Get Ready For Summer is having an awesome give-away

http://getreadyforsummer2010.blogspot.com

1. CHANEL PARTICULIERE 505 nail polish from Spring 2010 collection (Do I need to tell you it is SOLD OUT everywhere? ;))

2. THE BODY SHOP Neroli Jasmin shower gel & body lotion (both 50ml)

3. MAYBELLINE Dream Sunglow Bronzing Booster

4. CHINA GLAZE ENTOURAGE nailpolish

5. CIATE : One Coat a Day (base polish), Hang Over Cure (treatment for cuticles), Super Sexy Dry (drying drops)

6. CALVIN KLEIN Ultimate edge Gel Eyeliner in shade 301 Cocoa Sheen (with mini brush)

7. H&M BRACELET (pink coral color with gold, perfect for spring/summer)

8. CIATE Pink Nail File

9. JILL SANDER SUN EDT 100ml (without alcohol, perfect for summer)

10. NYX LIPSTICKS in 3 colours: Electra, Indian Pink, Circle

11. NAIL ART FIMO fruits (3x10)

12. ELDORA FALSE LASHES B127

13. MORGAN STREET Lip Balm Chocolate Cake

14. 5 SHE STYLEZONE Nailpolishes

15. OPI nailpolish LA- PAZ-ITIVELY HOT normal version + MATTE version

16. THE BODY SHOP RASPBERRY Body Butter 200ml

17. FRUCTIS Elastic Power Fix Hairspray

NOTW

Products used:

* Yellow Stopper Nail Polish
* Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in Purple Potion
* Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in The Real Teal
* Milani Nail Art in Green Sketch
* Milani Nail Art in Yellow Design
* Pro Salon Formula Clear Nail Polish

In's & Out

My sister brought over the 2 most recent editions of US magazine for me to read. I found this brief article in the April 12th issue that mentions what is considered trendy and tired at the moment.

IN'S

• Colorful eyelids
• Jeweled hairpins
• Pixie haircuts
• Liquid blush
• Graduated color
• Bright lips

OUT'S

• Black smokey eyes
• Thick headbands
• Chin length bobs
• Pink powder blush
• Allover highlights
• Shiny nude gloss


Which of these trends are you rocking or plan on leaving aside for the time being?

Postman Pat

My son will be 13 months old in less than a week and he has never shown any interest in watching television.  This was much to our delight because my husband and I prefer to expose our son to books, music, the outdoors, flashcards and age appropriate toys.

Yesterday, while I was changing his diaper, he happened to be holding the control and stumbled upon the QUBO channel. He could not stop staring at the characters from the show Postman Pat.

(image taken from google images via bbc.co.uk)

Postman Pat is a British stop-motion animated children's television series first produced by Woodland Animations. It is aimed at pre-school children, and concerns the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman in the fictional village of Greendale (inspired by the real valley of Longsleddale in Cumbria)

(description taken from wikipedia.org)

Last night, I programmed the t.v. to change to the show everyday.  I wanted to see if my son actually liked the show. To my surprise, while I was changing his diaper this morning the show came on and he could not stop staring. As soon as the show was over he got down from the sofa and went to play with his toy cars.

I think I like the show myself. The episodes are 1/2 hour and are very colorful. The background music is soothing. The 2 episodes we’ve seen have been related to friendship, not accusing people of doing things when you are not sure and helping each other out.

What are your opinions on letting children watch tv?

 

NOTD

As you may have noticed, as of recently I have really been into nail art. I like the idea of having my nails done in a way that probably no one else will have.

Steps:

• I applied one coat of a clear polish that prevents nails from getting yellow.
• I followed it by one coat of clear polish.
• I took a green nail art polish and made a vertical line right in the middle of the nail.
• I made a vertical line on each side of the green line by using a yellow nail art polish.
• I used a white nail art polish to make two dots each on the opposite end spaces of the nail.
• I followed it by making 2 silver dots in the middle spaces of the nail.
• To finish it off I applied one coat of clear nail polish

 

Products used:

• Yellow Stopper Nail Polish
• Pro Salon Formula Clear Nail Polish
• Milani Nail Art in Green Sketch
• Milani Nail Art in Yellow Design
• Milani Nail Art in Art of Silver
• Milani Nail Art in White Canvas

Teal NOTD

I’m still in Spring mood when it comes to my nail polishes.  This time I decided to paint my nails using teal as the main color.  Teal is very in this spring but, I decided to go beyond. 

I applied a teal nail polish on the nail bed and three different nail art colors (green, yellow, white) to create the designs. 

Originally, I was only going to do the flower design on my ring finger but, I wanted to see what else I could come up with.

Products used:

• Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in The Real Teal (#39)

• Milani Nail Art in Green Sketch
• Milani Nail Art in Yellow Design
• Milani Nail Art in White Canvas

 

Is it too much? Should I just stick to one design?

Let me know what you think!

Wild & Crazy NOTD Nail Polishes

 

Recently I had done a NOTD post but, did not post a picture of the polishes.

Products used:

• Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in Purple Potion
• Milani Nail Art in Green Sketch
• Milani Nail Art in Yellow Design

Sunshine Award

 

I want to thank the lovely Joanna (http://peamakeup.blogspot.com) for giving me this award!

Here is what you have to do:
Post the logo within your blog or post
Pass the award onto 12 fellow bloggers
Link the nominees within your post
Let the nominees know by commenting their blog
Link to the person who gave you the award

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The rules are that you are suppose to pass on the award to 12 bloggers but, the truth of the matter is that all of the ladies I follow are great!

:-)

Wild and Crazy NOTD

I went to CVS on Easter Sunday to pick up some diapers but, as always ended up in the cosmetic aisles. I picked up a purple nail polish and two nail art polishes (yellow/green)

I decided that I wanted to do something that I wouldn’t ordinarily do. So I liked the idea of doing an Easter candy cane.

I used purple for the nail bed and added yellow and green diagonal lines.

Later on I’ll do a post with the bottles of nail polish.

Let me know what you think :-)

Make-Over

I've been feeling a bit down lately. So in an attempt to lift up my spirits I decided to give my blog a make-over amongst other things.