tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89565972940130208662024-03-05T09:22:01.601-08:00Mommy's ManisSharing a busy mommy's nails with the world!rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-16696802897552758592014-10-20T06:00:00.000-07:002014-10-20T06:00:09.087-07:00Exposure aka Sometimes I do glitterYou know how glitter is so pretty and sparkley and it just mesmerizes you? <br />
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Yep. That just happened.<br />
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I am often impressed by how good of photos I can take with an ipad. Seriously.<br />
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This is from the Kiss nails gradation trio. It is called Exposure. It is a gold glitter gradient kit with the last layer also having some large holo glitters in them. They have a pink, gray, and blue according to the website but I didn't see the blue when I was at the store last time. Its probably too popular. Or my Walmart makeup section is too busy looking like a war zone. I want the other colors though.<br />
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I also used a new to me top coat from Poshe. Totally in love with it. This wore for 4 days before I wore enough off at the ends, I decided to switch colors.<br />
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But let me tell you. Removal was TERRIBLE. I couldn't find my acetone and used non-acetone remover which took FOREVER with a glitter polish.So, always, always use 100% acetone for glitter polish. Non-acetone just doesn't soak off very well.<br />
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So yeah, $6-7 range for a trio. Super easy. Super fun. Available at Walmart, Target, I think you can even get them at Walgreens and the like. Get 100% acetone for removal and save yourself heartache. (a rule for glitter that I ignored and suffered!)<br />
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P.S. Wondering about my peely sad nails? This post is from before the Essie nail wraps. So, any sad nails are literally just my genes. ;) <br />
<br />rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-73294865730528148732014-10-15T15:05:00.000-07:002014-10-15T15:05:00.125-07:00Zoya ZivI am in love with this polish.<br />
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<br />I love it enough, I photographed it on day 3 with tip wear and still have to share it.<br />
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Its the same foil/metallic awesome as Zoya Hazel but in gold. Its like liquid joy in a bottle. Its a great gold, not too yellow and not too silver/gray.<br />
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Grab it on Zoya.com or your favorite retailer (but since its not a new color, wait for a sale). And thanks to the awesomeness of this polish, I have a list of Zoya foils to buy on the next sale for myself. What is your favorite Zoya foil? I have heard Trixie is a must have, so its top of my list.rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-2704328560769750412014-10-13T06:00:00.001-07:002014-10-13T06:00:05.588-07:00Essie Sleek Stick UV cured Nail AppliquesSo I found these at my local DollarTree and decided to give them a try.<br />
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I have tried vinyl nail appliques in the past and have had mixed results with them. I applied mine similarly to Jamberry (if you have heard of them before). I didn't actually heat the wraps with a rice pack to seal on, but I did use heat and pressure to attach them to my nails. I will report back on removal. I have had really bad removal with Jamberry (losing the top layer of my nails leading to breakage for MONTHS) and its hard to want to use the rest of the wraps I own already. Since these were only $1, and I honestly couldn't tell what they would be like inside the package, I decided to give them a shot. I actually thought they would be more like sheets of nail polish like a different brand, but they are not.<br />
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Don't Cheetah on Me is a textured sticker/applique. So the wrap felt very similar to Jamberry. I trimmed off a large amount of the length of the wrap with a nail scissors, and then filed off the end with the included file. I decided to go ahead and compare it to a tried true nail polish combo, so its every other nail with OPI's Color of Minnie (a lovely blue flashing red).<br />
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(Yes the polish is already chipped, its because my nail has literally chipped up in layers. It is sad. Cry with me).<br />
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I wore these wraps and polish for 5 days. The ends actually did as well or BETTER than Jamberry. Yes, color me surprised. However, and this is a BIG however. I carefully and slowly removed these with oil (per the box insert) and I literally have loose strings of nail peeling off from about halfway up the nail toward the tip. I will be doing a nail treatment with Orly Nailtrition to grow out the sad peelies. Hopefully it grows out before a Halloween witchy party a friend is throwing. <br />
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Unrelated to nails, but look my Obedient plant BLOOMS! Its been blooming for a couple of weeks now, but it finally turned cooler so its not covered in bees. When it is covered in bees there are little black fuzzy butts sticking out the purple flowers. Its amusing but not as pretty as the purple flowers.<br />
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To be honest, not my fave. I think it looks a little flat for a Pixie dust. I did photos with a thin coat of top coat to make it more sparkly. And, it was harder to remove than the 'traditional' pixie because of the large glitters in there. But the geek chic in me means, I will wear it again. <br />
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The Doctor:
Oswin, I am so sorry. But you are a Dalek. The milk, Oswin. The milk
and the eggs for the soufflé. Where—where—did it all come from? <br />
<strong>Oswin</strong>: Eggs...<br />
The Doctor: It wasn't real. It was never real.<br />
<strong>Oswin</strong>: Eggs... ter... min... ate. Exterminate...<br />
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rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-11572127534324853862014-10-01T06:00:00.000-07:002014-10-01T06:00:04.072-07:00Zoya DreamOne upon a time I pained my nails all the time. Then I stopped because I don't have time to take good photos for a blog. But that is silly because every once in a while a girl just has to share pretty nails. Even when she uses a laptop webcam and forgets to crop the crap. Look my 4 year old's clothes for tomorrow!<br />
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The polish is actually darker than this IRL - very much a royal blue color. And the tiny scattered holo in there is just breath taking. What can I say I love Zoya polishes. <br /><br />
This color is from the winter/holiday 2013 collection. Its still available on Zoya.com and can be found elsewhere as well. Zoya's retail for $9, but I always buy during promos or a sale, so I know I paid less.rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-79116140678560099572014-09-18T09:00:00.000-07:002014-09-18T09:00:11.642-07:00OPI Suzi Loves CowboysRemember when I used to blog? School is turning out to be stressful, so blogging (and painting my nails) is back! By Back I mean: "hey I took these photos on my ipad' and 'ugh i need a break from anatomy, lets paint nails.' This sort of thing is SURE to bring all the readers in.<br />
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OPI Suzi loves Cowboys is a dark brown cream. I would say its a super dark chocolate brown, but I held my hands up to some 85% cocoa chocolate it it looked light. So maybe it is just 'Hershey's special dark' chocolate brown. I can't tell as I am a chocolate snob - or at least I try to be.<br />
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This polish from the OPI Texas collection that came out in spring 2011. Yes SPRING. This is not a spring color. It is however a great fall color. Even though I already chipped mine and it has been less than 24 hours. Ah the downside of dark colors.<br />
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I thought the formula was great. Two coats had some light patches on the nail, but they weren't too bad IRL. I can see them a LOT in the photos though.rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-78483378957804544262013-06-12T09:00:00.000-07:002013-06-18T06:42:58.737-07:00Influenster Spring Fever Vox Box! and imPRESS nailsThis is my second Vox Box form Influenster. Its a neat program that sends out samples of full size products for bloggers to try out and share with the internet world. <br />
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Sorry for the crappy photo, my camera's size setting was set at a smaller scale than I thought. I wasn't able to crop the crap<br />
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<b>In the box was:</b><br />
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<li>Secret Outlast Clear Gel Antiperspirant/Deodorant - supposed to be good for 48 hours!</li>
<li>NYC New York Color Applelicious Blossy Lip Balm - delivers color, shine and moisture </li>
<li>Tastykake Kandy Bad Kakes - mine was made with Reese's peanut butter, but there is also Smores and Peppermint flavors </li>
<li> OSiS Dust It - mattifying powder that adds root lift, texture and control</li>
<li>Broadway Nails imPRESS Press-On Manicure - press on nails that supposedly lasts up to a week </li>
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<b>What did I think? </b><br />
I will be reviewing the imPRESS press on nails. So being a nail gal, I was sort of excited by these. There are cute (a water marble look), they are easy and fast. My nails have been growing out some. They are at the point where I am pretty proud of them. But I had an unfortunate incident and tore the nail on my middle finger. Perfect time to try press on nails, right? Sure.<br />
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So these weren't too bad to put on. I had some issues finding ones htat fit really well. My pointer fingers have pretty flat nail beds, so I had issues finding a nail that would fit it. Also, I guess my middle finger nail is either wide, or has a really short nail bed. That one felt SO long.<br />
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You can see the edges of my nails under the pointer finger, but the white-ish edge of the middle finger is just fuzz that caught on the excess glue. The one was far longer than the edge of my finger, unlike the others. My current nails are about end of my fingertips which are good for typing and not scratching people accidentally. Actually my smaller nails, like my pinky, my nail almost showed at the end of the press on. <br />
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And worse. When I took them off they started tearing at my nails. Like pulling up a layer at the end and peeling it off. :( I have two nails I claim as casualties to the press-on glue pulling up the ends. To be fair, they stuck on like CRAZY. If i was willing to wear them for a week or so until they came off on their own, they might have come off easier.<br />
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So easy and fast, yes. Thick acrylic tips, yes. Wear them again. Never.<br />
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If your nails are longer than mine, or you don't often have issues with peeling tearing nails, you can check out the fun colors and prints here. http://impressmanicure.com/<br />
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rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-5897491105887773862013-06-04T06:00:00.000-07:002013-06-04T06:00:06.680-07:00Maybelline Sandstrom and Hard Candy Black Tie OptionalIts summer! My laptop is fixed!<br />
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The kids and I have no been adjusting so well to a rainy beginning of summer (read TICKS!!! ewwww, and lots of messes, and no time for school), so I have had a little drugstore retail therapy this week. I got a few Maybelline limited edition polishes and knocked off a lemming with Hard Candy Black Tie Optional.<br />
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Maybelline Sandstorm is a light tan/beige cream. The first coat was pretty streaky, but the second coat left me with a perfect background for glitter. What? you don't look at neutral shades as great backgrounds for glitter? You poor dears.<br />
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Enter my lemming. To be fair my lemming was a black and white glitter top coat. I have decided I am not that into indie polishes in general. The ones I have I really like, but I just like walking into a store and walking out with polish. Its more exciting. I missed the China Glaze black and white glitter a few months ago, and HC Black Tie Optional has been sold out at most of the stores I have been to until Thursday afternoon. In a stressful store trip to buy paper towels for mess cleaning and Oreos for 'positive behavior reinforcement' I went down the nail polish aisle. And it was there. Actually they had more than one of every color in the display. But, I only walked away with black tie optional. *pat on the back*<br />
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It went on like a dream. I only needed one coat for this coverage. My other hand I applied the top coat a little thicker and I didn't like it as much. <br />
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I love this manicure! Its fun and still classy. I will totally wear this again. It chipped on the second day, but I was helping someone move in, so that manicure got a workout. (And hey no nails chipped so wohoo!)<br />
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Maybelline limited edition polishes run for $3 at Walmart. The Hard Candy polishes were all $4. I buy all my polishes myself. With cash too, like a responsible budget following person. Or like someone not leaving a paper trail. You decide.rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-53734068918051373832013-05-21T11:44:00.000-07:002013-05-21T11:44:00.549-07:00OPI Up Front and PersonalI have been wearing this for 4 days now waiting for sunlight to take photos. I give up. Its been dreary, cloudy, rainy, and filled with Tornado warnings. Spring is finally here in Kansas!<br />
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OPI Up Front and Personal is a sheer gold with bits that reflect red and gold in the sun. Its from the Spring 2010 Brights collection.<br />
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This is 2 coats. I knew it was going to sheer, so I decided to embrace it. A lot of people hate seeing visible nail lines. If that is you STAY AWAY. This really is a sheer color. For me, I think sheer colors look really clean and tidy.<br />
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But, this gold is a really flattering color. Its not very yellow, and the red and green sparkles will keep you staring at your hands when you stop at red lights or sit near a window.<br />
<br />This is an older collection, but I think the color is still pretty popular. Its easily found on Amazon in the $5-6 range. I bought mine from a discount beauty supply store online. rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-79963657670742866392013-05-14T06:00:00.000-07:002013-05-14T06:00:04.256-07:00OPI You Calling Me a Lyre?My laptop fell and cracked the screen. So its in the shop until June. Awesome. Next week's post is ready to go, and the only desktop we have has Ubuntu as the operating system. If you don't know what that is, well I don't either. It can't run my preferred photo software for cropping photos. So I am on strike. Plus, my husband graduates this Friday with his associate's degree. FINALLY. Its only taken since before our fist child was born over 5 years ago. Ha! And we will have family visiting for a week. If I disappear for a bit, I will be back.<br />
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Ready for some nude nails? Oh the scandal!<br />
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This is one of my favorite types of nail polish. Its great as a go with anything polish. Its also ideal type for musicians, sign language interpreters, and others that can't wear color. Or even if you like color, its nice to change it up!<br />
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OPI 'You Calling Me a Lyre?' is from the NYC Ballet Soft Shades collection in Spring 2012. They are all sheer or semi sheer soft colors. They actually are described as sorbet colors. Sorbet means they are super glossy and somewhat sheer. This is a new term for me. I guess Jelly is like what you get with Jello, and sorbet is more like turkey gravy (at least the way I grew up making it without flour added, just some starch to thicken the broth/drippings). <br />
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This one is a light peach tinted pink. This color reminds of the color of pointe shoes and I want to go watch some movie or TV show about ballet students now.<br />
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I know some people have claimed this color/collection is streaky. I did not experience that with this color. I know a few of the colors I did add a drop or two of polish thinner to combat streaks. It might help that I am applying it in the winter and its cold and dry.rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-19484526276795330632013-05-07T06:00:00.000-07:002013-05-07T06:00:01.097-07:00Bootie Babe Pink SlinkLast week's post was draining, so you know what that means, pink polish. Also, I have started doing nail polish swaps. Its the awesome of nail mail and the freeing joy of getting rid of polishes I will never wear.<br />
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Bootie Babe (the brand) was created by a man. No surprise here. Have you see the butt on the bottle? Its like sexual harassment being marketed to women. *sigh* I did not photo the butt. It felt almost lewd. This bottle shot was just in my hand while checking lighting.Outdoors was too bright, and I ran out of batteries before I took another shot.<br />
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I got Pink Slink in a mystery box blog sale. Its a spring pink creme. Coverage evened out in 2 coats for the most part, but it was streaky. Its a nice spring color on me, but I would not really recommend it. See below.<br />
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Now this is an older polish (made in 2011), so if you buy new ones from the company, ignore the next rant. They fixed it, but since I am reviewing the one I have here it goes. The handle is a BEAST. Its short and wide. Even my 5 year old had issues. And the brush is teeny. I think the brush are the main causes for streaky hot mess. Ugh.<br />
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As an aside, when I was looking up info on the company I found out when this polish was sold they retailed for $6 and could be found on sale for $4. Now they run $12 for the bottle and clearance at $8. I guess that longer handle led to a 100% increase in costs. :-P So yeah. Love the color, not a fan of formula and less a fan of the brush/bottle. I would probably go pick up a drug store light pink cream for less than $6 and be happy with it.<br />
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Here is the tiny bottle compared to a Sinful Colors bottle. The SC is about half used and there is still more polish than in the BB. <br />
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If you want to buy this brand to give out as gag gifts or to your favorite chauvinist pig, you can google the company name and find them. They do not have a regular line, so if you like a color you see, buy it. <br />
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P.S. I only reviewed this because I decided to review everything I wear if I have a camera handy. But now I want to go pink cream polish hunting.<br />
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Every morning we wake up and eat the same thing for breakfast. Even if he is sick or not hungry, the food has to be put onto the table with chairs up to it and all proper looking. Unwanted food is dumped on the floor, thrown across the room, left in another room, or when he is being nice abandoned. Abandoned food does not mean he is finished eating though. Food removed when abandoned, but he was hungry will lead to tantrums, attacks, and food getting dumped.<br />
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His days are spent emptying kitchen cupboards, emptying bookshelves, emptying bags of chips or flour or any food that is left out to be danced in and on. My days are spent eternally cleaning. I clean up the broken glass of the nice teapot then go clean up the dirt that came from the house plant that is no longer with us. I re-fold laundry, re-wash everything. <br />
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When he is sick I get a break. He will only want to lay around, snuggle, and watch movies. At those times, the only messes are bodily fluids. Then his sister gets sick. By the time I get sick he is better. So the house is trashed worse than usual. <br />
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Having a child with autism is a great form of birth control. I don't know if I can imagine having an infant around my child. I can't imagine the infant staying safe around him. He does not do well with most baby pets. He has the curiosity of a 15 month old that is newly walking, but the physical reach and power to move chairs and climb cabinets. <br />
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Many of my friends have large families (5+ children). Most of them do not have special needs children. The ones that do have special needs have some physical medical conditions. They might require expensive medical surgeries, but there is no question that the child will be able to be a normal part of society. They will someday move out. They will be able to hold down a job. They won't be looked at and pitied.<br />
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The larger families I know with children with special needs have less severe disabilities. When their child no longer qualifies for government paid services and they get angry because their child has progressed so much in the last 6-8 months when they had service. No longer giving this to their child is not 'fair.' But what is fair?<br />
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I just wish my child would call me mom. I wish he would call anyone mom. I wish requests from him were in sign language, picture cards or on an electronic device. Instead my requests are getting a cup shoved into my face (that means he wants a drink). If I am ignoring him and working on school, requests will be in the form of him grabbing my head and butting my face with his forehead. That sounds cute, but its painful. I end up with black eyes, scratches, bruises, and more from him. I usually end up taking tylenol or ibuprofen at least once a week for a headache that was from trauma. I have scars on my arms from where he pinches when he is upset or in pain.<br />
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We purchase extended warranties for everything we buy. We usually have to use them as well. Most people purchase a $500 laptop and expect it to last a few years until they want to upgrade. We expect it to be broken at least 4 times a year. Keys will be ripped off, water/milk/whatever will be spit onto it. Our laptop before this one we sent in for repairs probably 6 times in the first year. Most of the things breaking were not the manufacturer's faulty device. It was accidental damage.<br />
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We get kicked out of the movie theater at the matinee showing on a weekday because he has thrown a shoe and we cannot find it. We can't go to sit down restaurants because it takes too long for food to show up. And its noisy. The lighting is different. The food is different. He will soon outgrow the high chairs that we use the 2-3 times a year we try to go to a restaurant when we visit family of they are in town.<br />
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There is more, but that is just a small idea of what things are like in my house. Its exhausting. Painting my nails is a way I take care of me. It is a way I can still be feminine unlike the scratches, bumps, and bruises. It forces me to sit down and do nothing for 10-20 minutes while my nails dry. It is rather inexpensive, and the supplies don't take up much space. It is a good fit for me and my life.rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-66953000422243229542013-04-23T06:00:00.000-07:002013-04-23T06:00:03.013-07:00Zoya GeiGei compared to Sinful Colors Glass PinkIt has been spring for a month now and I am still sending my children to school in coats. Yes full on coats. I even put the mittens back on them too. Its cold here. Not like January, but hello is April. I remember as a child that the last week or so of April was always the worst at school. The official date the AC would turn on was May 1st. Well guess what, they won't be needing the AC any time soon. <br />
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Light. Shiny. Perfect spring color. Or the pink to brighten the winter blues. Its the color of the palest flowers welcoming warmer weather. I love pinks! (Sorry the bottle shots are out of focus, I will try again before this actually posts to get clearer photos. Its been cloudy and gloomy lately.)<br />
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Imagine my surprise when I pulled out Gie Gie from the last Zoya sale (that I participated in) in January. If you hang out at the $2 polish racks at drugstores, you might think this color looks familiar. It IS! Its very close to the color Glass Pink by Sinful colors. Glass pink is a bit lighter, and GeiGei is more color intense. But formula wise, Glass Pink was blown out of the water. <br />
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One coat looks pretty similar. Sheer. Pink with a silvery shimmer. Left to right: Zoya, Sinful Colors, Zoya, Sinful colors.<br />
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Second coat is where the truth comes out. GieGie actually looks pink. Glass Pink is still sheer.<br />
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Sinful Colors Glass Pink.<br />
Pros: Easy to find. Cheap! This costs $2 retail, but Walgreens often has sales so you can find this for $1.<br />
Cons: Sheer. If you like this, buy it. I was disappointed by the sheerness of the color is why I haven't been wearing it. By the time I get to 4 coats and opacity, I bump my nails. Then I have to start again. Nightmare. But for days I feel like a sheer sparkly pink, this is great.<br />
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Zoya Gie Gie.<br />
Pros: Easy to use formula. Opaque in 2 coats.<br />
Cons: Cost. This is $8 retail and though its starting to show up in more places to purchase retail, its still harder to find in stores on a whim. That means you need to plan your purchase, and if you are cheap like me find a sale. <br />
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This is so not related, but I LOVE the name of this polish. The name reminds me of the (male) cat from Kiki's
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This week I made my first bulk nail polish purchase since August from Tonynail.com. Its almost all discount 'clearance' brands and colors that no one will probably recognize. I am pretty excited though. I think I have worn everything IN my nail polish bin. "New Toys!" said just like in Toy Story 3. I got a few of the bigger brand names (OPI and China Glaze) as well as some top and base coats, so I am excited for this package!<br />
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Zoya Emme is a pearly pink from the Ooh-La-La collection Summer 2009. <br />
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This polsih sucked. Yeah I said it. The color is pretty. I don't even necessarily mind brush strokes since I am a fan of metallic and frost finishes. But bubbles on the nail and problems drying are a different matter. I waited 30 min and it was still soft. It didn't even feel like it was going on that thick. Thicker than many of my Zoyas, but no thicker than other colors. So I left my fingerprint. I checked all the other fingers an hour after I took photos. They all got fingerprints. Awesome right? Not so much.<br />
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Most of the finger prints leveled as it finally dried, but who has time to wait an hour for polish to dry? Maybe some people do, but I do not.<br />
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This is where I was planning on ending the post. But, while writing up this post, I decided to try it out myself. I added Beauty Secrets Nail Polish Thinner from Sally's. Usually I add about 4 drops. This time I gave it a good squeeze. Not a ton, but probably 2-3 times my typical 'dose.' It worked. Awesome right? Sure its great that it dries easier. Its great that it was far less streaky when I applied it. Its great that there were no more bubbles. Unfortunately, I had to add thinner to make the polish usable. And this was literally my first time opening the bottle. So, buy this color with caution, or at least a bottle of thinner on hand.<br />
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P.S. Keep an eye out on Zoya's facebook page. They have traditionally had an Earth day promo involving discounted polishes and a special so you can send in your bad for the environment polish for them to recycle. Earth day is April 22nd. rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-70238953650588149042013-04-09T06:00:00.000-07:002013-04-09T06:00:12.820-07:00Zoya Jules with Zoya BlazeALIIIIIVEEE!<br />
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Its finals week! Plus, I get a week off between finals for Winter term and the Spring term. So I am blogging. Hurrah! I am going to try and spend my 15 hours not studying to line up a few weekly blog posts by at least doing photos. I hope to get enough posts in the next two weeks to publish once a week until the end of Spring term (in July). That is the goal at least. I will reevaluate time when my husband graduates from the local community college in May.<br />
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Today's nails are two toned. Zoya Jules is a grayed champagne metallic. It was from the Spring 2011 Intimate collection. Zoya Blaze was part of the holiday 2012 Ornate collection. It is a mulberry red with micro holo glitter. Sorry I didn't get a good photo of the holo. <br />
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I have been busy in the garden. Its finally warm enough for the green weeds to show up. I took photos outside because I could. Look at that green!<br />
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Jules was like most metallics from Zoya. Sort of runny. So watch out for cuticle flooding. I ended up with 3 coats. The lighting and contrast with the red make this look more like it might be a manicure hand color for me. It is not. It looks like it would match some pearl finish beige pumps I had almost 20 years ago. So I guess that is why people call it 'vintage' or 'old lady.' Not the most flattering neutral for me, but it is a nice finish that goes well with lighter spring neutral wardrobe options.<br />
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Blaze was a different type of formula. It left no brush marks and the finish was more like a jelly. Shiny! I did two coats and I could see a bit of visible nail line. in the right light.<br />
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Overall Imrepssions:<br />
Love them both! But, I think I won't wear them together again. The gold shimmer in the Jules seemed to compete with the silvery holo glitter in Blaze and distracted from both at least in certain lights. In the bottle, Jules was far more gray looking than on the nail. Now if I was staying indoors the whole time, it works pretty well together. But bright light and outdoor light pulls out the gold.rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-50987933186547076812013-01-09T06:30:00.000-08:002013-01-09T13:34:48.792-08:00Zoya Daul and FayeSorry for no post earlier this week. Turns out my 3 year old has asthma. And I started going back to school this week. Its been an eventful couple of days.<br />
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Here are the colors that look like they could almost be dupes on paper.<br />
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First up is Faye. Faye is from the Summer 2011. Its a mauve purple with lots of gold microglitter. This isn't like standard glitter, its glitter look without the glitter clean up. LOVE!<br />
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This is somewhat sheer, so either layer it up or just appreciate it on its own. Its not as sheer looking in person as in macro photos.<br />
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Zoya Daul is from fall 2012 Diva Collection. Its a deep purple with gold micro glitter. I apologize for this photo, but somehow all the other ones I had of this color on its own were terrible. So, mediocrity wins.<br />
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Again, this is a a more sheer color. Much more purple than Faye. Because of the purple, the gold glitter is less yellow in appearance.<br />
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And, slightly out of focus; Faye, Daul, Faye. So you can see how the shimmer looks in the light.<br />
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So go check out the Zoya Promo. Three free polishes $10 ship or free ship with $25 purchase.<br />
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Sorry for the crappy bottle shots! I promise the fingers are prettier. Danni on left, Adina on right.<br />
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Danni is from Zoya's Spring 2011 collection. Its a lovely bright purple with a pink shimmer. They describe it as an enchanted orchid metallic. All I know is its purple and pretty.<br />
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I am guessing this is because I bought this bottle in a blog sale, but application was TERRIBLE. It was thick sort of goopy. I have only run across that once with Zoya polishes and what do you know, it was from the same blog sale. Needless to say, I was pretty fed up with it. But, it was a one coat wonder...sort of. I will thin this down if I wear it again. I am not a huge fan of purples, so that may or may not happen any time soon.<br />
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Next up is Zoya Adina. Also from a spring collection, 2010 this time, titled Reverie collection. Unlike Danni this one is a duochrome. I like to think of this like a purple opal. I know that makes no sense since opals are whites with color change, but it just does. Its a medium purple (not too different from Danni in intensity) with a color change to a purple/teal color. Some people call it a mermaid color because of the color change. <br />
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This polish is also very sheer. It took 2 thick coats to get full coverage on my short nails. If you are familiar with Zoya I would say the formula is about standard. Not super thin, but thinner than a lot of other brands that are only 3 free instead of the 4 free or 5 free polishes.<br />
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And now the finale. I painted every other nail with each color AND took photos outside. I got some really bright lighting thanks to all the snow that will never melt so enjoy these in true technicolor.<br />
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Turns out I really like them together so I think I will be sporting an ombre style 2 color skittles Manicure until I paint my nails again.<br />
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Like these colors? Love them? Starting Monday 1/7 there will be a special coupon for 3 free bottles of Zoya polish ($10 S&H, free S&H with $25 purchase). I will be blogging next week with more colors. I still have some yummy microglitters and pink posts in the works. If you don't have a Zoya account yet, sign up for <a href="https://www.artofbeauty.com/rd/01670D2B">one here</a>. You can start shopping and adding colors to your cart now and wait until you know exactly what you want before you actually buy.<br />
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Disclaimer, I bought these both myself. All opinions are my own. <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span>rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-83876207974678933602013-01-02T16:25:00.001-08:002013-01-02T16:26:59.813-08:00Three FREE bottles of Zoya nail polish!You can get 3 bottles of their nail polish (excluding the Spring 2013 colors) for FREE starting Jan 7th until Jan 13th.<br />
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You do have to pay shipping/processing charge of $10 for this.<br />
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If you don't want to pay shipping, you only need to buy $25 or more in other Zoya and Qtica products.That would be 4 colors and 2 color spoons, or some other combination. That example would get you to the bare minimum though<br />
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Don't have a Zoya account yet? Go make one here: https://www.artofbeauty.com/rd/01663B3B Then you can start adding the colors you want to your cart for Monday. I already have Zoya Jules in my cart. I just need to find my other two freebies!<br />
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Want to read the press release? <a href="http://zoyanailpolish.blogspot.com/2013/01/color-your-world-in-2013-with-zoya-nail.html">Go here</a>.<br />
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P.S. Expect a bunch of Zoya swatches over the next week. Anything I haven't swatched yet will be up!rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-38698157827722049452013-01-02T06:30:00.000-08:002013-01-02T06:30:03.797-08:00Different Dimensions "On Wednesday's We Wear Pink"Happy Wednesday! And its a Happy New year too! I have the perfect polish for y'all today. Its called "On Wednesday's we wear Pink" and as a HUGE fan of Mean Girls the movie, I had to try it. Plus its pink and I just love pink polishes!<br />
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I just wish they had "Wanna do something really fun? Wanna go to Taco Bell?" Because, that is totally my favorite line. I don't even know what color it would be, but I would probably try to sell something to get funds to buy it. Just for the name. Anyway, I digress.<br />
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On Wednesday's We Wear Pink is a pink milky based glitter. The glitter is lots of sizes and shades of pink with a little bit of green to blue holo glitter. I absolutely love it in the bottle.<br />
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This is over Monday's mani (China Glaze Sci-Fi). Can you see how that lavender shade of the chrome really pops under the pink milky base? The main sad part if that it dulled the shine of the undercolor. Not a big deal though. I also ended up adding an extra coat of Butter London topcoat after this photo to make it that much more shiny.<br />
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That being said, based on the photos in her etsy shop I thought the polish would look WAY different. I am guessing the swatch photo there is literally a jelly sandwich. I did 2 coats of to get this much coverage, but to match the shop photos I would have to tone down some of the glitter with something else. If you go look at her etsy store you will understand what I mean.<br />
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Its not like I disliked this polish, I almost like it MORE the way it is than the swatch photo, I was just surprised why what it was when I got it on the nail.<br />
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I did like the formula. It wasn't really thick, but the glitter didn't settle really hard and it dried in a reasonable amount of time. I did roll it a little before using. I also didn't have to fish for glitter or anything.<br />
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Disclaimer I bought this myself! I think there was a sale or discount (because that is how I roll) but you can pick this up anytime for $8.50 for a full size bottle in the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DIFFERENTdimension?ref=top_trail">Different Dimension's </a>etsy store. <br />
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China Glaze "Sci-Fi" is a metallic purple. Its from the 2009 Khrome collection which is a bunch of crome metallic colors. I actually thought it was more of a gray until I started playing around with the color and toppers and the lavender really came out.<br />
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Its a one coater, except that it tends to drag if you don't paint really fast and then let it fully dry. >.< So paint each nail fast, and don't go back to it until its fully dry, even if you miss a spot. If you do, you will see what happened to my middle fingernail. Not a killer, but if i weren't planning on layering this later in the week, I would add a second coat to that nail.<br />
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The color looks gray on my hands. Maybe its because its cloudy (snow is rolling in and by the time this post goes live Monday morning we should have at least an inch on the ground. It can pull off a metallic silver almost gunmetal color if you don't have gray next to it. It would be excellent for people that want a neutral that love wearing purples. Its just a Hint of color. <br />
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Disclaimer, I bought this myself. I got it online at a discount store (TonyNail) over the summer. It might be a bit hard to find since its a little older. But since it is in a discount site, I am guessing it might not be *that* hard to find.rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-17607152909333551132012-12-24T06:30:00.000-08:002012-12-24T08:35:04.823-08:00Different DImension "I've Been an Angel All Year"Sorry this is a little later in the day than usual, I haven't found my nail polish groove again. But I wanted to share my Christmas manicure. Well I might swap colors since I have another polish I haven't tried out yet, but as of right now, this is what I will be wearing tomorrow.<br />
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And even though its Christmas Eve, its just another day in our house. The husband is at work, we are dropping off food for LINK's Christmas Eve dinner. Link is the Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen. Its housed by the church directly across the street from the homeless shelter, and our church usually is responsible to serve 4 times a year, as well as helping with the holidays. This year we are doing Christmas Eve dinner.<br />
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Anyway onto the nails!<br />
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"I've been an Angel All Year" is a milky white base with white, silver, and blue (matte and sparkly) glitters. Its pretty, and not totally "Christmas" so I can wear it all winter. Funnily enough my other seasonal collection color IS totally christmas (red and green glitter bomb) so if I end up with another post this week sporting holiday nails, you all know why.<br />
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Also, sorry for the cuticles, i ran out of orange oil and its not coming until the post Christmas clearance at Sally's. And I bumped my nails so there is a dent in the middle finger. I don't mind it, so its staying.<br />
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Like, love it? Want some more of it? I bought this from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DIFFERENTdimension?ref=top_trail">Different Dimension's etsy shop</a>. As of this post she had a 20% off code (good until the 26th), so you can get your own for 20% off $8.50. She also has the option for overnight shipping including Saturday delivery if you NEED this for a New Year's party. <br />
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Now I am off to be domestic and super crafty awesome mommy (or at least to hand out cookie bribes and turn on Charlie Brown Christmas Special). I hope you all have a great holiday!rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-30489513126923651192012-12-21T06:00:00.000-08:002012-12-21T06:00:05.112-08:00Painting Salt Dough Ornaments with nail polishWhat do you do with those colors that you get that turn out to be a bad color for your skin tone, crappy formula, etc?<br />
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Here is one simple solution. Salt dough ornaments! Its Christmas Break here. That means no preschool and no autism resources for our area. <br />
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First make up a batch of salt dough. There are cooking recipes and non cooking recipes. I went with the easiest recipe I could find (i.e. no cooking)<br />
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1 cup salt<br />
2 cups all purpose flour<br />
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Mix flour and salt with a fork. Slowly add in water and mix into a dough. I used my hands at this point for mixing. Knead the dough for 5 minutes or until its a good consistency. You can roll this out and cut with cookie cutters. (We did ours free hand because I am awesome like that)<br />
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Bake at 200 for 2-3 hours. (I upped the oven to 325, the bottoms were slightly brown.)<br />
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Now once they are dry you can paint them.<br />
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You will want something over the table. I brought out part of the recycle bin (cereal box) and opened it up to cover most of the table. A paper plate will also work.<br />
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I was accompanied by a 2 year old and a 4 year old.<br />
<br />I regretted the nail polish as medium choice once we all started going. Especially since a few of the polishes I had pulled out to use up were from before 2006 and not 3 Free. If you haven't whiffed one of those lately, whew its STRONG!<br />
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But I used up one polish completely that was over 10 years old and with thinner it was still clumpy and streaky, and most of a green that looked terrible on me. And even a bit of the yellow that stained my nails. Overall I am quite happy.<br />
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So were my helpers. Even though the 2 year old won't pose, at least he helped paint!<br />
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The 2 year old kept painting everything red so we added a heart to the angel. <br />
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This was meant to be a giant heart, the back side she pained all green and said was a leaf. This side was decorated with Christmas Lights.<br />
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Top row (L to R) was a sun, then the baby Jesus, then candy cane. The baby Jesus we had to mix colors to get a brownish tan. Then his face was painted red several times by the resident red painter i.e. 2 year old. Eventually I said ok.<br />
Middle row was a holiday tree, wreath, candy canes.<br />
Bottom row was heart/Love, a doughnut with sprinkles. Glitter wreath with holly and one last candy cane.<br />
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In case yo are curious what sort of 'browning' a higher oven temp with do, the bottom right candy cane is flipped over to show the 'browned' side. Its very light.<br />
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I added some spare yarn and hung these on the tree. Happy Holidays!rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-91578807166684271482012-11-26T20:57:00.000-08:002012-11-26T20:57:16.135-08:00Blog hiatusHey ladies!<br />
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I will be taking a bit of a blog break. For one, my nails have been bare. I even sliced part of one on the blade of a
food processor. Don't worry it was off, I just assembling it. My hand is
fine. I have a chip in the nail. <br />
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Secondly, I have been busy, busy prepping for my upcoming surgery. That means cleaning the house, finding people to come in and help out, writing up a menu, and even freezer meals. If people are interested I can share the recipes I am making this week. They are all going to be freezer to crockpot meals for ease of preparation.<br />
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I will update when I get a chance. rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-2797931390812083372012-11-21T06:30:00.000-08:002012-11-21T06:30:03.388-08:00Ginger + Liz Heart BreakerRandom health issues will be posted at the end of this post. First on to the polish!<br />
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Ginger + Liz is a three free, vegan nail polish line aimed for 'trendsetters.' If you pay attention to the polishes I like, well they aren't so trendy. More classic with the occasional fun glitter bomb. They are also, IMO one of the more pricey nail polish lines and harder to find in person.<br />
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This is a cool color, but in direct sunlight it almost looks pink. There
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This photo was done in the shade to show more how the color. Its a little more purple, and even my skin color is a bit more accurate. I think the sun reflecting on the shimmer really made it look different in the sun. <br />
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Purples really aren't my color. I love them until I wear them. They make me look more pale and make my hands look funky colors. So I probably won't wear this unless its layered under another color. I didn't paint my other hand, or even keep it on for the 24 hours I usually like to wear polish just to see how it wears. Nothing wrong with the polish itself, just not a good color for me.<br />
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Ginger + Liz can be bought on their website or at Urbanoutfitters.com. It retails for $12 for a full size bottle. <br />
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Now for the health update. This might get a little gross. I will attempt to stick with medical terms though. In less than 2 weeks I will be having a tonsillectomy AND a septoplasty. At age 30. Yeesh.<br />
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I went into see an ENT (ear, nose, throat doctor) about my tonsilloliths and chronic upper respiratory infections (sinitus, tonsilitis, AND otitis media I hit all the areas he specialized in). Turns out the septum in my nose (the flesh between the two holes) is not in the middle. This is very typical and its usually not straight in the middle, but one of my nostrils is about 80% closed. That means its harder for my body to clean out the stuff in my nasal area, leading to infections and well a month of torture for me. So I get to plan for 2 weeks of my life to literally not do anything while I recover from a throat job and a nose job (nose job is all internal so it will look the same). I will get a schedule of friends/family that can help come in and play with the kids, do some cooking, cleaning, etc. while I heal. And then I get to hope I don't have complications. A big cause of complications is doing too much too soon. I plan to do as little as possible. And eat a TON of popsicles. Yay for frozen clear liquids! rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366992997140067774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956597294013020866.post-68818177961351635662012-11-19T06:30:00.000-08:002012-11-19T06:30:04.873-08:00Cupcakes for MondayStill taking a nail break of my own, but I have a 4 year old that BEGGED for some nail art. <br />
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I know, it should be pumpkin pie, but what can I say. Sometimes you just need cupcakes. Especially if you are 4 and you see mommy looking at nail art manicures on Pinterest.<br />
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We did a skittles manicure with colors she liked. Then white frosting was applied to the tips. After it dried I added sprinkles with the tip of a size 4 knitting needle. My dotting tool disappeared.<br />
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In case you are curious as to any of the colors, I will ID them.<br />
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Thumb: Booty Babe Hella Baloo<br />
Pointer: Essie Mint Candy Apple<br />
Middle: Zoya Lolly (matte!)<br />
Ring: Sinful colors Unicorn (FYI this color stains! Use a blocking base coat or wear less than 24 hours.)<br />
Pinky: Dare T. Wear Strip-Tease<br />Frosting: Orly Dayglow<br />
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P.S. My nails are still peeling and terrible. I keep trimming/filing and doing treatments. I am going into see a doctor tomorrow to discuss some health issues (like the fact that a 30 year old woman should have had her tonsils taken out back in the 80s *sigh*) and bring up the nails. My nails have never been really strong or nice, but this is crazy.<br />
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