Manicure Monday: Easter/Spring Inspired Nails

Heeeeeello Monday!  Hope all is well for you. I'm having a magnificent day...even though it's Monday. I know, I know, hard to believe.

This week's manicure is Easter and Spring inspired. I cannot honestly say this is my best work yet, or I am super proud of them, but it is what it is. It is not a total disappointment, but they didn't come out according to what I had planned and expected. I really hate to show you all less than perfect works, but there's no time to re-do them. I do sincerely apologize for that. I might do another set sometime later in the week, if I do, you'll betcha I'll post about it.

Top is Left Hand, Bottom is Right Hand

Left Hand
Thumb - a chick hatched with egg fragments
Index (Pointer) - an Easter egg design (Nicole by OPI Roughles in On What Grounds?)
Middle - meadow with tall green grass, blue skies and white fluffy clouds
Ring - another Easter egg design
Pinkie - yet another Easter egg

Right Hand
Thumb - white bunny
Index (Pointer) - biggo carrot (for the bunny to bunch on)
Middle - basket with eggs
Ring - an Easter egg design
Pinkie - green grass field with Easter eggs scattered about

Remember the mini-haul post from Saturday? I had purchased a nail art express dry drops from Essence. I was rather skeptical about their claims of "drying the nails within seconds". I was able to put this to the real test. The results?... Amazing job! Two thumbs up! It literally took like two seconds after the droplets touched the nails. It was like, drop, touch, wooosh, dried! It was the most amazing thing I've tried. Love. It.

2-thumbs up, if I had more thumbs, they'll all be up!

I highly recommend this to anyone looking for cheap dry drops, fast drying nail drops, anything to speed up the drying of the manicure. It is ONLY $2,99 at Ulta.

I really hope you all enjoyed this post. Will you be doing your nails today?  Do you plan on doing Easter nails?

As always, thank you for your visit and thanks for reading! :)

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Man Crush Monday, K-Pop Idol Edition

INFINITE's Kim Sunggyu - Idol, Singer & Dancer ; 24 Years Old

Okay....I can literally go on for pages and pages with this guy. I don't like to say it because I really don't believe there should be a bias in K-Pop, everyone is different, they all have their own charms, beauty and colors. That should not be compared and be rated. Even though I do not like this whole ultimate bias, I do have to say that of all the idols and Korean artists, old and new, I have this special bond with this Gyu Hamster here. He's often chosen last in attractiveness within his group,h is small eyes are apparently his down fall, his lack of energy, his age... It all does not matter to me. To ME, he is the most gorgeous  person I've ever seen. His eyes give him a mysterious vibe, his smile can seriously light up the room, his passion and love for what he does and his responsibility as a leader and love and care he has for his members. This is not to mention his intelligence and quick wit. He is sexy, manly, cute, adorable, everything rolled into one. This man here...this oppa is (dare I say) my ultimate bias...if there were to be one.

Please do NOT get me wrong. I have a special bond with him does NOT mean I only have him in my heart. With K-Pop, one cannot simply have a heart for one. 2PM, MBLAQ, BEAST, SS501, U-Kiss, CN Blue, BAP, SHINee, Infinite, VIXX, EXO,  BTS, GOT7...first gen idols, second gen idols, rookies and all, I love every single one of them. Because... K-Pop is life.

Jordana Powder Blushes

Hello Tuesday all! How are ya'll doing? Hope you're all well. As for me, I started coughing up a storm last night... Out of no where. I thought I got over being sick, apparently not. Ugh!

Last week, I did a haul post from K-Mart; today, I want to go into detail on certain products from the haul. The chosen products for today are Jordana Powder Blush.

Jordana has 29 shades from their Powder Blush, 12 shades are new and only recently been released. All 29 shades are available for purchase on their site. I've only seen Jordana sold at Walgreens and K-Mart. Of all the Walgreens I've seen Jordana at, I do not believe they carry the Powder Blush. At the K-Mart I went to, they carry seven shades, most of them new. I was able to pick up five of the shades, Pink Beauty, Hot Raspberry, Blushing Rose, Apple Cheeks and Rose Silk.

Left: under natural sunlight
Right: in a room with most of the windows open with no light on

Sold for $2.49 each, this blush is even cheaper than my favorite ELF Studio blushes, which are, by the way are sold for $3 each and Wet N Wild Color Icon Blushes for $2.99.

I have to say, these Jordana blushes have climbed the ladder and kicked ELF Studio and Wet N Wild down to second and third places. That is a bit much of a claim but it's the truth. These blushes are soooo smooth and creamy. It feels super nice between my fingers and the pigmentation is super intense. With just one dab of the brush you'll have enough for both cheeks, especially true for the brighter shades like Hot Raspberry and Apple Cheeks.

The reason why I feel that Wet N Wild is now second isn't because Jordana has them beat in the quality. I feel like both have the same smooth, creaminess feel to them. It's just that Wet N Wild only has four or five shades. Jordana has them beat with their huge shades selection. Just simply that.

As for ELF Stuido blushes, it's not quite on the same level as Wet N Wild and Jordana yet. Their blush formula is rather dry and bit flaky. I cannot just dab my brush in and expect to have enough for my cheeks. It takes many many dabs and swirls to pick up enough blush. ELF however, have a moderate selection with ten or twelve shades to choose from.

I highly recommend Jordana Powder Blush to anyone looking for a cheap yet pigmented blush, anyone looking for large variety of shades, any beginners who are getting into make up, just anyone looking for a trustworthy drug store blush.

Thank you for visiting and thanks for reading. :)