Galaxy Nails

I was watching Interstellar on Friday (which I highly recommend) and it seemed appropriate to put some galaxies on my nails. Galaxy nails are a simple and forgiving design that turn out looking great no matter what. I have also included a picture tutorial to show how I made these nails.

Pastel Geometric Nails

The weather has been so beautiful lately that I am still feeling the spring-time colors! My last geometric pattern was one of my favorite designs and I wanted to replicate it with a different color palette. It's a little more muted than what I usually go for, but at least it doesn't clash with any of my outfits. I've included a picture tutorial for how I achieved this design.

Zoya Vespa Swatch

I didn't have time to do any intricate nail art during this week, so I decided to swatch one of my newer Zoya polishes. This is Vespa, described as "a mint kiss with a sugared sparkle" on the Zoya website. It's one of their special textured PixieDust polishes, which are being discontinued.

Birchbox April 2015

This review is for the Birchbox from April 2015. Birchbox is a very popular subscription box. It is $10/month for 4-5 beauty and lifestyle samples, which are personalized based on a quiz you take. It also has a great rewards points system. It is the only monthly subscription box that I still have, because I have found it to be especially worth it for the samples and the additional full-sized products I can get with my reward points.

Influenster: Carefree Liners Review

I've received my first product to review as an Influenster blogger! Influenster is an online community designed to expose consumers to new products and get reviews and social media exposure. As a member, I got sent a package of Carefree liners to sample. I like pantiliners in general for days of just spotting and to wear with tampons for extra protection. These were very nice: the adhesive is a lot stronger than others I have tried, they are very thin without sacrificing absorbency, and they aren't fragranced, which can be irritating. The only downside is that they are a little short in length, though that did not present a problem for me. Overall, I would give these a 5/5 rating.

Note: I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.

Happy Easter Nails!

Happy Easter, for those of you who celebrate the holiday! I'm not doing anything special today since my family is even farther away than usual and my boyfriend is up in Indianapolis for the NCAA basketball championships (Go Duke!). So, I decided to go ahead and do an Easter nail design! Though maybe later I will get to the Peeps Hutch Kit that my parents sent to me. =]

Easter Water Marble

Since the Easter season is upon us, I wanted to get into the spirit with my nails. I picked out the colors that I thought best represented the holiday (the colored eggs, fluffy chicks, and easter bunnies parts) and put them all together in a water marble.

Matte Purple and Gold Saran Wrap Manicure

 

I've gotten a little backlogged with posts, so this manicure was actually one I did on Saturday while watching the basketball game (Go Duke!). I haven't revisited the saran wrap technique since the 31 day nail art challenge back in September. It's super simple and has a great marbled effect at the end.