Julep Oxygen Nail Treatment

Hi Everyone!!

So recently I broke all my nails ( I don't even know how!) and trimmed them super duper short or as best I can, since my pointer actually ripped!  :(!! Look how bad they are, I don't even want to show them bleh...(ew!!!)

I decided this would be the perfect time to try Julep's Oxygen Nail Treatment.
My nails are pretty brittle and tend to peel due to my years of nail biting, gel manicures etc.

love the frosted bottle look!

Would this be the solution to all my problems..?


sadly.. no.

First, the instructions were kinda vague, do I put a coat on each day or do I put on a coat and remove each day and reapply or put it on and leave it...??? (LOL! I am very inexperienced with these treatment applications!)

I went to Julep's Facebook page and asked and I was told to put on 2-3 layers  and leave it for 6 days.. then remove & repeat.

Anyway, I put it on and hoped for the best!..

It was a nice soft pink and wasn't streaky at all.

The first 6 days seemed fine but there was not much growth but there was no peeling!!
So I tried for the 2nd time, giving my nails more time to actually grow out & see if the treatment was effective..by the 10th or so day I was washing my hands and my nails just peeled!! Like split a big chunk :( SO SAD.
Then other parts of my nails starting showing up more opaque white which usually means they're splitting/peeling.

heartbreaking!! 

My camera didn't really want to focus on my sad nails so only one picture but you can see how badly it peeled :(


so back to nubbins my nails go!

I have heard success stories with Julep Oxygen Nail Treatment, so I hope it works for you!
Have you tried this treatment yet..? How did you like it??


Stay Happy!

Mir

Swap Haul!

Hey everyone! Is everyone as excited for a long weekend as I am? I'm so looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow lol. I quickly wanted to share a short haul post of a swap I did with a friend of mine from Brazil. I was sent me the new Jade holographic polishes, some indies I've been lemming and some other goodies. Here's a preview of swatches to come.

 

Benita Stamping Plate B-09

Close up of EDK's I Love Zombies and Aquila

Close up of Penelope Luz's Lucky Fairy, Picasso and Blue Birds of Paradise

 

This was the first time I received a broken polish in the mail. The bottle of La Femme Unica I received broke at the neck, but luckily the leakage created a quasi seal and I was able to decant 90% of the polish. The polish gods must've been looking out for me because I would've been seriously bummed if I was not able to save Unica at all. It is the most beautiful dark green holographic polish I've come across since A-England's Dragon.

I used polish thinner to loosen up the polish for an easier pour and to make sure I got every valuable drop from the bottle. If this happens to you in the future and you want to decant be very very careful because it is broken glass you're dealing with! Also make sure you do it over scrap paper because it can get messy.

Sad polish :(

Good as new!

Have you ever had a polish break while in transit to you? Were you able to save it or was it a total loss?

Annie

Club Nail Polish - Review

Hi Everyone!

before you start, I'd like to apologize for my bad nail pictures, they have been so bad all winter *hides*

Club Nail Polish sent a review package for their upcoming subscription service.

I was pretty excited waiting for this package.
But when I got it, I have to be honest. I was a bit underwhelmed.

Find out why under the break.

L'Occitane - gift from promotion

Hi everyone!!

Recently L'Occitane had a Facebook promotion to sign up to receive a free 10ml hand cream but it was upgraded to a 30ml hand cream ($12 value!!) and 15% off when you go and pick up the cream!

There were three choices to pick from: Shea Butter, Lavender and Pivoine Flora.
They ran out of the Lavender so I picked their original Shea Butter :)

The saleslady there was SO amazing! Because they ran out of the Lavender scent she also gave me a packet sample to try. On top of the 30ml cream + packet sample she also threw in MORE samples!
I was like "Really? Samples upon samples?" hehe and she packaged it so nicely!
I love the sticker and the cute paper bag!

I just want to thank L'Occitane for giving out such an awesome promotion! I haven't been out much since I'm sick so I haven't used much of the cream yet. But it goes on pretty smooth and the scent of the shea butter is really subtle. My hands were smooth that whole day when I went to try out their scents before picking out Shea Butter. Perfect for Canadian winter weather!

They have tons more scents and other products available at their website if you want to check it out at
http://ca.loccitane.com

I like their new spring cherry line, it's a bit strong but smells amazing. I may go revisit L'Occitane real soon!


ps. I want to thank Aldrin who helped me out when the promo didn't show up in my email!  & my brother for driving me to Yorkdale for no other purpose!! I know he probably could have spent his time better but yay <3

Late To The Party...My St.Patty's Day Manicure

Hey everyone! Been awhile since I've posted, thank goodness Mir was around to tell you all about exciting up and coming products. I seriously can't wait to try the wantable and clubnailpolish boxes.

I had to take a break from swatching because of a little accident at work a couple weeks ago :( I was using a cutting disc and my worst nightmare came true, I cut a notch into the middle of nail bed. It's slowly growing out so it's not too noticeable. I got into the festivities on Sunday and did a St. Patty's day themed mani and I really wanted to share with you guys so these swatches are of my left hand, my non swatch hand. (*Fun fact, Mir and I are both lefties.) I used Hits Alana and China Glaze Running in Circles as an accent nail. Alana is a beautiful seafoam green, it is hard to tell in the pictures but it has a darker green micro-shimmer. These pictures do Running In Circles no justice either, it is a apple green jelly polish with gold shimmer.

Hits Alana was gifted to me in a swap, Hits polishes are available at Llarowe. China Glaze Running In Circles was purchased by me, it is available at www.nailpolishcanada.com

Annie

Wantable - free box

Hey Everyone!!

Someone posted something on a group I follow that I just want to share! :)

Go to the following link: https://www.wantable.co/giveaway/free-box-for-canada 

and sign up to receive a *free box once Wantable.co starts shipping to Canada :D

I have word that they have plans to start shipping to Canada in April!

I have read a few reviews and by word of mouth, they sound completely customizable AND amazing.

From what I have learned within my few minutes of 'researching' is:

-They have awesome customer service. (big plus!)

-They offer two variety of boxes 1 for makeup, 1 for jewelry. You can pick either one, or probably even purchase both!

-They will offer a survey for you to fill out to customize your box. 

-From what I read you can either opt out of receiving nail polish, customize colour choices.

One of the blogs I read said she'd prefer not getting nude lipsticks and instead got a lovely red shade!

-Each box offers a variety of products! (big plus as well) Items include: 
jewelry: Rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces.
makeup: nail polish, lip gloss, lip stick, eyeshadows, liners, brushes etc!! :)

*terms have said you purchase a box and within 2 days you will be reimbursed the amount less canadian shipping.

So I have yet to figure out the total cost w/ CDN shipping..

but this sounds promising..!

Are you already a subscriber, if so what are your thoughts?

If Canadian, will you be signing up for this offer? ;)

----------------------------------UPDATE-------------------------------------------

If it wasn't clear, Wantable is a subscription box like Topbox, Loose Button, Glymm, Julep etc and the list goes on..~!
There are two types of boxes available to choose from. One focuses on jewelry and one focuses on makeup.
There is an extensive profile survey you fill out in the beginning so they can fully customize your box. Unlike other subscriptions which also has a survey, from reviews this one actually seems to follow it!
One blogger states, she hated nude lipstick and she only received shades like red & pink (big plus!)
I, personally dislike pink/red lipstick, so I am glad if I fill that out I won't be getting any!

Also, aside from signing up for email alerts, there hasn't been anymore information yet but my friends who has been following this longer than I have, assured it will be coming soon..


I know Wantable is already quite pricey, but this definitely seems like a box to try!

club nail polish update.

Hey girls!

We are jumping for joy~!    (source: pusheen.com)

ClubNailPolish is doing their pre-launch and they asked a few Canadian bloggers first to do a little review. They said they wanted blogs with traffic but I tried my luck anyway!

 I signed up and got confirmation that we were picked!! Yay, we are definitely honoured to be picked since we're a tiny blog.

We are super duper excited and we want to thank our readers for making this possible :)!!

A special thank you to my friend Kathleen Foster!! ^___^ who shared the post since for some reason my newsfeed didn't show up!


Stay Happy!

- M

Girly Bits - P.S. I Love You Collection

Hi Guys,

Today I have a short post for you.

Recently I've been having bad luck with the mail... I received a big box of EMPTY. Sadly waited SO long for this package only to receive only the wrappers and packing cheetos :(. This makes me so sad, and I am not the only victim which sucks even more!! I'll discuss later because actually this post, I want to say something nice..!

Recently Girly Bits, a lovely CANADIAN indie company held a contest to win her P.S. I Love You Collection. It's a beautiful trio which includes a PURPLE HOLO!! (yes my favourite of all polish types!!) I was so excited to enter and with the help of my lovely friends I won! :D

I just want to thank ALL my friends who I always bug and spam with the multitude of posts I make hehe :P

Today I included some lovely bottle shots of this collection: I just LOVE IT!

Pam Heil of Girly Bits released P.S. I Love You in memory of her dear friend's mother Doris Sewell Rudeen. 

Girly bits with her new labels :)

lovely aren't they?

Twitterpated - strong purple holographic with light purple foil and pink shimmer

A Mother's Love - a glitterbomb w/ pink and gold glitters of various shapes & sizes, gold shimmer and hearts, like a mother's love it's fully packed and full of awesome! <3 

Hot Shot - a weaker hot pink holographic

click for larger pictures! With flash :)

click for larger pictures! Without flash :)

You can check out Girlybits here:
http://pamsgirlybits.blogspot.ca
http://www.girlybitscosmetics.com
http://www.facebook.com/GirlyBits

You can purchase this collection here:
http://girlybits.bigcartel.com/category/p-s-i-love-you-collection


Currently Girly bits is celebrating their 6000 Facebook likes with a giveaway, please go check it out and say congrats!! :)

http://pamsgirlybits.blogspot.ca/2013/03/6000-facebook-likes-giveaway.html

Stay tuned for some long overdue posts coming right up :) My nails and cuticles are still healing but I can't wait!! 

Stay Happy !

Mir