Pretty Shiny Sparkly

THE BEST: Bronzers

Kristina — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:01:36 +0000

No matter your skin tone, one can always go for a little more skin bling. I have compiled my favorite body and face bronzers, in both liquid or powder form to suit your preferences. I recommend going with powder for face if you tend to use more of a full face makeup every day. If [...]

7 Deadly Sins of Beauty

Kristina — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:00:19 +0000

Wow, I’m quite loving the vlogging lately, aren’t I? The truth is, I convince myself that it takes so much less time to do a quick vlog than it does to compose an outfit, shoot it, process it, write it, post it. But actually, editing the video and uploading to YouTube makes it take almost [...]

Glossybox USA Debut + Unboxing

Kristina — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:01:51 +0000

Before we left for Paris, the week before our wedding, I filmed this video of me unboxing the very first U.S. Glossybox–it’s not yet available but will be soon so be sure to sign up. Glossybox sent me their first box to preview and I really, really, REALLY loved it. So much so that I [...]

Past, Present, and Future

Kristina — Fri, 11 May 2012 05:03:53 +0000

The past, present, and future are all on the mind today as I get ready to marry the love of my life. My parents’ wedding {above} could not be more different than mine. They married in a courtyard, catered by a local grocery store, officiated by a Justice of the Peace (who was so drunk [...]

Our Engagement Session on SMP

Kristina — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:05:42 +0000

I am unbelievably thrilled to announce that our engagement session by Photographers Skeen (that’s Bryan and Kendi, also of Bloom, of Kendi Everyday, the list goes on…) was posted onto Style Me Pretty today, my favorite wedding blog of all time. Click here to view the post & photos on Style Me Pretty, and don’t [...]

Sequin & Shine

Kristina — Tue, 08 May 2012 05:00:01 +0000

Good sequined tops are so hard to find at a great price–namely because you want them to be of good quality and not short you on the details (frequent offender: sequins only on the front of the top/sweater–hate that!). So when I spotted this top at H&M in Las Vegas, I knew it was a [...]

$400 Shopping Spree WINNER

Kristina — Sun, 06 May 2012 22:01:55 +0000

Time flies, doesn’t it? I wanted to write a quick post to announce the randomly selected winner of the Beso + PSS giveaway. (Drumroll please) The winner of the $400 shopping spree with Beso.com is… Congratulations Lynzy! Have fun shopping and be sure to get yourself something for your bachelorette. ;) Everyone be sure to [...]

Birthday Haul

Kristina — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:02:12 +0000

For my birthday this year I didn’t want any gifts or festivities – just a quiet dinner at one of my favorite special-occasion restaurants with HB, and happily that’s exactly what I got. But that didn’t mean I couldn’t buy myself a new lipstick or two… For the list of products and where to purchase, [...]

Wish

Kristina — Tue, 01 May 2012 05:00:59 +0000

Amidst all the hustle and bustle of wedding planning and house-buying…I kind of forgot about my birthday, which is today. Because the wedding is in less than two weeks and things are kind of, well, a little bit crazy right now, I’m keeping it low-key this year. HB and I will go out and celebrate [...]

Rive Gauche

Kristina — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:01:55 +0000

I won’t bore you with yet more harried talk about how busy things are in our lives right now (house, marriage, honeymoon, graduation…yes?), but I will say that they are all happy stressors. I’m so happy, deliriously happy, to be marrying the love of my life in less than two short weeks. And yet I [...]

Vegas Baby 2.0

Kristina — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:01:44 +0000

I’m so original with these post names. *rolls eyes* I apologize that these photos were taken on my point-and-shoot (although thanks, Tracy!) so the quality isn’t up to the usual standard here on PSS. But you know what? Digital SLRs don’t fit in tiny black clutches. There’s still time to enter the $400 shopping spree [...]

Vegas Baby

Kristina — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:01:38 +0000

My bachelorette weekend in Vegas was absolutely epic. We did everything you could do in Vegas. My feet hurt, I’m exhausted, and it’s all worth it because it was a blast. Thank you to Tracy, Sara, and Morgan for making my last hurrah as a single girl such a wild ride. You are the best, [...]

Bachelorette + $400 Giveaway with Beso.com

Kristina — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:11:07 +0000

Tomorrow I am off to sunny & lucky Las Vegas for a fun-filled bachelorette party that my maid of honor has expertly planned. I swear I am the luckiest girl in the world. Four of us are staying at the Aria Hotel and will be taking in one fabulous show, lots of good food, a [...]

A Firework, A Dancing Flame

Kristina — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:01:27 +0000

If you’re looking for an excuse to wear neon colored jeans, there are unexpected benefits: wearing these completely eclipses the fact that my shirt is rumpled, my lipstick is faded, and everywhere I walk my boots make a chink chink sound. I could have just as easily chosen a plain white tee (probably my favorite [...]

Design In Mind

Kristina — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:00:33 +0000

I‘m not going to lie to you: blogging has been extremely difficult to fit in these past few months. As most of you already know, I already had a lot of things on my proverbial plate what with medical school & blogging, but when you add a wedding that is (yay!) only one month away, [...]