Gifts We like to Give $25 and Under

The Holidays have arrived!! 

Here's a little help if you are stuck on what to buy the ladies on your life while sticking to a budget.

#1 Too Faced Glamor to Go Palette at Sephora

This brand continually has great palettes which are great to give to any chica that wears make up. The packaging is beautiful and it's great for on-the-go!

This pick is $18 (on sale) at sephora.com

#2 Victoria's Secret New! Make Up Bag

A couple things we always love is the color pink, polka dots, and bows, so we definitely love this bag!

This beauty is $18 and available online and in stores at victoriassecret.com.

#3 Warm Vanilla SugarKiss, Sparkle, and Scent Gift Set

If you're looking for something for the office gift exchange this is great for the co-worker you don't know well. Warm Vanilla Sugar is a great classic scent that is well loved and a best seller, Marshmallow Fireside is a cozy scent perfect for cuddling up in the living room, and a lovely lipgloss.

This set goes for a sensible $21. Find it at bathandbodyworks.com

I might just get this set for my coworker!

#4 Tarte Thoughtful Treasures Deluxe Best-Seller Set

• The limited-edition set features:
• deluxe pure maracuja oil
• deluxe Amazonian clay 12-hour blush in limited edition thankful (golden pink)
• deluxe LipSurgence skintuitive lip tint in energy
• (A $36 value) Only $19

Amanda absolutely loves tarte! If you are looking for a nice beauty gift for someone who loves tarte or long wear make up this is a fun choice!

Available at Macy's and macys.com

#5 AEO Bow Toe Necklace & Stud Set

This is a simple and fun set. Again we love bows and anything sparkly. This is available at ae.com and probably in stores.

Price: $15.50 

These are our picks for Gifts under $25, but other wonderful suggestions are fashion scarves, a travel size make up brush set, nail polish sets, roller ball perfumes and so much more!

Tell Us:

What are your favorite gifts to give under $25? What do you give to people you don't know well? And what are you favorite gives to receive?

Comment and share.

Love,

     A&A 

Favorite Designer: Lauren Conrad

This is Andrea.

Right now I am LOVING Lauren Conrad's line LC Lauren Conrad from Kohl's. I got a couple pieces from her line on eBay last year or the year before because cash was tight and I really liked a couple of her blouses and couldn't bare to live without them. Now that I've discovered "Kohl's Cash" and the wonders of Kohl's Coupons I have no reserves of stepping into Kohl's and finding LC Pieces I absolutely love.

What's Great About LC?

Basics:

• Basics in great colors that are either trendy or totally in right now.
• Basics in cuts that are flattering for a young woman's body.

Jewelry:

• Find Basics like Bows and Studs
• So many pieces that aren't like what you would find at F21 or Charming Charlie's, these pieces are quality, grown up yet darling, and not overly fashionable.
• However, sometimes it's hard to find what you know they have in every store.

Shoes:

• Classic and Preppy Flats with a twist, heals that are sassy and yet classy.
• Again with the high quality.
• I have my eye on some cute nude flats I'm waiting for a sale... I'm probably wasting time and should be checking now since it's officially holiday sale time.

More on LC Later <3 

Love,

A.

A&A: We Do What We Love

We are A&A

Andrea & Amanda

We go to Community College but have big dreams for ourselves.

Cousins and practically sisters, we have a lot in common, but a lot of differences also.

Andrea is an aspiring Fashion Designer who is always busy, most the time you can catch her rocking a pair of Skinny Jeans and a t-shirt but her taste is nothing to compare to that.

Amanda is an aspiring Music Teacher, specifically Vocal Music, she loves to sing and she often pushes herself to the limit the amount of classes she can take.

Between us two, many hours of sleep are lost in order to complete everything they we do.

Currently Andrea is a full time student, works part-time and has had many house sitting gigs this year.

Amanda is not working but is taking her first semester of college very seriously with 17 units of studies.

Something we have in common is our love for all things beauty and fashion. We often compete and argue in this department, luckily as time goes on we are starting to define ourselves with different brands, favorite stores and passed times which makes our lives more interesting and less competative.

We are starting this blog as a place for everything we love and to share it with others.

We strive to be honest and real, and how could we not be? We are just 2 college girls having some fun.

Look Out for all the fun that we have to share...

Love,

A&A