It's always so awkward for me to figure out what is blingy, and through this Digit-al Dozen re-run challenge there have been a few instances where I felt I phoned it in...this may or may not be one of those times. But I really wanted to use my new Shimmer polish, Carmen, after lusting it for over a year - so I had to go this route!!!
Todays prompt in the September Spectacular ala Digit-al Dozen calls for a little festiveness. This could be anything really, but given that we are travelling through time, this was originally for the month of December of last year, so I opted to do a December-ish mani!
It's my cross between Christmas and New Years Eve.
I like to drop all of my favorites of theme weeks at the front of the week and for some reason, looking back, I should have posted this one first, because I think this one is my favorite.
It's one of those manicures that is SO easy and SO fast but the colors/polishes just made this manicure so much more than I think it would have been with, say, non-textures or glittery polishes. You'll see what I mean when you follow me!
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Missy has been a nail and beauty blogger since January 2012, residing in South Carolina with her boyfriend and furbaby.
Coloring is MAC NC20.
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Holy Grails
Skin Type - Combination w/Dry Patches
Skin Color - MAC NC20
Every month as I count down my top favorites of the month, I will list whether or not it has taken the place of a previous holy grail product for me. Currently my holy grails are:
Skincare:
Cleanser - Burts Bees Cleansing Oil
Toner - Pixi Glow Tonic
Serum - Ole Henriksen Truth Serum (day) and The Ordinary The Buffet (night)
Moisturizer - Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel-Cream
Oil - Organic 100% Rosehip Oil
Makeup:
Primer - Dr. Brandt No More Pores
Foundation - Clinique Beyond Perfecting in Creamwhip
Concealer - Maybelline Fit Me in Fair
Setting Powder - Laura Mercier
Finishing Powder - MAC Soft Rose
Blush - Makeup Revolution Nude
Highlight - Pur Cosmetics Afterglow
Bronzer - Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer in Bronzer
Contour - NYX Taupe Blush
Brows - Colourpop Mr. Bing Gel Liner
Eyeshadow Palette - Pur Cosmetics Soiree Diaries
Mascara - Cover Girl Super Sizer + Essence Lash Princess
Eyeliner - Catrice Gel Cushion
Lip Liner - ...
Lipgloss - Tarte Hella
Lipstick - Kat Von D Lovecraft
Liquid Lipstick - Kat Von D Ophelia