Author Archives: Mary S.

Nail Art Tutorial: The Bride of Frankenstein’s Monster Nails

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The-Bride-of-Frankenstein-Nails-Nail-Art-TutorialEver since I saw this photo on Pinterest, I knew I had to try my hand at The Bride of Frankenstein’s Monster Nails!

Hers turned out better, but I still really enjoyed wearing my version of the Hallowe’en nail-art design because it has an underground comic-book feel.

I don’t think that my version immediately makes you think of the Bride of Frankenstein’s Monster. That’s why yesterday, when I posted a photo of it on Instagram and Twitter, I asked you what you thought they were.

Okay, some people did see the Bride of Frankenstein’s Monster (YAY!), but I also got other guesses: samurai and a rocker dude. Haha! After they mentioned it, I could see both! Oh, the power of suggestion!

And when my co-workers at lunch were looking at my nails, one thought that they were scary masks, and another thought they were a character from a horror film. Both agreed that the design was suitable for Hallowe’en.

Soooo…even if I missed the mark on them being ole Frankie’s better half, at least the seasonal vibe was there. 😉

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Nicole by OPI Selena Swatches & Review

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Nicole-by-OPI-Selena-Swatches-Review-Selena-Gomez-CollectionNicole by OPI Selena is the second shade that I wore from the Selena Gomez Collection that’ll be in stores January 2013.

Pale pink nail polish usually is difficult for me to sport because a lot of times it makes my fingers look dirty, or there isn’t enough contrast between the colour of my skin and the lacquer.

But Nicole by OPI Selena had a tiny bit of peach in it, so I gave it a shot. 🙂

Edit: I totally forgot that I had photos of my manicure in the sunlight. I’ve updated the post to include those pictures.

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Closed: Enter to Win My Milani Giveaway! (2 Winners: 1 CA/US & 1 International)

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Edit (November 1, 2012): The giveaway is now closed. Thank you all for participating! Congratulations, Anna Z and Randi! You both won! You have 48 hours to reply to the e-mail I sent in order to claim your prize. Also, please note that I’ll be replying to all the comments left, but it’ll take me some time. 🙂

Okay, so this Milani Giveaway was delayed a bit, but it was worth the wait, right?

Thanks to Milani’s amazing PR team, I was able to hand-pick every single product for this giveaway! I chose 6 killer nail polishes, 1 powder eye shadow, 1 eye-shadow pencil, 1 lip gloss, and 1 liquid eye liner. Hope that you’ll like the variety of beauty products!

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All of those nail polishes are ones that I’ve never tried, but have been drooling over after seeing beautiful swatches of them online. I tried to choose a variety of bright and dark shades to keep it more interesting.

And here’s the best part…There will be TWO winners!

One will be from Canada or the United States. The second winner will be from anywhere else in the world. Yes, this giveaway is open to ALL of my amazing readers! (Each winner will receive all the products shown in the above photo.) 🙂

Please carefully read the rest of this blog post in order to find out how to enter because it’s a little different this time around. Also, I’ve included larger photos of each product to show you exactly what you can win!

P.S. And, yes, I’m running this Milani giveaway at the same time as my other surprise giveaway announced in the blog post about how I had dinner with Suzi Weiss-Fischmann of OPI! More chances for you to win!

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Hallowe’en Nail Art Ideas

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Halloween Nail Art IdeasCan you believe that Hallowe’en is almost here? Since this year I haven’t had time to do as much Hallowe’en nail art as I would’ve liked, I decided to do a ’round-up’ type of post with Hallowe’en Nail Art Ideas in case you’re looking for some ideas.

You can click on the links or photos for each to be taken to the original blog post with the tutorial where I showed you how to recreate the look with step-by-step written instructions and visual aids.

As usual, if you try out any of the looks, I would love to see how yours turned out (and I’m sure that other readers would enjoy seeing it, too)! Please feel free to share photos of your nail art on my Facebook wall. 🙂

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Nicole by OPI Hit the Lights Swatches & Review

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Nicole-by-OPI-Hit-the-Lights-Swatches-ReviewNicole by OPI Hit the Lights from the upcoming Selena Gomez Collection due out in January 2013 is the first colour that caught my eye. Naturally, that meant I had to wear it first!

Yellows are notorious for being difficult. They’re usually streaky. So I was curious if this would be a miraculous one-coater or a dream to apply.

Even though green is my ‘comfort-polish’ colour to sport, I really like yellow, even though finding a flattering one can be tricky.

If it’s too pale or too orange, it makes my fingers look sickly or like I have jaundice. The easiest yellows for me to wear are neons, but that’s because neons look good on everyone.

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Smorgasbord Sundays: My Knitting Addiction Continues

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Clover Takumi Interchangeable Circular Knitting Needles Takumi Combo SetRecently, I’ve been going berserk, knitting as much as I can. You’ll remember that not long ago, I finished knitting a mustard beanie and started a pom-pom blanket for my baby niece.

After the successful hat attempt, I went yarn crazy and bought tons of different colours to make a slew of other beanies!

In today’s Smorgasbord Sundays post, I’ll show you photos of my completed purple beanie. (Hehe, I’ve already started a green one, and soon I’ll be making a blinding neon-pink one using hand-dyed merino wool I purchased from Etsy.)

Also, my amazing interchangeable bamboo knitting needle kit came in the mail! I’m so excited about it, and of course I have to show you. It’s literally my dream knitting-needle set. (Haha, that sounds nerdy, but whatever…I stand by that statement!) 😉

P.S. I’ve included a “Knitting” section in the “Categories” menu because it just dawned on me that nobody will be able to find those posts unless they dig and digggg!

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One ‘n Only Argan Oil Oil Treatment Review & Pictures

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One-n-Only-Argan-Oil-Oil-Treatment-Review-PicturesEvery time I step into a Sally Beauty Supply store, I’m tempted to pick up a bottle of One ‘n Only Argan Oil Oil Treatment.

A while ago when I was going to get a new bottle of their awesome nail-polish remover, I finally sprung for the argan oil.

It was great timing because they were having a sale on it, so I got it for a great deal.

As you may know, I’m a regular user of the original MoroccanOil Oil treatment. But, it’s more expensive than One ‘n Only’s version.

I was very curious about how they compared because if the inexpensive one worked just as well, I would happily make the switch.

So how did it fare? Let me tell you!

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