Won't you take me to...Tinsel Town!

Hiya folks!  I tell you what, it has been way too long.  I haven't painted my nails like I love to in several months.  Exciting things have been going on in my life and my husband has been pushing me to actually get work done in our house.  I'll have a few photos by the end of the coming week of before and afters.

Anyhow.  I finally had the drive to put polish on my nails.  It is either summer or winter here in Houston so I went with a winter-inspired look.

The two colors I used are Chanel Blue Rebel and China Glaze's lovely winter color, Tinsel Town!

One coat of Blue Rebel with one coat of Tinsel Town.

I used snowflakes from Dashica Beauty plate #SdP-A18.  I purchased this a very long time ago and I've noticed her plates are now rectangular.  She has a lot to choose from, and I originally looked into these plates because of the many different Sanrio characters she has.

You can see Blue Rebel coming through on this indoor photograph with flash

I will be back soon.  Have a beautiful weekend!

Haul | Paul & Joe Summer 2011 & Waterproof eyeliner *PHOTO HEAVY*

Hiya folks!

I've had these items items for quite some time and finally took photos!  Although my camera is on the fritz I've recently been able to get it to snap photos.  Woo!

BeautyHabit.com always has free offers, and for Paul and Joe you can get the cute whale cosmetic bag.  Most of these items I got from Beauty Habit with the exception of the waterproof eyeliner.  It is from Apothica.com.

I am a big fan of Paul & Joe with the nail polish remover which now takes the #1 spot in my list of top nail polish removers bumping Zoya's Remove+ to the #2 spot.  It is much more costly per ounce.  Paul & Joe offers one size of polish remover with a cost of around $15.00.

From left to right:  Body Lotion B, Bronzer B, Waterproof Eyeliner in Black, Whale Cosmetic Bag, Nail Polishes 014 Confetti, 015 Venus, 016 Mediterranean, Nail Enamel Remover

You can probably tell I've already used the polish remover several times.  I love it!  The formula is fantastic, and the glass bottle is very cute.

The cosmetic bag  has two large compartments with whale shaped brass hardware, and the material is almost like a rip-stop nylon.
Doesn't look like it'll hold much?  Guess again!!

Everything in their boxes fit!  The clear plastic is flat and the outside whale fabric is shaped to contain the items allowing the cosmetic bag to close.

The bronzer is housed in a pretty aqua blue pearlescent compact.

From Left to Right:  014 Confetti, 015 Venus, 016 Mediterranean

Paul & Joe also has a pink nail color and a red nail color in this limited edition collection, but these three were the ones that caught me.  They have Paul & Joe's usual Nail Enamel scent which is a very sweet floral at first, but then softens to be very pleasant in my opinion.  The scent is very similar to Anna Sui's polishes, but do not make me sick like the Anna Sui's do.

014 Confetti is packed with colorful and iridescent glitter.

015 Venus is an aqua blue that appears to be the signature color for this collection mixed with glitter.  The glitter appeared to be the same mix seen in confetti, but doesn't pop due to being suspended in the milky blue polish.  This color is so dreamy!!

016 Mediterranean is a seer blue jelly packed with blue disc glitter and multi sized blue and green-iridescent glitter.  Lots of fun, but you have to dig out the large glitter sometimes.  I say sometimes because there were times when I didn't try to fish out the glitter and I'd get a good heap of them on my nails.  XD

I hope you enjoyed checking out this haul!  Tell me, have you picked up anything from this collection?  Have you tried Paul & Joe's nail enamel remover, and if so, what do you think?

Unitl Next time!!

Anniversary | 05.19.07-05.19.10

This year is my 3-year anniversary, and my hunny bunny surprised me by taking me out to eat at Del Frisco's.  I thought we would have gone to Carrabba's especially since their food is so delicious.
Well the steak and side dishes were soooo delicious at Del Frisco's, and I don't even like steak or hamburgers.  I know I'm weird.  :oP

No photos of the food as I was too distracted.

Before he took me out to eat we had about 30 minutes to kill, and he wanted to take me shopping.  We went to a few different boutiques, but with not a lot of time we went into White House | Black Market because he knew I wanted these super cute espadrilles, and I usually wear a 6.5, but they didn't have it online and neither did the shop so I tried on the 7s and they were perfect!

 I wore OPI's Mad as a Hatter over Savina's Black Pearl.

 I wore Zoya's Ivanka with Konad and Rhinestones.

Eric let me pick what ever I wanted but I had to shop fast.  I really need a new carry-on so I was thinking about getting either the Pegase or the Keepall with my initials and stripes in either pink and blue or pink and green.
I was afraid it would take to long so we went into Tiffany & Co.  I saw this bracelet and was so happy to find out it was over $300 less than the one in silver.
You can find it here:  Tiffany & Co.  |  Elsa Peretti Small Bone Cuff in Ruthenium over Copper

Ha!  The bike totally photo-bombed this picture.

Three wonderful years of marriage and many many more to go.  :o)

My winnings!!!! :o)

Yay!  I have won again!!!!

First my winnings from Bria at Confessions of a Polisholic:

 Yes I ate all of the candy before the photoshoot, and it was delicious!  There were more sweetarts, but no one wants to see a bagilliondy wrappers.
I now have:  A cute travel-size hand was by The Body Shop, Zoya's America and Sinful Colors in Nail Junkie, Let's Meet and HD Nails.

Check here out here:  Confessions of a Polisholic
:o)

 I know I have a million polishes to swatch, and I won't be able to swatch anything anytime soon.  My husband and I are painting our breakfast and kitchen area.  Soooo...my nails have been commando since sporting my Shrek manicure.

Bonus Pic:

This is a before photo of our breakfast room bench.  The little old man and I are posing, and we moved the table over so we could tape.  Aha!  I am sporting my Wailea Ponytail Holder.  You can find that little beauty at the France Luxe Website and I am giving two away in the 259 Followers Celebratory Giveaway. 

Click my link at the top of my blog to enter!  ;o)   

So that is my excuse.
Anyways...back to all of the wonderful things I have won!

I just won this from Makeup By Mai:

I love the scrublet, and I am extremely fond of the cleanser.  Citrus Bliss Secret!  I haven't tried this yet, but I am totally stoked about it.

You can check out Mai here:  Makeup By Mai


Thanks so much ladies, and I will hopefully get crackin soon.

I will have Eric draw a name from a hat, bucket or bowl this Sunday so get your name in the hat!