Whoa! I have not blogged in so long! I officially finished another semester today. I am extremely happy to be done. After my exams, as I waited for my sister to get out of her exams, I sat in the library and ate some fudge and a mini candy cane. It was quite nice. So, without further ado, here is a Christmassy manicure:
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| Candy Cane Nails! |
My cuticles are a bit of a mess. The dry weather is taking its toll.
I started out with a coat of Essie Protein Base Coat. I then applied two coats of Revlon Rain Forest, a dark green, glittery polish. The white part of the candy canes is white acrylic paint that I painted on with a small nail art brush. The red stripes are Rimmel Stiletto Red. I used a toothpick and applied the stripes with a stippling motion. I finished off the manicure with two coats of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.
This doesn't have much to do with nail art, but I don't know if you guys have heard of using coconut oil for skin care. I bought a jar from Target for only a bit over $6, and was planning on using it to make a moisturizing lip scrub. It comes in a jar like this:
It's solid, but melts really easily. I saw people on the internet using it in lieu of lotion, so I wanted to try that out. I have been using it instead of lotion on my face for almost a week and I am loving it! You only need to use a teeny bit. It absorbs really quickly and doesn't leave your face looking shiny and oily.
I have mild hormonal acne, but coconut oil is not supposed to make acne worse. I have read that it is actually good for helping to control acne! And, from what I have experienced so far, that is true! I also started using it as eye makeup remover and I am never going back to using any other remover. It didn't even leave my eyes feeling blurry. I used my fingers to massage it over my eyes until the makeup was all broken down. Then I used a damp cotton ball to wipe off the makeup residue. That worked better than any other makeup remover I have used! I would highly recommend this! I bought the same brand that is in this picture (Spectrum). It's a great product with a ton of uses!
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It's solid, but melts really easily. I saw people on the internet using it in lieu of lotion, so I wanted to try that out. I have been using it instead of lotion on my face for almost a week and I am loving it! You only need to use a teeny bit. It absorbs really quickly and doesn't leave your face looking shiny and oily.
I have mild hormonal acne, but coconut oil is not supposed to make acne worse. I have read that it is actually good for helping to control acne! And, from what I have experienced so far, that is true! I also started using it as eye makeup remover and I am never going back to using any other remover. It didn't even leave my eyes feeling blurry. I used my fingers to massage it over my eyes until the makeup was all broken down. Then I used a damp cotton ball to wipe off the makeup residue. That worked better than any other makeup remover I have used! I would highly recommend this! I bought the same brand that is in this picture (Spectrum). It's a great product with a ton of uses!
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