Vixen Workout: Miami + Covergirl #Bombshelling

Have you guys heard of the Vixen Workout? I was invited to attend one of their workout sessions on South Beach.  We got to preview behind the scenes filming for the workout and tested out new makeup products by Covergirl.  Before the class started, we were given makeup touchups courtesy of Covergirl using the new Bombshell products. My favorite product from the Bombshell collection is the Bombshell ShineShadow, a nice cream to powder shadow that's easy to blend and pretty sparkly (more of a night time make up product).

I'm giving away two products at the bottom of this post - one ShineShadow and one BombShell Volume by LashBlast Mascara. 

I am not much for working out, and I was injured (of course) for the session...but, I do love dancing and music.  And that is exactly what this was.  The studio space is a large warehouse with a stage in the center. The workout leader of the "Vixen Army" and the founder of the workout, Janet Jones, danced on stage to hip hop music while she lead a huge group of ladies through the workout.  The entire experience is centered around women empowerment, and just having fun, releasing tension and positive energy.  The music blasts, the ladies dance in sneaker wedges, and you leave feeling like you left the best concert of your life, with all your best girlfriends.  No men allowed.

To book your Vixen Workout click here.

Blue Nile GIVEAWAY and Online Promo Code

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.  I hope you're enjoying the holidays.  I love this time of year!  As a little holiday treat I have an exciting giveaway for you today in conjunction with Blue Nile!

• A 10% discount code
• The chance to win two $50 online gift cards and 
• The chance to be entered to win a 3 carat diamond tennis bracelet. Read below for details!

Beauty File: Makeup Forever Pro Finish + HD Foundation Giveawy

Images via Pineterest #makeupforever

A couple of months ago, Make Up For Ever (MUFE for makeup fanatics, and industry beauty junkies) sent over three full sized products for me to try out.  As you may or may not know, I am already a huge MUFE fan, and I own a lot of their products.  I had recently experienced a not-so-great skin MONTH and had vowed to only use the products in this post  until my skin got back on track.  But, then I went to a party, ran into an old friend from middle school (another Fashionable ESQ.), and you know how girls get to talking....
...I, of course, left my powder in the bathroom that night.  It was time to open and try out the Make Up For Ever products.

To put this review into context - my skin is mostly oily with the very rare, random dry areas (at times showing up on and under my nose and on my chin).  It is extremely sensitive.  I am fair; pretty light skinned, to the point where everything shows on my face.  Everything makes me red so sometimes I need more full coverage products.  I applied all of the products in this post with either a moist foundation sponge or my fingers.

Protect Your Pumps Giveaway

Without getting into too many details about what I do; I'm an attorney who is on her feet 80% of the day, in high heels.
What has this taught me?

1. I need better insoles - I'm taking suggestions.
2. I go through a pair of "work" shoes every 3-4 months.

For work I usually wear Mossimo brand from Target (the Pearce pump) or a Nine West pump.
I've tried more expensive shoes before, from Talbot's, but what's the point? I tear through those suckers in no time.

I will not wear expensive shoes for work.

However, I will wear inexpensive shoes for work that will now last me a lot longer thanks to Protect your Pumps.

Of course, a smart and ambitious lawyer came up with the concept for these little guys, that stick to the bottom of the soles of your shoes and help slow down the regular wear and tear of every day use.

Check out the before and after photos on their site. 

For those of you that are interested in using these on your high end shoes, like Christian Louboutin, you will be happy to know that Protect your Pumps indicates on their site that they're Louboutin friendly. 

One pair is $10, three pairs are $20.  Protect Your Pumps can last you about 6-10 wears before needing to be changed.

Do you guys think these are a good idea? 

Give them a try, pain free - win the giveaway.

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Pop Basic Giveaway

Hello!  I apologize for the lack of outfit posts lately - I have been sick and not presentable, haha.  I am excited to bring you this next giveaway because you guys know how much I love my basics!  Pop Basic is a company based out of Australia that is also part of the popular WikiFashion.   Madeline Veestra, the company's founder, had a vision for a monthly capsule collection bundle to come to your doorstep.  You know how Birch Box arrives on your doorstep every month with little beauty goodies?  Pop Basic will arrive on your doorstep with basics to help you start building an effortlessly stylish wardrobe.

You can buy Pop Basic items in different ways - you can choose to be part of their subscription service and have the items come to you in a monthly package or you can just also purchase individual items, without having to be locked into a monthly deal.

Enter below for a chance to win their debut parcel!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Also, the winner of my Stella & Dot Giveaway is Heather Hart! Congratulations!

OOTD: Loft Henley Two Pocket Blouse + Stella & Dot Scarf Giveaway

With one of the first winter chills making its' way to Miami, I was eager to bring out these tall boots and coat.  Of course, my coat is 3/4 sleeves, and the blouse I'm wearing in these pictures is basically sheer, but  that's how we do it here!  

I also thought it was a great time to run a new giveaway from Stella & Dot.  You may not know this, but S&D has branched out into the scarf, wallet and handbag market.  This scarf was provided to me by S&D for this giveaway and I couldn't be happier; it's so cute, with its tropical parrot print and vibrant colors.  

These boots were part of my Kansas vacation prep, got them on 6PM.com, a really affordable website that I normally use for work shoes, (since I plow through a pair every three months). I usually stick to buying Nine West pumps from their site, but I saw these boots and thought that the price couldn't be beat.  Of course, I would love a pair of gorgeous Tory Burch boots, with gold hardware (hint, hint), but for the price of half of one TB boot, I bought two pairs!

A 100% natural lens flare!

My boyfriend and The Fashionable ESQ's VP takes all of my photos.  I recently linked him to this blog post from the blog Not Dressed Like Lamb (check her out, she's creative and has a ton of personality that translates into her photos) for photo tips on how to shoot photos in sunlight.  The article was very helpful, albeit, lengthy, but definitely filled with great tips if you want to improve the look and feel of your pictures.  I loved how he was able to capture the light behind me in these shots.

Jennifer Zeuner monogram pendant coupled with an Etsy necklace.

Wearing this gold cuff by Kenneth Cole that I got from Piperlime, I love chunky and bold jewelry.  

Lately I've been mixing brown and black, and I'm slowly getting used to the idea.  I used to never combine these colors before, mostly because I barely owned anything brown, but now I've been branching out - and I like the color palette of this outfit a lot.  What do you guys think? 

To the right is my best Michael Jackson post. "HEE HEE!"

ENTER GIVEAWAY BELOW!

What I'm Wearing: 
Scarf: Stella & Dot
LOFT Henley Two Pocket Blouse (still available and 50% off with code SAVE50) (similar here and here).
Seven For All Mankind High Shine Skinny Jeans (still available) (Color is Petrol Blue) (similar here and here). I can't say enough good things about these, they're so, so flattering.  It's like they have built-in Spanx!  And the color is this perfectly dark teal. Love.
Express Floppy Hat via TJMaxx, similar here. 
Kenneth Cole Gold Cuff Bracelet (still available) (similar here).
Jennifer Zeuner Monogram Pendant (still available) (similar here) (awesome blue acrylic version)
Etsy Four Leave Clover necklace (still available)
Sam & Libby Slazeel Sy Boot (still available - $40) (similar here, 50% off, and here). a Rafflecopter giveaway

Stella & Dot Trunkshow for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

I'm so happy to be able to host an online trunk show for Stella & Dot whereby all of the proceeds from the sale of these items will go towards breast cancer research.  
ALL of the proceeds, as in 100% of the net proceeds from sales will go towards the Noreen Fraser Foundation.  This is all thanks to Tracy Bennet, my Stella & Dot Stylist who will also be donating all of her commission to the foundation!

If you haven't yet heard, Stella & Dot has some beautiful baubles and they're even delving into other types of accessories, like clutches and scarves.  Speaking of scarves, I may or may not have a giveaway planned soon with some Stella & Dot goodies ;). Stay tuned.

In the meantime, shop through this link for all of the merchandise that is available and please browse some of the images below to see if there's anything you like.

Thank you for helping and participating in a great cause! 

Check out these gorgeous earrings!  The Liz Drop Earring is $59. Click here to buy. 

Serenity Small Stone Drops are $34.  Click here to buy.

The Hope Bracelet in rose gold is $32.  Click here to buy.

The Sparkly Bardot Spiral Bangle is $59.  Click here to buy. 

The Emerson Bangle is $59.  Click here to buy.

The Suzanne Cocktail Ring is $39.  Click here to buy.

The Renegade Cluster Ring is $35.20.  Click here to buy.
The Renegade Mini Cluster Hoops are $17.40.  Click here to buy.

Remember to browse the rest of the S&D inventory if you don't see something on this post that you love, because there are hundreds of other items that I did not post here!

OOTD: RocksPaperMetal GIVEAWAY(Now CLOSED) + Forever 21 Tiered Mini Dress + ASOS Slot Through Portfolio Clutch

I have partnered up with LA based jewelry line RocksPaperMetal to bring you a really cool giveaway! I recently came across their line and was hooked on the laid back, vibrant pieces. Their stuff is on trend, in the latest pastels and neon shades.  It's LA meets Key West meets Coachella.

 Does that make sense?

Their designers have lent their design prowess to some very popular brand names (Steve Madden, Forever 21 & Urban Outfitters) and it shows in this latest line of accessories.  Keep reading for a chance to win a pair of these...

Stella & Dot Giveaway + Ever After Necklace (Giveaway CLOSED).

Hello. 
I'm giving this away, courtesy of Stella & Dot.

Stella & Dot Ever After necklace

Also, if you're interested in some Stella & Dot sale items:

This is 25% off

This is also 25% off.

Want them? 

Love.Shop.Enter.
Ready? Go.

Update: Giveaway closed. Thanks to everyone who entered. Winner will be announced shortly.

Entry Rules: 
1. "Like" Tracy's page on Facebook (Stella & Dot Stylist) You won't be sorry - she hosts giveaways and posts S&D sales/discount codes. Like her page here, and 
2. Post a comment on her page telling her what you'd like most for Valentine's Day, and
3. Follow me on either Google Friend Connect, Facebook or Twitter and  leave me a comment on this post.

Contest ends at midnight on 2/14/12.
Winners will be chosen using random.org.
Good luck!

Thank you to all of my new followers, and of course to my old faithfuls.  Your comments make me happy, keep visiting.

xo.
xo.

Giveaway Winner: Stella & Dot Bardot Bangle!

Congrats, Danielle!

Danielle is a new TFE reader and I'm very glad to have her.  She runs a blog called Love & Look Pretty.  She has really good luck because this isn't the first giveaway she's won! (I've never won anything except a cruise when I was in the 6th grade when my best friend and I went to eat at a hole in the wall Chinese restaurant; I dropped my name on a slip of paper in a glass bowl and won.  My parents did not let me go. I was 12.  Now I'm much older and fashionable. Is this post about me? NO. Congratulations, Danielle!  As always, a big thank you to Tracy of Stella & Dot.

Stella & Dot Giveaway + Affordable Summer Pieces

IT'S GIVEAWAY TIME!!

This outfit is my take on an easy, affordable summer outfit.  A while back, Refinery 29 published a post about putting together outfits for under $50.  I love this idea!  When I started to look through these pictures I realized that a lot of the items I chose for this outfit were pretty affordable.

Do you love glittery, sparkly things as much as I do? 

Now, on to the good stuff.

In this post, I gave away the Charlotte Charm Necklace by Stella & Dot after I teamed up with Tracy Bennet, a really cool & generous S&D sales rep.

What am I giving away this time around??

Stella & Dot Giveaway WINNER...

I had a lot of fun hosting this giveaway.  I couldn't have teamed up with a more genuine rep for S&D.  Tracy, you're awesome.
I was really happy to see that a lot of you got into this giveaway and commented.  Unfortunately, the first person that the number generator from random.org selected did not follow the contest entry rules! How annoying, right? I'm not usually a stickler for the rules (I AM a lawyer, after all), but one must be fair when a gorgeous piece of jewelry is on the line...so needless to say, a re-draw was in order.  The winner was selected from a group of 20, since the cut-off date for the giveaway was 6/13/11 (sorry to the two who came on board a bit too late!) (Keep visiting).

The lucky girl is...

Stella & Dot Giveaway!

My first giveaway! 

I was lucky enough to stumble upon Tracy Hiebert-Bennett who is a top stylist for Stella & Dot. You may remember that about a month ago I featured some of their collection on TFE! For my first giveaway I'm pretty excited to feature the Charlotte Charm Necklace!

Win mine!

Then buy your own Stella Dot haul from Tracy.

Rules for entry: 

1. Become my FB follower here.

2. Follow me via Google Friend Connect.

3. Leave me a comment on this post & include your e-mail address 

(send it to TheFashionableESQ@gmail.com if you don't want to leave it 

on the comment form). 

4. Tell me why I AM AWESOME. This is optional. 

Giveaway will end  6/13/11.

Winners will be chosen using Random.org...as soon as I figure out how to work it...