31 Day Challenge: Day 11

Today is Day 11: POLKA DOT nails. I had done today's manicure in the past, and I really liked it, so I decided it would be much more fun to do than a boring base-color-and-dot manicure. This is what I came up with:

For this I used:

Silver- China Glaze Cheers To You

Dark Neon Pink- China Glaze Pool Party

Light Neon Pink- China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy

Neon Orange- Color Club Koo Koo Ka Choo

Neon Yellow- China Glaze Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

Neon Green- China Glaze Kiwi-Cool-Ada

Neon Purple- Color Club Mrs. Robinson

I didn't use any topcoat, because I liked the way the semi-matte dots looked against the foil. Hope you enjoyed! See you on Day 12.

Thanks for reading!

~Emily

31 Day Challenge: Day 10

This is the actual manicure for today. Today is Day 10, GRADIENT nails, and I decided to do a sponging manicure, pink to purple. I used all Zoya nail polishes, because they all flowed very well. Light pink, to darker pink, to red-purple, to purple. :)

This is Zoya Lolly, the base for my mani. Two coats, and it's completely opaque. It was smooth and dries very fast, and very matte. I immediately thought of this when I knew I wanted to do a pink to purple gradient, and it also gives me a great, and kind of annoying, earworm for Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, (get your adverbs here...) from School House Rock.

 I proceeded by adding Zoya Gilda to Lolly when it was completely dry. This intensified the bright pink of Lolly by like, ten times. You can't tell from the pictures, but it does. I love this. I'd wear it everyday in the summertime.

 Next I taped off my nails, (like with water marbling, just less carefully) to prevent the polish getting on my cuticles while sponging.

This is the finished product. I sponged Zoya Alegra, Valerie, and Mimi one at a time in that order. Alegra was lowest down on my nail, Valerie higher, and Mimi more towards the tip. I really like this, too. It's not exactly how I pictured it in my mind, but nothing ever is. I still think it's super-cool. Love.

Thanks for reading! See you on day 11!

~Emily

Quick Looks: Tropical Getaway!

Hey everyone!

Today I have a bright, fun makeup look to show you using my BH Cosmetics 120 palette, 1st edition.This is what I came up with:

Everything I used is on the diagram above, please click on the photo to enlarge it, I didn't realize you couldn't read the words. :( I really liked this look. It was fairly easy to do, and it's worn all day. :) 

Eyes:

BH Cosmetics 120 palette 1st edition

Urban Decay Liquid Liner- Perversion

Benefit They're Real Mascara

Loreal HIP Gel Eyeliner- Black (waterline)

Hope you liked this, I'll keep doing this when I remember, lol. 

Thanks for reading!

~Emily

Haul: Walmart! (Picture Heavy!)

So, a couple of days ago I went to Wally World, and thought I could splurge on a few items. :) Here's the nail polish:

 Left to right: Claire's: Bored/Excited; Pure Ice: Celestial; Busted; Oh Baby!; Claire's: Flirty/Shy; Bon Bon: A random sparkly/holo one! :)

Celestial, Busted, Oh Baby! Okay, all of these are gorgeous, and I spent a ton of time trying to get a good picture of the sparkles, and here are the best I got:

Celestial: Direct sunlight, and in my lightbox.

Busted: Lightbox, and direct sunlight.

Oh Baby!: Direct Sunlight.
Aren't they pretty? I love them :) I wore Busted for a few days, and it was hot! :D

 Bon Bon:.. something... There isn't really a label with a name... Oh well! Look at the amazing-ness of this label though! The color is nice too. Would look nice over black..

Direct Sunlight :)

Claire's: Bored/Excited, and Flirty/Shy. These are color-changing polishes, but I've never seen them do anything. When I use one, we will see! This is a coral/putty color, and a royal blue/teal. :)
And on to the makeup!

In a circle: Kiss Everlasting French Nails; Revlon Beyond Natural False Lashes; Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse; Hard Candy Sheer Envy Primer; Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstain

Kiss: Everlasting French- Medium Length, number.. 53241 EF06, up in the right corner. I plan to use these for Mayzie nails, but I will most likely do a test-run, since there are 28 ( Why?) nails. These say they are guaranteed not to chip, and last a week.. We shall see.....

Revlon: Beyond Natural False Lashes. These are the Ultra Lightweight, and number.. 91169, I think. I have a bone to pick with these.. See how it says "Includes: 1 Pair of Professional.." blah, blah? Well, they mean it. There isn't any glue!! WTF? How am I supposed to put them on dummies!! Ugh. Just want you to have to make a separate purchase... :P These are going to be "Mayzie Lashes". :)

Maybelline: Dream Matte Mousse- Creamy Natural, Light #5. I. Love. This. Stuff. It really is a mousse, and it makes my skin feel so soft after I put it on! And it makes even my nose (super oily. I hate it.) look matte! Love love love. I am going to use this for my foundation when I do Mayzie. :)

Hard Candy: Sheer Envy Primer. Ultra light formula is right! It's amazing! The reason I got this was so my makeup would stay longer, and it really helps! This will be under my foundation as Mayzie.

Maybelline: Color Sensational Lipstain: Cherry Pop.The typical red lip stain. Wonderful in every way. It says long, and my lips look SO full when I wear this! This will be part of my "Mayzie Lips" post. :)

And NOW the skin care items!

Left to right: Clean and Clear: Blackhead Eraser Cleansing Mask, Finishes Pore Perfecting Cleanser; Finishes Mattifying Cleanser.

The mask. This stuff is so cool! It has about the same color, texture, and smell of a Head and Shoulders shampoo, but I love it! The second you put it on, it tingles to let you know its working. Then you leave it on for 5 minutes, and wash it off. Wah-lah! Blackheads are gone! :) I also like that I look funny with is on, lol!

Pore Cleanser. This stuff is cool! It smells amazing, and really gives me that sense of clean after I wash with it. Plus it has little sparkles, with is super cute!

Direct sunlight. That's not glare. That's little gold sparklies!

Mattifying Cleanser. Not much to say here.. I LOVE the packaging. I can't get over that. Its so cute! The product itself, is a thick-ish white cream. It foams when you rub it in though. I like the texture of this stuff. It makes me smile, for some reason... It feels familiar? Huh.. Anyway, it makes my face nice and shine free. :) <3

Good news! That's all! This is one of the longest posts I've ever done, and it made me realize, I love blogging. Saying what I think about something really made me feel special! Also, I have a couple Mayzie posts lined up, so as soon as I can get some free time, they will be up! Eeee! I'm excited! For those of you who know me, the play will be on May 26th, at SMS. I dont know what time yet though. I'll let you know!

Thanks for reading!

~Emily

Essie- Knockout Pout!

Hi all! :)

Today I am showing Essie- Knockout Pout from the summer 2010 collection. :) This is a nice, coral, pinky neon. :)

 

I love this color. :) Honestly, I think my bottle is faulty though because on all of the other blogs, I am seeing a bright, creamy neon pink, but mine looks more like coral! Not at all like I expected it. Also, the formula was horrible. This was five (!) coats of polish! FIVE! It didn't need it for opacity though, I needed it for everything to be evened out. It was streaky, and watery, and every time I would move my fingers, the polish would run and pool all over my cuticles. Needless to say I won't be using this again for a while. If I want a good neon pink, I will turn to one of my Color Clubs, or China Glazes, or Orlys. :) This is a neon so it does dry matte, so if you want it to be glossy, you'll need a topcoat.That will be all for today! But just for fun.. It matched my new blush (a random Physician's Formula btw.) perfectly!

Thanks for reading!

~Emily

P.S. An update on Mayzie: I ordered a dress, so I will post pics as soon as it comes! (It shipped today!!) Also, I am ordering feather boas tonight, and I plan to do a "Mayzie Series" and show you everything I have planned. :)

Peacock Eyes!

Hey ladies, (and Skyler)!

So, I was having a creative moment, and thought I would do some crazy eye makeup! Plus, my friend told me I would be a peacock if I was an animal today, so it fits! Here is the look,:

This was: BH Cosmetics 120 Palette- Teal, Blue, White, Green, and Lavender
               Make Up For Ever- Eyeshadow #92
               Sephora- Eyeshadow Aspen Summit
               Revlon- Liquid Eyeliner
               Covergirl- Black Eyeliner
               Hard Candy- Green Glitter Liner, Ammo
               Maybelline- The Falsies Black Drama Mascara

Okay, I know the BH'es can be a little confusing, so here they are, with captions to tell where they are. :)

Cover of the palette :)

Teal, applied wet all over the lid.

Sky Blue, applied in the inner corner.

White, applied wet, under the blue in the inner corner,

Green, applied on the lower lashline. I needed 2 pics because this would not photograph! UGH!

Lavender, applied near the browbone.

And, for thoroughness' sake, here is everything else!

 Make Up For Ever #92, aka, the BEST purple eyeshadow EVER!! Applied dry to the crease.

 Sephora Aspen Summit, applied over the blue in the inner corner. (Super hot white shimmer btw!)

 Mascara, Covergirl, and Revlon liners, in that order from the top. Revlon was on the upper lashline,
Covergirl on my waterline.

 Hard Candy Green Glitter Liner, applied to the lower lashine. I got this in a set with the glitter gel, in the color Ammo, so.. But I can't get over the packaging! Look at the holo!! ITS SO FREAKING COOL! :D Enlarge the pic, it's amazing.

 Brushes I used, MAC 239, and a random Maybelline. Lol!

 Closeup of the bristles.

Closeup of the labels.

And finally, the lips to match!

 This was: NARS- Viva Las Vegas Lipstick
                Maybelline-Shine Sensation Lip Gloss- Peach Sorbet
                Palladio-Herbal Lip Gloss-Pink Pearl

 All of the above, in order from bottom to top. :)

Hope you enjoyed! Let me know if you mind seeing makeup on a "Nail Blog". If you like it, I might keep doing these!

Thanks for reading!

~Emily