Wednesday's Beauty Tip

Beauty Tip of the Week

Those of you who follow my blog know that I have a beauty tip of the week feature and I post one every Wednesday. I was scrambling my brain trying to write the post and was wondering why I was having such a hard time since It's usually not an issue for me. 

Then I realized that it was because today wasn't an ordinary day for me.

Sally Hansen HD in Laser NOTD & Review

Hey Dolls!!

So today's NOTD is also going to be a review on Sally Hansen's HD Hi- Definition line since this is the first time I've ever used it. I know this line came out sometime this past spring so I'm surprised that I haven't used it yet. The color Laser, is  a pretty medium to dark blue with flashes of pink and purple shimmer. It stuck out like a sore thumb at the store.It looks so amazing in the bottle, hopefully you can see the stripe of purple showing in this pic.

INTERVIEWING RONESHA FROM POLISHED BY BEAUTY

Interview with Ronesha from Polished By Beauty

http://www.polishedbybeauty.blogspot.com

NAME: Ronesha

AGE: 24

LOCATION: NC, USA

1. Mini Bio?

Hi, I’m Ronesha born in raised Boston, MA. I currently live in Greensboro, NC. I’ve been in NC for 5years and I hate it. I came for school; I graduated from North Carolina A & T State University with a Bachelors’ of Science in Criminal Justice. My concentration was juvenile delinquents. Did I mention that I hate it in NC? I’m a city girl and this place is not a city. I currently live with my boyfriend (shame on us), We are looking to move to a bigger and better place. Phoenix, AZ. I’m so excited. I have a strong love for make-up, the whole concept of it is fascinating. One day I hope to enroll in make-up artistry school. That would be so awesome. One of my goals in life is to win the lottery, get rich and live happily ever after all while making people pretty lol. Just kidding but no seriously.

2. Where can we find you?

http://polishedbybeauty.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com/#!/PolishedbyBLU

UPCOMING GIVEAWAY & THANK YOU ANNOUNCMENT

Hey Dolls!!!


I've been planning to host my  first giveaway in the next few weeks, It was going to be a Christmas/Happy Birthday Giveaway (since my birthday is January 4th). But now I have a third reason to celebrate this giveaway and its because I just hit over 200 followers today!!!!!!  

Monday November 28th, 2011 BLOG HOP!!

Monday Beauties Blog Hop November 28th, 2011

Hello Beauty Lovers and Bloggers! :) Welcome back to Monday Beauties blog hop! Where we hope to create a place where bloggers can come together and share their links in a friendly and supportive manner! If you are saying "What the hell is a blog hop?" just click here to see the INFORMATION post! (You can also find the times and days of the event there) :)  

REVIEW: One 'n Only Argan Oil Restorative Mask

I'm calling it my new Miracle in a Bottle

What is it? 

A restorative hair mask enriched with proteins and Keratin and infused with the famous argan oil, one of the  worlds rarest oils which is derived from the Moroccan Argan Tree. This is an intense treatment that penetrates the cuticle to help reconstruct, rebuild strength and restore elasticity. It's moisturizing properties are to help revive and nourish dry and damaged hair. It also promises to improve texture, manageability and shine. 

NOTD: REVLON'S FIERCE & METALLIC

Happy Thanksgiving!!! I hope everyone eats lots of turkey, if you like turkey, me personally do not.  I don’t know if some of you remembered the NOTW  I had just posted a few days ago, well I deleted it and removed it from nails. I wasn’t really feeling the way the mani came out. I don’t think I liked the color combo and these were supposed to be my Thanksgiving nails so I wanted something a little more festive.

Okay, so now onto my new and improved NOTW:

Wednesday's Beauty Tip

Beauty Tip of the Week

GIVE YOUR HAIR BRUSHES SOME LOVIN ♥ 

Did you ever notice when your at a hair salon how they have their hair brushes and combs soaking in water?  which is actually disinfectant. They do this for sanitation reasons but also to keep everyone's hair looking nice and clean. Think about it, if they didn't clean their brushes then there would be dirt, oil and dandruff from everyone's hair, ewww!!!

INTERVIEWING TIFFENY FROM "JUST TIFFENY"

Interview with beauty blogger, Tiffeny from Just Tiffeny

Name: Tiffeny Irene Coles

Age:  23

Location: Stockton On Tees, UK

1. Mini Bio?

Hey, I'm Tiffeny! I'm 23 years old and live in Stockton On Tees with my parents, doggy & kitty cat :) I am a qualified beauty therapist, but I'm not currently working. I'm engaged to an amazing guy <3 Due to lack of funds we both still live with our parents. We have a hamser together named ruby, she's soo cute! I am obsessed with hello kitty, giraffes & the colour pink but I hate spiders, ladybirds & going to the dentist :/ I have 7 tattoos & I will probably end up getting more eventhough I dislike most of the ones I already have. I don't have many friends because I find it hard to trust people, but the few I do have I love to bits. There's so many things I could say about myself, but I'd be here all day lol so if there's anything you want to know then ask, I won't bite ;)

2. Where can we find you?

 http://justtiffeny.blogspot.com/ 

MONDAY NOVEMBER 21,2011 BLOG HOP!!:)

Monday Beauties Blog Hop November 21, 2011

Hello Beauty Lovers and Bloggers! :) Welcome back to Monday Beauties blog hop! Where we hope to create a place where bloggers can come together and share their links in a friendly and supportive manner! If you are saying "What the hell is a blog hop?" just click here to see the INFORMATION post! (You can also find the times and days of the event there) :)

INTERVIEWING IMANI FROM MAKEUP BY IMANI

Interview with Imani from MAKEUPBYIMANI's Blog

NAME: Imani

AGE: 19

LOCATION: California 

http://www.makeupbyimani.com/

1. Mini Bio?

   I am a Sacramento based aspiring makeup artist. I have a passion and a natural knack for makeup and decided to turn a passion into a career. I am a full time student and also work as an electronics sales associate (Weird, huh?) I also intern with CollegeFashion. I'm mainly just a girl trying to turn her dreams into plans.

2. Where can we find you?

   http://www.youtube.com/user/MakeupByImani - My YouTube
   http://www.twitter.com/imanidmarie - Learn a lot about me and keep up with video and blog updates
   http://www.makeupbyimani.com - My Blog
   http://www.collegefashion.com- I do makeup tutorials every 2 weeks.

REVIEW: Rimmel Sexy Curve Full Body Mascara

SEXY CURVES FULL BODY EXTRA VOLUME & SHAPELY CURVE MASCARA

I just realized that this is the first mascara review I've ever done so bare with me lol. I noticed that mascara hasn't been on the top of my shopping list lately. One of my favorite mascara's is the classic Maybelline Great Lash Mascara (you know, the one in the pink bottle). I've bought a ton of these and I have it in royal blue too. I've always been pleased with the results but that doesn't mean I haven't tried other ones too. I feel like its difficult to find a really good mascara that you like, for me anyway.I was at CVS the other day and noticed that they had this mascara and I remember seeing it either on a YouTube video or a blog, then I remembered why, it was the brush.

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Beauty Tip of the Week

JUST ADD COLOR!

BOBBI BROWN'S TIPS ON BLUSH

I'm sure you have all heard of the makeup artist Bobbi Brown or at least of her makeup products. If you haven't she's an internationally reowned makeup artist and CEO of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. Her products are sold in more than 400 stores and 20 countries worldwide. In addition to her creating cover looks for magazines, working with models, fashion shows, etc. She's also the author of two New York Times bestsellers. I have one of her books, Bobbi Brown Beauty Evolution. It's a really good book and she's filled with tons of tips and tricks.

NOTD: CHECK IT OUT!

So this nail look of the week was created around Sally Hansen's nail polish strips in check it out. As you can see there not your traditional checkered look but they still look like checkers. I've had these strips for a while and wanted to use them but I don't like applying them to all my nails. I feel like it takes too long and besides I like painting my nails but there fun to use on a few nails here and there.

REALLY EASY TRICK TO REMOVING GLITTER POLISH THAT WORKS!!

LOVE GLITTER POLISH?

ME TOO!

HAVE A HARD TIME REMOVING IT?

ME TOO!

WELL NOT ANYMORE THOUGH BC......

Monday November 14th, 2011 BLOG HOP!!

Monday Beauties Blog Hop November 14th, 2011

Hello Beauty Lovers and Bloggers! :) Welcome back to Monday Beauties blog hop! Where we hope to create a place where bloggers can come together and share their links in a friendly and supportive manner! If you are saying "What the hell is a blog hop?" just click here to see the INFORMATION post! (You can also find the times and days of the event there) :)

INTERVIEWING MICHELLE FROM HEALTHLY LIVING NATURAL BEAUTY

Interviewing Michelle from Healthy Living Natural Beauty

http://healthylivingnaturalbeauty.blogspot.com/

1. Mini Bio?

I'm a housewife who likes using products that are natural and who likes taking care of my family by eating healthy and getting plenty of exercise. When I started researching product ingredients I thought it would be good to share what I've learned with others. That is what inspired me to start writing my blog. I also enjoy fashion and beauty and I enjoy researching and writing about those subjects as well.

2. Where can we find you?

Healthy Living Natural Beauty is located at (we'd love to have you follow via GFC): http://healthylivingnaturalbeauty.blogspot.com/p/about.html

Healthy Living Natural Beauty also has a Facebook account at (we'd love to have you like us): www.facebook.com/healthylivingnaturalbeauty

Healthy Living Natural Beauty also has a Twitter account at (we'd love to have you follow): @healthylivingnb

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING TODAY!!

Beauty Friends ♥

I did this post back in August and thought it was kinda fun. It's sort of like a questionere for me and you! It's just to get to know you better, I love learning more about my readers so I put together 10 random questions that I will answer first, then you can answer. I hope you guys will take a minute to participate in this! :)

I'm going to post my questions and answers below, then I will post the list of questions so you can easily copy and paste them into the comment box and then answer them.  

Wednesday's Beauty Tip

Beauty Tip of the Week

ACNE?

TRY TEA TREE OIL

Have you ever thought of trying using tea tree oil if you suffer from acne? I'm not saying you have to have severe acne either, I bought a bottle of this to use as a spot treatment. I even dab it on parts of my face that are known for breaking out even if there are no visible blemishes. By doing this for a few months I noticed less blemishes and even some scaring I had seemed to fade away. If you don't know what is in tea tree oil let me tell you: 

NOTD: SPARKLE + BLACK = GORGEOUS!

I usually only paint my nails once a week, I feel like if I was to paint them more than that it wouldn't be good for my nails,  but if you saw my last NOTW post with the Snow Me White and Rock Star Pink glitter added you know that I was not happy with the results at all. So I made an exception and took it off today and tried something different. 

Monday November 7th, 2011 BlOG HOP!

Monday Beauties Blog Hop November 7th, 2011

Hello Beauty Lovers and Bloggers! :) Welcome back to Monday Beauties blog hop! Where we hope to create a place where bloggers can come together and share their links in a friendly and supportive manner! If you are saying "What the hell is a blog hop?" just click here to see the INFORMATION post! (You can also find the times and days of the event there) :) 

Taking Care of Hand and Nails: My Way

As you probably know the key to achieving attractive looking hands and nails is more than just the color of nail polish you choose or how well you apply it. Just like having a skin or hair care regimen, it's also important to have a good regimen for your hands and nails too. Let's be honest, we all probably feel better about ourselves when are nails look nice and groomed, right? In order to accomplish this you have to take care of your nails to keep them healthy. Thankfully you don't have to go to a nail salon to achieve this. I am in no way a professional or do I claim to be, but over the years I've developed a routine that has helped to keep my nails strong and healthy. I'm not saying the products I use or the things I do will work best for everyone, but they do for me! If anything, I'm hoping this can help to serve as a guide for your own routine. Here's what I do:

FILL IN THE BLANK FRIDAY!

Happy Friday!

Lets fill in some blanks

1. My favorite thing about this week was: Today! bc it's Friday, I'm off and I'm going shopping 

2. Colder weather makes me: uncomftorable if it's too cold and makes me not wanna get out of bed

3. Three things that make me terribly happy as of late are:  blogging, this weekend! & a surprise in the mail

4. If I could only wear one kind of shoe for the rest of my life, I'd choose: The most comftorable shoes I could find!

5. My personality type is: I am a fun and really friendly person

6.  I have a serious problem resisting: Oh wow..lol, there's way too many. Spending money would have to be number 1

7. My favorite color to wear is: I cant say I have one favorite color, I like all different colors, black. People say I look good in red for some reason. 

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INTERVIEWING KARMA FROM ~KARMA KISSES~

Interview with Karma from ~Karma Kisses~

http://mykarmakisses.blogspot.com/

1. Mino Bio?

My name is Kris but you can call me Karma =) I am a young, fun, & sometimes flirty (with my husband of course!) So with that being said, I'm a 22yr old wife, mother of 2, part-time model & one very ambitious woman. I'm a Libra and very random. I like to think of myself as a paradox.

2. Where can we find you?

Why here, of course! http://mykarmakisses.blogspot.com
FB, because who DOESN'T have FB!? http://fb.com/KarmaD.Me or my fan page:http://fb.com/DevyneKarma
Twitter, @KarmaDevyne
Tumblr, http://karmakisses.blogspot.com

NOTD: SNOW ME WHITE & ROCK STAR PINK

I had the urge to paint my nails white for some reason but I didn't have a good white polish in my collection. So I went to Twitter to find out which brands made a good white nail polish. You know how white needs to be applied very evenly or it will look messy, well someone said that Sinful Colors made a nice one and I do love that brand. I went to my local Walgreen's and found Snow me White for only a $1.99.

I was very pleased with how nice and even it came out. I needed to use 3 coats to give it that bright opaque finish I wanted.

I bought this really pretty glitter polish called Rock Star Pink by Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear a few weeks ago but haven't had the chance to try it yet. So I layered it on top of the Snow me White.

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Beauty Tip of the Week

*Tips for taking great photos*

I read an article on Total Beauty.com on "How to look good in Every Photo" and thought they had some good tips, ones that I was unaware of. I wanted to share some with you this week:

MAKEUP TRICKS:

• Regardless of the lighting make sure to even out your skin tone. Use yellow toned foundations and concealers for the most natural look. 
• As far as the eyes, define them and try not to use overly dark eye makeup bc heavy shades can look too harsh. Dont go too black and make sure to blend extremely well.
• Enhance your lips by going a shade darker than usual
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Five Favorites: October 2011

I have to say this time, I'm actually excited that October is over bc I love this season. I'm not too crazy about Thanksgiving but Christmas is my favorite time of the year and right after that is my birthday. Then I'm impatiently waiting spring. Anyway, this month's products were a little hard to choose, I guess there weren't too many new products I used. That's okay though because I was still able to pick out five I was loving in October.

DeMert Nail Enamel Dryer
Manicurist's Finishing Spray

I've been using this spray for years on and off. I've always wondered why I've never heard about this product on beauty sites, magazines or blogs. It could be because I only see it at few drugstores and its usually hidden at the very end of the makeup aisles in the nail section. I always notice a difference in how long it takes my nails to dry when I use it. I spray each nail (or hand) right after applying polish and then a few other times. I feel like I have more time to do my nails when I have this spray, bc I know it wont take as long for my nails to dry. For such a big bottle I do go through it a little quick, but that's only bc I use a lot of it. I've only found this at CVS or Walgreen's and paid $3.99.

INTERVIEWING COLEEN FROM COLEEN COLE

Interview with Coleen from Coleen Cole's Blog

Hair, Beauty, Lifestyle, Tutorials & More

1. Mini Bio?

My name is Coleen, & I am just an average girl with a normal budget who lives in London with a passion for all things beauty related! I am a full time law university student and a part time make up consultant at Boots.

2. Where can we find you?

Find me on blogspot : www.officialcoleencole.blogspot.com
Twitter: @coleenmensa