My First O.P.I. Nail Polish!

This is a very exciting post for me because I get to show you all my very first O.P.I. nail polish!!

I got this from my sister for Christmas but when I went to see her in January I was going to exchange it for And This Little Piggy (because I absolutely adore pigs) but they didn't have it at the Ulta we went to so I chose....

Bright Lights Big Color

I think this shade will be perfect for summer and I can't wait to wear this every single day on my toes with some cute flip flops.

It's a pink coral with tons of fine gold shimmer. During the 8 days I wore this with no chipping (Ahhmazing right?! 8 days straight!!) my nails looked tangerine, bright pink, red-ish orange, and of course the shade it actually is... CORAL! I love it.

The application was amazing. It dried super fast, which is perfect for me because I am so impatient when it comes to letting my nails dry and frequently ruin my manicure.

I love this shade. I love O.P.I. I love my sister for getting this for me for Christmas.

And I can't wait to continue purchasing O.P.I. nail polishes. Even though they are more expensive than what I normally spend on polish, their fantastic quality make them worth the money!

xoxo

Be happy in the moment - that's enough. Each moment is all we need - not more. - Mother Teresa

 

 

i got married here on a warm august day

 

 

 

 

 

 

and behold the beauty that is Sanpete

 

i hope you all have a wonderful Friday

xoxo

Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless. ~Bill Watterson

It's usually about this time of the weekend that I start dreading the upcoming work week
   and I think about how the weekend flew by
while I'm still feeling those things, I'm glad I had such a fun weekend!

Friday night by hubby and I went out for Chinese
   nom nom nom I love wonton soup, sweet and sour chicken, egg rolls, and steamed rice

Saturday, after a wonderfully lazy morning by myself, I went grocery shopping with the mister
      then we cleaneddd (which wasn't especially fun, but i'm grateful my husband motivates me to clean when I don't want to because I hate it worse when it's messy)
            I made plans with my big brother to come over for superbowwwl festivities
                     cut my husband's crazy head of too long hair with the new clippers we just bought (love 'em)
           But the best part of Saturday?
                  The mister and I got a redbox but didn't want to just sit on the couch and watch
             so we thought we would try out the hideAbed but the mattress was kind of lame
     Solution?
drag our king size mattress out of our room, down the hall, and up on top of the hideAbed mattress
           it takes up the entire living room.... I love it!!
  But we were higher than our tv, so we cleared off the kitchen table and drug it over as the new tv stand
seriously most comfortable thing ever. I'm never bringing the mattress back to the bedroom
      Its so fun having this giant couchbed in the living room, it gave us the same feeling as building a fort
                               so.fun.
Sunday, since my brother was down, he&i went adventuring for animals. I l.o.v.e. animals. ALOT.
    many many puppies were found. kitties. llamas. sheep. goats. bunnies. peacocks. deer. pigs. geese. chickens. ducks.   I wish I could bring them all home with me.

   then we went to the mister's friend's parent's house and played with 9 fluffy chubby rollypolly running jumping flopping golden retriever puppies   I'm so puppy hungry

           then husband, brother, and I made a feast of superbowl snacks

Jalapeno Poppers, Chicken Quesadilla Rolls, Hot Wings, Spare Ribs, and a serious mountain of nachos

                              we were so stuffed. making that much food for 3 people, not our smartest idea.
     was it yummy? oh yeah!

Oh and we watched the game, Go Packers
                (I think the only reason I'm happy they won is because they are a team I know of. My mom loves the Packers so I grew up aware of who they are. I'm so not a sports fan.)

        Now my husband and I are laying in our giant fort bed watching the special on tv about the hiker who got stuck in a canyon and cut his own arm off. Then I think we will drift off to sleep watching Harry Potter.

I'm quite pleased with the weekend I spent doing fun relaxing things with my sweet husband and big brother. Although I wish there was more time to spend doing these things, I know this next week will go just as fast and before I know it another weekend will have arrived.           i can't wait

this little boy

This is my nephew, Brody.

I really miss him.

That's pretty much all I'm feeling. I miss that little boy.

Mini e.l.f. Haul

Hey Everyone!

For like a month e.l.f. had a coupon code going on where you could take $5.00 off any purchase with no minimum amount required. I decided to just buy 5  things from their $1.00 Essentials line. Unfortunately they didn't quite get my order right. I ordered the nail polish in Party Purple but instead they sent me Mineral Lipstick in Nicely Nude. They didn't charge me more for it... but I already have that lipstick and don't want another one. I wanted Party Purple!! Oh well. Silly e.l.f.

Here are the goods

Luscious Liquid Lipstick in Bark 

This is a a pink brown very natural nude color. It's quite sheer but I knew to expect that. I think it will be great by itself or over a nude lipstick. It has the slightest hint of mintyness and is super smooth!

Mineral Lipstick in Nicely Nude 

It's a nice shimmery pink shade but definitely isn't nude in my opinion. This was the first lipstick I bought from e.l.f. I really like it. Now I have a backup I guess ;) 

Natural Radiance Blusher in Bronze 

I am continually impressed with these Natural Radiance Blushers, (minus the ridiculous packaging)

This shade is soo pigmented and has tons of gold shimmer.

I don't think I will use this until summer but then it will great at bronzing my skin but also giving it a really nice summer glow.

Free gift, Brightening Eye Color quad in Nouveau Neutrals 

I got this as my free gift for referring 3 friends to e.l.f.

My very first purchase from e.l.f. included this same quad but in the colors Ethereal. I hated that one. I couldn't make it work for me so I gave it to my mom. The colors of this quad are bordering on identical.

The colors look nice... but I knew better.

The white and light tan colors are really sheer and chalky. It doesn't help that they are full of super chunky glitter.

The light rusty red shade is less chalky as is the greenish gray. But compared to my other e.l.f. shadows from the studio and mineral lines, these ones are really poor quality. Sorry e.l.f. I'm just not a fan.

Eye Crease Brush and Eyeliner Brush 

I'm really excited about the eye crease brush because it looks like a mini version of the blending brush and that brush is a superstar. The eyeliner brush is really hard. It's more than just stiff bristles, it kind of feels like there is a piece of plastic hiding in the bristles.... But I haven't used it yet, so maybe it will work well for application.

Well there is my itty bitty e.l.f. haul. I went on their website while writing this post to get the name of the nail polish I tried to order and saw that they have 50% off all lip products going on until 02/07/2011. I immediately went into a lip frenzy adding products to my cart, but once I looked through everything I picked out I realized I didn't really love anything in there and that I was being sucked in at the prospect of 50% off. So I closed the browser... Oh e.l.f. you sure know the way to my heart or should I say wallet!

I hope you are all having a fabulous week and I will talk to you real soon!

xoxo