MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Merry Christmas Everyone! 

I would like to start this special post off by saying thank you so much for reading and supporting me through the short time that I have been blogging! Love you guys! :)

I am really loving this super cute and festive design for the holidays! My favorite part has to be Santa on my thumb! Let's get right into how this all was created.

Santa

• CND Stickey Base Coat
• Red Striper 
• White Striper
• Black Striper
• Sally Hansen White On
• OPI San Tan Tonio
• Small Dotting Tool
• Large Dotting Tool
• Sally Hansen Diamond Shine Top Coat

First off, paint your thumb a thin layer of base coat. Next you want to take your white polish and go about 1/2 way up your nail and create sort of an oval shape. Then you are going to go along the top edge of the white with your red striper and make a straight line; from that curve the red striper towards your cuticle and make a little triangle shape at the end for Santa's hat. (Sorry, I know it's super confusing!) After completing that you are going to take your small dotting tool and some white polish and dot along the bottom edge of Santa's hat and at the end of this hat where you made the triangle shape. Take your nude polish and right below those white dots you made on his hat, put a rectangle shape with the nude. Time for his 2 eyes, use the small dotting tool and black polish and place 2 dots on the nude. Onto the nose, take you large dotting tool and red polish and place one dot under his eyes. Lastly Santa's smile! Use the black striper and create a smile! And you are done, seal it with a fast drying top coat! 

Polka Dots

• CND Stickey Base Coat
• Zoya Rocky 
• Sally Hansen White on
• Small Dotting Tool
• Sally Hansen Diamond Shine Top Coat

After painting your base coat, paint 2 coats of Rocky. It's a super flattering blue polish on my skin tone! Then take your small dotting tool and white polish and make one dot directly in the middle of your nail but say towards the cuticle. Then follow that down vertically. For the sides, you want to go in bewtween the dots you just made so it looks ways harder than it was. Seal your polka dots with your top coat and that design is finished! 

*HINT: MAKE SURE ALL YOUR DOTS ARE SPACED OUT EVENLY! 

Snowflake

• CND Stickey Base Coat
• Sephora by OPI Flurry Up
• Sally Hansen White On
• White Striper
• Small Dotting Tool
• Sally Hansen Diamond Shine Top Coat

To begin this stunning design that doesn't just have to be for Christmas you need to paint your nails once again with 2 coats of Rocky. Next you are going to take your white striper and make an "X" then put a line right through the middle. Using the white striper still, make a "V" design coming off of each line. After that, take your small dotting tool and put a dot towards the center on each line. Open up your bottle of silver hexagonal glitter and take a piece onto your dotting tool and place it in the center of your snowflake! Ta Da! All done! 

Christmas Tree

• CND Stickey Base Coat
• Sephora by OPI High Maintenance 
• Revlon Silver Dollar
• Revlon Emerald 
• Revlon Wild Card
• Essie Knockout Pout
• Ulta Celebutante
• Medium Dotting Tool
• Tiny Dotting Tool
• Star Gem (Preferably Gold or Silver but I only had red so I used that)
• Sally Hansen Diamond Shine Top Coat

Last design! Paint your ring finger 2 lovely coats of red. After, start at the base of your nail and do a grape vine pattern with your medium dotting tool to create the tree. Take your silver polish and a tiny dotting tool and drag it down in a zig zag pattern for the lights. For the ornaments use the blue, purple, and pink and the tiny dotting tool and put them on the string of lights! YAY! Mani complete! 

MERRY CHRISTMAS AGAIN! HAVE A FANTASTIC TIME! 

XOXO

Angela

Neutrogena Makeup Remover Wipes Review

Hey Guys! 

Today I have a review on the Neutrogena Makeup Remover Wipes. I have been using these ever since I have been wearing makeup. I have tried different ones such as the Target brand (Up & Up), Simple, Clean and Clear, etc. But I keep going back to these because none of those are as good as these Neutrogena ones! These are great for taking of any kind of makeup, even waterproof mascara which is the only kind of mascara I wear. If you are looking for a deal on these makeup wipes, Costco has a box of 104 wipes for about $15 when normally they are between $5-7 depending on where you buy them. The wipes are nicely saturated they don't cause my skin to act up. (I have extremely dry skin, just in case you were wondering!) They also have a clean, non potent scent and they don't leave any sort of residue on the face. The only complaint I have is the packaging. After using about 1/2 the package, the opening begins to not stick back together causing air to touch the wipes and drying them out. If you have any tips for that let me know in the comments because that would really help me out. 

Recommend? For sure! Overall these are the only makeup wipes that are inexpensive and actually take off all your makeup without leaving any residue behind. 

~Hopefully you found this helpful! Have a fantastic day!~ 

XOXO 

Angela 

Bows and Polka Dots Nail Design

Hello Guys! How are you doing today?

Products Used

• CND Stickey Base Coat
• Revlon Colorstay in Rich Raspberry
• Revlon in Silver Dollar
• Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in White On
• Milani Black Striper
• Different Sized Dotting Tools
• Sally Hansen Diamond Flash Top Coat 

This nail design was inspired by @mrswhite8907 on Instagram! I saw her do these back during August but I totally forgot about them until I was scrolling through my pictures on my phone and saw this screenshot. It looks so much harder than it actually is to do. First you will apply your base coat and 2 coats of your chosen color. The one I chose is one of my personal favorites! After your polish dries, take your white polish and go diagonally from one side of your nail to the other end. Wait for that to dry and then use the same color as you did for your base and use different size dotting tools to dot the color on the white. Next use your black striper and follow the top edge of the white all the way down. Following that step, make a triangle on top of the black line and fill it in. Starting in the middle where the point of the last triangle you made, make another one going on the other side. (Sorry if that was super confusing! It's really hard to put in words!) After the bow is complete use a small dotting tool with the silver polish and put it in the middle of the bow. Top your beautiful design with a fast drying top coat and you are finished! 

~Hope you try out this design! If you do, post it on Instagram and tag me @nails_angela! I would be so appreciative if your would follow as well!~

XOXO

Angela

Burt's Bees Lemon Cuticle Cream Review

Hi there guys! 

I was in need of a good cuticle cream because the cuticles on my nails were really getting super dry. This might be TMI but the cuticles on my toes were getting flaky too. I set on a mission at Walmart to find this and I did. A little pricey at $6 but it is well worth it. I have been using it for about a month now and my cuticles are looking and feeling so much better. I put it on my nails and toes right before bed. I use it then because it is quite oily. It also smells really nice! Loving this product! 

~Hoping this was helpful!~

XOXO

Angela

Hard Candy Neutral Eye Shadow Palette Review

Hello guys! Got a review today! 

This review is going to be on this Hard Candy palette. What drew me in at Walmart was the pretty neutral colors and the price. It was only $6. I have been looking for a palette like this. I have never tried any Hard Candy products before this one. I am not sure how I would feel about the rest of the line since this an extremely, extremely AWFUL product. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY! When I swatched the shadows in the car they felt really chalky and the they didn't show up at all. All you can see when you put it on your lid is a little hint of shimmer. That is not a good palette! I tried using the foam applicators that it comes with, thinking that it would work better but it was the same result. When you are placing the product onto your brush it looks like it is going to be really good but once the brush touches your eyelid, it is like the product all fell off.   

Recommend? As you can probably tell from what you just read, I do not at all recommend this product! 

~I hope you guys found this helpful! Have a great day~

XOXO

Angela 

Chocolate Sauce and Colorful Sprinkle Nail Design

Hi guys! You know what time it is!

Nail tutorial time! 

Products Used

• CND Stickey Base Coat
• Sephora by OPI What Aura Gonna Wear
• Rimmel London Hot Black To Go
• Milani Nail Art in White, Pink, Blue, Orange, Green and Yellow
• Wet n Wild Matte Top Coat
• CND Super Shiney Top Coat
• Large Dotting Tool
• Small Dotting Tool

I was inspired to do this design by Cutepolish on Youtube. 

Alright! Start off by painting your nails two coats of your pink polish. Apply your matte top coat. Next, take your large dotting tool and black polish, make one dot in the middle of your nail and drag down. Use the small dotting tool with black polish and make a "U" shape to connect the drizzled chocolate sauce. Then do the same thing but about 1/4 way up your nail on both sides of the middle line. Repeat that on all of your nails. Then use your white stripper and make lines on top of the black  for the sprinkles. After that dries, use all of your different colors and go over your white lines. Lastly take your shiny top coat and go over just the black and sprinkles. That gives the affect of dripping chocolate sauce and sprinkles on your strawberry ice cream.

~Hope you guys liked this design!~ 

Follow me on my nails Instagram @nails_angela! 

XOXO

Angela

Clarisonic Winter Hydration Set Review

Hey guys! How is everyone?

I am so excited because I finally bought a Clarisonic Mia 2. I have been wanting one for such a long time! When I saw this set I knew that I had to have it! It was actually a really good deal at $149 on www.sephora.com. On the website it says that it is limited edition so, I am not sure how long they are selling these for so, if you want one go and get one. 

Like I mentioned before, it was $149 which might seem like a lot of money but the Clarisonic by itself is the same price. Here you are getting the Clarisonic, the Glamglow hydration mask, Boscia gel cleanser, and the FAB (First Aid Beauty) ultra repair cream. I have extremely dry, sensitive skin and I this set has blown me away. The Glamglow mask is incredible but super expensive! After one use, my skin felt instantly more hydrated and softer. The Boscia cleanser is great as well. It doesn't make my skin itchy after using it. The ultra repair cream I have used before and I can't say enough good things about this product. Try it if you need a really good moisturizer! It makes your face so soft and takes away the dryness. The Clarisonic itself is a great product too. It has a low and normal speed, depending on what you want. There is something called the purging phase which means that you basically break out for a short period of time because the Clarisonic is getting deep into your skin which you are not used to from using your hands. This doesn't happen to everyone. That is what I was really afraid of when debating on purchasing the Clarisonic. So far I have used it for about 2 weeks now and I have just had a small zit here and there. Nothing major, which I am happy about. After cleansing my face with it, my face feels tight and clean. I never got that feeling when I used my hands to wash my face. Overall this an amazing set that Sephora is offering!

Recommend? For sure! I would recommend this product to anyone and everyone! If you aren't feeling it after you buy it, just return it to a Sephora store or www.sephora.com.   

~Hopefully this was helpful to you guys! Have a great day!~

XOXO

Angela