Candace Rose

Happy Black Friday!

    Where will you be shopping today? This year I've decided I'd rather sit at home than battle it out on the shopping front...besides there are many great deals to be found right at your fingertips and trusty macbook!

For instance if you're looking for a new pair of uggs (me, me, me) try Eastbay, where you can get a pair for $25 off. 

Uggs at Eastbay

For the book lover in your life

BookSwim is the first online book rental library service lending you paperbacks, hardcovers and now college textbooks Netflix®-style directly to your house, without the need to purchase! We stock all the latest bestsellers, new releases, and classics! Read your books as long as you want - no late fees! Even choose to purchase and keep the books you love! We are now also your gateway for textbook rental.

On Black Friday they are offering the coupon code FREEGIFT10. The first $10 on every card is on them!!!

If you add $50, you'll get a $50 Restaurant.com card!

If you add $100, you'll receive double! This is the perfect gift for you or your loved one!

If great clothing, accessories and shoes at already affordable prices and deeper discounts is more your thing, than head over to Charlotte Russe!

Black Friday- Charlotte Russe will be offering 25% off all clothing and accessories in stores and at Charlotte Russe.com

On Saturday and Sunday- Charlotte Russe will be offering a buy one get 1/2 off sale in stores and online.

Monday, Nov. 30th Shoppers will receive 25% off entire purchase and free shipping on purchases of $60 or more at CharlotteRusse.com

Check out Shoes.com for an additional 25% off shoes already on sale!

If you're in Sacramento, California on Black Friday or Saturday, stop by Taylor James boutique where you'll receive a FREE Michael Stars tee with your purchase of jeans!

and you can be sure as the day goes on, I will add more sales (as I find them) to this list! Happy shopping!!!

On My List

First and foremost, the winner of the Photobatch giveaway is.............Jacqueline! If you could please email me, I will give you the details! Thank you everyone who entered :)

Here are my latest dressy favorites!

Ahhhh I love this top!!!!!

Robert Rodriguez Satin Top with Brooch (in black)- Nordstrom

Preen Matt Lightening Mini Dress- Net-A-Porter

I heart this dress!

I love the back!

Alice + Olivia Exposed Back Mini Dress- Net-A-Porter

Juicy Couture Stretch Bandeau Strapless Dress (black)- Net-A-Porter

BCBGMAXAZRIA Strapless Sheath Dress- Nordstrom

The perfect winter afternoon

The perfect winter afternoon, originally uploaded by candy_rose.

    How fortunate am I, that this is my backyard? Today I am VERY thankful for everything I have in my life. My mom had a test/procedure done this morning, and everything is fine, my grandma (thank you for your thoughts and prayers) is doing much better, and the dogs are giving me a headache, per usual. ;)

    Hope you're having a wonderful week! I will be back tomorrow with the results of the giveaway!

Sporty Chic

    I love football! I love vintage rocker tees! I love Junk Food! Ahhhh is it my lucky day or are these the cutest shirts to support your favorite team?

Only supporting them for Mr. Kyle Boller!

Love me some Tom Brady!

Go Eli

And lastly for all you Brett Favre fans.....

(Male)

The female version

You can find these fun NFL team shirts in every team (except for the Dallas Cowboys) at Junk Food

My buddy's taken over!

    Who do you think runs the show around here? Who knew Weimaraner puppies knew how to blog? I guess they love Macbooks!!! Oh and reading Town & Country Magazine! ;)  It's been a very hectic week, my grandma was ill, making for a very sleepy and stressed Candi. I'm praying things start calming down around here!!! Have a good weekend!

Oh and be sure to enter my fabulous photo editing software GIVEAWAY!!!! :)

Jimmy Choo- You, Your Shoes and 72

Jimmy Choo- "Jimmy Choo and Elton John AIDS Foundation have launched a photo competition to support the launch of Project PEP, a charity collection that donates 25% of sales to the Simelela Rape Centre in South Africa. The money goes towards providing the HIV-preventative treatment PEP (which must be taken within 72 hours of exposure to HIV) and counselling to victims of rape in South Africa, which has the highest count of rape in the world."

The theme of the photo competition is "You, Your Shoes and 72". The winner will be invited to spend a day of luxury and the Jimmy Choo HQ and choose 7 pairs of shoes and 2 handbags to keep. Plus over 100 exclusive Jimmy Choo prizes will also be awarded. The winner will be announced on December 7th, and you still have time to enter your own photo!

If you'd like more information on the competition, view the entries or make a donation please visit Jimmy Choo 72

Here are a few of my favorite entries!

Don't be held ransom by HIV, you have 72 hours to free yourself. Seek Medical help, act fast! Jimmy Choo

Make A Difference- Jimmy Choo

72 Little Hours- Jimmy Choo

72 Hours To Go- Jimmy Choo

On My List

Life's been pretty stressful and hectic lately, here are a few things that would make me happy! :)

iKaraoke

iKaraoke- Fred Flare

Though I've never been, I have friends in NYC and they swear by this place!!!

Serendipity Frozen Hot Chocolate- Fred Flare

I'm having flashbacks of my childhood, don't get me wrong I had plenty of toys but my mom never let us have a Snoopy Sno- Cone machine. Am I too old for one? Hell to the no!

Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine- Toys "R" Us

Donations, please  ;)

Louis Vuitton Tivoli PM- Louis Vuitton

I'm in love with this necklace (but in gold)

West Avenue Jewelry Large Monogram Necklace- Max&Chloe

Make sure and enter to win my Fabulous GIVEAWAY!

PhotoBatch Editing Software GIVEAWAY!!!!

    I was contacted by the manufacturers of the highly acclaimed photo editing software, BatchPhoto about doing a giveaway with my fabulous readers, and knew I had to share this with you!  I cannot believe everything it can do. I won't tell you how much I paid for photoshop, and this does everything photoshop does and more! This is an AMAZING giveaway, as this product is worth $65, and CNET Reviewers gave it 4 STARS! For more information and how to enter, please continue reading :)

BatchPhoto Image Converter

Here are just a few things this fabulous photo editing software can do!

•  Convert from one image format to another (e.g. converting from RAW formats to TIFF or JPEG)

• Resize images based on pixels/percentages or DPI

•  Add Watermarks (either as text or logo)

• Automatically Rotate portrait photos that were saved as landscape

• All those operations can be combined and applied on thousands of photos in one session. Additionally, BatchPhoto uses multi-threading to speed up the process significantly on multi-core processors.

• Add Date/Time stamps (original time from EXIF) and Comments on photos

• Apply special effects like: Sepia, Black & White, Charcoal and more

• Rename images using keywords

Batch Photo is only available to Windows users at the moment. If you love photography, and have Windows, you're in luck!!!

To enter this giveaway, please leave a comment with your name and email address and tell me if you: 

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If you'd like to increase your chances of winning please do one or more of the following (please leave a comment along with a permalink)

1) Blog about the giveaway

2) Follow me on Twitter and tweet about it.

3) Become a fan of Candace Rose on Facebook

I will announce the winner on Tuesday, November 24th, just in time to have you editing your Thanksgiving pics!

Monday, Monday

Pink Eden Rose Bush, originally uploaded by candy_rose.

    I hope your Monday is going well, and that you take time for yourself today! PS Come back tomorrow, I have a HUGE giveaway I'm doing with a photography software company. You don't want to miss it!!!

“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”
– Helen Keller

Busy, Busy!

Vintage Christmas Ornaments, originally uploaded by candy_rose.

    How has your week been? Hope it's been great and stress free! I think the puppy is going to feel a bit neglected that I'm not posting his pic on Friday, but I am all puppied out at the moment! Housebreaking him, prying my boots, purses, bra and jacket away from him has been time consuming. It's a wonder I've been able to get anything done!

    For those of you who don't follow me on twitter, I am working on getting everything ready for my big show at a Holiday Bazaar on Saturday! I'm absolutely thrilled about it, I can't wait. This is one of the Vintage Christmas Ornament prints I'm working on. This one I've made into a note card, as well as a 5x7 and 8x10/8.5x11. I have a few more in the works, but just wanted to share this one with all with you! I'm trying to get everything done tonight and early tomorrow so I don't have to stress on Saturday. Ha $100 bucks says I'll be working on this tomorrow night. Wish me luck!!! Have a great Friday! :)

I'm participating in A Beautiful Life in The Inspired Room

NeuLash Love

    No matter where you turn from commercials, magazine ads, drugstores, department stores, the internet and high end boutiques you can't hide from companies stating they've found the next best mascara. We all want longer, thicker lashes, but how many of us have been able to attain this? I'm not going to lie, I've been reeled in once or twice, okay make it a dozen times by department store mascara campaigns, I'd like to think I'm not the only one....am I?

    If you're a fan of ABC's Dancing With The Stars, you may have noticed dancer, Edyta Sliwinska's super long lashes. They may look like false lashes, but truth be told they're not. If you have $150 you too can have lashes as glamorous and long as Ms. Edyta's courtesy of Neulash, "a product which delivers rich protein, vitamins, moisturizing and rejuvenating ingredients to replenish and strengthen the structure of lashes, while adding shine and elasticity."

    Check out this AMAZING before and after:

That's pretty incredible!

Anyone willing to donate $150? ;)

Neulash is available at Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue stores everywhere; as well as online.

On My List

I'm totally all over the place this Wednesday....Waaaaatch Out! ;)

Can you tell I'm FREEEEEEEEZING?!

Toggle Coat Sweater (Taupe)- Covered- Shopbop

Studded Sweatpants???? They'd make me feel like I'm really trying, when all I want to do is hang out on the couch!

Live & Love Sweatpants- 291- Shopbop

You know I had to go with something purple :)

Ruffle Front Strapless Dress- Twelfth St. by Cynthia Vincent- Shopbop

Not only is this a necklace, BUT it's a USB stick! Totally functional and worth the $565 price tag. LOL

Roberto Cavalli- Gold Plated Tooth (USB stick pendant)- Net-A-Porter

Juicy Couture- Faux fur cropped jacket- Net-A-Porter

I am in LOVE with this bag. Anthropologie never ceases to amaze me in the glamour department!

Iced Rosettes Clutch- Anthropologie

Awarded: Over The Top

Super sweet Fashionista, Jessica of Style Obsession was kind enough to award me with the Over The Top Award a few weeks ago. My apologies for not posting this sooner, I'm so honored to have been picked. Thank you sooooooooo much Jessica! =)

Rules

1. You Can Only Use One Word!
2. Pass this along to 5 of your favorite bloggers!
3. Alert them that you have given them this award!
4. Have Fun!

Questions

1. Where is your cell phone? Ground
   
2. Your hair? Flat-ironed
   
3. Your Mother? Best
   
4. Your Brother? Asleep
5. Your Favorite Food? Pizza
   
6. Your Dream Last Night? Laughable
7. Your Favorite Drink? Lemonade
   
8. Your dream/goal? Great
   
9. What room are you in? Living
   
10. Your hobby? Housebreaking ;)
    
11. Your fear? Loss
    
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Great
    
13. Where were you last night? Home
14. Something that you aren’t? Fake
    
15. Muffins? blueberry
    
16. Wish list item? Yorkie
17. Where did you grow up? Cali
18. Last thing you did? Twitter
    
19. What are you wearing? Clothes!
    
20. Your TV? Big
21. Your pets? 3
    
22. Friends? Caring
    
23. Your life? Evolving
    
24. Your mood? Good!
    
25. Missing someone? Grandpa
26. Vehicle? Mercedes
27. Something you’re not wearing? Makeup
    
28. Your favorite store? Many
    
29. Your favorite color? Purple-Turquoise
    
30. When was the last time you laughed? Today
    
31. Last time you cried? Saturday
    
32. Your best friend? Mom-grandma
33. One place that I go to over and over? Tanning
    
34. One person who e-mails me regularly? PR
    
35. Favorite place to eat? Homemade

I would like to pass this on to each one of my readers regardless of if they have a blog or not. Thank you for your continued support! xoxo Candi

Closet Confidential: Style Secrets Learned The Hard Way- Book Review

   

Closet Confidential: Style Secrets Learned the Hard Way

by Winona Dimeo- Ediger; published November 2009

(available wherever fine books are sold.)

Sasquatch Books

    A few weeks ago, a fun book by fellow blogger, Winona Dimeo-Ediger, author of the highly acclaimed, Daddy Likey blog arrived for review and I couldn't wait to sink my teeth into it. As a recovering shop-a-holic with an addiction to fashion and style; this piece of literature has quickly become my new bible. Closet Confidential: Style Secrets Learned the Hard Way is not only informational, but hilarious as well! Ediger covers every wardrobe situation you can think of from purchasing the perfect undergarments to helping you make the most of your wardrobe without going into debt. 

I especially love her witty style lessons!

Style Lesson #17- For many women, limping around in uncomfortable shoes is akin to childbirth: in the midst of it, you're in extraordinary pain, cursing under your breath and vowing that you will never go through this again. But as soon as you get home, you forget about all the agony and the blood; you see those cute little shoes sitting there looking so harmless and helpless and suddenly you're putting them on and and going through the same thing all over again.

Style lesson #43- The only rules for a modern-day Wedding guest are to keep your cleavage covered and not show up in a floor-length white lace dress, so it's up to you to find the motivation to bring your fashion A-game.

Here's what you'll find in the book-

- 50 Style secrets learned the hard way

- Maslow's Hierarchy to Jeans

- The mysterious phenomenon of the oversized clutch

- An A-to-Z guide to all things shoe

- Einstein's Theory of Handbag Relativity

- The T-shirt Test: Ironic or Just Lame?

Chic Do It Yourself Bun- courtesy of Fashion Week

    With the holidays fast approaching, many of us will be rushing to the salon to be primped and pampered for holiday parties and family get togethers. Anyone who has had a bad haircut (been there, done that, and it's still growing out) knows how important having a good hair day is on the mind, body and soul; but did you know that you too can look chic without having to spend $$$$ at the salon? 

   
        Philip Pelusi and his Tela team first created this gorgeous chic & sexy bun for over 30 models at the Kati Stern Venexiana show during Mercedes Benz Fall Fashion Week, and he's been kind enough to share how to achieve this great look with all of us.

Step by Step Directions on Achieving This Look-

1. Make a side part and take three inches of the hair closest to the front and pin to the side.

2. Take another three inches from the crown of the head, right behind the section of hair you just marked off and pin that to the side as well.

3. You should be left with two sections of hair on both sides of your head.

4. Take the hair from the right section, and twist hair into a low ponytail, you should go from your temple to the nape of your neck. 

5. Take the hair from the left section, and do the same but make sure you keep hair on an angle.
You should be left with 2 “rolls” on each side of you head.

6. With the hair in the low ponytail, you should coil pieces together and allow them to fold into each other, just use pins to hold hair in place.

7. Take the top section from the crown of your head and twist that piece loosely like a rope and pin it to your head.

8. Take the last section of hair and fold the hair into the rolls with your finger and pin all loose pieces with your finger.