ELF: Mango Madness & Vlog 17: Mini Haul

Happy Thursday, y'all! I'm sharing the last ELF polish from the set, Mango Madness. I was excited about this one because, well, it's a coral! Y'all know I love my corals! I'm finally coming to terms with the fact that these corals aren't going to be on my nails for a long time. I thought I should go ahead and get this one posted, since the dark colors are quickly approaching with this cool weather! Take a look at this beauty!

All of the ELF polishes needed three coats. But this one was also very easy to work with. So no worries! I just really like how all of these applied. I'm very pleased. What do y'all think of Mango Madness? Let me know what ELF polishes y'all are loving! :)

Here's my seventeenth vlog! I did another mini haul video, but since making this video, I've gotten more polish. I think another haul vlog is in store some time this weekend. We'll see! Also, I thought I should share something. I've been getting lots of comments about my nails and their length. I worked so hard to get them pretty, even, squared, and a nice length. Unfortunately, I had to cut them down today. I got some breaks, some nails were snagging on everything, and they were all uneven. At least I can start the whole process over again and have pretty looking nails once again. The next few posts will still feature my nails the way they were, though. Thank y'all for all the sweet comments you left me about my nails! Y'all are all very sweet, and I appreciate each and every one of you.

I hope y'all had a great Thursday and that tomorrow is even better. Fridays are always good! Thank you for reading & watching! Stay sweet! :)

ELF: Lilac

Oh y'all. This week is insane. Tomorrow is my last day of the school week. Hallelujah! I'm hoping to put together a haul vlog. Hopefully some of the stuff I ordered comes in by tomorrow or Friday.

On to today's polish! This is the second to last ELF polish that came in the collection. I think I'll post the last one tomorrow. This was one of my favorites from the set. Purple is one of my favorite nail colors. This is definitely on the light side, but perfect for summer. Take a look!

This also reminds me of Easter. I'm going to have to remember some of these polishes when Spring rolls around. This polish also needed three coats. It was a little more sheer than the other ones, but not something you can't work with. I really had an easy application with all of them. So I recommend picking up this set if you see it. For those that didn't see, I got this at Big Lots. I highly suggest checking out your local Big Lots for polish. I know they can be nasty, but when you find pretty polish, nothing else matters. ;)

So what do y'all think of Lilac? Is this a shade of purple you would rock? Have y'all ever found good polish at Big Lots? Let me know!

Thanks for reading! :)

ELF: Fuchsia

Hey y'all! I know it's only Tuesday, but what a week it's been so far! I feel like I've been everywhere and done everything. But I know some of y'all are way more busy than me, so I'm not gonna complain, I'm just gonna tell y'all about it! I babysat for a long time yesterday. It wasn't one of my regular days so I felt like my schedule was thrown all outta whack. Plus I had my first speech today in my Oral Communications class. Ahh! Talk about nervous! I have another one to do on Thursday, so I've been preparing for that. I'm hoping one day I won't be as nervous when I get up to talk in front of the class. It's a lot harder than you think it is, but once you get into it you sorta just roll with it. I've also been studying for a Spanish quiz. My Spanish teacher is cahhhrazzzy! She just speaks Spanish the whole class period. I've taken Spanish before, so I kinda know some of what she's saying. But I don't understand enough of it! Needless to say, that's gonna be one of those tough classes. So that's what I've been up to, y'all! I just went through my dashboard to read blogs. So I feel like I'm kinda caught up!

I thought I would continue on with the ELF polishes. Today I'm showing y'all Fuchsia. Real creative name. It was a little hotter today, definitely felt like the middle of July. So here's a hot summer shade!

I needed three coats for this one, too. But like I've said before, I don't think that's a big deal. I think it looks pretty good! It's kind of similar to Purple Pleaser, but definitely more of a pink. And more of a summer shade. I'm pretty happy with it!

So what do y'all think of Fuchsia? Do any of y'all have this color? Or own any ELF polishes? If so, which ones? Let me know!

Thanks for reading! :)

ELF: Purple Pleaser

It's Monday, y'all. Ugh! I'm posting this before I head off to class because I'm going to have a really busy afternoon/night. This is another one of the ELF polishes from the set I got at Big Lots. It's a pretty beet/raspberry red/pink/purple. I know that probably doesn't make any sense, but that's what it looks like to me! Take a look.

Most of the ELF polishes in the set needed three coats. But, to me, three coats is pretty much normal. The formula was just fine, and it was really easy to manage. I really like the color! The set was supposedly a summer collection, but this definitely reminds me of a fall color. So I don't know what's up with that. Oh well! At least I have another dark color to wear this season.

So what do y'all think of Purple Pleaser? Do y'all think this is a summer shade or a fall shade? How do y'all feel about ELF polishes & their formula? Let me know!

I hope y'all have a great day and a great week. Thanks for reading! :)

ELF: Blue Mist

It's Game Day, y'all! SEC football at its finest. After I type this up I'm getting ready to watch some Razorback football! WPS!

A few vlogs back, I mentioned that I found a set of five different ELF polishes at Big Lots. I wanted to show one of my favorites to y'all. This is Blue Mist, a light, pastel blue. It's so gorgeous! Take a look.

I did need three coats, but it wasn't a hard formula to work with. ELF really doesn't make bad polishes. I'm usually very impressed. I think this blue would be perfect for like an Easter themed mani? It's just that kind of blue. It reminds me of spring and Easter eggs. Isn't it pretty???!???

So what do y'all think of Blue Mist? Do y'all own any ELF polishes? If so, which ones and do you like them? How do y'all feel about the formula? Let me know!

Thanks for reading! Go Hogs! :)

A Look at My Collection: Purples

Today I'm going to show y'all my collection of purples. I love wearing purple, especially in the fall. I'm glad I did this because now I know which purples I'm most definitely going to wear in the fall. :)

1. Brucci: Violet Rage

2. Sinful Colors: Purple Diamond

3. OPI: Parlez-vous OPI?

4. Sally Hansen: No Name

5. China Glaze: Avalanche

6. Orly: Charged Up

7. Borghese: Stellare Notte

8. E.L.F.: Royal Purple

9. 10: Signed, Sealed, & Delivered

10. Wet n Wild: Eggplant Frost

11. Chi: Behind Closed Doors

12. Nars: Tokaido Express

13. Sinful Colors: Daddy's Girl

14. N.Y.C.: Chinatown

15. OPI: Siberian Nights

16. OPI: Lincoln Park After Dark

17. OPI: Give Me Moor!

I know a lot of these look black, but I promise y'all they're purple! Also, Daddy's Girl (Sinful Colors- #13) looks blue, but it is purple. It doesn't photograph very well. And I'm calling Borghese-Stellare Notte purple because, to me, it is. It flashes a lot of different colors, but I mostly see purple. What are y'all's favorites? I'm loving Chi Behind Closed Doors and Nars Tokaido Express. I think I'll get a lot of wear out of those this fall.

Thanks for reading! :)

My Summer Make Up

I got my nails done before I left for Florida, and I'm waiting until I can't stand looking at it anymore to take it off. So that leaves me very few things to post about, but I'm trying my best! I came up with this idea back in the beginning of the summer and never got around to actually putting the post together. Anyway, I love make up and I'm always trying out new things. In the summer, though, I like light make up that doesn't feel like too much. So these are the things I use the most in the summer, but sometimes I skip around and just wear a little mineral foundation and mascara. It all depends on my mood. :)

1. E.L.F. Oil Blotting Sheets. These rock. I don't use them too much, but in the summer they really make a difference. These are also good because they're only $1 at Target. It doesn't get much better than that!
2. Purpose Moisture Lotion SPF 15. I use this a lot because it's really light and just feels good on your face.
3. Hard Candy Undercover Agent (under eye brightener and concealer duo). I really just use the concealer because I don't think I need the under eye brightener.

4. Neutrogena Liquid Make Up in Natural Ivory. Love Neutrogena! It's really gentle and has always worked well with my skin. Plus it's SPF 20 so that's always good!
5. Neutrogena Mineral Sheers Powder Foundation in Buff. It's one shade darker than the liquid make up. I just like to top everything off with a little powder. But sometimes I'll just do this without using the liquid. It's easier that way. And it's also SPF 20.
6. Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush in Soft Plum. I like this because it's really light and airy. It lasts a long time and just looks good.
7. Neutrogena Nourishing Eye Liner in Cosmic Black. I usually put this on my top lash line. I have always worn it on the bottom, but this summer I've changed it up a bit. I also used to use brown all the time, but now I'm using black. I don't know what made me change!
8. Maybelline The Colossal Volum' Express Mascara. I love this stuff! It has a huge brush that grabs all of your lashes perfectly. I really like to wear this on my bottom lashes and the Falsies on the top. But I switch it up sometimes.
9. Softlips Stawberry SPF 20. I really love this stuff. It has a little bit of a menthol thing to it, so it feels good and helps heal chapped lips.
10. Neutrogena Ultra Soft Eye Makeup Remover Pads. These things are great! Expensive... but great. I'm really a fan of anything Neutrogena puts out. Oh and I don't just use these in the summer, I use them all the time. It's just an all around good product to have. :)

So that's what I use in the summer! I use mostly drug store stuff, because I'm cheap. Can y'all tell? ha! What do y'all use? Who else is a fan of light summer makeup? Thanks for reading! :)

Dark Navy

Hey ya'll. I hope everyone is having a great start to 2010. :)

I have a random nail post for ya'll. I took these pictures a long time ago and completely forgot to put them on this blog. So, here it is. :) This is E.L.F. ~ Dark Navy.

I love the colors that E.L.F. comes out with, but I think they could probably improve a little bit on the formula. On all three bottles I own, the formula is very thick and it does not cover the nail as well as other polishes.

I used three coats to get the rich blue you see here. This is just a standard navy blue, there is not really anything special to it. However, it is very pigmented so the blue is very dark.

What do ya'll think? Comments on this brand?

Pearl

Hey ya'll.

Here we have E.L.F.~ Pearl. Not a "wow!" name... but that's the color!

I don't have too many pearl polishes, so it never really hurts to get one. I actually liked this one, but just like any other pearl polish... it's very streaky. It also took a while for it to dry, but I was expecting that. I thought it still looked really good, though. Very "light and airy" looking in my opinion. I used three coats, but I really could have gone with four because of all the streaks.

What do ya'll think?

Royal Purple

Hey ya'll!!! I miss blogging so much. I've been reading some blogs and just miss it so much! I've been so busy. School takes up most of my time. Thankfully, all the fun Holidays are coming up! :) Although it's still going to be quite busy. A lot of traveling coming up! But, I love this time of the year. Well anyway... I have nail polish pics! :) Yay!

This is E.L.F~ Royal Purple. I now own three bottles from this brand. I couldn't find this brand anywhere until it popped up in Target the other day! Yay! They come in a set of three... so you're kind of stuck with what you get.

Application was okay. It took a little while for it to dry... that always annoys me. I didn't use a base or top coat, so it didn't last very long. I'm talkin' like maybe two days... probably not even that. Oh well. I'm sure if ya'll use a base and top coat you won't have that problem. Do ya'll like this color? Anyone else have this color? Let me know what ya'll think!

Have a great week!! :)