tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34758548882196571072024-02-07T07:11:01.564-07:00Nails in HarmonyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583858467472615noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475854888219657107.post-72640237072510074442013-09-10T12:56:00.005-07:002013-09-10T12:56:44.352-07:00Grab Bags!Hello readers!<br />
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I am sorry for the extremely long hiatus. Unfortunately I've been working a lot so I haven't been able to keep up with the blog so I'll only be posting every once in a while. What makes it extra difficult is that I can't wear polish at my job. :( I apologize if anyone was looking forward to a post or anything like that. For now, I'll only be posting when I have a chance.<br />
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However, I have still been active in buying/selling/swapping polish and have some grab bags going to get some funds back in my paypal. I have made a google doc. to make it easier for everyone, but basically all of the single polishes on my blog sale are up for grabs. If you'd like to check out my grab bag sale, you can go <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ag9ioHDAYdV_dHRzVTJLZjBvVmJ5REVzbDg0SUFsMmc#gid=0" target="_blank">here</a>. I am still open to swapping for items on my <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ag9ioHDAYdV_dEdVckppdkRWMDZwRXdGM2doT0JRUVE#gid=0" target="_blank">wish list</a> as well.<br />
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Thank you for reading!<br />
NicoleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583858467472615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475854888219657107.post-58222476174053180292013-05-30T15:21:00.002-07:002013-05-30T15:23:35.326-07:00Influenster Spring Vox Box 2013Hello lovelies!<br />
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I have been away for a while but now that I'm done with school I should be posting more blog entries soon. Today I'm reviewing the Spring Vox Box from Influenster.<br />
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If you aren't familiar with Influenster, it's a program where you fill out surveys and they will send you products based on your answers to try. The only thing you have to do once you get your products is write reviews of the products. So basically you get FREE products and all you have to do is review. Piece of cake! If you'd like to find out more, click <a href="http://www.influenster.com/about" target="_blank">here</a> or go to Influenster's <a href="http://www.influenster.com/" target="_blank">website</a> to sign up for free. :)<br />
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Now on to the box!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">This is basically how everything came in the box</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Secret Outlast Clear Gel Antiperspirant/Deodorant</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">NYC New York Color Applelicious Glossy Lip Balm in Big Apple Red</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Broadway Nails imPRESS Press-on Manicure</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tastykake Kandy Bare Kakes in Reese's Peanut Butter</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Everyone got 1-4, but there were two different products from Schwarzkopf Professional that we could have received. They were OSiS Rough Rubber and OSiS Gelastic. I have no idea what any of these products are, but maybe some of you do?</span></span><br />
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"Secret Outlast Clear Gel
Antipersperant/Deodorant leaves fewer white marks on clothes than the
next leading invisible solid! And, with 48 hour odor and wetness
protection at such a low price, why pay more?" This product retails at
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My scent was Completely Clean but I'm not sure if that's the standard or if it was possible to get other scents. While I'm not usually a fan of gel deodorant because they're sticky, I actually liked this one. It worked a lot better than the normal non-gel deodorant I usually get and it lasted a lot longer. It smelled really clean, but I'd like to try some fruity scents if they have any. It didn't leave any white marks on my clothes, as the description suggested, but I didn't wear it for 48 hours (a girl's gotta shower, you know?!) but I'm not entirely sure it would have lasted that long. As for the wetness protection, it worked great! I worked in the deli last night at work and I sweat a LOT but I didn't smell it; I only smelled the deodorant. A+<br />
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"NYC New York Color Applelicious Glossy Lip Balm delivers color, shine and moisture in one single swipe! The unique apple-shaped core is filled with Shea Butter, Jojoba Oil, Vitamin E, and Avocado Oil to give lips a healthy, irresistible look." This product retails at $2.99.<br />
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I don't use lip balms a lot because I only have problems in the winter with my lips being dry and such, but this balm is pretty nice. The color is very slight but it's pigmented enough to where you can tell that you have gloss on your lips. It is pretty moisturizing, but not for very long; maybe a couple hours. I tend to lick and bite my lips a lot so that may be why. I like the shape of the applicator as well. It's nicer than the regular balms I us. I also thought the little apple core inside the gloss was adorable! I probably wouldn't buy this again, but it is a nice product.<br />
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"Broadway Nails imPRESS Press-on Manicure feature advanced nail technology, so you can get a salon-perfect manicure in seconds - simply peel off, press on, and you're done. There's no drying, a killer shine and a manicure that lasts up to a week!" This product retails between $5.99-$7.99.<br />
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If you read my blog (or looked at the name), you know that I am a nail junkie. Nail polish, nail art, fake nails, what have you; I love it all. I was super anxious to try these because they seemed to be a LOT easier than your typical fake nails. No annoying nail glue to deal with! Unfortunately I am not a fan of animal prints so I won't wear these, but I gave them to a friend to try and she thought they were great! While it wasn't a 'salon'perfect manicure,' it was pretty close. She said they were easy to use, lasted a while, and did have a great shine. I plan on trying a different design and trying them myself, but for now I hope you're okay with my friend's review.<br />
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"OSiS Dust It is a multi purpose mattifying powder that adds incredible root lift, texture and control." This product retails for $23.50.<br />
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I have NEVER heard of this product or anything like it. I don't really do much with my hair other than shampoo and condition it, other than the occasional straighten/curl for a special night, so this is way out of my league. And is it just me or is the description kind of confusing? It doesn't even say what to do with it on the bottle, which is even more confusing. All it says is, "lightweight powder to texturize," "soft matt effect," "light control & separation," "long lasting hold," and "natural feel." What? Okay, so where the heck am I supposed to put this powder stuff? Sorry, Influenster, but I can't even try this product. It's that confusing. And I would NEVER pay $23.50 for a little bottle of this stuff.<br />
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Last is the product I was most excited to try; a Tastykake Kandy Bar Kake! I live in Arizona and we didn't have these until Hostess went out of business, but I've been hearing my boyfriend (who lives in Pennsylvania for college) talk about these and I have been wanting to try one for 3 years.<br />
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"Tastykake Kandy Bar Kakes are light and fluffy chocolate enrobed caked with a delicious creme filling in a unique kandy bar shape. Available in S'mores, Peppermint, and Peanut Butter." These retail at $4.49 per box.<br />
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Oh. My. Gosh. Can you say DELICIOUS?! Yes, I am a larger lady. Yes, I have the biggest sweet tooth of anyone I know. BUT that does mean I am good at knowing which sweet type things are good and which aren't. This Peanut Butter Tastykake was just awesome. The cake was super fluffy, as was the peanut butter filling. I have to tell you, I almost didn't get a picture of it I was so anxious to eat it. But it was well worth the wait! Now I have to try more Tastykakes. Haha.<br />
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That's it for now! Did you get an Influenster box and different products than I did? What did you think? Let me know in the comments.<br />
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Thanks for reading!<br />
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I am terribly sorry that there has been so many gaps since I started this blog. It's mostly because I have had no time because of school and my job but now that I'm unemployed for the moment I have a little time. I'll try to put up posts every once in a while when I get inspired but I can't promise anything, unfortunately. I do apologize for this.<br />
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I received my first Rainbow Honey in a swap this weekend and it was so pretty I had to put it on! I figured a teal would look lovely with it and I think it turned out great! As always, please ignore my awful clean up job and this time somehow the tips of my pointer and middle fingers got screwed up. How? I don't know. Things like this happen often. Haha. This is Essie Turquoise & Caicos with accent nails of Rainbow Honey Siren Song:<br />
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Unfortunately the Essie was super streaky and left bald spots, which is common for Essie polish in my experience. It ended up being fine after 3 coats but I think that's too many. The Rainbow Honey went on great! I got tons of glitter in one layer so I left it that way. I normally don't like polish with a ton of glitter but this one was completely beautiful and worth it. All of the glitter layed out super flat. If you didn't know, Siren Song has a light blue-ish base but I didn't want to have a bunch of layers to get it opaque so I chose to layer it over the Essie. I think it turned out great!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583858467472615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475854888219657107.post-30164192694293513202013-01-21T22:46:00.003-07:002013-01-21T22:46:16.051-07:00Daring Digits - Tin ManHello lovely ladies!<br />
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Today I have for you some swatches of Daring Digits Tin Man, which is in the process of being discontinued. :( I have been lemming this polish for a while and when Daring Digits had a sale, I HAD to buy Tin Man. I love the way they packaged them, too!<br />
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As you can see, I even got a little package of extra glitter! I thought that was awesome because some people love glitter more than others. I also received an extra! Daring Digits Golden Dragon:<br />
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Such a nice touch! If I didn't love Daring Digits enough already, this pushed me over the edge. I will have swatches of this one for you tomorrow or Wednesday depending on how much time I have.<br />
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Without further ado, here is Tin Man!<br />
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Tin Man is micro holographic round glitter, medium holographic squares, and red hearts in a clear base. The micro holographic glitter is amazing and super shiny, as are the squares. I chose to wear it over Confetti Lonesome Dove. Tin Man was super easy to apply and it was really easy to get the micro glitter, square glitter, and heart glitter out. I am not the biggest fan of glitter so it was nice to not have a glitter bomb right off of the bat. I just think it's so pretty. I topped it off with HK Girl and I am in LOVE with it! I have been wearing this manicure for 6 days and I have no shrinkage, tip wear, peeling, etc. It's wonderful.<br />
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I am in love with this polish, but what do you guys think? Let me know!<br />
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NicoleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583858467472615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475854888219657107.post-51743349010279494662013-01-17T19:21:00.000-07:002013-01-17T20:07:30.520-07:00Nail Art Society Review<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hello ladies and gents!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As promised, here is the post about the Nail Art Society bags. I was lucky enough to subscribe before they raised the prices, so I pay $9.95/month instead of $19.95/month that it is now. So far I have only received the December and January bag. Here we go!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Lastly, I received two Cherimoya Matte polishes in Blockbuster (silver) and Mystery (berry). When I first saw that they were matte, I was disappointed because matte is one of the 'trends' that I'm not a fan of. However, I decided to see what they looked like with a top coat and they looked 10 times better than without. The formula was great but a little thick, as is expected of matte polishes. But they was very easy to use and worked pretty well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">-Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures of swatches because I just did a manicure (which I will post tomorrow) and didn't want to remove it because I love it so much. However, once this manicure comes off I will do swatches for you. I do have swatches on swatch sticks, so let me know if you would like to see those.</span></div>
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So first are the Swarovski crystals. Yes, I said that right. SWAROVSKI! I was shocked when I saw what they actually were. I'm sort of scared to use them because of what they are. I have drooled over their jewelry and such for a while, so I was thrilled to find out the brand. Anyways, I haven't used them yet because I'm afraid, but I'm sure they're more beautiful than regular rhinestones. I will use one or two when I post swatches of all of the polishes, I promise!</div>
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Next ar the Stella Nail Art Tweezers. I am sorry to say that they are horrible. :( I tried to use them to pick up the crystals from the flower case and not only did they not pick up the crystals, but they actually scratched the bottom of the case. Color me sad. :( They might work for other things, but they definitely don't work for the crystals.</div>
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Lastly are the Layla Magneffect polishes. Apparently we were supposed to receieve one of these polishes and also a black Stella nail art polish, but I receieved two of the Magneffects instead. I am not compaining! If you are familiar with Layla polish, you know how expensive they are. So getting two wasn't a problem. The problem was the fact that they're magnetic. Matte polish, magnetic polish...it seems that NAS is a little behind on trends. I have magnetic polish and they were fun while they lasted, but much like the crackle phase, the trend is long over. I have not tested the magnet, but will include swatches in the post with the rest.</div>
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Well, as you can see, I am not really that happy with these bags. I'm sure they worked for others, but they were old trends in my opinion. Was the value of the products worh it? I'll let you all decide. I will say that I'm staying subscribed to NAS for at least next month, but if they're anything like the past two bags, I may just save my money. Let me know what you think in the comments!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today I've decided to show you my back to school mani. I didn't want to do something school themed because...I don't know. I just didn't feel like it, I guess. Haha. So I did something a little different. Please excuse the bad paint job. I did this manicure on Monday morning and it has since chipped. :( But here it is!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I LOVE the brushes in the NOPI bottles! They're thick and awesome and are really easy to use. You can basically cover like 90% of your nail in one swipe. I love it! Plus NOPI's generally have great formulas in my experience and Mer-Made For Each Other was no exception. The Orly was packed with glitter so I wiped a little bit of it off because I'm not the biggest fan of glitter AND I wanted it to be an accent, not take up the entire nail.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So, what do you think? Despite the ugly ring finger due to chipping and re-polishing, I'm quite happy with this manicure. :)</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583858467472615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475854888219657107.post-72470036931930119342013-01-13T00:54:00.000-07:002013-01-13T00:54:36.060-07:00Month of Untrieds Post 1<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hello all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Tonight I have for you a manicure that I did for the 'month of untrieds' event we're doing in a group on Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/270491169728252/" target="_blank">Show Me Your Top Coats</a>). I've been really 'busy' the past two weeks (depressed and lazy is more like it) so I haven't really done much with my nails since my KBShimmer manicure. This is my first contribution to this event but I'm not really sure if I like it or not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is Zoya Neeka with accents of Picture Polish Mask-A-Rade on my ring fingers and thumbs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm not sure how I feel about this manicure just yet. It may be the way I painted my nails, but Zoya Neeka looks NOTHING on the nail like it does in the bottle. I'm an airhead and forgot to take bottle shots, but in the bottle it's a much lighter and prettier purple with shimmery pink undertones. On my nails the purple is much darker and you can't really tell what color the shimmer is. I'm kind of disappointed. :( However, I'm kind of pleased with Mask-A-Rade. I received it in a grab bag and immediately was disappointed, since I'm not the biggest fan of glitters. On the nail it's actually very pretty and it's a really fine glitter polish so it really isn't that bad. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">What do you think of this polish? Do you love it, hate it, or are you kind of in the middle like I am? Let me know if the comments.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583858467472615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475854888219657107.post-7693134458775558472013-01-06T19:38:00.001-07:002013-01-06T19:40:36.466-07:00KBshimmer Proud Peacock<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hello everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As my first post back, I thought I'd s<span style="font-size: small;">hare with</span> you my new favorite indie polish and my favorite polish from them (so far). This is KBshimmer Proud Peacock. I've been lemming this polish for a while and finally got it in an awesome swap. It is just as awesome as I thought it would be, if not more!</span><br />
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a large blue hex, and added both a black hexes for some depth. We then
went micro with purple, black and white diamond glitters. Fuschia,
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including a silver bar, teal, and two sizes of silver." I normally hate bar glitters but I had no trouble with these at all!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583858467472615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475854888219657107.post-56231787273964661712013-01-04T18:18:00.002-07:002013-01-06T19:58:20.693-07:00I'm back!Hello lovelies!<br />
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I'm so sorry I've been gone for months. It has been getting very hectic in my house with my father being sick, the holidays, going on vacation, and going back to school soon. I PROMISE I will start being more active from now on.<br />
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I would like to thank my two followers for still being here, so if you could please message me your name, address, and favorite polish type (color, creme, glitter, shimmer, etc.) I'd like to send each of you a little something. :) <br />
Also, if you could tell me some things you like to see on other blogs that would be great! I'm going to start swatching more of my polish as I NEED to go on a no buy soon after spending too much on holiday sales. Eesh! I'll try to do some stamping and designs and stuff, but is there something else you'd like to see? Comment to let me know. :) I'll be posting something this weekend that's polish related.<br />
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NicoleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583858467472615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475854888219657107.post-74035120010349099462012-10-31T23:21:00.001-07:002012-11-01T17:30:04.770-07:00My first Butter London!<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hello ladies!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />I finally got my BL in the mail, darn storm. Speaking of the storm, I hope everyone is safe and no one was hurt. It was such a crazy storm. :( Things can be replaced, but people can't. Just remember that. ;)</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />So I picked Knackered as my first BL because it looked super pretty on the screen, and I'm pretty glad I picked it! It's a light purple duochrome base with micro holo glitter. I LOVE the application! It's really, really thin so it went on easily and dried super quick. The only problem with it is that it's super sheer. I used four coats and could still see the tips of my nails. :(</span>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583858467472615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475854888219657107.post-19266913611109417542012-10-23T23:31:00.001-07:002012-10-23T23:31:43.924-07:00Quick post ...Again!<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have been having such a hard time with my nails this week! I tried two different brands and colors of purple so I could do a purple/gold manicure, but the polish would NOT cooperate! No matter what I did, how many top coats I added, both of them chipped. BAD. Seriously, half of my nail polish peeled off on one of my nails. So after that I took a few days with my nails naked (felt so weird!) and finally got something to stick! So here it is:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span>Wow, my cuticles are terrible! But anyways, I saw this dark blue (WAY darker than it looks in the picture) from my stash and thought I would do this! This lasted two days. Haha. I just finished doing my first Halloween manicure, so I'll be posting that hopefully tomorrow!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I just finished reviewing my VoxBox on youtube, so I thought I'd post it here in case any of you wanted to see it. Ignore my voice, I have a terrible runny nose from my stupid allergies. And I'm sorry about the quality of the video, my webcam isn't that high tech. Haha.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I wasn't too happy with the candle because it smells like men's cologne, but luckily my Dad loved it so he'll use it. As for the fake lashes and the eye palette, I don't know what I'm going to do with those yet. I'm not the biggest fan of fake eye lashes but I've never used them, so we'll see. The NYC eye palette is too dark for my eyes and skin so we'll see about that as well. I'm excited to try the frizz control stuff, though. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today I have a quick post about Makeup Your Face's awesome holographic top coat, Interference. Yes, holographic top coat! I was so excited when I saw this polish and I ordered it as soon as I could!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is with flash so you can see the holographic goodness! As for application, it went on great! It was a little thick but it was necessary as it covered the entire nail with one layer. It dried pretty quickly and I used a clear top coat to hold in the awesomeness. This manicure only lasted a few days because it happened to be cleaning week at work (yuck!) but I'm sure it lasts longer normally, especially depending on what you have under it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Nicole </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583858467472615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475854888219657107.post-43770607025978692722012-10-11T17:33:00.002-07:002012-10-11T17:33:29.292-07:00Crazy Busy Week<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If anyone reads this blog at all, you've noticed that I haven't posted in 8 days. I'm so sorry! I finally got the hours I needed at work but more hours = less nail and blog time. I got some sloppy pictures of a great mani I did before I got super busy, so here goes nothing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So I started off wanting to do a lacy type manicure, but I do not have the skill set for that. So this is what happened. I got both of the polishes (Essie Turquoise & Cacaios and Penny Talk) in the mail and they looked so great I had to do a mani. As always, excuse my horrible cuticles and clean up job.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So I started off with two coats of Turquoise & Cacaios on all of my nails, but some of them still had bald spots and my slight OCD wouldn't let me keep them that way so some of them had three coats. For the tips and the lines on the bottom of the design I used tape. Then I used my second smallest dotting tool to make the lines between them. Voila! You have a weird Aztec type manicure. This is one of my personal favorites. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm sorry I've been so busy this past week and that I wasn't able to post the Wednesday Breast Cancer Awareness manicure. I swear I'll try to post more this week! Thanks for keeping up with my blog, if anyone is.</span><br />
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Please ignore my TERRIBLE cuticles and clean up job. I just got super duper lazy. Haha. I used two coats of Wet 'N Wild Megalast Candy-licious for the base and for the ribbon, I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Twisted Pink. You seriously don't even want to see the ribbon on my right hand (horrible!). I'm still learning how to do nail art with my left hand since I'm right handed. Tomorrow I'll try to show you my new favorite polish, KleanColor's Blue Eyed Girl. It's just gorgeous and I've gotten many compliments on it. :)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sorry I haven't posted in a few days, work has kept me busy (even though I need more hours, but who doesn't?). But today was such a great day that I had to share. If you haven't heard, Essie's have been popping up for really cheap at Ross as well as tons of other nail polish. I had set out to Walgreens for one polish but I couldn't resist going to Ross. When I got there, I did find Essie's! I found two packs of 3 polishes at $8.99. Essie polishes are usually $8 for ONE polish, so this was just a steal!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here are the deals I got: two 3 packs of Essie polish for $8.99 each at Ross, Nail Perfect kit for $2.49 at Ross (it's so cheap because it's missing the nail decals), Eyelash Curler for $1.99 at Ross, Fantasy Makers Go With the Glo glow in the dark top coat for $1.99 at CVS, Wet 'N Wild Candy-licious and Heatwave at $1.99 for two (buy one get one free) at CVS, and Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in Twisted pink for $2.49 at Walgreens. Be sure to get a CVS and Walgreens card to get in on the savings, and definitely visit Ross for great deals!</span></span></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583858467472615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475854888219657107.post-13876407704885965832012-09-30T00:36:00.001-07:002012-09-30T00:36:27.336-07:00Awesome GiveawayI just wanted to tell you guys about this great giveaway that's being hosted by Laces and Lacquers. Be sure to head over there to enter and congratulate her on 1,000 fans!<br />
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<a href="http://www.laceandlacquers.com/2012/09/lace-lacquers-1000-facebook-likes-super.html?showComment=1348981926303#">http://www.laceandlacquers.com/2012/09/lace-lacquers-1000-facebook-likes-super.html?showComment=1348981926303#</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583858467472615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475854888219657107.post-42982609063385127852012-09-29T17:26:00.000-07:002012-09-29T17:58:39.398-07:00Nail Polish Rack<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As promised, today I'm going to explain how to make a nail polish rack. Here's what mine looks like:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />My nail polish collection isn't as large as I'd like it to be, but it's getting there. I love having the top part of it to put my nail polish removers, foot cream, etc. It helped so much with my organization! You can't see it in the picture, but I have little 'buckets' with the extra stuff that I couldn't find a place for in the rack; i.e. nail stickers, tip guides, etc.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />Here's a link to the video I used to make my rack: </span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-QmkFhLfHg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-QmkFhLfHg</a>. She made it look SO easy, but I promise you it's way harder than it looks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />Here's what I used to make my rack:</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />3 pieces of black foam board ($2.88 each at Walmart)</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A small hot glue gun ($3 at Dollar General)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">An extra bag of glue sticks ($1.50 at Dollar General)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A box cutter (my Dad had some in his tools)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Duct Tape (optional; I decided to use some AFTER I made the rack. Big mistake) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />In the video she used an exacto knife but I thought my box cutter would work much better because it was able to cut through the foam board with just one cut.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />Instructions:</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />1. On one foam board, make 5 inch markings all the way down on both sides. If you measure correctly you should have 5 lines. Connect the markings. This will be the back of the rack.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2. Take the second foam board and measure seven 2 inch strips on both sides. Connect the markings. These will be the shelves.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">3. Cut the shelves off of the second foam board using your box cutter or exacto knife.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">4. On the same board you cut the shelves out of, measure seven 1 inch strips on both sides and connect them. These will be the pieces that prevent the nail polish from falling off the shelf.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">5. Cut those 1 inch pieces using your box cutter or exacto knife.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">6. Take the third board and measure two 2 1/2 inch strips. Connect the markings. These will be the sides of your polish rack.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">7. Cut the sides out of your foam board.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">8. If you have decided to use duct tape, wrap your 1 inch pieces in them. (As I said, I decided to use duct tape after I build the rack and it likes to fall off so I had to hot glue them on.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">9. This is the most time consuming part. Pick up the first foam board with the 5 inch markings on it. Hot glue the seven 2 inch strips on the markings. You'll have to hot glue the side of the pieces to the board and then hot glue on the bottom for extra strength.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">10. Hot glue the two 2 1/2 inch pieces to the side of the board. I found that it holds better if you put the glue on the side of the first foam board as well as a few of the shelves instead of on the sides themselves.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">11. Now it's time to hot glue the duct taped pieces (seven 1 inch strips) onto the shelves. The easiest way to do this is to put hot glue on the bottom of the strip and also the two sides.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">12. After all of the pieces are glued and the glue has dried, check to make sure your rack is sturdy and that no pieces are semi-on or semi-falling off. If you need to, put extra hot glue in places to make it more sturdy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">13. To hang the rack up, I used 4 screws: 1 about an inch away from each corner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Voila! You now have a beautiful, organized polish collection. It's soooo much easier to see all of your pretty colors this way. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />Some people have made theirs out of wood, but I personally didn't want to pay that much for a simple polish rack. I've had mine up for about two weeks now and it's still pretty sturdy.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />Hopefully you guys will enjoy having a polish rack as much as I do. I'm like obsessed with it now! Have a wonderful weekend!</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />Nicole</span>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583858467472615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475854888219657107.post-54169695588065583812012-09-29T00:30:00.000-07:002012-09-29T17:58:50.429-07:00Late Night Mani<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hello nail addicts!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />I got bored so I decided to do a mani with the Sinful Colors Kissy I got today. It isn't the best, but I sorta like it. Please ignore my horrible cuticles and clean up job. I have cuticle oil and nippers coming in the mail soon!</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />I used one coat of L.A. Colors Basecoat/Top Coat, two coats of Sinful Colors Mint Apple, one coat Sinful Colors Kissy for the accent nail and dots, and a top coat of the same L.A. colors polish. To make the dots I used my dotting tools, but you can use a bobby pin or toothpick if you don't have any.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />I also did some swatches of Sinful Colors Mint Apple and Kissy.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> From left to right: One coat of Mint Apple, two coats of Mint Apple, one coat of Kissy, and two coats of Kissy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love Sinful Colors because the nail polish is so inexpensive and it always goes on great. I had no trouble applying either polish; both were opaque with two coats. The first coat of both polishes had some bald spots, as you can see in the picture, but they were all covered up with the second coat. In the pictures, Kissy looks a lot more blue than it actually is. The polish is actually more of a 'Christmas green' with silver and green sparkles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Have a wonderful night, lovelies.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Nicole </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583858467472615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475854888219657107.post-28528739569616063092012-09-28T15:23:00.005-07:002012-09-29T17:59:01.080-07:00Happy Friday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today is a great day! I got nail mail from swapping nail polish on one of my facebook groups. The one on the left is China Glaze Stone Cold from The Hunger Games collection and the one on the right is Essie in Watermelon. My first Essie, I'm so excited! I'll be doing a swatch of the China Glaze soon and I think I'll do some nail art with the Essie. I also bought Sinful Colors Kissy today at Walgreens but the brush broke off so I'll be exchanging it very soon. But I'll do a swatch of that one soon as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Tomorrow I'll be posting all about my lovely new nail polish rack. It definitely makes it easier to see my polishes. I hope you'll enjoy it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Until then, have a wonderful weekend!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Nicole</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583858467472615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475854888219657107.post-71568936063441359732012-09-27T00:17:00.000-07:002012-09-29T17:59:12.742-07:00Welcome to my blog!<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hello everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have decided to take my nail polish addiction online and make a blog. While I am not a pro in any sense of the word, I do know how to do some stamping and nail art. I'm learning, though! As I learn, maybe you will too. :) Please bare with me while I learn how to blog correctly and learn new techniques. I hope you enjoy this blog as it comes along.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thanks for reading!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Nicole</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583858467472615noreply@blogger.com2