Sponging fun!!!

I went on a sponging spree. I love sponging. It is sooooooo simple. I have a tutorial HERE


This is Seraphina, Cassedy, and Belinda

 This is Giovanna, Neve, and Claudine

 Truthfully, I don't remember what this is.

 This is Channing, I THINK, Mason, and Jem I loved this one, it reminds me of an autumn sunset.

Striping Brush

I painted my nails with Blaze accented with Seraphina (which happens to be my favorite whitish polish of all time) then took a striping brush and striped with Storm.

I wore this for NYE. I matched my make up. with it. :)

Dry Drag

This is an odd thing I learned from a friend, you take most of the polish off of the brush and put it on...

I was going to do it as a monkey see monkey do mani, but it didn't turn out how I wanted. She used pink and purple, I used Sailor, Neve, and Pepper.

 

 

Fortune Cookie Soap Company Spring Soapbox

I have not had a subscription box in about 6 months. Birchbox got boring, Beauty Army never had any openings, I’ve heard more “meh” than “yay!” about Ipsy, and Julep…lets not even start with that…

Anywho in one of my make up groups, I heard about FortuneCookie Soap Company. They have a box. It’s $20 every 3 months, and you get a code for $10 off your next order (which really makes it the cheapest box out there) I wanted to try it. I like baths, why the hell not…

 This is my first ever Fortune Cookie Soap Company Soap Box. I plan to buy as much of this stuff as my poor little wallet will allow… THAT being said, let’s get down to business. I’ve finally tested/tried everything in the box so I feel confident in my review.

 The Soapbox comes with a card like Birchbox (and I am assuming others) that tell you what everything is.

First off let me say how much I love the good/evil theme they had going on.

Let’s just make it easy and go down the list, because there REALLY was not a bad product in the box. I wish I would have smelled everything before I read the descriptions, though. Just so I wouldn’t be told what to think. Anywho…

  Native Nectar Body Wash: just like it says, it smelled exactly like you would think a coconut would smell, it was softly fragranced. Not in the least bit heavy or over powering. It felt so awesome on my skin. It was soft (which is odd to say about a liquid) but sometimes you know how you can get some body wash or soap and when you get it wet it feels kind of harsh? Yeah, this is not.

Afternoon Delight OCD: Ok, I will say I am one of the people addicted to hand sanitizer. I know how horrible it is to over use it, but I can’t help it. I can’t walk into a B&BW without walking out with at least 5 hand sanitizers. This one was on par with those…however, there was glitter in it. I could see it…I couldn’t feel it. In B&BW I can feel the glitter, not in OCD. 

Marshmallow Dreams Cuticle Butter: THIS is going to be one of those “holy grail” items. I will reorder this over and over and over again. Remember how everyone freaked the hell out about Lush’s Lemony Flutter? Yeah, this is about 800 times better. Try it, I promise you will not be disappointed. It’s a solid, but has a very, VERY low melting point my hands were freezing and it still melted in wonderfully. The smell…oh my gosh, the smell… I hated using lemony flutter, the smell made me sick. This smells like marshmallows on a campfire. It says sticky sweet, but it’s not as sweet as you think. There is a musk that tamps it down; it has to be the basil.

Make It Rain Whipped Cream: From the first second I put it on, it felt so smooth and silky. It lasted a good while. The scent dissipated quickly, though. It was not my favorite, but it was very pleasant and soothing. Not overpowering. 

Forbidden Fruit Fortune Cookie Soap: TBH, I thought I was going to hate this. I’m not a fan of blueberry. And the smell was overpowering when I opened the box. This was the absolute last thing I tried. It’s not bad. The smell was tolerable once it got wet. I used it as a shaving medium. My legs were so soft and silky, it was almost ridiculous. I will try other fortune cookie soaps, probably not this scent, though.Waking up the next morning, my skin was still extraordinarily soft. One of those "WOW, THIS is what soft, hydrated skin feels like?!" feelings.

Me so Thorny Steam Me Up Scotty!: I hate, HATE patchouli. It makes me nauseates me. The sandalwood and vanilla cover it nicely so it’s not too bad. I had to take it up out of the shower, though. I know my fiancé won’t care for the scent.

The Bloom Bloom Room Bath Fizzy: I need the cuticle butter out of this scent. It is very, VERY floral such a feminine smell. It made the water incredibly soft and luxurious. It smelled amazing, but the smell did not transfer to the bathwater. I was a bit disappointed. 

Venus Fly Trap Perfume Oil: I LOVE Bergamot anything. It’s one of those smells that makes me instantly happy. I was OVER THE MOON EXCITED to get this. It smells like gardenias. I love gardenias. I put it on at 5am when I left the house, and could still smell it when I went to bed that night. It smells wonderful!

All in all I am stupidly happy about this box and can’t wait until the next one!!!  

Satin and Cashmere Watercolors!

I love doing watercolors. It is SOOOO super easy!!! if you want a tutorial, I have one HERE

The first one is with the Cashmere colors Flynn as the base, Hunter, Sailor, and Livingston water colored on top. Those colors are available here (Zoya Cashmere and Satin collection)

This one is Mason, Giovanna, and Neve fromthe Satin Collection

Christmas in FEBRUARY?!?

Yeah, Christmas in February!!! These are the mani's I wore during Christmas week.

Both were done with Ziv, Logan, and Blaze over a random white.

I am excited, I FINALLY got Zoya Purity!!! I can't wait to use it as underwear!!! 

Random fun with Pixie Dusts

To be honest, I can't remember what I used on some of these.

I know this one is Carter, Arabella, Dhara, and Tomoko

 This one is Tomoko dotted and stamped

 This is Dahlia painted over striping tape

Zoya Naturel

Ok, I couple of things.

Sorry I've been away, lots of stuffs have been going on in my life and had very little internet access, and my computer has been in storage ...BUT... I HAVE IT BACK NOW!!!!! YAY!!! I can blog again!!! Oh, how I've missed it!

So you would think that would give me ample amount of time to swatch and do many different nail arty things, but alas, I haven't really had time for that, either.

I've been neglecting my nails (and cuticles), and it makes me sad that they are not as long as they used to be, but that can be a good thing, too.

 That does not mean that I have not been taking pictures of the things I have been doing, I have. But the pictures are kinda poor quality as I misplaced my camera during the move.

Everything is found, and everything is now in place where hopefully I can get better pics and stuffs, Again, YAY!!!

OK, now what you came for.
This is the Zoya Naturel collection.
I was torn about this, and ALMOST didn't get it.
I am not AT ALL into nudes or neutral colors. I need color I love color, I crave color.

Let me say,
I
AM
NOT
DISAPPOINTED!!!!!

These colors are kind of amazing!!!
As always, very smooth formula, long wear time, flawless application.
Gotta love Zoya for their cremes...(and glitters, and shimmers, and everything else!!!)
My favorites were Normanni, Odette, Bridgette, and Rue.
Taylor and Chantal were too yellow for my skin tone and made my hands look mannequinny.

 Normanni, Odette, Bridgette, Rue

 

 you know me, I have to do art with them.

These are available at Zoya.com Naturel Collection for $9

These were sent to me for my honest opinion

Colgate Slimsoft from Influenster review

This is a little different. I sigend up tp receive an Influenster VOXBOX and got the colgate slimsoft tooth brush, Colgate toothpaste and Colgate mouthwash.

I received these free to review.

First off, a pic. I did not take a before and after of my teeth because, well, they are teeth, and it's not like you can tell how clean they are... besides...GROSS!!!! ;)

This is what I received.

First off...not just because it was free, but this is about the best toothbrush I have ever used. When I first opened it, the bristles looked weird, but that big 17x on the package explained the the bristles are 17x smaller than a regular sized bristle... and I've given the word bristle no meaning. it sounds funny now...Anywho, I am sure that is the "slim" aspect of it. I prefer a med brush for the bristles, and I was thinking there is NO WAY I will like this brush...I was wrong. The handle is nice and trim with a little bit of rubber for a no slip grip. It is for all intents and purposes a plain jane run of the mill toothbrush with a hidden secret. Those bristles...
After using it for 3 days, my teeth were so clean, THEY SQUEAKED.
You read that right,
THEY SQUEAK when I brush them.
It might just be a weird material, but they don't feel like a strange material. I giggle every time I brush my teeth because they freaking squeak!!!

The toothpaste tastes pretty awesome, nice and minty (which I love a nice good mint.) To be honest, I didn't notice my teeth any whiter.

The mouthwash was kinda amazing, and I've bought more since this is such a tiny bottle. And full disclosure, I've bought this mouthwash before...Still love it. It is not alcoholly and stingy.

In short, when I need a new toothbrush or need more mouthwash, I will be purchasing the colgate Slimsoft toothbrush and the Colgate total mouthwash.

I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.

Zoya FLAMAGE!!!

THIS was amazing and awesome. I used Zoya Darcy, Thandi, Sooki, and Ibiza I reciprocal sponged like This tutorial from My Simple Little Pleasures I love her. I get sucked down a wormhole every single time I youtube her. Hers of course are much better than mine. But I still loved this mani.

Thanks for reading!!!