Day 31–Recreate Your Favourite Challenge!

This was a no brainer for me, one of my favourite challenges would have to be GLITTER! I also realized after reading ChrissyAi’s blog that I I have not had a chance to wear any Halloween polish because of the challenge and seeing as today is Halloween, I was not about to let the opportunity slip by! So, here is China Glaze – Glitter Goblin! I have two coats on and I really have to say that this polish looks better in person. Whether it was outside or inside, I could not get the camera to translate how sparkly this polish is! There are bits of silver holographic glitter in this as well which is what sets this Halloween glitter apart from all the others. This is not my favourite China Glaze glitter as we have all seen and fallen in love with “It’s Alive” which applies and looks like a Halloween dream.

It is on this note that I say thank you to everyone for following along with the 31 Day Challenge! It has been two months and we are now at the end! It’ll be awhile before I do this again, but this challenge has really pushed me to try new things and push my nail art abilities. Now, let’s just get back to regular swatches for awhile shall we?

Be sure to check out the other fabulous ladies who are also taking on the 31 Day Nail Challenge!

Naomi @ Bellezza

Traci @ drinkcitra

Beauty Box Swap Time!

For those of you that haven’t heard of this concept yet, I have recently gotten into beauty swaps with other beauty lovers from all around the world! Think of it like pen pals when we were kids, but much more exciting although it creates more of a dent in the wallet! My first swap was with Nadine over at Bunny & Spice and this one that I have for you today is from Tarah from the good ol’ USA! When it comes to fantastic makeup prices, the US is like beauty heaven! Just check out all the goodies!

Bath and Bodyworks Liplicious Lip Gloss in Bing Cherry

Bath and Bodyworks Liplicious Lip Gloss in Cherry Cola

Old Navy Lip Luster in Very Berry

L.A. Colors Lipgloss Duo in Sensual

Yes to Carrots Color Balm in Peachy Keen and Lip Butter in Pomegranate (I love this line of products and didn’t know they had lip balms!!)

Cosmogirl Lipgloss (I love the bling!)

Calvin Klein Splendid Strength Nail Fortifier

Simply Sweet Nail Polish in Neon Yellow and Green

Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Nail Color in Blushing Bride (How appropriate as I’m getting married!)

Cosmogirl – Zebra nail file and nail stickers

Cosmogirl  Eyeliner in black, brown and navy blue. They each come with smudge sticks on the other end.

Rimmel Soft Kohl Kajal Eyeliner Pencil in Pure White and Jet Black

L.A. Colors Jumbo Eye Pencil in Seashells and Sunglasses (not pictured Tropical Bliss, it was hidden!)

Milani Infinite Liquid Eye Liner in Everlast

L.A. Colors Mineral Eye Shadow in Gemstone

Maybelline Expertwear Eye Shadow in Charcoal Smokes

Wet n Wild Blush in Heather Silk

L.A. Colors Shimmering Loose Eye Shadow in Black Pearl

Palladio Baked Eye Shadow Trio in Seashell

Cosmogirl Chunky Spike Bracelet

Mickey Mouse Tin with Cotton Swaps (OMG, sooo cute!)

Owl Hand Sanitizer Holder

Givenchy Perfume Sample

Stride Gum (Mmmmm!)

Nivea Creme (Love as well!)

I have to say, beauty swaps are just as exciting as beauty boxes, but maybe even more so because someone else is taking the time to put together a box that suits you with products from possibly a foreign place. I have participated in two swaps and I have three more in the next month from the US (Tarah again!), Israel and the UK. I just love this idea even though you have to be careful not to get caught up with too many swaps because it can get pretty pricey once shipping is included! There is an element of trust in beauty swaps as occasionally there are some bad seeds that say they will send you something, but end up disappearing once you have sent a swap to them…that’s not the norm though and this is a good reason why you should set your swaps at fairly low budgets if you do not know the swap history of someone. At least you won’t be out too much money if it does happen! All in all, I’ve been having a great time shopping for the other girls and letting them know about what beauty products I have been loving.

Would any of you ever consider participating in a beauty box swap?

Day 30–Inspired by a Tutorial or Spiderweb Fishnets

I was not ready to give up on Halloween-themed nails just yet since I haven’t really had a chance to do any this month because of the challenge, so I have chosen yet another cutepolish tutorial and even though it didn’t turn out quite like how I had envisioned, I still think it looks pretty snazzy. I started off by sponging on three layers of Zoya – Arizona, followed by a gorgeous holographic glitter called Nubar – Star Sparkle. I then did the rest of this design with black acrylic paint.

As for those of you who were sweet enough to ask about the guy who hit my parked car, he hasn’t accepted any responsibility…even though I literally had grocery bags in my hand, was walking through the parking lot and wasn’t even in the car when it happened! Another woman actually had to help me flag him down! He’s denying it! I hope karma gets him good! Sigh, just another thing to deal with…

Be sure to check out the other fabulous ladies who are also taking on the 31 Day Nail Challenge!

Naomi @ Bellezza

Traci @ drinkcitra

Monday Blues Blog Hop

Welcome to the sixth round of the Monday Blues Blog Hop hosted by myself, Traci from Drinkcitra and Christa from ChrissyAi. This week, please give a warm welcome to our two wonderful co-hosts for the week, Jessica from My Life, My Loves & Me and Alexis from Alexis Leigh! This week is Halloween so this Monday might not be quite so dreary as the others! Thank you to all of you who joined us for last week’s blog hop and Happy Monday!     

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Join us every Monday and take those blues away! If you are interested in becoming a co-host for the The Monday Blues Blog Hop feel free to email us at mondaybluesbloghop(at)gmail(dot)com

It’s Time for Sample Sundays!

I am procrastinating making an insurance claim for my car until Monday morning  by sharing with you a routine that I have been doing since May of this year. Every other Sunday, I take the time to go through my samples and pick out a few that I want to try out for the next two weeks. It’s actually such a fun process because it feels so much like shopping! Seeing all of those lovely beauty samples together gets me so giddy! This little ritual is also how I produce a lot of my empties. It’s almost like Project 10 Pan, but for samples and with a higher product turnover which makes it MUCH more interesting. So, what’s on the Sample Sunday menu today?

1. MaskerAide Hydrating Sheet Mask (1 mask)

2. Befine Single Serve Warming Clay Mask (14g)

3. Nesura Pore Deep Charcoal Strip for Nose Care (1 strip)

4. Etude House Black Charcoal Chin Pack (1 strip)

5. Biore Nose Strip (1 strip)

6. Nume Hydro Punch Shampoo (20mL)

7. Nume Hydro Punch Conditioner (20mL)

8. Aveda Invati Exfoliating Shampoo (10mL)

9. Aveda Invati Thickening Conditioner (10mL)

10. Vitamine & Sea Perfect Skin Solution

12. Lancome High Resolution Triple Action Anti-Wrinkly Cream (15g)

13. Dior Capture Totale Multi-Perfection Concentrated Serum (1.5mL)

14. B. Kamins Maple Body Lotion (12mL)

15. B.Kamins Lip Balm (4mL)

16. Lift & Firm Rejeuvenating Day Cream (5mL)

17. Lift &Firm Deep Remodeling Night Cream (5mL)

18. Vasanti BrightenUp! Enzyme Face Rejeuvenator (12g)

19. CK Shock Eau de Toilette Spray (1.2mL)

Wish me luck!

Day 29–Inspired by the Supernatural

I know, this is a really late post, but I was super bummed out earlier today when someone hit my parked car as I was walking towards it and then tried to drive off!The damage was pretty bad and I have been hanging out with friends to forget about dealing with this until the morning…anyway, I just saw another adorable cutepolish tutorial for Jack Skellington and I knew this was what I had to try for today’s challenge!

If anyone is interested, these were my Halloween nails from last year!

Be sure to check out the other fabulous ladies who are also taking on the 31 Day Nail Challenge!

Naomi @ Bellezza

Traci @ drinkcitra