Klase Chic: An Aura of Confidence

My followers! New for you, I've moved to a new site!

2011-12-17T22:24:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving!

I wanted to let all of you know I have created a new site where I will be posting from now on.

It's my new website and will now make this my home for future posts. Please visit me here and will be giving you new and fresh things to look at and enjoy!

Read my about me and it will give you an insight on myself and my posts.

Thank you!

Jennifer

Maui Vacation Summer 2011

2011-09-23T20:40:00.000-07:00

This year we made a wonder trip to the island of Maui, Hawaii. Our very first time there and I must say I was so excited to finally take a vacation and visit such a luscious green place, with turquoise water, and soft sand like I was walking over a pillow. The air was clean and fresh and the locals very welcoming. It was a trip that will live vividly in my mind for the rest of my life.

A video of our trip!

M.I.A

2011-06-07T20:39:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, sorry for being gone for a month, it's been a crazy month! Work went from many morning shifts to late shifts for a few weeks, birthday party's, a Bridal party, Memorial Day weekend celebration, and starting the online planning of visiting Maui in September. So much that I have no idea where the month of May even went!

So...

To update you on a few things I did here are a few pictures for all of you!

Starting off with a good breakfast (work treats us well for meetings)

Sunshine in the mornings....

But rain throughout the day almost all month.

Shot a gun again after 5 years at the shooting range.

(my boyfriend's silhouette)

Cheesecake birthday cake!

What I did on my days off... nothing! Lay on the couch

Memorial Day weekend BBQ & relaxation!

Sun peaked out once in a while

Bridal Party, champagne and cupcakes, wait, whats

the toilet paper doing there?!

We made bridal dress's with them!!!

Flowerbomb is my love.

2011-05-06T22:45:00.000-07:00

I'm sitting here thinking what fragrance will I be buying my mother for Mother's Day. She runs out quickly because she uses them all up, and all she ever wants as gifts are perfumes! so should I buy her something she is out of or search for something new tomorrow. I already have a good idea of what she likes and what she doesn't, hmmm. In the mean time I'm sharing with all of you my favorite, I go to my happy place when I smell it :-)

After smelling and trying so many perfumes the last few weeks, Victor & Rolf has made me very happy creating Flowerbomb!

What's in my makeup bag

2011-05-06T16:30:00.000-07:00

This morning I decided to clean my makeup bag and I took everything out to do so. I found a moment to take a snapshot of everything I carry around with me. I've been inspired by a few people to do this post. Do I use it all throughout the day? No but you never know when you might. I named some, others I didn't on this pic. My brushes are Mac and Sigma if you are curious :-)

I know for sure I may not be touching up throughout the day anymore after purchasing this!!!

A few weeks ago I was given an Sample of this at the Urban Decay counter at Macy's. Urban Decay all nighter setting spray. 3 days ago I bought the full bottle, not cheap $29, but I haven't had to retouch my makeup during the day AND with this heat I spray a little bit more during the day and it gives my makeup up a fresh look again and a nice glow! I will carry the small one with me in my purse and the full size on my makeup counter. It's worth every penny and it sprays so evenly!

Story of my hair...

2011-05-06T15:18:00.000-07:00

Going on 30 years with this head of hair, and I'm asking myself, is it time for change or keep it looking the way it is?

Here are a few photos of my hair in the last 29 years.

I believe I was less then a year old here, but had super

dark hair and lots of it I think.

4 years old or so, I always had to have it

combed and didn't like bows or pony tails

either, haha! I always had to go loose with it

from what my parents tell me.

OMG, so if you guys came from my old blogspot, you might have see this

picture already. The first was from high school, had it super curly, tight like a

perm. Lots of hairspray no color yet. After I graduated my phases began, still curly but

lots of color. The last photo was me going back in 2004 to black like I had before I messed it up.

NOW...

I get comments like " your hair is like Kim Kardashian" or "do you have extensions?" I never copied her nor ever have had extensions, all natural! I've had dark hair and started curling it like I do before she even came into the spotlight.

I will admit I love her style and I think its a great compliment because she has beautiful hair!

These are pictures I have taken in the last couple years.

Most Current 2011

I think dark hair is attractive and extotic! To change my hair color will

take alot and a special person to change my mind, but so far nobody. I didn't like it in the past and may never like my hair another color again. Don't think I can ever go short either. I'm happy with what I have. If I can pull off having very black hair, I intend to keep it! Its definitely a feature that attracted my loving boyfriend! ;-)

What I use

Superstar Professional 1" falt iron. Have been using it for 6 years now and no other.

Today

I purchased a curling iron for the first time. I have always used my flat iron to straighten and curl my hair.

Conair tourmaline ceramic curling iron 1 1/4 . I want to try something new with my curls.

Let me know what you think and what has been your favorite hair color or style, and who have you been compared too!

Just a few iphone 4 pictures

2011-05-01T20:10:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures I took recently just playing with my iphone 4

and using instagram on a most.

Flowers I left for my Dad at the cemetery marking 2 years.

Birchbox I received for the month of April!

Our backyard, beautiful clouds on Easter Day

Peaceful it is

My car parked in out driveway getting some sun

Where I sit and ponder

Palm trees all over our neighborhood, awesome,

feels like vacation everyday!

At the end of the day....

My top 12 favorite websites

2011-04-22T08:57:00.000-07:00

Every day either in the morning or when I come home from work or day off, I get on my computer and and hit one button to get to my favorite websites I have bookmarked, "Top Sites" in Safari on my Mac. It either keeps track of history, or you customize it to what you want it to look like. I though I take a picture and show you the websites that my computer has and share the links with you.

1. Facebook

2. Youtube

3. Refinery29.com

4. 7x7

5. 944

6. birchbox blog

7. Apartment Therapy

8. Diablo Magazine

9. Elle Decor

10. Bodyrock.tv

11. Geeksugar

12. Sephora

New Sigma's this month!

2011-04-22T08:56:00.000-07:00

Can't say enough how much I love Sigma Brushes! I bought some about 2 months ago, Sigma Sigmax brushes, and love those so much and have been holding up every single day. This time I wanted to buy 2 new ones, one for my makeup bag to travel with and a blush brush for my new Tarte Amazonian clay blush (in Blissful) and Nars blushes ( Orgasm & Gilda). They are very pigmented so need a good brush to handle them.

My cute red bag it came in!

Hollywood Glamour Retractable Kabuki- Red $25

Powder/Blush- F10 $16

Something about Marilyn, just noticed the website is sold out of this

one but has Hollywood Glamour Retractable Kabuki-Black Breakfast with Audrey

Something about Marilyn Kabuki in Red, I wanted to get the Breakfast

with Audrey in black but the red really got me! My blush brush, so soft, truly

in love!

Free gift with purchase too!

Sephora Beauty Insider Chic Week

2011-04-16T19:26:00.000-07:00

Did some major shopping at Sephora yesterday and today. I've been a beauty insider for about 3 years now and love getting the samples and points. Best of all these type of events! It's the only time you get a discount there.

I bought with a purpose, the weather! I do not plan on wearing foundation or power on my face on the crazy hot days in the next few months, but I still want to look natural with some color! Im focusing on my skin and especially around my eyes.

Carolina Herrera 212 perfume $50

Laura Mercier CONCEALER/SHADOW BASE $34

Laura Mercier TINTED MOISTURIZER $42 (Sand)

Sephora Professional Concealer airbrush #57 $24

Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb rolerball $25

Skyn Icelandic Relief Eye Cream $ 45

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-hour Blush in Blissful $25

I used the tinted moisturizer and the Tarte blush today and both still look fresh on my face! I used the Flowerbomb perfume and enjoyed the smell on me all day too!

Happy Friday!

2011-04-15T08:55:00.000-07:00

Fridays are my favorite days, I take the day slow and appreciate the good things that come.

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Aviators for me!

2011-04-15T08:49:00.000-07:00

Sunglasses are worn throughout the year, especially during Spring and Summer. We all get tempted to buy new ones but its not the easiest thing to shop for. Lucky for me I found two new pairs that I love! I have a few sunglasses already that have been quite expensive in the last few years but this year I thought I would budget and found them.

Jessica Simpson Aviator Sunglasses.

Jessica Simpson Eyewear Collection

I love the purple tint to these and they are super light weight!

Also my look on a normal day I'm running errands, lipgloss, blush,

headband, and my sunnies!

My new Armani Exchange Aviators. Picked these up at

T.J. Maxx retails for $69.00 but got them for $19.99. I think someone

was hiding them because I found it behind a pair of shoes nicely put.

These have the gold frame and tortoise tint to them.

image1: liliyx

April showers bring May flowers

2011-04-12T20:16:00.000-07:00

I want to smell like a flower!

What's your favorite perfume?

The weather has been quite crazy these last few months, even going into this Spring. I'm hoping that it will soon start to feel more like the season we are in. Along with that my fragrances shopping begins for the season! Every season I want to feel and smell as if I am the season, haha! This Friday I'm finally going to pick up one or two to get started. Lately I've been visiting Ulta, Sephora, & Macy's to smell some and find that one special scent for me. These are the two I have narrowed them down too!

Flora Eau Fraîche By Gucci
Born of youthful elegance and subtle sensuality, Flora Eau Fraiche adds a bright, citrusy element to the Gucci fragrance family. The fragrance's mandarin top notes mingle with the piquant vibrancy of kumquat and bergamot fruit. In the heart notes, a transparent floralcy glimmers against an elegant base, one that blends an edgy peppery note with a warm touch of sandalwood.

Whats in it?Citrus Accords, Kumquat, Peony, Rose, Osmanthus, Pink Pepper, Sandalwood, Patchouli.

212

A long-lasting, off beat, light floral fragrance with musk undertones. 212 personifies today's playfully hip, modern Cinderella. An exciting fragrance experience that wraps the wearer in an intriguing veil of femininity and confidence - live life in the moment.

Whats in it? Gardenia, Mandarin, Bergamot, Rosette, Camellia, White Lily, Satinwood, Sandalwood, Musk.

If you have come across these, tell me what you think! Or if your shopping and see it, try it!
Thanks everyone!

photo credit: image 1 image 2

This Week!

2011-04-10T22:19:00.000-07:00

My week I know already will be quite hectic, but I'm mentally prepared to face it. In the mean time my fruits will be my snack throughout the days and my coffee will start my mornings.

Everyone have a great week! Especially on Monday, it's always the hardest day, make the best of it.

A cup of fruit is always great, as long as my favorites are mixed!

I'm not the only one who needs it. ( This morning at work)

I love Instagram!

2011-03-29T19:28:00.000-07:00

I found myself using this iphone app more lately and have some awesome followers and people I'm following! Everyday I look forward to seeing the cool pictures they post. I believe I had to pay for the app but I noticed that it's free in the app store now, so if you don't have it, get it and if you like.. follow me :-)

credit: photo 1

Spring is here!

2011-03-21T09:04:00.000-07:00

Oh the beautiful colors that Spring brings!

It also brings me to start shopping for it!

These flowers remind me lipgloss colors I would wear. However, this year for the

first time I have decided to try lipsticks for Spring! Every year for Spring I try something new

and this is year it's just that.

I bought these yesterday at Mac, i'm going to start with nude colors

On the left, Shy Girl & on the right, Creme d' Nude

They are pretty light but thats what I was looking for, for now!

More colors to come.

To welcome Spring, here is a collage of vibrant

lipsticks to kick it off! ;-)

Don't think I would walk around like this, but cool to look at.

photo credits 1, 5 & 6

I got Naked!

2011-03-18T16:00:00.000-07:00

I finally got it! My Urban Decay Naked Palette! I've been waiting to get my hands on this for almost 7 months. Last week I got word that Ulta was going to add a small batch on Ulta.com, as soon as I found out I went straight to the website to purchase it, As usual I though I would click on the item and it would say out of stock, but it didn't! The following day I went with a friend to Urban Decay at Macy's and found out they had a few too. Sephora and Urban also added them back into their stock, but a few days later they were all out of stock again!

Let me just say, I LOVE THIS PALETTE! ♥

Came with a mini potion primer, love this stuff!

Colors: Sin, Half Baked, & Toasted

Colors: Sin, Naked, Half Baked, & Hustle

Colors: Half Baked, Smog, Darkhorse, & Hustle

Colors: Half Baked, Sidecar, Darkhorse, & Creep

Brushes used: Sigma blending E25 & Urban Decay brush it came with

Birchbox

2011-03-04T13:56:00.000-08:00

Every month on the 10th, I will be receiving a little gift in the mail, it will feel like Christmas or my birthday all year round. Birchbox.com is a online company that will send you 4-6 luxe beauty samples

( may I add a generous size sample, almost full size) a month and get "high end" make products, such as Nars, Benefit, Cargo, Laura Mercier, and so many more, click her to see the rest. If you take their survey once it arrives you can 10pts ,when you gain 100pts you get $10 towards your full size makeup of your choice! So, I will show them to you every month!

The monthly membership fee is only $10, worth it from what I've seen you get. There are a lots of youtube videos on this, if your interested check those out.

Generous size samples

I will soon post my first shipment!

Here is a video introducing the brand

photo credits:, image 1 image 2

My purchase of the week

2011-03-04T08:10:00.000-08:00

At the beginning of the week I did some shopping at M.A.C and Ulta, I've been looking for a new foundation to try for a while, which I NEVER use but need something to help keep my makeup on all day but looks natural. As for primers, I think I found the one! Basically I have tried both of them all week and love the outcome, my makeup still looks fresh at the end of the day! I have heard really good things about Nars Sheer Glow foundation and going to be purchasing that soon. And as for my Sigma Brushes, I'm using them and are the best makeup brushes I have tried by far.

M.A.C Pro Longwear foundation

my color is NC 42

I bought the wipes to wipe it all off, leaves my face luminous

My new primer, leaves my face feeling like velvet!

Very easy to apply makeup over.

Sigma Sigmax HD

2011-02-25T08:25:00.000-08:00

Yesterday when I got home I got a package, my Sigma Brushes! I've been thinking about buying myself a few of these brushes for the last year and half but never got around to it. I heard about these through a friend, and she recommended I watch some Youtube reviews on it. I found so many reviews that talked highly of them. Three videos I found really gave me all the info I need on them.

FelinasMakeupSecret

hollyannaeree

DulceCandy87

When I opened the package it came in a really nice teal bag with a ribbon on it and the beautiful brushes in them.

I pulled them out and as a gift also received a eyeshadow brush as well. These are the softest brushes I have ever touched!

The last 5 years I've been using M.A.C brushes but these are going to take over. Brushes are not cheap at all, so when I buy them I make sure they last for a long times. Typically I'll pay $42 for just one but got the 3 Sigma Sigmax HD brushes for this price.

Happy Friday!

2011-02-18T10:11:00.000-08:00

Off for the next two days! I have decided to go to Ulta later and spoil myself today, maybe even pick up some In-N-Out for lunch and come after and do nothing :-)

Where have I been?

2011-02-18T10:06:00.000-08:00

Well as you might have noticed, I haven't posted anything in two weeks. Why?

First I was on vacation between Feb 4th-8th. My boyfriend and up drove up to Reno and Lake Tahoe for our Valentine weekend getaway a week early during Super Bowl weekend of course, and had a great time!

When we came back from our trip I promised myself I would visit my dad, it had been 6 months since I had gone by to say hi and give him pretty flowers. These are the moments when I appreciate life more, I sit there in the quiteness of everything and let the wind blow right by me. It's one of my favorite places in the world to get away from everything and everyone, its such a pretty place my dad lays to rest.

Next thing you know, I get sick last Weds! I went to work to only go home having a fever!

7 days later I still getting over this plague going around. I had a fever, flu, cold, etc. Right now I'm stuck with this cough that doesn't want to go away!

Now I feel things are back to normal, but boy was it a exhausting 2 weeks!

Lazy Friday...

2011-02-04T16:32:00.000-08:00

The best Friday in a long time. Woke absolutely lazy!

On vacation for 5 days, so today I relax, tomorrow...

Road trip!

Had my juice with a bagel and cream cheese

and just laid in bed watching tv.

ponder on what to do for the day...

decided to clean out my makeup drawers,

I love blush!

After this blog post, I'm going to make

my handsome boyfriend Ravioli's before

he gets home from work.

image 1, 2, 4

Casa Bella Giveaway!

2011-02-03T08:22:00.000-08:00

Speaking of Anthropologie on a few blogs back, Casa Bella is celebrating her first year of blogging! And to celebrate she is being generous and giving away a $100 Anthropologie gift card! Her blogging is inspirational and fun. Check her out and congrats Silvia!

photo credit: Anthropologie

Deux Lux

2011-01-27T15:24:00.000-08:00

So today I decided to go shopping on my day off. I ended up go to M.A.C., Bath & Body, and T.J Maxx. While at T.J Maxx I came across a beautiful purse, but the best part was the wallet that caught my eye from the end of the aisle. Best of all it was a Deux Lux wallet! Deux Lux is only sold in a few boutiques across the country, online too, but is exclusive. I didn't even think twice about buying it!

Here are a few pics of Deux Lux and their beautiful handbags and wallets.

my wallet

my new purse from T.J Maxx

Klase Chic: An Aura of Confidence

My followers! New for you, I've moved to a new site!

Maui Vacation Summer 2011

M.I.A

Flowerbomb is my love.

What's in my makeup bag

Story of my hair...

Just a few iphone 4 pictures

My top 12 favorite websites

New Sigma's this month!

Sephora Beauty Insider Chic Week

Happy Friday!

Aviators for me!

April showers bring May flowers

Whats in it?Citrus Accords, Kumquat, Peony, Rose, Osmanthus, Pink Pepper, Sandalwood, Patchouli.

If you have come across these, tell me what you think! Or if your shopping and see it, try it!Thanks everyone! photo credit: image 1 image 2

This Week!

I love Instagram!

Spring is here!

I got Naked!

Birchbox

My purchase of the week

Sigma Sigmax HD

Happy Friday!

Where have I been?

Lazy Friday...

Casa Bella Giveaway!

Deux Lux

If you have come across these, tell me what you think! Or if your shopping and see it, try it!
Thanks everyone!

photo credit: image 1 image 2