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

31 Day Challenge: Day 9

So, this manicure was supposed to be for a couple days ago, so I'll be doing two posts tonight, Day 9 and Day 10.

Day 9 is RAINBOW nails and this is what I came up with: :)

the brush I used to make the tiny lines

The above polishes are:

• Red: China Glaze Salsa
• Orange: Essie Vermillionaire
• Yellow-Orange: Wet 'n Wild Sunny Side Up
• Yellow: China Glaze Happy-Go-Lucky
• Yellow-Green: Zoya Mitzi
• Green: Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Going Green
• Blue-Green: Orly Blue Collar
• Blue: Essie Mesmerize
• Violet: China Glaze Grape Pop
• Sparkles: China Glaze Fairy Dust

I made the lines with the small brush above and then just topped the entire thing with Fairy Dust. 

Thanks for reading!

~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

31 Day Challenge: Day 8

Hey everyone. 

I've been home sick for two days now, and I figured it was time to do this post. I'm too lazy for my own good. It's not going to be a very exciting post, but hey, I'm sick. 

Day 8 is METALLIC nails and here's what I used:

Mr. Wrong is a mostly grey/purple base foil with blue and gold flakes mixed in. It's super sparkly when the sun hits it, and I could wear this all winter. I get tons of compliments when I wear it. A definite must-buy. Hard Candy nail polishes are available at Walmart. That's the only place I've seen them. Until tomorrow! I'm really excited for the next day. I'm doing the mani tonight! :)

Thanks for reading

~Emily

Quick Looks: Piiiiink!

I've decided to go ahead and start doing makeup looks, because I love them. I'm starting a new series, "Quick Looks" for the things I do for school, or real quick one day. The first one is very simple and easy to achieve:

All this is is liquid eyeliner, mascara, and bold pink lips.

Eyes:

Urban Decay Liquid Liner in Perversion

Benefit They're Real! Mascara

Lips:

EOS Lip Balm Sphere

Revlon Just Bitten Lipstain in Passion

Covergirl Lip Perfection Lipstick in Spellbound

A random Japanese lipgloss, that I have no idea how to say, or type or anything. it says Jewel Fever on it so... Here's what it looks like:

It's just a medium pink gloss, with gold shimmer flecks in it. Very basic, very pretty. I like it! Thanks mom! :) All for now. 

Thanks for reading!

~Emily

And now for something completely unrelated...

So the other day I was shopping with my mom at Kroger and decided I'd like to try and dye some of my hair purple! I found some temporary hair dye and took it home to try. This is what I got:

  This is Streekers Temporary Hair Color, in purple. It comes in a little cone shaped bottle, and it has a doe-foot applicator. It's immediately very watery, and kind of runny. The way you apply it to your hair is just brushing it on, like with lipgloss. This is the color I got:

Purple. Now, I have very dark brown hair, so this would definitely work better on blonde hair, or highlights. I had to really pack it on to get this color. This WILL stain your hands, and anything else it touches while the dye is wet. Trust me. I'd know...

 ...hands...

 ...forehead..

...the back of my neck...

Anything. All in all, it gets an iffy review from me. I wouldn't use this again, but it's perfect if you only want quick hair color for one night! It washes out after the first shampoo. 

Thanks for reading!

~Emily

Back in the Saddle- 31 Day Challenge: Day 7

So sorry! I've had a busy last few weeks, and haven't had enough time to sit down and do my nails. But it's a Sunday night, and I have plenty of time, so lets dive right in!

Today is Day 6, BLACK and WHITE nails, and I came up with this:

 This is OPI Mummy Knows Best, and Konad Special Black Polish stamped with the Bundle Monster plate bm20, which I neglected to take a picture of. :(  Anyway, I knew I wanted to do stripes, but I was watching a eye tutorial on YouTube today that inspired me to do rhinestones on them! I only did the rhinestones on my ring finger though, as an accent. The last picture is a close-up. Hope you like!

On a completely different, and slightly more serious note, I've really been getting into makeup lately, and I want to know if you think I should start doing makeup looks, reviews and such on here. Should I? I think it would be cool, and I think it would also give me a chance to practice a skill I'd really like to achieve. I already have a ton of makeup in my possession, so maybe part by part I could swatch it? I'm not sure, something to think about. It's really been weighing on my mind lately.

Another thing that has been weighing on my mind is that nobody ever voices their opinions! I don't know if you know this, but I can track how many people view my blog daily, and in what countries. It would appear that people in Europe and Asia have viewed my blog! Europe and Asia! Why don't you people comment or something? I'm a fourteen year old girl, and I get excited very easily. That would make my day! You have no idea how happy I get when I see someone I've never spoken to follow, or comment, or even view! So please, make yourselves known. I'm not asking you to follow, (even though that would probably make me pass out,) but when I ask questions, like above, I really do want to know your opinions. Think about it?

EDIT: For the record, people in the US, Brazil, Sweden, Canada, Russia, Thailand, Austria, Australia, Egypt and Chile have viewed my blog this week. Yep. I wasn't lying, I really can see you.

Thanks for reading.

~Emily