chosen via random.org.



Thanks so much to the fabulous Jude of Food and Life for
the Blog with Substance Award! I'm honoured, truly.


 Also, don't forget that today is the last day to enter the Lemel Designs and Erica Eriksdotter giveaways. Best of luck everyone and I hope you all have a really great weekend! 






Beautiful Bride: Emily Deschanel



This Emily Deschanel wedding photo via People.com who reports that the Bones star wed It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's David Hornsby in the Pacific Palisades wearing 10-karat diamond earrings and diamond hairpins from Neil Lane. I'm not sure who designed Emily's flowy nude-toned frock, but it has a J. Mendel or Marchesa-ish vibe.


More photos can be seen here.

What do you think of Emily's wedding look?
 
 

e.l.f. Review

We're almost done with another week, my friends! Tomorrow is the last day of September - can I say crazy??? It's October 1st on Friday. Wow, 2010 is flying by! :O

Anyways, I may have mentioned before that I have quite a few pictures that I took for blog posts. I am putting some of them to use today! Yay! :)

You might remember from my How do you keep your makeup organized? post that I have quite a number of e.l.f. products. I love e.l.f. because it is the perfect makeup line for me as a makeup beginner. Their products have great quality at an affordable price. Most of the products on this post came from their one dollar collection.

*Thanks to my sister for introducing me to e.l.f.!*

Here are some of my e.l.f. products:

e.l.f. Essential Eye Makeup Remover Pads ($1.00)

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Forget the mess of liquid eye makeup remover and enjoy the easy to use e.l.f. Eye Makeup Remover Pads! Great for travel and for the girl on-the-go. 18 pads included.

Smooth pad over closed lid and lashes. Tissue off before reapplying makeup. Your eyes feel fresh and clean! Recommended for use with e.l.f. Mascara’s and Eye Makeup.

*from http://www.eyeslipsface.com/*


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I agree that it is great for travel. The size is really small - very easy to put in your little travel makeup kit.

This one is pretty good, but definitely not the best eye makeup remover wipes we can buy. But then again, for a dollar, we get what we get.

It doesn't take eye makeup off easily. You can use this either to take the first layer of eye makeup off or to take what's left over after.

Another thing: it dries up fast! So use it as often as you can after you buy it. I made the mistake of not doing that. Now I have a couple more dry pads left. I still use it though, I just wet it and use it to wipe off my eye makeup before washing my face.

e.l.f. Studio Eyebrow Kit ($3.00)

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Create brows that are fuller, thicker, and more defined! The pigmented wax defines and shapes brows and the color complementing setting powder keeps them looking arched and perfected. The double sided taklon brush has one side to help arch your brows while the other side aids in filling them in. This duo provides lasting color definition for a naturally beautiful look.

*from http://www.eyeslipsface.com/*

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I rarely use this one, but the couple of times I did, I thought it was good. For $3, it's pretty great. (I love the brush!)

There are 4 colors available: light, medium, dark, and ash.

Have you tried this product?

e.l.f. Essential Brightening Eye Color ($1.00)

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Ivy and Luxe

Luxuriously smooth, corn silk formula provides eyes with a neutral base and an awakened brightness. The formula blends into skin for a long lasting, beautiful effect. The 4 color quad allows for both natural and dramatic looks. Mirror in compact included.

*from http://www.eyeslipsface.com/*

These quads are great! The colors are fantastic - for a dollar, you can't go wrong! I love using these - as you can probably tell from the applicators. Haha. ;)

The color will show up brighter when a primer is used, of course.

Oh, and the mirror in the compact - yeah, I didn't even notice it was there. I never used that mirror.

Here are swatches:

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Ivy

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Luxe

Other colors to choose from: Butternut, Pretty 'n Pink, Silver Lining, Nouveau Neutrals, Drama, Matte Mauve, Blue Moon, Brownstone, Hazy Hazel, Ethereal, Punk Funk, Nymph Dreams, Glam, Day 2 Night, Teal Dream, and Rocker

Which ones sound good to you? Check out their website to see the colors. :)

Lastly, I have another NOTD! :D

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Sinful Colors - San Francisco

I have some other e.l.f. products that I didn't get the chance to take photos of. I'll try to do that so I can share more with you guys. :D

What do you think of e.l.f. products? Any other items (e.l.f. or other) you recommend I try?

Have a great day, loves! :D

Love It!: Leopard Bag from Zara




I'm loving that leopard is on-trend this season, although I could never pull it off in large amounts. This ladylike shoulder bag from Zara is the perfect option to add some chic spots to any outfit. Zara, $79.99 USD.





What fall trends and accessories are you excited about?
How was everyone's night? Anyone watch Glee?




Gossip Girl Season 4 Fashion Sneak Peek and Episode 4.3 Recap




How is everyone? Hope you all had a great Monday. Here it's still raining, although my day yesterday was brightened a bit by my weekly appointment with Blair, Serena, et. al. They really know how to fill my drama and beautiful things quotient for the week. So this episode, The Undergraduates, we see the return of Chuck (with the really annoying and pointless Eva by his side), the first day of school and Fashion Night Out. Needless to say there was also some great Gossip Girl fashion with Blair sporting a nifty Gucci leopard print with Mulberry bag (and the fab sequined Valentino above), some Carlos Miele and Serena wearing two of the dresses I loved most in the sneak peeks we got earlier (that belted DvF and the slit-to-there Jenny Packham).

Episode spoilers below...


The whole Hamilton House-key drama was an eye roller for me (although yay for seeing Penelope again). How did Juliet get to be the one wielding the keys? Geesh, chick is all powerful for someone who wasn't even around last year. And I'm assuming she wasn't, as then Nate would have known her because he was already a member, right? I call shenanigans. I know Natey isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I think even he'll feel stupid when he realizes how Juliet is pulling the wool over his eyes and perfectly coiffed bangs. And what is with girlfriend's clothes? Are they trying to make her look 30? She doesn't even look very blonde to me. As for the guy in jail (Ben?), played by David Call, I'd like to know what the deal is. Like yesterday.


Glad to see the baby DNA stuff has been worked out. I was dreading them dragging it on. I just can't believe Dan was actually surprised. I mean, let's say it all together now, it's Georgina we're talking about! But at least Dan's now got a new housemate because of it. Awww.


I'm liking Blair and Serena as friends and really hope Blair has put the jealousy behind her, it's so unbecoming. When Blair handed Juliet the hair extension I just about choked. Hopefully they won't claw each other's eyes out living together. How do you think Serena's new room stacks up to the original (love the Marilyn Minter)? What did you think of the butterflies? I immediately thought of the bedroom in this home. And, most importantly, where can I get me a Darota?!


I actually felt bad for Chuck this episode and while I can't blame Rufus for getting mad at what Eric told him, I also think it's kind of lame that all this is coming out at this point. And how (why?) is Jenny still torturing me even now that she has hauled her eyelined, legging-clad ass out of town? I did think Lily was a bit quick to believe that Eva had changed Chuck for-evah (I mean, he is Chuck Bass, after all), but I'll forgive her because that Aurélie Bidermann necklace she wore with the purple Reem Acra dress was stunning.


So, really GG, I'm not even going to say how much I want Chuck and Blair back together, because that's obviously awhile coming yet, but can we please lose Eva and find out more about this Ben dude? Thanks. Love, me


Best Line of the Night: "It doesn't matter if the dress is couture,
if the girl is off the rack." ~ Blair to Eva



And a little sneak peek at some upcoming Gossip Girl fashion with Blake Lively in a lace Zuhair Murad FW 2010 RTW gown that is made for someone like her and Blair in Ralph Lauren Spring 2008 RTW. Juliet wears this uber popular pale blue J. Mendel in the episode.




Which do we prefer? Serena or Blair?
I'm Team Serena on this one.
What did you think of last night's episode?




Image Sources:
DaemonsTV, Zimbio, Coolspotters, jjb, style.com






SMILE! :D

Happy Monday, everyone - as happy as a Monday can be... haha! :D

This week is going to be a sweltering hot week for us here in Los Angeles. It makes me think that Summer is actually back! Oh, I can't wait for actual Fall to come.

I was going through my old e-mails - deleting and saving stuff - and I came across an e-mail from my sister, from 7 years ago! :D

Here are the images from that e-mail that I hope will make you smile and laugh. :)













Smile, my loves! :D

Have a fabulous week!