Saturday, August 24, 2013

MY RECENT NAIL POLISH FAVORITES!

I PROBABLY WENT TO NAIL SALONS TO DO MY NAILS LIKE LESS THAN FIVE TIMES IN MY LIFE SO FAR BECAUSE FIRST OF ALL I LIKE TO SPEND MY MONEY ON OTHER BEAUTY AREAS AND I LIKE TO CHANGE NAIL COLORS ON MY NAILS TOO OFTEN (I DO MY NAILS EVERY TWO TO THREE DAYS AVERAGE AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THAT MUCH MONEY AT NAIL SALON).

AS A RESULT I COLLECTED QUITE A BIT OF NAIL POLISHES. I LOVE ESSIE AND ZOYA BRAND NAIL POLISHES BUT I LIKE IT EVEN BETTER WHEN I FIND A GOOD QUALITY NICE COLORED DRUG STORE BRAND NAIL POLISHES THAT ARE MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE.

SO HERE WE GO...

HOLO CHROME BY KLEANCOLOR
I AM NOT A BIG FAN OF SPARKLY NAIL POLISH JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY HARD TO REMOVE AND I HAVE VERY DRY HANDS SO I TRY TO USE A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF NAIL POLISH REMOVER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

HOWEVER, NAIL POLISH THIS PRETTY? HA! I AM ALL OVER FOR IT!! EVEN MY HUSBAND WHO DOES NOT REALLY CARE ABOUT NAIL POLISH COLORS COMPLEMENTED ON THIS. WHAT'S EVEN BETTER? IT IS $1.99+TAX AND THE CONSISTENCY IS AWESOME. NOT TOO THICK OR NOT TOO THIN. WITH TWO COATS IT IS OPAQUE ENOUGH BUT IF YOU WANT DARKER, YOU CAN PUT A THIRD COAT FOR IT.

CHECK OUT THIS BLOG FOR SWATCHES. I THINK HER PICTURES ARE THE MOST ACCURATE.
http://noeliesnails.blogspot.com/2011/06/kleancolor-holo-chrome-way-too-many.html

WET N WILD FASTDRY NAIL COLOR BY WET N WILD
THIS IS ANOTHER GORGEOUS SUMMER COLOR YOU SHOULD NOT MISS OUT. I LIKE THE CONSISTENCY (FULLY OPAQUE WITH 2COATS), FAST DRYING FORMULA, AWESOME COLOR (EVEN GORGEOUS UNDER THE BRIGHT LIGHT OR SUN LIGHT), AND THE PRICE (REGULAR $1.99+TAX BUT I BOUGHT THIS WHEN THERE WAS 40% DISCOUNT AT CVS)

CHECK THE LINK DOWN BELOW FOR SWATCHES.
http://www.scrangie.com/2011/02/wet-n-wild-fast-dry-nail-color-in-teal.html


CURRENTLY THERE'S THREE SEPHORA BY O.P.I. NAIL POLISHES FOR $10 SALE GOING ON AT SEPHORA STORES AND THEIR WEBSITE SO CHECK IT OUT! I'M PLANING TO PICK SOME NAIL POLISH UP AS SOON AS I CAN.

Friday, August 23, 2013

HALF LASH CURLER BY M.A.C.

THIS EYELASH CURLER BECAME MY H.G. TOOL FOR MY LASHES. I HAVE HOODED, SMALL, AND ROUNDED ASIAN EYES. MOST OF THE REGULAR EYE CURLERS ARE TOO BIG FOR MY EYES, OFTEN PINCHING MY SKIN, AND THEY NEVER PICK UP MY LASHES ON THE OUTER CORNERS.

I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT HEATING UP LASH CURLERS WITH A HAIR DRIER OR LIGHTER BUT I DON'T WANT TO BURN MYSELF AND I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR ALL THAT TROUBLE AS WELL (YEAH I'M LAZY...).

THIS LASH CURLER MAY TAKE A LITTLE MORE TIME TO CURL YOUR LASH THAN REGULAR SIZED ONES BUT LET ME TELL YOU IT DOES WORK SO WELL FOR MY EYES. IT DOES PICK UP ALL MY LASHES, EVEN THE ONES THAT ARE SHORT AND ON THE OUTER CORNERS.

LOVE LOVE LOVE~~~~~
CHECK THIS EYELASH CURLER OUT IF YOU ARE HAVING HARD TIME WITH THE REGULAR LASH CURLERS LIKE ME.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

VANILA BLACKBERRY BY LAVANILA LABORATORIES

MY RECENT VISIT TO SEPHORA, I FOUND NEW FRAGRANCE FROM THE COMPANY I'VE NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE. THEY HAD 6 DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRAGRANCES AND ALL OF THEM ARE BLENDED WITH VANILLA SCENT. 

I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT I DECIDED TO TEST THIS PARTICULAR PERFUME OUT ON MY SKIN. IT WAS VERY SWEET AND TOO JUICY FOR MY LIKING. AFTER WEARING LIKE AN HOUR LATER, I DECIDED TO WASH IT OFF WITH THE SOAP AND WATER BUT EVEN AFTER I WASHED EM OFF, I COULD STILL SMELL EM PRETTY STRONG. 

THEN I STARTED TO THINK 'OH! WAIT A MINUTE, IT SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING THAT I SMELL BEFORE... YEAH~ THAT'S RIGHT! STRAWBERRIES AND CHAMPAGNE BY VICTORIA SECRET!' WELL IF YOU SMELL THE BOTH FRAGRANCES SIDE BY SIDE, YOU CAN DEFINITELY TELL THE DIFFERENCES BUT TO ME THEY SMELL DARN SIMILAR! 

I THINK I WILL VISIT BOTH STORES NEXT TIME AND COMPARE THEM SIDE BY SIDE. BUT FOR NOW ALL I CAN TELL IS THAT THE V.B. HAS MORE OF THE SWEET/YUMMY BERRY SCENT WHEREAS S&C HAS MORE OF THE BOOZY QUALITY THAT COMES FROM CHAMPAGNE NOTE. ALSO V.B. IS WAY LONGER LASTING THAN S&C. HOWEVER, FOR THE PRICE, I WOULDN'T MIND GETTING S&C AND SPRAY ON ME EVERY SO OFTEN LOL!

IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO FIND CHEAPER DUPES HEHE ^ v ^*