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Ipsy - May Glam Bag

2013-05-19T17:17:00.001-04:00

I received my May Glam Bag in the mail toward the end of last week, so I thought I would share it with you! I was really excited about some of this month's featured products, especially Zoya! Here's a quick look of what was inside my bag: I unboxed everything, and I'm really happy with what I received! I got the bonus Urban Decay eyeshadow, and I also got Zoya Julie. I was afraid I was going

365 Days of Color - Sizzling Summer Collection

2013-05-16T08:00:00.000-04:00

I have another exciting collection to share with you all! This one is the summer collection from 365 Days of Color called the Sizzling Summer collection. Most of the polishes are neon and are perfect for summer. I have four from the six piece collection. Products sent for consideration. All opinions are my own. From left to right the polishes are Itty Bitty Bikini, Big Purple Umbrella,

Different Dimension - Echoes Collection

2013-05-14T20:24:00.000-04:00

I have a very exciting collection to share with you all! This one is the Echoes collection from Different Dimension. This collection is inspired by Pink Floyd, and if you're like me, you'll be singing all the songs after just looking at the names! Products sent for consideration. All opinions are my own. There are six polishes in this collection. From left to right they are Wish You Were

Revlon - Meteor

2013-05-09T10:00:00.000-04:00

A while ago I bought a bunch of the Revlon Moon Candy polishes on sale from Ulta. I had been eyeing them for a long time, but refrained because they were a little pricey. I was seeing them for about $9 each, but I got them when they were buy one get one 50% off at least. Since they're called Moon Candy, they all have space related names. This green one is called Meteor. It is a duo that

Born Pretty Store - Nail Studs

2013-05-07T17:44:00.000-04:00

Nail studs are pretty popular right now for nail art. I really like to add a little metallic shine to my nails sometimes, and I think using these stud rhinestones is a great way to do it! Product sent for consideration. All opinions are my own. As you can see, you get quite the variety of studs in this nail wheel from Born Pretty Store. This one has 12 different kinds of studs in gold,

Pretty & Polished - Peebles

2013-05-04T13:28:00.001-04:00

I'm getting so antsy for my nubs to grow out a bit now! I'm done moving and have unpacked just about everything now, so hopefully I can have long nails without breaking them again! In the meantime, I wanted to wear something cute and girly on my nubs to make me feel better about them. I decided to go with Peebles from Pretty & Polished. Peebles is an amazing pink polish. Normally I don't go

UCF Graduation Nail Art

2013-05-01T19:45:00.000-04:00

I have been insanely busy recently, so I know I haven't posted a lot. Things are finally slowing down though, so I can get back into blogging! I'm almost settled into the new house, and tomorrow is my graduation date from the University of Central Florida. I at least had to squeeze in time to do nail art for this occasion! My nails are still in "nubbin mode" too from moving and cleaning. I

Zoya - Irresistible Collection 2013

2013-04-24T20:14:00.002-04:00

Products sent for consideration. All opinions are my own. I'm finally just about done moving and settling into the new place! That means I can get back into swatching and also not worry about breaking my nails too horribly. I'm really excited that my first swatches at the new house are the Zoya Irresistible Collection. This collection is really amazing. I know not everyone is into the

2013 Zoya Nail Polish Exchange

2013-04-19T08:24:00.001-04:00

Just like last year, Zoya has an amazing promotion going on for Earth Day. You will be able to buy almost all Zoya nail polishes for 50% off! Check out the details below. Hooray for Earth Day! Once again, Zoya is helping you do a little spring cleaning with the return of the Earth Day Zoya Nail Polish Exchange* for 2013. Clean out your nail polish wardrobe and get rid of old nail polish that

Zoya - Stunning Collection 2013

2013-04-18T08:00:00.000-04:00

Products sent for consideration. All opinions are my own. Along with the Summer PixieDusts, Zoya has some other wonderful summer collections coming out. I know last year I was very excited about the Beach and Surf collections, so I was really eager to see what this summer's collections would be like! This collection is called the Stunning Collection. The collection looks like a set of six

Ipsy - April Bag

2013-04-17T08:00:00.000-04:00

I'm trying to get back into the habit of sharing my monthly Ipsy bags with you. I remembered to post this month's bag, and it's a pretty good bag too! This month's theme is Pretty in Pink. Pretty much every item, including the bag, is pink. While I like pink, I don't wear too much for pink aside from lip colors, so I thought this would be interesting! Here's what was in my bag: Sexy

Wet n Wild - 2013 Limited Edition Spring Palettes

2013-04-16T08:00:00.000-04:00

In my search for the Wet n Wild Spring Forward palettes, I found a couple different limited edition eyeshadow palettes. These ones are labeled as "Color Icon Eyeshadow Medley," and don't have individual names. I think they may also be called "Get Your Look" palettes. There were only two different palettes from what I could see, so I grabbed both. They were only $4.99 each, and both came

Zoya - Summer PixieDust

2013-04-15T08:00:00.000-04:00

I am so excited to have the new summer PixieDust polishes from Zoya! The colors are beautiful, but unfortunately my nails are currently down to nubs! My middle finger nail decided to break really far down. So far down, that I can't even make the others short enough to match it. So I hope these swatches still do the Pixies justice! Like the previous PixieDust polishes from Zoya, they're just

SensatioNail - Island Oasis

2013-04-14T18:24:00.001-04:00

Not too long ago, I reviewed SensatioNail's gel nail starter kit. Being new to gel polish, I found it really interesting. I got a couple more colors to try out along with the starter kit, one of them being Island Oasis. My camera likes to play with colors a little, and it's difficult to correct them completely. The closest color to the actual polish in person is in the top-left of the above

Julie G - Frosted Gum Drops Collection

2013-04-13T08:00:00.000-04:00

I ordered the Julie G Frosted Gum Drops (or Frosted Gumdrops, I've seen it as one or two words) polishes a while ago from Jesse's Girl Cosmetics. They had a preorder and I jumped on the opportunity since it was all six for about $20! Also they are sold at Rite Aid, but I have none near me, so I was happy to be able to get them online. The bottles are a little smaller than other full size

Wet n Wild - Hollywood Walk of Fame

2013-04-11T08:00:00.000-04:00

So I did end up applying something on top of Zoya Kelly! I had a lot of options for glitters to put on top, but I've been meaning to try this glitter topcoat from Wet n Wild's Fergie collection. I was really intrigued by this glitter topcoat. I love stars, and the colors seemed bright and interesting. This one is called Hollywood Walk of Fame, and it is a clear base filled with holographic

Zoya - Kelly

2013-04-10T11:13:00.002-04:00

I posted just Monday but it already feels like it's been longer! I've been looking for a new place to live, so that's been consuming pretty much all of my time. But I managed to do my nails in between searching online and viewing properties! It's nothing too exciting at first glance, but I'm actually a big fan of gray polishes and neutral colors. Zoya Kelly is an interesting gray though.

Hard Candy - Mermaid Magic

2013-04-08T09:43:00.001-04:00

Sorry for not posting this weekend! This whole month is going to be very busy for me. I won't be able to post everyday, but I will still try to post several times a week! I'm moving and have several other things going on, but I always try to make time to relax and paint my nails! Today's polish is Mermaid Magic from Hard Candy's Glitteratzi Nails collection. The polish is certainly glittery!

1 Year Blogiversary Giveaway!

2013-04-05T08:00:00.000-04:00

I can't believe it's been one year already! It actually was as of April 1st, but I was too afraid of posting on April Fool's Day and having everyone think it was a joke! So I waited a few days before putting the giveaway up, but you will still have two weeks to enter. I rounded up some polishes I thought you would all like to celebrate! I couldn't choose just one color or one polishes, so I

Rainbow Honey - The Robot Collection

2013-04-04T08:00:00.000-04:00

I have a very special collection to share with you today! It's a new collection from Rainbow Honey called The Robot Collection. All of the polishes are very bright, shiny, and metallic, like robots! There is also one glitter topcoat in the collection. As always, even the packaging is stunning from Rainbow Honey. I got their new mini bottles to review, but since it's the whole set, they were

365 Days of Color - Spring Has Sprung

2013-04-03T08:00:00.000-04:00

I have another beautiful polish to share with you all from Sunny at 365 Days of Color. This one is called Spring Has Sprung, and is certainly springy! I was really loving the pastel China Glaze polishes I was wearing yesterday, so I decided to apply it over a few of those. I also wanted to show it over some springtime colors since that's what you're most likely going to be wearing it over!

Easter Challenge - Pastels

2013-04-02T08:00:00.000-04:00

Today wraps up this year's Easter nail art challenge! I've had a lot of fun doing all of these colorful spring designs. I also love pastel colors, so today's theme is a good way to wrap it all up for me. I tried to do somewhat of a pastel gradient. I haven't tried a gradient with such different colors before, so they didn't blend too well. But it's pastel colors and it's colorful, so I like

Easter Challenge - Chicks

2013-04-01T08:00:00.000-04:00

Since I did bunny nail art for spring, I thought I also had to do little chicks! I always think of baby rabbits and chickens for Easter. Plus they're cute, so why not try some nail art of them? Of course I was clumsy at hit one of my nails into the chick with the egg shells. So now he has a scar on his beak! But I love him all the same. As for the others, I really had no idea how to

Easter Challenge - Easter Eggs

2013-03-31T08:00:00.000-04:00

Happy Easter to those who celebrate! And if you don't celebrate, then I hope you can still enjoy my pretty pastel nails! I really went wild with the spring colors for today's nails. I think I might have gone a little overboard, but I'm still enjoying all of the color! I guess this is the time of year for me to get my fill of mint and peach and pastel purple. I decided to add in a couple of

Easter Challenge - Bunnies

2013-03-30T08:00:00.000-04:00

Day two! Today's theme is bunnies. I was considering having today's theme on Easter Sunday, but the day before is close enough! I suppose bunnies don't have to be related to Easter though, and can just be cute spring-related animals. Unfortunately I got a bit of black on a couple of the bunnies from dotting their eyes, but I think they still turned out cute! I also couldn't decide on one