Early Valentine’s Day Nails

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Hello and early happy Valentine’s Day. I decided to do a sweet pink with sparkly hearts for Valentine’s Day.

Basecoat is ASP Pink Sweetness

I like the color, it’s just a little too sheer.  I used three coats and you can still see the white of my nails in most lighting.

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This is the first time I’ve used the ASP base and topcoats with my gel manicures.  I normally use Gelish Foundation and Gelaze Top Coat (but oh my god I HATE the Gelaze top coat…)  So when it is curing under the LED light, the ASP top coat BURNS!  It was surprising, and a little startling.  That’s all for now!

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xoxo

Valerie

Times flies…

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When you’re chasing babies around the house!! It’s been so long since I’ve even thought about my blog. My life is so different now, I wonder how I ever managed to paint my nails every day… sometimes several times a day.

Well if anyone was wondering where I disappeared to, I’ve been starting our family. Stella was born in November 2010, followed closely by Luna in February 2012. They are both lovely little girls, but take so much of my time and energy! I hope to someday soon get back to blogging and showing off my favorite nail polish colors. Until then…

xoxo
Valerie

Gosh it’s been a while!

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Hi everyone!  I haven’t been feeling well, and needed to take a break from my blog for a while.  I should be back to posting very soon.  I have some birthday presents to show you, and a very special gift from a lovely lady in Holland!  See you soon.

xoxo

Valerie

Makeup Monday – Maybelline Color Sensational

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Ever since I posted in my “Favorite Things” tag that I loved Maybelline Color Sensational lipstick, I’ve been getting alot of traffic from people looking for swatches.  So today I bring you pictures and opinions of the colors I own from this line.  Hope this helps those of you looking more information on these!

Here I have lipsticks on the left, and glosses on the right as follows:

1. Plaza Pink   2. Hooked on Pink   3. Nearly There   4. Sugared Honey  5. Yummy Plummy

1. Plumtastic  2. Sugared Honey

Lipsticks:

Plaza Pink is a soft, almost nude creme pink.  It works well as an everyday or office color, and it won’t detract from heavier eyeshadow looks.

Hooked on Pink is a bright medium creme pink; although it looks soft in the picture, it really does pop.  Perfect for going out at night, and definitely not for tamer personalities.

Nearly There is the sheerest of the shades I own.  It adds a slight hint of nude with a little shimmer and glossy finish.  It’s understated yet gorgeous.

Sugared Honey is a mid-tone nude, and I suppose “sugared” means “heavy on the frost.”  I find I need to tone down the shimmer with a creme pink lipgloss.

Yummy Plummy is a gorgeous pinky-plum creme lipstick, and my personal favorite.  I actually bought two, because I’m afraid they might stop producing these lipsticks!

Lipglosses:

They have a very nice consistency, not too sticky, and stay put for a decent amount of time.  While not heavily pigmented, they do look very nice alone or layered over lipstick.  Plumtastic is a sheer plum shade, with no shimmer.  Sugared Honey is a pinky-beige nude shade with slight shimmer.  I didn’t take pictures wearing the glosses, let me know if you really want to see a picture and I will post them up.

xoxo

Valerie

Plum Power by Sally Hansen

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When I came across Goddess on Stage over on The Edge of Sanity, I fell instantly in love!  You really should click the link, it’s one of the most beautiful purple polishes I’ve ever seen.  Then I realized it is an H&M nail polish; no fair, they don’t sell them in the US!  I went through my nail polish stash to see if I had anything that might compare.  Sally Hansen Plum Power is as close as I’ve got, and it is nowhere near as gorgeous a purple.

Oh well.  Goddess on Stage is my most-wanted shade now…  Maybe one day I’ll have it in my hot little hands.

xoxo

Valerie