5 Spring Time Nail Art Tips: Great for Mother/Daughter Time!

March 25, 2013 By 19 Comments

Nail Art Ideas

Ever since my daughters were really little girls they have always begged me to paint their nails. I personally never grew up painting my nails a lot so my learning curve for nail art has had to be a really fast one! This weekend the girls and I picked up some tips from our local Walgreens store at a Sally Hansen nail art demonstration. It was a great fun way to learn about some really great new products that make it so much easier to decorate your nails. Plus, shopping with my Balance Reward card, I scored buy one get one 50% off on both the Insta Dry nail polish AND the Salon Effect nail strips. Talk about a score! Nail Art Ideas When I was younger, if you wanted nail art all the only way you could do it was with a special nail art paint brush and your nail polish. You also had to have a friend to help or learn how to do paint your nails with either hand. (That was always a hard part for me!) Now nail decorating is SO much easier! There are some great new nail shields from Sally Hansen that you just apply to your nail, shape your nail and you are ready to go. Keiran, my eldest, really loved the skulls and hearts. She’s not really a girly girl, but loved these so we had to pick up some! nail art Bayla on the other hand is the ultimate girl! She chose to paint her nails mint sorbet. She also added some of the girl flower Salon Effects nail polish strips, and finished up with the neon pink nail art pen. Her nails are so tiny, but they still turned out really cute! Nail Art Ideas The girls wouldn’t let me off the hook, and had fun painting my nails too! It really makes their day when they can paint my nails, so I let them use their imagination. I have to admit they did a really great job! They painted my nails violet, and used the nail art pen to do some abstract lines on the top. It’s really festive! It definitely gets me in the mood for spring! Nail Art Tips

 

 

Sally Hansen Nail Art

Are you ready to decorate your nails for spring? The girls and I put together 5 tips to fun spring nail art to help you out! Nail Art Tips

1. Make sure to grab a manicure clean up pen: Grab a Sally Hansen No More Mistakes manicure pen to simply “erase” those polish mistakes.

2. Don’t be afraid to mix and match: Get creative! Make sure to have fun using Salon Effects, Nail Art Pen, and various polishes! The brighter the better!

3. Practice makes perfect: If your nails don’t turn out how you want the first time, try, try again! It’s also a fun way to see which look that you like the best!

4. Experiment with different colors: Pick some colors outside of your comfort zone. You might find that the change is a nice one! (I actually ended up loving Lickety-Split Lime, and I am not normally a green person)

5. Have Fun:Nail art is a great way to express yourself, so make sure to have fun! We always have a great mother/daughter day when we whip out the nail art supplies! Just remember to enjoy yourself.

Want to see our shopping trip? Make sure to check out our photos on Instagram and our Google+ Sally Hansen Album!

Want to get some more inspiration? Make sure to check out some runway inspired Sally Hansen social media sites! You can also purchase your great supplies on many of these as well!

You can also grab Buy One Get One 50% off Sally Hansen Insta Dri Nail Polish at Walgreens until 3/30/13!

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Look ELFing Fabulous for less than $20! #EyesLipsFace #Cbias

October 17, 2012 By 2 Comments
Eyes Lips Face

Being a mom, and being a broke mom, doesn’t mean that you can’t still look fab. I used to be the mom that was always washed up. Crazed bags under my eyes with my hair in a pony tail. Yup, that was me!

Fast forward ten years, and I have learned about great brands like Eyes, Lips, Face makeup. It is not only quality makeup, but it is frugal too. Anytime I would see a $1 on a cosmetic, I would usually pass it over. Too often “cheap” cosmetics were worthless. They didn’t last long, and they usually wrecked my complexion. Eyes, lips, face has me signing a different tune.

Eyes Lips Face

Eyes Lips Face

How much do you think you could get for $20? A lipstick and two eyeshadows, or how about a foundation and a lip gloss? With other cosmetics brands, that is about all you could get. That is definitely not a complete look for $20 bucks. I decided to put #EyesLipsFace to the test and see what I could get for $20. Off to Walmart I went, and here’s what I scored all for quite a deal:

  • Eyeshadow case
  • 2 Eye shadow colors
  • Eyeshadow pencil/liner
  • 2 cream eyeliners
  • Tweezers
  • Tinted Moisturizer
  • Lip Stain
  • Translucent Matte Powder in a compact and blush!
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It’s crazy how much stuff I could get! Plus, all of this stuff is going to last me for a while. Check out the difference this makeup makes. Here’s the before. (Please refrain from the jokes) I am not quite sure why my “before” pics I always look like I just rolled out of bed.

Eyes Lips Face Makeup

Now let’s wave the magical wand of Eyes, Lips, Face makeup. Here’s what I looked like after less than 15 minutes in the bathroom. (I threw in a hair cut too while I was at it)

Eyes Lips Face

I love the fact for little effort and little cash, that I can look fab. It makes Mr. Crunchy happy too because I am not breaking the bank to support my makeup habit!

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Look fabulous with this mini makeover: Less than $20!

June 27, 2012 By 4 Comments
Makeover

Who has the money to go to high dollar salons anymore? I know I don’t, but I had been feeling a little run down. As a mom, we always tend to take care of ourselves last. If it’s between getting our hair cut or paying the bills, guess which one loses.

Just because you are trying to live frugally doesn’t mean you can’t look fabulous! Tired of looking like a half-crazed mom, even if I may BE one, I decided to give it a whirl with a few at home treatments.

I will tell you first off, I am NOT the best when it comes to makeup and beauty type products. My routines are all simple and easy. I can’t spend hours upon hours doing my hair and makeup each day. Who has the time for that right? Bottom line this makeover took less than 45 minutes, and made a big difference on how I felt and how I looked! (Looked pretty awesome at the end if I do say so myself)

THREE EASY STEPS TO LOOKING FABULOUS

All I used for this mini-makeover was some eye brow wax strips, hair bleach, and hair color. After it was all said and done, it only cost me $20! Plus, I have product left to keep my eye brows and that nasty upper lip hair in check!

If you promise not to run screaming from the blog, I will share my before photo. ( This photo is so bad, maybe I should get a job at the Department of Motor Vehicles)

Makeover

This woman is in need of a serious beauty intervention

TACKLING WILD EYEBROWS CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE

Now that you have seen the beginning, let’s move onto the end. First up, those pesky eyebrows. I have really fine eyebrows, but TONS of stray hairs. It was time to tell those rascals who was boss.

I bought some generic pre-made wax strips. All you have to do is warm them up by rubbing them between your hands. I highly recommend cutting them to fit the shape you are waxing. Even the small strip was too long for the area I was doing. Cutting them helped me make sure I didn’t wax the WHOLE eye brow off! Look at all those crazy hairs!

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FRESH NEW COLOR, MAKES A BRAND NEW WOMAN

After tackling the eyebrows, it was time to do the hair. I had my husband help me do this because I didn’t want to miss any spots. I used L’Oreal Cream Hair Color. It’s really easy to apply, and it had amazing coverage. As you can see, my hair was a really dark brown before I started. At the end, it was a beautiful auburn color. While that set, I took care of the pesky upper lip hairs (I will spare you the picture of that!) Then I sat for 25 minutes to let the hair do it’s magic! After rinsing and drying the makeover was complete! Here’s the finished look

Makeover

Now this hot mama is ready to take on the town!

Ready to try it yourself? What things are you going to do to give yourself a mini makeover? Any tips to share? Trust me I could always use the help!

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