Save the Dates!

When we decided we were going to have our wedding only a few months after we got engaged, I knew we had to let our friends and family know pretty quickly. None of C’s family members live in AZ, so I also knew we would have a lot of out of town guests. 

We had to get Save the Dates out and we had to get them out fast.

Obviously, by now you all probably know where I started my search…Tiny Prints! They have a sister company called Wedding Paper Divas that I knew would be perfect.  I was right too. After looking through all of what Wedding Paper Divas had to offer, I browsed other sites.  They seriously didn’t compare! Wedding Paper Divas offers soooooo many options on their site, it was incredible. And also, very intimidating.

I honestly had no clue of where to start.  Did I go through all of the almost 1000 choices of just Save the Date cards? Do I narrow it down by type (magnet, postcard, et)?  Do I narrow it down by color, shape or theme? So many decisions!

Finally, I decided to order them by price lowest to highest.  I chose to look at all of the cards at the bottom few tiers of prices and let me tell you, there were still a ton to choose from.  After looking through a bunch and marking my favorites, I went back through my list.  I had marked 26 as favorites!   Clearly there was some narrowing down to do.   

Here are some of the looks I loved, each for a different reason:

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You can see a bunch more here!

 

After narrowing it down as best I could, I chose to have 9 samples shipped to me so I could see them in person.  Since they will send you 8 free samples (hello awesome!), I only ended up paying for one. I kind of had a feeling of which one I would go for, but I wasn’t totally sure until I saw them in person.  

So…..any guesses on which one I chose??

I will tell you this, I went with a custom color on one of the designs above :)

I will reveal on Monday!

 

Starbox Review - May

Starbox time!  

I am still not sure if I want to keep this box, but I thought I’d hang on a little bit longer. Every quarter they send out a “loyalty gift” of $35 to their store, which is pretty awesome. It almost pays for the boxes themselves!

If you don’t remember, Starbox is a monthly beauty box that is $15 a month (plus a few dollars S&H) and comes with 3-4 FULL SIZED products each time.  No tiny lotion samples!

The website says the makeup line is comparable to MAC, Chanel, Sephora and other department store lines.  It also says that the value of each monthly box ranges from $35.00 to $99.00.

The theme of this box is “Wander” which um?  I don’t get it. How is that a theme?

Here it is….the May Starbox!  

           1)     Starlooks Iridescent Loose Powder -  .63 oz  (FULL SIZE)

At first I was really excited about this because I use loose powder everyday.  Then, I noticed all of the sparkles in this and got sad.  How the heck am I supposed to use this?  It’s like a sparkly bronzing powder. Very sparkly. Since I am not 12 and also not a beach goddess, I doubt I will be getting much use out of this.

Full Size: $21.00 My Value: $21.00

          2)    Starlooks eye Pencil in “Exit to Eden”– 2.4g (FULL SIZE)

           This is actually a really pretty color and I am tempted to use it.  It’s a like shimmery, 

           summery green color. I would probably use it under my eyes as opposed to on my 

           lids.  I need dark on my lids for some definition.

          Full Size: $12.00 My Value: $12.00

          3)    Starlooks Makeup Remover  – 3.38 oz. (FULL SIZE)

           I’ve actually been looking for a good makeup remover so I am very happy about 

           this.  It’s a pretty small bottle for the price, but hey, I’ll take it! Hopefully it takes off 

           this new eyeliner I’ve been using (gel liner from Mica Beauty).  That stuff sticks like 

           no other!

          Full Size: $15.00 My Value: $15.00

     3)   Starlooks Spa Towells  – 1 towel (FULL SIZE)

           First of all, ya'll spelled towells wrong. Second of all, a towel with lotion on it? A towel  
           that costs over a dollar to use and probably doesn't even cover half my body? No 
           thanks!

          Full Size: $13.50 for 10 My Value: $1.35

 Final Cost: $17.58

Final Value: $48.00

I am indifferent on this months box.  I don’t hate it, but I don’t love it either.  I like the makeup remover…but that just seems so boring.  Oh well, at least I will definitely get some use out of it!

What do you think?

If you’d like to try Starbox you can sign up here!

(Also, I swear I’m not a review blog….I just like sharing these fun things! I have not been compensated for this review.)

Shoe Stress

Welcome to the newly dubbed “Wedding Wednesday” here at Sleepy Single Girl!

I previously had done all of my beauty box reviews on Wednesdays, but they will now be on Fridays for the next couple of months. I thought since my engagement time before the wedding is pretty darn short (only 96 days to go!) that a wedding post once a week might not be too terrible.  If you hate them, come back in three months and it will all be over!

Today I want to talk about the thing that is giving me the most stress right now…..shoes.

Yes, just shoes. 

I found my dress a few weeks ago (more on that later) but I cannot seem to find shoes that match what I want.  I didn’t think what I was looking for was difficult, but apparently it is.

See, I am looking for white, ivory or gold wedges. I really don’t want to wear heels for hours and hours because I know my feet. They hurt after standing up in heels for just a little while! I have wedges that I wear to work though for 8+ hours and I don’t even notice them! Plus, since a lot of the venue is outdoors and rustic, I didn’t think getting a heel caught in the grass or in a hole somewhere would be good.

You guys? I can’t find any nice wedges anywhere!  They all are the espadrille rope type look or cork, which is making me really sad.  Also, I’d like them to be more of a strappy sandal and not a 

ridiculously high platform.  Finally….I have wide feet, which makes it hard with certain brands too.

Here is my dream shoe:

Too bad they are a style from a couple years ago and nowhere to be found.

So far I’ve also purchase these pairs and returned them for various (hello crazy bright gold or dark pink not shown in the picture) reasons:

I currently still have these and will use them unless I find something better:

These are also a maybe, but look like normal summer sandals and not wedding like:

Finally, these are the last two on my list that I may try.  I’m heading to a wedding accessory superstore tomorrow and I am crossing my fingers that they have these in stock for me to try on:

I can’t believe this has been so difficult.  I am stressing out about it because my dress is already in and it’s about time to take it to get altered. I want to have the shoes I am going to wear the day of the wedding so they can cut it to the right length. I know I could always switch from heels to flip flops after the ceremony, but why buy expensive shoes for a wedding and then only wear them for 20 minutes?  I mean, I doubt I will get a ton of use on a pair of stark white heels and sparkly after that day!

So…..any suggestions?!?!  Please help me!!!