Halloween Nails #1 - Bloody Nails

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It's October! And Halloween is just around the corner! I thought I would kick things off with a Halloween nail design I got from the lovely AndreasChoice on Youtube. It was a great design so I had to share it with any of you who have not seen the video.

What you will need:

• dark, red nail polish
• clear top coat polish
• dotting tool
• piece of paper

Video tutorial (not mine) is included down below.

(right hand, natural light)

(left hand, natural light)

(with flash)

(w/o flash)

I will try to do a couple of original Halloween nail designs and do a picture tutorial for each one this month, including one that has to do with my Halloween costume! Stay tuned & thanks for stopping by!

Credit goes to AndreasChoice for the video.

Nail Of The Day - Sephora by O.P.I. "Because I Said So"

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(flash, white background)

To celebrate the start of Fall, I wanted to change up my nail color to something darker and with a bit more sparkle, which is more my style anyway. I decided on "Because I Said So", a color from the Sephora by O.P.I. collection.

This polish is a dark burgundy color. This isn't the type of color that looks almost black when you apply more than 1 coat. It also has a bit of sparkle that gives "Because I Said So" good depth. It's noticeable but not in your face.


(flash, black background)

The best part about this polish is the formulation. Unlike my last NOTD, Zoya's Bela, this polish was not goopy in the slightest. No matter how many fresh coats I used, the nail polish is still easy to work with and put on.

(natural sunlight)

Sephora by O.P.I. can be found at any Sephora location.
Thanks for stopping by!

What I'm Lovin' - Summer 2011

I noticed I have not done any "What I'm Lovin'" posts all summer long. And seeing how that Fall officially starts for us here in the United States tomorrow, Sept. 23rd, I thought this would be the perfect time to post my favorites from the entire summer here in one gigantic post. Farewell Summer 2011, see you in 2012!

BEAUTY

Hard Candy Glamoflauge Heavy Duty Concealer

- Concealer used to never be enough until I purchased this one. Now I can use less makeup and have GREAT coverage for all my flaws. It's one of my holy grail products.

Murad Oil-Control Mattifier Lotion SPF 15

- Another holy grail product I found this summer. I got this for free as a sample size but I WILL purchase the full size. It does exactly what it says and does not break me out. Hallelujah!

Revlon's Grow Luscious Plumping Mascra

Loreal lipstick - Opulent Organza

NYX Nude On Nude Palette

- A perfect, and cheaper alternative, to the Naked Palette.

Essie - Mamba

Essie - Sand Tropez

Essie - Absolutely Shore

Zoya - Bela

Zoya - Willow

Zoya - Charla

B&BW Body Cream - Signature Vanillas in Berry

Neutrogena naturals fresh cleansing + makeup remover

HOME

B&BW Candle in Flower Shop

B&BW Candle in Strawberry Patch

FILM

Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part II (my love letter)

Fright Night

Drive

Crazy, Stupid, Love

Attack The Block

Bridesmaids

X-Men: First Class

Thor

TV(Basically the shows I've been catching up on before the Fall Season)

Sons Of Anarchy

Modern Family

Parks & Recreation

Breaking Bad

MUSIC

Katy Perry's Teenage Dream Album

Harry Potter Movie Scores (Yeah, I'm a Harry Potter Nut that way)

JLo Ft. Pitbull - On The Floor

Enrique Iglesias - Tonight

Afrojack - Take Over Control

TLC - All Their Classic Songs. I fell in love all over again.

BOOKS

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

- Had to read it before the American film adaptation comes out this Christmas

Nail Of The Day - Zoya's "Bela"

Three Light Coats + Seche Vite Top Coat

(with flash)

Today's color is a sheer nail polish color from Zoya called "Bela". It is a milky, creamy, baby pink color that just looks so adorable. And Bela is a star nail polish in its own right. It was featured in one of my favorite films last year, Black Swan. Here is the screenshot.

(with natural light)

As I mentioned before, this is a sheer color with one light coat so Bela works great as a french manicure color. Bela is also build-able to be opaque with two thick coats or three light coats. And as always, with one coat of Seche Vite, my nails dried within minutes.

And look, Bela is the exact same color as my Ipod cover. It was meant to be...

Click here to view and purchase from Zoya's website.

Thanks for stopping by!

Free Target Beauty Bag. Hurry!

Just earlier today (Sunday, 8/28), Target posted a new Beauty Bag available that comes with free beauty products. I'll forward anyone reading this to DrugstoreDiva's post about it since it contains more detail and is where I heard about this free beauty bag. All you have to do is fill out a short survey and your address and they will send it to you, for free. You will have to hurry over beauty because this beauty bag runs out quickly.

NOTE: The Target site is running very slow but try anyway.

Hope you get a free Beauty Bag!

Nail Polish Haul - 8/20/11

Ahh!!! It's finally here! My order from Zoya! From now on I'm going to report on any of the new Zoya deals that involve getting free nail polish. It's the only time I order from Zoya.com. This time, I was able to get 3 Zoya nail polishes for the price of one (price includes shipping). Since I was able to freely choose each and everyone of these nail polishes, I can not wait to do a NOTD for each of these this fall.

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Here are the nail polishes (from left to right)^:

Cynthia - A dark, smoky peacock teal with light shimmer. The first fall color I saw and had to have.

Marina - A blue-grey color with a metallic finish. I definitely do not own a metallic shade like this!

Bela - A milky, creamy, light baby pink color. Oh Bela, you are adorable. And having been featured in Black Swan (Don't believe me? Here's a pic!), I had to have you.

(A closer look; with flash)

For a closer look at any of these nail polishes, just click on their names. This will redirect you to their page on Zoya's website. Thanks for stopping by!

Water Marble Nail Art, Take #4!

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Well, judging by my last couple of nail-related posts I have not done the water marbling effect on my nails in a while since it takes a little time, is messy, and consumes plenty nail polish. Instead of using incredibly sparkly nail polishes I decided to tone in down with simple black and pink. Next time I use this color combination I may use one of my brighter hot pinks. Either way, it works.

Refer back to my original Water Marble Nail Art post for steps and other pictures.

Nail polishes I used (I only used 2):

Sephora by OPI's "Kitty Loves Black" (A black color with blue sparkle)
Essie's "Mamba" (A classy neural pink)

At least one nail design on each hand was damaged unfortunately but from far away it did not make a difference.