So let's get right to the point - I wanted to do something outside of my norm and so I thought I would try the gradient glitter design. I can honestly say that I like the design however I don't particularly care for the base color on my skin tone accompanied with the glitter polish used.
The two polishes I used are:
*Wet n Wild MegaLast - Deadly Rose
*China Glaze - All That Glitters
Deadly rose in my opinion is a lovely gold foil - now that I'm thinking about it I should have done a nail stamping with a olive green or something similar in contrast. Oh well! Better luck next time.
All that Glitters contains a fuchsia, green and gold micro glitter in a clear base it's nothing really special unless its paired with the right base color besides the typical black. Although looking at my nails the gold base isn't bad I will probably do a few of my nails with a couple of coats to see what it would have looked liked.
Well that's about it for tonight I am still fighting this beast of a cold. Fighting this cold is like a midget being in a prison shower full of men-feel like such a dick head...LOL!
Below is a collage of a few more pictures - I would have have more of a variety but my son ran off with my phone so there goes that!
I am sooo in love with this polish. I believe I used 2-1/2 coats. I was bored and trying to decide on a nail color and wanted a backup just in case I didn't have time to do a full manicure. This is the perfect combo of subtle bling and clear polish. It also reminds me of snowflakes. Oh yeah I'm blogging from my phone..forgive me lol!!!!
Sorry Honey Boo Boo's but I'm in the process of moving and things are hectic. I'm a little pissy because they do not have U-Verse in my area and Comcast is slow. Here's some recent manicures more details in colors and brands will be posted at a later date.
Subtle with a little bling! I love nudes they really come in handy when you don't want any color or your nails and want them all to be uniformed with jut a hint of color...hope I didn't confuse you; LOL!
I am soo tired right now and I should be resting while my son is out at Hooters scoping the scene for his prom date...LOL!
Ok its obvious I got the sillies so I am about to get ready and lay it down so before I do here is what we have today:
Two coats of SinfulColors Vacation Day and three coats of Sally Hansen Strobe Light. Both products can be purchase at Walgreens.
I so love these nails and they were sooo easy to do and no tools were needed besides a toothpick to do the cleanup.
I got the inspiration for these from Sarah of Chalkboard Nails - her blog is off the chain so make sure you click on the link and check her out.
Well let's get right to it - all colors used were by SinfulColors continuing my neon theme. For my base coat I used two coats of TimbleBerry which is a orange creme with a tint of pink more so on the coral side.
After I applied my base color I used the following colors to apply the brush strokes:
Innocent - Neon Lime
Dream On - Matte Magenta
Rise and Shine - Blue with a hint of Green
Ice Ice Baby - Clear base chrome blue glitter
After your base coat is dry or tacky you can began your random brush strokes as I did here:
I was sooo stressed out while I was doing my nails but overall I think they turned out ok....next time I try them I will make sure I get more coverage of the base along the edges.
My first Dotticure and it turned out great...I don't like really busy nails so I only went with my ring fingers as accent nails. I really had fun doing this one and the color combinations are endless. For this particular one I chose to use my neon colors before Summer is completely over.
If you don't have a dotting tool you can use a toothpick or ink pen...anything with a small
round dot to it...remember the bigger the tool the bigger the dot so you wanna stick with something really small.
For my base colors I chose Sinful Colors Dream On which is a matte magenta. when you apply this polish don't be alarmed after it dries - this polish does not have a glossy finish you must apply a top coat but only after you're completely finish with you manicure.
On my index fingers I chose Rise and Shine which is a blue with a hue of green - one of those colors that can go either way. I applied two coats of this polish and it was not matte like Dream On.
For the dots on my accent nails I chose the following colors:
SinfulColors Innocent - Neon Lime
SinfulColors Dream On - Matte Magenta
Well pretty much that's all I have for you today - give it a try it's really fun and once again you have endless color combinations.
Well those that know me well no I never go to the shop to get a weave every since I was traumatized with my first weave experience. I mostly wear detachable hair - very rarely do I get my extensions sewed in. In fact I can re-create just about any hairstyle I like or should I say that interest me and the best part of all is that I can take it off at night if I choose to. I will soon be posting some of my custom creations but for right now I just want to rave about Model Model 3/4" Invisible Part Wig.
I was sooo excited when I found out that they created the U-Part Wig or as they call it the Invisible Part Wig in which you will see in the video below:
The wig goes for $23.00 to $25.00 and it is a synthetic unit that is heat safe up to I believe 350 degrees. One think I can't stand is when people where their hair straight out the box...Please shape your unit to your face - cut and style it to fit you and trust and believe no one will ever know.
I have watched thousands of U-Part Wig Tutorials and half wig tutorials on YouTube from Fabulasityisme ,teasedblackpearlz and Muffinismylovers2012 just to name a few...I could go on and on but I like tend to ramble so I will stop here.
Well anyway I provided you with these ladies YouTube Channels and now its up to you to do your research.
This unit can be purchased at HairSisters.com click here to go directly to their site.
I'm sooo tired of being angry and lately seems like I can't catch a break. Mentally I have secluded myself from my family and friends. The smile you see is not because I'm happy or enjoying the moment; it's because I'm scared to reveal my pain or hurt. I feel like I can't trust anyone - at times I just need to call a friend and just vent without them giving me their thoughts or perspective on the situation...just shut up and allow me to speak and just listen; is that asking too much??? My question to you is "What do you do when you feel you have strayed away from God too long?"
I know that God is a forgiving God and he will never leave or forsake me - but I feel like I have strayed away from him too long to be on his priority list. My grandmother always told me that God is in your heart you just celebrate him in a building. I took her saying and ran with it - when I actively attended church I felt embrace by God and the spirit that took over the building. I felt protected with GOD'S LOVE!
Lately it's been a struggle to go back to church. I love my pastor and his teachings even though I don't agree with everything that is said or taught and that's ok. Overall, he is a great messenger of delivering God's messages. People tend make the statement that "The Devil is Busy", my take on this is, everything can't be blamed on the devil. I feel like those who have been so called "SAVED" has a Godly conscious which allows you to have a relationship with God himself. The spirit didn't hit you by accident nor were you forced to make the walk to be delivered. A spirit presented itself within you and you chose to say "GOD! HERE I AM!"
I know my relationship with God and I can't speak for others but I know God gave me a conscious - When I know I'm doing something I'm not suppose to I feel guilty. When I'm doing something right or pleasing I'm rewarded and/or doors are opened that I didn't expect to be unlocked. God works in amazing ways and I know this. I know I'm a child of God and honestly I'm only able to stray so far before I feel him pulling at my shoulder asking me "Where do I think I'm Going???" So everything is not the devils doing: it's your guilty conscious.
I make up sooooo many excuses for not going or making it to church on time - but yet I make it a priority to get up for work on time and going about my day without any excuses. The MIND is a powerful tool. Your BRAIN controls your body. Everything we do or think is processed by the brain which signals the body to process what you are feeding into it. For example if you tell yourself you don't feel good guess what you don't and all of a sudden you start to feel sick. When you feel positive energy into your brain you get positive results and when you feed negativity into your brain well you get it I hope.
As I'm sitting here typing this I'm starting to feel like somewhat of a burden has been lifted off my spirit. For those that know me well writing has always been my outlet and my way of venting. Initially, I grabbed my laptop for this to be a very nasty and angry posting. I wanted to cuss and fuss and rant about how I hated those who hurt me and the stress I am currently dealing with in regards to some personal things that are going on right now.
Lyfe sung it best!!!!! Check it out!
When you are doing something new or for the first time you're initially hesitant or a little scared because you don't want to mess up sort of speak. Lord knows that I'M learning to obtain something that you never had -you have to do something that you never did. In the process I'm questioning relationships - My granny always tell me "Everyone you want to be your friend don't want to be friends with you". The older I get the more I take heed to that statement.
I feel soo much better as I bring this posting to a close. I'm glad I didn't allow my emotions to cause me to embarrass myself and post something I would later regret allowing negative thoughts and emotions to have control over me. However, I continue to struggle with my relationship with God. I know he HE LOVES ME!!!!! I struggle with the pressure of having to be this person of perfection and walk the walk of a so called CHRISTIAN. I'm sure many will not view this post - but's its ok. I know someone is going through a similar situation and this posting will find it's way!
I am sooo in love with the lip gloss I can't help but to be a little bourgeois when I put it on...it's Puck Up Baby by SinfulColors which was recently bought out by Revlon. "Did I say I was in LOVE with this Lip Gloss...LOL". It's really light and not thick at all and the pigmentation is wonderful. You only need one swipe across the bottom lip to obtain a full opaque lip...I think this is my favorite to date and for $2.99 you can't go wrong purchasing this product - heck I wouldn't be surprised if the price went up due to the quality of this little jewel. If I'm not mistaken I believe they have about five or six other colors. You can view other colors by viewing Shades of Beauty Blogclick here.
Another pink favorite of mine is SinfulColors Forget Now which a a pretty rich pink shimmer polish which is totally awesome....I can't say enough about these two....the only thing I will say is grab them both.
Two pretty complimentary colors...OPI- Rally Pretty Pink and Sinful Colors- Island Coral. I sooo love the color combinations with these two. I don't know why it make me want sushi but it does. Rally Pretty Pink sort of set the tone...its such a lovely duo chrome interchanging between gold purple and sort of a mauve pink.
Island Coral reminds me of salmon and lobster or is it that I'm just hungry. Well I gotta go and get my food out of the microwave now and prepare for tomorrows work day and also do my nails tonight because they look absolutely horrid and neglected.
Well today is going to be a real simple post...I'm not feeling my best right now so I don't really have much to write about - well actually I do but there's not enough hours remaining in the day so I'll pass.
Anyway, I am currently on a polish strike but I so want these metallic mirror effect polishes by Essie - so if yo want to be kind to me and sort of cheer me up just let me know and I will forward you my shipping address...HA!!!!! WHO AM I KIDDING, if only if was that simple right.
So anyway here we have it....
Good As Gold
No Place Like Chrome
Blue Rhapsody
Nothing Else Metals
Penny Talk
If you want now you can order this collection here they are currently selling for
$5.95 for .05oz bottle but you have to hurry they sell out pretty quick. I love Trans Design...now you now you know where I order my polishes from.
Well who would have Thunk-it (ebonically speaking)! Walgreens is slowly winning me over with the broadening of their cosmetic and beauty products particularly the one located on 55th Lake Park (Hyde Park-Chicago, IL) and this time was no different.
I originally went in during my lunch break to see if they had the Fergie Collection by Wet-N-Wild and not to my surprise they did - but I ended up not getting anything because I pretty much had all the colors and nothing really stood out to me. However, I did end up picking up Leap Frog by Sinful Colors which will be in another post.
Well anyway I went back again after work and came across what I thought I was reading wrong but it was in fact true; they had E.LF. Cosmetics 5 piece lip gloss set and a 32 piece eye shadow kit in warm. The other thing that smacked me in the face and made me blush was that the price was only $5 bucks for each kit.
I hurried up and snatched the eye shadow kit because it was the one left. I usually don't get the last of anything because I feel like it's picked over- but oh well it turned out fine.
I love warm palettes because they are neutral colors and you can pretty much pair them with any outfit.
Below are more pictures - I will swatch them later but the few that I did were very pigmented and didn't seem to be chalky at all.
Now on the lip gloss - this is going to be really quick because I am a rambler and I tend to keep going and going and going....LOL.
I can say that I actually like the lip gloss and the consistency. It' not to thin or too thick and it doesn't coat up on your lips to the point where you have what I call Muppet strings forming on your lips while you're talking.
I like these better than M.A.C. (boy I can see yall heads turning on that one). I don't know what up with the M.A.C. Lip Glass but it leaves a white coating and gritty mess on my lips after a couple hours of wear. My hand downs favorite gloss would be Mary Kay Moisture Shine glosses they are absolutely wonderful and pigmented The colors in the set from left to right are:
Pink Pop (it's more a nude color)
Flirt - Pretty pink
Guava - Coral tint
Houston - Mauve
Cherry - A sheer red
The only one I've tried so far is Flirt and I loved it on my lips...most of these I will be pairing over a lipstick an the smell of them all are wonderful. They are buildable with the exception of Cherry. I will be sure to update you all as I wear them.
Well I've given you more than enough to read but if you run across these in Walgreens be sure to pick them up. Oh yeah prices may differ between Walgreens - I had to throw that in there.
To check out larger views just click on the photos.
L.A. Colors purchased @ Local Family Dollar @ $1.00 (2 coats)
KleanColors Starry Purple purchased @ Local Beauty Supply @ $1.00 (1 coat)
(click photo for larger view)
What's a girl to do when she's bored besides paint her nails. I wanted something subtle and muted and boy did I get it. I have to admit I wasn't expecting the outcome but I'm glad I picked up this color.
Splendid is a metallic to chrome like polish alternating between lavender and a soft pink. I applied two coats and layered my index and ring finger with one coat of KleanColors Starry Purple.
I must admit that the smell of Starry Purple is really loud and I recommend using it in a well ventilated area...I don't know why the polish smells so bad but I'm glad that it was only a dollar because I don't know if I'll be able to use too often.
Two coats of L.A. Splendid (Click photo for larger view)
I was totally in awe when I came across Lyrics YouTube Channel "JamaicanMakeupArtist". I must admit it was hard to watch at first due to her strong Jamaican Accent but I made due. I was researching face primers and a video of hers popped up only to catch me off guard as I tuned in to see what she was about.
Little did I know and was floored when she pulled out a bottle of Phillips Milk of Magnesia and began priming her face with it. I couldn't believe it at first and I really thought she was fooling around- but as I watched several of her videos thereafter I knew I had to try it and boy does it work at least for women who have combination to oily skin.
The first time I tried it I couldn't help but laugh as I was applying it thinking to myself I had a shitty face mask...LOL (I crack myself up!). Well anyway check out one of her many makeup tutorials and let me know what you think - and most definitely let me know if you are bold enough to try it. You can check out more of Lyric's videos by viewing her channel at the following link:
I am soo tired right now it's like a half hour past midnight and my eyeballs were closing until I ran across this photo of Wet n Wild - Cost Is No Issue from their Color Icon Collection. I love this color on my skin tone I think that it is very complementary.
2 Coats plus Top Coat (TC) Purchased @ CVS Pharmacy for $2.99
The color itself is a bright turquoise blue with lots of glitter. I wish I had time to go and find alternate pictures of this polish so that I could give you more a true to color glance- but to check it out you can go to a previous post click on the following link:
So I purchased these Kiss Nail Dress Wraps awhile ago and to be honest I am still a little nervous to use them. They were on clearance at my Local Walgreen for a $1.99 so I couldn't pass them up.
#56703
Purchased @ Walgreens
On Clearance for $1.99
I recently came across another style but didn't want to buy them because I felt like I could recreate the look with polish and some glitter and wanted to just play around a little bit due to boredom.
Two (2) coats plus top coat Purchased @ Sally's Beauty Supply $2.99
I was worried about this color at first thinking that it would be too bright for my skin tone but it's actually a beautiful coral. However, I was highly disappointed that I waited to my son went to sleep before getting started - only to have major bubbles in my top coat when I woke up this morning...it's so bad that I will be removing it after only one day of wear.
I wanted to do some stamping over this color but it looks like I'll have to try it at another time because these darn bubbles are working my nerves...if it wasn't sooo many it wouldn't be soo bad! Oh well I guess I'll just have to get over it.
Overall, the application was smooth sailing and went on very smoothly with no streaking or fuss.
It must be a hot color because LOOK it matches my Dr. Pepper...LOL!!!!
So Monday (06-25-12) during my lunch break my two co-workers and I visited a local beauty supply near our job - I was only suppose to go in and check out extensions but as I scanned the counter I came across their KleanColors Display and couldn't help but to pick out these six colors:
From left to right we have the following:
Pearl Beige #41 - A soft beige with a hint of pink pearl shimmer which also looks like a light bronze depending on how the sun hits it.
Twinkly Love #38 - A clear base polish with pink, blue, red and yellow heart.
Starry Blue #33 - A clear base polish with blue hex and micro glitter
Starry Purple # - A clear base polish with purple hex and micro glitter
Aurora #29 - A clear base with iridescent micro and hex glitter. This is a very pretty versatile layering polish.
Blue Satin - A blue base bar glitter polish with a dark blue and purple micro glitter. This polish can be worn by itself and become more opaque with multiple layers.
Well, well well...look at what I found at my local Walgreens right before I got ready to check out!
It's the Wet-n-Wild Fauna Collection...and you can't beat the price!!!!!
The first item is the Color Icon Blush in color 831E - Pealscent Pink..it's a nice subtle sheer pink (swatched in photo at the bottom to the right) in a matte finish...its really close to the Mellow Wine which I just recently lost and was close to finishing so I found this kit just in time.
I'm actually looking forward to using this eye shadow - at first I wasn't too found of using all three of these colors because i'm use to darker colors but now that they have had time to grow on me I can't wait to see what I come up with.
The swatches are not that pronounced on my skin tone so I will definitely be using a eye shadow primer to make sure that the colors pop especially in warm temperatures...I absolutely do not like chalky eye shadow.
Now on the a girl's favorite tool...LIP GLOSS!!!!!!
This lip gloss is called a lip gel in color 311A-Glass Confusion...it's on the thicker side but it's not overwhelming and its a really sheer mauve pink tint. it's really shiny and not very sticky at all...
Now we have arrived to the polish Teal or No Teal - 227C it's a pretty deep blue with a green tint with have the tendency to alternate between the two colors depending on the lighting...i'll be swatching this color soon...but right now i'm getting ready to go to bed...I am totally bummed out right now and work and the park with the little one.
Overall i'm excited to do a makeup look using this collection and pick it up and give it a try...this is one of two colors. The other collection was a little to loud and bright for me but to each it's own...i'm going to bed now...Good Night Darlings!!!!!
