Bridal Nail Collab & Giveaway

Charmaine of b3bed0llxoxo and I decided to do a bridal collab video where I did a unique take on a bridal nail look and she shows us how she makes her bridesmaids giftboxes (omg GORG!). There is a super fun giveaway at the end of it!

Here is the look I came up with - inspired by my own wedding sash:

Products I used:
Topless and Barefoot by Essie
Butter London Hardware top coat
beads purchased off amazon
dotting tool from bundle monster

Giveaway ENDS in one week on May 24, 2013. Winners will be chosen randomly.

Giveaway Prizes for US & International on jessicalee422's channel:
Clinique Brush of Color Set
Deborah Lipmann Polish in Shape of my Heart
Stella & Dot Radiance Coil Bracelet
AB Hex Glitter Jar
My Beauty Diary Masks (7 top ten)

Giveaway Prize for US viewers on b3bed0llxoxo's channel:
Any Dogeared product up to $75!

Rules:
1. Must be subscribed to both of us:
http://youtube.com/jessicalee422
http://youtube.com/b3bed0llxoxo
2. Like our videos!
3. Comment on both of our channels: "what was your most memorable moment?" (comment as much as you like, PLS NO SPAMMING)

GET MORE CHANCE ON WINNING!
1. Follow both of us on Instagram: @jessicalee422 and @ofroyalty
http://instagram.com/jessicalee422
http://instagram.com/ofroyalty
2. Repost the giveaway picture & use the hashtag #sayyeswithjessnchar so we can find your entry.
5. You can post as much as you like.

Good Luck, my friends! Hope you enjoy this tutorial! xoxo


(I am posting this early, video will be live Friday, May 18 @ 11am EST)

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Wedding OOTD

We just got our wedding pictures back and I made sure to ask my amazing photographer, Albert, if he could make sure to get pictures of my outfit so you all could see who/what I was wearing. 

It was such a magical day and I can't wait to finish sifting through the photos to unveil everything that happened and take you along with me on this amazing journey.

So here was my OOTD on Nov 3, 2012. It was a very windy and cool day... and you definitely wouldn't have known.. you also would have never known that Hurricane Sandy had just passed through as well!

I wore a Monique Lhuillier lace gown. I picked it up at a Kleinfeld's Sample Sale! I was so lucky to find such a gem at a sale :) 

My sash was custom made by Kacey H from Twisted Crystal  - the design was EXACTLY what I was looking for and she was so careful and everything was so thoughtfully made. Each belt is handmade with a bajillion swarovski and pearly beads. So magical! Sashes are SO expensive, but she can help you fit your budget (by adding/taking out beads etc). Every penny gone to this sash was totally worth it! Thank you Kacey!! :) 

My bracelets are from Stella & Dot  - I picked this up when I was with Wendy and she recommended I stack a couple of them together to make a statement with my wrist candy. I'm so glad I have a lil guru to help me out because I LOVED the way this bracelet added fullness and fun to my outfit!

My high heeled shoes are from Kate Spade. These babies added so much sparkly fun to my life and really made me feel like I was walking on a party. They are totally my style and were super comfortable! 

When it was time to kick off my heels and change into more comfortable shoes, I wore these custom made shoes made by my husband! He surprised me with a pair of aldo flats and he took small swarovski pink crystals and glued them on the shoe one by one. He said one shoe had over 1500 crystals!!! Isn't he a keeper!?!! 

My good friend Melissa Chiu Wang who is a fashion designer helped design and make this gorgeous removable piece. She knew that I sometimes feel a little bit self conscious about strapless dresses and didn't want to wear another dress since my wedding dress was a good chunk of money - so she helped to devise a plan to build this for me. I absolutely adored how romantic and comfortable it made me feel! AND i loved how it was removeable! 

The necklace is a borrowed piece from my sister, who wore this custom made diamond necklace on her wedding day <3 

Mel also made my veil which was beyond my wildest dreams. I told her how i loved scalloped detailing and how I loved lace, but I dont like when its so heavy looking. She delicately sewed a scalloped lace border that tapered off as it got closer to the top so it was just enough lace. 

My ceremony hair piece was also custom made by a great childhood friend, Laura who is the owner, designer and maker of all amazeballs jewelry at prismera. I showed her a picture of hair pins that I liked and she totally exceeded all my expectations by making this romantic, delicate and just enough fancy/bling piece.

My reception feather piece was made by WeeGardens. I wanted a blush colored hairpiece and thought a feather might add some fun! 

lastly, is my face. My favorite part of my face? My eyelashes - I think that they were just subtle enough to look natural but full enough to make my eyes look bigger and more beautiful! I absolutely adore these velour lashes in you complete me! They are mink lashes that are my all time favorites!

As for my makeup - all of the makeup was done by me, so it was my every day makeup that I knew I loved: 

Out of all foundations - expensive and cheap, I ended up going with the Revlon ColorStay Whipped foundation. Isn't that ironic?! 

Shadows: Mac - naked lunch, blackberry, carbon 

Eyeliner: dolly wink eyeliner

Concealer: cle de peau 

Blush: Nars Douceur and deep throat

Lips: Shiseido lip lacquer in 203 

Thanks for reading! I can't wait to share more with you about Felix and my big day! <3 

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Stella&Dot Charm Necklace

Oh man oh man. If you follow me on twitter, instagram or facebook, you would've known that I recently attended a fashion week style lounge for New York fashion week with some very good blogger friends. Holy cow, it was so much fun! I can't wait to show you all the fun details of that event - but I want to wait to show you Stella&Dot's holiday collection!! 

At the event, they had this cute-ilicous 'Charm Bar" where you got to pick a base necklace and pick two charms to put on it. Here's a pic of amazing Kelly of AlterationsNeeded & Mel from labellemel31 picking out their charms!

There were so many cute things to choose, it legit took me forever to choose! HA! but first, can we just talk about their packaging?  

Let me tell you - as a teacher for kids with special needs, I come home exhausted and sometimes very discouraged. It's so nice to open a box and be welcomed with such a happy and positive note. Thanks Stella&Dot for making my self esteem just a little bit higher :P hello gorgeous <3 

It's also so nicely packaged with spongey layers on the bottom and on top! 

For my base layer I chose the Watch Over You necklace

Then I picked a Signature Initial Charm obvi in J for Jessica :P 

Then I picked up this cute Birthstone Charm in May because my fiance's birthday is in May. Actually Just kidding. HAHA I picked it because I thought the color was pretty! LOL and I love how it has just a bit of browning to make it look really 'stone-ish'! so gorgeous! 

Another feature I really love about their necklaces is that it gives three rings to make it adjustable to the size you want! 

Here's what she looks like in the box <3

Here's what she looks like on my laptop! 

And Here is what she looks like on my neck! I LOVE LOVE LOVE how when i walk the charms move and peek through. Sometimes you can see all of them, sometimes you can't! 

I have been wearing this baby nonstop since I received this on Sunday and I have not taken it off (except to shower and to sleep) and I've not only gotten so many compliments, and I mean i've only had it for a couple of days, but I'm extremely impressed with the quality of it! It is extremely durable! (I've had a couple students yank at it. oops)

You can purchase her at the Stella&Dot Website in the Charm Section! Let me know if you end up picking any charms or goodies out! I feel like I can be on their site forever! Everything is so darn pretty!

*gifted by stella&dot

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