We have a winner!!!!! 22 Oct 2010 7:14 PM (15 years ago)

And the winner is....................
sarahkwoodall@gmail.com

I will be sending u an email shortly once u respond I will send you the gift card code

CONGRATS
Lisa

24 hrs till I draw a winner ..$65.00 CSN gift card ENTER NOW!!! 21 Oct 2010 8:19 PM (15 years ago)

24 hrs left till I draw a winner if your not entered get your tush over here and tell me your email and follow my blog thats all it takes. Open to U.S. and Canada only (sorry international beauties i'll be hosting a big giveaway very soon for everyone)

here are some cool things i found on there site modern bedding

Penguin pillow $24.00 They also have a owl and butterfly that I found. O.k update there is a whole menagerie of animals too many to list but they are cute!!!!

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There are a million more things I could show you but i'll leave it for you ladies I found tons of things I could combine for $65.00. Now shipping is on you but hey free $65.00 it cant cost that much to ship.

Enjoy and I wanna know what you get!!!!

Enter via comments....

GOOD LUCK !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Swatches 19 Oct 2010 8:25 PM (15 years ago)

Sorry it took me swo long to post these ladies i've just had alot going on. These were great to swap and I cant wait to make some looks w/ these excuse my sloppy swatching but I was in a rush to get it done. Also why has no one told me that if u go from swatching a OPI pro bottle to a OPI mini bottle u will feel like you've gone from a paint brush to a fine detail nail art brush. I guess i've never bought one of the pro brush bottles b4 and it was very much the same brush as my Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure. I have wide nails so I like that I can cover more are in one stroke, but they can be messy too. I'm still in the middle on these brushes. Also the mini brush for OPI can we say little but maybe I just felt that way from going from one extreme to the other. I know you have all seen these colors before but they are new to me and I LOVE EM!!!!

Opi Mini Cool Ghoul, Boo- Berry, Jack's Back, Witch Way

This was as much glow as I could get from the glow in the dark maybe if i had it on longer?

Couple pics of my new winter coat isnt she a beauty $10.00 @ a yard sale I'm going to be warm and HAPPY!!!

Opi Ink, reminds me of sinful Daddys girl. 2 -3 coats Opi Green-wich village,I LOVE THIS i've been lemming this for awhile and now its mine!!! 3- 4 coats OPI Catherine the Grape 2 -3 coats very pretty purple w/ sparkle/shimmer.

Icing Money talks, I saw this on a site don't remember which one and I like it very deep green light from with in looks different in some of my pics but not black like some dark shades.

Piggy Polish the right to bare feet ( i know for the toes but my feet not pretty so thumb shot) I LOVE THIS wow look at that color pay off 2 coats maybe 3.

Color club 2 violet 2 coats as always cc can do no wrong in my book only did 2 coats cause i didnt want to have to spend an hr getting it off great alone or for layering.

China Glaze outta bounds, sexy in the city, agent lavender,2 coats blue paradise 2 - 3 coats on all again CG can do no wrong outta bounds reminds me of sinful daisy the pig

So ladies what do you think? Me im in LOVE!!!!

Also dont forget I will be drawing a winner on Friday get your entry in..

Garage Sale haul!!! 8 Oct 2010 4:40 PM (15 years ago)

So tonight i've got an awesome haul to share with u I purchased each of these for $.50 and the OPI Halloween Kit was $2! How cool is that don't you love garage sales? On to the goodies....

My nail of the day Confetti Smitten w/ SH Hidden Treasures over top. I love this Wish I had some sunshine so I could show u a pick of how great this looks. The smitten really shows purple in the sun and w/ Hidden treasure over it its amazing. Gotta take it off in a little bit cause i've got work tomorrow how lame.

I really chipped that middle nail after only 1 day.

Awesome pants I picked up @ the gs for a $1 how cute is the leather look on top?

Brand New Leather jacket $5.00 (BIG SMILE ON MY FACE!!)

China Glaze (l-r) Outta Bounds, Sexy in the city, Agent Lavender

China Glaze (l-r) Agent Lavender, Blue paradise, OPI Catherine the grape

Opi Ink, Opi Green-wich village, CC Too Violet, Piggy polish (my 1st)the right to bare feet, and Icing Money talks.

Opi Mini Cool Ghoul, Boo- Berry, Jack's Back, Witch Way plus decal goodies!!

So yes ladies I hit the mother load tonight all this for $15 plus a pair of jeans and 2 books can't go wrong there. I will have swatches asap work till 4 2mrw so maybe sunday or monday.

Have a goodnight!!!

New bag, shorter nails, new clothes 6 Oct 2010 7:39 PM (15 years ago)

Hi ladies! Hope your all doing well thought i'd post a few pics of some new clothes and a purse I recently picked up. Also show off my very short nails, with my recent job i've not been allowed to wear polish so i'm hoping to get some pics up soon of some nail art. so these are my poor abused nails lovely aren't they? gotta get all the nail polish removed but ive been un motivated. But no longer they are going to get the full treatment this weekend!

This is a cute jacket that I thought would be fun w/ a tank under it.

This is a fun retro piece that has bell sleves.

Animal print can't go wrong.

This is comfortable i've already worn it

I love the details on this shirt

I like the flower detail and the dangles plus its a fun green color.

I hope to have some pics up in the next few days of me modeling some of my new cloths.

contest update 29 Sep 2010 8:53 PM (15 years ago)

Ladies i've had a death in my family my Uncle Ronnie passed away. Plus i've had a few other life problems get in the way so I am going to extend the contest to Oct. 22nd 2010. That way I can focus and give it the attention that is needed. I want to wrangle up some more followers and give CSN some good p.r. So with that sorry if this is a problem for anyone but I want to be able to offer the best I can.

So look for some new revies and some great craft ideas to pop up soon.

Thank you
Have a good night.
Love Lisa

Its a GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 16 Sep 2010 3:06 PM (15 years ago)

That's right ladies I've been approached by the wonderful people @ CSN STORES

Modern Bedding

They are allowing me to pass on to you (drum roll, please) $65.00 gift card for there site!!!!

But first a few rules:
The shipping is not included on anything you purchase with said gift card.
Right now this giveaway is open only to U.S. and Canadian Residents (sorry).

You must be a follower of my blog.

Now that we've gotten the formalities outta the way on to the good stuff.

You would like more than 1 entry to win u say?

I say blog about this on your blog and then post a comment with a link 2 your post. That's good for another entry.

Follow me on face book for a 3rd chance, please put in friend request "give me another entry!"

**Special bonus entry** to my original followers when u enter please add original follower to your comment and ill throw an extra entry in just for you!

And Finally add me to your blog roll for another entry.

I will draw a winner on Sept. 30th around 10pm CST. I will notify the winner shortly after via email. So when entering please comment to this post w/ Ur name and a email address u can be reached at. I will give the winner till Oct 3rd to contact me if they do not respond by then a new winner will be drawn and notified on Oct 4th.

(Not to frown my international beauties I will be hosting a polish give away soon that will be for everyone. Well as soon as my 2nd full check clears which should be the first week of October)

CSN stores are providing the $65.00 gift card special thanks to Sean from the public relations office He was kind enough to answer any and all questions I had. I will always supply information of where things come from if it was given to me or I've purchased it just ask.

9/11 11 Sep 2010 11:15 AM (15 years ago)

A moment of silence............................

On a day like this lets all remember what is truly important life, liberty, the pusuit of happiness, being able to wake up and start fresh fix it make it better, or just walk away and move on. To those who lost there lives on 9/11 we will never forget out of the ashes a nation has risen.......

God bless,

Today is my little sister Lauren's Bday I am unable to see her and tell her Happy Birthday due to some issues. (a very long story) But if she happens to stumble upon this Happy 17th Bday Lauren!!!!! You are missed and LOVED by me and MOM.

Life is too short live it to the fullest......it truly is better to burn out than to just fade away. Today as well as every other day I want to extend my love and caring to my family, friends, nail family, and everyone else. Just think we are all 3 people away from knowing everyone in the world. That said I want to find those last 3 people and know them, make the world a better place lets learn from the tragedy the pain lets do the hardest thing there is to do in this world lets live in it. (Buffyism at its best).

I love you all!!!!!
Lisa

Confetti & studio m 9 Sep 2010 7:58 PM (15 years ago)

So here we have Studio M Not So Subtle part of there new fall line. Ill be going back for the rest. Its a grey lavender type shade and I LOVE IT it applied like a dream the color pigment is A+ another hit from Meijer I love there brand polish. This is 3 coats. Could get away w/ 2.Here is a pic of my bare nails my poor broken nails.Confetti - My Favorite Martian this is 4 coats the pic shows nail line but i couldnt see it irl. Fun color reminds me of Sinful show me the way . Great sparkle cant wait to use it in a mani could color good application will be buying more of these soon cause i heard they wont be restocking due to some kind of lawsuit. Smitten- This is amazing its a blue purple sparkle from within gemstone. I took a ton of pics hoping to show this off to the best i think i got some great shots but im going to have to take some sun shots. This is 3 coats could have been 2. Again im liking these Confetti colors wish they wernt getting stopped. Will have to grab some more b4 they are gone.

So i just started a new job that says i cant wear polish when im working so that blows to me but i will be working these into some great designs and ill get em posted when i can. Im also going to go back to Meijers and get some more of there new fall shades at least they have names this year so much easier there colors looked similar to some of China Glazes new fall line so ill have to grab some of them for a comparison. Well ladies have a good night

Borghese nails, Kleancolor haul, mini shopping spree 30 Aug 2010 5:35 PM (15 years ago)

First off a pic of Gizmo can't go wrong with a smiling Maltese!

A Pic of my nail growth so fsr on my right hand Pinky and Ring fingers slow but steady.

Neon Purple 2 coats could have done 3 but not bad can u see the shimmer?

Cobalt Blue 4 coats but could have gotten away with 2-3 but I straked the first coat and had to adjust to get maximum coverage.

The purple is a little darker irl. The blue is pretty accurate.

Neon Purple , Cobalt

My new Gap Bag got it @ a store going out of business here in town for $3.00
I also got a new blazer and some flip flops but I didnt take pics ill post them asap.

Campanula Bellflower 5 coats , Solaro Sunshine 4 coats

I was not that impressed with these they took way to many coats and than they were a terror to dry. The purple was more purple irl and I liked it more than the orange.

Well I really like the Kleancolors I paid $2 @ a local beauty supply store and I will be going back for more when i've got some more $.Also they dried fairly quickly and the smell wasnt too bad and I had read on a blog that they stunk but they were ok. The Borghese are not sharing in my love right now. I just get annoyed at long dry times and multi coats.

Well i've got some great ideas for upcoming posts so I will hopefully get them up and running soon and I hope to revamp the site soon.

A hit and a miss..... 23 Aug 2010 6:58 PM (15 years ago)

Well I have had some Hit and Miss looks this month Color wise they were all hits, application wise not so great. Lets take a look at the pics and u be the judge.

My poor pinky and ring fingers on my right hand have suffered some big breaks this month. Hopefully they won't take too long to grow out. But it is nice to be able to show how the colors look on short nails too so I guess there is a small silver lineing.

This is massini Fall promo shade _ red and wet and wild Black Creme w/ Massini Magic Attraction, and Drama Queen glitter on ends. This was a hit this was 3 coats and 2 coats glitter. Miss was my rhinestones fell off which was a bummer. But I love the colors and the glitter add in. So i'll have to work on making this a bigger hit.

Sally Hansen Violet Frost, Peek A Blue these were 4 - 5 coats due to the sheerness of the colors. The only reason this is a miss is cause my colors smudged while drying and looked like crap after. The colors are very pretty spring colors sheer but fun I was going to do some nail art on these but gave up after they smudged. Don't u hate that?

My new hair cut a HIT but my pic is a miss cause the humidity spiked and u can't see any of the great volume I had. I'll take another pic soon after I style my hair.

Frankenish All about you melody in mocha euro trash 2 Aug 2010 12:59 PM (15 years ago)

So today we have OPI Melody in Mocha, 3 coats
w/ Sinful Euro Trash 2 coats, and All about You 2 coats. 7 coats I dont think ive ever had that much polish on my nails. Oh and Diamond top coat shit thats 8 coats no wonder it took forever and a day to dry. I was just going to use Melody in Mocha but it was kinda plain so than I had the bright idea to add euro trash and all about you. But I LOVE how it came out kinda bronze shimmer. I usually dont go for this shade but i think it lookes really nice on me.

There is alot of sparkle to this when u get it out in the sun I just couldnt capture it on film.
You can see just a little bit in this pic the orange sparkle that comes from All About You.

My poor ring finger there is hardly any nail. This is actually some grow out it broke so far down I thought I was going to lose the whole thing.

Melody In Mocha on its own. Not a bad shade just kinda plain had to spice it up a bit.

Well ladies what do you think?

this is horrible 22 Jul 2010 3:51 PM (15 years ago)

http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/3b0f9c02-wics.com.shtml

ok so this is a disgrace to nail polish lovers everywhere what the hell was this woman thinking? And her punishment wtf she killed someone and she gets to come and go? Yeah way to go justice system.

finished with the scarf 20 Jul 2010 3:57 PM (15 years ago)

here is the finished scarf for my mom complete w/ alpaca fiber peace sign

sinful lets meet and dream on 20 Jul 2010 3:36 PM (15 years ago)

so today we have sinful lets meet - yellow w/ shimmer 3 coats and dream on- purple mat 4 coats it tends to dry a little streaky but since i was using the stripes i figured it didnt matter. im not happy with my pics they did not turn out as well as i thought they would. the yellow is more bright in real life and the purple is more purple. good color combo i thought though i also like the stripe colors. so ladies what do u think?

Mom's scarf... knitting project 16 Jul 2010 6:10 PM (15 years ago)

Here is a pic of the scarf i'm working on for my mom's bday. I'm going to attatch a peace sign that i make with needle felting with alpaca fur. I also have a purse im making her i'll show pics of it when im done.

P.S. Check out my other new posts below

China Glaze For Audrey and Silver Art Club Stripe 16 Jul 2010 5:58 PM (15 years ago)

Just some silver stripes i like how the ring and index fingers look on my left hand. Going to try a water marble with this color when i get some time

scrapbooking pages - picture heavy 16 Jul 2010 5:07 PM (15 years ago)

So here are some pics of layouts i've done for my scrapbook. I really enjoy scrapbooking it can be an exspensive hobby but I try to use magazine clippings and lots of sales items to ley some of the cost. So few things you may not know about me I have lived at the Grand Canyon Natl. Park in Arizona. I worked for Xanterra and had the joy of living there from 2002- 2004. There are some scrap pages with some of my G.C. experiences. I am a great Titanic lover, long before the movie I enjoyed reading and hearing things about the Titanic. The movie just further fueled my passion I was lucky enough to get to visit the musuem in Branson,Mo. Most people know about Gizmo my maltese but here are a few pics of him when I first got him. Also some pics of the St. Louis Botanical gardens. Hope you enjoy.

Gizmo's cleaning service

Gizmo when we first got him @ 8months old

More Gizmo

Art club trip page 2

art club trip sophmore year

Titanic musuem @ Branson, Mo life jacket

Titanic Musuem page 2 picture from the memorial service

Titanic Museum page 3 my boarding pass

Titanic Musuem page 4 Lady Duff Gordans Dresses

Me and Scarlett the bird @ Hopi House in AZ

1st Christmas in AZ.

My move to the Grand Canyon.

Senior Picture

Page 2 All grown up!

My baby picture page 1 in 2page spread

St. Louis Botanical Garden Dragonflys and Water lillies

Fountain @ St. Louis Botanical Gardens

Page 2 Flower gardens

Page 1 flower gardens

Sally Hansen Sunrise, Sunset w/ S.H. Hidden Treasures 14 Jul 2010 4:14 PM (15 years ago)

Today we have Sun rise, Sun set w/ hidden treasure over top. Sunrise sunset used to be one of my fav polishes but for some reason i'm not really feeling it. Its still pretty but im just not loveing it how i used to guess it happens. This is 3 coats and 1 -2 swipes of hidden treasure over top.

Milani CyberSpace 13 Jul 2010 3:49 PM (15 years ago)

Today we have Milani CyberSpace!

Can we say holo goodness! This is blue almost a baby blue looks kinda blue grey tone in some light. Application was good I did 3 coats. Dry time was fast like most holos. I have had this on for about 9 days and chip wear is normal but not bad for being a holo so therefor no top coat. I am very impressed and would like to get more. I picked this up at meijer for 2.99 or 3.99 can't remember. They had a green, a purple and a gold but when I went back they only had the gold left. Since im not much of a gold person I left it behind. Would love to find that green though. I have a few of the China Glaze holos and I love them so this polish lived up to my holo standard and then some. A must have if u dont have any of the CG ones. Milani has put out some great collections and are available in most drugstores. Also there makeup is very good with a rich pigment I have some of there eyeshadows so i'll try and get a review up for that soon.

look at all that holo goodness

although the flash is on it is pretty true to color

Nail Polish Cont... Color Club, Essie 7 Jul 2010 6:30 PM (15 years ago)

Here we have color club and essie 2 brands that i've only got 2 of and want so many more. They are great!!!!!!!! Good application and colors are awesome. Cant wait to add more to my collection.

(L - R) WOrth the Risque, All in

(L - R) Mint Candy Apple, Chinchilly

Nail Polish Cont... OPI, NYX, Finger Paints 7 Jul 2010 6:24 PM (15 years ago)

Finger paints are great i only have these colors but they are nice good application and color payoff was beautiful. Would love to get som more, they have some great glitter colors out right now.

(L - R) Lilac Love, Berry Shiny, art dealer teal-er

(L - R) malaga wine, yoga-ta get this blue, miami beet, melody in mocha

I love OPI they put out some great colors but $8.00 and up a bottle i do love the sets they come out with. I used to have lincoln park but it got broke when i let a friend borrow it. It was a great color too.

(L - R) carnation, ocean, lime sparkle, paradise

I love NYX cosmetics they are great and there polish is awesome too

Cont...... Polish pics Sinful 7 Jul 2010 5:33 PM (15 years ago)

Sinful Polishes - Great price, awesome color variety, mostly good application depending on the shade, I mean come on these people have been around forever they are deffinetly doing something right. Do you guys remember Daisy the Pig? Very old shade it was amazing I don't have it anymore but if any of u do can u post a swatch. Memories...... Sorry almost broke into song. Urge over moving on. Alot of these i've shown on the site some not but I will be reposting swatches of everything in my stash soon just wanted to get the bottle shots over with.
My only complaint is Sinful polishes take forever and a day to dry. I have heard this on many blogs so I don't feel so bad. Wonderful Sinful creators can u speed up dry time other than that please keep doing everything else u have been doing. Oh and re-launch Daisy the Pig and some of the other oldies but goodies. 5*****!!!!!

Out of this World

(L - R) What's your name? , Bali Mist, Tokyo Doll

(L - R) I Love You, Dream On, Euro Trash

(L - R) All About You, Daddy's Girl, Show Me The Way

( L -R) Serena and Chloe, Let's Meet, Nail Junkie

(L - R) Purple Blue G. ( original bottle ! ive had this forever) San Francisco, Call U later

P.S. Bonus points for interesting names.

30 Followers!!!!!!!!! 7 Jul 2010 4:05 PM (15 years ago)

Well ladies we've made it to 30. Thank you all who stuck with me through my hiatus and Welcome to our newest follower. I really wanted to be able to do a giveaway for 30 followers but at this point and time I an unable to due to my lack of finances. Hopefully at the end of summer I will have some $ and a chance to giveaway something amazing to say thanks. Till than know that I appreciate you all and love being able to share my blog with you.

Love
Lisa