Valentine's Day Heart Nail Art :-*

Happy Valentine's Day beauties! Whatever your plans are today, I hope you have an awesome time. I'll be working all day and probably not celebrating, but you know I can never pass up a holiday to create some nail art! ;)

I started this look off with two coats of Nicole by OPI Tink's in the Pink and then painted half of each nail with NOPI Half Charming/Half Alarming. I finished the look with three centered hearts in Zoya Ziv on each nail. What are you wearing on your nails today?

Suave Professionals® Moroccan Infusion Body Lotion & Dry Body Oil Spray Review & $1,000 Sweepstakes!

Good morning everyone! I have something a little different than the regular nail polish reviews to share with you today. I was sent two Suave Professionals® Moroccan Infusion Body Care products to test out and review for all of you. I'm always in need of a good moisturizer, especially during winter, so I was thrilled to receive these.  If you are like me and have dry, winter skin, you will definitely want to check this new line out! The Suave Professionals® Moroccan Infusion Body Care products feature authentic argan oil straight from Morocco. Argan oil is a lightweight oil that is known for its richness of nutrients and antioxidants. It moisturizes your skin incredibly well and leaves it feeling super silky. Argan oil is found in many expensive luxury products, but now women have affordable access to argan oil products with the Suave Professionals line! With claims like that, let’s see how it performs when I test it out!

I received the Suave Professionals® Moroccan Infusion Body Lotion and Dry Body Oil Spray to review for my readers. The Body Lotion is fantastic; it absorbs quickly but keeps your skin moisturized throughout the entire day. I love that it isn’t greasy and it absorbs quick enough that I can get dressed a few minutes after applying it. The Dry Body Oil Spray is perfect for when you want your skin to look extra amazing. Spray it on your legs before a night out for radiant, silky legs! The oil isn’t greasy and it provides seriously long-lasting hydration for your skin. Both of these products have a light, refreshing scent that I absolutely love. Nothing ruins a lotion more than a bad chemical smell! As I think you can tell, I would definitely recommend these products to anyone looking for a good moisturizer.

 

For more information about the new Suave Professionals® Moroccan Infusion Body Care line, visit them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SuaveBeauty. Suave also has great tips for radiant skin, style advice from celebrity stylist Brad Goreski, and the chance to win some of their Moroccan Infusion products, a day at the spa, or a trip to Los Angeles, all on their Facebook page! Now, for the sweepstakes...

 

For a chance to win a $1,000 gift card, let me know which of the Suave Professionals® Moroccan Infusion Body Care products you would most like to try!

 

 

 

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SoFlaJo Pink If You Love Me Swatch/Review

Good morning everyone! Today I have a beautiful new polish from SoFlaJo to share with you called Pink If You Love Me. This light pink holographic would make the perfect manicure for Valentine's Day! ;)

Pink If You Love Me is a lovely rose pink with a holographic finish. It has a great formula and was opaque with no visible nail line in three coats.

You can purchase Pink If You Love Me on SoFlaJo's website. What will you be wearing on your nails for Valentine's Day?

The product in this post was provided for my honest review.

Zoya Naturel Collection Swatches/Review

Good morning! Today I have swatches from Zoya's latest collection, Naturel. Naturel is a collection of six neutral shades. I love neutrals so much and I was so excited to see that these were coming! Let's get to the photos, shall we? And so I don't sound like a broken record, these were all perfect in two coats and the formula was fabulous on all of them! :)

Taylor is a warm light toffee shade. Not sure this looks great against my skin but I love the color!

Chantal is a creamy french vanilla shade. I feel the same about this one as I do about Taylor; not sure it does my skin tone any favors but I like it anyway.

Rue seems to be a sister shade to my favorite neutral ever, Zoya Kennedy. Therefore, I love it! (Avoids making a Hunger Games reference).

Brigitte is a faded mauve shade with a bit of a crelly (creme/jelly) finish.

Odette is a deep orchid shade. I love purple and this one is so unique for my collection!

Normani is probably tied with Rue for my favorite in this collection. This warm gray/mauve is just soooo perfect.

The Zoya Naturel collection is available now on Zoya's website and retails for $9 a bottle. Are any of these calling out to you? Are you a big fan of neutrals or not so much?

Products in this post were provided for my honest review.

Stamped Jewel-Toned Snowflake Nail Art

Good morning everyone! Sorry for the little hiatus! Things have been busy around here and I haven't had much time to swatch or anything lately, but I wore this nail art for a while after Christmas and thought I would share. I used OPI Anti-Bleak and China Glaze Queen B for the base colors and applied a coat of Zoya Sparkle Gloss over it. I gathered up all my stamping plates with snowflakes on them and stamped snowflakes on each nail with the white Konad stamping polish. I love this combo, but my next snowflake mani will be over a neutral color!

TDOCNAS: Day 12: Festive Stamped Scroll Design - MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Merry Christmas to everyone who will be celebrating today! And to everyone who doesn't celebrate Christmas, I hope you have a great day! The last design for my Twelve Days of Christmas series began with a sponged gradient of red, green, and gold. Specifically, I used China Glaze Cranberry Splash, Jolly Holly, and Zoya Ziv. I went over it once or twice to make sure it was saturated and vibrant and then I stamped the scroll design from Gals plate GA33 (I think!) in white over top.

I want to end this post with two separate inquiries. First, tell me what you thought about this series! Did it inspire you to do some nail art of your own? What would you like to see for next year's Twelve Days of Christmas series?

Secondly, I want to know what your favorite Christmas tradition is! Where do you spend the holidays? Do you rush around to a bunch of different family member's houses or do you get to relax a little at one place? What do you eat? Do you do a secret santa or do you buy gifts for everyone?

I'll be visiting my parents and my fiancé's parents this morning and then heading to my grandparent's for the rest of the day (and for an awesome ravioli dinner!). Joe and I opened our presents last year on Christmas Eve after he proposed to me, so we did that again last night! Anyway, have a fantastic day everyone!! :-*

TDOCNAS: Day 11: Minimalist Christmas Tree Nail Art

Ah, Monday again! I won't be too miserable today though because there's only two days left until Christmas! This month really flew by. Today I have some super simple minimalist Christmas tree nail art to share with you. :)

I started out with two coats of Essie Sand Tropez for my base color and allowed it to dry completely so I could form the tree shapes using tape on top of it. I painted China Glaze Glittering Garland inside of the taped area and carefully peeled the tape away right after. I finished the nails with a golden yellow rhinestone at the top of each tree and a coat of top coat to seal everything in. I'm always so intrigued by minimalism and I love how these turned out!