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15.12.12

Nail Tutorial Video: City Skyline


Howdy,
I don't know why but somehow when I type I tend to sound like a cowboy half the time.. I dunno y'all! 
Anyhoo- I did these adorable City Skyline at Night nails and I put together a video tutorial for it so I hope you check it out! I have used the Sally Girl 94 cent polish in IQ as the base color and then just a toothpick and skewer with black silver and yellow paints for the designs. 

Click Here to go to my Youtube Channel! 

xox Julia

13.12.12

Cute Collared Nails

Check out these cute collared nails, perfect for the preppy girl inside...if you have one! I don't know! But anyways, I got the idea from thebeautydepartment.com , this wasn't my original idea. ;)
xoxJulia

NYC Glitter Eyeliner- 5 Eyeliner Looks

Hey guys,
I made this little video showing my five favorite ways to wear this glittery eyeliner. I worked really hard to do this on my canon camera that doesn't have a viewfinder! Haha that's why there are some times when it's totally out of focus-it also doesn't auto-focus
I got this eyeliner from Influenster to try by the way, so I'll just write a quicky review for y'all :) 

I'll just cut to the chase; this eyeliner is awesome! It is really bendable and you can even sheer it out like I did in one of the looks, which really displays its creaminess. I can go many uses without needing to sharpen it because it is so pigmented and I really don't have to press hard to get a good pigmented line.  The price is VERY cheap for these liners and you can get them at drugstores that carry New York Color products. I am not sure if they have more colors but I am definitly going to pick them up if they do. 

Just a side note, I have tried their other eyeliners and some of them are really hard and not pigmented so I am just going to clarify; I really recommend the Showtime Glitter Eyeliner in Black- I can't vouch for the other ones yet but if I get more I'll review & swatch them too!

xoxJulia

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18.11.12

Essence Breaking Dawn Blush

Sun 18. Nov 2:42 pm

Here are swatches and pics of the new breaking dawn part two blush from Essence. You should be able to find this at your local Ulta.

I find it to be not very blendable but the color isn't too bright so the color is actually nice and wearable.




On the left blended out and on the right layered up :)

Cleaning My Makeup Collection

Sun 18. November 1:57 pm

I'm finally going to start blogging again! I decided to forget about trying to just make this a nail blog. This is going to by my life-blog with a focus on beauty, nails and fashion from now on.

To start it off I took some pictures last weekend when I was cleaning up around my desk and makeup collection. I also put away the stuff I only reach for in summer and traded for my more fall and winter
favorites.

Here's the before:

And here are some after pics:

 My everyday eye and face products are stored in this little thingy mabobber from Salvation Army. In front are One By One waterproof mascara from Maybelline and Heather Silk blush from Wet N Wild to remind me to buy replacements.
 The brushes I need to clean and my Sonia Kashuk brush cleanser are ready to go to the bathroom for a bath :)
 My Winter/Fall face products :)
 My fall eye products
 More eye products are stored in this glass bowl because they're too little to store in the other wooden thingy.
In a vintage glass jam jar I have all my mascaras, eyeliners, and eye primers.

I also have a little jewelry box with 4 drawers for lip gloss and a caboodle with makeup I early used stored in it until I have recitals, shows, or competitions because I use that for..those. Anyways, I'll have a lip products collection and a what's in my performance makeup case another time :)

xoxoJ

5.10.12

Nail Polish HAUL!

I got a $10 off $20 purchase from Sally Beauty Supply for my birthday so I went a little nuts with nail polish!
I didn't even like a few of the ones I got once I was out of the store, one the color was just wrong for a tutorial I bought it for and the other, I looked up swatches and it goes on so patchy and thin I know I'll never wear it.
The ones I'm keeping are:

Sally Girl Pea-Body $0.94
Image Credit: Steph's Closet
Sally Girl IQ $0.94
Sally Girl Simple $0.94

Image Credit: peacelovefashionxoxo
China Glaze Unpredictable $5.99 (Fall 2012 Bohemian Collection)
Image Credit: scrangie
China Glaze Top Coat $5.99 (Review coming soon, I'm ON THE HUNT for a non chipping and non shrinking shiny top coat- ISTHATTOOMUCHTOASK?!)







Halloween Nail Tutorials: Cleopatra

This year I'm doing as many Halloween-themed nail tutorials as I can, starting with these Cleopatra inspired nails.


 

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