Argyle Style

A week or so ago, I got an email from Barielle about their new collection for fall- lovely browns, rusts, and golds. It took everything in my power not to buy them all. I even managed to talk myself out of even just getting a couple of them. However, I was not as successful when I was perusing my local Ulta a couple of days ago and happened to see the display of them, in all their autumn-colored glory. (when did Ulta start carrying Barielle colors? I knew they carried the treatments, but color? awesssome, I won't have to order!!) I got away with only getting two of them, with a coupon at that!! Anyway, polish colors made me think of old Grandpa socks- argyle style. (My buddy Jordan has a mini-obsession with argyle socks- he even has hot pink ones!)

I used Barielle Unraveled Rust as a base for all nails but the ring finger, where I used Barielle Aura Angora as a base. For the argyle design, I used the same two colors, and reversed them, with Sally Hansen Professional Lavender Cloud for the diagonal lines. I then topped everything off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

Well, that really socks.

On a side note, if you live in Las Vegas, you need to track down Slidin' Thru, the slider truck, it will change your life.

Black Light Polish.........1 word AWESOME!

So I was at Rite Aid about 2 weeks ago and saw these little cuties. I'm such a sucker for novelty items, epesh when it comes to polish! Well I was so excited to try out the Black Light Magic polish.




So I put a different color on 4 nails NOTE:the polish on my nails is NOT the pumpkins in the picture above. They are too sheer. So left to right I used : Sally Hansen Pronto Petal, Sally Hansens Blue Blast, Color Club Pucci-Licious & Sally Hansen Jumpin' Jade. I then put just 1 coat of the Black Light polish on them.
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So I went upstairs and got 1 of our 4ft tall black lights, and tested them out. OMG, I am actually shocked as to how well it worked!!! As you can tell, it doesn't matter what polish, if any, you use as a base, they all glow the same!

Alright, that's all for now, my daughter is having a sleepover, and I need to make dinner. I just had to show you guys.

XOXO

How to: get velvety hands

Hi guys! Due to all kinds of crazy busy-ness, just a quick little tip for today: how to get smooth and velvety hands. Ages ago I got an excellent tip from Kirsten from TheDuchNailBlog: scrub your hands with sugar or salt with vinegar oil. By doing this you get rid of dead skin cells thus making your hands a whole lot smoother. If oil dries you out, finish with a rich handcream and you won't stop touching your own hands, I promise!

Clumsy?

If you're clumsy, like me, you'll be happy to know there are several pre made hand scrubs available. I tried the P2 - Ultra Clean Hand Peeling and let's see how I like it!

First thing I noticed was the smell, it's quite fresh but strong, reminding me of pomelos or grapefruits. You're supposed to use this several times a week, by taking a little, massage your hands with it and wash it off. The texture is really grainy, which makes sense, because it has a lot of sugar in it. I like how the sugar leaves me with smooth hands, but I hate how it gets under my nails. It's easily washed of and you won't end up with oily hands. I don't find this scrub to be very moisturizing on its own so I like to use a handcream afterwards, and with this routine I get the softest hands ever.

Ingredients

Sucrose, Helianthus annuus [sunflower] Seed Oil, Caprylic / Capric Triglyceride, Isopropyl Myristate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Silica, Sodium Lauryl Sarcosinate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Fragrance, Water, Propanediol, Eclipta prostrata Extract, Propylene Glycol, Hibiscus sabdariffa Flower Extract, Lactic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Ethylparaben, Butylparaben, Isobutylparaben, CI 26100, CI 47000th

Conclusion

I really like this scrub, it does a good job at exfoliating, I like the smell and how my hands feel afterwards. This product costs only 2.45 eur for 100 ml, but it's not easy to get (DM in Germany). Good news is, like I mentioned before, it's very easy to make your own scrub!

NOTD (well morning) - Armour's Rain Glitter

Okay, so I know I JUST did my last mani last night, but what can I say, I have an addiction. This morning, I am wearing a pretty boring outfit for work, so I wanted an obnoxious mani to spice it up. And what did I have in my purse, but Rain Glitter. Oh how I love this polish! Every color in the rainbow is in it, and shows so beautifully. This is 2 coats w/ 2 coats of Poshe, to guarantee smoothness.