Makeup Look

A look that I did using Bella Terra Cosmetics.

Check out their website at: http://www.bellaterracosmetics.com/

DISCLAIMER: This blogpost was not sponsored in anyway by Bella Terra Cosmetics.

God's Art...

Thought I would share this collage I made of the sunset here a few evenings ago. 

I took these pictures with my HTC Android Incredible phone. 

The app used for the collage is called Photo Grid. 

REVIEW: ImPress Nails

INTRODUCTION TO PRODUCT:

Ok for those who haven't heard of these nails before or seen them, here is a little run down of what they are. 

These nails are basically press on nails. They already have the glue on the inside of the nails. All you have to do is press them on. The package claims that these nails will stay on up to one week, now whether they mean a business week or a full 7 day week, I guess that's up for determination. 

MY THOUGHTS:

My first initial impression was one of awe, but only because of the design of this particular set of nails. I am a huge animal print fan especially zebra print and pink is my favorite color so these basically equaled Heaven to me. 

After that of course I had tried preglued nails like this in the past and they didn't work at all. All preglued nails are a pain to scrape the glue off the back and the glue that they put on them never ever held on me longer than an hour. I have tried using superglue with them but of course both glues combined basically canceled one another out so it's never been a great experience for me using preglued nails. 

However, after I applied these nails *which btw the application was so easy my fish could do it*, I was impressed because it seemed right away that they were holding alot better than any other preglued nails I had tried. Now, please keep in mind that I did use super glue with these when I applied them and did not remove the glue on the backs of the nails that came on them. The reason I decided to do it this way was because I wanted to really put them to the test to see if they would work that way. 

After application they seemed to really be on my nails extremely well. I was very excited! However, after about twenty minutes of wearing them I noticed something else about them...they were extremely flexible nails. Meaning, they were bending on me at the slightest pressure I would put on them. NOT GOOD! 

I decided to leave them on and just see if maybe the flexibility that I was experiencing was all in my head because they still seemed to me doing really well at being secure on my nails. 

To make this review as short as possible I'll just say that these nails not only bent back on me alot because of how flexible they were but within an hour of me putting them on they started separating from my natural nails and moving around. 

So needless to say it wasn't difficult to remove them right then and there. 

Application took about five minutes and they lasted on my nails about an hour. 

MY CONCLUSION:

I would NOT buy these nails ever again. 

I would NOT recommend these nails to a child let alone an adult. 

These nails are absolutely not worth the price they are...WAY OVER PRICED!

Nails by Me...

Just some nail designs that I have done on myself over the last couple months. 

REVIEW: LA COLORS Star Gaze Palette in Admire

REVIEW on LA Colors Star Gaze Palette in Admire.

Where I purchased product:

My HEB grocery store here in Texas. It was $3.99

There were three different versions of this palette. 

The one I bought was in the color Admire. 

About the Product:

This palette contains 16 shadows. 

The color scheme is mostly mauve's, pinks and purples with a few lighter shades for highlight colors. 

This palette would look really nice on hazel eyes, which is the reason why I chose this  particular one. 

The shadows are all a satin/metallic/shimmer texture. 

There are NO MATTES in this palette. 

My Thoughts:

My first reaction to seeing the colors is that they are really gorgeous.

The light hits them and alot of them look like they may have a duo chrome effect to them. 

However, the duo chrome effect does not show up once the shadows are applied. 

Also, after using these shadows I realized that they are not entirely as pigmented as it may look when you swatch them on your finger. I found that it took alot of dipping back into the shadows and layering before I got a really nice color pay off. 

The shadows are not really chalky, they almost feel like a creme to powder finish but they do produce quite a bit of fall out. 

All in all, I would say that this palette is worth the price and I would repurchase the other two colors. Even though it does take some layering to get good color payoff, these shadows are very pretty on, give off alot of shimmer which is nice and they did last an extremely long time on my eyes. 

Homemade Lip gloss Recipe

Homemade Lipgloss:

1/4 cup of Vaseline

1/2 teaspoon of your favorite flavoring. 

We used Vanilla flavoring. You can use Strawberry or Raspberry to tint it pink!

Some kind of small container to put it in. 

Directions: 

Melt your Vaseline in the microwave in a microwavable safe dish. 

Stir it every 30 seconds. 

Melt it until it is completely clear, no fogginess to it. 

Once melted stir in your flavoring. 

Carefully pour it into your chosen container and let it set up and cool for at least four to five hours.

Tada...all done! 

CREDITS:

I got this lipgloss recipe from watching a video from Stephanie11278 on youtube. 

Here is the link to her channel. 

http://www.youtube.com/user/stephanie11278

KISS Nail Artist Nail Jewerly

I found this at my Walgreens. I paid $4.99 for it. 

It is absolutely beautiful. I love the butterfly design. I am not sure if they make other designs or not, I have only seen butterflies in my stores. 

As far as the sturdiness of this product, it holds up very well. 

It is adjustable to fit most any fingers. As you can tell by the pictures, I have bigger fingers and it works fine as an embellishment around my nails as well as an actual ring. 

I have had this now for about two months and it is still holding up nicely. However, I will warn you that if you do choose to wear this piece for a reasonable amount of time without removing it from your finger, it will tarnish and did turn my finger a light shade of green. 

This is meant to be worn not as a permanent piece of jewerly obviously and for 5 dollars what do you expect? I would recommend if you would like to wear it more frequently to get out your handy nail top coat and give the inside of the band a quick swipe and that should take care of the turning your finger green problem. 

So what are you waiting for?! Get to your Walgreens and check them out!