DIY Sister Canvas

I'm back!

Sorry about sucking at this whole blogging thing lately. I always think I'll have more time during the summer, which is never the case! I go back to school next Tuesday to start my senior year in college! I'm going to try to keep posting once a week, but we all know how I am at keeping promises!

I've been trying a ton of new Avon products and I think I might post some reviews for you all in the near future! Let me know what kinds of things you want to see in the future!

Today I'm going to show you all how to make this super cute sister canvas! I made this almost a year ago for one of my coworkers' baby shower. I wanted to make something for both big sister and little sister and when I saw a canvas like this on Pinterest I thought it was perfect!

This was my inspiration. It's been so long that I have no idea who to credit!

What you need:

• Assorted paint brushes (I got mine at Wal-Mart a while back)
• Sponge (Also from Wal-Mart)
• Canvas (Wal-Mart)
• Loose Glitter (Wal-Mart)
• Black Acrylic Paint
• Light Pink Acrylic Paint
• Mod Podge

First, paint your entire canvas with your sponge brush. 

Paint the edges with a larger paint brush and wait for them to dry.

Once the canvas is dry, paint your words on! How you paint the words is totally up to your personal preference!

Once your quote has dried, sketch out your princess crown. I just googled 'princess crown' or something like that and found one I liked to copy. 

Take a small paint brush and cover your sketched lines with Mod Podge. Make sure to put a TON on there. And when I say a ton I mean it! If you don't put a lot it will dry out before you get the glitter on.

Once you've covered the whole crown with glue, pour glitter over it. You will want to use something to press down on it. I use the top to my glitter container.

Let it sit for 5-10 minutes then dump the excess glitter off into the trash can or onto some newspaper so you can reuse it!

This is what my crown looked like when I was finished:

Here is the finished product!

Tell me what you think!

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Vintage Rose Accent Nail

Hello Everyone!

I'm back at it! Sorry I haven't posted but this last month has been crazy with 2 online classes! I've painted my nails twice in the past month if that tells you how busy I've been!

Today I'm going to show you one of my all time FAVORITE accent nails! I came up with this vintage themed rose accent nail on a whim and I absolutely love it!

What you need:

✔️Base Coat (Avon ridge finning base coat)

✔️Light pink polish (Ulta no name)

✔️Nude Polish (avon)

✔️Darker pink polish (L.A. Colors)

✔️Green polish (Art Deco)

✔️Gelous (optional)

✔️Too coat (seche vite)

✔️Dotting tool (Avon)

✔️Detailing Brush (Avon)

✔️Single Cevron Vinyls (vinylquickies.storenvy.com)

So before I get into the details I'm going to apologize for the lack of links in this and future posts. I am currently posting from my Blogger app because I don't have internet where I'm staying and the app doesn't give me the option to use links. I will, however, include some websites at the end of the post for you!

First, make sure to apply your base coat to protect your nails!

Next, apply a coat of your darker pink polish and allow that to dry. You may need multiple coats to achieve an opaque color. I believe I used 3 or 4.

Once your base color is dry, put a coat of fast dry top coat on your accent nail. After that dries, apply one of your single chevron vinyls. Paint over that with your nude color and pull the vinyl off IMMEDIATELY! If you wait too long, the polish will become tacky and it gets pretty messy.

After you remove the vinyl and the polish dries, place some dark pink dots on the nude polish. Make sure these are thick dots, as you will be swirling your lighter polish in.

Now add a few small swirls of your lighter polish inside of the dots.

Just add some leaves and top with top coat and Gelous.

I still love these nails and might do a similar design again soon! I have a lot of reviews and tutorials coming, so stay tuned!

Links: 

⭕️Avon: youravon.com/dmalloy

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Turquoise Inspired Manicure

Hello again!

I keep telling myself that I will do better at posting this summer but so far that hasn't happened! Though I have been able to paint my nails more, so I have tons of drafts sitting out there!

I've been super busy lately with summer classes starting a week ago. I also purchased a new to me 2005 Chevrolet Equinox which I'm super excited about! Today I'm going to share with you a turquoise inspired manicure that I absolutely loved! It's super easy and totally adorable!

What you need:

• A Cup (I do not suggest Styrofoam, you'll see why shortly)
• Water
• Alcohol/hand sanitizer
• Q-Tips
• Elmer's Glue for easy clean-up
• An orange stick for clean-up
• Gold polish (Milani Gold Lame)
• Base coat (Avon Ridge Filling Base Coat)
• Black Polish (Wet N' Wild)
• Turquoise/green polish (Essie Turquoise & Caicos)
• Top Coat (Essie All-in-One)

First, get some room temperature water in a cup. I would use a cup that you can throw away. Though try to stay away from Styrofoam! Some nail polish got on the bottom of mine and next thing I knew, water was leaking out and I was running through the house with my hand under the cup as my mom cleaned up the floor behind me. Not a fun experience at all.

Now leave the water alone for a while. Apply Elmer's Glue (or tape) around the outside of your nails for easy clean-up. Paint on your base coat and let that dry. Once that is dry, Paint on a couple of layers of your Turquoise polish.

Once that dries, drop some of your gold polish into the water. How many drops is totally up to you! Once you have a big enough circle of polish, spray some alcohol or hand sanitizer into it until you get the separation you desire. Then quickly dip your finger (or fingers) into the water. Before you take your fingers out, use a Q-Tip to remove the excess polish. Repeat this for all of your fingers. Do the same thing with your black polish. I wouldn't recommend using Wet N' Wild polish to do anything like this because it didn't spread in the water very well and wasn't really pleasant to work with.

Once you have done this to all of your nails, let it dry and apply your top coat. I think this would look really pretty with a glitter top coat and I may try it again with different colors and use a glitter top coat!

You may have noticed that I stopped using my Seche Vite top coat. The reason I am no longer using it is because it was becoming sticky and hard to apply. Not to mention, it seemed to make my manicures chip faster. So, I'm back to the drawing board on top coats. I would love to hear your suggestions!

Let me know what you think! 

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Blossom VoxBox Reviews and Opinions

Hello again!

I have lots of DIYs in the hopper for you all but of course, I got sick again! I think I'm finally getting better so hopefully I'll be able to post a little more. Today, I'm going to be telling you all a little about the Blossom VoxBox I received from Influenster.

If you haven't heard of Influenster I definitely recommend that you check it out! Basically all you have to do is connect all your social media accounts, answer questions, and write reviews and they send you free things! I have been a member since April 24 and I have already earned 2 $25 eBay gift cards and was lucky enough to be chosen to receive a VoxBox within the first week of being a member!

Before I tell you about all the wonderful things I received to test, I do have to tell you that I received these products free for review purposes, however, all opinions are strictly mine.

This is how my box came packaged. It included 2 bags of Beanitos Black bean chips, a full sized bottle of Hair Food Root Cleansing Shampoo, a bottle of Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs, a bag of Nasoya Pasta Zero, a tube of Australian Gold SPF 30 sunscreen, 2 bags of Bear Naked Granola, and an NYC 24 Hour Eye Shadow Crayon.

Here is a picture of the Nasoya noodles. Basically all you do is drain them and rinse them. You can also heat them us like I chose to do. Personally, I was not a fan of these noodles at all. We were going to have them with some alfredo sauce, but upon tasting them, we were appalled. They had a strange texture and we just couldn't stomach them. Not too impressed with these noodles.

I received a bag of the Sea Salt Caramel Apple and Coconut Almond Curry Bear Naked Granola. I ate the sea Salt Caramel Apple granola plain one morning for breakfast at work and was very impressed. All of the flavors really blend well and it tastes great! I would definitely recommend trying this product!  The Coconut Almond Curry was good as well, but it was a little too spicy for me. I mixed mine with some raspberry Greek yogurt and it was still really spicy.

I have to say I absolutely love this Australian Gold sunscreen! It smells great and isn't sticky or heavy like other sunscreens I have used. Tommy says the smell reminds him of coconuts. About 2 years ago, I started getting sun rash and was unable to go outside without getting a red and itchy rash. So I always have sunscreen in my purse or car just in case. I definitely plan on buying a full size one once this is gone!

I absolutely loved the Beanitos chips! I got 2 bags, one of the original and one of the chipotle BBQ. I shared with my mom, sister, and one of our dogs, Mickey. We all loved them! They are a great snack and I didn't feel guilty eating them. Mickey loved them too as you can see from the picture! I'm definitely going to have to find these in my local stores!

This is the NYC City Proof 24 Hour Eye Shadow crayon in Tribeca Taupe. I wasn't really sure about this product at first but I absolutely love it! It applies quickly and easily and it lasts all day without creasing! I am definitely going to purchase more products from this line as soon as I have a little extra money. I really want to try out their eye shadow primer crayon and see how well that works! I would definitely suggest this product!

I got the Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs in the color light. This is an interesting product because it's not like your typical self tanning lotion. This is a "makeup" for your legs. I was pretty impressed with it but I can't say I would buy it again. I had to blend it really well so that it didn't make my legs look orange and it also made my hands feel really strange and dry. It does have a really good staying power if you don't scrub it. Mine lasted about 3 days before it fully came off.

When I got the email that I was getting this box, I would have to say I was the most excited about this product! This is Hair Food's Root Cleansing shampoo in the strawberry ginger scent. You can purchase this product at your local Target for about $9.99 and I would definitely recommend that you try it out! This is a clarifying shampoo, so it cleans all of the build up out of your hair. I would definitely only use this shampoo once or twice a week because using it more than that will dry your scalp out. It has a great scent and makes my hair feel super refreshed after using it! The only thing I wish is that it smelled a little more like strawberry and a little less like ginger. But overall I really love this product and will definitely be repurchasing it!

You guys really need to go join Influenster and start working your way towards your own VoxBox! I cannot speak highly enough of this site and all that they offer!

Let me know what you think of these products! If you have any questions fell free to ask!

Pepperoni and Tomato Bagel Sandwich

Hello Again!

I know I said I was going to be posting more, but you know how life is! I was planning on painting my nails Wednesday, but my boyfriend's truck broke down Tuesday night around 11 so i had to go pick him up and I've been staying with him so I can take him to work since he has no vehicle. So the whole nail painting thing didn't happen. But, I do have a great lunch idea for you guys today!

My mom and I have been trying to eat healthier for lunch, but we get sick of things after eating them for an entire week so we feel the need to mix it up. I was browsing Pinterest for bagel sandwich ideas and we came across one that we thought sounded good but ended up creating our own anyway!

What you need:

• Bagels (We used plain but you can use whatever kind your heart desires)
• Cream cheese
• Pepperoni
• Cherry/Grape tomatoes

First, you'll need to toast your bagel, unless you like how chewy raw bagels are. After you toast your bagel, let it cool for a minute and put cream cheese on the top and bottom. Then add pepperoni and tomato halves!

It's as simple as that and it's absolutely delicious!

One tip I will give you though is to take the seeds out of the tomato halves. I made the mistake of leaving the seeds in there and they exploded on me, which was not pleasant.

Let me know what you think!

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Vertical Stroke Manicure

Hello again!

Sorry that I keep going AWOL! I totally planned a posting streak, but I got sick and everything just went downhill from there. I am happy to say that I am better and I finally painted my nails last Monday after a month of them being naked!

I've seen manicures like this all over Pinterest and Instagram! I was dying to try out this blue polish I got from Avon so I figured this would be the perfect easy and quick manicure!

What you need:

•  Base Coat (Avon Ridge Filling Base Coat)
• Glitter detail polish (I got mine at Meijer)
• Blue Polish (Avon Nailwear Pro+ Vibe)
• White Polish (Avon Nailwear Pro+ French Tip White)
• Top Coat (Seche Vite)
• Gelous (Optional)
• Detailing Brush
• Orange Stick for Clean-up (Optional)

The first thing you want to do is apply a coat of your base coat to protect your nails. After this is dry, apply one coat of your base polishes (blue and white) to your desired nails. I chose to alternate my colors. Once this coat is dry, apply a coat of Gelous and let dry. Now, apply another coat of your base color if needed. I only applied one coat of my blue but needed 2 of the white.

 

After this coat dries, begin making vertical stripes with your silver glitter polish on all of your nails. Once you're done with that, do that same with your blue and white, using blue on your white nails and white on your blue nails. My brush is a little thick so my strokes didn't turn out quite how I would have liked them to. If you have a long and thin brush, that would be the best one to use for this manicure.

 

Once those strokes are dry, apply a coat of your top coat and one last coat of Gelous after that.

 

This manicure has lasted me about 8 days and I plan to take the polish off tonight. The Gelous method has been a great help in the longevity of my manicures, I just wish my nails didn't grow so fast!

Let me know what you think! I hope to paint my nails again tonight, but I may not be able to because my sister has her last choir concert of the year, but I will definitely be posting more soon! I will have some great lunch ideas coming up as my mom and I try out some new, healthier options!

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Avon Color Creme Eyeshadow Review and Tutorial

Hello again!

 

So I thought that when I started summer break I would have tons more time to do my nails and other fun DIYs. I was wrong! I haven't painted my nails in 3 weeks or more and it makes me kind of sad! Not to mention, I'm starting to run out of drafts so I'm going to have to start going DIY crazy!

 

Today I'm going to review this color creme eyeshadow that  got from Avon! It was on sale so I just HAD to buy it, plus I have been looking for a pink eyeshadow like this for quite some time now!

 

It comes in this cute little squeeze tube with a nozzle for dispensing the product.

 

This is the box it came in. Apparently when I was thinking of writing this post I thought it was important to show you the box!

These are the directions on the back of the box!

I like this eyeshadow but I don't use it very often only because it really frustrates me. It can be sort of hard to blend and it's not a very bold color so you can barely see it on my eyelid. I find that it works best when you use two coats and then ass some white in the corner of your eye.

 

This is the Avon mascara I use religiously and I absolutely love it! It does a great job at making this toned-down shadow pop!

To apply the shadow, I put a small amount on my finger and rub it on my eyelid. I start in the center and work outwards.

 

This is what the shadow looks like after it is blended. This is one layer:

 

This shows you a close-up of the shadow after I applied liquid eyeliner and mascara. (Ignore the gross breakout on my forehead)

Here is the finished product!

As you can see, it is a very subtle color. I like to add the liquid eyeliner because I feel it makes the color pop a little more. I was so excited about this eyeshadow that I ordered the Champagne as well but they kept telling me it would be in the next order and it never came! I was super disappointed!

Unfortunately, they have discontinued this line of eyeshadow, so I can't give you a purchase link! You can purchase the mascara here though!

Let me know what you think! I would also love some suggestions on future DIYs and tutorials that you want to see!

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