Enter for A Chance To Win a KILLERS Prize Pack!

I was contacted by Sarah at 42West and she gave the opportunity to pick two winners to win a prize pack for the movie KILLERS.

ABOUT THE FILM KILLERS...

Trailer: http://killersfilm.com/

Synopsis: Spencer Aimes (Ashton Kutcher) is just your average, undercover, government-hired super-assassin accustomed to a life of exotic European locales, flashy sports cars and even flashier women. But when he meets Jen Kornfeldt (Katherine Heigl), a beautiful, fun-loving computer tech recovering from a bad break-up, he finds true love…and happily trades international intrigue for domestic bliss.

Three years later, Spencer and Jen are still enjoying a picture-perfect marriage – that is, until the morning after Spencer’s 30th birthday. That’s when Spencer and Jen learn he's the target of a multi-million dollar hit. Even worse, the hired killers have been stalking the happy couple for years, and could be anyone: friends, neighbors, the grocery store clerk, even that crabby old guy shuffling across the street.

Now Spencer and Jen are on the run for their lives. As their suburban paradise turns into a paranoid game of dodge-the-bullet, they must find out who wants Spencer dead and why, all the while trying to save their marriage, manage his pain-in-the-ass in-laws, keep up neighborly appearances…and just plain survive.

And you thought suburban life was easy.

Starring Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher, and directed by Robert Luketic (21, THE UGLY TRUTH), Lionsgate’s KILLERS is a hilarious, unpredictable action comedy about love, marriage and serious firepower.

Enter for a chance to win a KILLERS Prize Pack! Each prize pack will have a KILLERS mini poster, 2 Sunscreen Pack, a Beach Ball, an Emery Board, a Squirt Gun, a compact and a towel. Cute items for  fun way to start off Summer.

Two winners will be chosen!

Rules for Entering:
(Only open to the U.S)

1. You must be a follower or subscriber to my blog (you can follow through friend connect or networked blogs; you can subscribe by clicking on the "subcribe in a reader" link on the right side of the page)

2. Write "you can have beauty & brains!" as a comment along with your name and email.

3. Two winners will be chosen. The contest ends on 11:59 pm June 2nd, the winners will be contacted soon after. Good luck!

Be sure to enter my other giveaway here.

Disclaimer: This giveaway was sponsored.

Review: Unforgettable You by Daisy Fuentes

image from http://www.simonandschuster.com/

I was contacted by Victoria at ID and I was given the opportunity to receive and review Daisy Fuentes' new book!

From the Publishers

EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE NOTICED AND ADMIRED; THEY WANT TO BE UNFORGETTABLE.

For more than two decades, women have approached model, fashion designer, and international TV personality Daisy real for her take on what makes a person more desirable, more billable, and more bankable than others. What exactly is that "it" factor?

Revealing tips that she has learned from her life in and out of the spotlight and from other celebrities and experts, Daisy shows you how to perceive yourself honestly and accurately. Only then can you feel and look absolutely irresistible, with a head-turning walk and a million-dollar smile. Unforgettable You helps you to become the very best version of yourself. Daisy breaks her approach down to easy-to-follow areas on which to focus your improvements: inner reflection, etiquette, relationships, sex, spirituality, and beauty.

By the end of this book, you’ll know Daisy better, but most important, you’ll know yourself better and you will be armed with all the tools you need to be unforgettable—from the inside out.

Now On To My Review...

This book was a fun read for me. In Unforgettable You, Daisy Fuentes gives tips on style, etiquette and dating that can make you be unforgettable. Throughout the book, you also see small excerpts on famous women  that she considers unforgettable.

I liked the fact that she had an emphasis on having class and grace and that there can be a balance between acting like a lady and having fun. I also liked her informal way of writing, I really felt like she was one of my girlfriends giving me advice. She didn't use all that self-important babble which can be pretty annoying. It really seems like she cared about sharing her views with her fans and I didn't once suspect that this book was ghostwritten.

The only thing that I didn't like was that some of the tips and quotes mentioned in the book have been used to death by women's magazine so I wasn't impressed in that area, but she makes up for it with the funny personal stories and commentary. Other than the overused quotes, I enjoyed reading this book. I would reccomend it as something you can read at the beach or at the poolside. You can purchase this book at Barnes & Noble and most bookstores, it retails around $24.00.

Discalimer: I received this book gratuitous, however this did not affect my review.

OOTD: Give It Some Pink

I wore this to the same party I mentioned in my FOTD: Smoke and Mirrors post. The dress was a little big on me so I gathered it a little and I cinched a skinny black belt around my waist. I wore fuschia pumps to give it a little color. I'm not a big pink person like that but I do like bright pink and I found these shoes to be so cute. These heels were six inches and I'm 5'8 so I was like 6'1 last night, super tall lol. it's fun being so high up, but on the other hand it can be a pain when I want to dance at a party since I'm taller than eighty percent of the guys there lol.

It was hot which explains the messy, frizzy hair.

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black & white striped dress & black patent leather skinny belt- H&M

boyfriend blazer-F21

fuschia suede pumps- unknown brand, bought them in a store Uptown lol

FOTD: Smoke and Mirrors

I went to a party last night with two of my friends and this is a look I did. I will be putting up pictures of my outfit in a separate post. I did a grey smokey look w/ nudey-pink lips. I don't know why my lips come out so pink in the pictures because they were paler in person. I was thinking about doing a tutorial on this look, what do you think?

If you haven't entered my giveaway yet, you can go here to enter.

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Products Used:

Make Up Forever HD Foundation in 173

Revlon Photo Ready Powder for Tan/Deep tones

MAC Select Moisture Cover Concealer in NW35

Bonnebell Powder Bronzer in Golden Tan

Wet n Wild Brow Kit

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

matte light grey eyeshadow from Coastal Scents 88 warm palette (inner half of lid and lower lashline)

light silver eyeshadow from Coastal Scents 88 warm palette (inner corner)

dark silver eyeshadow from Coastal Scents 88 warm palette (crease and lower lashline)

matte black eyeshadow from Coastal Scents 88 warm palette (outer lid, upper lashline and crease)

matte tan eyeshadow from Coastal scents 88 warm palette (highlight)

Wet n Wild Creme Liner (upper lashline and lower waterline)

CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara in Very Black

NYX lipliner in Natural

Revlon Creme Gloss in Just Blushed

My Salon Perfect Prize

Two weeks ago on Twitter, I won the Salon Perfect giveaway. I was mega hyped because it was my first time winning anything cool. Anyway, I received these lashes on Monday, which was pretty fast. I thought they would take longer. Anyway I received a whole bunch of lashes! I received duplicates of the Starter Kit so I decided to include one in my giveaway, which you can enter HERE.

What I received (click on images to enlarge)

6 pairs of lashes and 2 starter kits!

closeup of the starter kit included in my giveaway prize.

P.S: how cool are my pajama pants?

Happy Birthday BWB & My FIRST Giveaway!

Beauty With Brains turns 1 today! Yay! To celebrate I am doing a giveaway! This is pretty exciting for me because I have never done a giveaway before. Some of the goodies I am giving away was featured in my Summer Favorites Video, be sure to check it out! So on to the prizes:

 Prizes (listed from left to right):

Salon Perfect Lashes Starter kit (lashes are #33)

MAC eyeshadows in Gleam and Juxt

Color Club Master of Disguise mini nail polish set (colors in set are Ghost of a Chance, Abracadabra, TaBOO! and Witchy Woman)

MAC Plushglass in Power Supply

Brucci nail polish in Stephanie's Go Lime

loose silver glitter

NYX Mosaic Powder in Truth

THE RULES

1. You MUST be a follower or subscriber to my blog

-you can follow either through friend connect or networked blogs, both located on the right side of my page

2. Post a comment with the following

-Your email

-what's a beauty product you can't live without this summer?

-what do you like about my blog?

-what would you like to see more of on my blog?

EXTRA ENTRIES (OPTIONAL)

 (each of these entries count as an extra entry, each extra entry should be posted in its own individual comment)

-Follow me on Twitter @Havtastic (post link or Twitter username)

-blog about my giveaway linking back to this page OR include it in your sidebar (include link in comment)

-subscribe to my YouTube channel BeautyWithBrainss (include link or username in comment)

The giveaway ends 11:59 pm (eastern time) on June 1st. Good Luck!

Disclaimer: These products were purchased by me with my own money except for the Salon Perfect Starter Kit, which I won in a giveaway.

Pick My New Header!

So two of my friends made these great headers for me, and I'm having a really hard time deciding! So I need your help, I'm going to put up a poll on the right side of my page and you have to vote for header 1 or header 2. you have until Friday to vote. Here are the choices:

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Header 1

Header 2

May the best one win!

AIDS Walk 2010

Today I pariticipated in the AIDS Walk and I really enjoyed myself. This was my 2nd year doing it and it was Jeremy's 1st time! He had a blast which was mainly due to the fact that they were giving out free snacks and he loves eating. Well technically he didn't walk, because he was in his stroller most of the time lol but he got a certificate of completion anyway.
It was great seeing a lot of people participate, AIDS can happen to anyone and by supporting funding and research, maybe one day we'll find a way to stop this disease and epidemic.

OOTD & FOTD: Rebelliously Pretty

This is just a casual Saturday outfit. For this outfit it was all about contrast. I chose a top with dainty crocheted detailing and paired it with super ripped jeans and studded sandals. these sandals were a steal, only $7.50 at Forever 21! I wore a cuffed brcelet which adds some color to the outfit. I love the design of this bracelet, I got it at a random spot in the Village about 3 years ago. I always get complimented on it because of the design and color.

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Outfit head-to-toe F21

bracelet-unknown

I also added some color with the makeup. I stayed with the contrasting theme by keeping it sweet.

Products Used:

Jane Aguaceuticals Tinted Moisturizer for Medium/Warm tones

MAC Select Moisture Cover Concealer in NW35

Revlon Photo Ready Powder for Medium/Deep Tones

Bonnebell Bronzer in Golden Tan

NYX blush in Mocha

TFSI

NYX Eyeshadow in Champagne (all over lid)

Pink and Golden Peach eyeshadow from Coastal Scents 88 Palette (pink-outer corner, golden peach-middle of lid)

Wet n Wild Creme liner in Black (upper lashline)

CoverGirl LashBlast Macara in Very Black

Burt's Bees lip balm

NYX lipgloss in Beige

Video: Summer Favorites

With encouragement from my best friend, I decided to finally do a video. It's kind of blah but hey, I tried. Here I am talking about my favorite things for this summer, hope you enjoy! I will be putting up pics of the makeup up later today so you can guys can see it better. Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel BeautyWithBrainss. Thanks for watching! I hope you liked the products featured because some of them will be included in my giveaway, which is coming real soon. So stay tuned!



Product Details
Almay Self-Tanner Prep
Garnier Fructis Brillantine Shine Spray
St Ives Apricot Scrub
L'oreal Go 360 Clean face wash
Revlon Mineral Powder in Suntan Matte
Mark Just Pinched Cheek Stain in Berry
MAC eyeshadows in Gleam and Juxt
NYX eyeshadow in Champagne
Wet n Wild creme liner in Black
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
NYX lipstick in Summerlove
Burt's Bees Lip Balm
Brucci nail polishes in Stephanie's Go Lime, Sheri's Pistachio Creme and Jaded
Forever21 nail polish in Lavender

Hauls Galore!

So last week I did some clothes and makeup shopping. Here is a few of my favorite items:

H&M

polka dot tube top and striped t-shirt dress

blazer w/ leoprad-print-style lining

legging-style denim pant and grey cigarette trousers

Forever 21

grey satin shorts

floral dress w/ removable straps

Coastal Scents

I bought the 88 palette and the 88 warm palette as well. Love it! I was soo excited to get this because I can experiment with the different colors. I wore the colors in the 88 watm palette in my Quick FOTD post.

Plus I also want to add that my blog is turning 1 next week which means I'll be doing a giveaway to celebrate. So stay tuned!

OOTD: A Splash of Color

I wore this outfit to the event I mentioned in my Quick FOTD post. The pictures don't show the cut of the skirt very well but it's a tulip-style skirt so it billows out in the middle and it's fitted on the bottom. I wore a blazer on top to keep the look more modest but I took it off in the pictures to show the detailing of the top.

black lace-back tank top-Tramp

printed tulip skirt-H&M

black cage heels-GC Shoes (http://www.gcshoes.com/)

my best friend Kat & me

<3 my shoes!

Quick FOTD

I was at a dinner at Fordham University earlier. It was a farewell dinner for the seniors, I went with my best friend since she's graduating. Congratulations Kathy, You did it! I took a quick pic of my makeup, I was wearing a skirt with a bright print so I did a bronzy look to complement it. Also, today was my first time using my new Coastal Scents warm palette. I love it so much and I will be putting up pics soon.

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FACE
Revlon Colorstay Foundation in Rich Ginger
Revlon Photo Ready Powder for Medium/Deep tones
Alison Rafaele Concealer in #25
NYX blush in Mocha
Bonnebell Bronzer in Golden Tan
ELF bronzer in Warm Tan (to highlight)

EYES
TFSI
Taupe, bronze and dark brown shades in CS warm palette (bronze-whole lid and lower lashline, taupe-higlight, dark brown-outer v)
Jane e/s in Gold (inner corner)
CoverGirl Eyeliner in Onyx (lashline and waterline)
CoverGirl Lash Blast Mascara in Very Black

LIPS
NYX lipstick in Honey
MAC Lipglass in Feeling Dreamy

OOTD: Casual Elegance

I wore this last week to dinner with my sister and best friend. i was celebrating that I paid off my balance to NYU. Yay me! For those in the NYC area, I would recommend Alberto's Mofongo House, especially on Wednesdays. It's located in Upper Manhattan. The food is good and they offer 2x1 drinks and free hookah on Wednesdays which is why i say it's the best day. Whoop Whoop!
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blazer, top, legging-style denim pant-H&M

necklace-Forever 21

shoes-borrowed from my sister lol