NOTD featuring China Glaze Mosaic Madness

Today I felt the need for an accent nail. Looking through my stash I found this China Glaze I have yet to try out. In the bottle it looked like blue and black hex glitter. 

What I didn't notice is there is black bar glitter too! I decided to use Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Eel Skin as my base and then two layers of glitter on my accent nail. We have big black hex glitter in there too! This polish was more than I expected and I'm kinda in love with it. 

Manicure Monday

I know it's technically Tuesday, but it's the first day of the work week so let's just pretend it's Monday ok? Lol

I went with a blue and silver look this week. I started with my fave blue; Sinful Colors Rain Storm. I then topped it with a coat of Sally Hansen Triple Shine in Sparks Fly. It's simple and works well with these sad nubs I'm rocking right now. Hope you like!

Swatch: wet n wild Wild Shine in Deception

Jelly!! Squishy!!! That's what this polish is. I'm a sucker for jellies and wet n wild, so when wet n wild did a jellie duh I got it lol. Of course it's sheer, this is four coats. But that's what jellies do right? Plus....it's got that squishy look I love. Can't wait to use this for some jelly sandwich action. 

Manicure Monday

Jelly sandwich time! I wondered how flakies would work in a jelly sandwich. So I started with a layer of Essie Shine of the Times then topped it with three layered of Zoya Frida. It ended up being very subtle and I like it. Really shines in the sun too. 

Tiesday: Orange for the fight against Leukemia

So here at the office we have "Tiesday" which is when we all wear ties on Tuesday. (Tie+Tuesday=Tiesday) this week we wore Orange to honor the fight against Leukemia. Why? Well, last Monday our lovely, bright, all around amazing coworker Kim lost her two year fight with Leukemia. After a week of being devastated one of the girls here came up with the idea of making this Tiesday special in memory of Kim 

Yay orange tie! (Yay pic obviously taken before coffee has taken effect)

Of course I had to match my nails. I chose Zoya in Amy. This is such an axing color. The orange and gold flecks really make this one special. And being Zoya, the formula is a dream. 

Manicure Monday

I'm alive! Sorry I have been MIA for so long. This whole multiple job thing is kicking my butt!! 

A few years ago this color came out as a Nordstrom exclusive and I fell in love with it. I lagged at buying it and missed it. Then butter London brought it back as part of their main line and I had to snatch it up. It was my "I survived the holiday season in retail" present to myself. 

So here she is. Butter London's Two Fingered Salute. I loooooove the copper specks. Looooove! 

Swatch: Maybelline Drops of Jade

So I have a total weakness for black and white glitter. I also love milky glitter sandwiches so this one seemed totally up my alley! 

This is three layers with topcoat. Isn't it lovely? Sadly, this mani didn't even last a day. I have not had chipping this bad on a long time. I know I'm hard on my hands but just one day is sad! I love the look so might try it again to see if the chipping was a fluke, if it isn't then this will just be used to make some purdy nail polish jewelry.  

NOTD : Sinful Colors Rain Storm with Faceted

I'm alive! Ok kinda. Lol. Juggling 3 jobs and still getting over the evil cold of doom. But! My nails are cute. Yay? 

Did a quick mani with a base of Sinful Colors Rain Storm. I love this color. It is the perfect dusty blue. I then topped it with Sinful Colors Faceted. I did one coat of Faceted and was a bit bummed the bar glitter was sparse on the brush. I think I chose the wrong base color as you can barely see the glitter. Or maybe I just need more glitter. You can never go wrong with more glitter. 

I'm going to do my best to blog more often. I have soooo many polishes to share and products to review. I can't wait to share with you guys. 

Review: Perlier Imperial Honey Body Butter

This product was provided by iFabbo free for review.  I am not affiliated with Perlier.  This is my honest review.

With all the body lotions I have tried, it amazes me that I have never tried a body butter.  I always thought they would be too thick and greasy and never gave them a second look.  But when iFabbo had one for review, I figured it was time to finally go for it and give one a try.  

Initial Thoughts: This stuff is thick! I could hold the container upside down and shake it and nothing would happen.  It also melts into the skin much faster than I would have thought for something so thick.  The scent is is not what I would have expected.  I thought it would smell sweet like honey, but it has an almost woody scent to it.  The scent is really hard to describe.  

Overall Opinion: This is very moisturizing.  I put it on in the morning and come night my skin is still soft.  It absorbs into my skin quickly.  The only thing that would keep me from buying this would be the scent.  

If you want to see more or buy your own, you can check it out on HSN at  http://bit.ly/GT2CdC 

Manicure Monday

Love this polish! It's like a birthday cake on my fingers. I got this lovely polish as part of a giveaway from Ahleessa 4 Realz. Everyone should check out her blog, its one of my faves!

Here is a pic without topcoat.  It is a sheer milky pink base with LOTS of glitter! This is with three coats.

NOTD : Featuring Sinful Colors Black Magic

Glitter!!! This polish is great. I did a base of black cream then did one coat of Black Magic. I did two layers on my ring finger, but the first coat was so dense you really can't tell there are extra coats. I skipped the top coat, I kinda liked the rough texture the polish had. 

NOTD : Milky Glitter

I started with three coats if wet n wild megalast in Break the Ice, but it was still streaky *sad face* 

So what's a girl to do? Add glitter of course! Topped it off with a layer of NYC sparkle top coat in Angel. 

I wish more of the hex glitter came out, but it is still a really pretty combo. 

Manicure Monday

Super simple mani today since I'm home sick *sad face* I got this value set at Walgreens a while ago and I'm finally getting around to a mani with it 

I started with a base of Sugar Coat. This is a sheer milky color. It took about four coats to get rid of the streaks. I think day nails were smoother it would have been less streaky. I then did an accent nail with Sparkle and Grey. I wasn't very happy with how it looked so I did a milky jelly sandwich with another layer of Sugar Coat and man I love it!! 

Review: Perlier Refreshing Crackling Ice Body Water

I received this item for review from iFabbo. This is my honest review

The description of this item seemed so unique I was excited to try it. And man oh man is it special! It's like pop rocks for the skin! 

Overall thoughts: This is like nothing I have ever seen! It comes out of the bottle crackling and sounds like pop rocks!! You can feel it crackling on the skin. What I love best is it crackles as you rub it in, not just when it comes out. It is a very light gel that absorbs in the skin very quickly. It is not super moisturizing, and the citrus scent does not last long, but man is it refreshing! This product is so unique I'm glad I got a chance to try it. 

Review: Hydroxatone AM/PM Anti-Wrinkle Complex

 I received this product free for review from iFabbo. This is my honest review 

This isn't just a night cream, it can also be used for the day and has SPF 15. Lets take a look at it. 

Initial Thoughts: Happy it has SPF, just wish it was higher. I like to use at least SPF 30 on my face. It also, reminded me of butter, so I was a bit creeped out. It is very thick and I could definitely feel it on my skin.

Overall Thoughts: This cream is very thick. I could feel it on my skin and I was a bit extra oily the next morning. It is way too thick for my to wear under makeup during the day as I get super oily. I think this would work better for those with dry skin. It is way too much for my oily skin. My face was moisturized, but I was not a fan of the extra oil and heavy feeling it left on my skin. I would not purchase this one. 

Manicure Monday

My awesome coworker got me this OPI set for my birthday *squee*

So of course I needed to do a mani with them! I started with a base of Number One  Nemesis. This one is pretty sheer and it took 4 coats to be opaque but man it's a stunner and dries quick too! 

I then topped my nails with a coat of Metallic 4 Life with three coats on my accent finger. Love! Black and silver glitter ah how I love it. 

Swatch: Sinful Colors in Leather Loose

I don't like mattes. I prefer shine. So I wasn't really thrilled by the leather collection from Sinful. But then I saw swatches of Leather Loose. A brown jelly with glitter? Uh oh. So then Sinful is on sale for 99 cents at Walgreens this week. Double uh oh. Soooo y'all can guess what came home with me! I love it! Took three coats but dry time was amazing. 

Swatch: wet n wild megalast in Disturbia

Since I'm super tired its a super short post! Pretty deep vampy color. Evil wide brush of doom. Only needed two coats. And now sleep!! 

NOTD Stamping!

My second time trying stamping. Going to a wedding tomorrow and I wanted something to match with my black, white, and yellow dress. Yeah, yeah matchy matchy is bad, but I loves it! Lol. I started with a base of wet n wild fastdry in The Wonder Yellows. I then used a plate from Born Pretty Store and stamped using wet n wild wild shine in Black Creme. It's not perfect, but I'm happy I got most of the flowers to transfer over. I'm starting to really like this stamping thing. 

Manicure Monday

I got these adorable nail decals from Born Pretty Store.  These were perfect for today as me and a coworker were reminiscing on how much of our childhood money was spent on Sanrio. I started with a base of Sation in Of Corset I'll Call You. I love this look! Totally speaks to my inner 5 year old