Giveaway: Pureology Color Treated Haircare

When you have as much hair as I do, it tends to be an ever present focus in your beauty regime... and in my case my constant outlet for creativity. My hair is super thick, curly, and currently very long. So getting ready for work (or more-so a date) takes a bit of a commitment. When you have color treated hair you must be extra attentive that you are giving your locks the love they deserve. You need to choose specific shampoo & conditioner for color treated hair. Well the people at Pureology are stepping in to help out your tired tresses and revitalize your color! 

Source: google.com via Caitlin on Pinterest

Just yesterday I decided to try something new with my hair. I was inspired by all the bun updo's I have been seeing in editorials so I did my own. After some teasing, time, and 28 bobby pins later, I had this wonderful bun updo that I was quite happy with.

Well Pureology Serious Colour Care comes to my rescue for my deeply red locks. Red is a color that fades very quickly and I want it as bright as possible for as long as possible. That is where Pureology steps in.

FAST FACTS: Things to love about Pureology
1. Earth Friendly
The ultra hydrating formulas offer extraordinary color protection and superior hydration that is 100% vegan and the NEW Zero Waste Packaging is 100% recyclable bottles.


2. Super Thick Super Concentrated
The highly concentrated ZeroSulfate^® 250mL shampoos offer 70+ shampoos per bottle and they are NOT KIDDING. The first time I used Pureology, I used my normal amount of shampoo and I was swimming in way too much shampoo! Less is more and it is a great thing.


3. Natural Ingredients
The ZeroSulfate^® shampoo formula cleans hair without stripping color using coconut, corn, and sugar. And nourishes your hair with rose, sandalwood, and green tea using the exclusive AntiFadeComplex^® which incorporates UVA/UVB sunscreen, and vitamins C & E.
The Pureology conditioner intensely hydrates with Jojoba Esters and shea butter and refreshes with peppermint, sage, and rosemary (seriously you can feel it cooling your scalp)!

Now it's your turn...

Pureology is giving  one of their best-selling

Pureology Hydrate Shampoo & Conditioner sets
to one lucky reader!!

To win:
1. Like Pureology on Facebook {and comment below}


Additional Entries:
2. Be a follower of The Embellished Life {comment below}
3. Follow EmbellishedBlog on Twitter and Tweet this giveaway {comment with URL}

Giveaway ends 

Tuesday, March 13th Midnight NYC Time!

GOOD LUCK!

The Great Hair Giveaway

I always get compliments on my hair which has come from many years of honing the art of maintaining it for sure...which is not void of some decent Middle School scarring. But one thing is sure a great cut, head turning color, and the right product will give your hair its best life. Great hair is a right we all have and now you can too because Paul Labrecque is hosting a giveaway for one of you lucky readers to win some great hair product!

Source: Uploaded by user via Alex on Pinterest

Remember when I received my great hair makeover at Paul Labrecque? It was a fabulous experience that left me walking out onto the Upper East Side turning more heads than Serena Van der Woodsen.

Since then, I have been loyally using their Luxury Hair Care line of products for Colored Hair. The product smells great, cleans well, and never leaves your hair feeling heavy and full of product. Even the color finish leaves a nice steady shine, and locks in those frizzies so your ready to rock the world.

And now Paul Labrecque wants to give you a little of the magic! They are hosting a great hair giveaway for one lucky reader to receive a Shampoo, Conditioner, and styling serum on them!

{extra styling product not included in gift}

Paul Labrecque offers great hair styling solutions for Curly, Straight, Volume, or Color (which I use). In addition they also have a daily and repair collection. So choose your collection to best suit your great hair needs.

To Enter:
1. Be a follower of The Embellished Life!
2. Visit the Paul Labrecque website and tell me which collection you would choose (comment: 1)

For Additional Entries:
3. Fan Embellished on Facebook (comment: 2)
4. Follow Embellished and Paul Labrecque on Twitter and Tweet this Giveaway! (Comment: 3)

Giveaway ends Thursday 

November 10th at Midnight NYC Time

Be sure to enter to get that great hair 

you've been dreaming of for this holiday season!

Good Luck mes cheris!

Fashionspiration Giveaway: Garter Tights

With Fall back in session it is that time of year to switch that fashionspiration over to your favorite knit, layered, and rich colored ensembles. As Fall is prime tights season, Lingerie Please is stepping in for a fashionspiration giveaway! And as garter tights are my "it" pick for a rockstar Fall wardrobe I've put together a little fashionpiration for you...enjoy!

 The Summer is trying to hang on as long as possible here in NYC... which I am enjoying as long as possible but one of my favorite things about September is getting to wear my favorite Fall clothing before I have to cover it up with my full length coat.

Fashion out of fun rather than necessity 

garners for the best ensembles! 

To enter the Garter Tights Giveaway:

1. Head over to Lingerie Please or Lingerie Please Bras and comment on your favorite piece!

2. Also comment on how you will wear your winning Garter Tights!

For extra entries:

3. Tweet this giveaway @embellishedblog @lingerieplease

(comment separately with the URL)

4. Fan and share with your friends our FB page

Embellished (comment to be counted)

Giveaway ends 

Monday October 3rd at Midnight NYC Time

GOOD LUCK!

Gold Jewelry: Stella & Dot Giveaway

Mes cheris, I am currently in love with fun gold jewelry. I have been, unconsciously, for a while I suppose, but more so now than ever...not sure why. Gold is so elegant to pair with natural toned outfits, it gives a warm glow and its how I love to top off  my ensemble. So I love cruising fun jewelry sites like Stella & Dot to find cute accessories for all my different looks. And that love is reciprocated...so much so in fact that Stella & Dot stylist Alex Ferris is hosting a Stella & Dot Giveaway for all you lovely readers!

These are some of my favorite items that are on my wishlist...

all in the realm of fun gold jewelry of course!

Pearls, studs, lace...anything embellished really. I may be at risk of turning into my own cliche. I just love the idea of lace sitting on your skin as its own jewelry, and the jewels from these other pieces are just dripping elegance. Statement gold jewelry is so much fun to amp up an outfit, I just can't resist.

Stella & Dot Giveaway

Stella & Dot stylist Alex Ferris is giving away to one lucky Embellisher this gorg Vintage Link Bracelet!

To Enter...
1) Be a follower of The Embellished Life
2) Hop over to Stella & Dot, surf around and comment below on your favorite piece!
3) Tweet about this Giveaway @EmbellishedBlog @StellaDot and comment with the URL (additional entry)
4) Fan The Embellished Life and Stella Dot on Facebook and write on the wall. Comment below that you did. (additional entry)
5) Dance around your room in your prettiest dress....optional.

Contest ends Wednesday, August 10th at Midnight NYC time

Bonne chance mes chéris!


Giveaway Extended to Friday August 12th 
at Midnight NYC Time!! Hurry and enter!
(Due to my computer problems this week)

Sweet as Honey Giveaway from Savannah's Best Boutique

Well I searched high and low to find you darlings Savannah's best boutique and I must say I found it in a beehive! This local boutique is certainly sweet as honey and knows how to throw one sweet party! I stumbled upon this boutique and could not resist going in, by just the amazing store front alone. With a darling honeycomb logo and even honeycomb doors, I just had to see what was inside The Savannah Bee Company!

Everything about this store was designed beautifully, 

from gorgeous displays to chic honey bottles, no detail was forgotton.

They also sell beeswax candles and beauty products and

the back of the store is actually really cool because it has a giant beehive for kids

 to play in, and a seating area to watch how honey is made. 

Up front, there is a bar where they have all day honey tastings. 

They lay out a honeycomb platter with slices of cheese and apples to try...it is delish!

You can event host your own honey tasting party!

GREAT GIVEAWAY NEWS for you 

from Savannah's Best Boutique! 

One of you lucky Embellishers will receive 

a jar of your very own Savannah Honey!

The Tupelo honey is The Savannah Bee Company's specialty honey as it 

is specifically local to the Savannah area. 

You can drizzle it in your tea, on the bbq, even mix a mean cocktail with it! (That's right)!!

To Enter:
You MUST be a follower of The Embellished Life and comment below.


For extra entries you can (1) tweet about this giveaway, (2) follow Savannah Bee Company and Embellished on Twitter, and/or (3) be a fan of Savannah Bee Company and Embellished on Facebook! Make sure to leave an extra comment for each extra entry!

Giveaway ends Tuesday June 14th at Midnight (NYC Time)

Good Luck Mes Cheris!

And may your week be sweet as honey!

May the Yellow Bring the Sunshine

As New York has still somehow managed to play hide and seek with the warm weather, I am hoping to create a yellow, sunshine inspiration board and maybe the result will provide some warm sunshine and a shift in seasons! I hope you warm up from the cheery pictures and don't forget to enter the giveaway...PS these pictures were all taken from Pinterest which IS the giveaway! Good luck!

Have a sunshine bright and cheery Monday 

full of Giveaways and fun!

Giveaway & Needing a Vacation

Darlings I have, as of late, been getting that itch...its time for me to hit the road or Cabin Fever will severely set in! I have been working to the bone and am needing a vacation, and out of nowhere my schedule opened up to allow just that! Mes cheris I will be headed to Savannah, Georgia next week to drink sweet tea, spend quality time with the folks, and to generally catch up on some R&R!

So hit with your best shot for travel advice...

...who knows the Must Sees of Savannah, GA

Shops, food, bars...where should I go and with what should I report back to you about? 

And while I'm preparing for a nice summer vacation, I have a little giveaway for you dears!

A new rockstar website, Pinterest, is a place to catalog all your inspirational gems you peruse online!

Its like having an organized way to store all the photo collages you made from Vogue magazines as a kid...or was that just me? Anyways, Pinterest is by Invitation Only, its all very red carpet, and I am on the list so I'm bringing you guys with me! 

Pinterest is giving 10 Embellished Readers 

an exclusive Invitation to join their site!

To Enter I'm keeping it very, very simple:

~Leave a comment with your email address 

and tell me why you would love to join Pinterest!

Winners will be announced 

Wednesday, May 25th 

so don't miss your shot!

And seriously, don't forget to give me some Savannah travel advice if you any!

Brazilian Chic & Giveaway

I personally have yet to travel to South America. This land of food, fun, and innate sexiness is definitely on my list of places to visit though. While venturing the Christmas markets in NYC this past holiday, I stumbled upon a wonderful artisan in Bryant Park whose collection swept me away to the wild alluring culture of Brazil...and I couldn't wait to tell you about her my darlings.

In 2010, Daniela launched her eponymous accessories collection featuring beautifully designed pieces that are handmade in Brazil and in the United States. She utilizes leather, gold-plated brass, and faux fur in her cutting-edge accessory designs.  This rosette cut cuff bracelet was what blew me away! The back clasp is magnetic and the inside of the leather is vibrant red! Its details like that, that make me drool!

Founded in 2008 by Daniela Zagnolli, BrazilianDecor.com is the ultimate destination for all things Brazilian to beautify your home and body.  

We are dedicated to bringing the beauty of Brazil to you.  Our mission is to create a unique shopping experience for our customers by offering creative, distinctive, and eco-friendly Brazilian home products and fashion to enhance your lifestyle. Our exquisite products celebrate the vibrant colors, textures, and shapes that characterize the Brazilian culture and yet meet today’s style. Our established partnerships with many of Brazil's leading brand-name companies and local artisans enable us to offer our customers high-end imported products and beautiful works of art at affordable prices.

Many of our products are handcrafted from the finest natural materials, and each item is individually inspected to ensure the highest quality. The artisans we work with use only the natural materials available in the Brazilian environment to produce their unique pieces. Our corporate objective is to offer online shoppers with a "taste of Brazil" by offering certain products that are a representation of the Brazilian lifestyle and culture.

And good news for you Embellishers! Daniela is offering a giveaway for these fabulous earrings!

These Golden Grass Earrings have quite a background, and you know how I can't pass up things that are unique...

{this photo thanks to Brazilian Decor}

The grass that these lovelies are comprised of is only found in a few areas in Brazil and can only be harvested once a year! This grass is coveted for its uncanny ability to imitate gold thread... who needs Rumpelstiltskin when you have Brazil mes cheries! And the best part is since these pieces are hand crafted, no two pieces are exactly the same! LOVE IT!


So to win a pair of these for yourself simply...


1) Visit Brazilian Decor and tell me your favorite piece. (comment below)
2) Tweet or Facebook this Giveaway {@EmbellishedBlog @BrazilianDecor} (leave URL in comment) 
3) Become a fan of Embellished and Brazilian Decor on Facebook (comment below)
4) Be a follower of The Embellished Life! (comment below)

Giveaway ends Friday at Midnight EST

Boa Sorte My Darlings! 

{Good Luck in Portugese}

NYC Digs: KT Collection Jewelry & Giveaway!

Its a new year and its time to kick it off with a true bang by having a great giveaway, right? Well I do not dare disappoint! While shopping the many Christmas markets in NYC this past holiday season I found a plethora of wonderful NY artists, designers, and foodies... Katie Thompson of the KT Collection was no exception.

Initially impressed by her well designed booth, I had high expectations even before walking in! And her jewelry line definitely did not disappoint. I could see any of her pieces complimenting my wardrobe quite nicely... or any celebrity on a glossy spread for that matter.

Jewelry making from the age of 10 and dabbling in everything from European politics to a glamorous New York magazine, Katie never lost touch with her first love and it is clear why. 

Katie's designs are sleek and stunning. With prevalent Eastern influences from her vast background as a fellow traveler to her unending supply of inspiration from the never disappointing New York City streets, the KT Collection has the perfect blend of style and culture.

And GREAT NEWS mes cheries! Katie is giving away one of her signature Adjustable Rings to one of you lucky Embellishers! Oh la la! What will you wear it with? Well first things first, you have to win it...here's how:

 {Thank you KTCollection for product pics}

1. Visit the KT Collection and comment below, sharing your favorite piece (for 1 entry)
2. Tweet this giveaway! (@embellishedblog and @KTCollection) Leaving the URL below (for 2 entries)
3. Become a fan on Facebook! KTCollection here and Embellished here and comment below (for 3 entries)
4. Be an follower of The Embellished Life! and comment below (for 4 entries)

Giveaway ends Monday night January 17th at Midnight NYC Time, so HURRY!

Bon Chance my loves!