My Picks for the Nordstrom Women's Fall Scent Event!

Y'all know I'm a fragrance fanatic, so I'm super stoked for the Nordstrom Women's Fall Scent Event! Happening from November 14th through November 20th; it's perfect time to pick up a new fragrance for yourself or as a special gift for a loved one! They'll have exclusive gift sets and at my local Nordstrom (Nordstrom Mall of Georgia), they'll have an engraver present to to personalize your bottle (November 15th)!

Run (Don't Walk) to Nordstrom! It's Estee Lauder Gift with Purchase Time!

It's GWP (gift with purchase) time at the Estee Lauder counter in the Beauty Department at Nordstrom Mall of Georgia! Right now with a qualifying $45 purchase you get this chic black and bone patent leather clutch, filled with: 7 shade Pure Color EyeShadow palette, a full size Pure Color Long Lasting Lipstick in the shade Rubellite, a mini Pure Color Intense Kajal EyeLiner trio in Blackened Cocoa, Blackened Plum, and Blackened Sapphire, a mini Sumptuous Extreme Lash Multiplying Volume Mascara, a mini Advance Night Repair, and a mini Resilience Lift Firming/Sculpting Face and Neck Creme. Whew; that's a lot of goodness in one bag!

Need some suggestions on what to buy to qualify for the gift?

Forget Wood! The Fifth Anniversary Gift is Vince Camuto!

My king and I "celebrated" {it's in quotation marks, because we didn't exactly celebrate, as I was sick} fifth wedding anniversary earlier this month and he proved, once again, that he has impeccable taste {which is obvious, because he chose me as his wife!}

What's New From Smashbox! (A Wish List)

I've already shared my love for Smashbox Cosmetics with you lovelies, so I won't digress; but I am SUPER excited by all the new goodies I'm seeing from them! I'm steadily adding to my wishlist and so that I won't be alone in coveting all of the makeup goodness, I thought I'd share some of the new (and not so new) releases with you!

I'll start with my most wanted item, The Master Class Palette:

Smashbox The Master Class Palette (Sephora Exclusive) $59.00

Via Sephora:

What it is: A superloaded palette inspired by the bags full of product Smashbox pro artists bring on set.

What it does: From cases full of eye shadows to bags brimming with glosses, the amount of products the Smashbox artists bring on set can be overwhelming. Get all your photo-ready essentials in one place with The Master Class Palette by Smashbox, a palette jam-packed with 28 Photo Op Eyeshadows, four brow tech powders, eight cream eyeliners, two blushes, three soft lights, and four lip glosses. Featuring Smashbox's core eye shadow formula for the ultimate in blendability and pigmentation, plus many of our other studio-tested products, this palette contains everything you need to dust, blend, and swipe your way to a multitude of looks.

This set contains:- 28 Eyeshadows (starting at top left corner) in Vanilla, Frost, Butter, Parfait, Ambiant, Frambois, Peacock, Cabernet, Serpent, Aubergine, Azure, Ash, Opal, Linen, Flirt, Nectar, Granite, Golden Orchid, Dusk, Cinnamon Toast, Blacko 

MAC Wishlist: Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Edition

MAC Wish List: Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Edition by mamafashionist1 featuring lip makeup

Oh MAC! I think the reason that it took me so long to make my first purchase from the brand was because subconsciously I knew that it was a slippery slope that would lead me to want to spend ALL of my money! Plus, I'm a total sucker for anything limited edition, so I'm forever longing for at least a few goodies from the latest collection (that seem to to be popping up faster than I can keep up with). 

I was able to attend a fun little beauty event at my local Nordstrom recently, and one thing I learned was that Nordstrom was actually the first specialty retailer to sell MAC Cosmetics. This established a very special relationship between MAC Cosmetics and Nordstrom and so often times there are items available there that you can't get at other retailers-this latest collection is an example of such.

Go Shop Now! AKA Nordstrom's Half Yearly Sale is Going On Now!

In case you missed it, I recently posted about my love for the cosmetic department at my local Nordies (here). Nordstrom is quickly becoming my favorite shopping destination, both on line and in store. Shipping is always free (I'm a sucker for free shipping), returns and exchanges are as easy as can be, and customer service is always stellar.

Don't miss out on all the great deals on women's and children's merchandise during their Half Yearly Sale! (Click the picture below to be directed right to the sale...)









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My MAC Wish List

I had an awesome day out with the hubby and the lil bits today (Peyton is on a road trip to see her great grandmother). We went to see The Avengers (the first time the hubby and I have been to a theater since Knight and Day came out two summers ago), and while it was highly enjoyable (I actually read Marvel comics as a girl and am well versed in the Marvel Universe; I knew who the bad dude after the credits was), my favorite parts of the day were visiting the CCO and the MAC Cosmetics counter at Nordstrom to finally see the Hey, Sailor! collection in real life.

Though I REALLY wanted to go on an all out shopping spree, the hubby's presence kind of hampered that notion. I got to swatch a few gems at the CCO that I hope will still be there when I return, but I had the most fun at Nordies. Initially I just wanted to swatch a few things from the new collection and come back later (by myself) to get a few things, but the MAC artist that helped me was SO nice and SO helpful, I ended up buying something then and there (and have added a few things to my MAC wish list).