Letting Go of Perfection: A Happy and Healthy New Year!

Hey Guys,

It’s been a while. I took quite a bit longer off from blogging than I planned. But it’s the new year, and I’m back and am going to be going to be blogging and video blogging at least a couple times a week! So, be sure you are subscribed to my blog, youtube channel and  Facebook Page so you don’t miss anything! 

Today I made a video on the topic of “perfection.” The obsession with being perfect. Since it is a new year, and everyone’s making resolutions and goals I wanted to have some input on this topic. Hope you enjoy the video! I can’t wait to share more with you guys this year.

Ecclesiastes 7:20- There is no one on earth who is righteous, no one who does what is right and never sins

1 Samuel 16:7 – …….the lord sees not as man sees; man looks at the outward appearance but the lord looks at the heart.

Love, Lauren

Beauty and Fragrance for Valentines Day!

Hey Guys,

You may not expect to receive anything for Valentine’s Day this year, but here are some things I’ve come across in the last month that would make a great gift , (even if you have to buy it for yourself). This is also sort of my January/February favorites in Beauty.

The first is one has to be my favorite scent right now. It is the fragrance, “After my own heart” by Ineke. 
http://ineke.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23&products_id=28
 I can’t even begin to describe how much I love this scent, especially this time of year. It smells like sweet lilacs. It’s notes are Bergamot, Raspberry, Crisp Green Foliage, Lilac Sandlewood, Heliotrope and Musk. IT SMELLS SO GOOD!!

Photo from Ineke.com

The second gift item is a home fragrance. It is the Reed Diffuser by Alora Ambiance. These make a great gift for someone or for yourself because I don’t know who wouldn’t like something to make their home smell nicer. These are so fragrant, and look very nice as decoration too!! Alora Ambiance is actually based on of Minneapolis, right here! Go check out their fragrances if you have not yet! 
http://www.aloraambiance.com/
  I also hear the fragrance can linger in your home for up to 6 months!!

 Photo from AloraAmbiance.com

The third recommendation is a must have hair item in my own personal opinion. It is the GHD Limited Edition Pink Orchid Flat Iron. I think my all time favorite flat Iron I have ever used is the GHD. It just always does the trick, is very sturdy, and heats up in seconds. I LOVE IT!! And, take a look at this cute limited edition one you can get at 
http://www.sephora.com/
 It has purple plates! It comes in this sturdy clutch like case to keep it in or use for makeup or other products when traveling. It’s perfect for a special Valentines Day gift for your teenage daughter, niece, friend, or definitely yourself too!

photo from Sephora.com

Hope you enjoyed these Valentines Day Gift Ideas. Subscribe over in the right hand column if you liked this post and want to be in the know every time I post something new!

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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lovelo-Beauty-Makeup-Lashes-and-Beauty-Blog/168179293250807

Don’t forget, for February only I am offering $50 off a full set of eyelash extensions booked. If you missed the special on Kare 11 yesterday, here is the link: 
http://www.kare11.com/today/article/961212/449/Easy-Valentines-Day-gifts-for-the-whole-family

Love,Lauren

(C) Lovelo Beauty 2012

 

Some of these products were provided from PR for possible review. I was not paid for this post and I only share products and items I would 100 % reccomend to you all!!

Fantasy Jewelry Box Winner/ Crafts and Gifts

Hey Guys!

As one of my New Year’s Resolutions, I have a goal to write a blog post at LEAST every other day. This is a pretty courageous goal but I am going to try to write as often as possible so that all of you subscribers have a little something beauty related to read if not every day at least every other day!

I have a winner picked from my Fantasy Jewelry Box Giveaway! This person will receive a $25 gift certificate to use on anything from their website. Winner is Rebekah! nolagirl727@yahoo.com. Congratulations girl!!! E-mail me right away and send me your shipping info, full name all of that so I can get the info to Fantasy Jewelry Box right away!You could put the money towards this ring that you loved, or something else!

Speaking of Jewelry, my husband got me this bracelet I had been eyeing and surprised me with it along with earrings and flowers and a really nice hand written note on our 1 year anniversary. (I absolutely love elephants..I think they are so fascinating and when I was younger I used to collect everything and anything with elephants on them).

 

 

 

 

  

  

  

  

  

 

 

 

 

Is there such thing as a recipe book???  Not BOX but BOOK that you can fill in yourself with recipe’s ???  There must be something like that, but for some reason I have been unable to find one. I wanted a book that I could fill with recipies that I get from friends, internet etc..

So, I got creative and made one! I bought a notebook I liked, stickers and tabs for the sides! I think it’s cute… I love anything colorful!

Hope you all have a wonderful day! Next post will be about an amazing new soap brand I discovered and an awesome giveaway!

LOVE LO

Live, Laugh, Learn~ A Philosophy for the New Year!

Hey Guys!

I can’t believe we are about to celebrate another new year. Tomorrow (New Year‘s Eve) will mark the date of my wedding, 1 year ago…and will be Royce and my first year anniversary. This past year flew by, and I feel like so much has happened. We moved to Vancouver and back, got our own apartment, started new jobs, I graduated college and Royce began his masters program.

In the spirit of making New Years Resolutions, how about making a resolution that you can keep for once?!

• LIVE
• LAUGH and
• LEARN
  

  Philosophy's Resolution Trio

   

Philosophy, the bath and beauty brand will be launching their “new years resolution trio”. This consists of 3, 16 fl oz. shower gel/shampoo/bubble bath bottles.

• $33 off QVC
• Launches January 1st
• During QVC’s Whole You Weekend

Here is QVC’s Whole You Weekend Showcase where you can find more information on all the products they will be featuring:
http://bit.ly/72bp8C
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The Philosophy Shower Gel/Shampoo/Bubble bath Trio’s make a great gift and these 3 in honor of New Years reminded me that you don’t need elaborate resolutions. Make the resolution to Live, Laugh and Learn.

• Live (Fig)every day to it’s fullest.  Wake early to watch the sunrise.  Sing out loud and long…
• Laughter (Pomegranite) is the best medicine.  Laugh until you cry.  Let your smile light your eyes and curve your lips…
• Learning(Cranberry) is growing.  Learn to say hello in another language.  Pick up a new hobby…

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These 16 oz bottles last quite a while and come in the most delicious scents. I love these 3 Cranberry, Fig and pomegranate, because they’re not as sugary sweet as some. They smell very refreshing and delicious. They are great winter scents to keep you clean and smelling great in the months to come!

***Don’t forget to check out the giveaway I am doing with FANTASY JEWLERY BOX. I will be drawing a winner on Sunday. Just a few days left to enter to win the $25 dollars to spend on anything on their website!!! Must be a subscriber to my channel. Good luck!
http://lovelo.wordpress.com/2010/12/26/get-your-jewels-fantasy-jewelry-box/

FTC MAN- I was sent the philosophy products for possible review. My thoughts and opinions expressed on this blog are honest and true and I was not paid for this blog post.

 What are YOUR plans for  New Year’s Eve??

LOVELO

Bear still thinks he can fit into the sink..

Merry Christmas to you! LOVE Lauren..

Hey Everyone!!

Merry Merry Christmas!!! I woke up early.. this is the first year that I did not wake up with my parents and brother on Christmas morning. But, this year I woke up with my husband and  cute kitty (Bear). I guess I’m growing up. But, it’s all good… last night the whole fam came over to our new apartment and spent a few hours eating, laughing and exchanging gifts.

Christmas has always been a magical time of year for me and my family and I think people across the world everywhere. It is the most celebrated holiday, the most commercialized holiday, and the one that has the most traditions and gifts. It’s honestly fabulous… and many of us wish that it could be Christmas every day of the year. For me, I’d wish that mostly so that I never had things I was obligated to do. Christmas is a day where you can really do whatever you want to do.

Anyway, I just wanted to with you all a very Happy Christmas Day and to be very blessed in all that you do, with family, friends and in the days activities. I appreciate all of you who pay attention to my blog. Writing is my passion, and I am so very blessed to have some of the supportive people in my life that I do.

With that I’d like to share a poem I found that truely expresses what I want to say to you all today:

Don’t Forget Jesus 

Christmas is a special time
To reflect on Jesus Christ
The wonder of His lowly birth
Brings meaning to our lives

There really is no other reason
We celebrate this day
The birth of God’s precious son
And the life He willingly gave

But so much seems to distract us
In the busy-ness of our lives
We lose our focus in all the happenings
Not knowing, we leave out Christ

We lose sight of the true meaning
As we endlessly rush about
Trying to find that perfect gift
Seems to cloud our Saviour out

We need to stop and reflect awhile
Remembering our precious Lord
His birth, His life and sacrifice
And all that He stands for

For though the world may celebrate
It seems though for other reasons
Let’s keep in mind that Jesus Christ
Is the true meaning of the season

© By M.S.Lowndes

Love you all…many blessings, LOVE  LO (Lauren)

Last Minute Holiday Deals and Gift Ideas Part 2

Image by Weekend! via Flickr

Hey Everyone!

Lyrics by the Inspirational India Arie:

There’s Hope

Back when I had a little
I thought that I needed a lot
A little was over rated,
but a lot was a little too complicated
You see-Zero didn’t satisfy me
A million didn’t make me happy
That’s when I learned a lesson
That it’s all about your perception
Hey-are you a pauper or a superstar
So you act, so you feel, so you are
It ain’t about the size of your car

It’s about the size of the faith in your heart

There’s hope
It doesn’t cost a thing to smile
You don’t have to pay to laugh
You better thank God for that
There’s hope

  

  

        

Off in the back country of Brazil
A met a young brother that made me feel
That I could accomplish anything.
You see just like me he wanted to sing
He had no windows and no doors
He lived a simple life and was extremely poor
On top of all of that he had no eye sight,
but that didn’t keep him from seein’ the light
He said, what’s it like in the USA,
and all I did was complain
He said-livin’ here is paradise
He taught me paradise is in your mind
You know that

Every time I turn on the T.V. (There’s Hope)
Somebody’s acting crazy (There’s Hope)
If you let it, it will drive you crazy (There’s Hope)
but I’m takin’ back my power today (There’s Hope)
Gas prices they just keep on rising (There’s Hope)
The government they keep on lying
but we gotta keep on surviving
Keep living our truth and do the best we can do

I used to have this song as my phone ringtone about 5 years ago… i heard it the other day and it made me think that it’s a good song lyric to remember at this time. Christmas time…when we should be thankful for what we have and not focused on what we still need.

So it’s the EVE before Christmas Eve… and I still have some last minute gift ideas for anyone needing a girly kind of gift, or stocking stuffer.

• Spongeables. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. I love this company! These sponges are already loaded with soap and you can get tons of uses out of them. They make great soap/sponges for travel or for at home. I have a few Christmas ones that I am absolutely in love with…Christmas shapes for the Christmas season. You can find these at stores like ULTA, WAL MART and RITE AID.

• Another gift Idea is Tocca fragrances that are found at Anthropology stores. Fragrance always makes a wonderful gift because it’s something you can really get a lot of use out of. Some girls are picky but others like a variety of fragrances so something with an ornate bottle for on top of a vanity is always a lovely gift. I love the Tocca brand because of the beautiful packaging as well as wonderful product scents. Anthropology stores carry Tocca frangrances along with other wonderful unique gift ideas for the trendy girl.

• Ulta stores always have great deals this time of year. Right now, if you spend $30 or more on a fragrance you get a free bathrobe. It seems like every time I go into an Ulta store they have some kind of great deals on cosmetics, hair, or nail products. Love this store.
  http://www.ulta.com/
  
• Barnes and Noble is my home away from home. I think any girl/woman  could find a book, or magazine that they would like at this store. They also have really cute office supplies, journals and music if the person you’re buying for doesn’t enjoy reading. But a good book or journal is always a memorable gift.
• Sephora. I could go on and on about things to find in this store…they have something for every budget. The Sephora by OPI nail polish make great stocking stuffers. Sephora always has a section of smaller (less priced) product items by the registers. Check those out too!

Have a wonderful day shopping or with family and friends! I’m going to go enjoy mine.

Love LO

Last Minute Hot Items and Gift Ideas for Christmas Part 1

Hey Everyone!

Hope you had a great weekend. Royce and I are trying to furnish our apartment slowly but surely. We managed to get 2 tables into our place this weekend and hung our stockings up for Christmas. So, this place is starting to look a little more homey.

I have some ideas for last minute gifts and some are products I have tried and love. <3

Buxom City Slickers. You guys may have seen me RAVE about the Buxom Glosses back in this post:
http://lovelo.wordpress.com/2010/11/03/bigger-and-bolder-with-buxom-from-bare-essentials/
  I LOVE these glosses and mini lipsticks. This pack of 4 glosses and 4 lipsticks is only $39 and can be found at sephora! It makes the best gift for a beauty lover!

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The colors are so amazing, and I love the creaminess of these glosses and lipsticks!

Arm Candy Bags by SAKroots. These bags are so cute and are made with beautiful printed artist designs. They are only $49! A great size bag and a great value. Go to
http://www.thesak.com/store/productslist2.aspx?categoryid=305&siteid=sakroots

 

100 Percent Pure Deals. You all should know by now, I love this company. I love the products, the fragrances, and the concept behind the line . Go to www.100percentpure.com to read more about them and here is the latest deal being offered.

And finally, stop in at a LUSH store near you. They have pre-packaged/wrapped holiday  sets that make great gifts.
http://www.lushusa.com/shop
 And for the girl who likes lip products try the BON BON lip scrub. A sugary sweet exfoliant for your lips that will make them soft and smooth!!

Happy Holidays!! Merry CHRISTmas..

xoxo. LOVELO

New Beginnings, New Home

Hey Everyone!!

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and great weekend. I am exhausted from moving and that’s why I have not written any beauty blogs for you guys. Thanks to some of our friends we moved about 90% of our things from 9 pm to 12 pm and then I stayed up till 3 am unpacking. Whew! It makes me tired thinking about all that again.

Anyway, I have a new place! This is the first time my husband and I have had an actual place to our own. I’m very very very excited about it! I’ve been putting things away all weekend. And, we have a Christmas tree up, with lights!! YAY for Christmas.

Maybe, I’ll write a post soon and show you guys some pictures.

Anyway, this post is not only about my exhausting move weekend, I wanted to remind you guys I have a giveaway going on!!!! You could have your hands on the GONAILS nail growth formula by the end of this week. Just go to this link to find out how to enter.
http://lovelo.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/go-nails-giveaway-a-nail-growth-treatment/

My giveaway ends tomorrow at noon so check , (fergie voice) CHECK it out!

ok byeee!

LOVELO

oh, and BEAR…he loves his new home already. He likes to hide in cabinets and cry till I come find him. I guess he’s playing hide and seek with me.