The Next Best Manicure

If you have ever painted your nails at home you have probably become frustrated with the fact that nail polish doesn't seem to look good past day 1 and starts to chip by day 2. Even getting a costly professional manicure does not seem to help stop the dreaded polish chipping that plagues us all. If this is true for you, take a deep breath and maybe even have yourself a sigh of relief! Revlon is here to save your manicure. The Revlon ColorStay Nail Polish is a three step process to a perfect 10 day manicure.
This is how it works:
1. Apply 1 coat of the color polish to clean, dry, unpainted nails. Let dry.
2. Apply 2nd coat of color polish and let dry.
3. Apply 1 coat of clean top coat polish and let dry.
The polish says it will last 10 day while keeping a chip free shine. I have tried two of the colors and am about to start in on my third. Both times I have used the polish it has stayed chip free for all 10 days. I am not very rough on my nails, but I do have friends that are and even they got several days of chip free polish when they usually get no more than a few hours. The great thing about this polish is that the shiny top coat stays for over half the time. It started to fade on my nails around day 7 so I applied another top coat to it and fixed the problem. You will also notice that the consistency of the polish is a little thicker, and less runny, than other brands. I thought that it was easier to apply then most polishes. But, be prepared to work to get the polish off. The staying power is great for as long as you want your manicure to last but can be difficult when it comes to removing it. It takes a lot of polish remover and cotton balls. When it comes down to it, who can complain? You just had the world's longest lasting manicure.

My top three color Picks:
1. Always Wild
2. Always Vintage
3. Always Natural


Now for an Update:

Spring Goddess

Ok. So I have been just waiting to get a spring dress. Well more than anything I have been waiting for this stupid snow to melt. Then I will be on the hunt for the perfect short spring dress. But, it seems that no matter where I go there are nothing but cheesy, ugly, over streamlined, crap for dresses options. So then the online search began.

I know I said short when I said I was looking, but come on. This dress is the greatest thing I have seen in such a long time. I am willing to do full length when it looks this amazing. This girl looks like the goddess of sunsets or something that spectacular. Ben De Lisi makes my knees shaky. It's just beautiful. It's one of those dresses that could make you feel on top of the world. So, the hunt is on for a dress that looks like that.

Blogging with Wine

Wow. I have fallen in love with this wine. It's great. Wine is something I have never really been interested in. Then in the past month I feel like it's a part of everything I have done. I have a suite mate who had a birthday and she's crazy about wine. I decided to try to like it. It took a while with champagne to really start liking it. When I finally started to like it, I couldn't get enough. I feel like this is what is happening with my wine taste. I started with a couple other wines but tonight a couple friends and I broke into the Renoto and it's just lovely. If anyone has any suggestions on good wines to sample then feel free to post them. So far these have rated as good on my list.

Nozzole
Renoto

We will continue on the tasting spree. And feel free to let me know what you think of these wines.

Tea Tree and Coach Perfume

Hey Hey Readers,

This past weekend I was at the mall and went into The Body Shop. Now, this is how it happened. I didn't mean to just pop in but my roomie from school bought me this great lotion for Christmas. It's called Satsumain lotion and it smells amazing. I have been lathering my hands in it and smelling them constantly. So, in the mall I recognized the smell and had to follow it into the store. They were burning it an oil form and it was amazing. But, instead of buying more of the selection like I thought I would, I ended up buying three things out of the Tea Tree Oil line. It's supposed to be really good for combination skin because it has antibacterial properties and helps control oil. So I will start the regime tonight and keep you updated on how that works out.

I also made my way into the Coach store to check out the new merchandise they had so nicely e-mailed me about. The new perfume was worth going to smell. And, they had a great selection of limited (I think) purses celebrating the new perfume. So if you see this bottle --------> Give it a whiff.

The Letter Q

I really like the letter Q. And just so you know...I am only intersted in the song "Jesus Take the Wheel" becuase the name cracks me up. I'm alittle upset tonight lol because I just realized that my friend who can't figure out how to use her blog after just one post and shes got more comments than I do. I have sooo many posts. Well anyways lol it doesn't matter because I really like to write.

"Mother, should I trust the Government"
Great quote. Pink Flyod blows my mind.

And I really need to start looking into Blues Music. I have been really into jazz lately. But, Blues is such a deep historical musical genre. It's so beautiful and meaningful. I have to download it tonight and start a library of what I like. It's a lot of fun to really get to know a new kind of music. You just have to dive right in. Download some of the classics, a little bit of something you have never heard of and just go with it. You may not find anything you like, you may find just a few things, or you may find that you like everything.

Like jazz. I just tried to get to know it. I learned to like it from my family. My uncle plays in a band in Chicago and he has a few CD's out. Nothing famous or anything but it's really cool to know that I have some musical talent in the family. I really have fallen in love with Ray Charles and Ella Fitzgerald. If you get a chance to listen to them really take the time and spend alittle while looking up the lyrics. I am just getting into some relativley unknown artists so I'll update you on what else I find that I can share with you all.

Long Time...New Stuff

Dear Reader,
Sorry for the drought of writing. This is why. I'm now back at school. Things have been a little hectic, but I'm trying to get back on the ball with writing. So here is what I have had my eye on lately. Girlshop.com is a great source of fun stuff. This sweater...which is a great winter piece...is also a great spring piece. It has no sleeves and as you can see it is perfect with a short sleeve or sleevless shirt. I'm so in love. So grab it if you love it because besides being the perfect sweater for spring, it's also on sale right now.

Plus, pair that sweater with this perfect flat. I love steve madden and all he does for shoes. This shoes is so cute.

And, speaking of perfect pairs...here are some great spring earrings and necklaces. I love the yellow necklace the most....the tear drop. But, each of the pieces is great together and seperate.

It's time to shop for spring. I'm here to help lol.

Coach Outlets

Ok, so this is not the greatest image I could find of this new Coach Bag but you can get the idea. Coach just introduced the Carley their newest style of bag. It comes in a few sizes and many colors. Including blue strapping on this bag with that print. I found the contrast to be cute and quirky.I am really impressed with Coaches e-mails. If you are like me and love everything Coach does it's a great idea to subscribe to their newsletters. They really do a great job of keeping you informed of all sorts of cool things they are doing. Plus you get to see their special additions and exclusive items. It is really something worth keeping up with if you are an avid purse lover.


Speaking of Coach, I happened to drive by the Coach outlets today and I was devistated to see that the clock said we had no time to stop. But this I do know, I will be stopping there soon. I am always impressed with the selection they have. Sometimes outlet shopping dissapoints me becuase I tend to only find stores packed full of things no one would buy the first time around. It's either tooo old or to ugly. But Coach never dissapoints me. I have to say it's because their stuff never seems to go out of style. And, almost always it's not ugly.

So stop in. It's a great way to stock up on things that you usually wouldn't splurge on because of price. For example. I love the bags and will pay a lot for one, but by the time I'm done I don't want to spend anymore money on accessories like a key fob or scarf. At the outlets they always have plenty of these items at lower prices. I don't feel so bad going for the accessories at that point becuase at least I will still have money in the bank account when I leave. Hopefully LOL.