Yep, I did it!

So, I went ahead and made the new blog.. It's called Fashion, Food, and Funnies.  Check it out! 

The jist of my plans for this blog is I'm going to post daily outfit pictures, photos and recipes of things I make, and funny stories about the things that happen in my everyday life. I already have a post up, go check it out! It would mean the world to me!

Thanks!

~Emily

Happy Holidays!

Sorry I've been MIA the past couple days, but I've been very busy. With Christmas, and a wedding I'm in on New Year's Eve, I haven't even removed the "delicate nails" yet. :( 

But, anyway, on to Christmas! I had a fabulous day yesterday, and I hope all of you did too! I am extremely grateful for all of the gifts I received. A very big THANK YOU to everyone. :) Now, I'm not normally one for picking favorites, but my favorite gift(s) of the day were.... A T-shirt from my dad, with a sheep on it, and the table-top lighting system from my mom! :))) 

I totally did not expect either of them, and they are both so great. I love you mom! I love you dad! (I think they both read the blog...) 

Of the gifts I gave this year, I think my favorite has to be a goat, to my friend Skyler. In all honesty, it wasn't even a whole goat. It was a share of a goat. But the message behind the gift is what makes it my favorite. 

The goat came from Heifer International, an organization that gives animals to underprivileged, or less fortunate families in other countries. Each animal a family gets will provide them with milk, for all kinds of food, for a long time. It could also provide them with meat, if they so choose. I love giving these as presents, because it's a great way to give back, and help other people, and it's only $10 for a share of an animal. (You can pick the one you want to give.)

So, by now I honestly don't remember where this post was going... Oh yeah! I've been thinking, and I think I want to start another blog, for everything else I like to do! I love to cook, and bake (just got Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, super excited!) and I love fashion too. I could do a separate blog for my everyday life, not just nails and makeup... Let me know if you think it's a good idea, via Twitter, email, or comment here. I'd also like help on figuring out a name.. I was thinking The Emily Files... but it just doesn't have a real ring to it like say... The Rebecca Files would. It's times like this I wish I had a fancier name.. Maybe I'll hold a contest to see who can come up with the best name! The winner would get a prize!

Now I'm rambling, happy holidays everyone!

Thanks for reading,

~Emily

31 Day Challenge: Day 15

Heeeere they are! My DELICATE NAILS :)

I used two coats of Cream Puff, then stamped the fishnet image from Konad plate M75 with the Special White Polish. One coat of Seche, then I freehanded flowers and swirls and dots with white acrylic paint to make the lace pattern. :) 

I had a ton of fun doing this manicure, and it looked so cool in real life, if I do say so myself. My favorites were my left middle, and left ring fingers (^ shown above). 

Time for bed. See you on Day 16!

Thanks for reading!

~Emily

It's official: China Glaze's "Colors From The Capitol" inspired by The Hunger Games! collection!

Look what I found in my inbox! :D

Now, I've never read the books, but supposedly the Capitol is supposed to have extremely bright, almost neon, colors- super lavish.. Hmm...Here's what China Glaze says about this collection:

"This collection of 12 new nail polish shades is inspired exclusively by one distinct setting in The Hunger Games - the Capitol of the nation of Panem.  Awash in lavish fashion, food, and entertainment, Capitol citizens enjoy extreme cosmetics and body modifications, bold wigs, and outlandish costumes."
 

Based on that explanation I thought the colors would be a bit brighter, but I guess that's where the last row comes in. 

At this point I can see Smoke and Ashes, Riveting, and Luxe and Lush being my favorites, but you can never know until it's actually on the nail. 

What do you think?

Thanks for reading!

~Emily

31 Day Challenge: Day 14

Today's 'challenge' is FLOWERS. I originally wanted to do a water marble flower design, but I decided against it, and went with fimo rods. I chose five sticks (my thumb is not pictured) and did a plain french tip with glitter, and stuck them on where they looked nicest. Here's the results:

I used one coat of ChG Innocence, did my tip with the Stripe Rite, then two coats of OPI DS Coronation, and finally a coat of Seche. :)

Please excuse the gross cuticles, winter wind does a number on my skin. My favorites were my pinkie and ring fingers, the blue flower and the orange flower. 

To be honest, the fimo came off as soon as I took the pictures. They were curling up, and the top coat was doing nothing to keep them on, so I tore them off, thus ruining my manicure, and making me sad. I've already done the delicate print manicure, and I loove it! I think it's my favorite of the challenge so far. I'm really proud of it. 

Well, I'll leave you to wonder about the mysteries tomorrow holds. 

Thanks for reading!

~Emily

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