Baltimore Ravens Nails - Week 2 - Ravens vs. Cleveland Browns

Kate's Nails 

This week the Ravens have their home opener against the Cleveland Browns.  It's nice to see the Ravens back in Baltimore!  

Purple Nails:

Spoiled Two Week Sober

Sinful Colors Snow Me White

Browns Nail:

A Mix of - OPI Schnapps Out of It and Sinful Colors Big Daddy

Sonia Kashuk Chocoholic

Milani White on the Spot

Football Nail:

OPI You Don't Know Jacques

Sinful Colors Snow Me White

Comic-con nails

Cara's Nails

I was a good wife today and joined my husband at Comic-con. I say that but in all honesty I love going! People go all out for this event and it is really a great time!! It's no secret that I love me some super heroes! I thought I too would go all out in my own way by doing a themed manicure! I have seen these nails with the white glare a few times and just fell in love with the simple comic-y-ness of it. I paired this looks with the classic "Boom" and "Zap" action nails to get this Comic-con worthy manicure. 

I kept with primary colors because to me that screams classic comics! My primaries were China Glaze Salsa, China Glaze Happy Go Lucky and Butter Blagger. The black I used is Essence Black is Back and for white I used China Glaze White on White.

Baltimore Ravens Nails - Week 1 - Ravens vs. Denver Broncos

Kate's Nails 

It's football season again!!!!!  This year, I decided that instead of doing a purple manicure each week, I'll do a manicure that represents that week's match up.  This week the Ravens are taking on the Broncos in Denver.  I can't wait for the game to start - I hope everyone has their purple on and is ready to go!

Polishes Used:

Spoiled 2 Weeks Sober

Milani White on the Spot

Sonia Kashuk Chocoholic

Ulta Joined at the Hippo

Sinful Colors Big Daddy

The Ravens logo is a nail decal, and the bronco is from plate SH07

Nails Inc. Leather Effect

Cara's Nails

My life has been pretty hectic lately! Between vacations, moving, getting married, and school starting I have had very little time or energy to paint my nails. As a result I have relied heavily on textured polishes to keep my nails from being naked. I'm aware that I am a little behind on the times but I finally scored some of the Nails inc leather textured polishes. Previously Noho, the black polish, was only available in a package with Swarovski crystals and a price tag of $26. I'm a little too cheap for that! But now they are sold as individual polishes and in a variety of colors!

Today I'm showing off Dalston, a fun baby blue. The polish goes on glossy and gradual dries to give a leathery effect. I don't know how they do it but it looks just like leather! It was still a little blotchy after two coats so I went ahead and did three. The texture does seem to get lost a little with each coat. Overall I am pretty happy with this polish. What do you think? I'm looking forward to ricking the black tomorrow!

Natural Light

Indoor Light

Getting my chevron on

Kate's Nails 

Like just about everyone, I'm kind of addicted to chevron patterns lately.  I had a few hours to kill last night, and decided to do a tape manicure.  Since I knew I would have plenty of drying time, I decided to go for a multi-color chevron design.  

It seems that I have moved on to the fall nail colors, even though it's still August.  Sorry, hot pinks and bright blues... I'll see you regularly again next year!

Polishes Used:

LCN Tokyo Expression

BUTTER London Dodgy Barnett

Sally Hansen Jungle Gem

Zoya Farah

BUTTER London Rosie Lee

I'm back!

Kate's Nails 

I can't believe I haven't posted in almost a month!  I was lacking some serious nail inspiration this summer, but I'm starting to do my nails regularly again (finally).  In browsing Pinterest for design ideas, I came across these nails.  I really liked the simple design, so I decided to try it out, but in a different color palette.  

Polishes Used:

Revlon Blue Slate

Ulta Concrete Evidence

Also, if you haven't heard, Zoya is having a Buy One Get One Sale (!!!) until August 31st.  Use code: SCHOOL.  Their new fall line (especially the cashmere polsihes) is b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l.

July Birchbox

 It's Birchbox time again!  I got some good products this month, including nail polish!  If you're wondering what a Birchbox is, or if you want to see previous Birchbox posts, click HERE.

Caudalie Divine Legs:

This lotion is tinted, and adds color to your legs.  It goes on really dark, but blends in pretty well.  It was a bit orange-y for my skin tone, though.  The next day when I showered my shower turned brown/orange from this stuff, so I would avoid using it if you're headed to the beach or pool!

(Full size - $38)

ModelCo Party Proof Lipstick:

I love that ModelCo always sends full size products!  I love their mascara, and although I don't wear lipstick, I can see that this is a quality product.  I tried it out around the house, and it didn't dry out my lips.  It stayed on pretty well too.  The color was a bit too bright for me to wear even on a special occasion, so I ended up giving this one away.

(Full Size - $19)

Dr. Jart + Ceramidin Cream:

Having fallen in love with Dr. Jart+ BB Cream, I was excited to get another sample from this brand.  This cream does make my skin softer, and it's not heavy or greasy.  I haven't noticed any long lasting effects, but I do like the way it makes my skin feel.

(Full Size - $48)

Birchbox Bobby Pins:

The patterns on these bobby pins are super cute.  They are a bit big for my preferences, but I'm sure I'll use them anyway! 

(Full Size - $5 Set of Six)

Birchbox + Color Club Wanderlust Collection:

Nail polish!!!!!  

(Full Size - $8)

This color is called London Calling.  Holy moly, this is a bright color! The colors in this collection are referred to as "neon pastels", which is totally accurate.  This polish applied easily in two coats.  Since it's so bright, I decided to tone it down with a little nail art.  I paired it here with OPI's Eurso-Euro.

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