I present to you... a great giveaway!

So I am apart of this amazing group on Facebook called Show me your top coats. Well a fellow member Kara is running an awesome giveaway!

She is giving away the Essence Twilight Breaking Dawn set. (Which I need to get my pretty little hands on) I have not been able to get a hold of these beauties so far in Minnesota! 

Here is her picture of the beauties! 

You can go and enter her giveaway here

You better hurry and enter because this giveaway ends on Sunday November 11th.

(Sorry International ladies this one is only open to USA this time)

Thank you Kara for running an awesome giveaway!!!

November 8 - No H8

Bullying is not funny. It is not cool. It is not right. And more importantly, it is not okay.

 Most of us are, thankfully, residents of countries that support tolerance and many of our families have settled in these places simply for that reason. Generations later, it is our responsibility to perpetuate that message of tolerance across our new social platforms, including the internet. 

 As members of the nail polish blogging community, we all share a love of beauty, color, and lacquer. Other than that, we are remarkably different: from our race to our religion to our hair color...even to our polish application techniques. To marginalize anyone because of those differences is completely unacceptable and today I take a stand against that. I refuse to allow other people's view of "normal" dictate how I behave, believe, and blog. 

 In solidarity with a multitude of bloggers linked below, my purple manicure represents my proud commitment to the No H8 movement. Today, November 8, I dedicate my post to ending bullying of any kind and to encouraging diversity and imperfection among our colorful community.

So my mani for today is Nicole OPI - Prized Possession Purple topped with Essie - Matte About You and my accent nail is Sally Hansen - Disco Ball also mattified.

Down below are other blogs supporting this movement! You can check out their pages on the links below.

-Carrie

November Nail Art Challenge - Day 3

Well today is day 3 of the challenge. Something inspired from a tutorial. At first I was going to do Saran Wrap nails because I really want to try it out, but then decided not to do it.

So off to the Internet I went. Well last night I was going through my pinterest and I was swooning over Essie Starry Starry Night... I pinned that over a year ago thinking oh that's so pretty - one day I have to get it. Well.... come to find out last night - it's like impossible. Well unless one comes on Ebay and your willing to spend some major dollars and I am talking over 100. I just love the look! Anyway so I was looking up dupes and such and came across galaxy nails. I thought ok this should be fun!

So today I decided to try out Galaxy nails. I think mine turned out ok.... I was looking for more of a wow factor and maybe my glitter coat is too much glitter I don't know. Anyway.

I found my tutorial at Beauty by Clara you can check it out and see her wonderful galaxy nails on the link. I did not see any watermarks on her pictures so I decided not to post a picture of hers here.

Here is what I used : 

Pure Ice - Black Rage

Wet n Wild - Metallica 

Wet n Wild - SaGreena the Teenage Witch

Wet n Wild - Buffy the Violet Slayer

Sally Hansen - Hot Magenta

Sally Hansen - Disco Ball

Top Coat - Seche Vite

So here you have it my day 3 nails! I am really not looking forward to day 4. I have no idea what delicate nails are, and from what I have found it's a lot of lace looking nails... well I don't have stamping plates so we shall see how this goes. Day 4 is going to be a challenge for me! 

Nail Mail - Giveaway Prize from Artful Tips

So last week I won a total of 4 polish related giveaways! I couldn't believe my luck - and to think I didn't win the lottery at all last weekend, Oh well! 

Today I got my first prize! This one was from Artful Tips' facebook page. It was to get 50 followers. The prize was a complete surprise so I was really excited to get this box today!


Here is what I got -

I got a Cosmetic Caddy - which will work great for putting my clean up brush and homemade striper brushes in. Nail care sticks. A nail buffer thing. 2 Fast dry NYC polishes (East Village and Flat Iron Green) Lastly I got these mini bottles of nail art... they almost look like beads. 

Here is a closer look of the nail art bottles.

Anyone know how to use these? 

It was a great surprise and I realized that I love getting nail mail.... this could be really bad for the hubby :)

Have a great day everyone and keep warm (it's cold here in Minnesota)

November Julep Box

So when I took the style quiz on the Julep website it said I was Classic with a Twist. I felt that it just wasn't me so I chose to be a Boho Glam. Well this month I had to go with the It Girl box. The colors just fit me best. Although this is not my first experience with matte (I tried matte last year when I bought a bottle of Essie's Matte About You top coat) it was my first experience with suedes. I have to say I am digging it! I wore Hailee all weekend with no top coat and no chips until Monday! Which is much longer than I thought it would last. 

I was feeling a little under the weather this past weekend so I did not take any pictures of my nails - but I do plan to wear them again and take pictures. 

Here is a picture of my box

I got Hailee, Nora, and Matte Top Coat

I also got 3 to go nail polish remover pads. I like carrying these in my purse or in the car!

If you are interested in the Julep monthly program you can click on my Julep Maven tab on top for more details!

November Nail Art Challenge Day 2

Hello everyone! Hope all is well! I just want to remind everyone to go out and vote!

 I am so excited to show you my day 2 challenge nails. Day 2 is Polka Dots, I have had my dotting tools for a few weeks now (Thanks to my Mom!) and this was the first time i got to use them. I think they turned out awesome! I also have been researching on taking better nail photos. I think these are a great improvement compared to my last post. 


Just a quick reminder of what you will be seeing this month through the challenge.

Here they are!

(Much better right?)

I just adore the colors. I think it works perfect for fall! I call this a success! 

I used Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Pumice for the base and the dots on my accent nail. 

Then I used Sinful Colors Rain Storm to do the dots as well as the base of my accent nail.

I picked up the Sally Hansen Pumice on clearance at Target and I have to say I know why. This was a pain to apply it was thick and streaky and the brush was a nightmare. It was not like my other Complete Salon Manicure polishes I have. 

I look forward to the next day of the challenge! 

November Nail Challenge - Day 1

I hope everyone's Halloween was great! We had a great time decorating the yard and carving pumpkins. We had so many compliments! Although we were pretty much done handing out candy at 7:30. It almost makes me sad because I remember trick or treating and it was always on until 9:30 sometimes even 10:00. I guess times have changed big time.

Anyway I am so excited because today is day 1 of the November nail challenge I decided to join. Here is the schedule -

When I thought of rainbow I knew right away I wanted to do dots. Well then I saw that the next challenge was polka dots so I decided to skip it. So I went on pinterest for inspiration and I found it almost right away. I decided to try out a rainbow gradient method. This was my very first attempt at this and although it's not perfect, I am IN LOVE with my nails :)

PS Please forgive the pictures... This is my first "photo shoot" and I am still working on what is comfortable. 

So here it is:

So there it is! Again I apologize for the picture quality. I hope to get better with time! 

Can't wait for the next one! Polka Dots!