Let the Weekend Begin! Dior Diva Gift Reveal!!!!! Plus Schweddy Balls!!!

So it's been a rough week all around for me.  Last Saturday I got a ticket for speeding.  It could have been worse, well it can always be worse.... but it was a total buzz-kill for my long weekend.  

My mom had a reasoning that tickets were just involuntary and non-deductible donations to law enforcement.  As long as you could take traffic school or get it fixed, then consider yourself lucky.... and warned.

I suppose I inherited this reasoning.  No one wants to get a ticket, but I figure that I drive a somewhat flashy car and have a lead foot so it's inevitable.  At least I can take traffic school.

But during the week..... holy crapulence!  I will not go into details here, but let's just say I've been very close to giving my 2 weeks notice.  It is to the point that I do not care if I'm homeless, I just don't want to be there.

Onto the goodies!!!!!

Cosmetic (kind of)

So in my last post I talked a bit about the Dior Diva program.  I saved up my points and mailed them in to redeem them for a Dior charm bracelet.  Not many of you may know this, but Dior Beauty makes a good amount of costume jewelry.  I only see them available as special gifts or raffles. Some are very pretty, others look totally cheap.

The box I've been waiting for

Perfectly packaged

I got my charm bracelet today and it made the end of a crappy week into the beginning of an awesome weekend.

There's something to be said about the packaging and attention to detail.

Close up shot of box interior.  Seriously gorgeous.

A thank you card.

The gift also included a deluxe mini of Miss Dior Cherie which is such a sweet and pretty fragrance.

Pretty gift

Pretty box

A snugly wrapped gift

I am absolutely in love with this bracelet!  It fits me perfectly, so for all you smaller wristed guys and gals this may be too big.  I was seriously worried that it would be too small.  It has a toggle closure (which I'm not a fan of) but the toggle is extra secure.  I might add something else there to make it more secure and ease my paranoia.

The receiving loop says Dior Beauty on it.  It's even printed on both sides.

Such a pretty bracelet

The charms on the bracelet are a Dior shopping bag, square gift box and circle gift box.  Again I can't believe the attention to detail.  The front of the gift boxes has a cute bow and the backs say Dior.  The shopping bag also says Dior on both sides.  The metal is so shiny, I feel bad that I will dull and scratch it up because I'll be wearing it so much.

Another thing to note is that the bracelet has some weight to it.  I like bracelets to be heavy since you can lose a lighter bracelet and not even notice.  This is perfectly weighted so that you notice it when you move your hand but it doesn't cause fatigue.  But I am stronger than most average women so that might be a different story with you.

Here's a close up of the charms.  The reflection you see on the charms is actually my camera.  

Again, I absolutely love this bracelet!  I am seriously considering to get another one once I reach 500 points again. 

If you love the bracelet but can't imagine ever meeting the point requirement, there is always (sad but true) Ebay.  If you look up Dior charm bracelet you will see them going from less than $20 to around $70.  I think $70 is a lot and I would never get it for that much.  Granted I spent $500 to get this, but it was used to buy other stuff so I consider this bracelet to cost the price of a stamp and envelope.  

But if you don't use Dior beauty products and want the bracelet, I suppose paying $70 for something you love is better than buying $500 of stuff you'll never use just to get something for free.  But for that price I would just get Dior boutique costume jewelry.

Confection

Now there has been a long buzz about Schweddy Balls.  I looked everywhere to find a pint but failed time and time again.  I finally was able to get to my local scoop shop and scored big time!  The guy over packed my pint with Schweddy Balls.

Yumminess for the night (sorry for the dirty counter, think bf dropped meat and didn't clean up the sauce).

Seriously over-packed 

Schweddy Red Velvet

I really like this ice cream a lot, even more so than the Red Velvet ice cream.  It reminds me of something I would get from Humphry Slocombe (but not).  I suppose it's just personal preference though.  I heard many comments on there not being enough balls.  This was not the case for me.  Maybe because I got the last of the container the balls all sank but that's pretty unlikely.

As you can see, there's no lack of chocolate covered balls here.

Now is it hoard worthy?  Maybe.  I wouldn't hoard it but if it's on the menu I would totally get a scoop (or a pint).  Is it unique?  Yes and no.  These are flavors I've had before, but never in the same ice cream. The boozy caramel and malted ball crunch is a great combination.

Hmmm..... booze, caramel, crunch..... Aha!  Add Coke and it has similar components of a Secret Breakfast float (told ya it reminded me of Slocombe).

So if you have the chance to try it then I suggest you do.  But is it the ambrosia of the gods?  Far from it.