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B is for Bombshell

26 Jun

While shopping at Bed Bath & Beyond one day, I came across these super girlie decorative towels that I just had to have! They are from the “dressed to thrill” collection.  I’ve had them for a year now, but they still sell them, and I thought they were just too cute not to share with you! I have 3 towel racks that hang above my bathtub and one more for hand towels so I bought enough to hang on these racks.

I love the little phrases on them and that they have such glamorous girlie images like lipstick and high heels. They say things like “Hello Gorgeous” “Dressed to Thrill” and “B is for Bombshell” They inspire me in some ways and make me smile when I read them especially in the mornings.

Sometimes us girls need pretty things that make us feel glamorous and feminine. And these are just so girlie and cute.
They would also make a nice gift for a bridal shower, birthday, or thank you.

They also match some of the other little girlie things I have in my bathroom like in this photo. Here is the whole collection. They also make other bathroom accessories to match but I only have the towels in the bathroom.

I also have this rug (below), but I keep it in the Makeup Studio!

Love,

Sunset Blonde

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My Ad with Kim Kardashian for Midori

19 May

Many of you may have noticed this advertisement for Midori featuring Kim Kardashian in a green dress, but don’t forget to notice yours truly right next to her! In case you don’t know what I look like, I’m the blonde in the white dress on the right side of Kim.

Working behind the scenes with Kim Kardashian. She was really nice! She was really in the shot as you can see. And you can also see what she looked like in real life standing next to me.

You can also note that the backdrop at the shoot was white, and the “cityscape” was edited in at a later time.

This is the complete ad for Billboards:

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Flip Flop Organizer

18 May

What do you guys do with your Flip Flops, Sandals & Flats? Maybe I have too many pairs, but I like having them in different colors and styles. I used to put them in a plastic bin drawer, and then in a basket in the bottom of my closet, which ends up looking messy and I can’t see what is in the bottom of the drawer . I have even seen some girls that put them in those over the door shoe organizers, but I needed to come up with another way to organize my flip flops during my closet renovation. I wanted a solution that didn’t take up very much space, made it easy for me to see what flip flops I had as well as easy to put them away easily so they didn’t end up a mess on the floor.

I looked around at what I already had in my house. I had bought this drawer organizer for storing some of my extra makeup in, but realized I just ended up storing junk in it, so I grabbed it and tried to see if my flip flops would fit in it.

This is what the organizer looks like with nothing in it:


OMG, this was the BEST idea I’ve ever had! It worked so perfectly, and solved this flipflop mess that I had in my closet.

Because there are different sections I can place the flip flops in it by type and by color. I place each pair, sole-to-sole upright in each compartment with makes it easy for me to see which flip flops they are, and I can even stack similar ones together in each section.

Here is the organizer with one pair of flip flops in it:

You can place them in Vertically

Or Horizontally, depending on the size of your flip flops and where you want to put it.

 
The ones that I wear most often, I placed in the front sections of the organizer so that they are easy to see, take out and put back away.

This makes it convenient for me to slide it in and out from under a stool I keep in my closet (to reach things on the top shelf) which keeps it out of the way, and utilized the space under the stool.

Here is a photo of what it looks like with a bunch of shoes in it. I left one slot empty in the Flip Flop Organizer, so you can see how I have it, and maybe for a new pair that I might be adding to my collection soon since summer is coming up?

I purchased this organizer at HomeGoods. You also might be able to find something like this at TJMaxx or Ross. Sometimes those stores have great organizers. And it was only $7.00!!

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Bare Minerals Container Secret!

18 May

Bare Minerals Container Secret!
     

     Some of you may have noticed, I am a huge fan of Bare Minerals! I wear my Bare Minerals foundation in Golden Medium on days that I’m not at a photo shoot. I love it mainly because of how easy it is to apply in the mornings, and reapply for touch-ups throughout the day, and still gives me that perfect flawless complexion that I love when I wear foundation.

Not only do I think is it one of the most natural looking foundations out there, but it’s actually really good for your skin. It only contains 5 natural ingredients including sunblock, so it is the best foundation product on the market, especially for those of you with sensitive skin, and mature skin. I have received many compliments and girls asking me what foundation that I use because it looks so good! What is another huge factor for me & why I wear this product, is because it photographs beautifully.  So even on days that I’m not in front of a professional camera,  when taking photos with a digital camera or phone camera, my skin looks flawless.
I’ve been using Bare Minerals since the beginning. The packaging that it came in recently changed. But what I loved about the old packaging was that it was so easy to remove the sifter and use every last bit of the powder, or make my own custom colors by mixing it.
The new Bare Minerals containers have a new “Click, Lock, Go” sifter that twists and locks foundation in to prevent spills, which is great for keeping it neat and clean. But to my disappointment I soon realized that I was unable to get to the makeup stuck underneath and I had to fight to get the makeup out and I really started to hate the new packaging. Fiercely tapping the container upside down, which wasn’t working either.

After attempting to remove the sifter the old way and realizing it was impossible, I decided to play around and see if there was any other way it was possible to take this container apart. After trying my hardest to figure out a way to get at it, I realized that you can get to the foundation from the bottom! YES!! So happy! This allowed me to use all of the foundation in the container, and even remove some to put in a smaller to-go container that I keep in my purse for touch ups! Thank you to the Bare Minerals people that thought of this!!

Here is how you take the bottom off:
1.) Flip the container over with the black cap in top screwed on tightly:

2.) Open it up from the bottom by popping open the cap. There is a lip that you can grab onto using strong tweezers or pliers, and the whole bottom comes off if you pry it hard enough. (don’t ruin your good tweezers)  Please be careful if removing the bottom when it it still full, you don’t want your precious Bare Minerals to spill.

3.) Make sure that you close the bottom all the way when you are done! Press the cap all the way back in, it will click back into place.

If you haven’t tried Bare Minerals, I highly recommend that you go to the store, and have someone help you choose a shade that perfectly matches your skin tone. Don’t order the infomercial one, or get the starter kit. Only buy the shade that matches your skin from the store so that you know what you are getting.

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Sunset Blonde’s Organized T-shirt Drawer

8 May

Organize your T-Shirts like Sunset Blonde!

It’s easy, you just need to know how!

Ok, so I’m sort of addicted to these v neck t-shirts, I love them in every color! They were taking up a lot of space in my closet so I decided to move them to a drawer in my dresser. But I didn’t want to put them in there the normal way that I usually do, by folding and stacking one on top of another. This usually ends up in a big mess in side the drawer after doing laundry and trying to find the color I’m looking for, so I searched for a solution.

I did so much internet research, to find a way of folding, and placing them in the drawer that was better than what I learned growing up. (This is a technique I will teach my kids too someday!) But for now, I’m teaching you! I really hope this helps you and inspires you like it has done for me!

This can be done with many different kinds of t-shirts, but I’m going to show you how to just do it with a basic v-neck t-shirt. Also, my dresser is from Z Gallerie and has very shallow drawers, which ends up working out great because I don’t feel like I’m wasting a bunch of space by not stacking shirts on top of shirts. It allows me to only have 1 row of t-shirts in 2 columns:

You could also place them in the drawer like this:

The BEST part of this technique, believe it or not, if you do it correctly, your t-shirts will stand upright without having to lean against anything. So as you take them out to wear them, and the drawer gets emptier, they don’t fall over and get all unfolded or messy!

Can you see how the pink t-shirt stands up all by itself? And between the yellow and orange t-shirts there is a space where I removed a shirt. No falling over, how cool is that?!? I was so impressed when I actually tried it myself! It is really simple to fold your t-shirts in this special way, and doesn’t take any longer than folding them your “old way.”

I organized mine by color and style, I put all the similar colors together. As you can see, it’s not SUPER perfect. I’m not a perfectionist, or crazy organized. I just find that  when I try to be organized, it is easier for me to put things away, and stay organized. If each thing has a place to go, then you are more likely to but it back there rather than leaving it laying around, right?

Now, my t-shirt drawer is super organized and pretty!

I love opening my drawers and feeling like I’m in a store! You know like when you go to Victoria’s Secret and all the Bra’s are in the drawers below, and you open it up to a colorful array of Bras in your size? Love that.

You can also easily see what you have in your drawer. All the t-shirts stacked side by side, visible all at one time. I find it so helpful in grabbing the exact one I want without having to dig through my drawer and mess up all the ones on top just to find the one on the bottom. I also tend to wear all of them more, since I can actually see what I own. This also enables me to know which ones to give away because I easily realize which ones I don’t wear.

Now, here is how to fold your t-shirts:

1. Lay shirt out on a flat surface front of shirt facing down and smooth out any wrinkles.

2. Fold shirt in half, aligning sleeves.

3. Fold sleeves in.

4. Start folding shirt into fourths, starting with the top of the shirt

5. Fold over again in the same direction. Continue to smooth out wrinkles as you go.

6. If it looks like there is going to be extra length sticking out, you can fold it up at the bottom. Otherwise continue folding over in the same direction.

7. This is what it looks like all folded up!

8. This is what it looks like if you stand it upright. It will stay up all by itself if you do it correctly.

View from above when standing upright, this is what it looks like when placed in a drawer:

Tell me how this works out for you? Are you able to fold them like I did? Any other ideas that you came up with?

Also, stay tuned for my next post on BRA CARE! “How to clean, organize, and care for your Bras!”

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Organize Your Jewelery Like Mine!

5 May

Hi girls!

There are so many storage solutions for your jewelery, and I have tried so many of them! But I always felt that even though they were organized, they were always spread out between small boxes, hanging on necklace racks, in drawers and it was hard to see what I really had. And when I can’t see it, I forget about it.  So I started looking for another solution, to put all my jewelery in one place, where it is easy to view all at one time, but is also sort of discrete. I came across the perfect solution!!

Although a little pricey for a storage solution, I’m so happy with the results. It makes it easy for me to see everything that I have all at once.

When I open the door it’s like I’m in a jewelry store! I can see everything easily so no more searching for what jewelry to wear. I have a lot of jewelry that I forgot I had since I couldn’t find it before.

It stores my jewelry safely and efficiently, and is in the perfect location for when I’m getting dressed. I have a walk in closet, and I installed mirrors in the hallway right outside of my closet door, so after I put an outfit on in the closet, I can come out, see how it looks in the mirrors. My new Jewelery organizer only adds to the convenience of this because on the outside of it is a long mirror, and it opens up like a cabinet to store all my Jewelery!!

Here is what it looks like closed (it’s the white one) I hung it higher than the 2 black mirrors so that the inside mirror is eye level:

This is how it looks hanging outside of my closet door. The one across the hall from it is the walk-in closet. The door straight-on is my bedroom door, I just closed it so it is easier to view this space.

This amazing invention is called “Framed Wall or Door Jewelry Armoire Mirror”  by Mirrotek. I bought the one that hangs over the door, which is where I thought I wanted to put it, but I ended up installing it all by myself using a drill on the wall. So the over the door one, comes with the option to hang over the door, or install on the wall, and installation was really easy. Now if I move, at least I have the attachments that hang over the door if I need them.

Here is what the inside looks like: There are different sections, one for earrings, rings, short necklaces, long necklaces, medium necklaces, and little bins for bangles, cuffs, studs, hoops, or whatever else you might want to fit in there. I got mine in white, because I wanted it to blend in with my white walls, but it comes in

It has a nice sized mirror inside, so that when you open it, pick something out, and put it on, you can see how it looks on you. So make sure that you hang that mirror at your eye level depending on your height.

Here are some close ups of different ways I placed different items:

The medium length necklaces:

The long length necklaces. I stacked more than one on some of the hooks.the hooks can hold quite a few, which gives more storage space:

The bins containing cuffs, hoops, large rings, and other bracelets:

The short necklace section. I also hung a key chain & some long feather earrings on one of the hooks:

The ring section, with also found useful to store some hoops in the larger (double) slots

The earring section which I tried to organize by style also:

There are a few places where you can order it from. I ordered mine off of Hautelook.com when they had a special for only $100. I think it is more expensive everywhere else, but isn’t available on Hautelook.com anymore.

It also arrived all put together in a huge box, so I didn’t have to build it, which is great!

I’ve found it for you on several different websites. I would recommend checking the price, return policy and shipping rates for each and compare. Also, it comes in like 5 different colors (white, black, light oak, cherry, zebra, leopard) so check around to find the color you want. Here are the links, you can also type “Framed Wall or Door Jewelry Armoire Mirror” and make sure it’s the Mirrotek Brand so you know you are getting the same one.

HSN: CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE TO VIEW A INFORMATIONAL VIDEO ON THIS AT Home Shopping Network!

http://www.hsn.com/home-solutions/over-the-door-mirrored-jewelry-armoire_p-5949947_xp.aspx

Overstock.com

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/White-Framed-Wall-or-Door-Jewelry-Armoire-Mirror/4118737/product.html

Walmart

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mirrotek-White-Framed-Wall-or-Door-Jewelry-Armoire-Mirror-in-White/13423363

amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Jewelry-Armoire-Mirror-Cabinet-Black/dp/B0033J8YIK

http://www.amazon.com/White-Framed-Jewelry-Armoire-Mirror/dp/B004T9PWR4/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1336250055&sr=1-1

It is pretty well made, just BE GENTLE when putting the rings in, because I forced one and broke a little of the foam off. I thought it was more durable, but like everything, you just need to be gentle and take care of it. I was just really excited to put my sparkelies in it!!

I wish there was a lock on it for security but the door does close nicely. It arrived on time and in perfect condition.

This is MY FAVORITE ORGANIZING ITEM EVER!!

Bonus: MADE IN THE USA!

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