holidays 2016

JTV.com Gift Guide for the holiday season

November 14, 2016 in Jewelry / Shopping tagged Holiday Gift Guide 2016 / holiday gift ideas / holidays 2016 / jtv by Bay Area Fashionista

*This post was sponsored by JTV.com. I received payment and JTV.com jewelry pieces as compensation. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Pictured: A little gift for me! Love this bracelet, it is timeless. I love wearing it; and since it is turquoise, it is perfect to wear now and into next year! You can find it online here.

The holidays are here! This means it is the perfect time to shop for that special someone. One of my favorite gifts to give to my family members, and best friends, is jewelry. There are so many jewelry stores online, and offline; it can make jewelry shopping daunting. Where does one start? Thankfully, there is a fabulous online jewelry shop, which also has a home shopping channel on TV, that is filled with jewelry in all price ranges named JTV.com. Love that!

Pictured: How fabulous is this Moissanite Fire™ necklace! My daughter loves how it sparkles. This necklace will make a fabulous gift this holiday season for that special someone, you can find it online here.

JTV.com is an amazing one-stop-shop for holiday gift shopping. They have everything you could possibly want to find from affordable costume jewelry, up through estate-worthy pieces you would want to pass along to your grand-kids. It is like jewelry heaven!

While department stores, and many boutiques, offer jewelry choices; they tend to be limited. Therefore, I prefer to check out JTV.com. They have so many choices; there is something for everyone on my holiday gift list, including gifts for me too! Love!

Pictured: How fabulous are these earrings! I have been wearing them almost every day this season. They would make a great gift for the Fashionista on your list! You can find them online here. Similar gold studs can be found online here.

I have already started picking out pieces for myself, but I need to get serious about shopping for my loved ones! In the layout below, I have featured my favorite jewelry pieces to give this Christmas, and holiday season. These are in addition to the three featured in photographs throughout this post. They will make the perfect gifts for my cousins, my Mom, and my BFF’s! Shhh, don’t tell them you got a sneak peek. It is supposed to be a surprise when they open the boxes!

My favorites pictured from top left: tanzanite bypass ring / amethyst hoops / jadeite pendant / garnet tennis bracelet / artisan tanzanite and silver ring / Kunzite ring / three-stone amethyst ring / amethyst solitaire ring / Tanzanite ring / garnet cluster ring / volcanic quartz and silver ring / rutilated quartz pendant

This is the best time of year to start your holiday shopping. I always try to be done before Thanksgiving, then I can enjoy all the holiday parties, and concentrate on having fun! You can find more fabulous gift items from JTV.com online by visiting JTV.com.

Happy shopping, and Happy Holidays!

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Diorific Cosmic nail polish for the holidays

November 11, 2016 in Beauty / Nail Polish tagged dior / holidays 2016 / reviews by Bay Area Fashionista

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Pictured: Diorific Cosmic nail polish by Christian Dior for the holidays

Diorific Cosmic is a beautiful, sparkling blackish-plum hue from Dior’s holiday beauty collection which is limited edition, and selling fast. The color has about a 90% black saturation with about 10% deep, dark plum intermingled in the hue. The golden sparkles are subtle, and glisten in the sunlight. This is a mysterious yet festive nail polish color for the holiday season. Love it!

I have worn Dior nail polish many times in the past, but this is the first time I have tried a bottle of Diorific by Dior. The bottle is slightly smaller in stature, and the brush is twice as short as the Dior brush. The bristles themselves are fashioned the same as the Dior bristles; offering a flat, smooth application process. My only complaint is that I am used to long handles, so the short brush is a little bit awkward to apply. Despite the shorter brush handle, the result is a beautiful manicure which is lang lasting, and downright fabulous!

Cosmic by Diorific is the perfect neutral, yet festive, nail polish hue for the holiday season. It will blend well with any holiday attire in berry shades, blues, and metallics. Diorific Cosmic nail polish also plays well with gold, silver, rose gold, and hematite; making it easy to wear with any jewelry from your jewelry box. Love that!

I am looking forward to wearing Diorific Cosmic throughout the holiday season, and even through the end of winter. It is an easy color to wear, and it feels so chic! C’est magnifique!

The Diorific holiday nail polishes are limited edition and selling out fast. I did manage to find them in stock in one retailer online. You can find Diorific Cosmic nail polish from the Holidays 2016 beauty collection by Dior online here and online here.

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Junior League of San Jose celebrates 50 years of service

November 10, 2016 in Bay Area Fashion / General Fashion tagged bcbg / charity / cocktail attire / fall 2016 / formal / fundraising / holidays 2016 / jlsj / outfits / valentino by Bay Area Fashionista

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Wearing: MAC lipstick / metallic holiday cocktail dress / Kendra Scott ring / Dior Cosmic nail polish / Valentino Rockstud Nior mini handbag / Prada pumps

On Saturday, November 5, 2017, the Junior League of San Jose celebrated 50 years of community service to the San Jose community. Over the past half-century, the Junior League of San Jose, or JLSJ for short, has contributed over a quarter of a million volunteer hours to the local community, as well as presented numerous grants to local community projects and non-profits. It is amazing to see how much a group of talented, hard-working, and dedicated women can achieve when the common goal is for the good of the community.

As a sustainer of the Junior League of San Jose, I am so proud of all the accomplishments the league has made throughout the years. It is truly amazing, and humbling, to see the fabulous community service projects JLSJ has developed over the years such as the Georgia Travis Center, InnVision, The Wonder Cabinet, and more; much, much, more! All of this hard work and dedication throughout the years was celebrated over the weekend at Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose.

The event included a speech and an award from the Major of San Jose, as well as a video depicting all of the accomplishment JLSJ has made over the past fifty years. Loved it!

It was fun to see a recap of all of the community service projects JLSJ has contributed to over the years, as well as catch up with old friends.

The dinner was beautiful, complete with show-stopping floral arrangements. Dinner was followed by a yummy dessert buffet, and of course, dancing! It is entirely possible I danced in my 4″ heels for roughly 40 minutes. Yes, my feet hurt the next day, but it was so worth it!

If you would like to learn more about the Junior League of San Jose, and all of the wonderful community work we do throughout Silicon Valley, please visit jlsj.org.

Here’s to 50 more years of service in the San Jose area!

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