Julep October Box

My Julep October box arrived much quicker than my September box! I know there's been concern about Julep switching to DHL for shipping, but I haven't experienced anything bad with it yet. If anything it seems better so far. We'll see how long it lasts...

I decided to stick with my Classic with a Twist box for October. I wasn't too excited for the colors, but I didn't like any of the others enough to switch.

They included a little pack of candy corn this month in celebration of Halloween! I thought it was super cute and sweet. I love little surprises.

The Classic with a Twist box included Anisa, a deep burgundy crème, and Winona, a buff greige crème. The two together remind me of the classic Burberry plaid (like this).I like the Anisa so far, but the Winona is rather... muddy. I haven't tried it on yet. I'm hoping that I'll like it more on my nails that I do on the swatch.

It also included the new Julep Kajal Eye Glider (with carbon black and brown shimmer) and sharpener. I don't wear a ton of eye liner, but it will be nice to have a quality liner for when I do.

Julep has teamed up with another subscription service, Citrus Lane (they send out monthly boxes of fun things for little ones), for a giveaway: 3 months of each! The giveaway is open through October 8th at 11:59PM PST. You can enter here! (FYI, if you use my link to enter I'll get additional entries, too.) I haven't tried Citrus Lane myself since I don't have any little ones, but it would make a great gift!

As always, you can sign up for your own Julep Maven subscription using my referral code here.

my breakfast cookies made it!

Remember the recipe I posted for my Pumpkin Pie Breakfast Cookies?

Well, I entered it into the Holiday Cookie Contest over at Once a Month--and I made it into the finals!!

WOOHOO!

If my recipe wins, I'll get a package of goodies from OAM, my cookie will be the featured spread for their December event, and a featured spotlight post during the months of December and January.

You can help me out by heading over to Once a Month and voting for my cookie! Voting ends this Saturday, November 10, at 10pm PST.

THANK YOU to the ladies at Once a Month for finding my recipe and encouraging me to enter!

I had two of these cookies from the freezer for breakfast this morning, warmed up for about 15 seconds in the microwave... SO GOOD!!

many more thanks (giveaway winner announced!)

THANK YOU to everyone that entered my first giveaway for a print from my Etsy shop!

The winner of the giveaway is...

last chance...

If you haven't already, be sure to check out this post to enter for a chance to win a print from my new Etsy shop! The contest ends TODAY at 12pm PST. The winner will be announced tomorrow!



This double rainbow really has nothing to do with the contest... except that I was super excited when I saw it and I happen to be quite excited about opening at Etsy shop, so I guess it is kind of relevant. (It's a stretch, I know.)

The clouds were also AMAZING that day.

want a free camera (and more)?

This is NOT my give away. But it is too amazing not to share.

The FStoppers, Kelly Moore, and SLR Lounge are giving away:

- Canon 5D Mark III or a Nikon D800 ($2,999 to $3,499)
- Kelly Moore Bag ($169-$249)
- Peter Hurley/F Stoppers”The Art behind the Headshot” DVD ($300)
- SLR Lounge Lightroom 4 DVD Guide and Presets(Worth $198)

If you use my link to enter, I'll get additional entries... and then you can share the link you get with YOUR friends and get additional entries when they enter, etc! (The contest ends July 2.)

It's pretty sweet.

Here's my link: ENTER HERE.

(You can also still enter to win one of my prints here!)

Good luck!!!

Sincerely, Sarah B

The giveaway is now closed! Thank you to everyone that entered! The winner will be announced June 20 in a new blog post.

I've been thinking about it for quite awhile now, and with lots of encouragement and support from my friends and family, I have finally opened up an Etsy shop to sell prints of some of my photos!