Making a Splash

Since yesterday's nails were so, well...GREY, I thought today I'd make some colorful ones!! I tried a technique of using a crumpled paper towel to apply the colors other than the base color. I I think (if you squint) it looks sort of like the shadow on the bottom of a pool of the ripples on the surface of the water. Perfect for a day like today, which was absolutely gorgeous. (uncharacteristic for a Vegas summer- it never even hit 90°!)

I used Essie Turquoise & Caicos as a base, with Essie Mint Candy Apple, Essie Bone Chilling White, and Orly Bailamos sponged over it. I also used Orly Bailamos for the 'moon', then edged it with aqua colored crystals. Topped everything off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

Tonight was the last night of bowling league *sad face*, but here is a picture of my team- we took 10th place (out of 18). GO TEAM (Our name was 'I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter') Gotta love that not just one, but TWO of my other bowling buddies chose ME to give bunny ears. What kind of crap is that?! :-P

Team 'I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter' (Alicia, Bill, Joanna, and Me)

A few of the new Borghese Swatches

Okay so I am VERY excited to finally start my blog. I have tons of older swatches and mani designs that I would love to share with you in the future, but for now we shall start with the new Borghese polishes I bought this past weekend from Ulta. I only got 3 of them, but I can say, it's all love!

The 1st one I got is Mediterraneo Sea. It's a deep teal base with silver, purple & bright teal glitter.

The 2nd one I have to share is Vigneto Berry. This is an amzing semi dark magenta with bright pink glitter in it.

Last but not least is Ipnotico Gold. This is an AMZING gold polish with gold glitter in it. This polish can look so different in all types of light!

♥ In Love With ♥: Nyx Eyeshadow Palette

Questo "amore" a prima vista ce l'ho da tempo ma ancora non mi sono decisa ad ordinarle, anche perche' ho mandato avanti l'ordine Elf e poi sono temporaneamente scomparse dai miei siti di riferimento e ossia Cocktail Cosmetics e Cambree.de entrambi in Europa.

Sia chiaro devo ancora comprare qualcosa da questi due negozi online ma molte di voi ci si sono servite ripetutamente e mi sembra con soddisfazione...

E dunque ecco gli oggettini del desiderio:


NYX Purple Smokey Look Eyeshadow Kit:

Bella vero? Per una vera amante del viola come me e' il top ^_^

Di cui potete vedere gli swatch su Vampy Varnish


NYX Smokey Eyes Palette

Questa e' stupenda permette di realizzare uno smokey sui toni neutri con i marroni o classico con i grigi...wow!

Sempre sul bellissimo sito di Vampy Varnish trovate gli swatch della palette.


Qui un bellissimo abbinamento di trucco usando la palette smookie, effetto leggero ma stupendo:

Fa parte della collezione "For your eyes only" che si divide per colori degli occhi, ogni palette ha colori che possono star bene con occhi marroni, verdi, azzurri e poi i neutri come la smookey...
Non male vero?

Qui sul sito della Nyx potete vedere tutte le palette:
Nyx: palette occhi


Sul sito di Cosmetic Candy ci vengono mostrati invece gli swatch di moltissime di queste palette, attenzione! Il rischio e' che le vogliate comprare tutte come la sottoscritta quindi cercate di rimanere in voi ;-)Cosmetic Candy: For your Eyes Only Palettes

Grey Matters

Recently, I was putting polishes away in my Helmer cabinets, and noticed how many greys I have. I don't know, there is something about greys that I really love, and today, I thought that I'd do a monochromatic nail design utilizing a few of them.

I used butter LONDON Billy No Mates as a base, with Sally Hansen Professional Lavender Cloud for the white stripe, Orly Mirror, Mirror for the miedium grey stripe, Essence Pointbreak for the darker grey stripe, and American Apparel Hassid for the thin black stripe. I topped it all off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

I was recently asked if I ever use a base coat, and the answer to that is YES! I always have. I guess I just never list it because it changes between a few. I have used Nubar, Essie, Seche, Seche Ridge-filling, Seche Natural, Barielle, and I think that might be it. Since I don't wear polish long enough to worry about chipping and tip wear, I don't feel right recommending a basecoat that might or might not be good, because I don't fully test their limits. I feel OK with mentioning the Seche Vite top coat because it makes my project possible, if I didn't have it, I would 99% of the time post pictures of lumpy smudged and dented nails. :-D Hope this answers any questions or concerns. :) If not, let me know, I'd be happy to answer you!

And the cross-stitch project I was working on a couple of weeks ago, I finally got back around to finishing the stitching. :) I got the pattern from Skull-a-Day–Day 258, it was designed by Noah Scalin.

La mia recensione su Atlantide by Lush!

Atlantide faceva parte del Kit acquistato con Astasia Summer Lovin' ed è uno Shampoo solido.

Ad essere sincera ero un pò titubante e fino ad oggi non lo avevo ancora provato.

Alla fine mi sono decisa e vi racconto la mia opinione.







Innanzitutto è dotato del suo cofanetto da viaggio in modo che una volta usato si può riporre senza rovinarlo ed inoltre è pratico per portarlo in giro.

Un panetto di shampoo solido da 65 grammi equivale a 3 bottiglie di shampoo liquido da 250 grammi.

Esiste in varie versioni

Atlantide: per restituire brillantezza ai capelli

Gin Tonic: specifico per riequilibrare i capelli grassi

Karma:per evitare nodi nei capelli...suppongo sia più adatto a chi ha capelli crespi o ricci.

Ultimate Shine: per rendere i capelli brillanti, shampoo esotico

Asfalto rovente: adatto per chi ha il problema della forfora

Blondie: schiarente naturale alla camomilla

Capo verde: rinfresca la testa e purifica la cute

Godiva: shampoo e balsamo al gelsomino

Morbidone al cocco: shampoo nutriente per capelli secchi

New: alla cannella per stimolare il cuoio capelluto

Il modo di usarlo è semplice: si bagnano i capelli, si prende il sapone e si strofina sulla testa, poi si sciacqua il tutto.

Ho provato poco fa Atlantide e non mi è per niente dispiaciuto. I miei capelli sono risultati più luminosi e soprattutto puliti puliti.

Quando lo strofinate mi raccomando di non esagerare, ne basta veramente poco e soprattutto basta una sola applicazione, fa tanta schiuma....non credevo forse ho un pochino esagerato!!

Non ha nessun odore percepibile anche se tra i componenti c'è del profumo oltre ad Alghe, Sale Marino, Olio essenziale di Limone, Essenza assoluta di Mimosa, Fiori d'Arancio e Gelsomino

Il costo varia dai 6,50 euro agli 8,65.

Ragazze è da provare.

Oh, How Fon-dant!

Today was my friend Gelly's baby shower, and somehow, yet again, I managed to get everything done on time. I think that I thrive on last minute pressure, since it seems to be the only time I can really focus on a project and get things done. As I mentioned yesterday, I made the cake for the shower, and also my gift for her, which I finished at 1:07 p.m. today. (I had to be to the party at 3, which was 45 min away, in North Vegas, and I still hadn't gotten ready yet!) The cake was a hit, as was the gift (a hand-crocheted baby afghan in the colors she wanted for her nursery), plus I had fun eating and hanging out with the girls. Plus, as it happens, I am a master of baby shower games, which I find funny, since I know nothing of babies. (They come from the stork, right?) Today's nail design was based on the cake that I did for the shower, incorporating the multi-colored dots of the bottom tier, and the graphic flowers of the top tier.

The inspiration:

The nails:

I used Sally Hansen Professional Lavender Cloud as a base, with OPI Parlez Vous OPI? for the purple, Sally Hansen Insta-Dry Spring Green for the green, and Milani Teddy Bare for the brown. Topped it all off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

The afghan that I made as a gift:

Completely off-topic, but I need a new laptop (mine is 7 years old), or at the very least, a new keyboard for mine, as mine is missing the 'f' key, which makes it difficult to type, since there is just the silicone nub that goes under the key for me to press. One day. :-D

I'm off to clean up Hurricane Buttercream/Fondant in my kitchen, and Tropical Storm Yarn in my living room. Perhaps tomorrow I'll get to the sewing table/area.

Surfer Stripe

Today has been craaaaaazy. I've spent the entire day trying to finish my gift for my friend Gelly's baby shower tomorrow. (I've been working on the darn thing for 2 weeks), I'll post the picture tomorrow just in case she reads this post, I don't want to ruin the surprise! I've also been baking the cake for the shower tomorrow, and after I post this, I'm off to make some buttercream, and get the decoration party started. :-D I'm SO exhausted, I was up 'til 5 am working on the gift last night, and I've been goin' all day! lol I need a nap! Anyway, to the nails. A while back, I told you all about a brand called Island Girl, and did a post with their color changing polishes. Well, today I decided to use some of their regular polishes to make a design.

I used Essence The World's Coolest from the Surferama collection as a base, with Sally Hansen Professional Lavender Cloud on the tip end. Over Essence The World's Coolest, I used Island Girl Island Volcano (a glitter polish with iridescent glitter, and iridescent mylar flakes suspended in a sheer aqua base), and then I used Island Girl Hawaiian Magic to paint the stripes. Topped everything off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.