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Girly thread vs. r*N*r's nang nails!!!

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I know sun exposure naturally dries the skin a little, so I can imagine it would help acne or pimples in that it would dry some of the excess oil? :)

I have also done a video on Tips for Oily Skin, and it covers things like changing your pillow case often, and other things. Also using my Clarisonic did AMAZING things for my oily, break-out prone, blackhead covered skin! It's really the one thing that has made a HUGE HUGE HUGE noticeable difference to my skin.

Here's the video on the Clarisonic. :)
 
Amor, was that sun or solarium tanning? My preference would be to spend a little time in the sun every day (i can do that for 30 minutes at lunch time in the park near my work), as this was recommended to me by a naturopath and general practitioner. I might discuss a *very* short solarium session weekly with my doctor. Right now, it's not going to happen for a number of medical reasons, but maybe in the future - this is one of the upsides to getting what I need from the sun - i"ve been OKd by my GP for this.
 
Samadhi i also have keratosis pilaris on both my arms and my thighs. The problem with me is I need a controlled environment of uv rays, the sun will fry me. I literally can only start off at like 5 mins in the tanning bed and the most i can usually go is 10 mins. Like I said I usually just puy my hands and feet in, I havent had to do it in like 15 years, all of a sudden my eczema came bac with a vengance. So, I will try it with my keratosis pilaris as well.
 
This thread is almost full, I can't believe it!!

I also can't believe I'm about to post this picture of the horrendous state of my makeup brushes!

NSFW:
This was my powder and blush brush, before I replaced them about a week or so ago. I have used them for wayyyyyy too long, I think I washed them once, maybe twice
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Happily, I purchased new ones that look like this :
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I haven't been as good about washing these as I had promised, but I think tossing the old ones was a big step :)


My current nail obsessions:

I have never tried a coral polish before; something about them doesn't appeal to me so I never really bothered to go into that color category. Last week I bought a clearance polish from Target for $0.98, L'Oreal's Ragin' Cajun and I LOVE IT. Excuse the chipping, I've had two straight pedicures with this polish and I'm about ready for my third.

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On my nails I'm wearing Zoya's Mira that I got in the BOGO and it's seriously a dupe for OPI's Funkey Dunkey, which I already have :| On top of it, I layered a cheap glitter I got from Forever 21, but the result is AMAZING! So sparkly and I keep getting compliments! It's so sparkly that the camera didn't really pick up the glitter, but it is gorgeous!
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I'll see all you lady friends in the new thread!!

EDIT: I got a rebase today at the salon and the technician tried nail polish remover and then resorted to a drill to remove the aforementioned glitter :\
 
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^ Stunning!!

I gave myself a french paint:



I always have weird wacky colors, decided to be more girly for a change. I like it!

They're just freshly done and i went a bit on the skin on the sides, but ah well that'll peel off sometimes tomorrow.
 
Queenbee- Coral's a tricky color, I love it in the bottle but wearing it is kinda weird.

This is currently on my toes, I love how bright it is but I'm not sure how it would do on my hands.
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A little over a year ago (exactly before my spring break) I dropped a pan onto my food and bruised my big toe, well it finally grew all the way out so no more mysterious blue toenail. Yay :)
 
That is a gorgeous colour Panda, I think it would look phenomenal on nicely rounded, slightly shorter nails. Brights tend to look best on well-manicured, neat looking nails, imho. :)

I'm due to make another video, and I figured it's about time I did another Things I'm Loving. I was wondering if you guys could answer a question for me - would you be interested in seeing things I'm really NOT loving as well as the stuff I am loving? Would that be of assistance?

I'm considering doing both, as I do come across a reasonable amount of stuff in my travels that either doesn't work, or I find massive flaws in the products. Let me know, and I'll be sure to post the link once it's up. :)
 
Gorgeous manicure DFRS!! <3


amanda I LOVE that pink colour, it burns my retinas but in a good way =D


C0TB yeah I reckon you should do a Things I'm NOT Loving one as well! :)
 
Wow. So I have been using this Natural Instincts hair dye and they recently changed their product-
They put in a two week rinse, which is supposed to make your color updated and fill in any wash out-
Well, I am SO SO glad I did it today when I had nowhere to go!
I put it on, let it sit for ten mins as it suggested and rinsed REALLY REALLLLLY well- And my forehead and scalp are like MAGENTA! (my hair color is black)
Ugh.
I will be going back to a different hair color after this :(
Beware girls- If you don't want a pink scalp and skin where the color set (sides of face and in my case a part of my forehead), you might look elsewhere for hair dye :\
 
^i've managed to turn myself and the bathroom blue while trying to dye my hair black. after the first time, i learned to cover my arms, ears and face with a layer of lotion to help protect it. nail polish remover works decently well to get rid of any dye still left after i wash off the lotion.
 
OMG ladies! Get to a colourist :)

This is an unabashed promo for my husband. I wish you could have him....colour your hair.
I am the most critical mannequin head he has to play with technique and colour lines.
 
YAY! I have a whole word document saved on my computer devoted to my Zoya wishlist!!

Spork, I own Starla and at first I was disappointed with how sheer the polish is (I did not look at swatches before purchase, though) but I ended up doing a pedicure with it and LOVED it. It is truly a very bright pink color (after several coats), and really pops against black or dark colored sandals. Also, I've read several places that Charla is a dead on dupe for OPI's Catch Me In Your Net, and if you have never seen that color in sunlight before, WOW!! It is like having a shimmery mermaid on your nails! I actually just let a co-worker borrow my bottle and I'm anxious to see how she likes it. :)

I got a manicure done this week with a new Essie I got off eBay, Touch of Grenadine. I don't know how I feel about it. I feel like a walking Easter egg :\ (Not my nails)

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I've been busy, and made a few videos I haven't linked you guys to yet. :)

I made Things I'm Loving last week, and I'm yet to make my Things I'm Not Loving video. I'll let you know when I do! (Thanks for the feedback to my initial question btw)

And the latest (uploaded literally just then) is my Everyday Makeup Look. I wear this look to work almost every day, as it's polished enough to still look presentable but isn't too over the top and colourful.

Hope you guys like them! :) <3
 
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