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Hey dolls!!!!


Sorry about the lack of postings! I just joined up with the Pampered Chef which you can read/ see all about here

Ive been learning about making videos and editing on my iMac and posting on YouTube 


And my poor sad nails have been neglected!

But the good news is

1.) I have a new top/ base coat to review for you!

2.) Pure nail oil now comes in a 4 ounce size!!

3.) Bulu box review

4.) Love with food Review

5.) Mentality Stamper Polish  / cheeky jumbo plate review and video

6.) i  WON Glitzy Glazes give away and i am SO excited to try out the polish!!!

Glitter Guilty October 2013

Hey Gals!

So as you may have read in my last post, I am taking a break from Julep. I love their polishes but I feel like they are "recycling " colors.

I recently have been enlightened to the world of Indie polishes. Indie is short for independent and ranges from one person making bottles in their kitchen to 10-30 people formulating in a lab. These small batches allow for better quality over all and also allow for custom polishes! I came across a wonderful lady that has boxes called Glitter Guilty.

Shes super sweet and I could find nothing but good reviews and stunning polishes made by here so I had to jump in!

 Totally diggin' the neon sticker!

Inside was a card thanking me and also a little note about Jessica and her special news that she has a baby on the way!! Congrats!!

The mini is a pretty purple shimmer with green and yellow hex glitter. Can't wait to try it!!



And tucked away in a cute orange puch was MoonDust!

How darling is that?! The formula is amazing! And i adore the color!

Now.......

What is better than an oreo?

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Thats right! An oreo dipped in chocolate!!! This was super cute and delicious. I love the little fall leaf sprinkles. There was also a graham dipped in chocolate and it too was delicious.
Sorry I was unable to get a better picture but this chocolate did not live for long between the kids, me and the hubby I did not get a chance to a better pic :p

Needless to say I'm hooked! The polish is pretty and the quality is amazing! Definitely check her out!

October Mani Challenge! Week one PINK!

Hey Gals!


This weeks challenge is pink nails. Very fitting for october since it is breast cancer awareness.

 (hahaha you can see my sons toy snake in the background! i didn't notice that until i uploaded!)

Lets see those pink manis ladies and gents!!!

Julep October 2013

Hey gals!

This months julep was a day early! I'm really happy that add ons are being included and that the shipping time has actually decreased from before. However I did notice that separate orders have been taking longer to get here. My Reece took two weeks to get here!

This month I elected for my normal Boho Glam Box with one add on.

This month's "extra" was a teeny tiny baggie of candy corn. Now I LOVE candy corn, but I can get a huge bag for a dollar at CVS. Julep's extras the past three months have been bummers :/ When I first joined we got cool stuff like hair pretties or product samples (sigh)

The beauty product was the Kajal eye liner. This is super smooth and I needed a new eyeliner sharpener so this was perfect for me. One side is a shimmery brown, the other is black,

 Dahlia is a microglitter and pairs very well with Stevie. Stevie is a dark gray shimmer.

Casper is a pearl top coat that also glows in the dark! This is my first glowing polish :)

So overall I'm underwhelmed by Julep for the third month now :( Thats sad to say because I have always been super excited to see that little black box on my door step. I've noted many other bloggers say this is one of those subs you can only do for about a year before you start seeing repeats and what not. So for now I will be skipping unless I see some wow !

Were you wowed by your box? link me your blog or leave a comment about it!

September 2013 Ipsy My Glam Bag

Hey Gals!

Typically I rush to get my Ipsy bag up the day I get it. But this time i decided to wait a week and try out everything before i blogged about it. 

This months theme is:

Great theme imo! The classic Marilyn Monroe makeup looks are timeless. 

I was a tad bummed that the Em was a sample card. I did appreciate the sample none the less. I will be purchasing the life palette down the line. Right now I have a TON of e.l.f. stuff on the way to my house that I will be blogging about next :D
Anyhow heres the Em Sample card:

 The size of the actual sample is about palm sized. I wasn't able to really use this for an eye look. But it was enough to see the texture and pigmentation. Fingers crossed that we will see actual samples of Em in the future!

This months bag pattern is super cute and I love the hue of blue!

First up are the paper masks:

I already love this brand. They have a blue seal salt mask I use about once a month. I was very excited to use the paper masks. Im having some issues with acne right now so I thought it was the perfect time to use the purifying mask. It was very awkward to unwrap and I found that the eye cut outs were super close together! The serum on the mask was amazing! It soothed my inflamed skin and definitely purified. I also liked that this did not need to be rinsed afterwards. I will be getting more!

Next up:

Cailyn lip stain. I already love this brand because of the eyeliner a few months back. This feels so nice on and its matte! You can make it as dark or as light as you want. It does stain and it is hard to wipe off however.  But on the upside it does stay put and lasted all day!

Third item is:

Its so big mascara. I didn't open or use this yet. I currently have three mascaras open and rotating ( flower beauty, pixie, and milani) Opening up a fourth mascara seemed wasteful so I cant tell you if this was a yay or a neigh. 

Fourth:

love love this! charcoal seems to be a strange name for this color. Its more a silver color but its not super shimmery. Last month I met nyx in the form of blush and loved it. And this month eyeshadow is another hit.

Last but not least:

Starlooks black eyeliner. This is a nice smooth eyeliner pencil. Nothing outstanding and honestly I have a NYC one that was 2.00 and they seem exactly the same to me. Im happy to have another liner though! 

I love Ipsy! great value and I love getting to try a new things. 

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What did you get in your bag this month?

Did you blog about your bag? id love to see it. Hit me in the comments!

Nars Cosmetics Sample

Hey Gals!

Some of you may not know this about me but I LOVE Freebies! I have no problem shelling out cash for products that work for me. But I am a huge supporter of TRY before you BUY. There is nothing more heartbreaking than laying down 30 bucks on a eyeshadow pallet that everyone loves, but once you put it on you it looks dreadful!

Anyhow I do sign up for lots of freebies and I follow Budget Savvy Diva. She's so adorable and on top of the real vs fake freebies on the web. She also posts super cute recipes and DIY crafts. So do stop by her page, you won't regret it!

As I was walking out to my mailbox I found this!

 On wednesday of last week I signed up with NARS Cosmetics to try their new Radiant Creme Compact Foundation. Ive heard good things about this company. I just have not had the chance to try them. I signed up for the shade Gobi. 

It is so hard to judge shades on a screen. I have an iMac and it has amazing quality of a screen. But still with foundation so many things can alter the appearance of a shade. like screen brightness, the brightness of my house, even the angle I look at the screen. 

NARS not only sent me Gobi, but the shade before and after it!

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A nice sized sample of your primer too?!
Wow NARS you guys are the bomb! Seriously not only did you have samples to give away but you executed it immaculately. Thank you so much! Nothing speaks louder than a company that knows once you try it you WILL buy it. 

 They also had some pamphlets with very high quality prints of the shades as well as some of the products they offered. 

 There was also an instruction card on how to apply this. 

 And lastly here is my hand with the three shades over primer. I'd say Gobi is a perfect fit. The top shade has a tad too much yellow and the bottom a tad too much pink :D

I hope you ladies get a chance to try this !! The sampling is still going on on their fb page!

Cherry Blossoms Mani

Hey Gals!

So i came across this wallpaper and I thought ooh! lets make a cherry blossom mani!

 If you are new to dotting and free handing like I am it may help if you used acrylic paint for some of your nail art. Theres a few reasons for this:
1.) its cheaper. This whole bottle cost 97 cents for 2 whole ounces. Julep costs 15 bucks for .27 mL
2.) it takes longer to dry. This is helpful because nail polish dries faster and makes a stringy like thing and thats no good unless your going for the sugar spun look :p
3.) You can wash it off with water and try again if you weren't happy with how it looks. this is much easier then trying to remove polish with acetone then having to reapply the base coat and color and then give the design another go.

Okay on to the tutorial!
You will need a top and a base coat, a color for the flowers, a base color and a color for the branches.

I used white acrylic for the flowers.
Julep's Zelda for the branches.
Julep's Char for the base color.

As for tools, use what you have and what you feel comfortable with. CutePolish made a great video for this here :

I tried both the dotter and the paintbrush and i felt i did a better job with the dotter. Don't be afraid to practice on cardboard or notebook paper. It is a really simple design but it takes time to master the placement and the thickness of the dots :D

Paint your nail with base coat and after that dries apply your base color.

Next use a small paintbrush to make your branches.

At this point I used a top coat and let it dry so that I could use acrylic for my flowers. This way if i messed up I wouldn't have to start over.

I decided to fill in the center with pink !I wasnt planning on doing it but I think it needed it. 

I also found this in my nail stuff. A sample of Juleps hand creme that I hadn't tried yet

After trying it now I want a bottle of it! It was super gross and greasy for about 10 minutes. But once it soaked in. So this is definitely not a everyday use kind of thing. I have medium eczema and this did stay on and kept my skin nice feeling ALL day! even through washing my hands!

I hope you like it! comment me your pics if you did this I'd love to see!