OPI Gel Manicure

I am the kind of girl that if I have even the slightest chip on my nail polish I will immediately take my nail polish off of all my nails and re-do them. I had been hearing great things about gel polish about how long they lasted without chipping and that they had a great color selection.

So today as I was running errands I noticed that my nails were chipped so I decided to give the gel polish a try. I went to a salon where I had heard great reviews for a gel polish manicure and they were so friendly and I didn't have to wait in line although they were pretty busy. The process was just as long as a normal manicure (1 hour) the difference is that between each coat they put your hand under an LED light to cure the polish, they did mine for 45 seconds. So first they prep the nails then by numerical order 1. Base coat 2.LED light 3. Color polish 4. LED light 5. Second coat of Color polish 6. LED light 7. Top coat 8. LED light. I decided on the color Pompeii Purple which is not very purple it's more like pink with light glitter of purple and blue and I could not be happier. I will do an update to see how long they truly last without chipping.

Trying New Beauty Products

I am long over due for a Sephora Trip and these are the products that I am thinking of buying. Before I go to Sephora I see the new products that they have or what products have good reviews. I was using the cover girl volume lash mascara for a long time, but one day I went to Sephora and fell in love with Benefits They’re Real Mascara and have been purchasing it ever since.

Although I love that mascara and it's a must have, I want to try this urban decay mascara because it has such great reviews and everything that I have bought from urban decay always has such great quality that I cant resist not getting it. This Dior Lip glow has been on my mind for a while and now that I see it everywhere I need to give it a try. I have dark circles I’m pretty sure it has to do with my sleep routine or lack of but like I said urban decay and benefit have great products and these two seem to have great ratings so I will try them out I have a Laura Mercier concealer and love it ! but I like to try new things. I have wavy hair and I have always taken great care of it, I don’t dye it and I have stopped straightening it and I use heat protectant when I use the blow dryer. I have been meaning to try the Wen by Chaz Dean for a very long time, I believe since July when I saw it in an infomercial so I would love to finally try it out. 

Urban Decay- Lush Lash Mascara 

Dior Addict Lip Glow 

Urban Decay 24/7 Concealer Pencil 

Benefit Erase Paste 

Wen by Chaz Dean  

Sephora

Nails

For me doing my nails is therapeutic, the first two photos are designs that I have worn. I like natural nude colors for days where I know that I am not going to be able to fix any chips right away. For the second photo I have done a similar look except I had a light pink glitter from OPI and instead of red the top color I wore was a darker pink from Essie. I have started trying making designs and I have yet to perfect them but the two bottom photos are great designs that can be worn for spring or summer. 

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