Wintery Silver and Teal

Kate's Nails 

Now that Christmas is over, it's back to regular old manicures.  My nails have been in pretty rough shape lately, thanks to all the holiday glitter polishes I used.  Luckily I got a nice nail care kit for Christmas, so I'll be getting my nails back to normal soon! 

For this manicure I started with three coats of Essie's Where's My Chauffeur?  I then taped off a section, and painted one coat of Essie's No Place Like Chrome.  Then I added the dots with my smallest dotting tool and China Glaze's Liquid Leather.

Fuzzy Snow Manicure

Cara's Nails

This has been a very enjoyable and busy holiday season for me. Unfortunately, I have not had much opportunity to complete all the holiday nail creations I had in mind. I am hoping now that the holidays are dying down I will have plenty of time to get to some winter themed manicures. Here's my latest wintery manicure using white flocking powder. I have had this powder sitting around just waiting for the weather turned cold! I applied the powder over a base of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On. My glitter nail is 3 coats of Sally Hansen Diamonds over White On. I love the fresh snow look the flocking powder creates. I wish this kind of manicure could last a little longer!

Baltimore Ravens Nails - Week 16 - Purple Snowflakes

Kate's Nails 

Sorry for the late post today - I've been at a family party all day.  Merry Christmas, Ravens Nation!!

Baltimore Ravens Nails - Week 15 - Fuzzy Purple

Kate's Nails 

The Ravens are back at home this week against the Broncos.  The game starts in 6 minutes, so I don't have a lot to say this week.  Go Ravens!

These nails started with a coat of Wet N Wild's Buffy the Violet Slayer.  I then added top coat, and sprinkled on purple flocking powder (Recollections brand from Michael's).  The football nail was done in OPI's You Don't Know Jacques and Sinful Colors Snow Me White.  The gold is Essie's Good as Gold.

Oh Scribbly Christmas Tree!

Cara's Nails

This weekend was full of festive activities with friends and family!! I thought it was time to try out a holiday manicures since Christmas is really only 8 days away! So here are my scribbly Christmas trees. I used a base coat of Sally Hansen Xtreme wear Red Carpet. This was two coats. My Christmas trees were painted using Ulta The Jungle Look with little sequin tree toppers. My glittery "light" nails are OPI The Living Daylights from the Skyfal1 collection. 

I am having a  difficult time coming up with original holiday designs this year. If you have any suggestions or requests please leave me a comment. Happy Holidays!!

December Birchbox

It's Birchbox time again! If you're wondering what a Birchbox is, or if you want to see previous Birchbox posts, click HERE.  This month's box came with some really good products!

ModelCo SHINE Ultra Lip Gloss:  

After last month's full sized ModelCo mascara, I was surprised to see another full sized product from them this month. This lip gloss has a nice scent, and adds just a touch of color.  There's a mirror right on the lip gloss, which makes for easy application.  The gloss itself is a little thick, but not waxy, which is great.  Two full sized products that I really like in two months. Way to go, ModelCo!

(Full size - $16)

Aerie Shimmer Fragrance:

At first smell, I really liked this fragrance.  It smelled light and fresh, which is what I look for in a fragrance.  However, after a few seconds of smelling, the scent became very heavy. The best way I can describe it is "Old Lady smelling".  Yuck.  (Full Size - $14.95-39.95)

Kérastase Resistance Ciment Thermique - Protect:

This did a nice job of softening my hair.  I blow dry my hair every day, and straighten it regularly, so it was nice to add a little protection from the heat.  It made my dry ends look healthier, and gave my hair a nice texture.  This was a win!

(Full Size - $39)

Benefit Cosmetics It's potent! eye cream:

I haven't been using this product long enough for it to make a difference, but I have high hopes for it.  I have used another product by Benefit (POREfessional) and it did exactly what it promised.  Therefore, I expect the the eye cream will help with my dark circles.  If it does, I will definitely buy it in the future!

(Full Size - $32)

Chuao Chocolatier ChocoPod:

I'm not entirely sure what this was supposed to be.  It said it was a breadcrumb with chocolate and sea salt.  Seemed to me like just a piece of dark chocolate.  And, since I don't like dark chocolate, I did not enjoy it at all.  Oh well.

So there you have it. If you're interested in signing up for Birchbox (or giving a subscription as a Christmas gift!) you can use my referral link here: https://www.birchbox.com?raf=xdgbr

Julep Maven Box

Cara's Nails

Guess who found a Julep Maven box sitting of her doorstep?! This is my first experience with the Julep Maven and I am just so looking forward to seeing what shows up in the next few months! This minty green beauty is called Daphne. My accent nail or "party nail", as I have recently learned from a friend, has a top coat of China Glaze White Cap.