Color Club x Birchbox - Put a Pin in it

I didn't get this Color Club x Birchbox collab polish in my September Birchbox, but I used some of my handy Birchbox points to nab it after I saw it in various box videos. It's not as rose gold as I thought it would turn out, but is nevertheless very pretty and the light pink shimmer goes well with my skin tone. I only noticed chips around the tops of my most used fingers after a few days wear, but I simply clipped my nails and it was like having a fresh polish job! Does anyone else do that? My lazy girl tip to making your manicure last longer. Hm... what else to say.... ah yes, it was very easy to apply -- believe it or not, this is just one coat!

Ever since I started eating healthier, taking supplements, and drinkin' green juice every morning my nails have been CRAZY strong and growing incredibly fast. I don't even like to keep my nails long, but I've been growing them out more of curiosity than anything. While they look nice, they are really annoying -- it's harder to type on my iPhone and computer, foundation I'm trying to get out of sample pots gets stuck under them (eckkk!), I feel paranoid they are going to break, etc... On the other hand, my dog seems to be enjoying get scratched by them. Sorry Dex, I'm cutting em!

How do you wear your nails -- long.. short.. fake?

Monthly Beauty Favorites: July 2012

Another month, another "favorites" video. 

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Products Mentioned:

• Dr. Jart+ Premium Beauty Balm SPF 45 PA+++ 
• Make Up For Ever Full Cover Concealer in 1
• Smashbox Photo Set Finishing Powder
• Tarte Mineral Bronzer in Park Avenue Princess
• Revlon Grow Luscious Mascara in Blackened Brown
• OPI "Just Spotted the Lizard"
• MAC Lip Pencil in What Comes Naturally
• Color Club "Blue-Ming"
• YSL Rogue Volupté in 1 and 2
• BareMinerals Eye Shadow in Magnetism from the 4.0 Ready Palette in The Truth
• Beyonce the Kitty :D

Color Club - Blue-Ming

Inspired by something I saw on Pinterest, I decided to use one of my latest Birchbox goodies, a deluxe sample of Blue-Ming by Color Club, on the tips of my nails. The tip color is similar to a previous post, though I only have clear polish as the base this time around. It's a fun, bright color that I know I would like to use all over my nails, in addition to just using it for tips. It lasted for days and days without chips in this style, so I gather it would last for about a week on my full nails? Here's a tip tip: When doing this on your nails, I like to hold the brush in place and roll my finger. It's much easier to get a somewhat even line this way, rather than trying to move the brush with your finger remaining stationary. I also suggest getting a very opaque, rich formula when doing this because you need to have coverage with just one sweep of the nail. The times where I did not get an opaque finish with one sweep meant I had to go over it again and this usually resulted in larger tips than intended. Having said that, this polish wasn't fully opaque in one sweep, but the amazing color made up for it. I LOVE IT!

My boyfriend says it looks like I just scraped a bar of soap with my nails... what do boys know anyways?!

 

Have you tried this? Love it? Hate it?