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My Top 5 Favourite Purples

My-Top-5--Favourite-Purples-SwatchAndLearn After publishing My Top 5 Favourite Greens post, I got some requests to do My Top 5 Favourite Purples.

Took me long enough, but I finally did it. No, I didn’t forget, but sometimes I get bitten by the Procrastination Bug.

Don’t believe me? Here, I’ll show you the bite marks. Okay, maybe I won’t…

Purple polish was my first love before I fell in lust with greens. For a long time, the majority of my collection was purple. Now I think if there was a tug-of-war, there’d be a tie between purple and green.

So, without further ado, here are my purple picks out of the ones I’ve shown you on Swatch And Learn! 😀

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China Glaze Adventure Red-y Swatches & Review

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China Glaze Aventure Red-y Swatches & Review China Glaze Adventure Red-y is a classic red creme polish from the China Glaze On Safari Collection.

It isn’t the most unique or special, but the ease of application thanks to the great formula should win some points!

You know, even though I tend to reach more for my greens, purples, and blues, there are days when I crave a sexy red. It’s sharp and traditional.

Do you ever feel the same way and get a craving seemingly out of nowhere to sport a red polish?

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Bath & Body Works Pearberry Shower Gel Review & Pictures

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Bath & Body Works Pearberry Shower Gel Review & Pictures During the Bath & Body Works’ Semi-Annual Sale, I definitely did some damage. It’s hard to pass up a really good deal on stuff that you can use on a daily basis.

One of the things I got was the Bath & Body Works Pearberry Shower Gel!

I use shower gel exclusively with a fluffy mesh sponge. I could never go back to using bar soap like I did when I was a child!

You may remember that I reviewed the hand soap in the same scent not long ago. It was love. But was this love, too? You’re about to find out!

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Nail Art: Summery Fishtail Braid Nails

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Summery Fishtail Braid Nails Nail Art Swatches You’ll remember that a few days ago, I shared a fishtail braid nail-art tutorial with step-by-step instructions and photos. It featured dark colours.

This time, I decided to try Summery Fishtail Braid Nails with a brighter palette.

Originally I wanted to use green, pink, and silver, but I sadly couldn’t find my bottle of China Glaze Millennium! *Sniff sniff* So, I used white instead because it would provide some contrast.

In this post, I’ll show you more photos of this manicure. But, but more importantly, I’ll share some extra tips and tricks that I learned while doing this a second time around so that your attempt will be smooth sailing. 🙂

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Orly Fresh Swatches & Review

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Orly Fresh Swatches & Review Orly Fresh is proof that it’s verrrrry easy being green! 😉

The name ‘fresh’ really is a good choice for this polish because when I see this colour, I think of a fresh green salad or a fresh green meadow. Either way, it’s bright and ideal for the spring and summer.

This is a type of green that looks very happy and lively, not flaccid and in a coma.

Since it’s a creme polish, this is a very nice shade to use as the base colour for some nail art. 😉 I did yet another fishtail-braid design on top of this, which you’ll see this week!

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Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 Light Review, Pictures & Swatches

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Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 Light Review, Swatches & Pictures smaller The name Smashbox makes me laugh. I always picture some Luddite with a mallet going ballistic on a desktop computer.

Then my mind wanders over to Smashmouth. Remember that musical group from back in the day? “All Star” and “Walkin’ on the Sun” were huge. Now I hardly ever hear their songs played…and when I do, I always laugh.

Back to the star of this post!

The Smashbox Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 is the very first beauty balm that I’ve ever tried. And I’ve been curious about beauty balms for a long time.

I decided to get this one because it had a colour that closely matched my skin, and even though I do wear a separate sunscreen, I want my BB cream to always have SPF for added protection.

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Nail Art Tutorial: Fishtail Braid Nails

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Fishtail Braid Nails Nail Art Tutorial & Swatches Fishtail Braid Nails are not only really easy to do, but you don’t need any special nail-art tools, either!

The only thing you’ll need is some patience because you have to layer the polishes. But, if you have patience, you’ll be well-rewarded. 🙂

I was already wearing China Glaze Man Hunt as a manicure, so I decided to choose colours that complemented it. (The theme I was going for was Egyptian.)

Come see my step-by-step fishtail braid nail-art tutorial complete with photos so that you can see just how simple it is to do.

This was my first time doing this design, and now I want to try so many other colour combinations with the same technique – it’s addictive!

I think fishtail braid nails are one of the hottest trends right now. Will you be participating?

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