GUEST POST: HOLIDAY NAIL ART BY DYLAN

Hey Blog Dolls!!!!
 I hope your having a great weekend, whether your getting some Christmas shopping done or decorating the tree or whatever you might be doing, I hope it's a good one.. 

I'm very excited to have one of my friends Dylan,  from Rivuletsbeautyblog guest blog today. Make sure to check out his blog if you haven't already. It's definitely worth it :) Thank you Dylan for taking the time out to deliver this great post!!

Well hi there Kelly's friends! I'm Dylan, from Rivuletsbeauty, and I'm your guest blogger for the day!

I'm a bit of a nail junkie, I wear nail art 24/7 and love every minute of it! I'm gonna be showing you ladies and gent(s) how to recreate this festive, fun candy striped nails for this Christmas season! Check 'em out...

Wednesday's Beauty Tip

Beauty Tip of the Week

DIY: MAKE YOUR OWN NAIL ART TOOLS

If you like to play around with different designs on your nails but don't have a dotting tool, a professional nail art brush or a stamping kit that's okay because you can make them at home with things you already have. Plus, who doesn't love a little DIY fun?

INTERVIEWING SILVANA FROM GLITZ GLAM BUDGET

Interview with Silvana from Glitz Glam Budget

Name: Silvana

Age: 27

Location: California, USA

1. Mini Bio?

Hello I am a 27 year old gal who is addicted to all things beauty and fashion! During the day I work a typical 8-5 job, but my true calling is being a bargain hunter, finding good deals on beauty and fashion items! I’ve always had a love for makeup/beauty related items, as well as fashion, and finally I have found a new hobby and long term passion, which is blogging.

2. Where can we find you?

Blog: http://glitzglambudget.blogspot.com/
Twitter: @GlitzGlamBudget

NOTD: Red Carpet Christmas!

Hello Dolls!

I hope everyone had a great weekend! This weekend we put up the Christmas tree and decorated the house. That always puts me in the holiday spirit. I’ve been excited to do a few festive theme manis throughout the month and today's nails are decked out in red, green and gold. I began with my usual basecoat, Sally Hansen's Complete Care 4 in 1 treatment. Then I used 2 coats of Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear's Red Carpet. Red Carpet is a pretty jelly based deep red with very fine glitter. The formula applied very smoothly and was completely opaque with just 2 thin coats.  I really love this color, its almost like a ruby red because of the light glitter. Then I applied a thin coat of Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri Anti Chip Top Coat. 

Monday December 5th 2011 BLOG HOP!!

Monday Beauties Blog Hop December 5th 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) :)

Five Favorites: November 2011

I'm not going to say the usual "I cant believe it's already December" like I usually do every month bc its true. I am going to say that I'm happy its December, its my favorite month of the year. I love the holiday season so much plus my birthday is right after Christmas!
My favorite products this month are mostly new ones I bought and I think there's only one that I've had but started using again. 

SECHE VITE
Dry Fast Top Coat

I actually just purchased this yesterday but I already know I love it. After reading on so many nail blogs about how great this stuff was I had to see what all the hype was about. I went to Sally's Beauty Supply and they had it. I applied one coat of it on my already painted nails as soon as I got home. I swear it dried in less than a second! Then I noticed how shiny my nails looked. I have a very pretty blue  color with flashes of pink and purple shimmer on  and it made the color 10x more gorgeous. I've heard other bloggers say that it's the best top coat ever and they didn't know how they even painted there nails before they found this stuff. Now I totally understand what they mean. My mom also said to me later in the day, "Your nails look so gorgeous, it looks like shiny glass" lol. I told her about the top coat and she of course wanted to try it and loves it too. It guarantees not to yellow your nails from dark nail colors and promises to keep your color last without any chipping. The price was a little steep, it was around $9 but if you order it on the Sally's Beauty Supply website you can get it for only $7.99, or a dollar less if you are a member. It was well worth the money for me though. I cant wait to use it with every mani I do.  

INTERVIEWING ARIELLE FROM BEAUTY BY ARIELLE

Interview with Arielle from Beauty by Arielle

Name: Arielee

Age: 21

Location:  Southern Illinois/Evansville, IN area

1. Mini Bio?

My name is Arielle. I'm a graduate student at the University of Southern Indiana working on my Master of Social Work. I'll be done next summer and can finally join the real world! I'm engaged and am getting married next August (only 8 months to go, ahhh!!!)

I am not professionally trained and I purchase all products with my own money. I just love makeup and have a hobby of sharing beauty tips with others! In my spare time I love to cook, eat, lounge around, workout, shop and play around with makeup!

2. Where can we find you?

beautybyarielle.blogspot.com
youtube.com/beautybyarielle1
twitter.com/a_thib