Indie Invasion: Messy Jessi Lacquer Ka Ciao! Collection

The Ka Ciao! Collection finally got to me... 

Messy Jessi are indies "for the modern woman and man" all made in small batches based on demand so there's always something new :) 

this is the quickest I've ever swatched anything.  I received my review package yesterday (because it's past midnight) pre-order is open check the pretties out!!!

Inspired by an animated automotive adventure, the Messy Jessi Ka Ciao! Collection includes one 12ml bottle in each of the following shades: 

-Ka Ciao! 

-Sally's Sportscar 

-Mate Her

First up is Sally's Sportscar.  Will have you racing to your nail art area.  This precious shimmery blue will inspire you because of the flashing shimmer from the micro rainbow glitter specs.

Ka Ciao!

Redish-fuchsia-ish with hot pink and silver micro glitter for a gorgeous shimmer.

and lastly, Mate Her

Shimmery almost holographic copper tone for any classy and elegant look.

Full coverage with two coats except for Sally's Sportscar (3 coats).  Application and removal was very easy just how I like it

This mini collection retails for $20.00 and can be found HERE

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"As a BONUS, when you order the entire Ka Ciao! Collection during the pre-order period, you will receive a 5ml bottle of the new Messy Jessi Raw Organic Nail and Cuticle Oil in your choice of fragrance free, lavender, or citrus. The Raw Organic Nail and Cuticle Oil is not yet available for purchase, so you will get to try it before anyone else can buy it!"

Messy Jessi is 3- free and proudly made in the US. 

Orders will ship on or before 7/1/13 and although ships internationally US shipping is free

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and also on Instagram

Dreams Cosmetics: Dreams do come true: Swatches and Review

As part of a product review, I received a gorgeous set of Dreams Cosmetics from FabulouStreet to glitter up!!!!

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First up is Scorpio.  Being identified with this zodiac sign and having a thing for purple lately this shade stole my polish heart in a heart-beat.

It's made of gorgeous glitter in black and purple micro glitters and larger holos.

Seen here over Jessica Ava.

My mommy loved it too and wore it over True Love's Kiss by Pomegranate.

My mani with of course Dreams top coat.

Milky Way is a galaxy on its own with holo (rainbow) multi size glitter.

Glitter UP! 

I made this mani for a graduation party :)  thought I added some  appropriate nail art.

Final Product :) 

And lastly, Saggittarius (yes, with a double "T") seen here to compliment Barielle's Princess

Pink black and hot pink micro glitter with larger holo glitter

Perfect match for Princess.

Warning: Index finger seems a little bumpy because my nail was breaking and in order to hang on to it a little longer I added a layer of acrylic powder but of course I have never done this before so just ignore the bumps.  ;) 

Sweet and elegant.

But of course I couldnt leave it alone so I added some striping tape.

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Dreams Cosmetics is 3-free :) 

Make sure you visit FabolouStreet

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They're on Blogger too!

and of course their site 

 

Milo turns ONE!!!!!!!!

I cant believe my baby is ONE!!! he's a full grown kitten :)

He brings so much joy to our lives (Maya's and mine).

True champ.  Spoiled as an only child (no offense anyone am an only child myself)

one of the first pics of him after his arrival

First time so close together and first vet visit

Maya's Luau party

Shoe Lover or shoe box lover

Annoying his sister with great love!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!

Pomegranate Nail Lacquer + Cellairis: Phone case matching mani!

Pomegranate Nail Lacquer has partnered again with Cellairis to provide nail polish and matching phone cases.  How neat is that. 

For review, I received Rose Garden Romance.  A gorgeous bright red to continue the romance we all have with our phones.  

The cases fit only the iPhone models (all fit either iPhone 4/4S or iPhone 5). 

Sooooo adorable.  I featured this for the last Summer Fun Challenge post.

But what I enjoyed the most was this mani.  The simplest thing to match the phone case simply by using a layer of POP Beauty black crackle.

Pomegranate Nail Lacquers are 4-free and proudly made in the US with outstanding customer service visit their site www.pomegranatelacquer.com and be sure to like them on Facebook

and find Cellairis online at www.cellairis.com

Google Reader (that thing that keeps all of your fave blogs in one place) going Bah-Bye

Months ago, I started reading all the buzz about Google Reader going away.  The first thing that popped into my head how am I going to read all the blogs I follow and then how are YOU going to read the blogs YOU follow including mine :( 

All the buzz also talked about Bloglovin so I went ahead and checked it out.  It's super easy to set up and it automatically imports the blogs you read.  I kinda like it better than Reader but it did take a little to get used to it.  It's super easy to navigate but getting accustomed to it and finding where to click was a little tricky for me, but again, am not that savy when it comes to tech. 

I succeeded in figuring it out and  I like it!!! 

First, click here:

http://www.bloglovin.com/import/reader

Then it will bring you to this page:

Click that blue button that says “Import from Google Reader”

It only took me like 5 minutes and I follow a gazillion blogs. 

Bloglovin also sends me a daily feed to my email so I dont miss a thing on any given day.  I see it as a mailbox because it marks "read" the posts that I read.  Just like my email inbox.  I think that's neat.
I lot more interactive.  You can "like" your favorite posts and they will be saved in a "likes" tab sort of like bookmarking if there's something you want to go back to for reference or inspiration or whatnot and when you're done you can "unlike" so that your list is not neverending.  

So there's only about two weeks left of Google Reader. 

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