Beauty

Lady Soma Skin & Nail Treatment Review & Giveaway!

Posted on Apr 29, 2015 in Contests, Manicures, Reviews |

Lady Soma Skin & Nail Treatment Review & Giveaway!

I’m very happy to hosting my 3rd contest in 3 months, this time thanks to the folks at Prime Media via Tomoson!  I’ve been testing out Lady Soma Skin & Nail Treatment, and I am happy to share my thoughts on the product AND I have one to giveaway to one lucky reader!  Get ready to step up your nail game!

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goPURE 100% Pure Peppermint Oil Review

Posted on Apr 14, 2015 in Beauty, Reviews | 2 comments

goPURE 100% Pure Peppermint Oil Review

Recently I was given the opportunity by Advovia Mineral Skin Care via Tomoson to review goPURE 100% Pure Peppermint Oil.  I am not too into holistic medicine or essentials oils as some people I know, but I am a big fan of general aromatherapy. I’m definitely impressed with the goPURE brand and I’m already a believer in peppermint EVERYTHING.

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Julep Polish Giveaway #2: Candace!

Posted on Apr 7, 2015 in Beauty, Contests | 15 comments

Julep Polish Giveaway #2: Candace!

It went over SO WELL last year that I’m hosting another Julep Polish Giveaway!  Like last year, I went for a Mystery Box with my Julep Maven subscription and ended up with a duplicate color.  So, no use in hanging on to it… it can be YOURS if you play your cards right!

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Hoppy Easter Manicure

Posted on Apr 5, 2015 in Beauty, Manicures |

Hoppy Easter Manicure

Hoppy Easter!  I know, I know, it’s a played out pun, but considering this stamping job on my nails looks like I was hopping while trying to do the stamping, it’s appropriate.  A few months ago I bought a holiday bundle of stamping plates from Bundle Monster and even though I’d TOTALLY planned to use them for every applicable holiday this year, I really dropped the ball on that goal.  Good thing I didn’t have any money riding on that one.

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OBSESSED with Holo Hues!

Posted on Mar 30, 2015 in Manicures |

OBSESSED with Holo Hues!

With going to Humboldt County for Dominic’s birthday specifically to try out most of the breweries in the area, I wanted to do a beer themed manicure.  I took to Pinterest looking for ideas, but everything was either too complicated for my skill level or not quite what I was looking for.  I did so much research, putting off the actual manicure, that I kind of ran out of time to do it.  So, a simple, solid color would have to do.

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Catching up on my Manicure Mania

Posted on Feb 23, 2015 in Manicures |

Catching up on my Manicure Mania

It’s been a couple of months since I posted my manicure mania, though I’ve continued to post them on Instagram.  I haven’t been doing a whole lot that was art-worthy, though I guess they were worthy enough as swatches for different colors.  So, if you’ll bear with me, I’ll try to recount some of the swatches for your viewing pleasure.

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