Month: October 2013

Essie’s Maintenance Solutions

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Most polish brands have their own line of before and after care. Starting with base coats, top coats, strengthener and cuticle oils. Essie has a pretty good line up. They have a good ridge filler and fast dry top coat called “good to go” that’s works well. Their cuticle oil is called apricot and has a hint of apricot smell to it. These products can be used with other brands but work best when you use their polish. I will sometimes mix and match what I use for the best results of what I want to achieve. Once you get adjusted to how products work with each other, you can mix and match as you see fit.

 

 

My Polish Collection part 1

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Ok. so here is part one of my polish collection. I am always asked about my polish and what it looks like. I’m not really a fan of putting them on my walls on racks, so I try to think of other ways to display them without them taking over my entire home. Posted here, are racks I use, carrying cases which I have about 6 of , and a wall unit.  What  you don’t see are my rolling carts, pull out drawers and bags and bags and bags of polish sorted by color. Overall, I think I own over 1500 bottles of polish. Yikes!! that’s a lot but, it never gets old. I love getting new polishes and new products. I have many different brands, but  I have my favorites I like to work with. I am looking for more options to house my massive collection and will keep you posted in part two of my polish collection down the road.

 

Perfection is Possible!!

The Mickey Mouse Club

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Minnie Mouse has always been a lil girls friend and sometimes a big girls friend too. This young lady wanted Minnie Mouse theme nails. Of course I had to google an image to copy, because, I could not remember what she looked like. I was hoping she didn’t want an actual design of Minnie. She opted for (Thank God) symbols that represent Minnie Mouse. The polka dots and bow are both classic Minnie Mouse and very easy for me to do. Besides her constant movement, I think I did a pretty good job. Challenge your inner Minnie and try it on your nails. All you need are a dotting tool, red, white and black polish and your on your way. Good Luck

Clarisonic Pedi, your feet will be in love!

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I was invited to test this wonderful product. Clarisonic the brand we have known to love and trust because of their facial brush, has created the same type of brush for your feet. Yes, you read that correctly, they now have a Clarisonic Pedi made just for your feet. I was quite impressed by this small yet powerful brush. The effects over some time and frequent use, reduce callous skin faster than using a general foot file. The brush is light weight and comes with changeable discs. It is for personal use for best results, but, your local manicurist could offer it as an added plus. The Clarisonic Pedi is being sold at Sephora’s and Ulta locations. So get those feet to walking and own your own Clarisonic Pedi.