Beauty: Dear Santa.....

Dear Santa,

With all the running around and wrapping and giving we have been doing these days, we forgot someone really important. US!

So, Santa Baby while we still have time to ask, here is our wish list for beauty products!

You know how much we love eyeliner, and bright colors, and playing with makeup... Well, we would be the happiest little girls in the world if you brought us this Aqua eyes collectors set! 25 full size, Makeup Forever beautifully hued, eyeliner pencils!!

Santa, you can just pick it up at Sephora, you know you are going to pass one on Christmas eve... They are everywhere!

Wanna stuff our stocking? Ewww, get you mind out of the gutter, we are talking about SANTA!

Here are a few of our favorite trinkets!

Oh delicious curly eyelashes! This 24K gold plated eyelash curler from Shu Uemura is like a little work of art. So pretty, and it works!

Speaking of Pretty and working, well we have been working so hard these days... It is super hard to stay pretty! You can help us Saint Nick!

Well, you and Ole Henriksen... Slip a little of the magical serum into our stocking so we can boost our collagen and smooth out wrinkles in a natural way. Do this now Santa, because the lasers we will need if you don't may not fit in your sleigh!

We would also love a new color of lipstick! Right now we are really craving a beautiful shimmery gold-nude tone.

Like this yummy Honolulu Honey shade from Nars. In this shimmery tan color we can feel like natural island beauties!

But that is not all,

We really want to shimmer all over! So maybe we can get a complimentary nail color?

Oh, Chanel Golden Sand! You hit the nail on the head! (hehe) This is the perfect New Years Eve on a tropical island pretty party color!

Oh, and while your in the Chanel section, if it is not to much to ask...

We really heart that Chanel Jade color too! It is really hard to find! We are sure you have connections.

Don't worry Santa, we are almost done!

Wouldn't it be so nice to be able to go to the nail salon with our new nail polish and get a mani/pedi... But not have to use the tools everyones else used! Gross! Santa! We know you care about our health! Who wants to end up with a Staph infectionwhen all you are trying to do it get pretty gold nails?!

So, we would super heart this professional mani-pedi kit! We can toss it in our purse along with our polish and have the nice ladies at the nail salon use our tools!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Just one more item is making our Beauty product list this year... Deluxe Antibacterial Brush Kit!

Because a gal can never have enough makeup brushes.

Now Santa, we don't mean to be greedy. We really don't, but we work so hard taking care of everyone else... We like to get spoiled sometimes too.

We know you agree Santa Baby.

Merry Christmas Santa you big cutie!

We heart you.

XOXO- Things-We-Heart

Random hearts: Yuummmmy...Super hearting rainy days!

Who said..."Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down..."...oh yeah...the Carpenters!

They are totally right about the Monday thing...but rainy days?

No way!!!...They are fantasmic!

Well, we guess sometimes they get us down... but since we live in the old Lala land and we rarely get rain ....we lurve them!

We heart rainy days for oh sooo many reasons...they are like a license to chill!

They are the perfect excuse to shuffle around the house in toasty roasty socks, wrap your self up in your cutest coats and scarves and drive around with the heat up, or wear bright and fun tights under everything and no matter what you'll look super cute.

Rainy days make you want to never leave the house? Then don't!

Here are a few ridiculously amazing reasons to stay in and enjoy the gift of the rainy day...you're welcome!

Netflix....

Um hello?

Millions of Dvds straight to your mailbox in 1 day? Yes please!

P.S. Yes..we know it's not a new thing but getting 1 on a rainy Tuesday in your mailbox is like a gift from the rain goddesses...

Ok...now here is a newer "invention" if you will that is perfect for a rainy day...

Grub Hub.

Just punch in your address (from coast to coast!) and up pops menus, reviews and deals of restaurants in your town that deliver directly to your door!

Yes...lazy is my middle name...well on rainy days at least ;)

Now if you are the type that feels guilty being inside when in rains because you are not getting stuff done, then Martha has the thing just for you...

Organize it!
Go to Martha Stewart and she will show you truly "good" ways to transform and organize all your spaces...even your medicine cabinets and undie drawers.

Now if we could only find someone to do it for us...hmmmmmmmm

We totally heart lighting candles, as we have mentioned before, but there is nothing like a great smelling candle filling up your home with a terrific scent on a gloomy day...
This black Baies Diptyque candle is sooooooooooooo yummers...it's like making out for the first time... with out the uncomfortableness of bumping braces.

Suuuuper soft robes....ahhhhhhhh just saying that makes us feel snuggly on this cold and wet night.

We found these unbelievably soft and crazy sexy robes at Victoria's Secret.

Throw one of these sweater robes on with a pair of your partners socks and they will be at your side to keep you warm in no seconds flat!

Speaking of cuddling...the #1 thing to do on a rainy day is CUDDLE!

It doesn't have to be a partner...you can snuggle and cuddle with anyone!

Can't stay in and enjoy the amazingness of being indoors on a stormy day? Here are a few helpers to make your day brighter and waaay more fun...while braving the wet weather...

No matter how many rainy days your city gets or doesn't get, every cutie mcgootie needs a pair of rain boots!!!!

Hello favorite boots for anytime of the year..these gorge bright pink Hunter boots are the toast of the town...wear with everything..even shorts (yes in the rain! Why not?!? You have the tallest and chicest rain boots around!)

Jump in every puddle, cross every rushing river rain gutter and look crazy hot doing it.

We secretly heart these (well) heart rain boots...they will bring you right back to 3rd grade...but in a really good way....

No mean boys to break your spirit and no unsuccessful trades of your sack lunch when your friend has a Ding Dong and you are stuck with a box of raisins again. Just super cute boots.

Oooops! What good are super cute (and dry) feet if your hair is a mess? Keep your hair in tip top shape and your fav cold weather coat dry with an uber cute umbrella.

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They are sooo underrated, but how many times do you see that crazy sassy gal whistling down the street with her oh so amazing umbrella...

Have no fear lovelies...we found a few chic options for you...

"Oh...ahhaha...I'm not Coco Chanel's grand daughter...it's just a uber tres chic vintage-esque umbrella"

Still bummed your outside on such a gloriously gloomy day? Pull this bad boy over your head and see crystal blue skies all day!

We are soooo in heartville with Marimekko print umbrella...uuugghhhh it's soooo good!

This will even cheer up the day of the passers by...

Don't want to have to worry about the humidity and your ever growing 'fro?

Throw on this cashmere (yum) beanie from J Crew and you are GTG! Oh, and hi it's only $9.99!!!!

P.S. If you have to go outside on a rainy day and you have no umbrella or cap...don't forget your waterproof mascara!

And here are a few songs for your rainy day mix tape, weather you are drivin' around... or cleaning house...or just snugglin'...

(yes...TK we know it's whetherbut we are talking about rain!...hee hee)

Madonna

Singing in the Rain

Rihanna

Carpenters

BJ Thomas

Kermie

xoxo t.w.h.

Beauty-fuls: We heart Fall Beauty Trends

Woooohooooo!

Hello crispy cold air! We (kinda) missed you...well we missed throwing on leggins and Uggs as a uniform and beanies as an official hairstyle..so welcome back ;)

You know what we missed just as much as cashmere jammies and leggins and fireside cocoa?...

Fall beauty trends!!

Yup it may sound silly or even slightly vapid but hey...we are girls...there is nothing wrong with wanting to feel more beautiful and playing dress up...

And as we have told you before...in times of financial instability (whoa! super smart!) make up sales and the sales of red lipstick go up!

Which brings us to the first trend for Fall beauty 2009...

Red lips...

YSL

So sensual, so sexy so glamorous and classic...and they are back!

Nothing can make you look more put together and RTG then throwing on some ruby red lips....a little mascara and for one of us (me) concealer and we are soooo GTG and gorge.

Matte red lipstick is best for fall...plus your wind swept rough waves won't get stuck in the goop of gloss.

We lurve and totally heart priming lips with the teensiest bit o' Rosebud and using a lip pencil for stay power and intensity...geez sooo makeup artisty :)

Now about those rough waves....those are a trend too!

Chanel

These are not beach waves or even Bardo-esque bed head waves these are, "Oh...I'm soo tired..I can't be bothered to do a thing to my hair...and I look amazing..."

The best way to grab these waves o' too cool for school is to run a flat iron through your hair but instead of straightening...kinda twist it with out making curls. Then run your polished digits through...

But the word on the street is that Bed Head makes a super rad triple barrel iron for just the thing. Easy peasy...

OK, so the next trend is something that most of us rock on a day to day basis but...yay!...it's officially a trend...wow we are all soooo au courant...are pale lips.

These are not really bare lips but just slightly colored (skin tones) not too shiny lips.

Perf for the on the go gal...a wee bit o' sheer lipstick and away she goes...and as fab as eva'.

Since we are pros at the light lips here at Things We Heart we would looove to give you are to go to companies for that perf shade o' pale.

We totally heart Bobbi Brown's gorge liners. They are perfectly soft without being waxy and super pigmented .

Revlon makes some new yummy pale lip colors too and for a uber recessionista chic price. We haven't tried those yet, but they look really yummy.

You know what goes best with those pale lips?

Yuppers...smokey eyes, which is yet another Fa/Wi 09 trend...(oh that's shmancy speak for the Fall season). You may remember a super cute post about hot to do the smokey eye (and how not to) from the hotness that is Miss Me...so go there for a great how to...it is Monday after all...I can barely get these words out let alone retype it :)

The smokey eye is the very best way to feel sexy and sultry... The way it highlights your gorge peepers and sends a come hither (or sometimes stay away) message to any one you gaze at.

Now, the smokey eye doesn't always have to be dark or heavy it can just be a wash of greys and browns or even fun colors (try Stila Barbie Smudge Pots!) but it is always sexy...especially if you line your inner lids with a charcoal pencil....Hotness!

Stila Smudge Pot

Covergirl makes a great (and cheap) smokey eye pallet in neutrals for a totally easy application process.

Here we go...last but sooooo not least is our very fav Fall beauty trend...

It is not for the faint of heart but it is for sure for those who have seen it all...

The black lip is the newest trend to take the smashion world by storm...weird right? But there is something super sexy about it in a not terribly slutty way.

This is not your highschool goth chic's lip...nope....this is high fashion. It's glossy, rich and pretty darn daring but somehow remains totally chic!

This would look amazing with subtle eyes and pulled back hair or if you are brave, like in the land of Chanel,
they pair it with smokey eyes too...wow!

P.S. Line lips first...and not like Gaga...unless you like the Minney Mouse meets Geisha look...

...for a full sexy pout.

M.A.C. makes a super beautiful line of black colors for your lips

...but if you are not ready to spend the dough or afraid you will only try it once then run into your ol' high school fav spot...Hot Topic for a cheap tube.

So what ever trend you embrace or not...have fun...that's what make up is for...don't take it too seriously...then that way you can concentrate on the real stuff...and look AMAZING while doing it!

Take a look at this Beauty Rules (to break) to remember just how fun it all is...

xoxo t.w.h.