One of the other highlights of fall is celebrating my birthday! I don’t like celebrating my age (creeping towards the mid-30’s category scares the crap out of me) but I am definitely one to stretch things out and try to celebrate over the course of a week! At least a week! More if I play my cards right 🙂
This year John had to play guitar in a wedding on my birthday for one of our former youth (which seems to be happening a lot lately and making me feel even older!) so we had a little family celebration the weekend before. We had a family day and went out to do a little shopping and of course eating! One of my new favorite, favorite places to eat out is Brixx Pizza. I absolutely love pizza and could probably eat it every day of the week but when I was diagnosed with Celiac disease in 2010, I never thought I would be able to enjoy pizza out again until I discovered Brixx! They offer a gluten-free menu and the pizza is amazing! John and Abby also give the gluten-free pizza two thumbs up which doesn’t always happen! If only I can talk John into liking pineapple on our pizza! I have already converted Abby onto Team Pepperoni & Pineapple but can’t seem to bring John over to the other side!
Another awesome thing about Brixx is there patio terrance which provides a beautiful backdrop to a gorgeous fall day:
The following Saturday (the 18th) was my actual birthday and since John had to be elsewhere, I had to find a partner-in-crime to celebrate with! We have an honorary member of our family named Taylor (more affectionally known as TT) and it just so happens that her birthday is four days later! She is most definitely my partner-in-crime in all things beauty related and we can find just about every excuse in the book to make a trek to Ulta so we decided to enjoy a birthday girls’ night out!
Who doesn’t love to buy a new dress and get all dolled up? And of course, you have to rock the Birthday Girl sash:
Thankfully I was able to snag a picture with John before he had to scoot out for the wedding! We don’t have a lot around here (we do only have one stoplight after all) but we headed out to Outback (their gluten-free selection is also amazing) and ended the night with Cookout milkshakes.
Five Friday Favorites will be making a return next week so I will share my five favorite things from my birthday outfit which I adored:
Dress: Attention Women’s Studded Fit & Flare Dress
Heels: Abbey Dawn (purchased on Poshmark)
Bracelets: Also purchased on Postmark
Ring: ShopMissA.com (Similar)
Makeup Tutorial: Midnight Blue by GoldieStarling
In honor of my favorites and my birthday, I am going to be giving away some of my beauty favorites to one of YOU! Look at these goodies:
Giveaway box includes:
Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge
Physician’s Formula Eye Booster 2-in-1 Lash Boosting Eyeliner & Serum in Ultra Black
Foundation Pump by BeautyMP (fits Revlon Colorstay)
Color Icon Eyeshadow Palette 5 Pan by Wet N Wild
Salon Effects Nail Polish Strips by Sally Hanson
Brilliant Shine Lip Gloss by Milani in Rose Blush
Matte Lip Crayon by Ulta in Hazy Pink
Anti-Bacterial Hand Gel by Bath & Body Works in Coconut Cabana
Ready for the Rules?
1-Leave a comment letting me know your top 3 beauty favorites that I need to check out.
For an additional entry:
2-Tweet about this giveaway and leave me an additional comment letting me know you did (including the link to your tweet).
Giveaway will run until Friday, November 28! Good luck!
Disclosure: I am hosting this giveaway and all products included in today’s giveaway box were purchased by moi! Honesty and transparency are always a priority! I hope you enjoy!