New Years Mani!

Happy New Year!!!!!

I for one am very happy that 2012 is over!  2012 is definitely one that I wouldn't want to re-live so I'm excited to turn some things around and kick off 2013 with some positivity!  Although I did have quite a few bad experiences this past year, I did have some good things happen too!  I started vlogging/blogging, I flew on a plane for the first time, and I got to visit my grandma and other family members in NM for Thanksgiving (I hadn't seen some of them in over 3 years)!

Now let's get to my NYE mani!

When I think of New Years I think of glitter, metallic, and MORE GLITTER!!!  So when I was trying to figure out what type of nail I wanted to do I knew that I had to do a glitter gradient!

Here are the polishes that I used!  From L to R: CG Golden Enchantment, CG Cleopatra, Milani OCG in Gold, WnW Goldmine, SH Thinking of Blue, and Pure Ice Party Hard.  I also used a makeup sponge to do the gradient.



I just love glitter gradients!!!  My pictures will not do this mani justice; it looks so much better in real life! 

I also thought that I would share some of my New Year Resolutions with y'all!

• I want to get a job so I can save up some money and move out of my home town for good!
• I've been struggling to find a job in my small town for almost a year, but I think I might have something in the works in the coming weeks!
• Go back to art school
• After I graduated high school I attended an art school in Dallas.  I did transfer to a university after a year, but that didn't work out so I moved back home and took a year off.  Now I have had some time to think and I want to go back to the art school in Dallas and continue pursing my degree in Interior Design.
• Live a healthier lifestyle
• I've started researching and working on my eating habits and workouts, but I want to take it to the next level.  Not only do I want to better myself physically, but I also want to better myself mentally and spiritually.  I must admit that I have a bad habit of letting negativity stick and have a hard time accepting any type of compliments or positive things that happen to me.
• Get back to my "artsy fartsy" mode
• I used to love all things art related, but in the past couple of years I've lost my love for it and haven't touched a pencils and markers in ages!  I'm not the best drawer or sculptor but I really want to better my skills and find the love that I once had for art.
• To blog/vlog more
• I just started vlogging in February and blogging not too long after.  I know I haven't really been consistent with either, but I've been trying to figure out what I exactly want to vlog/blog about.  This year I want to post about 2-3 blog post and 2 videos per week so I can interact more with you all.  You can check out my YouTube channel HERE.

So there you go!  What are some of your resolutions or things that you want to improve on in 2013?  I hope you all have had a great holiday season and I hope that 2013 will be a great year for everyone!

Thanks for reading; follow and share if you like!
Crystal <3

(**Pure Ice polish was sent for review)

November Ipsy Bag

Wait so you're telling me that it's the end of December?!  Good golly does time fly during the holidays!

Ok I don't have a good excuse as to why I haven't done this sooner, like in November...lol

Today I'm going to share what I got in my November Ipsy bag and also do a little review of the products.  For those of you that don't know, Ipsy is a beauty subscription service where you get a bag full of beauty items (2 full size and 3 deluxe size samples) for $10 month.  You can watch my unboxing video HERE and learn more about Ipsy HERE.

November Ipsy Glam Bag

 

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MyWholesaleFashion.com + Kleancolor Swatches (Pic Heavy)

Hey y'all!  I hope everyone had a great holiday with their loved ones.  Today I have some Kleancolor polishes to share with you all that I got from MyWholesaleFashion.com

MyWholesaleFashion.com is a wholesale distributor based out of Los Angelas, California.  MyWholesaleFashion.com sells all types of fashion accessories (jewelry, makeup, nail polish, etc.) in bulk at reasonable prices.  They were kind enough to send me some polishes to share with you all.

From L to R:  Golden Nightmare, Plum, 24 Karat, City Never Sleeps, Take A Hint, and Holo Pink.

 

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Kleancolor Chunky Holo Swatches!

Hello hello!  Today I have some fabulous Kleancolor polishes to show you all!

From L to R:  Chunky Holo Purple, Chunky Holo Fuchsia, and Chunky Holo Candy

 

I first saw these on various blogs and facebook pages when I first started blogging and fell in love!  I searched high and low for them in my town, but had no luck (the joys of living in a small town...NOT).  I ended up getting these babies from Copious.com for a great deal! 

 

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Butter London Haul+Swatches!

Hey guys, long time no talk!  I'm so sorry that I haven't been blogging or interacting with you all as much, but I promise I have a lot coming in the near future! 

Tonight I'm going to show you guys some awesome Butter London polishes that I got at a great deal a few months back!  This past summer a new flash sale site, Coterie, launched.  Coterie is a website that has various beauty flash sales, almost like Hautelook.  Before their launch they had an exclusive deal for people that made an account.  The deal was get four Butter London products, three nail polishes and a topcoat, for $11 shipped!!!!!  I saw the deal and I thought for sure it was a scam, but after seeing other bloggers that I follow talk about Coterie I decided to give it a try, I mean $11 for one Butter London polish is a great deal let alone getting four BL items for that price! 

Here is the set that I got:

 From the top going clockwise: Knackered, P.D. Quick Topcoat, Bluey, and Wallis

 

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Nail Polish Spotlight (Combo): China Glaze Electric Pineapple & Essie Stroke of Brilliance

Hey guys today I have a quick NPS post to share!  I've been a bit obsessed with glitter lately so when Essie introduced a new glitter polish in their Luxe Effects line I just knew that I had to have it!!!  Essie Stroke of Brilliance is a periwinkle blue glitter polish suspended in a clear base.  When I wore this polish I wanted to use a base color that was bright to add a little pop against the base color.

 For this mani I applied two coats of China Glaze Electric Pineapple and applied one coat of Essie Stroke of Brilliance on top.

 

  Can we just take a moment to drool over the multi-sized glittery goodness!!!  I absolutely love this glitter polish and combo so much.  The glitter distributed very nicely on the nail and the formula is fabulous.

 

If you have Essie Stroke of Brilliance I would love to hear some of your favorite polishes that you love pairing with this glitter.

 

Thanks for reading!

Crystal <3 

October Birchbox (2012)

Hey guys!  Today I'm going to share what I got in my October Birchbox!

This month Birchbox partnered with Goop, a lifestyle website by Gwyneth Paltrow, to make a special Goop box.  We got an email asking us whether we wanted the Goop box or the regular box and I opted for the regular box.

You can watch my unboxing video HERE.

 

Click "Read more" to see the what I got in my box.