Welcome to Poetic Magpie on Etsy + DISCOUNT AND GIVEAWAY!

Hello Loves! Just wanted to share awesome project I have been talking about!

My Mom and I opened up a shop on Etsy. There you will find tons of handmade jewelry! All designed and created by my mom!

Right now we are having an awesome special.

WELCOME2MAGPIE will get you 15% off your order. This expires on September 13th so act fast now!

Also on her blog https://www.poeticmagpiechirps.blogspot.com she just posted a 'Meet the Designer' post which has an awesome JEWELRY GIVEAWAY going on! For the giveaway all you have to do is help us name a piece of jewelry we are working on! Use the hashtag #poeticmagpiechirps on Instagram or Twitter so we can see it! Or drop a comment on her Facebook page. But you have to go to the blog to see the picture of the piece!  This is just a quick announcement but I will be making a video to be more clear on everything.

 

Where you can find her:

SHOP: https://www.etsy.com/shop/poeticmagpie

BLOG: https://www.poeticmagpiechirps.blogspot.com

TWITTER: @MissMagpie63

INSTAGRAM: @poeticmagpie

 

 

 

ONLINE Makeup Seminar ONLY $30!!! LEARN MORE HERE

Hello beauty lovers! My friend Stephanie aka FanyMarie is hosting a Makeup Seminar on SUNDAY September 20th from 6:00PM to 9:00PM! The class only costs $30.00 and you can do it from the comfort of your home. Make it a girls night in and grab some wine and get ready to have some fun with makeup!! During this seminar, you will learn how to cream contour, how to get your eyebrows on fleek and MUCH MORE! So what're you waiting for head over to this http://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-makeup-seminar-tickets-18090488137?aff=es2 website to purchase tickets. HURRY because as of right now there are only 50 tickets available! The last day to purchase tickets is September 18th!! I also highly recommend you to get to know Stephanie better by checking out the links provided so that you can get to know your host even better!

For more information head over to the link provided to learn more about this amazing opportunity! We hope to see you there! Thanks Emily <3

Stephanie's Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fanyymariee
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp5vJNFAlOtA1DEo5mufH3Q
Blog: http://www.fanymariie.com/
Instagram: @FanyMarie
Snapchat and Pinterest: @FanyMarie23
 MAKEUP SEMINAR LINK: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-makeup-seminar-tickets-18090488137?aff=es2

Sally Hansen Airbrush Face Makeup Foundation Review&Demo!

Girls Night Out Eye Tutorial - Smokey Plum

Maybelline Better Skin Foundation Day 1 Test! #betterskinchallenge ~Day1~

Hey guys, so today I have been challenged by Maybelline New York to take the #betterskinchallenge for 3 full weeks and today is actually day 1. I want to say a HUGE thanks to Influenster for making this possible and also my awesome readers and subscribers!!! You guys are truly a blessing and I love you all so much.


As for Day 1 I actually just applied this to my skin about 10min ago and I didn't set it with a powder. It has a very matte finish and it dried quickly with 2 thin coats applied to my face. I would say that this is a medium to full coverage foundation. If it actually makes my skin better this could be my forever foundation!!!

This picture was taken with my I-phone 4 so I am so sorry about the quality. (I know an I-Phone 4..really) haha. That is all I am wearing, yes I have no concealer on but I am testing out just the foundation! So far so good! I am really hoping that I see improvement in my skin but we will see.

If you want to take part in the #betterskinchallenge then please go out and purchase the foundation HERE At that link provided you can also read exactly what this foundation is all about. If you don't want to buy the foundation online then you can purchase it at any local drugstore. Be sure to use the #betterskinchallenge and #emilyle96 so I can see your posts whether they are on Twitter, or Instagram!

ATTENTION ALL MOMS! AMAZING NEW APP TO SAVE MONEY. DIRECT LINK. SAVE UP TO 90%!

There is the new amazing app that I recently discovered and I just had to check this out for myself. I have been looking for gifts for my boyfriends nieces and nephews and I finally found the place to shop! It is extremely convenient and there is only a $1 shipping fee and then after your first purchase of the day your shipping is free! Now of course that changes every day, and then you have to pay the $1 every day. This is an IOS app ONLY!

The app is called PatPat here is a DIRECT LINK to the app. So go download it and check it out for yourself! There are different deals that start everyday at 6am PST. So I really suggest for you to check this everyday! I think the most unique thing about this is that you can share items that you have purchased with other moms or even if you see things that you already use, just share it and tell everyone how good it is and by doing so you can unlock additional discounts!

I think this app is perfect for you and your baby! If you happen to be at the store and see something you like, you can always check and see if it is on sale on PatPat. So what are you waiting for? Go check out the amazing deals on PatPat!

If you end up using the app feel free to use the #emilyle96 and don't forget to tag @patpatshopping so they know that you are loving it!

Thanks for reading!
Emily

Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs Spray Review! ++ 2$ OFF COUPON!

Hello everyone. Today (or tonight I should say) I wanted to give you a quick review of the Sally Hansen Airbrush Spray Tan Review. I got mine awhile ago maybe 2 years ago and I now I finally know how I want to say this.

I don't like it! Now That is for the spray, for me since I am white as milk, it was just too orange for me and splotchy. It was probably because I didn't exfoliate before hand but I do think that the lotion would be a lot better. I did purchase mine in the lightest shade at the time. But I just didn't like this product and it would not be something I would repurchase unfortunately. Now I do love the airbrush foundation and all of Sally Hansen's nail polishes but that is 2 whole other reviews by themselves.

If you are a brave soul I do have coupon for you guys if you really do like this product or if you want to try it out yourself!! HERE IS THE LINK.

I want to thank you guys so much for reading and I will talk to you all later. I have been very busy, so I do want to apologize for the lack of blogs!

XO Emily

Life Update ++ First Term at Kaplan University! ~School Break~

Hey dolls, I know there are some of you that are very curious about my Kaplan experience so far. I am currently done with my very first term. Now I did update you on week 7 and also right before I started. If you didn't know there are 10 weeks in one term at Kaplan and you should have at least 2 classes you are taking.

For my first term I had College Composition 1 and I also took Preparing for a Career in Early Childhood Development. Before I go any further I am going for a BS in Early Childhood, just to refresh your memory! If you would like the entire breakdown of my degree plan please let me know and I will gladly post it, for me before choosing Kaplan I couldn't find it and never really thought to ask about it.

My instructor for College Comp was Alicia Rominger, and of course this class is a writing class and when I started I really didn't like writing because I had such a hard time with it in high school. But throughout these 10 weeks I have learnt so much about writing and I also received an A in the class which is a first for me! My professor was very thorough and had a good sense of humor but also cracked down on all of the important stuff. None of the assignments that were assigned to was were too overwhelming. They we practically perfect. You didn't have to write a stellar essay and she didn't expect you to know what you were doing either. I was extremely thankful for that. Discussion was always great and the journals every once and awhile was a good way to let off steam, for myself personally.

For my Preparing for a Career class my professors name was Kenneth Cline. I really enjoyed this class a lot! First off my instructor was so hysterical and really always had great conversations with us as a class. He made things easy and challenging. When we had to do assignments he was always there for us and explained everything very thorough. His class was just amazing and also such an eye opener for me to some things. His class was another great class!

I really enjoyed both classes a lot and honestly they were both my favorite so far. Yes they are my first 2 but I felt like they were both useful and I actually did learn something from them.

Now moving onto my education advisor, she is no help to me. I literally email her all the time and I receive nothing back and then weeks later I get a phone call that I somehow missed and then when I call back I get nothing. I am calling during her normal work hours and I don't know, she hasn't been very helpful to me.

The financial aid department hasn't been very helpful either, I received a loan to take care of all of my tuition but they were saying I won't get it unless I filled out this paperwork, that I have filled out a million times and they kept losing it on their end. So that was extremely frustrating to me. I finally got that figured out and now I need to fill out my 2015-2016 FASFA but I haven't gotten around to it yet. But they haven't called me nagging yet anyways haha.

Well guys I know this is an extremely long post on my life but hey I haven't done one of these in a few weeks! But as always I will talk to you guys later. Go watch some of my videos and give me some love.

xo Emily

My Life Update! Week 7 at Kaplan.

I just wanted to do a quick update and let you guys know what is going on in my life. First off it is week 7 out of 10 weeks for my first classes at Kaplan. I am so excited and sad that my classes are almost over in 4 more weeks or so. I seriously love college even if it is a struggle! I like both of my professors and so far my Kaplan experience is wonderful! I was really hesitant because of certain things I had heard but it is completely different for me. I am getting ready to start a seminar for my English class. I really have learnt how to write essays 100% better than I ever have and that is seriously so amazing and I am extremely proud of myself. The only thing that gets me down is when my professor says my assignment is perfect and then I don't get a perfect grade even if I am missing 2 points. BTW vlogs will be back as soon as I get my vlog from last weekend up! I have been getting over a cold of something and I finally feel great to vlog again! I hope you understand. Anyways I have to go back to class but I will talk to everyone later. :)

Concealer Palette Review ++ SWATCHES! Inexpensive and Full Coverage

Hey guys! So I just recently bought this product about 2 weeks ago! I filmed a review video on it which is at my YOUTUBE CHANNEL LINK HERE. But in that video I promised you guys a swatch blog post, so that is what I am doing today! You can purchase this palette for $2.99 on AMAZON LINK HERE. Lets get into the swatches!

So for the packaging, it is nice and sleek and very compact! Great for traveling and not bulky. The only downside and you will see in the next picture is there is no mirror. It is hinged and it does stay up on its own.

As you can tell I have used this, I was thinking I should clean it up but, nah I want to be real! I have used the highlighter, color correctors and two of the concealers. You get 12 concealers, 2 color correctors and 1 highlighter!

Here is the palette from the top looking down. As you can see I have already hit pan on the 2 concealer shades I use. But I think that is mainly because I just keep applying a lot! haha

The first swatch is of the highlighter. This is very subtle but very natural. Normally these shades are never wearable but this one is! Great consistency as well.

Now I have pictured the 2 color correctors. These are great as well! Now just a little reminder green is for redness and pink is for dark spots, circles etc. These work wonderfully. I even recommend to use the pink if you are fair like me and I mean ghost white, as a concealer by itself. It will really help to brighten! These are very creamy just like every other product in here!

Starting at the top that is the concealer I use under my eyes! These are all nice and hydrating, but you do have to set these with powder, but what's new? I use that middle color sometimes to blend out my concealer into my foundation. The bottom shade I haven't used but I am going to see if these work as eyeshadow primers!

Now these shades I have not used for anything. But these are still very creamy and very pigmented!

Same goes for these, I haven't used these shades but again very creamy! This palette would be great for freelance makeup artists.

These are the last 3 colors in the palette. The top one I use for bronzing and I think the middle shade would be great for contouring for myself and all the other pale princesses. They are all very creamy and extremely opaque as you can tell by the photos!


So those are the swatches and for a $2.99 you just can't beat that price. I absolutely would recommend this to anyone! If you are just starting out with cream products or if you want to find something affordable for your collection!!! I hope you enjoyed.

Emily xo

Look A Like Sigma Brushes DUPES - Review

MAY 23rd - 2015 AMISH COUNTRY AND FOOD!

May 22nd, 2015 - COOKING & CLEANING!

May 22nd, 2015 - CHINCHILLA TAKES A BATH!

The Best Beauty Blender Cleaner + CEB Cosmetics Goats Milk Review

Hello everyone. So I wanted to let you all know that I have been testing this product out for a week and let me tell you this is the most amazing cleanser I have ever used. I have been on the hunt forever to find the best brush cleaner. I finally found it and it cleans everything. There is literally no need to purchase several different cleansers to be able to clean all of your tools.

Christina also wanted to let you guys know that they are in the process of adding 2 sizes an 8oz and a 16oz. The current size they have is 4oz. But be on the look out for that in the future.

Now I do want to start out by saying that I contacted Christina who is the founder of CEB Cosmetics and I asked here if I could try this. I am in no way making any money off of this and I am being 100% honest as always.

I also have a video uploaded on my YouTube channel and you can find it HERE. Over there you will just find a quick review but this is where you want to be for a more in depth review with pictures and I go into a lot more detail.

Solid Goats Milk Brush Cleanser is an all natural cleanser that has been specially formulated to breakdown various types of makeup while gently washing away bacteria and impurities. This cleanser is infused with organic jasmine and is also going to help preserve the life of your brushes by deeply shampooing and conditioning with its gentle formula.

Before I get straight into the review I wanted to let you know that Christina was nice enough to give you guys a great deal!! If you use the discount code 'Emily05' (case sensitive) you will receive 5% off your first purchase but you better hurry because this is a limited time offer! This product normally retails for 16.99 and you can purchase it HERE.

Here are my before and after pictures:

BEFORE

AFTER

Before & After

My brushes are extremely soft and they are actually softer than they were before!!! I honestly love this product and I definitely recommend you guys to use this! Please check out all of Christina's links down below!!!

Christina's Links:
www.ceb-cosmetics.com
www.facebook.com/ceb.cosmetics
Instagram: @ceb.cosmetics
Twitter: @ceb_cosmetics

 





I Start College Tomorrow!!

So you guys I am super excited for school tomorrow. Granted I am starting online at Kaplan University. I am going for my Bachelor in Science for Early Childhood Development. I have 2 classes this term for 10 weeks. The first class I am taking is College Composition 1 and the other is Preparing for a career in early childhood development. I am pretty sure they will be the worst classes that I will take but maybe not. That is just what my family has informed me of. I want to vlog everyday even if it is a couple minutes because I want to show you guys what it is like. I also just want to be able to look back on it.

I should be getting my Erin Condren planner tomorrow or Wednesday but I am not sure yet. It was supposed to be here by the 22nd but I just tracked it and now it says the 23rd, I am not happy about that because when I ordered it, it said between the 17th and the 23rd. But it is what it is I guess. I am now working off of a new computer which is an ASUS and it is very lightweight. I am enjoying it so far and I think I will be reviewing it on my channel because I really like it a lot. Plus it was a really good deal.

I am seriously having a dilemma though because I can't find my vlogging camera or the one that I prefer to use over my one I film my beauty videos with. I am currently filming a first impression on a foundation that absolutely sucks. So I am going to return it tonight or tomorrow. I had high hopes for it but just no. I need to get all of my school stuff prepared for tomorrow as far as like what folders are for what and what binders are for what. I also need to install my printer to this computer so I can print off my books and anything else I need to print off but I wanted to make cute labels for my folders and binders so I think I will be doing that after I am done blogging.

I was wondering if you guys liked the new look of my blog! I decided to do something more springy and just new. So is everyone being positive lately? I know I am. Today I wanted to ask you guys what is that one thing that always makes you happy no matter what? Mine is a homemade ice coffee. I use Vanilla Almond Sweetened Milk, just a splash of creamer, one packet of blue sweetener, and I have been using a powder mix of chocolate I am not sure what it is called but if I don't use that I will use just black coffee and put that in my magic bullet of course with some ice and then your done!!! That makes me happy no matter what and I always enjoy it.

Have an amazing Tuesday guys. Love you

Influenster Campus VoxBox 2015 Mini Reviews

CAMPUS VOXBOX 2015 + Mini Reviews

Hey guys so I am currently uploading my video for my Campus VoxBox. Which I was extremely excited about!!! I am going to have links to where you can purchase everything here. As well as prices and reviews. So please grab a cup of coffee or tea and come back and read!! DISCLAIMER: I was sent these for review purposes from Influenster but these are my own honest opinions!!

The first thing I wanted to talk about is the Jergens Natural Glow Instant Sun Sunless Tanning Mousse. Mine is in the shade Deep Bronze. This retails for $12.99 and I definitely think that this is worth the price. The color is pretty much perfect for me and I am very light so most tanners look very orange on me. This does not, it gives me a natural golden bronze tan and the Deep Bronze is really great. I am thinking of doing an application DEMO video of this product so if you are interested in seeing that let me know here or on my video and I will definitely do one. The only thing I find is that it does stain you hands if you don't wear a mitt like most anyway so be sure to wear gloves to keep that from happening as well.

Next is the St. Ives Blemish Control Apricot Scrub and this retails for somewhere between $3.99 - $4.79. Now in the past I used St. Ives regular Apricot Scrub and I loved it!! But I was very excited to see this because it was a blemish control formula which is great for me. This contains Salicylic Acid which is great for my skin and this works literally overnight I was so impressed. Now I only recommend that you use this 2 times a week since this is a deep exfoliant. But if you want to work this onto problem areas only then you should be okay to use this everyday. But only if it is a small area.

Okay so the L'oreal Paris Advanced Straight System I am on the fence about. My hair is naturally wavy and very fine and thin. I did Step 1 which is the shampoo it cleaned my hair okay but it wasn't the best thing to clean my hair. Then I followed up with Step 2 which is the pre-conditioner that you apply it all over your hair, this felt amazing during my shower, it got all of the tangles out of my hair that I normally get. I let that sit for a minute and rinsed and then followed with Step 3 which is the conditioner. I don't really know how well this worked because of the pre-conditioner. I didn't blow dry my hair or style it I just let it air dry while I slept and when I woke up my hair was straight but kind of weighed down. So I'm not sure how I like it. I am tempted to try it again but just the pre-conditioner. The shampoo and conditioner retail for $4.99 each and the treatment retails for $6.99.

This product if probably one of my favorite things I received and that is the Softlips Cube in Vanilla Bean. This product retails for $3.49 and it is amazing. I can't even begin to describe how great it is. I ultimately believe that it is better than EOS by 100%. If I lick this product it still is there and it keeps moisturizing. The flavor is pretty good but I know lip products aren't meant to eat but this one I am having second thoughts about that haha!!! It has an SPF of 15 and I love this. I can't even begin to tell you. There just isn't enough words. I am thinking about doing a comparison video with this to the EOS lip balms, should I? Let me know!!

Finally the next 2 things are pretty much the same just in 2 different forms. I received the Sour Punch Punchies which are just soft chewy candies these retail anyway from $.89 - $1.29. It has a variety of flavors like strawberry,tangerine,lemon.blue raspberry and green apple. The majority are blue raspberry and green apple and I got one tangerine which was my favorite, 4 strawberry ones and a handful of the lemon flavor which is new. So that is my only complaint. The other item was by Sour Punch as well and they were the Rainbow Straws these retail from $1.29 - $1.59. These are my favorite kind of candies and I just love them I have had these before and again it comes in all the same flavors except for tangerine. I really like the Lemon flavor and Strawberry!

Thank you so much Influenster for sending these for my review and I look forward to getting my next voxbox!!!

Love,
Emily

A Bummin' Day

Today I decided to have a a huge bummed day. I filmed a video for you guys and I will be posting it to the blog once it is done processing.

So today I just wanted to sit down and let you guys know about my day. Feel free to tell me how your day was!! Wether you need to vent, get excited, or just kind of be proud of your day you are at the right place so type away down there...1..2..3..GO!

Okay so today I actually signed up for my classes for college that I am doing online. I am going to be attending Kaplan University. The program I am doing is BS in Early Childhood Education. Then I plan on moving on and becoming a teacher for atleast k-3. I am going to be taking preparing for early childhood development career and college composition 1. These courses are going to take 10 weeks and I have seminars every Thursday at 9pm and Wednesdays at 10pm. I don't start until the 22nd of april. I am so excited to start and finally move onto getting my career moving.

Then I had to clean out Koaliee's cage today so I vaccumed off the shelfs and then my vaccum literally stopped working. Which I defintely wasn't happy about. So then I scooped his bedding out and put it in a plastic bag to take out to the trash and then I sprayed his shelves and the very bottom with his half and half water and vinegar mixture. Wiped it down and then added in new bedding gave him more food and water and placed all of his toys back in his cage with him. That took me a good hour or so.

I did my first 3 assignments on my kaplan campus page and basically those were to just get me more familar with the website and how to do certain things.

That is literally my entire day. So how was your guys day? Let me know in the comments so we can chat.

Love ya guys. Thank you all so much for your support.

Women Empowerment!

Hey guys so I wanted to update and let you all know that I wanted to give my blog a huuge new look!! So I will be revamping it for you all!!! Let me know how you like the remodel in the comments!!

So to just tell you guys what is up I want to change the look as well as the content. I am going to still be talking about a lot of beauty but not just makeup that inner beauty as well!! So with that being said I just posted a post called Who Are You? ++ Who I Am! So definitely go read that so we can talk. :)

So what I want to accomplish with my new blog is being able to let my readers express themselves! If you need advice or just somewhere to go to just get in that zen mode I am here for you.

I am going to be journaling about my life and hoping that you will let me into your life as well. I will share recipes, decorating ideas, beauty tips, positivity posts, DIY's and fitness as well. I want this to be a place to empower women.

Everyone here at my blog is accepted and we will never shame anyone here!! I love everyone of you and I hope you guys are loving yourself as well and if you aren't in love with yourself I hope I can convince you to love yourself!

Please just know that there is no one more important than yourself and don't let anyone tell you any different.

I will also be starting a Youtube Positivity Series as well so when that debuts I will post that here as well. Please stay tuned for the next installment of my blog revamp!!

I love you all and you are all beautiful just the way you are and now I just realized I sounded like Bruno Mars for like a second...oops.

Have a safe sunshining day and keep reading.

Everyday Foundation Routine / GRWM

Who Are You?? ++ Who I Am!

Hello everyone how have we been?? I thought I would start using my blog a lot more than I have been and I feel terrible because I love all of my supporters and I feel like some of my readers don't always watch my videos or want to watch them which is totally awesome! So I think I want to do some positivity posts and journal on here everyday for you guys! It will be something of the sort but to start this off I wanted to let you know that my new video is up and you can watch it HERE! But also I wanted to have more big discussions on my blog so with that being said lets chat it up all week long!!

My question for you guys is who are you? Now I would really love it if you guys would answer down below but if not that is totally okay! I guess I will start first haha. :)

Who I am...

I am a 19 year old girl who thought she knew what she was going to do with her life and is now realizing that she wants to go another direction but she is also crazy and confused. She is someone who just wants to take life one step at a time and just stop planning everything. She isn't quite there yet but that is her goal!

Now please please please let me know in the comments I would love for everyone to just start a huge conversation about this topic below.

Thank you guys so much for reading and I will talk to you guys in the comments.

3-in-1 Review of Garnier, MAC & Revlon!

Hey guys it has been awhile since I have posted a video or even a blog! Which is just so crazy but if you want to see more new and exciting updates about me watch my new video.  LINK HERE

                So first things first I am going to talk about the Revlon Colorstay Concealer in 02 Light. Which I do have to say is a little to dark for me but I made it work. This shade has a yellow undertone to it and is full coverage. This product does crease under the eyes but a little setting powder wont let that happen! I love using this as a highlighting product to make you look more awake. I love the formulation and how it blends out like a dream! I would use a sponge to blend this out underneath my eyes in a patting motion and to cover blemishes I applied and blended it out the same way. It covers up redness wonderfully. It is a very good product but there aren’t very many shades in the line. PUT AMAZON LINK HERE. This retails for $8.99 on Amazon.

                For the Garnier Nutrisse Moisture Rescue for Normal/Combo skin, is a really great moisturizer for teens, pre-teens or really anyone new to the skincare world. I really recommend this because it absorbs quickly. If you have dry patches that aren’t noticeable to you then this is perfect. It hydrates just enough, but it doesn’t make you look oily. This is actually the second bottle I have went through. I like the fact that it is a gel formula and that it is transparent because you have really thick foundations that just need to be a little more on the liquid side you can just add in a little of this and it just makes it to the consistency you need and doesn’t change the shade of the foundation. It smells like cucumber and aloe which is nice and soothing and I love the cooling effect it gives me in the morning.  WALMART LINK HERE. This retails for $6.79 at Walmart.

                Okay last but not least is the amazing MAC Penultimate Eyeliner. Now in the video I said that this retailed for $19.00, well it went up (but only a dollar) so it is now $20.00. Which is still good for a MAC product. I really love this eyeliner because like I said in my video, it is 100% FOOL-PROOF! I mean if you cant achieve the wing eyeliner (which neither can I ) you NEED this in your life. This is going to save you time and frustration. You will definitely get your perfect wing on the first try, on both eyes. I use this every single day and I love it! MAC LINK HERE.

                What do you want me to review next? Leave it in the comments here or on my video which is à  LINK TO VID HERE

Series: Design of the Week. Week 1

Today I thought that I would just introduce you guys to my new weekly series that I am going to be doing every Wednesday from now but I am debuting it on a Saturday! I thought for this one I would let you guys know what I use and just do something simple but in this post I am going to explain to you guys what you will be seeing!

So I am going to be doing nail art, such as stamping, using stripers and dotting tools and simple looks like I did for this post! I will use decals, rhinestones and glitter! The occasional pedicure and acrylic set too! I am a professional nail technician I graduated in 2014 about a week before my birthday. Lol

So what I did to start off this whole thing was lay down a white nail towel that I got from Sally's Beauty Supply. The next thing I like to do is to make sure my natural nail is free from any oils and dirt that may be on my nails, so for that I take Hands Down Nail Pads and use just regular nail polish remover and clean off my nails. You could also use a dehydrator for this but if that isn't handy for you then polish remover is just fine!

Now I like to push back my cuticles I normally like to take either a metal pusher or the orange wood sticks with a flat edge. I couldn't find my metal pusher so I had to use the wooden one. But anyway after I push my cuticles I am going to apply my favorite base coat!

My favorite base coat is CND Stickey Base Coat which is amazing. The name fits it perfectly because the color does actually stick to the base coat. So for my color I have been LOVING Revlon Gel Envy in Wild Card which is a beautiful cream finish and in an Indigo color. To top it off since this is a little boring but beautiful I topped it off with Deborah Lippman's Va Va Voom. which is an amazing Indigo blue holographic glitter topper. I absolutely love it and it was a gift from my uncle T for Christmas!

Now to top everything off I use my favorite top coat as well and it is the CND Super Shiney Top Coat. It is super glossy and I love it! To clean up around the cuticles I just used that orange wood stick and that it!