When I went to Sephora to use my holiday coupon, I thought I was going to redeem my 500 Sephora points for the 500 point gift. But my head was turned by the special “gift with purchase” mini-nail polish from Deborah Lippmann. 99 Luftballons was just sitting there all sparkly and red, and …
More Holiday Gift Picks: Not Just Beauty
Time is moving on, and Hanukah is a few days away and Christmas is in less than two weeks. Oh my. If you are still thinking about gifts to get, here are a few more suggestions to go along with the early picks I wrote about a couple of weeks ago here. Just …
Beauty Products I’m Thankful For
It’s almost Thanksgiving, and I’ve joined together with some of the members of The Beauty Council to put together a list of the beauty products that we’re thankful for. So after you take a look at my list, check out the other gals’ posts listed below! Now, it may sound a little frivolous to be …
Ombre-ish Mani with Zoya Naturels
I love the Zoya neutral shades. Don’t get me wrong, I love Zoya’s bright colors and Pixie Dusts too, but the Naturels collections really speak to me. I reorganized all my nail polish when I recently bought the triple stacked apothecary storage jar (reviewed here), and the shades that I own from the two Zoya Naturels collections …
Early Holiday Gift Picks
Black Friday is just about two weeks away, and I know I’ve started to think about the holiday gift-giving season. Gifts for others and gifts for me. This year I’m on a strict budget, but I can still dream, right? Today, I’ve teamed up with my friends at The Beauty Council, and we’re putting together …
NOTD: Starrily Galaxy & Deborah Lippmann It’s Raining Men
I haven’t done a Nail of the Day post in a long time because my manis are so rudimentary compared to the talented nail bloggers I follow. But I reassessed: my role is not primarily to introduce you to new mani designs, but to let you know about nail products worth trying or better avoided. …
Halloween Manicure Ideas for the Nail Polish Challenged
I love nail polish, but applying it well isn’t my strong suit. I do the best I can. A couple of the beauty bloggers in a group I am a part of, The Beauty Council, are doing a mini-linkup of Halloween manicures. Erika and Jessica are nail bloggers, and Honey is just plain creative, so be …
September Rainbow Honey Mystery Bag Mini
Although September is over, I wanted to show you the September Rainbow Honey Mystery Bag of minis. For months now, I have been drooling over the Rainbow Honey Mystery Bags that I’ve seen other beauty bloggers review. Finally, when I saw the mini heart-shaped soap and beautiful nail polishes in the September bag, I broke …
Makeup Temptations for Fall 2014
I live in one of the most beautiful parts of the United States during the autumn. Leaf peepers come here in droves to see our beautiful foliage. In the next state, New Hampshire, in the college town of Keene, there is the largest pumpkin festival with at least a thousand lit jack-o-lanterns. It’s an incredible …
NeoCell Biotin Bursts & Hyaluronic Acid Blueberry Liquid GIVEAWAY
A few months ago, I introduced you to Fish Collagen Capsules and Beauty Bursts from NeoCell (reviewed here). Now, I’d like to bring you two more products from their amazing lineup that I’ve been using for a couple of months. NeoCell Biotin Bursts Like the Beauty Bursts with hyaluronic acid, NeoCell just launched new chewable fruit-flavored …
Grape Manicure
Happy Labor Day to those in the U.S.! Our last big summer holiday 🙁 Hope you all enjoyed the summer wherever you are! I know that fall has not officially arrived yet, thank goodness, but I’m sorta kinda beginning to think fall shades. To that end, I went shopping in my vast Milani Color Statement …
Tiffany-Inspired Manicure
Since I received 37 bottles of new Milani Color Statement Nail Lacquer, I have no excuse not to have something on my nails. And it has given me a chance to play around with different looks. Recently, I decided to try out Mint Crush. Although it’s called “mint”, this shade is more of …
Zoya 3-in-1 Formula Remove+ Polish Remover
Gosh, I never thought I’d be reviewing a nail polish remover, but here I am. I took advantage of a recent offer from Zoya. Purchase $10 or more and get free shipping and a full-size bottle of Zoya 3-in-1 Formula Remove+, a multi-tasking product that’s part of their Color Lock System and is touted as: …
New Milani Color Statement Nail Lacquer
Milani sure has been busy lately. In addition to coming out with the brand new Bella Eyes Gel Powder shadow collection (reviewed here), they launched a brand new collection of Color Statement Nail Lacquer. And lucky me, I received them all to try out! The new Milani Color Statement …
“Up All Night” Limited Edition Makeup by One Direction
When I was a preteen or young teen, I don’t remember if there were internationally-famous boy bands or not because, in my town, we had our own boy band, Teddy and the Pandas! We all loved them, and it was easy to go to dances where they were playing since they were right in town. They …