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3 Manicure Must-Haves

16 Monday Feb 2015

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Capturing the perfect manicure may seem impossible when you don’t have time or money to hit the salon for some professional pampering. However, mastering a manicure at home may actually be easier than you think! Today I am sharing three helpful tools that allow you to get that professional look, without having to leave the house!

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1. Sally Hansen Ultimate Shield – This clear shield acts as a base and top coat, adding a perfect shine to any at-home manicure. It also protects your polish from chipping and peeling, keeping your nails longer and stronger than they would be with just your polish alone. It runs for about $4-$5 at your local Walmart, Walgreens or similar store, which is a worthy price to pay for a longer lasting, healthier looking manicure!

2. Deep Sea Cosmetics Nail Buffer – I personally use this particular buffer, but any nail buffer in general allows you to keep your nails from peeling and can add some shine to dull or brittle nails. Use this before applying your clear coat and polish to stimulate nail growth and to smooth the nail surface. Shop this similar block on Amazon for just $5.

3. ULTA Nail Polish Remover Pen– Performing your own manicure at home is relatively easy, but when attempting to use your non-dominant hand to paint your opposite one, every girl knows this is when it gets tricky. Nail polish ends up all over the place, especially on your skin around the nail. The ULTA Quick Touch Nail Polish Remover Pen has an easy to use tip (and comes equipped with extras) which can clean up the excess polish better than the old q-tip and nail polish remover trick – which almost always messes up your already completed nails! Available now on the ULTA website for just $5.

These are just a few tools that allow you to easily create a salon worthy manicure, every time – in the comfort of your own home! Until tomorrow, Stylers! 🙂

Manicure Monday – The True Love Texture

09 Monday Feb 2015

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Valentine’s Day is a mere 5 days away and whether you have a day planned with your someone special or an “I Hate Valentine’s Day” celebration underway, it’s tacit that you want to look your absolute best on V-Day.

Today’s Manicure Monday is one of the easiest manicures I’ve ever done and one of my favorites. The color used is Sally Hansen’s Right Said Red:

rightsaidredWith just three simple sweeps of your favorite nail polish color, you have an intricate looking design that is not difficult at all!

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1. Start on the right side of your nail with one sweep of the brush going about halfway down your nail.

2. Just to the left of that stroke (the middle of the nail), create another sweep going a little further down.

3. Finally, create one more sweep on the left side of the nail going even further down, until finishing a little above the nail bed.

Voila – three easy strokes result in a fun looking, floral-esque pattern, perfect for Valentine’s Day! Try it out with a pink or red color for the special day or add sparkles or another layer of darker polish to create an even more detailed look.

Until tomorrow, Stylers!

Manicure Monday – Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Review

11 Monday Aug 2014

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Hi Stylers! I hope you all had a great weekend. I apologize that today’s post is so late – I’ve had an extremely busy weekend but starting tomorrow, we’ll be back on our regular schedule! Today’s ‘Manicure Monday’ post is more of a review.

A few Monday’s ago, I talked about the salon gel manicure – and the chance that when you get one, you may not always get what you pay for. So of course, when I saw the new Sally Hansen Miracle Gel nail polish I was dying to give it a try. If you haven’t seen or heard of this new product yet, it is simply a set of gel polishes that claim can be used without an LED light. It’s currently going for about $15 for a set of the gel polish color and the clear gel top coat (pictured below), and different colors can be purchased for about $8-$10.

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Applying the gel polish color I found it went on just like your regular nail polish. It calls for two coats of the gel color and then one of the top coat. It had a nice consistency and went on easy, but honestly to me, it didn’t look or feel any different then a regular nail polish with a clear coat. It says it’s supposed to last for 14 days, so I will keep an eye on it to see if this proves true. If you’re interested in purchasing this product, I might suggest you try putting three coats of the gel color on instead of just two. Also, make sure you have enough top coat on the brush before applying it, because if not it will leave the gel color looking a little rough and bumpy.

The final review: I plan to see if it stays on for the 14 days as it claims. Depending, I may by the product again. It wasn’t the worst, I’m just not sure if it can be considered  “gel polish” – it definitely does not provide the same results as gel polish applied with LED, but it’s great for the at-homer who is trying to save some money!

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Manicure Monday – Make Your Point

04 Monday Aug 2014

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Hi Stylers – I hope you all had a great weekend! I apologize for not posting last Friday, as I was moving into my new apartment which I absolutely LOVE. It’s been so much fun getting to pick the color schemes and decor of the apartment and I will try to share pictures with you soon. Anyway, here is today’s ‘Manicure Monday.’ Simple & pointed.

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Manicure Monday

07 Monday Jul 2014

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Hi Stylers – I hope you all had a great holiday weekend!

As a follow-up to last week’s ‘Color of the Week’ post, here is today’s ‘Manicure Monday’ – the two-toned textured manicure.

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To create this manicure with an ombre effect, use two different colors in the same color palette, one lighter than the other. For example, I would use a light blue to create a gradient effect on this manicure.

The More the Merrier!

18 Wednesday Jun 2014

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What girl doesn’t love painting her nails? It seems that now a days, one of the extremely popular fads that has been featured in Cosmo these past few months is the variety of nail polish colors and styles. While I can’t afford all of the fancy pens to do nail designs, one of the easiest (and my favorite) ways to switch it up is to wear multiple polish colors at once, as the title of this post suggests – the more the merrier! Here are a few examples of the colors I pair together:

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This mix up was a purple gradient using the variety of colors and polishes below.

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From left to right:

  • Sally Hansen Pat on the Black – Sally Hansen Plum Luck – Pure ICE 966CP – Essie Play Date – Essie Splash of Grenadine

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With this pairing, I just played around with some polishes, pairing all of my favorite colors together.
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  • Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Black Out – Sally Hansen Right Said Red – Pure ICE 541CP – Sinful Colors Snow me White

You can really mix up any and all colors – the key is to just have fun with it ! 🙂