Movember Manicure

Hello everyone. It has been a long absence but I have a fun manicure to share with you. I was sent some adorable mustache charms from KKcenterHk which were perfect for the fun Movember theme that so many guys take part in each November. I'm in love with these charms! They have great color, shape and are super strong. Each charm is slightly arched, which allowed it to lay pretty flat on my nails, which was a nice change from nail charms I've reviewed before. I wanted to keep this manicure simple so the mustache...

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Two Tone Hearts and a House

Oooo what a busy month July has turned out to be. My boyfriend and I bought a house! It is our first home and we are beyond excited. I had no idea how involved and confusing housing buying was. So between all the craziness this blog has taken a backseat, again. *sad face* We are three weeks away from moving in, and already have our apartment half way packed. So I promise to do my best in painting my nails and keeping everyone updated about the house. Now, to the nails. My nails have actually been unpainted for the last three...

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Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July to everyone! I have a fun American flag nail design to share with you. I thought this design would be easy, but the red and white stripes gave me some trouble and they aren't as straight as I had hoped. Maybe it's a waving American flag? ;) I'm gonna leave you with this awesome +Pepsi display I saw at the store. Nothing says America better than an awesome Pepsi product display! Have a fun and safe 4th everyone! Polish Information  Kleancolor: Cobalt (09)  Kleancolor: Red...

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A Flower Kind of Day

Hello all! I've been so in love with doing flower nail art lately. I think its the hot weather, it's been in the 100's here, and the overall happy thoughts summer brings. So here is a cute flower manicure I wore over the weekend. Taa-da! Happy flowers and tiny polka dots. I got lots of compliments on this manicure, which always makes me feel great. I also switched up the polka dots with smaller ones, I usually do bigger dots, and I really like the outcome. Polish Information  Orly: Gumdrop Sinful Colors: Snow...

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Graceful Blue Bird Nail Art Decoration

Today I have a manicure to share with you inspired by the pretty blue bird nail art decoration sent to me by KKCenterHK. I'm also going to lump this manicure in with the untried challenge I'm slowly tackling. Here are the pretty nail art decorations I chose to review. I love them. The detail is perfect and are exactly like they are pictured on the website. Oval Graceful Blue Bird Nail Art Decoration Top and Bottom of Oval Graceful Blue Bird Nail Art Decoration Up close picture of Oval Graceful Blue Bird Nail...

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Winners Announced!

Thank you so much to all who entered the giveaway! It was fun and I hope to do another giveaway soon. The winners are listed below and will have 48 hours to respond to claim their prize. Thank you again! a Rafflecopter giveawa...

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Circle Glitter from KKCenterHK

A few weeks back I was very excited to receive an email from KKCenterHK. They asked if I would be interested in reviewing some of their products. I of course said yes and could not wait for the items to arrive to do my first real review. I picked KKCenterHK's pretty sky blue circle glitter. This glitter is made of plastic and is cut into 2.55mm circles. The light blue colors is vibrant and reflects light beautifully. The jar holds hundreds of these beautiful circle glitters pieces. kkcenterhk.com Of course I wanted...

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Flowers Following The Beauty Department Tutorial

Hello all! I hope all of you have entered my giveaway. If not make sure you do, you still have time to enter. I stumbled on to The Beauty Department and really liked their nail tutorial, so I gave it a shot. This was my end result: Did you see the tutorial and give it a shot? If so I'd love to see your result...

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Untried Polish Challenge

A while back I stumbled upon a neat polish challenge while day dreaming on Pinterest. I quickly pinned it knowing it would be the perfect thing to kick start me into using the many untried polishes in my stash. I present to you the Untried Polish Challenge from Jonochi at Just Add Polish. I started with "Three Colors". Not sure why I picked to do that one first but these are the three untried colors I used. Big Yellow Taxi by Ciaté is from their Advent Calendar that I ordered in November of...

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Thank yous and a Giveaway

Some of my readers might remember my not so great review of my experience with +Nail Art Society. I was extremely frustrated and let down with my experience.  With that said, I cancelled my subscription and vented here on the blog. To my surprise I was contacted by Tia, the founder of Nail Art Society. Tia had stumbled upon my review on my blog and apologized about what happened and wanted to take steps in trying to better my opinion of her company. I was incredibly moved by Tia's gestures and welcomed her attempts to...

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Cotton Candy Yum Yum

Just a quick post to show everyone I'm still alive and painting my nails. Things have been busy around here but I hope to play some catch up and not neglect the blog. Stay tuned! ...

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FACE it CHECK CHECK NAIL KIT 02 VINTAGE CHECK

I'm very excited to share with you a nail art kit I ordered off +Amazon.com. This amazing little kit had a long journey from Korea, but it was totally worth the wait! Photo Credit: eBay The brand is called The Face Shop. They are based in Korea and have a large nail polish line. However you can't buy from their site if you live in the United States like I do. No need to worry or be sad. This is where +Amazon.com and +eBay come in handy.  I loved this kit just from the few pictures I saw online and had to...

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Julep - Clara

I have a beautiful color to share with you today. It's from Julep's May Maven box. Clara is is a beautiful soft peach creme. Easy to apply and completely opaque in just two coats. I really liked Clara much more than I thought I would. So soft and delicate. A perfect color for Spring! I see me wearing this often and would look adorable on my toes. Polish Information Brand: Julep Color: Clara Price: $14.00 Price as A Julep Maven: $11.20 Sign Up to Become a Maven: He...

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Julep May Maven Box

I love at the beginning of each month I know a sweet little surprise is waiting for me in my mail box. I always check out what +Julep Maven will be sending for the month and if I want to change my maven style, but I'm always pleasantly surprised by the little extras. This months packaging was stunning. So chic and elegant looking. I wish all packages looked as lovely as my maven boxes do. Behold... This is my what was in my It Girl Maven box. With pretty tissue paper and burgundy paper...

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Then and Now Nail Art

A few weeks back I saw some really neat posts pop up about fellow nail bloggers sharing their "Then and Now" nail art. Such a simple idea, yet really shows yourself, and other people, how far you have come with your nail art and photography. So I searched through some of my old nail art pictures and found a manicure I thought would be perfect for this then and now theme. Below is a manicure, that at the time, I thought was one of my best. I had just started nail art and branching out with different designs. With fun blue and white...

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Gray and Pink Flowers

Happy May everyone. Spring has hit California and I created this manicure to embrace the warm weather and pretty flowers. Okay so maybe this manicure looks a little more like squishy starfish than flowers, but overall its a fun and happy manicure. My goal for May is to try to do more nail art that and really improve and steady my hand with nail art. POLISH INFORMATION Sinful Colors: Jungle Trail Sinful Colors: Seaweed Sinful Colors: Snow Me White O.P.I.: Feelin' Hot-Hot-Hot! Color Club: She's So Glam...

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OPI's Polka.com over Julep's Simone

Here is a super quick manicure I did using one of my many untried in my collection. I used the very pretty Polka.com by OPI and layered it over the delicate Simone by +Julep. I liked this pairing since Simone, which I reviewed here, is subtle enough to allow the glitter to pop and still be feminine with it's slight opalescent shimmer. Have a great one and thanks for stopping b...

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Bling it on Denim & Studs from Nails Inc

This catwalk inspired collection features a limited edition denim effect polish with unique denim effect cap and a selection of gold and silver star stud embellishments. The set also includes nail glue and cuticle stick for easy application. Denim effect polish is a beautiful textured indigo shade that applies glossy and dries down to a classic denim effect finish. The Denim & Studs collection is a fresh take on textured nails and is the simplest way to update your look.  Worn on its own, the polish has a chic minimalistic...

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