Elife 5-inch Length Creative Scissors

Purchased By Me/Reviewer Discount 

Hello, beauties!

I hope you're enjoying Labor Day. It's back to business as usual tomorrow, and my little starts high school...I can hardly believe it! I wanted to share a mani I did a while back. You may know how much I struggle with vinyls, tape, stencils...basically all things sticky. I'm still no good at them, but I found a cheaper way to practice - namely, making my own. 

I got these vinyl sheets to review not too long ago, and what better to pair them with than these scissors?

They're easy to line up...even I can do it. 

I used my handmade vinyls over an existing gel manicure. The turquoise is Azure Beauty number 32, which you can find here. The black is Funky Fingers Black Knight. 

Clearly, I need more practice, but I thought this was a cheaper way to nail the technique. It's less wasteful than printing up a whole sheet or using up my fancier ones on botched manis. These scissors come in a set of 6 different designs. With these, I'm free to experiment to my heart's content. 

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Beauty Brags Milani Nail Lacquer, Lot of 10

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Hello, beauties!

 

I wanted to share these new additions to my collection with you. I recently got the chance to try Beauty Brags' Lot of 10 Milani Nail Lacquer. It includes 10 random shades, without duplicates. Below is what I got. 

The golds are:

Good Morning Sunshine, a yellow gold frost with a dusting of gold shimmer

Glitzy Toast, a nude/tan jelly with gold microglitter 

Mr. Sandman, a gold/bronze frost

Pinks:

Angel Pink, a pale pink crelly

Hot Pink, pink/coral crelly with orange microglitter 

La Vie en Rose, a hot pink crème 

Reds:

Radiant Ruby, a burgundy crelly

Paint the Town Red, a red frost with gold microglitter 

Blues:

Midnight Satin, a midnight blue crelly with hidden gold shimmer

Bolting Blue, a royal blue frost

All are shown in two thin coats plus a top coat, with the exception of Angel Pink, which required an extra coat for coverage. 

I liked what I got, overall. You know I love my blues, and Midnight Satin was my pick of them (that shimmer!). I also see myself using Glitzy Toast and Hot Pink pretty often. What you get is a crapshoot, but each set is free of duplicates. If you'd like to know more, you can check it out here. 

What colors strike your fancy?

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Perfect Summer 8-piece set #12

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Hello, beauties! 

Recently, I got the opportunity to review a few gel polish sets by Perfect Summer. Today, I wanted to share their starter kit number 12. The kit conveniently comes with top and base coats. They're all pretty similar in formula, and I'll share my thoughts at the end. Now, on to the swatches. 

First up is 80, a pale, pastel pink. 

This is 81, a warm camel color. 

82 is a bright red. 

Here's 83, a cloud gray. 

This is 93, a dusty rose. 

Last up is 94, a vampy raisin. 

These polishes, including the top and base coats, have an excellent formula, overall, and I only had an issue with one. They're thin without being runny, and best of all, no pooling. All except one of my swatches show two thin coats. Number 80 was the only problem child of the bunch, and the first coat went on much like a regular pastel polish would, somewhat streaky. I ended up applying three thin coats. 

These all cure to a super high shine, and even after four days, they're still glossy and show minimal tip wear. Removal was easier for some than others, and a couple required an extra few minutes of soaking. Overall, though, I was pleased with the colors and formula. My favorite is 94, and I love it for fall. If you'd like to find out more, you can find this and other pretty sets here. 

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Ejiubas Nail Vinyls

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Hello, beauties!

I stopped by today to share another new-to-me product, Ejiubas nail vinyls. I absolutely love their stamping plates, so, while I generally avoid vinyls, striping tape, and all things sticky, I thought I'd give these a try. They come in a set of 8 sheets containing a total of 15 different designs.  

I did a test finger on an existing manicure, just to try one. They're cut well, so there's no struggle to separate them. They stick nicely, without pulling up my base, and without being hard to remove, once painted. They can also be easily repositioned. 

For the full mani, I used a base of Barielle Perry-Keep Winkling and accented with a standard one-coater, Sinful Colors Black on Black. I then used a single vinyl for each hand - the actual vinyls on the ring fingers, and the stickers from them on the pointer and pinky, for a what I like to call a butterfly French mani.

I was a little too ambitious with the stickers, but I like them (as long as I don't look too closely). I'll keep practicing, though, next time with glitter, methinks. If you'd like to know more about Ejiubas nail vinyls, you can find them here. 

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ETTG All-in-One Manicure Pedicure and Makeup Set

Provided for review 

 

Hello, beauties!

While I haven't been doing as much nail art as usual, I still keep the ten tiny canvases ready, so I'm all about the tools. Today, I'm sharing a cute little set that helps me with upkeep. This is the ETTG All-one-One Manicure Pedicure and Makeup Set. 

It comes in a little pink double heart-shaped case. Isn't it cute? It includes:

Fingernail clippers 

Toenail clippers 

File

Scissors 

Mirror 

Rounded cuticle pusher

V-shaped cuticle pusher 

Acne needle 

Ear pick

Tweezers 

Brow brush

Eyeshadow applicator 

Eyeliner brush

If that sounds like more tools than it appears, it's because some of them are double-sided. I like the stainless steel tools and how well made they are. 

The brushes are nice and soft, but I did have to do some trimming of stray hairs. Since I did, though, I find them useful, too. Since right before my little's graduation last month, I've been wearing makeup again, so the brushes are getting some airtime, too!

In all, this is a handy, compact, and very useful set. If you'd like to check it out, you can find it here. 

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InnoLife Nail Art Drill Kit

Provided for Review 

Hello, beauties!

I've got a new-to-me tool to share. I recently had the opportunity to try the InnoLife Nail Art Drill Treatments Kit. 

The kit comes with a drill, 5 diamond bits and an emery rod with 6 sanding bands. I don't know if you've ever used a drill, but I hadn't, and was a little disturbed because it didn't come with instructions. I figured things out, though, by playing around with it. 

You may have noticed I've been proudly rocking my nubs lately, but I've had parties and and events to attend (congrats to my little on graduating!), so I've been experimenting with falsies. I'll tell you all about them in an upcoming post. I wore these stiletto tips for several days, and decided to use this drill to make them a little more manageable after jabbing myself and all my family members, as well as my favorite clerk at Walgreens (sorry, Candace!). 

Despite the lack of instructions, I think I did okay with the drill. I'll be perfecting my technique before using it on my natural nails, but it worked well and it worked quickly. Yes! 

In short, this drill is described as being good for the beginner or professional, but with no directions, I have my own opinion about that. I'd say either 1) it's best used by those with experience, or 2) get yourself some false nails to practice on. 

If you'd like to know more about this drill kit, you can find it here. 

Do you ever use a drill? How do you know which bit to use?

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BuySShow 36W UV Nail Dryer

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Hello, beauties!

I haven't done much painting lately, so I've been wearing my gel polishes more often. I usually opt for fast-curing LED polishes, but recently had the opportunity to try the BuySShow 36W UV Nail Dryer, so I pulled out one of my sad, neglected Shellac polishes, Cream Puff. (Hint: it's a base for some upcoming nail art.)

 

This lamp is a bright, pretty pink that immediately caught my eye. It comes with a metal cuticle pusher and jeweled acrylic spoon. The lamp has a 120-second timer. I do wish it had other timer settings, but with UV, the majority of my cures will be two minutes, anyway. The inside is wide, but is a little short, so if you have long nails, or spaghetti fingers, like mine, you'll want to be careful not to bump your fingertips against the rear wall. 

This lamp does a great job of curing my polish. I always end up with a nice, even cure, and haven't experienced any heat spikes while using it. That's a welcome change, and since there's usually at least one. Win! My nails ended up looking great, with the exception of a couple stray glitters, because I accidentally used the bottle of top coat I keep expressly for glitters and additives...oops!

If you'd like to know more about this lamp, you can find it here. 

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