<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869</id><updated>2024-09-05T14:01:22.471-07:00</updated><category term="beauty"/><category term="personal"/><category term="Inspiration"/><category term="Interior Design"/><category term="fashion"/><title type='text'>love + luxe</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>28</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-7284218889851653767</id><published>2013-01-28T19:25:00.003-08:00</published><updated>2013-01-28T19:25:58.977-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Labels</title><content type='html'>I used to think there had to be one way to blog and only one way your blog can be successful. You had to have a clear direction of what your blog was about, you had to have content 3-5 times per week, high resolution photos, etc etc etc. Well you know what? I just want to write.&lt;br /&gt;
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I debated for a long time whether to start a blog or not because I knew I could not hold myself to doing just one thing. I couldn&#39;t just blog about beauty or fashion or design or lifestyle. I knew this but I still gave my blog a label. And then a few months later, the inevitable happened. I got bored. I ran out of things to blog about and just stopped.&lt;br /&gt;
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Remember those days of Xanga? Where people just wrote? I want that again.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/1877044494128356338/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2012/06/reminder.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/1877044494128356338'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/1877044494128356338'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2012/06/reminder.html' title='Reminder..'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-5045307639601230298</id><published>2012-04-23T08:33:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2012-04-23T08:33:47.112-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal"/><title type='text'>Bucket List</title><content type='html'>Sorry I&#39;ve been MIA the past month. The past month has been...exhausting. My shift changed at work and now I start at 6 in the morning; trying to hang out with friends as much as possible without passing out on them because of the exhaustion; making the most of my day, etc etc. Not an excuse but just a small explanation.&lt;br /&gt;
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This month I also thought a lot about the future. I usually do, and it&#39;s one of my flaws: being so worried about it that I forget to live in the present. But it&#39;s not bad all the time.&lt;br /&gt;
I started writing my bucket list. Yes, I&#39;m worried about the future but this gives me something exciting to look forward to and I thought I&#39;d share some of it with you:&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&amp;nbsp;See a shooting star&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Visit NYC&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Swim with dophins&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Go to the airport and take the next plane out&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ride a donkey up a side of the hill in Greece&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Go on a yoga retreat&lt;/li&gt;
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What&#39;s on your bucket list? I&#39;d love to know!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/5045307639601230298/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2012/04/bucket-list.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/5045307639601230298'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/5045307639601230298'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2012/04/bucket-list.html' title='Bucket List'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-7089077695513629119</id><published>2012-03-19T12:34:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2012-03-19T12:34:00.822-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="beauty"/><title type='text'>Haul &amp; Mini Review</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhBAPEVnI-ApxJ5K93neM6IT4asoKiYXZDObqi2_phUx77kPxTGrUa0StaznMEKcTS-8RNeLYE-6AZT1FYN8pGWwozy7YCmfFxmW6LdRAItK8TRXTJEqBow8ohwdwr-8-Y9e_xs5RDivw/s1600/IMG_0275.jpg&quot; onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhBAPEVnI-ApxJ5K93neM6IT4asoKiYXZDObqi2_phUx77kPxTGrUa0StaznMEKcTS-8RNeLYE-6AZT1FYN8pGWwozy7YCmfFxmW6LdRAItK8TRXTJEqBow8ohwdwr-8-Y9e_xs5RDivw/s400/IMG_0275.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720347994961244482&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I put myself on a shopping ban for the month of March.&lt;br /&gt;I failed on day 1.&lt;br /&gt;Then I tried to justify it by saying February was really short so day 1 doesn&#39;t count. But then I went out and bought stuff on day 3. SUPER FAIL.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Trying again in April...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But I&#39;m super excited about the things I got! A lot of the stuff I bought is because Rhonda of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dotlash.com/&quot;&gt;.dotlash&lt;/a&gt; had mentioned them in &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/asIfBVTNwG8&quot;&gt;her February favourites&lt;/a&gt; and her recent &lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/JTCZz_9RoR0&quot;&gt;haul&lt;/a&gt;. Her videos &amp;amp; blog posts are bad for my wallet (Haha, just kidding Rhonda!! &amp;lt;3).   First were these Loreal Infallible 24 Hour Eyeshadows. Great reviews on YouTube about these but every time I went to a drugstore, the testers were always so gross and unappealing. Rhonda talked about how amazing they were and then they were on sale at London Drugs for $5.99 when reguarly they were +$10 so I had to try them out.   &lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52yyZzsXHypckUnMZgahze0-KcnfCKohHBfkCdNMCrLEZcxnXrxnHfjR2SqZWKXsJ5-E7-dNU3_j9tW2M4Re050xFj_21QxIPwDFFA_dnTmUel3bhtiIP5WSEOawIodqCRYT_4WrgudYz/s1600/IMG_0277.jpg&quot; onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52yyZzsXHypckUnMZgahze0-KcnfCKohHBfkCdNMCrLEZcxnXrxnHfjR2SqZWKXsJ5-E7-dNU3_j9tW2M4Re050xFj_21QxIPwDFFA_dnTmUel3bhtiIP5WSEOawIodqCRYT_4WrgudYz/s400/IMG_0277.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720347991370512194&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love Hourglass Beige. It&#39;s a perfect everyday lid colour. The other colour I picked up was Permanent Khaki because I love wearing greens and this one is absolutely gorgeous. I do find them a little hard to apply but still amazing. The little plug that it comes with is annoying though.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElPingdzAm5l3GqgUH2tUgrdqwBpzvE8f1ujaycW6qeN-Xhv7hnPGDgEXfE-YzHwpBmS0DNK0dSWU7OhiOIctswlu-nQnYVKVJvu3cDr8yTb-Cf4K-P_hzW4qeJ1FSHbNyD942gaOcS-n/s1600/IMG_0278.jpg&quot; onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElPingdzAm5l3GqgUH2tUgrdqwBpzvE8f1ujaycW6qeN-Xhv7hnPGDgEXfE-YzHwpBmS0DNK0dSWU7OhiOIctswlu-nQnYVKVJvu3cDr8yTb-Cf4K-P_hzW4qeJ1FSHbNyD942gaOcS-n/s400/IMG_0278.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720347998042735250&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Revlon Lip Butters which I have talked about before. Picked up some other colours: Cupcake, Strawberry Shortcake and Cremesicle (because of Rhonda again!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XUKWQtUA68f9Pg1QnbyvNFH7HBBXLVtIQsTU57Ka649Nd2_IdDh1s3fI2sNtowTrTQYj7jxvhpjiG5L6PKq6MHmbwzmJBXs3JdEQzC15llt6ssr__MgfxrHshJOoz5P2Q9epJ6QmTTEN/s1600/IMG_0280.jpg&quot; onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XUKWQtUA68f9Pg1QnbyvNFH7HBBXLVtIQsTU57Ka649Nd2_IdDh1s3fI2sNtowTrTQYj7jxvhpjiG5L6PKq6MHmbwzmJBXs3JdEQzC15llt6ssr__MgfxrHshJOoz5P2Q9epJ6QmTTEN/s400/IMG_0280.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720348011486059602&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxj2ct7drMBqZ01MMaJ62-CVwG3q8Jdh5DXRUywqvR9zykoYJ5H2utL39mrnYvci982wma1SJpoWKmtA1t4j28BK-5ygBPkr6X1njjEPWStBg0suufSla_N7_bK4E9h51YANoFUWLV_rD4/s1600/IMG_0281.jpg&quot; onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxj2ct7drMBqZ01MMaJ62-CVwG3q8Jdh5DXRUywqvR9zykoYJ5H2utL39mrnYvci982wma1SJpoWKmtA1t4j28BK-5ygBPkr6X1njjEPWStBg0suufSla_N7_bK4E9h51YANoFUWLV_rD4/s400/IMG_0281.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720348735368292690&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Left to right: Strawberry Shortcake, Cupcake and Milani Eyeliner&lt;br /&gt;Cremesicle not shown because my friend picked it up for me while she was in the states (thank you!!) and I haven&#39;t seen her yet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My friend, &lt;a href=&quot;http://simonkhtse.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Simon&lt;/a&gt; went to Hong Kong recently and I asked him to pick up the Missha M Perfect Cover BB cream because I have heard amazing reviews on this. Although a bit pricey (~$35CAD), it&#39;s completely worth it. I am IN LOVE with this product. A more in-depth review will come shortly. Thanks Simon!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8byG2h2b4q6esYHUvwiOc46JeiK1pu8F9vOAQ9070VuOI0aBz9VwZKIHq9wo76jGYMjUQrhyphenhyphenJhikaajGKJzKKkeWHcDb6x3xLihr0T38Qb1hvyYnpbkXDzdz8R8ymYnbmgutLpcZObb50/s1600/IMG_0282.jpg&quot; onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8byG2h2b4q6esYHUvwiOc46JeiK1pu8F9vOAQ9070VuOI0aBz9VwZKIHq9wo76jGYMjUQrhyphenhyphenJhikaajGKJzKKkeWHcDb6x3xLihr0T38Qb1hvyYnpbkXDzdz8R8ymYnbmgutLpcZObb50/s400/IMG_0282.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720348742971761874&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Milani Liquif&#39;eye Eyeliner. I have heard amazing things about this eyeliner but it&#39;s super hard to find in Canada. FINALLY found one at Superstore. So smooth and creamy, probably the blackest black I have ever found and at $5.99 you can&#39;t go wrong with it. Unfortunately for my oily and watery eyes, I get raccoon eyes after about 5 hours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wet &amp;amp; Wild Single Eyeshadow in creme brule. I can&#39;t get enough of W&amp;amp;W products, great quality products for crazy prices. This colour is way too close to my skin tone though so I use it as a blending colour.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJw2roMKFm6CvnNcS0yAEAnoLw4X2oTuEv67L-VrM2keo0kDydpPozr7VV2nqDg17bPdye4oiDSgpvkFNBEmOM180WzllxaBga8mU49qLwc22RWNGnU5f-LsZxosxi9wq8OtQv72bxtd9w/s1600/IMG_0279.jpg&quot; onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJw2roMKFm6CvnNcS0yAEAnoLw4X2oTuEv67L-VrM2keo0kDydpPozr7VV2nqDg17bPdye4oiDSgpvkFNBEmOM180WzllxaBga8mU49qLwc22RWNGnU5f-LsZxosxi9wq8OtQv72bxtd9w/s400/IMG_0279.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720348006616734082&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Revlon Nail Polish in Sparkling. Super pretty but I realize it&#39;s quite similar to my Essie Cut in Stone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://pics.drugstore.com/prodimg/387863/300.JPG&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;{ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.drugstore.com/&quot;&gt;via&lt;/a&gt; }&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I forgot to take this photo when I was taking photos for this post... and then I got too lazy to take the photo and upload it to my computer, then to this blog. Yea, I&#39;m pretty lazy sometimes. Does this happen to any other bloggers out there?</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/7089077695513629119/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2012/03/haul-mini-review.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/7089077695513629119'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/7089077695513629119'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2012/03/haul-mini-review.html' title='Haul &amp; Mini Review'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhBAPEVnI-ApxJ5K93neM6IT4asoKiYXZDObqi2_phUx77kPxTGrUa0StaznMEKcTS-8RNeLYE-6AZT1FYN8pGWwozy7YCmfFxmW6LdRAItK8TRXTJEqBow8ohwdwr-8-Y9e_xs5RDivw/s72-c/IMG_0275.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-3045351316741265804</id><published>2012-03-15T20:37:00.004-07:00</published><updated>2012-03-15T21:19:43.884-07:00</updated><title type='text'>March Topbox</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSk926DCoWTHJNqopRLT7rdHm0nOQvlGJJP24bvxFVaKsCPZBzj0X1dh2yCDtyDCgwgatduLWhydqdp1bjS1qEg9cGZAOh99G2u05OsMb7nWgeKkdyC5T_q5pbn4jiS2nWO4X2b6mT80kO/s1600/IMG_0268.jpg&quot; onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSk926DCoWTHJNqopRLT7rdHm0nOQvlGJJP24bvxFVaKsCPZBzj0X1dh2yCDtyDCgwgatduLWhydqdp1bjS1qEg9cGZAOh99G2u05OsMb7nWgeKkdyC5T_q5pbn4jiS2nWO4X2b6mT80kO/s400/IMG_0268.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720338682801517554&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been on the wait list for &lt;a href=&quot;http://topbox.ca/&quot;&gt;Topbox&lt;/a&gt; since November, and it was definitely worth the wait. I love the packaging because it fits in my little mailbox perfectly so I don&#39;t need to go elsewhere to pick up the package or worry that they&#39;ll just leave it in the lobby. Shipping was pretty quick, but it can only be so fast with Canada Post. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For $10 a month, this Topbox was definitely worth it. As for my Luxe Box? Been having terrible experience with it, unfortunately. Receiving the same products month after month. Maybe I&#39;ll post what I got in that if it&#39;s worth it but for the past couple of months it hasn&#39;t been worth sharing. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway, ending rant... moving onto better things! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This month I received:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cargo Cosmetics Eyeshadow (full size) in Cannes&lt;br /&gt;Redken Color Extend Shampoo &amp;amp; Conditioner packages&lt;br /&gt;mark. Gloss Gorgeous Stay On Lip Stain (full size) in Frilly&lt;br /&gt;mark. Nailed It Trend Mini Nail Lacquers in Shocking Purple and Tickled Pink&lt;br /&gt;Simple Cleansing Facial Wipes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArQYGlEMj9-PkjFoAY9cNDLBFcLv25Sca6C-H5HxNtOs5jxjHQIZevWwqECDLYSxkHrc7AFGgJ3oviK7ibtnamTPS7bArnNXQv0l92QtCh2je4V4wlMR1YzlxtFLK6EapR0vjWiA0SV_Q/s1600/IMG_0271.JPG&quot; onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArQYGlEMj9-PkjFoAY9cNDLBFcLv25Sca6C-H5HxNtOs5jxjHQIZevWwqECDLYSxkHrc7AFGgJ3oviK7ibtnamTPS7bArnNXQv0l92QtCh2je4V4wlMR1YzlxtFLK6EapR0vjWiA0SV_Q/s400/IMG_0271.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720338694830526018&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; 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border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720338691650291570&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/3045351316741265804/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2012/03/march-topbox.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/3045351316741265804'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/3045351316741265804'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2012/03/march-topbox.html' title='March Topbox'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSk926DCoWTHJNqopRLT7rdHm0nOQvlGJJP24bvxFVaKsCPZBzj0X1dh2yCDtyDCgwgatduLWhydqdp1bjS1qEg9cGZAOh99G2u05OsMb7nWgeKkdyC5T_q5pbn4jiS2nWO4X2b6mT80kO/s72-c/IMG_0268.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-2147666221256379001</id><published>2012-02-26T14:52:00.003-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-26T15:07:11.973-08:00</updated><title type='text'>On the Hunt Again</title><content type='html'>Being the weird foundation addict I am, I&#39;m on the hunt again for the perfect foundation. I still absolutely am in love with my Estee Lauder Double Wear Light foundation, however, even for a &quot;light&quot; foundation, I still find it a little too thick for an everyday use. I&#39;m looking for something with a satin finish but with great oil control. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First up on the hunt...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nars Sheer Glow&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://a248.g.akamai.net/7/248/8278/20090912030524/www.sephora.com/assets/dyn/product/P247355/P247355_hero.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;This Sheer Glow Foundation enhances, without masking, your overall natural complexion. The weightless formula hydrates the skin while complexion brightening properties improve skin brightness, radiance, and texture, leaving skin with a luminous, sensual glow.&quot; via &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P247355&amp;shouldPaginate=true&amp;categoryId=3976&quot;&gt;Sephora&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pros: Super lightweight, easy to blend, looks great on the skin&lt;br /&gt;Cons: Can be cakey if you&#39;re not careful and not very good with oil control&lt;br /&gt;Overall Impression: Great reviews on this but it just wasn&#39;t for me. I really wanted to love it but I couldn&#39;t. It&#39;s a sheer coverage but if you want to build it up, you start to look cakey. A couple hours of wear and you will start to look like an oil slick too. Or at least I did.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Moving on... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lancome Teint Miracle&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://a248.g.akamai.net/7/248/8278/20100914031932/www.sephora.com/assets/dyn/product/P273801/P273801_hero.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&quot;This oil-free, fragrance-free formula with SPF 15 sunscreen is made with Lancôme&#39;s Aura-Inside™ technology, which recreates the true, natural light of perfect skin. Its lightweight texture enriched with soothing rose extract provides 18 hours of hydration and sheer to moderate coverage for a natural finish without a cakey effect. It creates a complexion that looks beautifully bare and lit from within.&quot; via &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P273801&amp;categoryId=B70&quot;&gt;Sephora&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pros: Lightweight, okay oil control&lt;br /&gt;Cons: Power-y &amp; cake-y looking&lt;br /&gt;Overall Impression: Been only trying this out for 2 days and I can already tell I don&#39;t like it. It has great claims but I just don&#39;t see it. My skin is combination, with T zone being a little oily and cheeks having dry patches. It really accentuates the dry patches even though it&#39;s suppose to be hydrating. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So far been only trying out these two. Any recommendations? I know I sound picky but if I&#39;m going to be spending so much on a foundation, then I better love it!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/2147666221256379001/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2012/02/on-hunt-again.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/2147666221256379001'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/2147666221256379001'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2012/02/on-hunt-again.html' title='On the Hunt Again'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-8544607176909891174</id><published>2012-02-15T23:26:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-20T17:15:02.589-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="beauty"/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>I’m embarrassed to admit how many hours I waste of my life watching beauty videos on YouTube. I know a ton of people hate watching haul videos but they’re my guilty pleasure. But of course, after watching a haul, instead of just merely living vicariously through them, I run out to the store first thing I can to buy it. Terrible, I know.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCu2OZqodPd_ososqd39kOb4kNTUGqwM-0h9BTTLGc-34njX4dasFQdMKU1JvaE7P10R5QT7gqe160Wt4Rbv4EA41GSB4l_6ll7dlCRwBik5-QXNDPsieyBvR5O4A7euuVqmBRSJtgq0f/s400/IMG_0224.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709631685748160514&quot; style=&quot;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; &quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are a few new products that I picked up thanks to YouTube. All these products have had quite a bit of hype and some I agree with and some I don’t.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sigma Sigmax Brushes – a lot of gurus have talked about how amazing these brushes are and I had to try them out. I’ve owned a flat top kabuki brush before and loved it but it wasn’t thick enough to apply foundation. These are AMAZING. I use the flat top one to apply my foundation and it smoothes it out beautifully. I did find that it does pick up some of my product so I end up having to use more than if I were to use my fingers – but I think that’s a given. The angled one is perfect for blush. After I started using this brush for blush, I’ve received so many compliments on how my blush looks. It applies it beautifully and even though I’ve used other angled brushes to apply previously, this one picks up just the right amount. (No photo because my brushes were really embarrassingly dirty) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybelline Baby Lips – Don’t buy this in Canada, or at least not at Shoppers Drug Mart. Being the loser I am, I bought these… at $7.99 or $6.99 when they are only about $2-$4 in the states. Ridiculous, I know. I also bought them at Shoppers which is even more expensive than most other drugstores. I was impressed with the color pay off with the pink one but the nude one is very sheer. They smell great but isn’t as moisturizing as I would like a lip balm to be.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2pzR5wxkucLpSAa0S9Btqb9SlKSVrE83rLW7BOfvpyDghPyXbc4oQ-p6SDNqC2PLuLUSm9yoQfkOiWEA89NyTeS88eIBC6zl6xH9EbZf6DEeVAMNcOC33nKcYdjxUrsiac_WSBovjuJm/s400/IMG_0226.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709632649766342674&quot; style=&quot;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; &quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRzwvCmhWyfj5n436S7ddUTzL1FG6xICkOkkU1qM6Cpg4mclXkKtl7J8mSbfpFvLVjfWe0SU2bdB8t-NqdJgTONePUjIrVZ8QfHGNuVZUosQkCiSSLHwxT_eHq35Nb3XCPqX5lAHsBKy8/s1600/IMG_0225.JPG&quot; onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRzwvCmhWyfj5n436S7ddUTzL1FG6xICkOkkU1qM6Cpg4mclXkKtl7J8mSbfpFvLVjfWe0SU2bdB8t-NqdJgTONePUjIrVZ8QfHGNuVZUosQkCiSSLHwxT_eHq35Nb3XCPqX5lAHsBKy8/s400/IMG_0225.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709632644881388738&quot; style=&quot;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; &quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Revlon Lip Butters – Soooooo much hype about these and I’m not sure if it was worth it. Yes, they are great. Great colour pay off on some of them and smoothing but no need to run out and pick up every single colour like every guru did on YouTube. I think their lipsticks are just as great and smoothing as well so not sure why there was such a big hype with these ones. Maybe it’s because it’s supposed to be lip butter and not lipstick?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jpiRw1gq4anT3OPSA5MO38_kme2fG4uHlMDmvjB4Ms1GxAK_ULB0HE3tOwV7yG-Ne8SJXHhikr2Oyr4F-RPQ74DMTJnInZzv9yUdH7czdgwFWGY3FMaAGU9hegtgnomlYulA0DeQiudp/s400/IMG_0228.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709632662233850882&quot; style=&quot;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; &quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstldL6FHWzxF7Uwn7Q8_cYRzSLTOg6EklWlfzlQGbF0zzTbI_8ySf7wlkRyIONhHBz1tF8_PaZaM8j1B7HJPd1EOJ3XUaBP3F3mvinHh9Bjqx4zSUVSNl8N6ufbA4DEYt14bqed-7c6tT/s1600/IMG_0227.JPG&quot; onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstldL6FHWzxF7Uwn7Q8_cYRzSLTOg6EklWlfzlQGbF0zzTbI_8ySf7wlkRyIONhHBz1tF8_PaZaM8j1B7HJPd1EOJ3XUaBP3F3mvinHh9Bjqx4zSUVSNl8N6ufbA4DEYt14bqed-7c6tT/s400/IMG_0227.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709632654763830098&quot; style=&quot;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; &quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybelline 24 Hour Color Tattoos – AMAZING. All I have to say. Actually, I could probably go on and on about how amazing these are. Stays put all day, beautiful colours. I only have 2 of them but definitely will pick up more. I know they are suppose to be a dupe for Mac Paint Pots but I’ve never tried Mac Paint Pots so can’t really compare. But compared to other cream shadows in a pot like these ones, they are so worth it. NTS: need to run out and pick up Bad to the Bronze ASAP.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbwj3jUhSLVuCEj8RGX5pNWbSUlKE2IqA2sLgsPnr4Ijv60JMJHSdriF0pH77Xr-LNcNGs3fAZnjm-LxQMqwrwJuvLeW2lK8rMaFh6qvVaNzyzlmn1uW_205mNU7eXCa4vJJ9MRjAi5nn/s400/IMG_0230.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709633716782747730&quot; style=&quot;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; &quot; /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;color:#0000ee;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 238);  -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Naked 2 Palette - My friend Annie picked this up for me because she is awesome. At first I was hesitant about keeping it because I already had the first one but I don&#39;t regret it one bit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPvJh6l4V1z8PRASOfby4EZRe21Ju1cIZSu_WiUitEgCDWBwrMoNxZoEaiHXqh2dKCg1Ip8PsZhmUwlvalrxIVSkLS3L4QnPPo6Jg8e-FPBkY_N2Y7wnQSrqv9CmW4Tb9Jq8gesJ3BNIN/s400/IMG_0232.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709633742999500834&quot; style=&quot;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; &quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkGwvOIQY6G2ZWBqtAHLtbttau7PAOQs9jzjT4SpK7M9hLey_DOqvSogzzC0ZSKBkrFuXtn0yT9mF1U6lH1SKSciBnXRcRk6-Rm4vtyiSaE9DHQ07gHcHaoQFPmxA-tWHX9UkOGhGfNk9/s1600/IMG_0231.JPG&quot; onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkGwvOIQY6G2ZWBqtAHLtbttau7PAOQs9jzjT4SpK7M9hLey_DOqvSogzzC0ZSKBkrFuXtn0yT9mF1U6lH1SKSciBnXRcRk6-Rm4vtyiSaE9DHQ07gHcHaoQFPmxA-tWHX9UkOGhGfNk9/s1600/IMG_0231.JPG&quot; onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/8544607176909891174/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2012/02/im-embarrassed-to-admit-how-many-hours.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/8544607176909891174'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/8544607176909891174'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2012/02/im-embarrassed-to-admit-how-many-hours.html' title=''/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCu2OZqodPd_ososqd39kOb4kNTUGqwM-0h9BTTLGc-34njX4dasFQdMKU1JvaE7P10R5QT7gqe160Wt4Rbv4EA41GSB4l_6ll7dlCRwBik5-QXNDPsieyBvR5O4A7euuVqmBRSJtgq0f/s72-c/IMG_0224.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-8931719177838953529</id><published>2012-01-24T13:28:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-15T23:25:34.421-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="beauty"/><title type='text'>Top 11 of 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;color:#0000ee;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); &quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It’s been awhile since my last post but life got in the way. Hopefully I’ll be able to post more this year but I always say that… I hope everyone is having a great start to the new year!&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Anyway on to the post… I wanted to start 2012 with my top 11 products of 2011. 2011 was the year I really started becoming obsessed with makeup and beauty products. I tried a lot of products and actually had a hard time narrowing it down to 11. I can tell you that 2012 will be even worse for my addiction as I have already bought tons of new products and it is only January. (Sorry wallet!)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WstMG388nxnIvtiKAqZDI454Suirvh312SUUmleO2jcCgGWi-xYvMmpxh2R0_GpuJ7tkyoYn8rJW4ARXofa17tu8TSRvM0OiwSMQh0sweeDabngEsVqm1lDp_bumVVTZ0NGhJP-TUC3e/s1600/IMG_0208.JPG&quot; onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WstMG388nxnIvtiKAqZDI454Suirvh312SUUmleO2jcCgGWi-xYvMmpxh2R0_GpuJ7tkyoYn8rJW4ARXofa17tu8TSRvM0OiwSMQh0sweeDabngEsVqm1lDp_bumVVTZ0NGhJP-TUC3e/s400/IMG_0208.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709627122727496338&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;In no particular order, here are my top 11 products of 2011:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;ol style=&quot;margin-top: 0in;&quot; start=&quot;1&quot; type=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Estee      Lauder Double Wear Light Foundation &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Estee      Lauder &lt;st1:place st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Plum&lt;/st1:place&gt; Nuance Blush &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Benefit Total Moisture Facial Cream                                                          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Revlon      Soft Nude Lipstick &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Rimmel      24 Hour Foundation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Queene      Helene Mint Julep Mask&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Scrubbing      pad &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Aveeno      Lip Balm &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Stila      Smudge Pots &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Sally      Hansen Hard as Nails Strawberry Creme&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Dollywink      Eye liner &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;I’d love to know what your favourite products for 2011 were. I’m excited to talk about the new products I recently got which will probably make it to my favourites of 2012 next year. Stay tuned for my next post on them! &lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;  style=&quot;font-size:78%;&quot;&gt;I actually had photos of each of the products but I failed at uploading them...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/8931719177838953529/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2012/01/top-11-of-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/8931719177838953529'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/8931719177838953529'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2012/01/top-11-of-2011.html' title='Top 11 of 2011'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WstMG388nxnIvtiKAqZDI454Suirvh312SUUmleO2jcCgGWi-xYvMmpxh2R0_GpuJ7tkyoYn8rJW4ARXofa17tu8TSRvM0OiwSMQh0sweeDabngEsVqm1lDp_bumVVTZ0NGhJP-TUC3e/s72-c/IMG_0208.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-6463751972124366915</id><published>2011-12-09T11:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-09T21:42:49.619-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fashion"/><title type='text'>Dear Santa...</title><content type='html'>Ah.. the holiday season... filled with joy, laughter, beautiful decorations and.. empty wallets. I&#39;m great with picking gifts but while I&#39;m shopping for others, I almost always find something that I like myself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here&#39;s some of the things I&#39;ve been eyeing. What&#39;s on your Christmas wish list?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJ4EqeFBQIPExfzL3qep4746ahvE2zyymDrap6-Hew_IbaVH7lv1smQ9BumW9K5dz0ZW3P2MLbytTo6lbL2jaWB1u0rhSavFBp656OlI5n1_S0nY85eFWTKPrMFWZ5QS6zRle84BbBQFW/s500/Christmaswishlist.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbandecay.com/Naked-2-Palette-by-Urban-Decay/282,default,pd.html&quot;&gt;Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dolcevita.com/DV-Boots/Pura-Wedge-Heel-Bootie/PAOIICHMHMJIEIJM/3016-3023/Product&quot;&gt;DV by Dolce Vita Pura Booties &lt;/a&gt;- I have this in taupe and I love it. A black pair would be so much more versatile! &lt;div&gt;3. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.michaelkors.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod2420007&amp;amp;parentId=cat20403&amp;amp;masterId=cat35701&amp;amp;index=2&amp;amp;cmCat=cat000000cat145cat35701cat20403&amp;amp;isEditorial=false&quot;&gt;Michael Kors Watch in Gold&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/pants/knitpants/PRDOVR~31090/31090.jsp&quot;&gt;J. Crew Pixie Pant &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5. Fur Vest - Found this image via Google but if anyone knows of a great option, please let me know!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6. &lt;a href=&quot;http://aritzia.com/fashion/dresses/sabine-dress&quot;&gt;Wilfred Sabine Dress&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/pants/knitpants/PRDOVR~33004/33004.jsp&quot;&gt;J. Crew Saturday Pant&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sorel.com/Women&#39;s-Cate-the-Great%E2%84%A2/NL1572,default,pd.html&quot;&gt;Sorel Cate the Great boots&lt;/a&gt; - I know, I know. These aren&#39;t really that great looking but I hate snows. And when it does, I don&#39;t care about looks, &lt;i&gt;at all&lt;/i&gt;. I just need to not slip and die.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;9. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kobo.com/ereaders/kobo-vox.html?utm_source=google&amp;amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;amp;utm_campaign=brand&amp;amp;gclid=CMWbi4zl9qwCFRBphwodcV6cUg&quot;&gt;Kobo Vox&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;PS. I&#39;ll be donating to a Christmas Bureau this Christmas. What are your favourite charities? I&#39;d love to know! &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/6463751972124366915/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/12/dear-santa.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/6463751972124366915'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/6463751972124366915'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/12/dear-santa.html' title='Dear Santa...'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJ4EqeFBQIPExfzL3qep4746ahvE2zyymDrap6-Hew_IbaVH7lv1smQ9BumW9K5dz0ZW3P2MLbytTo6lbL2jaWB1u0rhSavFBp656OlI5n1_S0nY85eFWTKPrMFWZ5QS6zRle84BbBQFW/s72-c/Christmaswishlist.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-6234837025617957135</id><published>2011-12-06T09:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-06T09:00:06.736-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I posted an outfit post...</title><content type='html'>but I deleted it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Experienced fashion bloggers: any tips on taking outfit photos?</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/6234837025617957135/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/12/i-posted-outfit-post.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/6234837025617957135'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/6234837025617957135'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/12/i-posted-outfit-post.html' title='I posted an outfit post...'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-4184050681589248940</id><published>2011-12-05T21:30:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-05T21:39:34.472-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="beauty"/><title type='text'>November Luxe Box</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwflDJ4y8eJCcpm_h2RgNdX-uZ7kbUyy6oUFkIyWrqnWPrLK_44lTw3rCPIxS5ow93YqfDAQIHJ308mJAuwxiAfINSQ_43mYDOVfFP2zNVoGuIA5LYhnBsuM_7e19NIWMTXph6K-NM9J0/s500/IMG_0072.JPG&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know I&#39;m late with this but here&#39;s a peek into my Luxe Box this month.&lt;br /&gt;My verdict for this month: meh.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#e06666;&quot;&gt;This month&#39;s products:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lise Watier Eye Glitter Eyeliner&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Moroccanoil Styling Cream - EXPIRED THOUGH! :( but they said they&#39;ll send another product next month and &quot;something extra&quot; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Benefit B.Right! Total Moisture Facial Cream&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Pur Minerals Neutral Foundation Primer&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Teaopia Cactus Fig Tea Kit&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/4184050681589248940/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/12/november-luxe-box.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/4184050681589248940'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/4184050681589248940'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/12/november-luxe-box.html' title='November Luxe Box'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwflDJ4y8eJCcpm_h2RgNdX-uZ7kbUyy6oUFkIyWrqnWPrLK_44lTw3rCPIxS5ow93YqfDAQIHJ308mJAuwxiAfINSQ_43mYDOVfFP2zNVoGuIA5LYhnBsuM_7e19NIWMTXph6K-NM9J0/s72-c/IMG_0072.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-6570671232839040304</id><published>2011-11-17T01:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-01T22:43:22.944-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="beauty"/><title type='text'>Slight Obsession</title><content type='html'>Some girls love lipsticks, or nail polish or shoes. Me?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font style=&quot;font-weight:bold;&quot;&gt;I like foundations. &lt;/font&gt;Yes, it is kind of weird - or at least I think it&#39;s pretty weird.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&#39;ve struggled with acne all my life (since grade 5 to be exact...) so I love being able to create a flawless face. I didn&#39;t really start wearing foundation until grade 12 and even then I wasn&#39;t obsessed with it. I&#39;m not sure why but the past 2 years I started becoming obsessed with finding the perfect foundation. Ironically, it was the last 2 years that my acne cleared up to the point where I am comfortable going out with no makeup (Okay, I lie. Maybe a bit of concealer).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here&#39;s a look at all the liquid foundations I&#39;ve tried in the past 2 years and my overall experience with them all. I think it&#39;s a bit much.. considering I&#39;m not including my powder foundations, tinted moisturizers or BB creams.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfM_XiwBcIUahjUnYCk_ePmdR7icFiUiUIkCU70U3hDzzk_1aTjblVn7yRlvlvMP6CknZ_qL9LcEWb-icHwfPcN5z-FyFLeIdC_OAD0d_gvpRTdO9e8kZwsfn0t6TOMH14_XnOwv_-PSD/s1600/foundations.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;{ Starting from Left to Right and Top to Bottom }&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.covergirl.com/cleanliquidmakeup-oilcontrol&quot;&gt;Covergirl Clean Liquid Makeup&lt;/a&gt; - This was the first foundation I&#39;ve ever used and it wasn&#39;t bad. I actually went through a few bottles before trying new ones. Back then they didn&#39;t have the different formulas for skin type so I found it made me oily.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maybelline.ca/products/89/face/foundation/superstay-24hr-makeup/classic-ivory/light-30?shadeId=463&quot;&gt;Maybelline Super Stay Makeup&lt;/a&gt; - I got this foundation because I was told it was very comparable to the Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation which is my absolute favourite. However, after I started using it, I started breaking out so I stopped after a week. I don&#39;t know if it was the foundation or not but I was afraid to try it again. It&#39;s very long lasting but isn&#39;t as great with oil control as Estee Lauder is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.revlon.com/Revlon-Home/Products/Face/Foundation/ColorStay-Makeup-with-SoftFlex-for-Combination-Oily-Skin.aspx&quot;&gt;Revlon ColorStay Foundation&lt;/a&gt; - I didn&#39;t like this foundation. at all. Everyone loves it but I just didn&#39;t see anything special about it. Although I did get the wrong colour...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rimmellondon.com/uk/products/lasting-finish-25-hour-foundation/&quot;&gt;Rimmel London Lasting Finish 25 Hour Foundation&lt;/a&gt; - LOVE. This is my favourite drugstore foundation. Very comparable to the Estee Lauder except it has a lighter coverage and is inexpensive! It&#39;s very liquid-y, which I like and gives a matte finish (almost a little powder-y once it sinks in). Very long lasting, great oil control and is light coverage but can be built to medium coverage. This is my current every day foundation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dior.com/beauty/gbr/en/make_up_and_cosmetics_by_christian_dior_lipstick_m/face/foundations/fluid-foundation/teint-fraicheur-effet-peau-nue/py0778700-cfoundation.html&quot;&gt;Dior Skin Nude&lt;/a&gt; - For a dewy finish, this is a great option. I really liked this foundation but it&#39;s quite expensive (I think about $55-60 a bottle) and the pump SUCKS. I couldn&#39;t get my foundation out because the pump got stuck. So I went to Shoppers and the sales girl told me to put a pin in the pump, which didn&#39;t work so I threw it out. Then I find out that Sephora would have replaced it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P217905&quot;&gt;Makeup Forever HD Foundation&lt;/a&gt; - I REALLY wanted to love this foundation. I&#39;m not saying it&#39;s bad, it&#39;s pretty good but it does nothing special for my face. I find it a bit too thick and I get SUPER oily by the end of the day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.physiciansformula.com/en-us/productdetail/face/foundations/02447.html&quot;&gt;Physicians Formula Mineral Wear Foundation&lt;/a&gt; - Crap. Maybe it was the one I had but it was super thick and just wouldn&#39;t blend right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.esteelauder.com/products/643/Product-Catalog/Makeup/Face/Foundations/index.tmpl&quot;&gt;Estee Lauder Double Wear Light&lt;/a&gt; - ALL TIME FAVOURITE. Matte finish, medium to full coverage (not light but it&#39;s lighter than their Double Wear one). Long lasting - and by that I mean that I have bawled my eyes out with it on, slept, gone clubbing all night, and it does. not. budge. It looks better as the day goes by and it has amazing oil control. I don&#39;t think Estee Lauder gets enough recognition for their products but it&#39;s great. My all time favourite blush is by Estee Lauder too. There are some downsides though: colour selection sucks, expensive and smells like old lady.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;** After writing this post, I realized I forgot one... one that I really like too: the Mac Face &amp; Body Foundation. A very, very, VERY liquid-y foundation but it&#39;s great. Buildable, but since I like sheer foundations, it&#39;s perfect. Very dewy finish so a powder is needed to set it. Feels and looks like you have no foundation on! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What foundations have you tried and which one&#39;s your favourite? I want to know so I can feed my addiction. :)</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/6570671232839040304/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/11/slight-obsession.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/6570671232839040304'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/6570671232839040304'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/11/slight-obsession.html' title='Slight Obsession'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfM_XiwBcIUahjUnYCk_ePmdR7icFiUiUIkCU70U3hDzzk_1aTjblVn7yRlvlvMP6CknZ_qL9LcEWb-icHwfPcN5z-FyFLeIdC_OAD0d_gvpRTdO9e8kZwsfn0t6TOMH14_XnOwv_-PSD/s72-c/foundations.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-7223585043133294389</id><published>2011-11-16T00:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-16T00:00:05.736-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal"/><title type='text'>Worry Wart</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCwirT7JTbWmto1d2ITKfoDhFTY_3FaXdn1FoyYUbkyC0rib7ZGMW-I4nfJQC1rlXzkqgUC1aB6G9s3WIVH4btIxcb-G-X54hQCB-FxyRTQ78k9ej-4V9jxxV_sWtHRbOnZEW6xz1kkEb/s400/go%252Cfor%252Cit%252Cquotes%252Cright%252Cstop%252Cthinking%252Cstart-a132e83b964b16145098a8cad85222e6_h_large.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am the biggest worry wart I know. And ever since I finished school I have been worrying about what I&#39;m going to do with my life. I often forget how many possibilities there are and that life shouldn&#39;t be just one straight path to the future. Yet, my brain is cluttered with thoughts and my heart aches with worry. I think it&#39;s the feeling of not knowing what&#39;s going to happen next that worries me, as if I&#39;m stuck in a rut when I&#39;m meant for more. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have always done what I was expected to do that I can no longer tell whether what I am want is because I am expected to want it, or if I actually want for my own. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I want to do some soul searching but I don&#39;t know where to begin. It seems people always leave to find themselves but what if I&#39;m not ready to leave what I already have?</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/7223585043133294389/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/11/worry-wart.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/7223585043133294389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/7223585043133294389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/11/worry-wart.html' title='Worry Wart'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCwirT7JTbWmto1d2ITKfoDhFTY_3FaXdn1FoyYUbkyC0rib7ZGMW-I4nfJQC1rlXzkqgUC1aB6G9s3WIVH4btIxcb-G-X54hQCB-FxyRTQ78k9ej-4V9jxxV_sWtHRbOnZEW6xz1kkEb/s72-c/go%252Cfor%252Cit%252Cquotes%252Cright%252Cstop%252Cthinking%252Cstart-a132e83b964b16145098a8cad85222e6_h_large.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-3895337240658589777</id><published>2011-11-15T00:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-15T00:00:01.779-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="beauty"/><title type='text'>Review: Josie Maran Organic Argan Oil</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGY8q2NtNDUBkWuzMqWF1J8RiWCq5Q-fLAreH8DqFI05gO-oo5jn3FXeijtm5bDujlh0uKqXmaLtm_HrJO9Vf4A7RR2jqQXU_T7Hdqor8aRj4fyF0NcrKR8iQxT7QSSf4Cx1l4wnsVBsw_/s400/josiemaran.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;{&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P218700#&quot;&gt;via&lt;/a&gt;}&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My skin type used to be combination/oily but over the years, it changed and recently I have found my skin to be more combination/dry than oily. For the longest time I didn&#39;t use a daily face moisturizer but then I noticed that I would get patchy dry spots on my face. While on the hunt for a moisturizer, I remembered that I had heard from a friend that this product was suppose to do wonders for your skin so I headed out to Sephora and picked up a small bottle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#e06666;&quot;&gt;What it does:&lt;/span&gt; A lightweight oil that can be used as a moisturizer/treatment for skin, hair and nails. Argan Oil easily absorbs into skin to give you a youthful, dewy glow, and has astonishing healing, conditioning, and antiaging properties to keep your skin and hair nourished and revitalized and to keep you looking beautiful from head to toe. (From Sephora website)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#e06666;&quot;&gt;My experience:&lt;/span&gt; I have been using this daily for two months now. I began using it as both day and night moisturizer which was fine. I found it worked better as a night moisturizer because in the morning, it would have been absorbed into the skin whereas, if you use it in the morning, it doesn&#39;t settle into your skin because you put on your foundation. I was hesitant to put oil onto my face at first but now I find that it works better than cream. I had wanted this to be a miracle worker - all my scars and blemishes to go away and I would get this amazing baby soft skin. Maybe I had too high of expectations. It does the job but definitely not a miracle as many reviews claim. Also, it didn&#39;t do anything amazing for my hair.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#e06666;&quot;&gt;Pros:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;On the bottle it claims to hydrate and nourish your skin, and it gets the job done. My dry patchy spots have all disappeared and even if I don&#39;t use it, the spots haven&#39;t been coming back. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A little goes a long way. You only need about two drops for your entire face. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;You can use it for your skin and hair.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#e06666;&quot;&gt;Cons:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Expensive for a tiny bottle. I can&#39;t remember the exact price but in CAD, the smallest bottle which is about the size of my palm cost over $20. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Apparently it&#39;s suppose to be help heal but didn&#39;t heal at all. If I had a blemish, it didn&#39;t do anything to help it but didn&#39;t make it worse either.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#e06666;&quot;&gt;Verdict:&lt;/span&gt; It does what it claims to do. It is a great moisturizer for hydration. I might try some other moisturizers before buying this again though.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/3895337240658589777/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/11/review-josie-maran-organic-argan-oil.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/3895337240658589777'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/3895337240658589777'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/11/review-josie-maran-organic-argan-oil.html' title='Review: Josie Maran Organic Argan Oil'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGY8q2NtNDUBkWuzMqWF1J8RiWCq5Q-fLAreH8DqFI05gO-oo5jn3FXeijtm5bDujlh0uKqXmaLtm_HrJO9Vf4A7RR2jqQXU_T7Hdqor8aRj4fyF0NcrKR8iQxT7QSSf4Cx1l4wnsVBsw_/s72-c/josiemaran.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-5899717347374351919</id><published>2011-11-14T00:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T00:00:12.339-08:00</updated><title type='text'>New Toy</title><content type='html'>I got my hands on the new iPhone 4s this weekend and right now, all I can say is: I&#39;m going through a slight Blackberry withdrawal. I&#39;m still trying to get used to the keyboard but I definitely miss my keypad and BBM. I really tried to love my Blackberry but the camera on the iPhone sold me. Needless to say, Instagram was the first app I downloaded.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another great thing about iPhones is the amount of accessories available! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_pU3sG1AUTn9qtYy5YzNAQz6LWkLa-mCu8V0xxFDvu_Obk9BC4Fhdzv-X3HsFE3Qy67pQOy9q6IGW9Xgm5BfHoJefnarZWcj8kg7uUPdbknRR78XWo1wTF8xglgJibZhyphenhyphenhE5N5ZCQ2i3/s575/case.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/kate-spade-new-york-rigid-iphone-4-4s-cover/3219845?origin=PredictiveSearch&quot;&gt;Kate Spade&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.michaelkors.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod14210002&amp;parentId=cat34701&amp;masterId=cat144&amp;index=5&amp;cmCat=cat000000cat144cat34701&amp;isEditorial=false&quot;&gt; Michael Kors&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/marc-by-marc-jacobs-mademoiselle-danger-iphone-4-4s-cover/3228978?origin=PredictiveSearch&amp;resultback=3346&quot;&gt;MARC BY MARCB JACOBS&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/main/ProductDetail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524446422755&amp;site_refer=AFF001&amp;siteID=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-p5E7vLhp5RR4Pdb7elSruw&amp;LScreativeid=1&amp;LSlinkid=10&amp;LSoid=235122&amp;LSsid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&quot;&gt;Prada&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&#39;m thinking of personalizing my own case. I already purchased a clear case off eBay to decorate but not sure what to put on it. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&#39;d love to know what accessories you have for your phone and if you have an iPhone, what are your favourite apps?</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/5899717347374351919/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-toy.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/5899717347374351919'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/5899717347374351919'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-toy.html' title='New Toy'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_pU3sG1AUTn9qtYy5YzNAQz6LWkLa-mCu8V0xxFDvu_Obk9BC4Fhdzv-X3HsFE3Qy67pQOy9q6IGW9Xgm5BfHoJefnarZWcj8kg7uUPdbknRR78XWo1wTF8xglgJibZhyphenhyphenhE5N5ZCQ2i3/s72-c/case.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-8461158900183839509</id><published>2011-11-03T09:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-03T09:06:00.240-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="beauty"/><title type='text'>I Need Some Sparkle In My Life</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltuz9xXjSx1qiqqy5o1_400.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have a love-hate relationship with sparkles. Annoying when it gets everywhere and hard to get off but pretty in small, contained doses. Right now, it&#39;s more love than hate. Especially with this drab weather, sparkles is a nice pick-me-up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmGcqC6XI3_fCCONioc5CxkX-qA0IUGZNQzIUbvrNfrfL6WDJpcc2zSlS_qbf_md0DoTAMEQbovF0g5l-g2OQp6mczwQUznYmbiT6c65JdtTV9YCD9-GUFqIQCfcOz6h6AFddai-eUI0c/s1600/nailpolish.jpg&quot;&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Sephora by OPI Gold For Me |  Sephora by OPI Traffic Stopper Copper | Deborah Lippmann Superstar | Butter London Rosie Lee | Butter London West End Wonderland&lt;/center&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/8461158900183839509/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/11/i-need-some-sparkle-in-my-life.html#comment-form' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/8461158900183839509'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/8461158900183839509'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/11/i-need-some-sparkle-in-my-life.html' title='I Need Some Sparkle In My Life'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmGcqC6XI3_fCCONioc5CxkX-qA0IUGZNQzIUbvrNfrfL6WDJpcc2zSlS_qbf_md0DoTAMEQbovF0g5l-g2OQp6mczwQUznYmbiT6c65JdtTV9YCD9-GUFqIQCfcOz6h6AFddai-eUI0c/s72-c/nailpolish.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-3184996714818938224</id><published>2011-11-02T10:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-02T10:00:02.207-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fashion"/><title type='text'>Adding Colour</title><content type='html'>My closet is consists of black, black and... the occasional grey. I bought a few new pieces to add colour to my wardrobe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHxJf-kWZDOBu6SGEb6LT_T_SxmXC1cQT3ZZyWiK47qxzpZ5a89tkZeLWGr046chKmk3-mLvkkSKc3Ziw9TjVqD8l-FupTd6vDxI8lKEB7HYNW9c_1RDYQ25ZrBwu3goXBh95-jiSZ0dq/s1600/colours.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mustard yellow cardigan - J. Crew&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Red ankle jeans - Forever 21&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Wine Coloured dress - Forever 21&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mustard yellow suede belt - Forever 21&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Still on the hunt for some burnt orange and jade coloured items to add! Any suggestions?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What colours do you like to wear? &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/3184996714818938224/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/11/adding-colour.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/3184996714818938224'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/3184996714818938224'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/11/adding-colour.html' title='Adding Colour'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHxJf-kWZDOBu6SGEb6LT_T_SxmXC1cQT3ZZyWiK47qxzpZ5a89tkZeLWGr046chKmk3-mLvkkSKc3Ziw9TjVqD8l-FupTd6vDxI8lKEB7HYNW9c_1RDYQ25ZrBwu3goXBh95-jiSZ0dq/s72-c/colours.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-6569071284450299279</id><published>2011-11-01T08:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-01T08:32:00.624-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Too early?</title><content type='html'>First day of November...too early to be excited about Christmas? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkV8jSbteirTDFffiVPsY7CGlQYQ-9wpYl27TkKWW7vHaWW2M8NUfIzkHuYN3gpDjhrQUQLMAMMmATecvhGaAyGMtnC6BCU7PZ1M34GyOaEdGg-Mf6ElTQyDJajIJwzsHsxA3MgxgOQddE/s1600/christmas.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy Wednesday! xo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/6569071284450299279/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/11/too-early.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/6569071284450299279'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/6569071284450299279'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/11/too-early.html' title='Too early?'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkV8jSbteirTDFffiVPsY7CGlQYQ-9wpYl27TkKWW7vHaWW2M8NUfIzkHuYN3gpDjhrQUQLMAMMmATecvhGaAyGMtnC6BCU7PZ1M34GyOaEdGg-Mf6ElTQyDJajIJwzsHsxA3MgxgOQddE/s72-c/christmas.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-6630232519795405377</id><published>2011-10-31T07:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-31T07:00:00.813-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="beauty"/><title type='text'>I&#39;ve Got Mail! October Luxebox</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjydq3bVSwWh-FKOycyr9YSkk1O6a2_mn4sbZUfEp81-7hzM8uMg7PZCIhu5Q-KsAW73VMYEPYk89LhyphenhyphenrV5Snf02AtWh-dWtVoiN9rXckgFawjfSu1KkI1SSDWqAlPpvS4NYtidqKrjsLT/s1600/luxebox1.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Bestie got me a subscription to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.loosebutton.com/&quot;&gt;Luxe Box by Loose Button&lt;/a&gt; for my birthday &lt;span style=&quot;color:#e06666;&quot;&gt;{she&#39;s the greatest}&lt;/span&gt;, and I&#39;ve been pretty satisfied with what I&#39;ve been getting. I&#39;m not going to lie - a lot of the satisfaction comes from just receiving a package in the mail but here&#39;s a look at what I got this month. &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#e06666;&quot;&gt;What is Luxe Box?&lt;/span&gt; A monthly subscription service where you receive 4-5 deluxe size beauty samples delivered to your door. About $10-$12 depending how many months you purchase at a time. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_1vIucAVlTvfJP8UILSAg8MNTxlIfyBtg4deV3ed8Wr7nQWlBrd9pxbsGvwFrZbPVMu4GUdn4Pp_o_Pb-JzRGLXhYvdT3b6A8-XBDT1FI8-w4qeEnSXDioURZMSshg_tNQI8IVJ27fLa/s1600/luxebox2.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#e06666;&quot;&gt;This Month&#39;s Products:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lise Watier - Flash Lift Radiance Vials&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Keratase Elixir Ultime&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Essie Nail Polish in Carry On - &lt;i&gt;Full size! I was most excited about this, even though I already have this colour. It&#39;s my current favourite fall nail polish so it&#39;s nice to have to a backup, but would have loved to receive another colour. I saw some other people received China Glaze Crackle nail polish and I&#39;m glad I got this instead. Not really feeling the crackle look...my cat could give me that look with her nails if I wanted it. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Olay Professional Pro-X Eye Restoration Complex&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Chloe Eau De Parfume - &lt;i&gt;Such a cute little bottle&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;$25 off $75 purchase on Dealuxe&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh868sq_gKKWXTR4v-wz72FObW-6kC6KfEJac3v5lCi16BIewdk1_NnPNIGcOZNS4sEEVbp_S9IVB4FR7QabPNGcijtXySjYlyVUvXx7Qo7_UC9vNeZcNLmgTR_qSKGtnhdqQ1Gq3qoJIRS/s1600/luxebox4.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlXDQjS9kNHjRCLCI0OKV2yCoG2-5vANaWVdA3eCG6ljj5OhLt3XrySyYvsxJyxREVlQYW1UjhkHVu3x8DmdL0UhsxdqUNWs7Z5f20fSoMXOlDmHjAe2ZAfIt6LsWPT8WuKgwzCqVRDFW/s1600/luxebox5.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#e06666;&quot;&gt;Opinion:&lt;/span&gt; I like the redesign this month - looks much sleeker. I think if it wasn&#39;t for the Essie nail polish, I might have been quite disappointed with this month&#39;s box. So far, I have found that there is at least one product that I really like, but is the one product worth the $10 a month? I&#39;m not sure yet, but I&#39;ll let you know as I get more boxes. I hate that it comes so late in the month though.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxcCidPX7xP1RcAMuKFdjI16jT3KBUXXXkgMctho2fkjoAjHDYwezd5kxdICibGcsgbPJFm_j1up7zKip7KJ6Z0bUnjE02wCrfayY3SZprzM96sI6uCBoA8jUF9AawLe-V-Rq0kr3C366/s1600/luxebox3.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;{Personalized sticker!}&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpQnyqZbTjiAu2DGizHdq0IHJXDLdp_WKfcA0y32S-PFMoChlkuWpyU2_s-B4NuKYqebgx6jeZ3_mkAMyH1WejTcSNaB-C6BQ-W2ehlXbkchNgJJxtxgndmAReHu6eLc6SqIrNp8MNwcO/s1600/luxebox6.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;{Old packaging}&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What do you guys think of these subscription services? Worth it or a waste of money? Have you tried any other subscriptions, and if so, which ones? &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/6630232519795405377/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/10/ive-got-mail-october-luxebox.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/6630232519795405377'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/6630232519795405377'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/10/ive-got-mail-october-luxebox.html' title='I&#39;ve Got Mail! October Luxebox'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjydq3bVSwWh-FKOycyr9YSkk1O6a2_mn4sbZUfEp81-7hzM8uMg7PZCIhu5Q-KsAW73VMYEPYk89LhyphenhyphenrV5Snf02AtWh-dWtVoiN9rXckgFawjfSu1KkI1SSDWqAlPpvS4NYtidqKrjsLT/s72-c/luxebox1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-3079205766544822909</id><published>2011-10-26T00:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-26T00:04:40.693-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal"/><title type='text'>What&#39;s In My Bag</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbINju61T8vyBVcAQhgsJ83H33ALkpmrmt1p-yudIANO7CppH8RohMalggbj-QJZTUVliVwAgmuLo7v8Z26il6QG0nipEodTgMyLqv3SnXhkPZxvCuOmvb28EGXegmmdZ_G_PSHUJIG81q/s1600/bag.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I always love seeing what people have inside their bag. I don&#39;t carry anything interesting but here&#39;s a look anyway. &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. Purse: From China. $30 CAD for a buttery soft leather purse. Oh how I miss shopping in Asia!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. Blackberry&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. Wallet: Michael Kors. I love the colour and it&#39;s so soft. Favourite find from Seattle Premium Outlet thus far.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;4. Keys&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5. Sunglasses: Ray Bans. A graduation gift from J.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6. My agenda&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7. Book: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. I&#39;m attempting to read this for the second time. The first time I couldn&#39;t get past the first chapter but I hear it&#39;s good after the first 200 pages...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8. Umbrella. Too many times have I been caught in the rain without one. Born and raised in Vancouver, you would think I&#39;d learn earlier.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;9. Makeup case: MAC&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;10. Recyclable bag&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/3079205766544822909/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/10/whats-in-my-bag.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/3079205766544822909'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/3079205766544822909'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/10/whats-in-my-bag.html' title='What&#39;s In My Bag'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbINju61T8vyBVcAQhgsJ83H33ALkpmrmt1p-yudIANO7CppH8RohMalggbj-QJZTUVliVwAgmuLo7v8Z26il6QG0nipEodTgMyLqv3SnXhkPZxvCuOmvb28EGXegmmdZ_G_PSHUJIG81q/s72-c/bag.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-5461656781201195146</id><published>2011-10-25T00:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-25T00:00:05.661-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal"/><title type='text'>Midweek Day Off</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHYrzpTH9REGVGII4bIqdyjoP6ZiYaN2gAuwKOvsIsBQYYK3grngDVhV1RNDAk88kxaO7nvQveHqnOvJLFyryVgBviuvm5hkRx8_Zau5PipIxp-AnUpFTNyCiFwx4FcujvvH8YJupQIv6/s1600/blog1.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvmvSE_gKn-i8vLIKZWJE35jGSzhL16a5wezwxsNWkPWeetfhEusyRNuQmZx9YTYBE_wQqtJjiTUC8KYSmF9D-umrj954v3690VV3XEQsJJQ7rBdacle3vv11NGW6li2wotGbpeVlI7N9/s1600/blog3&#39;.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcb5fJ9gRT9W1kHNaO6Au9WFrQYiZT4FCgp9HcmIsNj2QKxfrRRfO9FRNP3wL7fKeLrs77SIPABzMwNTptJxiHzgXvsZj-IghdlhtAzMpqcL3yq1mcCCaePWci17j_0jpuxiMEuKMjPRAs/s1600/blog4.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I forgot how nice it is to have a day off in the middle of the week while everyone else is at work. J and I spent a sunny fall afternoon at Deer Lake recently, and it was so beautiful. Fall is definitely my favourite season. Too bad sunny Fall days are so rare in Vancouver.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/5461656781201195146/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/10/midweek-day-off.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/5461656781201195146'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/5461656781201195146'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/10/midweek-day-off.html' title='Midweek Day Off'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHYrzpTH9REGVGII4bIqdyjoP6ZiYaN2gAuwKOvsIsBQYYK3grngDVhV1RNDAk88kxaO7nvQveHqnOvJLFyryVgBviuvm5hkRx8_Zau5PipIxp-AnUpFTNyCiFwx4FcujvvH8YJupQIv6/s72-c/blog1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-4068838485038105015</id><published>2011-10-24T00:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-24T00:00:02.061-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal"/><title type='text'>I&#39;m back!</title><content type='html'>&lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;One thing I learned from my blog, however, was that some people feel overwhelmed by the question &#39;What&#39;s your passion?&#39; It seems so large and unanswerable that they feel paralyzed.&quot; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.happiness-project.com/&quot;&gt;The Happiness Project&lt;/a&gt; by Gretchen Rubin&lt;/blockquote&gt;That was me. Recently I went into a job interview, prepped to answer situation questions so when the question &quot;What is your passion&quot; came up, I was speechless. It took me a few weeks to think about what I really am passionate about: blogs, social media, fashion and design. Is that too many or can someone really have too many things to be passionate about?&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here I am. Pursuing my passion. Again. So hello and welcome back!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/4068838485038105015/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/10/im-back.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/4068838485038105015'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/4068838485038105015'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/10/im-back.html' title='I&#39;m back!'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-8640499126479663085</id><published>2011-02-02T15:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-02T15:56:29.141-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal"/><title type='text'>Perfectly Imperfect</title><content type='html'>I&#39;m such a terrible blogger.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I remember I used to think, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;why couldn&#39;t he/she update their blog more often?! &lt;/span&gt;when they were already posting every other day. Just never understood...until now. Kudos to those bloggers who regularly update!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway,&lt;br /&gt;new year, new me - right? Right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&#39;m pretty sure once upon a time I would have been the poster girl for insecurity, but as I got older I learned to keep it under control. I still set unrealistic goals for myself, expect too much and overwork myself - but don&#39;t we all?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are a few goals I have for myself this year:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;1. Fit into my old jeans again&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And by old jeans I mean the ones I bought last year. I used to want to lose weight, 5lbs, 10lbs, 15lbs... and each year I would fail. Fail because when I did go to the gym, I would gain more from muscle (I might not be super fat but I can assure you my body is probably ALL fat. Gross, I know.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And if all fails, buy new jeans. (JUST KIDDING.....)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PS. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.miss-melissa.com/2011/01/final-thoughts.html&quot;&gt;See what I had to say&lt;/a&gt; about health and fitness on super awesome local blogger, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.miss-melissa.com/&quot;&gt;Melissa&#39;s&lt;/a&gt; site!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;2. Find a style that I&#39;m comfortable with&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I keep buying into trends that don&#39;t fit my body or my look. Everything in my closet is a mess because I have bits and pieces of every style and they don&#39;t go together. So you pretty much see me wearing the same outfits because I only have a couple of things that go together.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But in the end I find the things that I go towards most are my chunky sweaters and jeans. I keep buying dresses and heels that just go to waste because I NEVER wear it. Sweaters and jeans might not be the most fashionable but hey, at least I&#39;m comfortable in my own skin and I think I&#39;m cool with that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;3. Have more &quot;me&quot; time&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2010 has been the most stressful year and day after day I would push myself to the limits. I told myself I wasn&#39;t stress and never broke down but that&#39;s because I never stopped. So you can only imagine what happened when I did stop for a breath. I&#39;m exhausted ALL THE TIME. It&#39;s time to relax and have fun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So I plan to relax more: yoga, long walks, spa days - whatever it takes to make me feel like I&#39;m 21 and not 80 years old.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&quot;Just because you&#39;re breathing doesn&#39;t mean you&#39;re alive&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;(that quote, pretty much my life story)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So here&#39;s to a year to finding peace with who we are! Good luck with all your goals :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLodqZDf0vtMrL-bN2cHnxESRXj2CKpp2orrX7cRpYY9f9J6FMU1I60US7l6Od5kQRk63_Keu5IUZ0eG1_6kl1qzSyz-pl3mWaYz_PkY1C0NiwznAVz2SZmHxo49UzZbVbjMjH2XrPdTR/s1600/quote.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 123px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLodqZDf0vtMrL-bN2cHnxESRXj2CKpp2orrX7cRpYY9f9J6FMU1I60US7l6Od5kQRk63_Keu5IUZ0eG1_6kl1qzSyz-pl3mWaYz_PkY1C0NiwznAVz2SZmHxo49UzZbVbjMjH2XrPdTR/s400/quote.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569243614713191714&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/8640499126479663085/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/02/perfectly-imperfect.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/8640499126479663085'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/8640499126479663085'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/02/perfectly-imperfect.html' title='Perfectly Imperfect'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLodqZDf0vtMrL-bN2cHnxESRXj2CKpp2orrX7cRpYY9f9J6FMU1I60US7l6Od5kQRk63_Keu5IUZ0eG1_6kl1qzSyz-pl3mWaYz_PkY1C0NiwznAVz2SZmHxo49UzZbVbjMjH2XrPdTR/s72-c/quote.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-5293682145452979979</id><published>2010-12-22T10:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-25T10:23:02.097-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Goodbye Procrastination!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavnH4HHb_THDNM_PK6B11ncunjwcnLVO2RN_w6WKXblVglPNaoN1-_k8YRuJ899UA5Su6Hf0f4OCXfkuNMRFuBLJh91c7OMfoVCK8OYfxWIRj_ggdghfZiqINJYdGVYRWonMFyRjrTqpp/s1600/dressingroomgraydon.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 400px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavnH4HHb_THDNM_PK6B11ncunjwcnLVO2RN_w6WKXblVglPNaoN1-_k8YRuJ899UA5Su6Hf0f4OCXfkuNMRFuBLJh91c7OMfoVCK8OYfxWIRj_ggdghfZiqINJYdGVYRWonMFyRjrTqpp/s400/dressingroomgraydon.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566190160590837730&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How productive would I be with a desk like this?!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/5293682145452979979/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/01/goodbye-procrastination.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/5293682145452979979'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/5293682145452979979'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2011/01/goodbye-procrastination.html' title='Goodbye Procrastination!'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavnH4HHb_THDNM_PK6B11ncunjwcnLVO2RN_w6WKXblVglPNaoN1-_k8YRuJ899UA5Su6Hf0f4OCXfkuNMRFuBLJh91c7OMfoVCK8OYfxWIRj_ggdghfZiqINJYdGVYRWonMFyRjrTqpp/s72-c/dressingroomgraydon.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860823881529464869.post-6249585844502815996</id><published>2010-11-05T10:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-12-20T16:13:04.938-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal"/><title type='text'>Biggest Fears</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://s3prod.weheartit.netdna-cdn.com/images/5551641/tumblr_ld1vk2hXky1qb13xjo1_500_large.jpg?1292455296&quot;&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&#39;ve always wondered what is it about our fears that is so frightening. How did I gain this fear and why can&#39;t I get over it? Especially when I&#39;m well aware that this fear is there, but I just let it live on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are my top 5 biggest fears:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Failure&lt;br /&gt;2. Being alone&lt;br /&gt;3. Embarrassment&lt;br /&gt;4. The idea of being caught doing something I&#39;m not suppose to (not saying that I do anything that I&#39;m suppose to but you know what I mean...)&lt;br /&gt;5. Rodents&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;What are yours?&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/feeds/6249585844502815996/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2010/11/biggest-fears.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/6249585844502815996'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/860823881529464869/posts/default/6249585844502815996'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://love-and-luxe.blogspot.com/2010/11/biggest-fears.html' title='Biggest Fears'/><author><name>Teresa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874674985087482194</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry></feed>