Book Loft Adventure Post!

New post up on BG by Christina!

http://bgbychristina.blogspot.com/2016/10/our-book-loft-adventure.html

Check it out + follow my adventures there! 

Christina xx

The Daily Sugar x IfChic

Hey guys--

I just have to tell you more about IfChic. It's seriously the coolest process! I've gotten some of my friends to register and try it and they've all had a lot of fun shopping with their ifchic coins!

 IfChic is an online fashion site that handpicks their products from the hottest designers and allows you to shop using ifchic coins. You can collect ifchic coins just by browsing the website! 

Step 1: Register at ifchic.com 

Go to the website and click register, then enter your information!

Step 2: Start collecting ifchic coins

You will see a moving coins as you browse the website. Click on the coin to get your ifchic points! You can collect up to $6 per day! You can save $180 per month on your orders in just the coins alone! 

... I know it sounds too good to be true!

Step 3: Spend your coins

On the 24th of each month, IfChic has their big shopping event where you get the chance to spend your ifchic coins! It's the best part!

Search the hastag to see even more inspiration! #IFCHIC24

Have a sweet day everyone and have the happiest of holidays! 

*If you register and start saving now, you'll be spending yours on Christmas Eve!*

Christina xx

THE PROCESS:

Check out the items that I got with my ifchic coins! I had so much fun picking out my goodies!

1. Harlyn Jacquard Woven Jacket

2. JOA Knit Cropped Top

Fun Halloween Looks for Long Locks (Part 2- Magical Mermaid) x Irresistible Me

Hey everyone! --

Happy Halloween!!!!!

 For Part 2, of this Halloween post with Irresistible Me I decided to transform into a Mermaid of course! When I think of long hair, I think mermaid hair. So it only seemed fitting to include a mermaid post! Also, let's be honest, if there's any excuse to dress up like a mermaid I'll do it. I think it's soo fun to go crazy with glitter and all the pearls and jewels I can find! I wish I could be a mermaid every year and I tend to go a little crazy with the glitter, so every Halloween I try to find the most sparkly costumes so I can have a little fun with it. Last year, my actual costume was a mermaid. My best friend and I made matching mermaid costumes and we spent so much time working on every detail and making sure they looked just right. There was a moment where we were standing together in our bathroom before the costume party just throwing glitter at each other haha. It was perfect. I will include a photo of us as mermaids last year. This year, I'm not a glittery creature I'm going as Eve and my fiance is WALL-E. He made both of our costumes because he's just that amazing.

 Also (back to hair) this hairstyle is the easiest! For a mermaid, waves are idea but in reality when you think mermaid you think length, period. So you can rock the mermaid costume whether your hair is straight, wavy or curly.

For makeup, this costume is so fun! You can really make the look however you want. I used a lot of loose glitter that you can buy at any craft supply store. Don't be glitter shy! You can also add some makeup setting spray to wet your skin and apply jewels or pearls wherever you want to place them to look like magical scales. 

For a costume, as I mentioned earlier I had a mermaid costume that I made last year out of a bra, a bodycon skirt, some tulle, some glue, a whole lot of jewels and seashells. If you don't have a mermaid costume, you can always wear skirt and a bathing suit top, or a top or dress that is iridescent, or even a shirt with a mermaid on it. I just happened to have a very mermaid-esque pair of earrings and starfish bracelet in my jewelry collection. I thought these added a very nice touch to the look!

Now to get the look:

Needed: curling wand, wave spray, a mermaid headpiece or accessory, gold chain, clips or bobby pins

If you're using extensions for this look, clip 'em in before you get started! Then make sure hair is nice and brushed. For this post I wore my  Irresistible Me Royal Remy clip-in hair extensions in the color Royal Platinum Blonde (613) 22 inch length

Then you just curl large sections of your hair around a wand to create a loose curl. I have a spiral curling wand that I use for every hairstyle so really any wand will do! Then you brush out the curls with your fingers to get a nice wave. 

I then played with my hair a bit and sprayed a little wave spray in my hair to create some volume and texture. 

I wanted my mermaid to have some accessories, so I chose to add a large pearl headband/tiara and I also took a gold chain that I bought at Michael's and used a small hair clip to clip it onto my hair behind my ear. 

You can use whatever you like! There is a ton of mermaid inspiration out there so I know you'll find something you like even if you don't like the way this looks!

I hope you all have an amazing, fun and safe Halloween,

full of many treats!

Christina xx

And here is the picture of last year's costumes that we made!

Ice-Cream Truck

Hey everyone--

Let's face it, one of the best parts of childhood is the neighborhood ice-cream truck. Whenever I heard the music, I had to run out after it and get a treat! Now that I can no longer eat ice-cream, it's a little more challenging to get my fix, but I can always enjoy a good ice-cream print! This tee is sooo cute I want to wear it all year round, but I wanted to show it to y'all before summer was over!

Have a sweet day!

Christina xx

Wearing: CNDirect Ice-Cream Print Tee

Forever 21 Denim Skinnies

Forever 21 Brown Ankle Booties

Let's Picnic!

Hey everyone--

Today is my last first day of school! Let's do this! There have been a few detours along the way, but I'm ready to finish strong. 

I'm soo excited for fall! It's still pretty warm here though, so until I can wear my sweaters this gingham romper is what I'll be wearing. &; This bag (sigh) it's the cutest!

If you're going back to school, have a great first day, or week!

Have a sweet day!

Christina xx

Wearing: Wholesale Buying Gingham Romper

Wholesale Buying Pup Face Bag

Deb Shops Brown Woven Flat

Small Acts of Kindness Giveaway

Hey everyone--

I'm soooo excited to announce this giveaway! I wanted to create a fun giveaway for you guys where you have the chance to win a few of my favorite things and do some good in the process! Plus, it's super simple!

I really hope you'll join me in this! I can't wait to see what all we can do! & The prizes are pretty cool if I do say so myself! 

Steps: 

1. Perform an act of kindness.

2. Snap a quick picture of something about the act. It can be the act itself, you completing the act, basically anything that is showing what was done. (It doesn't matter how big or small the act is!) 

3. Make sure you're following me on Instagram @christinadawes 

(If you don't have Instagram this can be carried out on Facebook, make sure you're following The Daily Sugar Facebook page) 

4. Post your picture on Instagram and use the hashtag: #thedailysugar

(If you don't have Instagram, post it to Facebook!)

5. Feel free to tag me in the picture or the comment, especially if you choose to post to Facebook!

Time: 

Runs from Tuesday August 18th 12:00 AM (Eastern Time) to Tuesday September 1st (Eastern Time)

& I will announce the winners on Friday September 4th! :D

Rules:

1. You can enter as many times as you'd like! The more acts of kindness that we can get circulating around the better!

2. There will be two winners! A bigger 1st place prize winner and a smaller 2nd place winner! 

3. The winners will be randomly selected.

4. The complete prize details are a surprise! So you'll just have to wait and see!

The pictures included in this post show a few of the prizes to be won!

5. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me of course!

Good luck everyone! Let's see how much good we can do in 2 weeks!

Have a sweet day!

Christina xx

Pink Monday

It's true!
Have a Pink Monday!
Christina xx

Snapshot

The daily essentials..
 These cat-eyed sunnies & These two reminders:  1. Nobody's perfect.  2.Everything is OK!
Christina xx

Snapshot

When life gives you lemons...
Christina xx

Cotton Candy Stand

Hey everyone--

For this post, I've collaborated with Dresslink, an online fashion retailer! They have a great selection of two of my favorite trends for summer:

1. Matching Two-Piece Sets

& 2. Retro Frames 

(I seriously love these sunglasses, they're so fun! :D :D :D And what a great shade of pink!)

Snag them for yourself on their site, everything is sooo affordable! Now, they're located outside of the US, but the shipping time was not bad at all, I was really happy with it! .. Took about 3 weeks to arrive!

Also, these are my favorite earrings everrr. I've been waiting to show them off on the blog for awhile now. They look and feel like real cotton candy. They're fuzzy and tiny and so realistic looking. I love 'em!

Have a sweet day!

Christina xx 

Wearing: Blue Two Piece Set- www.dresslink.com Pink Retro Sunglasses- www.dresslink.com Pink Cotton Candy Earrings- www.claires.com Cream/Tan Flatforms- www.forever21.com

The Daily Sugar x Newisland Selfie Stick

Hey everyone--

So this post is pretty special for two reasons:

1. This selfie stick is super cool!

2. I'm introducing my boyfriend Fred to all of you! & He's the coolest.

We had so much fun adventuring and playing around with this Newisland Self-portrait Monopad "selfie stick". I had no idea all the things that it could do. I didn't know that you could connect your phone to the Bluetooth and control the buttons that way, but you can! It's really awesome! It has an adjustable 180 degree head, which allows you to position it according to each specific shot. It can also stretch to be crazy long. 

So here's how you use it:

1. Before you use your stick make sure that it's charged and ready to go!

2. Pull the sides of the actual holder on the stick to stretch it and make room for the phone.

3. Place your phone in the holder and make sure it's secure. You can improve it's stability by using the orange rubber pad.

4. Press up on the button at the bottom of the stick to turn the stick on, a light will come on.

5. Go to the settings on your phone and turn on Bluetooth.

6. You will see the selfie-stick selection, pick this Bluetooth provider to connect to.

7. Adjust the length and angle of the stick for the pictures you want to capture.

8. Open up the camera on your phone.

9. Press the raised button on the stick to capture your pics.

10. Have fun and adventure!

Find it for yourself on Amazon!

Now to introduce y'all! The adorable guy in these pictures with me is my wonderful boyfriend Fred! 

I'm so happy to introduce him to all of you and I'm really excited for you guys to see him a lot more in upcoming posts! I'm so blessed to have his unwavering support, love and care with my blog and in all things. 

& He's excited for you guys to get to know him a little better too. 

We hope you all have a sweet day!

Christina xx

Here are some of the pictures we took!

This last picture is a photo captured during a video we made using the selfie stick.