Influenster Review- Dasani Drops

This product was provided to me by Influenster, through their VoxBox program.


Hi y'all, today I want to share something I received in my last VoxBox; Dasani Drops!  These things are amazing, the flavor is great and the bottles are convenient, plus my 18 month old LOVES them!  We call them squirts and I let him pick his flavor, then we "squirt" in his sippy cup 3 times.  It's great for keeping him hydrated out in the sun because he will usually chug the cup of water without setting it down!


This product gets a 10/10 for me, my family loves them and so do I!

China Glaze Chasing The Sun Ombre Kit

     Hey y'all, hope everyone had a great week!  Today I am showing y'all a *perfect* summer mani :)  This is an ombre I did with the China Glaze Chasing The Sun Ombre Kit, from Sally's.  I LOVE this kits because even if you don't like ombre, (which I had never been able to get right before these kits) you are still getting discounted polish! It's a win-win for me because now I love doing ombres too.  Also, since these are neon colors they dry matte & super fast, like by the time i did all 5 fingers the first finger was dry.  This kit also came with CG White on White but I just used it as my base since it tends to help neons pop a bit more and I wanted just neons in my ombre.

Picture of the Kit

Mint Mani For Talia Joy

Talia Joy  was a thirteen year old girl who was battling two types of cancer, neuroblastoma and preleukemia. She was a very talented make up and nail artist as well.  She has appeared on the Ellen show and was also made an honorary CoverGirl.  She was an amazing inspiration to many people and tragically, she passed away Tuesday.

Her last picture on instagram was a mint green mani so Nail Polish Wars had the great idea for everyone to post their mint manis in memory of Talia.  This is a great idea, wonderful cause and everyone is invited to participate!

If you aren't a blogger, you can still post your manis on instagram, facebook, twitter etc. with the hashtag #mintmanisfortaliajoy and #taliaslegacy

I used 2 coats of China Glaze For Audrey, topped with 2 coats CG Fairy Dust.  My accent nail is one coat Pure Ice Silver Mercedes with 2 coats Love My Nails Milky Way.

Indoor with flash picture shows color best, but still not as green as in person.  Not sure why all my pictures leaned more blue.

 Outdoor, Shade

Finger Paints Colorful Collage

This is one coat Pure Ice Silver Mercedes, with 2 coats Finger Paints Colorful Collage.  The accent nail is China Glaze Spontaneous, then CG Grape Pop, then CG Fairy dust.  The pictures on this aren't great because I didn't have time to take them until we were at a friend's house so the lighting was bad, sorry!

Also, apparently I'm pretty obsessed with Finger Paints Colorful Collage, this is the 3rd time I've worn it since I bought it less than 2 months ago.

Flash

No Flash, Crappy indoor lighting

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OPI DS Extravagance

I have a new favorite in my collection today. I got this Monday and painted my nails as soon as I opened the box and I'm SO glad I did!  It's such an amazing color, its a dark magenta holo polish and I'm obsessed with it :)

Direct Sun

July 4th Mani

 **SO SORRY, THIS WAS SCHEDULED TO POST JULY 5TH AND DIDN'T :( ***

Simple mani (I know I know, that's all I've done lately) Accent is 1 coat China Glaze Ruby Pumps over 1 coat CG Red Satin, other nails are 2 coats Spellbound Nails Peppermint Pinwheels, over 1 coat Zoya Song.  Sally Hansen Instadri Topcoat.

Zoya Natty Swatch

I love this color, ive been looking a good navy-ish color and this one is amazing! Great formula, this is one coat and no topcoat. Only thing is i picture it being a lighter blue because the color name makes me think of Natural Light beer :)

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Glitzology Country Girl- LONG REVIEW

This was a special mani for me, because it was for my son's 1st birthday party :)

We had a farm themed party and I knew I wouldn't have time for animal nail art, so when I found this john deere themed polish on Glitzology's site I knew I had to have it!  They were having a 50% off sale so I got this polish and a Cupcake scented cuticle oil (it smells like heaven).

I used the 3 Minute Artificials as my base, then 2 coats Barielle Lily of the Valley, 2 coats Ulta Sun-Sational for accent nails, then ONE coat Country Girl, followed by 2 coats of Gelous topcoat.

Zoya Paloma & Finger Paints Colorful Collage- Jelly Sammich!

Today is my very first jelly sammich and I thoroughly love it! This is one coat Paloma, one coat Colorful Collage, and another coat Paloma, topped off with Sally Hansen Instadri.

No cleanup, & dry cuticles from being in the pool all day!

Shade Indoor

 Shade Outdoor

Obligatory Wonky Hand Shot

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China Glaze Stone Cold, Fairy Dust & Flying Dragon

Hi y'all, today I have an all CG mani! This is two coats of CG Flying Dragon (neon purple shimmer), one light coat of CG Fairy Dust (holo glitter), laid down striping tape and did one coat CG Stone Cold and then clear coated.


VERY rushed mani, little to no cleanup at time of pictures

Sunlight

Wonky Hand

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Glitzology Hell on High Heels

Hi y'all, today I have something very different for me, NEUTRALS!  I am usually more loud & vibrant colors but today I chose "work safe" colors even though no one cares what my nails look like (I'm a stay at home mom) but because I had to go to an appointment at the bank today.

This is 2 thickish coats of Orly Nite Owl, two coats China Glaze Ingrid on the accent, and then one coat of Glitzology Hell on High Heels topped with two coats Sally Hansen InstaDri (Gelous probably would have been better)

Love Love LOVE these colors together, and I've been wanting to try out Hell on High Heels for a while.  Soft, sweet colors with a nice glitter payoff.

 Sunlight

Zoya Kimber & Finger Paints Colorful Collage

I grabbed this Finger Paints color on a whim at Sally's this weekend and I'm so glad I did because I love it! This is some super blingy holo glitter, in nearly all lights. The display didn't have a collection name though and I can't find any swatch info online for it either.


This is one coat Zoya Kimber and 2 thin coats Finger Paints Colorful Collage.


These are a little wonky right hand pictures because I didn't have time for a full gel set and I'm healing a split on my right hand. When I first started doing gel sets I over filed trying to blend the smile line and I was left with a super sensitive, red, dented in area that's finally growing out but when it got to the tip it split so now it's very short.

 Best shot, sunlight

Pure Ice Pardon My French

Super quick mani for my husband's birthday party this past weekend, this is one coat CG Liquid Leather and one coat Pure Ice Pardon My French.

I fell in love with this color when I first got it last year and keep forgetting to wear it!  Now that I have, I love it even more :)  This is a black jelly-type polish with light pink glitters


So sorry about the blurry pictures, these were the best I could get and of course I had taken the polish off by the time I got them on the computer and saw the blur. Doh!

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Goldie Wulung & L.A. Colors Metallic Blue

Today is a mani I did for a wedding, and it did not come out like I wanted but I'm sharing it with y'all anyways.  This mani was my first attempt at a tutorial from Lucy's Stash.  This is Goldie Wulung (pink) from BBW and L.A. Colors Metallic Blue (although it has no official name, it was in the Color Craze Metallics Collection)

I had an apparent brain lapse on the basics of formulas & color shades because I should have done a pink base with navy on top.  The navy was more sheer so I thought it would be better on the bottom, and failed to think through that pink wasn't likely to cover navy. I like the "reversed" accent nail much better, it has nicer clean sharp lines, with the pink on base.

ALSO- PLEASE NOTE!  My camera has stopped working, I just got it at Christmas so I will be filing a warranty claim ASAP.  Until then unfortunately, I will be taking my pictures with my phone (unless I can get my other camera to a reasonable working status)  I apologize and hope to have better quality ASAP

Sunlight, before taping

 Left design is MUCH clearer than the right

Digital Nails Hipster in a Blender

Today I have a really great neon glitter for y'all :) Tonight I am doing a Glow in the Dark Midnight 5k Run/Walk for Relay for Life, so I wanted something neon & bright!

 Sunlight

Jindie Nails Barbie's Pink Ferrari

Hi Y'all, today I have an awesome limited edition polish from Jindie Nails called Barbie's Pink Ferarri.  There were only 35 bottles of this created and I got bottle #21 (one of my favorite numbers!)

Zoya Daul Swatch

This is a purple, leaning to a lavender shade but much darker,  packed with golden pinkish shimmer. It also flashes a ton of other colors. Its a bit sheer, this is 3 coats, but i just love the glass flecked look :) 

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Orly Elation Generation & Revlon Heavenly

*Disclaimer- Im riding in the car so I just snapped a quick pic but I'll have better pics up soon*
Hi y'all :) We are out heading to the mountains for the weekend and I went to see Jillian Micheals Maximize Your Life last night with a friend so I had to do a super quick mani this week.  I wanted something fun and glitzy so this combination is perfect!
This is one coat Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Ruby Sequin, one coat Orly Elation Generation, one coat Revlon Heavenly and one coat Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Topcoat.
  I could have skipped the Ruby Sequin and just used Elation Generation but its a jelly polish and I didn't have time for multiple layers.

 

5k Walk Multiple Sclerosis Mani

Today I'm sharing a mani I did for another charity/fundraising walk this weekend.  This 5k walk is benefiting the Multiple Sclerosis Society, to help raise money for researching a cure.  If you would like to donate towards our team, you can do that here.

The orange nails are two coats of Zoya Sharon, topped with one coat Zoya Sienna.  The white fingers are two coats China Glaze White on White, the orange is Ulta Sun of a Gun, black is CG Liquid Leather, & green is Sally Hansen Grass Slipper topped with Milani Hi-Tech.  All nails have one coat of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri.

China Glaze Ombre Kit- Cure for the Colors

Hi y'all :)

Today I have a mani I did for the Cure for the Colors 5.26 mile walk I participated in this  past weekend.  I walked with a team and was there mostly in memory of my Papa, who passed away in 2008 from pancreatic cancer, about 6 months after he was diagnosed. Purple is the color for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness & Lavender is the color for General Cancer Awareness.

 I had a great time doing this walk, with a great group of friends and look forward to doing many more.  I'm working on getting back in shape and participating in community events like this is great motivation for me.  As a matter of fact, I am doing a 5k MS Walk this upcoming weekend and a 5k Glow Walk/Run in May.

This was done with the China Glaze Grape Expectations Ombre Kit, topped with CG Fairy Dust.  Accent nail is Pure Ice Silver Mercedes, Glitzology Diamonds & Pearls, and the ribbon is CG Spontaneous.  All nails have one coat SH Insta-Dri.

You can check out Cure for the Colors here
I am taking donations for the MS Walk if you'd like to donate, click here

 Sunlight

Shade

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