Beautiful Things My Mother Taught Me


Mom and me, circa 1979 Disclosure: This post is sponsored by CoverGirl. Mother’s Day is this Sunday and I’m so excited. Not just because Mr. Spoiled Pretty and my son, Westley, are treating me to a decadent brunch. But because it’s an opportunity to celebrate my hero, Andrea Stamps. I must admit that until two years ago, Mother’s Day was just another CONTINUE READING

Bath & Body Works 3-Wick Candles: 2 for $22


At Christmastime, I agonized over what to get my son's daycare teachers. There are 12 of them - and even though he has his two main teachers, they all have interaction with him and take excellent care of him. So I needed to buy 12 gifts to show my appreciation, without breaking the bank. $10 each seemed doable, except CONTINUE READING

IMAN Skin Tone Evener BB Creme SPF 15


As a beauty expert, I’m embarrassed by how late I am to the BB Cream party. In the past year, so many friends and colleagues have asked me about BB Creams—what’s the buzz, which brands are the best, etc. —and they would look at me funny when I admitted to not having tried BB Creams yet. I mean, they CONTINUE READING

CoverGirl Outlast Brilliant Shine Nail Gloss in Vio-last


I’m very fickle about my fingernails. Before I paint my nails or get them professionally did, I spend a inordinate amount of time pondering my polish options. I consider the season, recent trends, my wardrobe that week and anywhere special I might go. But despite all of this planning, I’m usually over my polish choice before it even dries. Not CONTINUE READING

My New Arm Candy: Rebecca Minkoff Swing Bag


After beauty products, handbags are my secondary addiction. But when it comes to arm candy, I have discriminating taste. For me, the perfect handbag seamlessly marries fashion with function, is handcrafted from high-quality materials, has really unique hardware and is classic but edgy - all at the same time. I don't like to carry the of-the-moment "it" bag. I CONTINUE READING

Bust a Move On Over to Saturday.com


Earlier this month, Kate Spade (aka creator of cuteness and the reason why I can't seem to keep money in my wallet), launched a brand new line called Kate Spade Saturday. Kate Spade Saturday is a new global lifestyle brand created to channel the spirit of Saturday seven days a week. This younger, more accessible sister to kate spade new CONTINUE READING

Giveaway

Winner of the Stephanie Johnson Travel Bag Giveaway

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Stephanie Johnson Palm Springs Turq ML Traveler 1024x682 Winner of the Stephanie Johnson Travel Bag Giveaway I’m a bad beauty blogger. Life got hectic and I totes forgot to post the winner of the Stephanie Johnson Travel Bag Giveaway last week. CONTINUE READING

Stephanie Johnson Travel Bag Giveaway!

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Stephanie Johnson Palm Springs Turq ML Traveler 1024x682 Stephanie Johnson Travel Bag Giveaway!A few weeks ago, HauteLook had a Stephanie Johnson makeup bag sale – which I shared with my tweetipies on Twitter. The brand saw my tweet and emailed to thank me for my support. They even offered me the ML Traveler bag to keep or give away on Spoiled Pretty. Because I’m a benevolent beauty blogger and I already have a mountain of makeup bags (several of them are from Stephanie Johnson), I chose the latter. CONTINUE READING

QVC All Access Beauty Giveaway Winner

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That's me making my QVC on-air debut!

Yowza…this was one popular contest. I’m so excited to announce the winner of the QVC All Access Beauty Giveaway. So without further ado, the winner is: Melanie C! CONTINUE READING

Versace Yellow Diamond Giveaway Winner

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Versace Yellow Diamond Lotion 300x286 Versace Yellow Diamond Giveaway WinnerCongrats to the winner of the Versace Yellow Diamond Giveaway: Elizabeth Paniagua

Elizabeth has won a 6.7 oz Versace Yellow Diamond Perfumed Body Lotion. The fresh and vivid floral fragrance features notes of bright citron, pear sorbet, sparkling bergamot, neroli, orange blossom, fresia, mimosa and nymphea. CONTINUE READING

QVC All Access Beauty Giveaway – Update

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Have you entered Spoiled Pretty’s QVC All Access Beauty Giveaway yet? If not, here’s a reason to try your luck…

Skincare superstar Kate Somerville heard about my giveaway and asked to add a tube of her ExfoliKate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment to the prize pack. Can you even?!? CONTINUE READING

QVC All Access Beauty Giveaway!

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When I was a young girl, one of my favorite pastimes was sitting in front of my mom’s mirrored closet doors and “playing QVC.” I would pretend to be Kathy Levine, meticulously describing each necklace, bracelet and pair of earrings in my mother’s jewelry box – using terms like Black Hills Gold, Diamonique and lobster claw clasp.

Twenty-some odd years later, I’m still a fan of QVC. My favorite show is Friday Night Beauty with Lisa Robertson – and if I didn’t have such excellent self-control, that program might bankrupt me. When I watch FNB, I always get the urge to call in and share my thoughts on the products I’ve tried. But I get nervous and I never go through with it.

QVC All Access Beauty Bloggers QVC All Access Beauty Giveaway!So when QVC recently approached me about being one of their featured bloggers for the All Access Beauty event (it kicks off this Friday, April 13 at 11:00 PM EST and will continue on all day Saturday, April 14), I jumped at the opportunity.  As an All Access Beauty Blogger, I’m sharing my top beauty picks on QVC.com. And since I’m local, I’ll be traveling to their West Chester, PA studios on Saturday to go backstage and meet beauty rock stars like Kate Somerville, Mally and Josie Maran. CONTINUE READING

Versace Yellow Diamond Giveaway

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versace yellow diamond 1024x665 Versace Yellow Diamond GiveawayI have a very discriminating nose, which is why a lot of fragrance reviews don’t see the light of day on the pages of Spoiled Pretty. I have a few favorites (Hanae Mori Butterfly, Prada Infusion d’Iris, Kai, Philosophy Amazing Grace, L’Instant de Guerlain, Carol’s Daughter Sugar-Dipped Vanilla) – but most perfumes don’t impress me enough to warrant a review.

So the fact that I’m posting about Yellow Diamond should tell you that I’m definitely impressed with Versace’s latest olfactory offering. CONTINUE READING



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