A Break Up.

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After 4 years in the nail blogging world. I have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly....

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Faux Watermarble with KBShimmer In Bare Form

I've been wanting to try a faux watermarble. The design on my Bundle Monster BM-320 gave me the idea, and I've seen other mani's using stamps to give a watermarbled look. (For those of us that are watermarble dunces, haha!)


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Zoya Mystery Trio!

* Purchased myself.

Zoya recently offered another Mystery Trio, and I decided to take advantage of the $15 + free shipping offer. (The Mystery Trio is still available on their website, while supplies last).

A few months ago, Zoya offered a mystery trio along with their buy 3 full size Zoya's, just pay shipping deal. Apparently there was some miscommunication about the never released colors. The colors hadn't actually been offered for sale, but they had been given away at a fashion show, so they weren't exactly new shades.


This time, Zoya offered three never before seen, never released colors. :) And I was quite happy with the colors! If you still want to be surprised, I suggest not clicking below. But if you'd like to see the mystery colors and see swatches, click below to read the rest of this review!

Meet: Waffles, and Ben!

I'm behind on my pet posts, so you get two blogs today! :)

The weekend before Memorial Day, I had been wanting to bring a few boy ratties home for T.J.

With Jasper sick, and with his hind leg degeneration he had to be kept in a smaller one floor cage (which we call our hospital cage). That left poor T.J. all alone. I wanted to get him some brothers so he would have companions again. So on May 22nd, we brought home Waffles & Ben! My husband named Ben. And I named Waffles.
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RIP Jasper: 2013 - June 2015

In May, Jasper started having health problems due to his age. What we thought was a minor sprain, turned out to be hind leg degeneration. He went from limping around to not being able to use his back legs. His kidneys were failing, he kept getting fluid build up (edema) in his back legs, and constant plugs, I would have to bathe him every day or else he would be covered in pee. It's really sad when your pets get into an elderly stage. We pretty much just kept him comfortable. I would give him children's pain reliever when he needed it, we gave him baby food, and ensure to supplement his diet, we moved him to a one level cage so he could get around without hurting himself.

June 1st was like every other morning. I got up for work, and checked on Jasper, made sure he drank from his water bottle, I pet him before I left. About two hours after I was already at work my husband texted me to say Jasper passed away. He hadn't seemed any worse that morning, though he was not in perfect health. I didn't even get to say goodbye to him. :( This coming week we are taking him to the vet to be cremated.

We brought Jasper and T.J. home in September 2013. Jasper was already a good 4-5 months old. I don't know his situation, but Jasper was one of their featured animal shelter rats to adopt, he came along with his own cage. 

Jasper was affectionate, and curious, but he could be stand-offish. I nicknamed him my Mr. Moody. He had this thing where he would always get on my night table when I had them on the bed. He knew he wasn't allowed to be on my night table, so he would do this thing where he would sit there and squint his eyes at me as if to say, "Yeah I know I'm not supposed to be here- whatcha gonna do about it?!" It always cracked me up. :) I'm going to miss my Mr. Moody he had a lot of personality. 




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Summer shades from SinfulColors!

✯ PR Sample ✯

I was recently sent six of SinfulColors new summer shades for review. There's a mix of fun shimmers, and glitters, including 2 of the new Graffiti Bomb Glitters. 


 
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Paradise Sun Collection from @ZoyaNailPolish

✯ PR Sample ✯

Today I have the Zoya Paradise Sun collection. It's made up of 5 metallic polishes and 1 creme shimmer. You can purchase this collection individually or as a set on Zoya.com

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Rainbow-licious Nails with ILNP Mega!

I've finally attempted stamping with multiple colors... and I am in love! I foresee a lot of different color combinations in my future with this technique. For my first attempt I wanted something bright and summery, and rainbow-licious. Is that a word? Hehehe. :)
 I started with a base of ILNP Mega. I used three coats. I then put a small strip of  Mundo de Unas: Neon Green, Turquoise, Purple, Fuchsia on my stamping plate. I scraped sideways and all the colors blended really nicely. I stamped with Winstonia Store third generation plate: W310, (the upper left image). I sealed everything with Seche Vita topcoat. What do you all think? I honestly can't stop staring at my nails this week. I love them! 
I'm also still crushing over my new work space. I love it! I can confirm the top is acetone resistant... I may have knocked a polish over and had to clean it up. If you haven't read my blog about my new space, check it out here. 
Have you tried stamping with multiple colors?
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Island Fun Collection from @ZoyaNailPolish

✯ PR Sample ✯

Happy Memorial Day! Today I'm sharing the Zoya Island Fun Collection. This is my favorite collection out of the two summer collections. These creams are so bright and vibrant!
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Camouflage Nails with Zoya Jace.

✯ PR Sample ✯

Happy Memorial Day! I was up doing some late night nail art. Zoya Jace from the new Island Fun collection, gave me the idea to attempt some camouflage nails. :)

I started with 2 coats of Zoya Spencer for my base. Then using a dotting tool and a nail art brush, I dabbed on Zoya Jace, Nyssa, and Emilia. I used Seche Vite topcoat, and then decided to make everything matte with NYC Color: Matte Me Crazy topcoat. Not bad for a first attempt I suppose.
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Zoya Island Fun Cloud Manicure

✯ PR Sample ✯

I'll have a complete swatch review of the Zoya Island Fun collection soon, but for now I wanted to share a cloud manicure I created with four of the Island Fun creams. These four creams are my favorite out of the Island Fun collection.
Left to Right: Zoya Serenity, Nana, Talia, Cecilia.

I started with two coats of Zoya Serenity, and then layered each of the other colors to create a cloud manicure. I used Seche Vite topcoat.

Have you tried any of the colors from the Zoya Island Fun collection yet? 
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