How to Create Lace Nail Art!

Today’s nail Tutorial was on how to create Lace Looking Nail art! This Nail Design is really good for Beginners to recreate! This Look is really Flirty and perfect for date night!!
The items that you need for this nail design are:
- A Base Coat (or Just Use a White Polish ;) It will not allow your nails get become stained!
- Apply your Favorite color Polish to your nail!
- Take a LARGE dotting Tool (You can Use a Bobby Pin if you would like).
- Add a rounded line of dots to the corner of your nail!
- With a small dotting tool apply smaller dots to the curves of each dot.
- Make sure to allow enough time for the design to dry! (Important! Adding the top coat to     soon will mess up the design!
- Seal in your design with your favorite fast drying top coat

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Winner Winner We have Winners!

I am pleased to announce our winners for the following Giveaways!



The winners of the Tag-A-Friend Giveaway hosted on my Facebook Fan Page are Tammy Brown and Sophia N Mike Gilbert! Both ladies have won one Hard Candy Fortune Lip Gloss and one Hard Candy Eye shadow powder keg. Congrats ladies!

Our next winner is also from a giveaway on my Facebook Fan Page and she has won Hard Candy's Glitter shadow with Glitter liner and Hard Candy's Walk the Line Liquid eye liner. Congrats Kayna!

 

 

 

 

 

Our last winner has won a 3 piece set from Avon Mark. The set includes one eye shadow palette and two mini nail polishes! Congrats Heather!

 

 

Avon Mark 3 Piece Giveaway!

Enter below to win a 3 piece Avon makeup set! The giveaway will run from 8/29 until 9/15 at 11:59pm CST. This giveaway is open to all U.S. residents over the age of 18 (unless you have permission from an adult).  I will randomly choose a winner using RaffleCopter. Once winner is chosen the winner will then have 48 hours to contact me back via email. If the chosen winner fails to do so I will be forced to choose another winner.

On to the goodies! In this giveaway the winner will receive....
1. Avon ~ Mark- On The Dot eye shadow Palette containing 9 eye shadows in Pastels
2. Avon~ Mark- Nailed It Mini nail polishes in Cupcake & Creamsicle

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Julep Giveaway Winner!

I am pleased to announce our lovely winner of the Julep Giveaway from the End of Summer Giveaway Hop! *Drum Roll Please*.........


 

Woot! Congrats Jana! You can also congratulate her on our Facebook fan page. I want to thank each of you for participating in our End of Summer Blog Hop! If you have missed this one don't worry as we will be doing a Just Because We Can Blog Giveaway Hop starting September 15th! So stay tuned for updates!

Be sure t check out my other Giveaways.

Julep Giveaway!! A $78.99 US Value!

 

 

 

It's Giveaway time!

This month I will be giving away a Julep box with a value of $78.99 USD!

This giveaway is open to US residence only (EXCLUDING Hawaii, Puerto Rico & Alaska)

You must be at least 18 years of age or older to enter into the giveaway.

Giveaway will begin on August 4th of 2014 and will end on August 25th 2014.

Once the giveaway is over  will randomly choose a winner using rafflecopter.

Once I send the winner a email they will have 48 hours to contact me back from the same email

I replied to. If for what ever reason the winner does not contact me back with in the 48 hour time frame I will be forced to randomly choose another winner. I can not stress enough that the winner

will need to contact me back with in 48 hours of the time stamp on the email I send.

Please be informed if I can not verify that you have posted on twitter, facebook, ETC You will

be disqualified. So please make sure you post proper links in the proper areas on the rafflecopter.

Now on to the awesome stuff! The winner will receive 6 Julep items with a retail

value of $78.99 USD.

 

 

   

Julep Freedom To Coat

Retail Value of $18.00

Julep Nail Polish in Stella

Retail Value of $14.00

 

Julep Nail Polish in Phia

Retail value of $14.00

 

Julep Nail Polish in Laree

Retail Value of $14.00

Julep Nail Polish in Bette

Retail Value of  $14.00

Julep Eye Lash Curler

Retail Value of $4.99

The winner will also receive an exclusive 50% off code to Julep!
Be sure to check out my other giveaways. 

 

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Welcome to the first annual End of Summer Giveaway Hop, brought to you by The Hopping Bloggers! We are a group of bloggers that specialize in giveaway hops - so stay with us and you will have many chances to win some amazing prizes! Each blogger participating in this hop has a giveaway with a prize value of at least $15 - and some are much more than that! Be sure to visit them all - there is no limit to how many prizes you can win! Good Luck and Have Fun!

How to Get the Perfect Manicure

   Ever wonder how to get the perfect manicure? Still wondering how other woman do not have nail polish every where? After spending all that time getting your manicure just right for it to last only 3 days?

  Well I am here to help! I will show you what products to use and my little tricks on how to get a manicure to last 7-10 days! Follow along below. I have even given you step by step pictures. Remember if you have ay questions post them below in the comment area and I will be sure to answer them as soon as I can.


  Okay, let's get started! You will need the following items ~


                                                                    

 

 

1. Nail Polish Remover

2. A Paper Towel         

3. A Nail Filer              

4. Tape Of Any Kind  

5. A Pair Of Scissors   

6. Base Coat (any color, I chose Clear)

7. Your Favorite Nail Polish

(I chose Julep in Stella)

8. A Clear Top Coat     

 

 

Step One

Use the nail polish to remove all nail oils, and left behind polish.

 

 

Step Two

Use your opposite thumb nail and push your cuticles as far back as they can go.

 

 

Step Three

 

Use your nail file and gently file your nail to remove any excess nail oil.

 

 

Step Four

 

Use you scissors and cut your tape into 3 strips (you will need to do this for each finger)

 

 

Step Five

Place the three strips of tape around the three sides of your finger. Remember to get the tape as close to your nail as possible. Take the top piece of tape and cover your cuticle without touching your nail.

 

 

Step Six

 

Use you selected base coat and cover your entire nail. Allow your base coat to dry.

 

 

Step Seven

 

Once your base coat is dry apply you favorite nail polish. Use one to two coats for full coverage. Allow your polish to dry.

 

 

Step Eight

 

Once your polish is dry, apply your chosen top coat. allow it to dry before moving on to the next step.

 

 

Step Nine

 

Once your top coat is dry remove all of the tape from around your finger.

 

Once you have followed all steps you are finished! Remember to repeat all steps for each finger.

 

By using the fail file to remove the excess nail oil you are allowing the polish to stick to your nail for longer wear. By doing this one simple step you are allowing your polish to last 4 to 7 days longer than with out filing first. A good top coat will ensure less chips and longer wear. I suggest using Top Secret base coat and top coat. They work just like a gel top coat with out having to use a UV lamp.

 

Hope you have enjoyed the tutorial and you enjoy you fresh, last, longing manicure!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Julep Maven Review & Free Box Code

 I just received my June Bombshell Maven box and I can say I am some what pleased. I was originally sent 3 items in my Bombshell box. I had added an extra polish and an eyelash curler.

I received my box free of charge as a promotion. I did how ever have to pay for my two extra items and free shipping. My total cost of this box was $5.89 USD.
As a Julep Maven you receive a box every month with at least $40.00 worth of products $60.00 worth of products with the Maven Luxe box. Boxes range from $19.99 for a 3 month subscription to $24.99 a month pay as you go box and $39.99 for the Maven Luxe box . You can swap items out of your box if you do not like an item. You also get discounted polishes and other products when you become a Maven. You are able to cancel any time by calling customer service if for what ever reason you are not satisfied.

Enough of the bring stuff! Let's see what kind of goodies I received! This month I decided on the Bombshell Maven box as  loved the polish colors!

The first item that came in my box was Julep Freedom Polymer Top coat. This top coat is supposed to be like a gel top coat with out having to use a UV lamp. The box states "Goes on like a polish performs like a gel." It is supposed to stop chipping and able you to use your nail right after applying. I can not wait to use this topcoat. I have been looking for a really god one that I an just put on and go!

The second item that came in my box was Bette nail polish. This is a very pretty deep purple polish. I tried it on my toes and I was very pleased with how the color looked when it dried. Definitely will be using this color for my next mani!

The third and final item that came with my maven welcome box was another very pretty polish called Laree in a cute semi glittery shiny pink! If you know me you know my favorite color is pink. I just can not get enough of the color! Sadly though I was a bit disappointed with the color once the polish dried. It was not shiny at all but more dull and unnoticeable. Don't get me wrong it is a pink and you can see it I only needed one coat but I feel for me personally it is a bit plain and dull.

AS I mentioned before I had added two extra items so my Maven box. The first item was a eyelash curler. At first glance it is a bit confusing. My hands are not very big the are average size, and it is difficult for me to use the curler. I can not grip it correctly to use it the way it should be used. I do feel this particular Julep item  was a waste of my time and money. I will not be attempting to use this item ever. It will most likely sit and collect dust sadly.
My second addition was a beautiful polish named Stella. I am not one that normally likes the color yellow unless it is extremely bright but I have to say I am in love with the color Stella. It goes on smoothly and beautifully. To me it has a very classic yet vintage feel to it. I will definitely enjoy using this color many times over. 
                              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All in all I am pretty much satisfied with my June Maven box. I love the polishes some more than others but I feel I will get more than enough uses our of all three of them. I can not wait to use the top coat I do hope it is as good as it says it is. Are you a Maven? If so what is your favorite polish color?

If you are not a maven yet and are interested now is the time to get your FREE special edition 5 piece Welcome box! With your welcome box you will receive 3 polishes, one lip gloss and one eye glider pencil. Go to the Julep website add your special addition box to your cart. When you are ready to check out put SHIPSHAPE into the PROMO box. You will only be charged for shipping which is usually @$2.99 USD.

 

 

 

DISCLOSURE: I bought this box with my own money. Any and all opinion I Stated above are of my own. They have not been altered in any way shape or form!

A Few of my Favorite Things GIVEAWAY!

 

So I thought it would be nice to give every one a chance to win a few of my favorite things! The winner will receive the 16 items posted in the pictures. You will have from July 15th at 12AM EST until July 23rd at 12AM EST to enter into the giveaway.

You MUST be 18 years or older to enter. This giveaway is only open to residents of the USA

(This excludes Hawaii and Puerto Rico due to shipping costs.) I will randomly choose a winner using RaffleCopter in which time I will Email the winner.  Winner will have 48 hours to respond to my Email if not I will be forced to pick a new winner.

On to the good stuff! If you happen to be the winner you will receive

1. OPI Nail Polish ~ You're A Doll  

2. OPI Nail Polish ~ It's Sheer Luck

3. SPAritual Nail Polish ~ Clear      

4. SPAritual Nail Polish ~ Such A Tease

5. SPAritual Nail Polish ~ Walk On The Ocean

6. SPAritual Nail Polish ~ Up And Away

7. Sally Hansen ~ Salon Effects nail polish strips~ Queen of the Jungle #460

8. Hard Candy ~ Lip Tattoo Duo ~ Poppy

9. Hard Candy ~ Lengthening Mascara ~ Peacock

10. Hard Candy ~ Visibly Wet Glossy lip pencil ~ Cougar

11. Hard Candy ~ Fortune Gloss ~ Luck

12. Hard Candy ~ Plexi Gloss ~ Posh

13. Hard Candy ~ Eye Def Metallic Shadow ~ Knockout

14. Hard Candy ~ Eye Def Metallic Shadow ~ The Essence of Envy

15 & 16. 2 Samples of CeraVe Moisturizing Cream

Please note: All of these items are NEW & NEVER used.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 This is not a sponsored Giveaway as I have bought each and every item in this giveaway.
  I wish you all good luck! Winner will be posted by July 27th.

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