Sweet Tart-an

Hey y'all! Ok, so I love the Zoya polish..... but I had one finger that chipped pretty badly a bit too fast for me. Who knows, maybe I was extra rough on them this week. I'll try again. Anyway, I was told I should put some pink on. Gladly! Pink is my signature color! So, I decided to finally use one of the Sally Hansen prints I bought awhile back. It's the pink argyle called Sweet Tart-an. I like it much more than the black and silver one I had before!

Today I also tried the braid trend! I put my hair up and figured, I have to use bobby pins on my layers anyway... why not try a braid?! So I did. And I love it! I really wish my hair would grow faster because there's so many things I want to try on my hair!! 

I also ordered two more brushes from Sigma... as soon as I get them I'll have more pics and another review. I've had a chance to really try out the brushes... let's just say, I was missing out before I got these!! I should be getting my Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette tomorrow!! Pretty excited about that one. =) Also started using a new foundation and concealer that I'm really loving so far... so I'll go over that another time too.  

Other things to discuss.... you know I love my man Tim Tebow. Well, his foundation just started Team Tebow! All you gotta do is donate $25 and you get a shirt, a car decal, newsletters and the first opportunity to volunteer at the foundation's events! Check it: http://timtebowfoundation.org/teamtebow

 I'm pretty pumped to be a part of this and am eagerly awaiting my membership pack! Go check it out... pretty awesome deal!

Finally, I started reading a really great book the other night. 'Kisses from Katie' which is about a young woman who gave up everything she had to move to Uganda and help the people there. On top of that, she adopted 14 girls there! Such a great book! http://amazima.org/katiesbook.html Thanks to my friend Kristin (whose blog is on the left in my favorite blogs list) for suggesting this read!

I think that about covers it for this post! I hope you all check out the things I talked about today! I'll hopefully be back soon with my new stuff!! Til then, glam it up!

Salon Effects Part 2: Peppermint Twist (And Other Things)

I'm doing my part 2 on the Sally Hansen Salon Effects sooner than I thought I would. I found that I really got tired of the Prep pattern quickly, not to mention I was bored with the black and silver. So I decided to go ahead and apply my Peppermint Twist pattern. I can't decide how I feel on it. I think I'm liking it. lol Tell me what you all think of it!

I had a request to talk about the difference between liquid liner and pencil (or also what I call almost a crayon liner) I used to be a die hard user of the Cover Girl Perfect Point Plus. Liquid liner completely freaked me out. I had tried it before and it just went everywhere, including in my eyes! I kept wanting to try liquid because I really feel like it looks better. I went to Sephora and asked a sales associate what they thought. I told her my issues and she directed me to Kat Von D's Tattoo Liner. It truly is the best liner I've ever used. Super easy to apply, doesn't smudge or get everywhere... I love it! After having used both kinds, I feel like the biggest difference is the effect. Pencil or crayon in my opinion just isn't as dramatic I guess as liquid. I think the liquid tends to be a truer black (or whatever shade you choose) and it's easier to make different size lines and a cat eye. That's my opinion on the two. I would recommend liquid (particularly Kat Von D), however in the end you should use what you like best! And definitely talk with sales associates about advice on products! Sephora has always been soooo great about helping me find the right product for me. 

While I was putting on my makeup yesterday I realized I have something I haven't mentioned! Anyone heard of the brand TheBalm? I only have one product from them currently, but I love it for two reasons. 1. Their packaging is SUPER CUTE! I'm a total sucker for anything vintage, so they won me over immediately just for that. 2. This particular product can be used in a couple of different ways... as eyeshadow or as a luminizer. The shade is perfect to work with just about any combination of other shadows and is also great for lightening up your face (maybe if you happen to apply too much bronzer or have spots you wants to make lighter or if you just want to look a little more 'shimmery'!) Note: the actual shade is much lighter than pictured. 

I also noticed they just started carrying nail polish! Right up my alley! So I may try out a bottle. They want the same as OPI, so I expect them to live up to the same standards that OPI meets! Their polish is called Hot Ticket and looks like it has a fairly wide variety. The question is whether I not I already have something similar! I do like that they describe the shade underneath the fun names of the polishes!

https://www.thebalm.com/makeup/nailpolish.htm

Also, many places I mentioned yesterday in my Cyber Monday post have extended their sales! 

Finally I gotta share with you all that today is Dollar Day at the Tebow Foundation! If you know me at all, you know that my most favorite guy on the face of this planet is Tim Tebow. He truly is an amazing godly man whose beliefs and values are right in line with mine. I'm also happy he's our QB and he's helping make us awesome again, but he could quit football tomorrow and he would still be my most favorite guy on this planet and I'd still want to marry him. Yep I said it. ANYWAY. lol All you have to do on Dollar Day is donate one dollar towards his Cure Hospital in the Philippines! (of course you can always donate more if you feel led to!) It's a great cause and being generous is always glamourous and in style! 

http://www.timtebowfoundation.org/

Any other requests or questions?? Send them my way! In the meantime, glam it up ladies! ;-)