First Impressions; West Elm Grand Opening

West Elm is an amazingly awesome store. It’s gorgeous inside and out. Recently I attended the Grand Opening of the King of Prussia West Elm store located in the court and believe me when I tell you I wish I could buy everything in the store. The art promotion for the grand opening was done by a local artist Jim Digiovanni and was the first. Every West Elm store opening in the future will feature artwork of a local artist.

My first impression of the store was awe. I love the natural feel to it even though there is industrial work clearly all around and it is very modern. It feels like home now that I think of it. Which I suspect is right on the money since they want you mix match and play with all of the items in the store!

Here is some information from West Elm’s site if you haven’t heard of them before:

JMae's Soaps & Candles delivers on price and product!

I love finding Gem brands and companies and JMae’s Soaps& Candles has fantastic potential. She offers inexpensive bath treats, lotions and candles which pack a lot of punch and she’s based out of my home state!

I purchased a few of her products about a year ago and I still have some of them, they are almost too cute to use. (Cinnamon Roll was my absolute favorite!) I use them when I visit my boyfriend’s house and it makes his bathroom fill with yummy scents. The smell lingers slightly on the body but not enough for you to notice unless you put your skin right up to your nose. I love that her soaps have goats milk in them because a few years ago I found out how amazing it helped my dry skin issues!

I have a love for smaller personable companies, I always feel like they give you a “part of the family” service experience and JMae’s Soaps & Candles is no exception to this, the customer service is phenomenal.

Totally Random Things I Wish I Owned: May Edition 2013

1. Night To Remember Ruffled Curvy Plus Dress $42.99 at shopruche.com

2. Kelly Swimsuit by Kiyonna at a whopping $118.00 over at LaneBryant.com

3. Ceramic Snow Owl Tea Candle Holder $18.00 at UrbanOutfitters.com

4. Wacom Bamboo Connect Pen Tablet (CTL470) $79.99 at Amazon.com

5. Fergalicious Tiny Too Wedge Pump $49.95 at dsw.com

6. Play Me A Polka Dot Lace Dress $42.00 at Fashiontofigure.com

7. Floral History Sleeveless Chiffon Top $28 at FashiontoFigure.com

8. Michael Kors Women's MK5464 Runway White Watch $215.05 at Amazon.com

9. Paneled Faux Leather Jacket in Taupe $39.80 at Forever21.com

What are some items you've been lusting over?

STYLED: 2013 Color Of The Year "Emerald"

A new series here at CrashBeauty will be "STYLED". I practically never post photos of what I wear and I finally decided  would, on occasion post some images. Clothing fashion is probably one thing I constantly am working toward improving because I use to always buy what fit and not what I enjoyed wearing.

In the last few years I've gravitated towards buying clothes that not only fit me well but clothes that I enjoy wearing and quite frankly make me feel more like me. This is constantly a work in progress for me. But alas, I will share "Outfits Of The Day" with you on occasion.

Please let me know if you think I should continue this series.

WEST ELM GRAND OPENING PARTY IN KING OF PRUSSIA!

And you’re all invited!!

Anyone in the area should come check out the new store in King of Prussia, PA.

On May 15^th (6:30PM – 8:30PM) West Elm will have a grand opening party with refreshments and a 10% discount! Plus some of the proceeds go to Main Line Animal Rescue so I’m super excited to know if I purchase something it helps animals.  Go to the Eventbrite page to RSVP your spot at the party, there are only 200 tickets left! [here] 

HERE is the Flyer West Elm sent me, I've uploaded it to my google drive but that link will take you to it. 

If you prefer to wait until Opening day on May 16^th and the first 300 shoppers get free West Elm King of Prussia totes with a minimum purchase of $50. The store will have their summer furniture as well as the West Elm Green products.

Here are some items that I’m interested in: (lets be real I wish I had the whole store but I’m a poor college student lol)

REVIEW: Ivory 2IN1 Hair & Body Wash

A week or two ago I received this Ivory 2IN1 Hair and body wash in the mail from Influenster.com. Now I'm always skeptical of 2IN1's but overall Ivory performed higher than I expected.

I would like to make one point Ivory claims to be a 2 in 1 meaning both hair and body. It also however, makes a claim that it is conditioning for the hair as well which I completely disagree. My hair is drier after using it than would be the case with just using a shampoo. This I expect with 2 in 1's and this is exactly what I expected from Ivory.

However, because there IS conditioner in the bottle it conditioned my skin which is in general pretty dry. So that was a win in my book. I also like that there isn't much of a smell and it sort of reminds me of the smell of some Pantene products which I tend to enjoy. The biggest plus... it speeds up bathtime tremendously because I use a leave in conditioner.

12 Box subscriptions you should know about!

During my search I found literately hundreds of sample boxes and subscription boxes you can get pretty much related to anything, here are 12 that I found most interesting.

1. Papirmasse Art [HERE]

$5/month ($10/month internationally) includes shipping. "Papirmasse is a subscription that delivers a monthly print with art on the front & writing on the back for the incredible price of $5 a month in North America & $10 a month overseas." They showcase an exciting range of emerging talent from around the globe. Prints vary in size and are folded down into a 9x12 envelope padded and made to prevent bending. Prints are been between 4x6 to 18x24 thus far.

2. Ipsy [HERE]

(formerly MyGlam): $10/month. Each month, subscribers will receive a beautiful Glam Bag with deluxe samples and full-sized beauty products. Members can watch and play along with the stylists with the same products that they are using.