Sally's is my Best Friend!!!

Hello Tadpoles,

   I just wanted to let everyone know that my NEW best Friend is SALLY. Sally is the Sally Beauty Supply store in Laurens, SC. I also visit the Sally's in Greenwood, SC. I make it a point to stop and visit these stores. I am such a fan that I make it a point to use all the coupons and 50 % off products sales on products.   

   Well, I have made several trips within the last two weeks. Here is some pictures of the prizes that I found at Sally's.

I am such a "BIG" fan of China Glaze. I was so excited to use one of these polishes. I was giddy like a little kid. I loved the look of Cast a Spell that I went home and decided to try it out. I loved the black polish with the yellow glitter in the polish. Here is the manicure that I completed using it. 

I loved the way that the Cast a Spell came that I did not want to use a stamping polish that would over power the polish. I decided to use a gold polish, Style Essentials. I love the way that it turned out.

So what do you think? I am so happy with the way that these manicure turned out.  

So Ladies and Gentlemen, make sure that go a check out your local Sally Beauty Salon. You will get some great deals. Keep reading my blog because I will be let you see the deals that my BEST FRIEND is showing me her "LOVE".

XOXOXO

Chrisie

"Rest and relaxation aren't "extras"-- they're "musts!".

Black Light and Glow in the Dark Polish

Hello Tadpoles,
   I am so sorry that I have not posted anything for some time. Ok, so I have been busy doing several things. I had been nervous about my Husband starting a new job, Truck Driving. I bite and damaged my nails. So I did not stamp them. But this week, I decided that I wanted to try to figure out how to take pictures of  "Glow in the Dark" nail polish.
   I had never used Glow in the Dark (GITD) so I contacted by awesome friend, Sandy over at  Beaching Nails. Sandy and I have become friends through several nail stamping groups on Facebook. Sandy is a person that does so of the most beautiful manicures that I have ever seen. She was able to help me and my husband figure out to take proper pictures.
  Here is what we finally were able to capture. Unfortunately,It took us about 10 attempts.

 We went to Walmart and purchased a GE Black Light 60. We read in an article on ehow. This article was about how to photograph objects the glow in the dark. Of course, the wise Sandy was able to provide me with this link.
  I used two top coats of China Glaze-Ghoulish Glaze-1024. I then stamped four different fingers. Then topping it with another coat of Ghoulish Glaze. I had just gotten home from Rite Aid where I bought several other GITD polishes. I applied one coat of Pumpkin Glow in the Dark Orange Polish.

   After reading and playing around, we figured out how to take the pictures. Here are the steps that we used:

1. Set the dial to "A" (Aperture priority auto)
2. Set the Flash Compensation to -3.0.
3. Set the Exposure Compensation to 5.0.
4. Place your Tripod as close as possible. Focus the picture.
5. Leave the Black Light on till picture is taken.
6. Move the AF box to the design on the nails to focus on.
7. For a solid black background, turn off the light.
8. Click the picture shoot button.
9. Turn off the Black Light.
10. Wait till the camera photograph light comes on so that you know that the picture was taken.

  I hope that you are able to capture your Glow-In-The Dark manicure. Patience is the number one thing that you will need.

   Have a great day.  Let me know how your pictures turn out.

Love,

Chrisie

   

   

PCOS Awareness Mani for Awareness Month!

Tadpoles,
   Today's post is a special one, I am showing my support for PCOS, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.  PCOS is when there is a hormone imbalance in a woman that interferes with ovulation.  Unfortunately there is no cure for PCOS, and many times a patient can be misdiagnosed.  Below are only a few symptoms of PCOS...

A change or irregularity in your menstral cycle

Development of male-like characteristics

Changes in your skin

Depression

Increase in weight

Miscarriages

Infertility

Problems breathing while asleep

This month is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome awareness. Let's all show our support by sporting your teal manicures.  

I put this on both of my thumbs.

   I used Everybody Loves Redmond as the base polish. To show that I love to support woman that have this syndrome. I used Sinful Colors, 950, Savage as my teal stamping polish. I used Ebony hates Chris as the black stamping polish. I used several different stamping plates to create this manicure: BM 321, BM09, Mash 38 and Cheeky C. The accent pinkie is used China Glaze, 883, Mrs. Claus.

   If you do not know about PCOS. Check out the following sites to learn more:

http://www.pcoschallenge.com/ - Support System to help women with PCOS

http://www.facebook.com/PCOSFoundation - PCOS Foundation

http://www.facebook.com/pcosfight - PCOS Awareness

http://www.facebook.com/pcosdiva - PCOS Diva.

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The NAIL ROOM!!!!

Dear Tadpoles,
   I have been procrastinating with posting. However, I have been doing alot for my nail room. My NAIL ROOM, I have three rooms in my house. We only use the master bedroom, so I have two extra rooms. One  is used as a share room with two twin beds in there. The other room was used as a Homeschooling room for my husbands niece and nephew. That did not go past the winter semester. So we were using the room as the computer room. I decided why not use the room as my NAIL ROOM.
   I already had a long table and a 4 tier bookshelf in the room. I was using the bookshelf  to store my polishes. Well, my AWESOME Husband had me two long heart wall shelves built for me. They were meant to store my EXTREMELY large frog collection on them. I thought to myself, " Those shelves would be great to hold my polishes... VOILA!!!!!!!! Here they are.....

1st shelf

Miscellaneous polishes

Finger Paints

China Glaze

2nd Shelf

Sinful Colors

Sinful Colors

Sinful Colors

We had already finished building my Lightbox. We used the LightBox design that I found at http://www.ninthandbird.com/2011/12/diy-photo-light-box-take-better-photos.html . I am so glad that we were able to build it. Viola!!!!

My husband came up with an awesome idea on how to store it. He attached some small hooks on the back of the Lightbox and then I put up some small Command hooks up. VIOLA!!!!

How I store the Lightbox

So what do you think? Is it a cool room or what!!!!!!

Quote of the day:

“Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.” 
― Albert Einstein