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 days. It feels good to finally make them pretty again. However, I was lacking a little inspiration so I copycat-ed my nail design from Polish You Pretty.

Fun and easy, with a little vintage feel. I love it!

Polish Information 

LVX: Cerulean
Color Club: In Bloom
Julep: Debra

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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: Here

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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 filler, this box felt extra special. Plus some adorable flower hair clips.

Coco, a beautiful and rich oxblood creme. Clara, a delicate peach creme and Paris a show stopping holographic glitter topper.

This months box has such a luxe feel to it and is definitely my favorite box so far. I can not wait to swatch these for you!

JULEP MAVEN BOX INFORMATION

Brand: Julep
Maven Sign Up: Join Here
First Box Free with Coupon Code: FREEBOX
Price Per Month: $19.99
Styles Change, and So Can You: Try a new style, send your box to a friend or skip the month (and the bill)
Cancellation Fees?: Nope!

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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 stripes and beautiful flowers, how could people not love this? Wow, was I a silly girl.

Then

Check out those amazing photography skills I possessed back then. ;) The even crazier thing is that I posted this on my tumblr on September 17th, 2011 and wondered why no one re-posted it. Baha hahahaha!

Now

Now

Now

So much better! Amazing what good lighting, angles and focus can do! I can hardly believe I used the same Orly Gumdrop polish for both manicures. Sometimes when I do my nails I feel like I'm not going to be as good as the more popular nail art bloggers. However seeing this, I feel like I have come a long way, and look forward to seeing my skills grow even more.

POLISH INFORMATION

Orly: Gumdrop
Sinful Colors: Snow Me White
Julep: Mackenzie
Princessa Nail Color: Unnamed Dark Green
Pure Ice: Gossip!
Sinful Colors: Cotton Candy

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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 by!

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April Julep Maven Box

I truly look forward to the first of the month when my Julep Maven Box will arrive. Being in love with nail polish, I love receiving new treasures as often as possible. Julep never lets me down with my Maven box, and as always, I'm excited to share with you, what was inside.

With beautiful weather right around to corner I"m excited to see these fun neon colors.

I can't wait to try these vibrant eye catching colors.

Aprils Maven box also came with a yummy pink rock candy lollipop. Sadly I ate that before taking pictures. *oops*

If you've already missed this months Maven box you can buy these colors separately from the Julep website for $14 each. Or sign up to become a Maven  to receive your box for $19.99 a month. If you use the coupon code "FreeBox" you can try out your first box for free! You can also cancel anytime or choose not to receive that months box.

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Julep - Simone

Yesterday I received my March Julep maven box which contained two polishes. Today I am showing you one of the two. Here is Simone.

Simone is a delicate lilac purple with a very subtle opalescent shimmer. Formula is a little runny, but still provides great coverage in just two coats. No top coat in this photo.

In this picture of the bottle you can see the subtle opalescent shimmer. Perfect for spring. I really enjoy adding this pretty pastel to my collection.

Product Information
Brand - Julep
Color Name - Simone
Price: $14
Maven Price: $11.20 

Sign up to become a Maven here, so you never miss out on another trendsetting polish or product. Get your first maven box free when you enter coupon code"FREEBOX". Subscription is $19.99 a month and you can cancel anytime.

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Julep Maven Box - March

There really isn't anything better than nail mail. I just recently became a Julep Maven, and I'm truly loving it. I received the March box today and am excited to share it with you.

This is the outside of the Maven box. What treasures are hidden inside?

As soon as you open the maven box all of these pretty spring colors greet you.

Pulling back the pretty blue tissue paper, you unveil Julep's new Rock Star Hand Creme, wrapped nail polish and a yummy new lip balm. I am most excited about the new hand creme.

I'm even in love with the packaging of this new hand creme.
















With a perfect twist open and close cap this is perfect for girls on the go, and should be spill proof in your purse. Full of anti-aging ingredients and packed full of vitamins and other great skin hydrating ingredients.

I'm always in need of a good lip balm. I always lose mine and I'm looking forward to this being my new favorite.

This adorable little wrapped bag hides my new nail goodies.

Here are the nail polishes. On top we have a a smokey taupe, and below we have an opalescent lilac polish.

 Their names are Debra and Simone.

This is everything included in my Classic with a Twist maven box. I look forward to using my new colors and hope to have swatches for everyone very soon. What do you think of this months' box? Do you like what arrived in Maven box?

Want to become a Julep Maven? Please feel free to sign up here and take your style quiz where Julep helps pick colors and products that are just right for you. Use the coupon code "FREEBOX" to get your first Maven box for free, and then only $19.99 for every month after your first free box. You can also cancel at anytime.

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