Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Enter Our Shabby Apple Giveaway!

If you drool over dresses and baubles at Anthropologie, but can’t bring yourself to spend $200.00 on a casual dress, then you must check out Shabby Apple! Bringing you retro-inspired, shabby chic and uptown dresses at prices the working girl can afford, Shabby Apple is one of my new favorite boutiques.

Whether you are looking for a few dresses to wear to work, a unique dress for an upcoming baby shower, or just something sophisticated and hot to wear to your ex’s wedding, Shabby Apple has the dress for you. I just love the Ballerina dress:

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Ballerina Dress, $46.50

They also have totally trendy jewelry and accessories and prices even the mall can’t beat, like this cinch belt:

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Cinturon $14.00

See? Totally cute…you can check out all that Shabby Apple has to offer, and if you see something you like, they are offering Couture in the City readers 15% off their first order! Just use this code:

Code for 15% off Shabby Abble: SAMarketingCoutureintheCity15off

*valid through 9/2008

Shabby Apple also offers free shipping BOTH ways if you don’t get the fit of your dress just right, so go ahead and order that little retro floral number!

Oh yeah, did I mention that you could enter our Shabby Apple Giveaway? One lucky reader will recieve this super cute dress from Shabby Apple!

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Jackie O. Dress Enter HERE to win!

Deadline ends March 12, 2008 at midnight, so enter now for your chance to win! Good luck!

Monday, February 25, 2008

MAC Fafi Review and MAC Fafi Giveaway!

MAC wants to introduce you to a few of their new friends…Monoka, Ermine and Eriko are the three muses behind the MAC Fafi line. Bursting with color, life and edgy energy, these grafitti queens are the inspiration for this colorful new line. Check it out!

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MAC Fafi’s packaging is emblazoned with images from the amazing artist Fafi for a cute and fun take on their classic black cases. These highly pigmented colors are available in paint pots (liquid to powder eye shadows), lip glosses, lip sticks, nail polishes and blush. MAC Fafi’s girly pearlescent hues, Easter egg blues and lots and lots of pinks are also just in time for spring.

Been dying to get your hands on some of the new goodies from the MAC Fafi collection? Read my MAC Fafi review to see why these spritely compacts and pretty pots need to grace your vanity:

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My MAC-over with the MAC Fafi Collection

1) First, I started with the MAC Fafi lipstick in Utterly Frivolous, then topped it off with MAC Fafi lipglass in Totally It. As any makeup maven knows, a good lip gloss is hard to come by, and this one is one of the best. It stayed put without being sticky for hours and kept it’s bright hue.

2) Next, I brushed the apples of my cheeks with the MAC Fafi powder blush in Fashion Frenzy. This is the perfect blush for spring and is subtle and girly.

3) Finally, I used my beloved paint MAC Fafi paint pots (highly pigmented eye color) in Perky (pink) and Rollickin’ (turquoise) to shade my eyes. I’ve never used these two colors together on my lids and they truly made my hazel eyes pop!

4) Also great for spring is their pinky-pearlescent nail lacquer (I tried Girls will be Girls).

The greatest thing about the MAC Fafi line is that you can use the paint pots, lip glass and other goodies at the level of intensity that you want. I prefer a more subtle look, so for me, less was more; but I could have easily amped it up harajuko girl-style with a little help from MAC Fafi’s Eye Kohl eye pencils in white and black and a few more swipes of blush.

Snag these spring must haves from MAC Fafi here before your favorite colors sell out. And many already have…lucky for you, Couture in the City is hosting a fab MAC Fafi Giveaway!

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Enter HERE to Win our MAC Fafi Giveaway!

One lucky winner will receive:

Powder Blush - Fashion Frenzy
129 SE Powder /Blush Brush and Fafi travel pouch
LipGlass - Cult Fave
Lipstick - Flash-N-Dash
Eyes 1
Fluidline - Blacktrack
Paint Pot: Layin’ Low
210 Precise Eye Liner Brush
Rectangle MAC Small Clearly Fafi

MAC Fafi Giveaway valued at $189.00

Don’t forget to ENTER our MAC Fafi Giveaway for your chance to win! Deadline is March 17, 2008 at midnight…good luck!