Go Red For Women

I meant to post this last night & didn't have time, so just a quick reminder (since I'm at work ... shhhh!) that today is National Wear Red Day in support of heart disease awareness & Go Red For Women.  Since I am at work I don't have too much time to talk about it so please check out the links above if you are interested to learn more.  I am supporting the cause with red nails (ChG Thunderbird if you're curious - pics to come later of course) & I'm also rocking my red boots =) 

 

Are you wearing red today?  I'm hoping to see lots of participation around the blogosphere =)

 

Thanks for reading.

 

~Colette

NOTD: Vday Funky French + Tutorial

Well, this turned out sloppier than in my head, but practice makes perfect as they say & overall I'm really quite pleased with how it turned out.  I got a little bit of streaking from the black on a couple of nails where I was a bit impatient with my sparkly topcoat, but that's what I get for doing my nails right before bed I guess.  I was also dissapointed that Orly Twilight, which I used as a base color as well as over the design, didn't show up a little more - it's so pretty in the bottle.  You can see it a little in the shot with flash but overall it didn't pop as much as I wanted.  White is Color Club French Tip, black is Color Club Black:

And here's the tutorial =)



Thanks for reading.

~Colette

NOTD: Barielle Two Timing

I had a hard time picking a color last night.  I didn't have enough time to do the mani I was thinking of, (that I did tonight) so this was kind of a compromise, but I like the way it turned out.  This is Barielle Two Timing:

Then I used Misa Ghetto Fabulous - my favorite gold for Konading - and a full nail design from image plate m56:

I hadn't used this design before, partly because unlike some of the other full nail designs, it doesn't have a perfect match that you can line up for double-stamping.  But I found if I flipped it to stamp the opposite direction, instead of going end to end, that worked pretty well.  When I have seams I want to hide I tend to put them towards the bottom ... here's an example, the nail that matched up best:

Also, by total coincidence since I did this mani last night, I got an email today from Barielle with this sale:

As if I needed more temptation on my no-buy LOL.

I have a new naked nails post coming soon, including a breakdown of my normal nail maintenance routine after several requests last time.  I took some pics today but have more still to do so I'm not sure if the actual post will come this week or next, but it is on the way =)

Last thing, I'm putting up a quick poll regarding my YouTube content - please take a moment to vote =)  I'm just running it for 1 day, to kind of test the waters & get a quick sample of what my readers & watchers want. I'll be discussing that once it's finished & the January book poll also, hopefully by the weekend. Thanks for reading (& voting!).

~Colette

NOTD: OPI AA

I think that right now I can get away with using that abbreviation & be confident that pretty much everyone will know that I am talking about Absolutely Alice, from the OPI Alice in Wonderland collection.  There was no sun here today, & I'd feel a lot worse about not getting some pics that really do this glitter bomb justice if I didn't know there were about a ba-jillion+5 swatches around on other blogs =)  So I did the best with what I had, here you go, including a few blurry shots in an attempt to showcase the bling factor:

I will for sure have to get this out again once it's summer & sunny again =)  Thanks for reading.

~Colette

Accountability: Resolutions Check-Up

So, in an effort to be more accountability to myself, I'm going to look back at the start of each month & see how I'm doing with sticking to the resolutions that I made at the beginning of the year.  Hopefully this will keep me on task ... or get me back on if I get off track LOL.  So today is the start of a new month, & here's how January went:

• Losing Weight - Meh.  I lost the 5 lbs I'd put on over the holidays, put it back on, then managed to take it off again LOL.  So down 5 on the year, by the skin of my teeth.  My consolation is that I beat my dad - he started using my stationery bike & doing some other exercises, and he is only down 1 lb for the month.
• Budget - Also meh.  I am getting better with being aware when & what I am spending, but I've only saved a couple of hundred so far in my checking & savings combined.  If I actually look at my total funds, which includes my HSA (Health Savings Account) I am actually down because since I am at the start of a new plan year, I am also at the start of my $2500/year deductible ... last time I went to the pharmacy it was $450 ... yeah.  The goal is to save enough by summer to look at buying a new car.
• Schedule - Well, I am fitting in everything I want, but just by the skin of my teeth & I really need to get into bed earlier because by the end of the week I am dead on my feet, then end up sleeping away most of my weekend.
• Reading - I have to give myself a FAIL here so far.  I've only read 5 books.  Last year by the end of January I was up to 7 so I'm falling behind when I wanted to be ahead.  Don't ask where I plan on cramming in more book time LOL, but I've got to find a way!
• Socializing - Ummm... actually I think I get a thumbs up here =)  Not like I've turned into a party animal or anything, but I did spend a few hours shoe-shopping at the mall with Tee yesterday, which is at least getting out & about.  Usually I run most of my errands by myself & as quickly as possible, so an actual leisurely afternoon browsing was a change.
• Comments - Definite FAIL so far.  But that's mainly because I still haven't managed to catch up!  Once I catch up I think I can keep up.
• Throughout Me -Well, only 3 posts in January, so less than 1 a week ... but considering I only posted 2x in December & 2x in November, I think I'm doing OK.  I have also managed to fit in time to write on almost a daily basis.  I just have a problem finishing things LOL, lots of little snippets floating around in my notebooks or on scraps of paper.

Overall, not doing too bad I guess.  How are you doing with your resolutions?  On track or maybe fallen off the wagon?  Leave a comment or drop an email & let me know =)  Thanks for reading.

~Colette