The Beauty Buffs: NYE

Hey everyone!  I can't believe we're saying goodbye to 2014...it's been such a great year for me, I hope it was great to you too :)

Naturally, this weeks Beauty Buff's theme was New Year's - I didn't love the way these turned out (I think the colors are all wrong) so I may be wearing something else for the first day of 2015 but this will do for now ;)

Used China Glaze Liquid Leather, OPI Ski Slope Sweetie and Sephora by OPI Spark-Tacular!

*side note: I have no idea why my pictures are weird but I was too frustrated to figure it out...enjoy!

Check out the other New Year's posts by the rest of The Beauty Buffs below!

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Brights

Hey everyone!  The cold air has finally come and with how busy I've been I really needed something warm and vibrant to cheer me up!  Unfotunatelty, this attempt at "dry brushing" looks a lot like "crackle" polish :(

Still the colors make me happy! I used OPI That's Hot Pink! and No Room for the Blues.

 

 

Happy Tuesday <3 



The Beauty Buffs: Silver & Gold

Hey everyone!  I promise I will one day resume with regular blogging, but in the meantime you will only be seeing posts for The Beauty Buffs!  Thank you to all those who are still reading...I love you!  I'm hoping by February my life will slow down just a bit so I can make more time for blogging.  On to the nails...today's theme was SILVER & GOLD and since I am not a huge fan of silver polish I had to think of an alternative...enter SILVER glitter!

 

 

This is pretty and dainty and I love that!  I sponged with a white polish and then dabbed very little gold and silver glitters on top of that.

 

 

 

 

Check out the rest of The Beauty Buff's SILVER & GOLD below:

 

 



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The Beauty Buffs: Holiday Theme

Hey everyone!  I apologize for the lack of posts, my life is just extremely busy and will continue to be for at least the next few months.  I am doing my best to, at a minimum, keep up with my posts for The Beauty Buffs so today's BB theme is HOLIDAYS!  We have had no snow in the valley yet, which is unusual for this time of year in Utah but I'm not complaining! I'll let the snow hang out on my nails instead of my front lawn ;)

 PS - I am so rusty on my nail art and this mani clearly proves that #yikes

 

 

Check out all the other HOLIDAY themes from the Beauty Buffs:

 

 

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The Beauty Buffs: Metallic

Hey everyone!  This week the Beauty Buff's theme is METALLIC.  I really had to dig for a metallic color -because I typically hate metallic polishes so I own few to none.  I thought this would be a great time to practice a Ruffian since most of the metallic color would be covered up!  Haha, I'm terrible! 

I used some no-name silvery metallic polish and then went over with Sally Hansen Oxblood.

Check out the other Beauty Buff's metallic creations:



Winter Blues

Hey everyone!  This overcast weather has me feeling a little blue today so I needed a little pick me up.  I used OPI Do You Lilac It?, Sparrow Me the Drama and China Glaze Urban-Night for today's mani.

 

Happy Friday <3

Mattey Polka

Hey everyone!  I have not done anything matte for quite some time now so today I went for a simple mattified polka dot mani.

I used China Glaze Fancy Pants as my base.

Happy Friday <3



The Beauty Buffs: Color Blocking

Hey everyone!  Another fun Beauty Buffs post to share!  Today we're talking about COLOR BLOCKING - I love using fun and contrasting colors when blocking.  This time I went with Sally Hansen I Pink I Can and Pacific Blue and Noir Miami Sunrise.

 Check out all the other color blocking from the rest of The Beauty Buffs!

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The Beauty Buffs: Animal Print

Hey everyone!  Today The Beauty Buffs is showing off all of our animal print.  I love doing accent leopard manis so that's exactly what I stuck to for today's post.

I used Sally Hansen Purple Posy, NOPI Strike a Pose and Loreal The Bigger The Better.

 

 

Check out the rest of The Beauty Buff's animal prints:

 

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A Classic Start

Hey everyone!  I know we're already at the halfway point in October but Halloween nails are one of my favorite and I always get so excited to play!  I have a super busy October so I'm going to try my hardest to make some time to do some fun and spooky manis ;)

Today I have a classic orange and black look using the "dry brush" technique.

For those of you wondering, the orange is Sephora by OPI Hi Def.

 

 
Happy Wednesday <3

Dainty Florals

Hey everyone!  I love dainty rose colors but I just haven't really been loving how they look on my skin tone lately...I don't know what's going on with me.  For this look I used Sally Hansen First Kiss, Sephora by OPI Looks Like Rain, Dear and OPI Thanks a Windmillion and Sweet Heart.

 

Happy Friday <3

Beauty Buffs: Neutral

Hey everyone!  The Beauty Buffs are going neutral today and, unfortunately, this mani looked a little better in my head...still not a total fail though ;)

I used Orly First Kiss and Essie Chinchilly.

  

 

Check out the rest of The Beauty Buffs neutrals:



BPS - Rhinestones

Hey everyone!  I am such a Summer girl so with Fall officially on it's way I thought I'd give myself a mani that would help me get in the Fall spirit ;)  I used Pacifica Red Red Wine (the application was amazing by the way), Orly Halo and these cute little rhinestones from Born Pretty Store. 

 

 

These rhinestones are so versatile and come in 12 different sizes! 

Remember, you can use code "KAL91" to revceive 10% off your Born Pretty Store purchase.

Happy Thursday <3

*These products were sent for review

BPS - Floral Decals

Hey everyone!  I have some pretty floral decals from Born Pretty Store to share today.  These were super simple to use and give any mani an elegant look.  I decided Orly Wild Wisteria would be a good back drop for these lovely flowers ;)

  *These products were sent for review

Born Pretty Store has a ton of nail art supplies for great prices!  

Use code KAL91 for 10% off at checkout!

Happy Friday <3

The Beauty Buffs: Fall

Hey everyone!  I am so not ready for this but I guess it IS September so I better get it together.  Today The Beauty Buffs are showing off Fall inspiration.  I'm not a huge fan of traditional Fall colors so it's funny that that's exactly what I ended up picking out for today's simple Fall mani.

I used Zoya Arizona and Louise and China Glaze I'm Not Lion.

Check out what my fellow Beauty Buffs came up with:

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Something about dots...

Hey everyone!  There's just something about polka-dots against a white background...I want to try this look in every color ;)

I used Zoya Purity as my base.  The dots were done using Zoya Daul, OPI Do You Lilac It? and China Glaze Creative Fantasy.

Happy Sunday <3

Simple Week

Hey everyone!  Quick post...here are 2 colors I wore this week :)

China Glaze VIII

 China Glaze Surreal Appeal

 Happy Friday <3