Interview with Mary from Swatch And Learn

Interview with Mary from Swatch And Learn

Name: Mary

Location: Canada

Mini Bio:
I love marching to the beat of my eardrums, encouraging people to challenge themselves to become better, and dancing like a freak when I think nobody is looking.

I'm like a moth to a flame for albums like Lana Del Rey's "Born to Die", I used to be a vegetarian for a few years, and I opt for crunchy peanut butter instead of smooth.

Writing, networking, and experimenting with nail polish are the passions that allow me to express myself. It is through these avenues that I am continually also inspired by others' creativity.


Where can we find you?
Blog: Swatch And Learn
Twitter: @SwatchAndLearn
Facebook: Swatch And Learn
Beautylish: Mary
Google+: Mary
Pinterest: Mary
Klout: Mary

Monday March 25, 2012 BLOG HOP!!

Monday Beauties Blog Hop March 25, 2012

Hello Beauty Lovers and Bloggers! :) Welcome back to Monday Beauties blog hop! Where I 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 and it will explain EVERYTHING:)

Interview with Krystal from Beauty by Krystal

Interviewing Krystal from Beauty by Krystal 

Name: Krystal

Age: 25

Location: Bay Area, CA

1. Mini Bio?
I'm a full time stay at home mother of our 15mon old daughter, Madilyn, and our freshly newborn son, Jamison. In between all the domestic duties of keeping a house clean and fit for a family, and spending generous amounts of time with the kiddies, I find time to also run a beauty blog, a personal life blog, a youtube channel and I love to socialize on as many beauty-related networks as I can find!


2. Where can we find you?
BEAUTY BLOG: http://www.beautybykrystal.com
LIFE BLOG: http://www.lifebykrystal-c.blogspot.com
BEAUTY CHANNEL: http://www.youtube.com/BeautyByKrystal
VLOG CHANNEL: http://www.youtube.com/LifeByKrystal
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/BeautyByKrystal
TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/BeautyByKrystal

A Year's Challenge Week 12: Skittle Mani

I'm sorry for posting this week's mani so late and I'm sorry for hardly posting at all this week. This week ended up being crazy and before I knew it today was already Friday. I think this is the first time I've went a whole 5 days without one post and I don't like how that feels. Maybe I'm just being silly but I don't want to let you down or feel like I'm letting myself down when it comes to my blog. I think this week's rush is over so I will be back to my normal schedule, if you want to call it that. I wanted to let you guys know that though so now on to this week's nail challenge!

Review: Kiss Nail Dress

One of the goodies that came in my Influenster Love VoxBox was a package of Kiss Nail Dress. The design I have here is called bodysuit. There pretty much the same idea as the Sally Hansen's Salon Effects Nail Strips that came out about a year ago.

Monday March 18, 2012 BLOG HOP!!

Monday Beauties Blog Hop March 18, 2012 

Hello Beauty Lovers and Bloggers! :) Welcome back to Monday Beauties blog hop! Where I 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 and it will explain EVERYTHING:) 

A Years Challenge Week 11: St.Patricks Day Mani

Happy Saint Patricks Day!!:)
I finally did my St. Patrick's Day manicure for this week's challenge. I know I'm a little late. I try to have my nails done by Monday so I can post that weeks challenge but it usually ends up turning into Tuesday for some reason. This week ended up being Thursday (i know, bad blogger) lol. I was excited to do this mani though. Another excuse for cute nails :) Here's what I finally came up with.

NOTD: Whimsical Finally!!

Happy Monday Dolls!
Today I wanted to show you this nail color Im totally loving, Whimsical by Revlon. I've seen this paticular nail polish around for a few months now, yet I couldn't find it anywhere. I was on a serious hunt for a few weeks then I started to give up and forget about it. I went to a different Rite Aid than the one I usually go to the other day and I was looking around the beauty aisles like always. I looked at the Revlon section and my eyes probably came out of my head when I saw Whimsical sitting right there. I was so excited that I finally found it. If you haven't seen this polish yet, here it is.

Monday March 11, 2012 BLOG HOP!!

Monday Beauties Blog Hop March 11, 2012

Hello Beauty Lovers and Bloggers! :) Welcome back to Monday Beauties blog hop! Where I 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 and it will explain EVERYTHING:)

Colors of the Rainbow Tag

Hi Dolls!!
Happy Friday!!:) Today I have a fun tag for you that was actually created by Aly from Seven Things Beauty ♥. The idea of this tag is to name at least one beauty product from every color of the rainbow.

• Red
• Orange
• Yellow
• Green 
• Blue
• Indigo
• Violet 

Influenster Love VoxBox!!

Ahhh finally!!! I've been waiting impatiently for this to come for a while now and I'm not a very patient person. Especially when it comes to goodies coming in the mail.

Wednesday's Beauty Tip

Beauty Tip of the Week

THE TURBY TWIST

I'm sure a lot of you either have heard of the turby twist or own one but for those of you that dont, you should!! I've been using the turby twist in replace of a towel for a few years now. My favorite thing about the turby twist  is that it reduces blow drying time. Anything that makes my wet hair dry faster is a plus for me!  

It's an absorbent twist and loop hair towel that is designed to stay in place. It has a unique tapered design that allows for a perfect fit on all head sizes. 

A Years Challenge Week 9: Polka Dot Mani

Yeahhh!!!! for this week's challenge, polka dots! I love polka dots and since the last two weeks for this challenge didn't come out like I would have wanted, I was excited about this week.  I haven't done a polka dot mani for a while but I think it's one of the first nail designs I mastered. It's not hard to do either and you don't necessarily need dotting tools to do this. I used to use either bobby pins, toothpicks, basically anything that had a rounded end.

This was a perfect opportunity to get some real use out of the 5 pc dotting tool set Born Pretty Store sent me a few months ago. I used the 2 largest sizes for the dots and one of the smallest sides for the white dots on my accent nail.

Review: Garnier Skin Renew: BB Cream

I wanted to do a review on this product the first day I used it but I have a rule when it comes to reviewing products. I wait at least a week (less or more depending on the product). I picked up Garnier's Skin Renew BB cream in (Medium/Deep) with low expectations. I honestly have never heard of BB cream before and they promised immediate skin perfecting coverage and instantly even radiant and smooth skin. I was thinking, yea right. It was hard for me to believe that this one product could do all that, but something made me buy it anyway.

Monday March 4, 2012 BLOG HOP!!

Monday Beauties Blog Hop March 4, 2012

Hello Beauty Lovers and Bloggers! :) Welcome back to Monday Beauties blog hop! Where I 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 and it will explain EVERYTHING:)

Daisy Medow: Clarisonic Mia Giveaway!!!!!!

Daisy Meadow's blog is having a great giveaway so I had to spread the word. She's giving away:

1. Clarisonic Mia in Ice Blue

2. Deep Pore Brush head

3. p-Link Universal Charger

4. Unopened Cleanser Sample

5. Instruction Manual

I personally would love to win this, I've always wanted the Clarisonic! I'm sure a lot of you would too :) 

It's very easy to enter too, Just click here to be taken to her giveaway page!

Five Favorites: February 2012

It seems like this post sneaks up on me every month for some reason, maybe because every month seems to go by so quick. Especially this one since it's the shortest. I didn't buy too many new  products this month, so these are products I've used more of this month. 

Quick Tan 
Bronzing Spray
by Body Drench

 I bought this in the end of January and instantly fell in love with it and I've been using it a lot this month. It's been great because I feel like I have a natural tan in February. One of the main reasons I bought this and love it is because unlike other self tanning sprays this one gives you instant color. It's not an orangy fake looking tan either, it actually looks real. I still can't believe it because I've been looking for something like this for a while. Since it's winter I only really use it on my face, neck and sometimes arms. Before finding this I used to use Neutrogena's Micro Mist Sunless Tanning Spray and I liked it but I had to wait about 6 hours for the color to develop. With this you can either use it for a special night out and spray it lightly after you've done your makeup. Or you can use it like a self tanner and spray it before putting on any makeup every other day to build up the color.  It doesn't make my face break out at all either. I actually found out about this in a post from another blogger. I ran out to Sally's Beauty Supply the day I read her post and bought it. It was $19.99. Click here to read my full review on this product.