TDOCNAS: Day 9: A Very Mickey Christmas!

I've been having a terrible desire to go to Walt Disney World the past few days so I thought a Mickey mani was in order for the Twelve Days of Christmas series! I started out with OPI My Vampire's Buff on all my nails except the ring nail. I created dots using black, Zoya Ziv, China Glaze Cranberry Splash, and Zoya Tracie.

On my ring nail, I painted two coats of Zoya Tracie and then used a black liquid eyeliner to draw a Mickey Mouse head. I used a small nail art brush to create a santa hat shape with ChG Cranberry Splash and then used white polish and a dotting tool to create the furry lining and the puff at the tip.

I decided that a trip to WDW in the wintertime is on my bucket list. I want to see the castle all lit up with icicle lights so bad! Has anyone ever been? Tell me about it!

Disney Princess Nail Art Series: Jasmine

A lot of you guys were really excited about my Disney Princess nail art series so I finally have another princess for you! This design is based off of Jasmine's head band (from Aladdin, for those of you poor unfortunate souls who have never seen it).

I used Zoya Wednesday for the base color. On the ring finger, I sponged China Glaze First Mate and I think OPI Can't Find My Czechbook to create the jewel. I painted a bit of white on the top to make it look like it was reflecting light and then surrounded the whole jewel with a dark gold.

So what do you think of it? I know it's a little simpler than some of my other nail art, but I really like how it turned out! Did you get what it was meant to be right away?

Sephora Disney Jasmine 'One is Never Enough' Mini Nail Polish Set Review/Swatches

I'm back again with yet more Jasmine goodness! I have swatches of the nail polish set that was included in the Jasmine collection today. The set consists of six miniature Sephora by OPI polishes in a beautifully designed box.

Berry Tale Romance is a berry creme that was opaque in two coats.

Your Wish is My Command is a creamy lilac shimmer that needed three coats for opacity.

Fit For Royalty is a royal purple shimmer. This is two coats.

Dream Princess is an iridescent glitter top coat. I used two coats over Fit For Royalty.

All That Jasmine is a lovely shade of turquoise that was opaque in two coats and has a great name!

Aladdin's Girl is a stunning red/copper polish that borders on a foil finish. It was a little bit sheer and needed three coats.

This set is available for purchase at Sephora and retails for $24.50. Are you planning on snatching this set up? Which color is your favorite?


The products in this post were provided for my honest review. 

Sephora Disney Jasmine 'Three Wishes' Eyeliner Set Review/Photos

I don't know if you guys know this or not, but I only recently was able to teach myself how to properly apply eyeliner (specifically liquid eyeliner). I'm pretty proud of my newly acquired skills, but I'm still a veritable noob when it comes to the different types of eyeliner.

That's why I was so excited that the eyeliner set from the Sephora Jasmine collection came with three different types of eyeliner! The set contains a pencil liner, a liquid liner, and a gel liner with a brush.

The swatches are from left to right: gel, liquid, pencil, smudged pencil. I have generally been using liquid liner, but I'm definitely going to be adding the gel liner into my rotation. It looks a little more smokey and smudgey than the liquid and the control you have with the brush is just awesome. The two other liners are great as well, although I wouldn't really recommend trying to smudge the pencil liner out too much; I didn't get very good results.

Are you an eyeliner fanatic? If so, you can get this set at Sephora for $42. I wouldn't hesitate for too long though if you're interested in it; the Disney collections don't last forever!


The products in this post were provided for my honest review.

Sephora Disney Jasmine 'Magic Carpet Ride' Eyeshadow Palette Review/Photos

Are you guys ready for another gorgeous products from the Sephora Jasmine collection? This morning I have the Magic Carpet Ride eyeshadow quad to share with you. While the shadows are pretty, the packaging is the true winner here. I don't honestly think that they could have done a better job on the design!

The palette opens up and houses the four eyeshadows as well as a mirror and two small applicators.

Here's a macro of the four eyeshadows. Wonder by Wonder is the shimmery purple on the top left. Carpet is the glittery purple on the top right. Splendid is the shimmery peach/champagne on the bottom left, and Diamond Sky is the bold blue on the bottom right.

The swatches below of the shadows are in the same order as the shadows are in the palette above. I swatched them using the included sponge applicators over primer. Carpet was the only one that was a little problematic since it has glitter, but the others all applied beautifully.

This palette retails for $30 and can be purchased from Sephora. I love how it includes two easily wearable and two bolder shades! Diamond Sky is to die for!


The products in this post were provided for my honest review.

Sephora Disney Jasmine Compact Mirror Review & Nail Art!

Hey guys! Since my Sephora Cinderella compact-inspired nail art went over so well, I decided to create some with it's Jasmine-themed predecessor too! The compact, like the Cinderella one, is a fantastic product. 

It comes packaged in a magenta and gold box with a plastic front that allows you to view the compact inside. Perhaps one of my favorite parts of the packaging though is the bar codes on the back of the boxes. This one is shaped like the Sultan's palace in Agrabah, but each product has a different shape as it's bar code.

When you take the compact out of it's package and open it up, you'll see the two mirrors: one is magnified and one is regular. The top mirror has the quote "shut your eyes and take a chance" written in gold along it's bottom edge.

But the top is the most beautiful and intricate part of the compact. A gold filigree that culminates in two genie lamps in the center are placed over a pink and purple rendition of the city of Agrabah from the movie. The pops of turquoise enamel are the perfect accents.

For my nails, I used a base of Zoya Lara and sponged and stamped over that with Zoya Areej. I used Zoya Ziv to hand paint the gold design on top.

Here is the design with a matte top coat applied over it. Which way do you prefer the design? I think I like it better glossy!

Unfortunately, this compact sold out pretty quickly in stores and online. If you are willing to pay for it though, you can still find it on eBay and possibly Amazon. While I know that plenty of people bought these mirrors with the intention of actually using them, I have mine tucked away safely in it's box on display in my nail polish room. You know I must collect (err... hoard) anything Disney!

The products in this post were provided for my honest review.

Sephora Disney Jasmine 'A Whole New World' Perfume, Rollerball & Body Shimmer Review/Photos

Good morning everyone! Today I have the perfumes from the Sephora Disney Jasmine collection that Sephora sent me to review for you. I'm really, REALLY excited about these Disney Princess collections and I can't wait to share the rest of this one with all of you!

The scent for the Jasmine collection is called A Whole New World and according to Sephora, it has notes of carnation, orange blossom, mandarin, gardenia, mimosa, musky accord, cedarwood, sandalwood, vanilla, amber, and benzoin. This perfume is not for the timid! It is bold, but girly at the same time and definitely smells exotic. I found that it smells slightly differently on me than it does when I sprayed it on a paper strip to test it and I like it much better when I'm wearing it.

A Whole New World comes in the form of the eau de parfum spray ($58) (above) and a perfumed oil rollerball ($19) (below). The packaging on these products is absolutely gorgeous and fits perfectly with the theme of Aladdin.

Isn't the little genie lamp on top of the rollerball the perfect touch? I love the attention to detail in all of these products.

The body shimmer spray ($45) is also perfumed with A Whole New World and is just the coolest product ever! I may just be easily amused, but I feel like such a princess poofing this on myself.

The shimmer is subtle and really pretty. It's perfect for when you want a little extra sparkle for a night out!

This is just the beginning of the Jasmine products that I have to review for you guys! But I want to know, are you a fragrance fanatic? Do you like to switch it up or do you have one tried and true scent? Are any of you planning on picking up any of these A Whole New World scented products?

These products were provided by the company for my honest review.

Sephora by OPI Cinderella 'A Brush With Fate' Mini Set Swatches/Review

Good morning everyone! As a follow up to last night's nail art, I have swatches of the Cinderella mini nail polish set from Sephora by OPI. This set was released last October with the rest of the Cinderella products and is a fabulous collection piece!

So Totally Enchanted is a beautiful, shimmery opalescent polish. The formula on this one was a little temperamental, but a steady hand and three coats produced a gorgeous mani.

Step Off, Sister! is a glitter top coat consisting of purple and blue micro glitter. This is two coats over So Totally Enchanted.

I Blue My Curfew is a stunning royal blue shimmer. I used three coats to get the deepest color possible.

Bibbidi, Bobbidi, Pink! is a glitter top coat with two different sizes and shades of pink glitter. This is two coats over I Blue My Curfew.

Self-Maid Millionaire is a gold foil that needed three coats for opacity. I love foil finishes so much!

Rags to Rhinestones is a gold glitter top coat. I layered two coats over Self-Maid Millionaire and I am loving this combination! It's so glittery that it seems to glow!

As I said earlier, these polishes were released in October of last year (2012) and are pretty hard to get a hold of now. I've seen a few sets on eBay, but I'm pretty sure they are completely sold out online and in stores. I'm lucky enough to have an amazing momma who bought these for me for Xmas! Did you pick up any of the Cinderella products last year?

Sephora Disney Cinderella Compact Mirror Review & Nail Art!

Good evening everyone! If you've been following me on any of my social media accounts, you probably know that I've been going crazy trying to find this mirror and I finally did! The mirror and its packaging are so beautiful that I knew I had to do some nail art inspired by it!

The mirror is gorgeous! It's hard to tell from the photos, but the center piece is actually covered in beveled plastic that mimics the facts of a gem.

When you open up the compact, you'll see the quote "time for you moment" is etched onto the top mirror. One mirror in here is a normal mirror and the other is magnified.

This is the nail art that this gorgeous compact inspired me to do! I worked off of the designs on the packaging to create this look. I started out with three coats of Sally Hansen Barracuda as my base and then stamped a floral pattern from Gals plate GA33 with SH Please Sea Me over that.

Next, I stamped a scroll pattern from Gals plate GA44 with Zoya Ziv on the bottom edges of my nails. I finished the look off with a flower image from MASH plate m21 in SH Jungle Gem and a dot of Ziv.

I'm so in love with this compact and these nails! I can't wait to collect all the other mirrors from Sephora! Are any of you guys going crazy over the Sephora Disney Princess collections?

Disney Princess Nail Art Series: Rapunzel

I have more Disney Princess nail art today! Yay!! :) Today's princess is Rapunzel from the movie Tangled. I'm not picking these princesses in any particular order, I'm just going with which ones inspire me at the time and Tangled has become one of my favorite movies as of late!

I started out with three coats of China Glaze Lemon Fizz on my pinky, middle, and index nails. I stamped those with Zoya Ziv to represent Rapunzel's hair. On my thumb, I painted Zoya Mira and then stamped a swirly design with Zoya Suri and painted the sun symbol with acrylic paint.

On my ring nail, I decided to recreate the front of Rapunzel's dress, starting with Essie Nice is Nice as the light purple. I stamped over that with Zoya Julie for the subtle flower pattern of her dress, then painted China Glaze Tart-y for the Party for the middle part. Once that was all dry, I very carefully dotted some eyelets and painted the ribbon of the corset with Zoya Kennedy.

Have you seen Tangled? Did I nail it? No pun intended! :P

Disney Princess Nail Art Series: Ariel

Hey guys! I am so super excited to finally share this with you! I decided last week that I'm going to start doing a nail art series based off of Disney princesses. :D I hope at least some of you are as excited as I am about this. It's been a while since I've done any serious nail art and I really miss it. Disney always seems to jump start my creativity, so I figured I'd roll with it! The first princess to inspire me was Ariel, so that's where I decided to start.

For the mermaid tail nails, I used Zoya Wednesday for my base and stamped over it using Zoya Zuza. The skin tone is Essie Sand Tropez and I used acrylic pants for Ariel's shell bra top. I used Milani Rapid Cherry for her hair on my thumb and acrylic paint again for her starfish hairpiece.

So what do you guys think? I'm really excited about this series and I hope you all will enjoy it too!

Walt Disney World Series: Part 3

As I was flipping through all my photos from our trip to WDW for inspiration this week, I knew there was no way I could leave this one out. When we were in Epcot, my momma got the prettiest margarita I've ever seen from a booth in Mexico. It was called a Fiesta Margarita and it was made of three different layers of lime, mango, and strawberry margarita. It was so pretty, so I made a mani out of it! 

I started out with two coats of Zoya Purity for my base. I sponged Essie Navigate Her for the lime margarita, Essie Tart Deco and Finger Paints Circus Peanuts for the strawberry, and Finger Paints Lemon Sour for the mango. I'm kicking myself for not buying China Glaze Papaya Punch when it was on clearance at Ulta... it would have been perfect for the mango color! Anyway, I sponged more Purity on my tips and added China Glaze Luxe and Lush on top in an attempt to mimic salt.

And here's my lovely mother with her beverage! Aren't they beautiful? :) And yes, super observant readers, I did mess up the colored layers in my mani...

So how did you like my WDW Series week?? I loved it! I'm going to leave this series open-ended because I definitely think that I want to come back and do more of these inspiration manis!

Walt Disney World Series: Part 2

Welcome to Day 2 of my WDW Series! Today's design was inspired by one of the pins I got while in Walt Disney World last year, which I included in the second photo. Disney offers this cool activity called Pin Trading; basically, you buy pins and can trade with Disney employees (who often have special ones that aren't available for purchase) or other visitors, but I've only ever asked employees. I was too shy to participate the first time I went to WDW, but I finally started trading on my last trip. I love collecting little goodies like this (you know this!) and these pins are great souvenirs. 

I used three coats of Zoya Purity for my base, Confetti Red Carpet for the red polka dots, and Wet 'n' Wild Black Creme for the black dots and Mickey Mouse outline.  One thing I learned with this mani is that polka dots are HARD! I haven't used my dotting tools very much and it was really hard for me to make equal-sized dots, even with the same dotting tool. These look really good from farther away though! Stay tuned for Day 3 on Friday!