Ever Ivy Gift Box giveaway!

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Ever Ivy is an extremely cool fashion line created by San Francisco Designer Liliana Ventura. The collection was founded in 2013 and exemplifies California’s cool, casual-chic style. To make Liliana Ventura’s “Ever Ivy” collection even cooler, it is made in California! Love that!

The Ever Ivy fall 2014 collection is sophisticated and ideal for the casual-chic lifestyles we lead here in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. I am especially in love with this beautiful dress; and I am eyeing this perfect little black top. In addition to a beautiful collection, Ever Ivy is launching a fun, curated fashion and beauty box; the “Live Outside of the Box” gift box!

This fabulous gift box contains a classic and chic “Ever Ivy Isabella” tank top in cobalt blue valued at $158 (pictured above), a “Serephina Trinity Heishi Wrap” valued at $40, Essie nail polish in “Licorice” valued at $9 and an “Ever Ivy” scented soy candle valued at $18. This fabulous gift box will make the perfect gift for a BFF’s birthday’s, a back-to-school gift, a holiday gift, a job promotion; or any occasion where gift giving is called for!

Want to know the most exciting part? You can win your very own “Live Outside of the Box” gift box through our giveaway! That’s right! Starting today, and running through August 8, 2014, you can enter to win Ever Ivy’s new curated fashion and beauty box “Live Outside of the Box” valued at $200!

To enter the Ever Ivy giveaway with a chance to win your very own “Live Outside of the Box” gift box valued at $200, please click here. 

To learn more about Ever Ivy, please visit everivy.com

 

Mini satchels for fall 2014

The mini satchel has been a hot handbag style both on the runway and on the street over the past few seasons. For fall 2014, the mini satchel is showing no sign of slowing down as one of the most important handbag styles of the season. For fall 2014, mini satchels are being shown in fall’s dark color palette as well as classic red and cobalt blue. In addition to flat colors, metallic hues are also hot for the autumn season.

Mini satchels are an easy handbag style to wear. Although they are small in size and big on style, mini satchels have proved to be functional too! Mini satchels, although small in appearance to the naked eye, are actually quite roomy. The boxy nature of mini satchels allows for a larger interior space than seen on other mini bag styles. This allows wearers to carry a wallet, glasses case, phone and other essentials comfortably inside of their handbag. What better way to “downsize!”

The other amazing quality mini satchels carry is their versatility. Mini satchels can be worn with casual attire or work attire; as long as carrying around a laptop is not required 😉 Mini satchels in dark colors or dark metallic hues can also be carried as an alternate to an evening bag for evening events; excluding formal and gala events of course.

I found a few fabulous mini satchels for the fall 2014 season around the web and assembled them into the shopping widget below. I hope you love them! Happy shopping, and stay fabulous 😉

Escada Born in Paradise EDT review

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Pictured: c/o Escada “Born in Paradise” edt

Escada’s “Born in Paradise” eau de toilette is a beautiful, warm weather, exotic fruity fragrance which will instantly transport you to a luscious paradise island in a faraway land. From the exotic packaging to the cool, light-hearted bottle, Escada’s “Born in Paradise” edt will make everyday life feel like vacation. 

Escada’s “Born in Paradise” edt starts off with a fruity zing laced with a warm musky undertone. The fruity scent is refreshing and ideal for warm, summer temperatures.  As the day wears on, Escada “Born in Paradise” edt settles into a sweet, fruity scent which is long-lasting, and continually refreshing throughout the day. At the end of the day, the fruity scent diminishes and you are left with a warm, woody, musk scent which transitions from warm, daytime temperatures to cool, evening temperatures.

Top notes: green apple, watermelon, guava

Middle notes: coconut milk, pineapple

Bottom notes: sandalwood, cedarwood, musk

Escada “Born in Paradise” edt is an ideal fragrance for daily wear during the summer months. The refreshing, fruity scent works well in warm weather and helps invigorate you mentally throughout the day. Love that! Although Escada “Born in Paradise” edt is an eau de toilette, the fragrance is surprisingly long lasting and sustains it’s fragrance cycle throughout the day as if it were an eau de parfum. The overall fragrance experience is reminscent of an island paradise vacation which can help make everyday life at home feel a little bit like paradise 😉

My overall rating for Escada “Born in Paradise” edt is five out of five stars! Escada “Born in Paradise” can be found online here and here.