Mani Monday

I had a a few manis to post before I went on my break, and did a few while I was on break. So here they are all are in one post, newest to oldest.

A short break

I am going to be taking a short break from my blog. My 8 year old pet bunny died of cancer today. We didn't know she had it until it was too late and she had to be put to rest. I miss her a lot, but I am glad she doesn't have to suffer.

There is a picture of her, just 6 days ago, beimg the happy wonderful girl she always was.

Julep Maven Jule Box- Free Welcome Box

So I saw the Facebook ad and that my friends had liked and taken the Maven quiz, so I said why not. I took the quiz and got "Bombshell". I didn't like the look of the bombshell box, so I just left it at that. Then someone commented that I choose my box in a different style. Ok, it's a free box, I can cancel if I don't like it. I picked the "It Girl" box, it had 3 polishes and I really liked 2 of the colours and could live with the 3rd. Paying $3.99 for shipping wasn't a big deal when you get 3 $15 polishes for free. The box took about 4 days to arrive from order to ship, which was really nice. It came Priority USPS. I guess their usual shipping method is DHL, but you get free shipping as a Maven, but more on that later.

Opening up the box I found all this stuff. A little "It Girl" description packet, a coupon code and a Julep Flier. The top of the box has a sticker that says Maven, but it's Silver on White so it did not even photograph well.

The polishes come packed together in a white box, and are protected in shipping by all this paper. They also sent along these buffing blocks. I love these things so I thought it was a pretty cool freebie, even if it is super cheap. My rabbits will enjoy playing with the paper.

The polishes also come in their own boxes. This one is called Bunny, and it is a white with small flecks of gold glitter.

This one is called Libby and it's a teal creme polish. It's my favourite of the set.

Lastly is Elle, which I didn't like at first but it has really grown on me. It's a deep redish purple colour with shimmer.

Here are all of them swatched on my nails. Excuse my cuticles, were a mess at the time I took this.

All the polishes went on nice and opaque. It took 2 coats for each one, which is pretty standard, I used to primarily use OPI and I would say this is very comparable to that. I was able to wear this manicure for 4 days without it chipping, which is very good if you ask me. I didn't use a top or base coat either. So it has good staying power.

Over all I am really happy with my intro box to Julep Maven. Since these photos I have actually made 3 other orders to Julep, and it's not even been a month. I went a little overboard, but I have to rebuild my polish collection! Expect more product reviews from them soon!

Want to try Julep Maven for free yourself? Clickhere and use code FREEBOX to get started!

St. Patty's Day Nails

Happy St. Patty's day! Since I dont think I own and green clothing anymore I did my nails up in a festive way. I keep calling them super party nails, but I won't be doing any partying this holiday. What did you do for St. Patrick's day? Did you have a special nail or make up theme?

Poloshes used:
Green- Julep Libby
White- Julep Bunny
Glitter- e.l.f Chic Confetti

A Simple Pin-up look and a simple review

My fiance and I went out to the mall to look at what Sephora had for the Pantone Colour of the Year Collection. They had some pretty things, but I didn't buy because it was all animal tested since Sephora's in house brand is not cruelty free. They had a display with colours by other brands that matched the radiant orchid colour, but it was slim pickin's. I went to Macy's and bought a swim bottom instead so I could use my new YWCA membership to it's fullest. (Due to my disability the pool is currently the easiest thing for me to do to get exercise, which is nice because I love swimming.)

Here is my look for the day, featuring e.l.f. products!

The main products used to get this look are all by e.l.f! I used their Gel Eye Liner (it comes with a tiny angle brush), which I plan to give a full review of soon. We just have too see how long it keeps. Their Essential Lip Stain in Berry Blush and their Essential Hypershine Lipgloss in Vixen which came with the free Mardi Gras set from my order. I also used their Studio Hi Definition power and their Make Up Setting Spray and that kept my foundation in place and my shine away all day!

It was a fun and easy look, and it was my first time using a gel liner. I had fallen for liquid liners in the marker like tubes so I just never tried one. Well, I needed $35 to get free shipping from e.l.f. so I figured why not get it. It went on smoothly and it stayed put all day. Full review soon.

Here is the review

This is e.l.f.'s Studio Daily Brush Cleaner. It's an antibacterial brush cleaner that you use everyday on your brushes to keep them clean, help them last longer and your skin healthy! As you should know your brushes and make up are prone to gathering bacterial from your skin and having it breed there. This can get unsanitary after a while. This cleaner not only kills that bacterial it also removes make up from the brushes so that you can switch colours if you need to. I just sprayed it on and whipped it on a tissue to get the make up out. It also smells really good. As soon as I took the cap off the lovely smell came out. If your brushes are really full of product it might be time for a good shampoo though!

At only $3 e.l.f.'s Studio Daily Brush Cleaner is a great way to extend the life of your brushes and help keep things a little more sanitary.

Help stop cosmetic animal testing!

Help pass a bill that would stop animal testing of cosmetics in the United States. A similar bill was passed last year in the European Union banning the testing and sale of all cosmetics tested on animals. By going to the following link below and sending the letter to your congress person and calling them you will be making a difference in the fight for animal rights. Help be the voice they don't have.

https://secure.humanesociety.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=6433&=web_shadow#.UyE4XL0o5Dt

Beauty mail!

Today was beauty mail day. I got my e.l.f. order in which I ordered $35 worth of products to get free shipping and got a huge free gift. It's a lot of stuff, so I will have a lot of things to review for upcoming entries. That and I get to rejuvenate my make up stash after throwing a lot of things out. It's a huge step in my transition to cruelty free.

Next is my order from Julep which I used a a 50% off coupon I got in my first maven box.

So here is my haul from today's mail, and I've got more Julep om the way!