Sarah Palin’s Look for Less!

We’ve all heard about Sarah Palin’s crazy clothing allowance. The average person can’t spend $150,000 for clothing. But you can get her look for less! Fashion at a bargain!

Check out this great Sephora Buy!

Sephora is having such a sale they might as well be giving this away. Chicas, if you’re looking for some makeup to either give as a gift to your favorite fashionista or to keep for yourself you need to check this out! Sephora is selling this new, limited edition ultimate makeup palette. You can accomplish over 30,000 different looks (en serio!!..that’s Spanish for seriously!) You’ve got eyes, face and lips covered with this Ultimate Blockbuster. Here’s the product description:

Ultimate Blockbuster – Collector’s Edition

What it does:
Create any look in the book, or your imagination, with the Sephora Brand Collector’s Edition Palette. This sleek all-in-one compact opens to reveal eyeshadow, blush, lip gloss, and powder on stackable, sliding trays. A selection of applicators and a mirror embedded under the lid of the compact give you all the tools to create a polished, expert look anytime, anywhere. Now you can make your look a personal masterpiece, from trendy to timeless, the sky’s the limit.

What else you need to know:
The Sephora Brand Collector’s Edition Palette sets the gold standard and gets you set. This palette has it all: 71 eyeshadow shades (0.04 oz each), 13 cream eyeshadow shades (0.03 oz each), 5 blushes (0.19 oz each), 1 compact powder (0.19 oz), 60 lip glosses (0.03 oz each), one lip liner, one eyeliner, 4 brushes, 3 sponge-tipped applicators, and a smart black case that’s as classy as you are.

Seriously they had me at 60 lip glosses! So what do you think this costs? You know if it wasn’t a deal I wouldn’t even have written about it! Can you believe that this is only $48! I can’t contain myself right now! Check out Sephora for more details and to get your own!

Also while we’re on the topic of [tag]Sephora[/tag] and makeup check out these really cute makeup bags from [tag]Juicy Couture[/tag]! They made a full line of makeup bags and let me tell you I’m really feeling the pink and brown bags! Check them out and there’s also free shipping for orders over $50! That’s just icing on the biscocho!

 

My fave makeup sites!

I know I like to write about makeup a lot and I love my makeup! I like to share what I feel are the best products for Latinas. Now as far as application I’m not the right chica for the job!

 

 

There are two great websites that can give you some great tutorials along with pictures. One is by fellow Dominican Roslyn at Makeup Makes Me Happy. The other one is Christine aka Temptalia. Check them out for all the info you need to look absolutely beautiful! She’s got a post that shares all the great buys with beauty coupons for the holidays. Check it out here.

Save on those Energy Bills!

Fall is definitely here and there are some things I have to do to keep my energy costs down this winter. I wanted to share my ideas with you. I went to my local hardware store and got a window insulation kit for my downstairs windows in and upstairs windows. They are going to need replacement soon and I’m hoping we can hold out until next Spring. I’ve also got some curtains with insulation in them to keep the cold air out. It also keeps the hot air out in the Summer. Finally, I got some weatherstripping for the windows and some window coverings for my porch. I refuse to pay more than I have to on heat this winter!

iVillage shares ways to save on your energy bills  and 10 ways to get your home ready for fall.

I hope you stay warm this winter with low energy bills! 

Win a Bruno Jamais Gift Certificate!

We are giving away food! How about that! Are you in the [tag]New York City[/tag] area? Then you might have heard of the ultra swank Bruno Jamais [tag]restaurant[/tag] in Manhattan. This restaurant brings the French Riviera to the Upper East Side. Dine in style until 3am and indulge in chocolate soufflés in the restaurant that received “Best Interior Design” award by Hospitality Design Magazine. The best of soul and jazz can be heard on Monday nights. Celebrities that have been seen in here include Billy Baldwin, Joan Rivers, Cindy Adams and Chaz Palminteri. Even former president Bill Clinton! Reservations suggested and chic attire is requested. You don’t want to look like a hot mess in case you run into Joan Rivers! Bruno Jamais is located on 24 East 81^st Street in Manhattan.

You can win a $50 gift certificate to [tag]Bruno Jamais[/tag]!

Want in? Just write a post on your blog about how you’d love to get this certificate! This contest is only open to US and Canadian residents. Winners as always will be selected through random.org on November 11, 2008. Good luck!

Sothy’s Spa Giveaway!

I’m announcing another great giveaway at Mami’s Time Out! One lucky reader will get a [tag]Sothy’s [/tag][tag]home spa[/tag] kit for oily, sensitive or normal skin which values at $140!! Each kit contains 3 amazing targeted-care products!

[tag]Oily Skin[/tag]: Contains: retail size Hydra-Matt Fluid , retail size Clarifying Correcting Serum, trial size Absorbent Mask

[tag]Sensitive Skin[/tag]: Contains: retail size Immuniscience Creme, retail size Clearness Serum, trial size Clearness & Comfort Mask

[tag]Normal Skin[/tag]: Contains: retail size Hydra-Protective Creme, retail size Vitamin Serum, trial size Desquacreme

 

This contest is only open to US and Canadian residents only. Do you want in? Here’s what you’ve got to do!

Write a post on the website about this great giveaway and leave a comment. I will choose the winner through random.org on November 11, 2008 (two weeks from today!) Good luck to everyone! Suerte!

Shopping Peeves!

I’ve been thinking here about what bothers me when I go shopping. We all have our pet peeves and I am going to share mine. You can share yours in the comments section or a track back would be fine as well.

I hate first of all when I don’t get acknowledged. I used to work retail while in college and the store even had a policy about greeting someone within the first 5 seconds (seconds people!) that they walked in the store. When I go into this store now (Nine West) and they don’t acknowledge me I’m right back out the door. I just feel like they either think I’m poor and am not going to buy anything or they don’t care if they sell anything. It’s very irritating
I hate when a store has their clothes arranged by color. I know I sound stupid right now but bear with me. Maybe I want the sweater but why can’t you group all the sweaters together and let me pick a color? Putting all tops of the same color together makes me feel like I need to pick a color. Maybe I don’t want to pick a color! Does anyone’s closet look like that? Maybe, but I’m betting not. I seriously can’t shop like that. I can’t remember the name of the store that I’m thinking of that does this.
I hate when it’s a mess. Now that doesn’t look like my closet either I have to have some kind of order or I don’t know what to wear. Forever 21’s stores are a mess. There’s no rhyme or reason. Granted I just said that the color coding drives me nuts but geez at least put all the same tops together, dresses together. Nope not at Forever 21. I have to shop online. Can you believe that! I can’t go in the store but I love their clothes. Somebody really needs to do something about that. Their racks are shoved together everything is all over the place. If a mannequin has on an outfit I like, I can’t even find the freaking outfit anywhere near her! And their stores are pretty big too. So I usually get frustrated and walk out.

These are my top three shopping pet peeves. I also hate the Christmas season because of the heavy crowds. I tend to avoid the mall during that time of year and try to get my shopping done online. What are your shopping peeves?