31 Day (Or Something Like That) Nail Challenge - Day 5

Well, here we are on day 5 of the nail challenge and I'm getting to the end of what I have prepared. I'll probably have some random days here and there when I do my nails but it won't be every day. This day's challenge was blue and I chose China Glaze Frostbite.

It's a really difficult blue to capture in photos because it's so bright and saturated; but I think this pic does the best job of the ones I took. It's a beautiful, deep, bright royal blue with amazing shimmer and shine. Whenever I wear this polish I can't stop staring at my nails; it's kinda captivating. And I was feeling crafty this weekend and made a pair of earrings with it too:

So, there you have it; a polish challenge blue day. I would definitely recommend picking up this polish if you don't already have it. It's one of my faves. And as before, don't forget to check out the other blogs that are participating in the challenge.

'Til We Meet Again...
Rebecca  :)
 

31 Day (Or Something Like That) Nail Challenge - Day 4

Hello again and welcome to day 4 of the 31-day nail challenge. Today's challenge is green and I chose Milani Flamboyant Green.

This is such a pretty green; I would describe it as a dusty grass green if I had to put a label on it. Like most Milani polishes it applied so easily in 2 creamy coats. And with that short and sweet post, day 3 is done. Don't forget to check out the other blogs!

'Til We Meet Again...
Rebecca  :)
 

31-Day (Or Something Like That) Nail Challenge - Day 3

So, here we are on day 3 of the nail challenge. Whew! I haven't blogged this consistently up until now; kinda sad I know. But life tends to get in the way, ya know? Anyhoo, today is yellow. For some reason, and I really couldn't tell you why, yellow has always been my least favorite color. I can't explain it and I always felt sort of bad to have such an unwarranted prejudice against it. But these days it's growing on me. I actually had to start a second nail wheel to swatch yellows on so yellow and I are making progress. For today I chose Revlon Top Speed Electric.

I really, really like this polish; it's not quite a pastel but more of a bright I guess. And my pics don't show it at all, but it has a very pretty, subtle shimmer to it. And for a yellow polish it applied very easily. It was a bit streaky at first which is to be expected with yellow but 3 coats covered really well. It's definitely a spring/summer sort of color and I can see myself wearing it more in the future.

So, that's it for today. Be sure to check out the links for the other participants of the challenge.

'Til We Meet Again...
Rebecca  :)
 

31-Day (Or Something Like That) Nail Challenge - Day 2

*So, I was totally going to post this yesterday; even wrote it up on a break at work. All I had to do was go home and add the pics and blog links. Then my hubby texted me that the internet was down and no one could come out to look at it until today (and they gave him a freakin' 12-hour window in which to expect the the guy...WTF?). Anyway, it got fixed so here is the post.*

Well, here we are on day 2 of the challenge. I actually did enough swatches to take me through almost the first week so you're stuck with me for at least a few more days. :)

Day 2 is orange. I have been absolutely obsessed with orange polish for quite awhile now. I love the color in any shade or finish but this is one of my faves: Appolo by BB Couture. This polish was released as part of the A Touch Of Greece collection in Spring of 2011. I was lucky enough to pick it up from a blog sale and not have to pay full price or ridiculous shipping for it. And here is the bottle pic:

I really like the bottles on these; square bottles fit so much easier into storage. And here is the polish on mah nails: 

I really love this polish. It's a perfect shade of orange and it applied like a dream in 2 smooth, creamy coats. Hopefully I'll be able to get more in the future.

As before, check out the links below to see other takes on today's challenge.

'Til We Meet Again...
Rebecca  :)
 

31-Day (Or Something Like That) Nail Challenge- Day 1

Hi! So the queen of lagger bloggers (that would be me) is back! How has everyone been? Life has just been kicking my butt lately, but I'm still hanging in there.

So, I'm in a group on Facebook and we have gotten together to do a 31-day nail challenge. I got some swatches done but not even close to enough for the whole month and I was starting to stress myself out about it. And since the point of me doing it was for fun I was just going to scrap the whole thing. But then one of the girls suggested that I just do what I can and don't stress about it so that's what I decided to do. So here we go!

Day 1 is red nails. I love red nails but it just isn't something I wear very often; I usually like "edgier" colors. The red I chose was a pretty recent acquisition for me; Revlon Scarlet Letter blacker lacquer from the Dark Pleasures line. It came out years and years ago and I bought every polish except the red one. Of course, later I was kicking myself for not getting it and a few months ago I randomly came across it on a blog sale and snatched it up! So, here's the bottle pic:

I love the square bottles! For one thing, they're just easier and more convenient to store. And they just look really cool in my opinion.

Scarlet Letter is a deep, darkened, shimmery red. Even though it is an older polish I didn't have any issues with application at all. It was still smooth and applied perfectly in 2 coats. Maybe I'll do a post with the whole line; they are such pretty colors and I love them all.

But, in case anyone is wondering what the whole 31-day challenge looks like; here it is:

Like I said, I'll do what I can when I can. I'll probably do everything from here at some point, I just don't know if it will be within the August time frame. But it will be fun nonetheless. In case you want to check out any of the other blogs doing the challenge there are links at the bottom.

'Til we meet again...
Rebecca  :)

Glittery Goodness With Jordana

A few weeks ago I was playing around and making some more nail polish earrings and came up with some color combos that I liked so much that I decided to use them for a manicure.

From L-R I used Sephora by OPI (SOPI) Techno Girl, Jordana Glitters Sequins, Jordana Glitters Cosmic and Nubar Blue Hydrangea.

I absolutely love these Jordana Glitters polishes! Cosmic is a mix of silver, green and turquoise hex glitter with a huge sprinkling of tiny blue glitter in the background. Sequins is a mix of turquoise, silver and bright pink hex glitters with tiny red glitter in the background. The background of tiny glitter give these polishes so much more depth and interest than the usual glitter in a clear polish. And they are really inexpensive too; $2.99 per bottle. My only problem is that they closest place that sells them is KMart and I am 35 minutes away from one. Otherwise I would probably own every single one of the colors. Hopefully I can get more in the future because I have a feeling I will be wearing these a lot; and making a lot of earrings out of them. I couldn't stop staring at my nails the whole time I was wearing this manicure.

And here are the earrings that started the whole thing; I love these pics because you can really see the glitter in all of its fabulousness (is that even a word?).

So, there ya have it. Short, sweet and to the point. I hope you all are having a fabulous week!

'Til we meet again...

Rebecca  :)

*I purchased all of these products myself.*













My 4th Of July Eyes

Hello! So, my second post within a week. Woo hoo! I actually had an unexpected day off today; I got a text last night asking if I wanted to take today off. Who am I to refuse right?

Anyway, today I have some pics of the makeup I wore on my eyes on the 4th of July. I decided to do something fun using red, white and blue shadows. It doesn't sound very wearable but it actually was and I was pretty happy with the way it turned out. First, here are the products I used:

I started the whole thing off with Urban Decay Primer Potion which works really well for me. If I don't use a primer my eyeshadow will crease like nobody's business within an hour. On top of the primer I used a layer of Darling Girl Cosmetics White Rabbit paint pot to give an even paler base for the color. Next was MAC Chill all over the lid, the red shade from the Wet 'n Wild Enter A New Realm palette in the crease, MAC Tilt above that and I lined my eyes with the blue shade in the Wet 'n Wild Earth Looks Small From Down Here palette. I then used MAC Cork in my brows and a random Bare Escentuals mascara from a long-ago holiday gift set.

I really love the Wet 'n Wild eye shadow palettes. First of all, they are only $2.99 for 3 colors. Secondly, they are really good quality! Most of the shadows are very soft (but not so soft that they crumble), very pigmented, and they last the whole day. I remember wearing super frosty pink Wet 'n Wild lipgloss back in the day. And one of my all-time favorite nail polishes is a shimmery royal blue from ages age. It brings me back for sure and makes me feel old....

Oh yeah, I should probably show you a picture of my eyes right? Well, eye...I only took a picture of one. And here it is:

I really liked how this looked! And it lasted perfectly all day long. I didn't want to take it off before I went to bed, but as we all know it's not good to go to bed with our makeup on. :)

'Til We Meet Again

Rebecca  :)

*I purchased all of these products myself. *