Tuesday, May 21, 2013

NailTini Navy Grog and Port swatches+review

Only two more days of school left for my son. *sigh* I'm going to be a blubbering mess tomorrow! But for today, I'm going to focus on polish. Namely two great Nailtini polishes I purchased from TJMaxx a while back. They had sets of 4 Nailtini polishes, and luckily I managed to snag two sets. I wish I could have found more!

Let's start with Navy Grog - an intense deep, dark blue. Such a gorgeous blue. I wish we'd had sun when I wore it. It's such a dark color that my inside lighting is somewhat inadequate! haha Formula is great - so very close to being a one-coater. I used Nailtini's Dry Gin as my top coat, and I really like it! It dried super quick.

And now for Port. It reminds me of dried blood. That rusty brownish red of blood. It's a very deep, very dark vampy color - and I love it. The formula is spot-on and could be a one-coater if applied correctly. I wore this for 2 days with Dry Gin as the top coat and it looked great :)

You can purchase these polishes - and many others - from Nailtini's website or be on the lookout at TJMaxx for sets :)

**DISCLAIMER** I was not paid for this review by anyone. I either purchased these products myself or were given gifts from friend.

Monday, May 20, 2013

Clark's April Barkbox!

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Goodness gracious. I know it's almost June and I'm just now writing about Clark's April Barkbox. His May box is scheduled to be delivered today, so as you can guess, I'm just way behind! haha But this box is worth the wait, as it's been our favorite so far! Just so you know, all the links to Barkbox in this post are affiliate-type links. If you click on them, and sign-up, you get $5 off your first box and I get a free box :)


This box was chocked full of goodies that Clark (and we) LOVED. Best box so far. And you wanna know something? Clark hasn't destroyed ANY of the toys yet. I believe that's a first! We'll start out with those...

These glow in the dark balls are really neat, and they really work! Clark LOVES playing with them both inside and outside.


This SafeMade Pet Products toy gets tossed around the living room a lot :) We don't put treats inside it very often, but we have a few times. This is very durable and has stood up to Clark's gnawing pretty well :)

On to the Duck Jerky! This is from Etta Says!, and Clark says they are great! He adores these, and they have become his daily treat :) As he's gotten older, his tastes have really changed. When he was a puppy, he would ONLY take one specific treat...but now he likes pretty much anything!


This Etta Says! Crunchy Duck Chew was history within 10 minutes. Clark simply laid in the floor and crunched his way through it in record time. That's a safe bet he liked it - but it did give him a little tummy trouble. He was fine in no time, tho.



The Groom Mitt clothes are kinda neat! We have used them on Clark, and he wasn't entirely comfortable with them - he kept trying to eat it! hahah But they did work.

We haven't had a chance to try these vitamin packs yet, so I can't really say much about them. They are neat, tho!

This has been the best box we've received since we signed up. We've liked them all, but this one really set the bar high! If you want to try BarkBox, you can use my code here and get $5 off your first month! :) If you do so, I will also get a free month out of the deal.

***All links to Bark Box in this post are affiliate links.

Milani COLORStatement lipsticks naturals and browns - picture heavy

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Psst! Two giveaways going on right now that you need the check out! Here and Here!

It's Monday! The last Monday of school for my son. Makes me sad to think about it. So why don't I just show you some pretty Milani COLORstatement lipsticks today? I've still got the Naturals and Browns to show you :)


As with my other COLORstatement posts, this will be picture heavy, so the cut is totally necessary! :)

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Wishful Bath & Beauty's FEVERshadow in Play in the Waves swatches+review - PICTURE HEAVY

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Psst! Two giveaways going on right now that you need the check out! Here and Here! Both have about a week left!

Goooooood morning out there! (well, it's morning where I am, anyway...). How about some FEVERshadow today? The loose pigments from Wishful Bath & Beauty have been a staple in my makeup routine for a few months now. They have amazing coverage and are nicely pigmented. They are long-lasting (I've worn them up to 10 hours!) and great colors :) Today I have for you a pigment called Play in the Waves - shimmery iridescent green with a blue flash.


It's an extremely hard color to photograph - it just ends up looking brown. I tried and tried and tried to get a photo of the flash of blue, but it's just wasn't having it. This is as close as I could get:


Pictured above is one short swipe with a small brush.  These shadows are very pigmented, silky smooth and clay-based, which makes them long-lasting. They are toxin-free and natural...and the claim of long-lasting is most certainly true. These pigments wear on me for 10 hours. Well, I say 10 hours because that's the longest I've worn them. That's when it was time to take off my makeup and go to bed :)

The cut here, is entirely necessary as I have 5 eye looks to show you. Enter at your own risk! All eye looks use the Jesse's Girl eye primer, which I received in a goodie bag at Cosmoprof from Jesse's Girl.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Iron Man nails! ...and my lack of the urge to blog.

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Lately I haven't felt like blogging much at all. I need to snap out of it, tho, because I have such fun things to show you guys! For right now, you can feast your eyes on my boring Iron Man nails!


No intricate designs, no drawings of Tony Stark - just classic red and gold, courtesy of Zoya Isla and Zoya Solange. I purchased Isla myself, and Solange is a press sample. Here's hoping I can get my blogging mojo back...I do have some neat stuff to share :)

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