MORE WEEKEND SWATCHES

I have just a few more swatches to share with you all from weekend of nail painting. You all might remember my Dollar Tree find from a month or two ago, where I found Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Night Lights. It was the one that sorta looked like a My Private Jet dupe - sorta. When I did a swatch of it then, it was very sheer - bummer man! So I thought I might try it over a silver base and see what it looked like. I used Sally Hansen Salon - Sterling. This is another SH Salon that didn't disappoint. No application issues and it only took two coats.

Not a bad silver polish, eh? Next came the real test, would SH Xtreme Wear - Night Lights look good over this? I applied two coats of Night Lights over Sterling.

Left blurry to show the (or lack there of, at least on my nails) holo glittery-ness.

Again, I am underwhelmed with Night Lights. Is it just me? Am I just expecting this polish to be more than it is? Was silver the wrong base color to use with this?

I think the only thing left for me to do with this is to franken Night Lights into what it SHOULD be! Any tips/ideas/comments on what you all should think I should franken Night Lights with, please let me know in the comments section :)

KONI - THANKS COLETTE!

Colette from My Simple Pleasures coined the name "koni" for Konadicure and I think it's perfect - plus it's much shorter and faster to type :) So from now on I will be using this word to describe any Konading I do in the future. Great job on the word Colette :)

This is a koni I did last night. On my last Trans Design order I finally got New York Summer - Amaranth. A beautiful bright green with a jelly finish. This color did not disappoint! And it is really cheap too, it was $1.49! I thought the polish applied really well. It went on sheer for the first coat but was opaque by the second one. I would have added a third coat if I was to wear this alone, but since I knew I was going to Koni it, I didn't. I thought it was a pretty good polish for only a buck fifty.

I also ordered another New York Summer color called Dollar Bill. It's green too and I really just liked the name. Reminds me of Dolla Bill from the movie The Players Club. Bernie Mac played Dolla Bill and I think he really stole the show in that one! I used to quote many a line from him. Such a great comedian lost way before his time. Anyway, that used to be my favorite movie and the soundtrack used to be playing in my car like 24-7 - lol! I haven't tried this color out yet, but I will soon! I will have to Koni something with that color that goes with the movie, like maybe putting a little stripper pole on each nail or something - lmao! I know, I play too much :)

WHAT I USED:

Not shown: Konad Special Polish in White

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE:

This patten kind of reminds me of the handkerchief pattern, you know the one I'm talking about? It is usually red and white or navy and white. I really like this when I got done with it.

What do you guys think?

And does anyone else remember Dolla Bill from the Players Club?

HOT TO TROT

As promised yesterday I said I was gonna Konad the old feets.

The base coat was another of the Super Star nail polishes I purchased. This one is Fierce Fuchsia. A blindingly bright neon pink - just my kinda color!! And since my KSP in white worked so well on my fingers I used it on my toes too. I am so-so about this. I think it would of looked 100 times better if I would have inverted the colors (paint my toes white and stamp the hot pink). I did have a little smudging on a couple of toes, but I blame that on me. After clipping and painting Dinky's nails, then my nails, when I finally got to my feet I was just ready to be done, and I rushed the top coat. However, it was really minimal and not noticeable except in the pictures.

So what do you all think about the konaded feets?

MY BEST KONAD YET!!

I love my nails!! I am sooooo in love with this that I am thinking of making it my manicure for when I head to Las Vegas since I won't have time to do my nails while I am away.

The base I used Misa - Blue Over A Boy. When this color first arrived, I thought "I ordered THAT?", but after I put it on I see why I did get this. BOAB is such a wonderful shade of blue! I then used the Houndstooth pattern on my konad plate and I tried to use one of my regular white nail polishes and it just wouldn't pick up the color quite like the Konad Special Paint does, so I ended up using the KSP white and thought I would just have to be really careful about the streaks. The white however didn't seem to have the same smudge problems like the Black KSP does. Anyway I have gotten several compliments on these nails and I couldn't be happier with them!

So tell me what you think - is this hot or not?

SMOOTH AWAY REVIEW

I am sure you all have seen the infomercial on tv for this product, I know I have about 50 times. Well today I am going to tell you all what I think of this product. I recently was chosen through FuelMyBlog if I would like to test any products. I selected yes, that I would. About a month later I rec'd an email that I was chosen to do a review of Smooth Away. After seeing all the commercials on tv about this product I was really excited. I was going to get to see if this "really works" without having to spend any money to find out, great right? Before I start this review I would like you all to know that this is a completely unbiased review - if I give this product a good review it is because I really liked it, not because I tried the product for free. With that said, on to the review.

My testing package came with all you see below:

The kit comes with:

• 1 Large Paddle
• 1 Small Paddle
• 4 Micro-crystalline replacement pads for each
• 1 Carrying Case

The large pads are recommended that you use them for legs and arms and the small pads are to be used for your face, fingers and toes.

This product retails for $9.99 and is available at CVS, Rite Aid, Sally Beauty, Walgreens, Walmart, and other fine retailers.



My kit also came with Hair Inhibitor Moisturizer. The information I have on this product says that it contains active ingredients that are shown to reduce the amount of hair re-growth and weaken its quality. The natural active extract, Telocapil, is derived from the Myrica cerifera L. plant and know to day by its elements, Butylene Glycol, Water and Dihydromyricetin.
This product retails for $7.99 and it available at CVS, Rite Aid, Sally Beauty, Walgreens, Walmart, and other fine retailers.

For more information on these products and to purchase please visit the Smooth Away website here.



I received this product about a week ago, and for the last week I have been letting my leg hair grow out. After a weeks worth of growth it was long enough to give it a go. I used this product in the living room while watching tv. I used the large paddle and the large pad. The pads come like a big sticker, you peel the backing off of the pad and stick it to the paddle. It says go in a clockwise motion and do three circles, then do three circles in a counter clockwise motion. I had to do this several times to get a clear area. Once I got the hang of it, which didn't take long, I was really swirling that that pink paddle over my leg. After about 5 minutes of this, I felt my legs and they were very smooth, however upon closer inspection I could still see some long hairs. These little "soft" hairs were still there. When using this product you really need to use both touch and sight to make sure you get all the hair, because while you legs may feel smooth you could have missed some of the hair like I did. I used the product another 3-4 minutes on that leg just to make sure I had removed all the hair. (Please note I used this product from the knee down). Next I moved on to the next leg. After using the paddle for about 2 minutes I just didn't seem to be removing the same amount of hair. I figured I had used up the first pad, so I removed it and put a fresh one on. I proceeded the same as the first leg. It says while using this product your skin will appear white or gray, that is from the exfoliating that you are doing as well as removing your hair. My legs were definitely white, lol! The last step you do is apply the hair growth inhibitor lotion.

What I liked:

• I was able to use this in the living room while watching tv, no water required.
• How easy it was to use.
• The smell of the lotion was very nice. A coconut scent, which is one of my favorite smells.
• How smooth my legs felt when I was finished.
• The price seems pretty affordable, an amount I would spend for something like this.

What I didn't like:

• The large pad lasting enough to only do one leg, from the knee down.
• My hand was a little tired by the time I was getting done with the second leg.

I would definitely use this product again, but I am not ready to throw out my razors! I think this is a good product to have along with razors. I could see using this in the summer time for a quick shave before hitting the pool, without having to jump in the shower first. I can easily say that I would recommend this product for you ladies.

Now, if anyone has tried this product I would really love to hear what you think of it.

Have you seen the commercials for this?

Do any of you all think you might try this out?

And lastly, what did you think of my product review skills? Anything I left out that you would like to know about? Please let me know gals, I look forward to reading your comments :)

OPI DESIGNER SERIES

After seeing OPI Designer Series (just a fancy name so they can charge more) in Extravagance, I had to get it. Last night I decided to paint my nails with Extravagance. This color is really. . . nice. OPI isn't my favorite brand of nail polish, as I have said before, but I didn't let that stop me from paying the extra money to get this color. I don't know if my nails are just really small or what, but I have the hardest time using OPI's brushes. They are just too wide for my nails. Painting my pinky nail is like a circus side show. I like this color, but I don't think it really is worth the $12.50!!!!!! I paid at Beauty Brands. And really I only went ahead and did that because they had a special going, if you spend $17 in OPI products, you got a free base coat/top coat. So I picked out Eiffel for This Color to put me over the $17. I am sure you have all seen pictures of this color, but I bet you haven't seen it on my nails yet, so here ya go!

I really want to hear what you all think about OPI designers series.

Do you really think it is worth the extra money?