Top Ten Award

 Thalie at http://glazedtalons.blogspot.com/ tagged me for this award. Thalie's blog, I read every time she posts. I love the colors she picks out, and she's a friendly blogger who takes the time to respond to those who leaves comments.

Here are the Top 10 Award rules:
1. Thank the person who tagged you and link their blog.
2. Put the Top 10 award logo on your blog.
3. List your top 10 cosmetics.
4. Choose 10 bloggers to tag, link their blogs and let them know.
Here is a list of my top ten cosmetics:
I was tagged for this before but now that we're in full on summer, my needs/uses have changed some.

1. Exfoliating face wash.
2. Brightening face wash. OMG. My forehead has turned into a dinosaur wasteland. It's soooo dry. And my cheeks have gotten dry and red again.
3. Moisturizer. Moisturizer. Moisturizer.
4. Philosophy's The Supernatural It's tinted and has spf
5. Physicians Formula bronzer 
6. Concealer on the red bits
7. Eye primer SmashBox
8. Waterproof eyeliner
9. Cream blush Covergirl/Olay
10. Powder eye shadow

10 Bloggers I'm Tagging:

http://anonymous-beautyholic.blogspot.com/
http://deez-nailz.blogspot.com/
http://enamelgirl.blogspot.com/
http://gothampolish.blogspot.com/
http://livylulu.blogspot.com/
http://polishartaddiction.blogspot.com/
http://www.flouncyskirts.com/
http://miisztw.blogspot.com/
http://ericaroni.blogspot.com/

If you've already done one of these Top Ten Awards and don't want to do it again, that's fine. :D

Minnie's Sparkly Beach

My morning mug of java was my inspiration today.

Now that's a BIG mug!

Polishes:

L-R: Sally Hansen HD 15 DVD, Confetti Belle of the Ball, Color Zone (no name) lilac glitter, LA Colors (no name) chunky gold glitter, LA Colors (no name) deep purple glitter

Ok so I took the Confetti and sponged 2 coats from the tip to halfway down the nails. Then I tried sponging on the DVD. It is so runny it just slid around the nails. So I just brush/dabbed it on the ends.

 I really love that chunky gold glitter and wanted to use it. I dabbed it on, up to the lilac line.

After that I used the Color Zone lilac glitter on the middle section, and then the LA deep purple glitter on the tips.

Sunlight pics

With flash

What do you drink to start your day? Coffee? Tea? Soda? Water? Juice? Other?

Let me know in the comments below.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kiss Everlasting Nails "Salon UV Gel Effect" Update and New Nail Art

It's been 5 days since I put these on.

 So far, everything is still intact. And there is no evidence that water seeped under the nails. Today, I removed the blue polish and the stickers. It took a little bit of filing to get the stickers off.

I decided to quit being a ninny and attempt some free hand nail art.

I saw a technique on youtube for painting french tips. Instead of broad brush strokes, I patted the polish at the french tip bottom edge line, and pulled it up to the tip.

 This is two coats of Sage in the City

 Doing my right hand was not as hard as I thought. But then again, I was just painting lines.

 Polishes:

L-R: Sinful Colors Opal Glitter, Wet n Wild Sage in the City, Kiss Nail Art Paints~Deep Purple, Beach Green, Gold Glitter, Beach Pink, Milani Green

And since I can never leave well enough alone, I added Sinful Colors Opal Glitter over the green.

What do you think of my nails?

Thanks for stopping by!

Fimo Mail Call!

I ordered more fimo slices, this time from Dollish Polish on etsy. The fimo slices showed up the other day and I want to share them with you.

She sends the slices in pretty pouches.

Inside the pouches are the fimo slices in plastic baggies.

Fish!

 

Fish sorted!

 

Veggies!

 

Tomatoes, Corn, Mushrooms & Zucchini Sorted!

(Veggies on nails??? You betcha!)

Look at all this Fruit!

 

All the pretty fruit mischief-

Managed!

I had to figure out where to put it all. I have these two hexagon containers that I put my other fimo slices into. Taking those, I combined some slices, and made room for the new slices.

Don't they look yummy?

I found these interchangeable hexagons at Tues. Mornings for .49¢/each.  I should have bought more than 2! I really like them better than the wheel. 

The Wheel of Satan

This thing gives me nothing but trouble. It turns one way-left-for awhile, then it locks up and turns back with much cussing and fussing.

I do love FIMO slices!

Can't wait to do some nail art!

Kiss Everlasting French Tip Real Short Nails NEW REVIEW and Denim French Tips

One of my first posts was a review on Kiss Everlasting French Tip Real Short Nails. I was initially happy with them, even though I had large air bubbles. Then about 3 days later I was really disappointed and posted an update.  There was so much water under the nails, I had to remove them.

Since those early posts, I've been to a Kiss Webinar and seen Par-ee. I won't go back to the Farm of Air Bubbles again! During that Webinar it was stressed that we should all be very generous with the nail glue. That some of it belongs on the artificial nail, and some on the natural nail, because that's what bonds the fake nail to the real nail.  I had read that before. I'd tried it and failed. (See Kiss Nails review above).

It was only when I saw the host go through the steps, 

when I saw the large amount of glue she put in the well of the upturned artificial nail, 

and then on her real nail,

and when I saw her hold the fake nail at the tip, 

not pressing on the fake nail, 

not mashing it down to her natural nail,

but simply and gently, holding it in place for a few seconds...

I FINALLY SAW THE LIGHT!

HALLELUJAH!

So with this new knowledge at hand (no pun intended), I was excited to give it a try.

Before I get to that I've got some info...

These two boxes are the same nails!

The one on the left is the old box design. It has the wording "Salon UV Gel Effect" under the nails' window. The box on the left is the new cabernet packaging. I thought they were the same nails, but the cabernet/new box does not have "Salon UV Gel Effect" anywhere on it. 

To make 100% sure I was thinking correctly, I contacted Kiss and they let me know they are the same nails. Both boxes have the same numbers: 

54248 

EFS01

So, if you have one of the red/white boxes that has "Salon UV Gel Effect" and want to buy some more, get the cabernet box that's pictured. Match up the numbers if you want to be 100% sure before purchasing.

Now that I have all that taken care of, let me show and tell you what I did!

By now, if you've been following my blog, you'll know that:

1. I have super short nail beds. So short that even the "real short" glue on nail lengths with french tips don't always cover the tip of my natural nails.
2. I like to paint/polish/decorate my glue on nails before I glue them. I'm not ambidextrous. I can barely polish my right hand nails.
3. From the pictures of my first attempt with these nails, I can see the ends of my natural nails under the clear fake nail bed.
4. I have FLAT nail beds.

Therefore, I took 10 nails from the Kiss Everlasting French Tip Real Short Nails, placed them on my painting platform, taped them with french tip guides, to lower the french tip bottom edge, and painted them.

I

I poured some NYC into a clean jar lid, added some white, mixed it around, added a little of the Color Zone blue glitter, and brushed it on the nail tips. I outlined the edging in the NYC, and then dabbed ever so slightly, some of the LA Colors white glitter.  (Because really what couldn't use just a hint of glam?) After removing the guides, I painted a line of blue striper paint under the blue french tips.

I added some white lacy stickers to the thumb nails and ring finger nails.

Following the tips I received from the Kiss Webinar, I squeezed a significantly large amount of glue into the well of the fake nail, and then applied glue to my natural nail. On my problematic nails: traffic fingers and thumb nails, I put even more glue into the fake nail wells, than I had ever before. I held the fake nail to my natural nail at the tip, and waited about 10 seconds before moving on to the next nail.

And here are the results!

I got nails without visible, white air bubbles!

There was one nail that got a noticeable air bubble. It is my pinky (MY PINKY??? On all the bigger nails I did fine. I couldn't believe this happened to my pinky) on my right hand. I decided to cover it with a cute rose sticker. 

I tell ya though, 9 out of 10 is not bad!

Last night, for safety, I put a line of glue under my fake nails to form a seal so no water could get  between them and my real nails. So far, so good.

Now that I know better what to do with these "Salon Uv Gel Effect" nails, I'm going to be wearing them more often. One of the cool things about Kiss French Tip Nails, that I learned during the Webinar, is that the french white is "built into the nails" with a patented process, and is guaranteed not to chip. 

What that means for me is that when I get tired of this blue on my nails, I can use nail polish remover, take it off and paint something else on them instead. Or leave them white.  The white is still there under the polish!

I'd love to hear what you think of what I've written and shown you, and get your reaction in the comments below.

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog!

Hope you have a great weekend!