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~

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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
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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.

Wednesday's Beauty Tip

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