My Attempt At Nail Art

Hi there :)

Yesterday my friend came up to my room and I gave her a funky french manicure. I painted my nails OPI My Chihuahua Bites. I really wanted to do something fun with my nails and decided on a flower.




I used a bobby pin as a dotter tool and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Mellow Yellow for the flower and a purple for the center.

I know it's not great but I'm going to keep trying :)

What do you think? Any easy designs you can think of?

Love,
Allison

Review: Physicians Formula Mascara Review

Hi lovelies :)

Today I will be reviewing Physicians Formula Organic Wear 100% Natural Origin Jumbo Lash Mascara (Wow long name!).
(Picture from here)

First up pictures!
Before any mascara:


I do have fairly long lashes without mascara.

Next, one eye with mascara and one eye without it (sorry for the weird flash thing):


Finally, with mascara on both my eyes:



Now that you have seen the results I'll talk about it!

It retails for approximately $9.95. I bought it at Ulta with a try it free sticker (I still need to mail that rebate form in!). Honestly, I probably would have passed it if it wasn't for that sticker. However, I'm really liking it. I bought it February so I have it for quite awhile.

Physicians Formula website gives this description
100% of the Total Ingredients are from Natural Origin.
47% of the Total Ingredients are from Organic Farming.
100% Dramatic Volume & Glamour.
OrganiSoy® Moisturizes and helps nourish lashes.
Eco-Olive(r) a natural antioxidant, shields lashes from harsh environmental aggressors.

I love that it is natural, especially because you are putting it so close to your eyes. I also think it's a great overall mascara. At first, I got the icky black flakes you don't want your mascara to give you. I'm not sure if I was just rubbing my eyes a lot or if it got better with time because it certainly doesn't do that anymore. I find that it makes my lashes and gives them more volume.

While I wouldn't say that it's my favorite ever mascara, I would tell you it is a great mascara. I'd say give this one a try for yourself. Especially if you like safe products!

Love, Allison

Pink Wednesday + Yesterday's NOTD

Hey everyone-

So starting a week or so ago I noticed a lot of nail bloggers starting Pink Wednesday. As pink is my favorite color I decided I'd go for it.

I decided on Zoya Ali. I ordered this when I ordered several of the summer collections polishes.

"Zoya Nail Polish in Ali can be best described as: Ultra-bright warm medium neon pink creme. A fluorescent shade for maximum impact."- Zoya.com

And I would totally agree with that description. It's a hot, neon pink!




Sigh, I really need a manicure and tips to get my unhealthy nails healthy! But this color is great!

And yesterday I had on Zoya Mira. "Zoya Nail Polish in Mira can be best described as: Blue toned medium purple with dusty lavender tones and an opaque cream finish. For a muted yet colorful purple that isn't too dark."-Zoya.com





I have to say, I really like this purple!

What do you think of these colors?

Love,
Allison

Zoya Sooki- Nail of the Day

Zoya Sooki is from the Zoya Summertime collection. I ordered it when Zoya was having their BOGO sale.

As described by Zoya.com Sooki is "Bright, clean, crisp cool cherry red cream with a subtle jelly finish. For an irresistible, attention-grabbing red nail."





This color did not want to show up true to life on my camera (sigh). But it's a very bright red! I wore it to the symphony I went to on Sunday.

Love,
Allison

Primary Colored NOTD

Well, I'm kinda missing a yellow and red, but I do have a great blue (and red in the next post) to show you.

I bought OPI Dating A Royal off of a blog sale at a great price. I heard that this was a pretty blue so I decided to go for it.



This is 3 coats with no top coat. It was a very sheer jelly-like color but the plus side to that is that it dried quickly. Dating A Royal is also very shiny! Very pretty.

From the blog sale I also bought OPI I Juggle... Men from one of the new collections. I decided to try it over my ring finger as an accent.



The iridescent glitters are very subtle. As the they are purple and blue, it was very subtle on the blue polish. I think this would be great over all sorts of colors. I heard it looks great over the color I'm wearing right now (Zoya Mira)- so I might just have to try that!

Love, Allison

I'm Not Nude!

Nope. I'm not, but these nail of the days are neutral colors.

Zoya Jules is from the Zoya Intimate Collection. My nails also chip like crazy so the tips aren't great but...



As described by Zoya.com, "Zoya Nail Polish in Jules can be best described as: A sparkling neutral light taupe with gold, silver and champagne metallic shimmer. A new modern metallic that gives an ultra-luxe look."

Because of this it will look good on both cool and warm skintones. It's a pretty color.

OPI San Tan-tonio is much darker than Jules. It's a tan color with no glitter or real shimmer to it. It's a pretty color and it would be a great color to wear if you don't like wearing flashy colors.



Then, I wanted to see how it would look like with OPI Black Shatter on top.



Not too bad, but not my favorite combination.

What are your favorite nudes?

Love,
Allison