Tag Archives: diy

DIY Root Touch Up For Ombre Hair

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31 Mar

Ok, first off, I just have to say, I feel really guilty writing this article because I have so many friends in the salon industry and I do not in any way want to take business away from them. I have a lot of guilt for even coloring my own hair! I kept asking my sister (who usually does my hair and is a stylist), “Are you sure you don’t mind???” And she promised she didn’t. So I went with it. I was DESPERATE. My sister is in the process …

Feature Friday–Crossfit, Kids, and Cottages…

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21 Feb

If you follow me on social media, you might have noticed I LOVE Pinterest. It is definitely my biggest guilty pleasure. I still remember when Brenda Blake introduced me to it while I was giving her a pedicure a few years back. It’s been a passionate love affair with pinning ever since…

I’ve pinned thousands of amazing ideas but just recently decided I was going to start investigating the “Pinner behind the Pin” and thank goodness I did because I’ve found the most amazing blogs written by the most incredible people. …

Gelish Trends Collection

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19 Feb

I am in love with these polishes. I wish I could buy all of them. Alas, I’ll just have to settle for staring at pictures of Chickettes swatches…you can check them out HERE. Here’s a thumbnail pic of her swatches in case you are lazy and don’t feel like clicking on the link 🙂

I pulled these off of Chickettes awesome website…you should check her out 🙂

And here is a shot I pulled off of Pinterest…I believe they come from this lovely website:)

This is a great detailed …

Industrial Vintage Glam!

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Two of my favorite bloggers teamed up and the result was so amazing I decided to recreate a very small “rendition” of it on my nails 🙂 I absolutely am obsessed with home decor and I actually get a lot of my nail ideas from decorating color schemes and finishes…I think it’s important to find inspiration from all aspects of life in everything that we do!

Mandi from Vintage Revivals did a total room makeover for Cara from Maskcara. Not just any room either…Cara’s makeup room/office where she films her videos …

Gelish vs Shellac vs GelColor, A brief history of soak off gel polish – part 2

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28 Feb

Gelish vs Shellac vs GelColor

You can read Part 1 of this article here. I wrote it a little over 2 years ago. Man time flies! It’s been my most popular article and I’ve had readers from all over the world ask me questions about gel polish. I figured I should probably update it because A LOT has happened in two years! Just so you know, I’m a professionally licensed nail tech. I’ve been doing soak off gel polish for a little over two years now. I had a full clientele …