Now You Sea Me

So I picked these 2 up at CVS the other day.

I couldn't resist this pretty blue creme. I'm a sucker for blues.

Then I saw this pretty flaky polish...my goodness.

I can't even capture how pretty it is. It shines yellow and orange and silver. It's also a clear base so it'll look good on anything

This is one of my favorite combos I've done :)

I came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive...

...and to use my new Nicki Minaj by OPI polishes!

Of course I couldn't resist these. I've been waiting months for them to come out. I'm not a huge Nicki fan but this collection is way too pretty not to own.

The first one I bought is the pretty electric blue creme called "Fly"

This is without a top coat - so shiny on it's own!

The second I saw "Save Me", the clear based glitter with rainbow bar glitters inside, I snatched it right away.

This manicure is so pretty. I can't wait to go and buy more of the collection!!

This Year I...

Saw the most beautiful fireworks

Got an asymmetrical haircut

Went crazy with hair colors

...and haircuts!

Had a lot of sister time

And great times with my best friends

Signed up for the State Board Exam and passed with an 86

Won a competition in cosmetology school for color out of 27 contestants

Graduated cosmetology school!

Had my very first surprise birthday party (thanks Zach!!)

Got sunburned A LOT

Went to Zombie Prom

...and an Emo Party

Fell in love with 2 great shows

Fell in love with you all over again, every day!

Baked a lot of cupcakes

...and even had one tattooed!

Got matching tattoos with my mother and sister

Got fired from my job for crappy reasons but had my best friends pick up the pieces

Attempted to make a gingerbread house

Woke up Christmas morning to a loving family and tons of presents

Lost a best friend...

...but gained 2 new ones :)

Survived Hurricane Irene

Did TONS of nail art

Started a collection

And ended the year with 3 best friends =]

How was your year? I know everyone says how shitty the year was, and there were bad moments, but looking back it wasn't bad at all.

And with this, I'm wishing everyone a happy, healthy new year!!

xoxoxoxo

Magnets...how do they work?!

Behold, magnetic polish! I was super stoked when I saw this in my stocking Christmas morning. I wanted to wait a bit before trying it out because I wanted to swatch my Doctor Who polishes from Zachary, but decided today was the day for magnets!

First comes first - no 2 coats. You need to use a heavy coat only once and you need to put the magnet on it like 5 seconds after. You can't use 2 coats because it'll end up being very streaky and you can't let it dry because it'll end up not working at all.

It comes out really cool and it's a lot of fun and I can't wait to figure out how to do different designs with it!!

Also please excuse my poor cuticles :( My hands get so dry this time of the year and no matter what I do they look disgusting.