A Then and Now Christmas Pt. 3

Hey lovers, it's the third and final day of A Then and Now Christmas :(.  I had a lot of fun this week with the challenge, I'm sad to see it end.  Very happy to share today's nails with you.   I've been looking forward to doing these since the first day of December lol....CHRISTMAS PRESENTS!!

The original design was done December 7, 2011.  You can check out that post here .  The first time around I stamped my the patterns, except for the thumb, and they didn't show up.   Didn't want that to happen again so I did all the designs freehand this time around.

I'm so in love with the way they came out.  I do want to punch my top coat in the face.  Some of my nails got smeared :(.  I showed my son my nails and he called dibs on the middle, ring and pinky nails lol, which are my favorites :).

Which one is your favorite?  Let me know in the comments ;)

Polishes Used:
Sephora It's Totally Karma
Wet n Wild Red Red
Revlon Spirit
Sinful Colors Envy
Revlon Black Magic
Nails Inc Covent Garden Market
Sally Hansen Gilty Pleasure
Sally Hansen Pacific Blue
Milani Jiffy Orange
Sally Hansen Pumping Iron
Urban Outfitters Silver Holo
Glequins
Sally Hansen Good to Grape

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A Then and Now Christmas Pt. 2

Hi there chicas! I know, another post already? But I'm now back on schedule for A Then and Now Christmas. It's day 2 and I'm bringing the holly jolly baby. Today's nails are all about the sweet treat of Christmas, candy canes!!!

The original design was posted December 12, 2011. What!?! Today will make exactly 2 years since I did those nails lol. You can see the post for that here.  I was really looking forward to taking a crack at this design again. There are a lot of things I did differently this time around. 

No candy cane, no peppermint swirl, no tiny beads and I did a pattern of candy cane kisses instead of one big smooch.  The beads were the first to get kicked off the mani. Ugh, I hated dealing with them in the first design. They bled when I put top coat on. Without top coat they fell off like a S.O.B. Wasn't going to deal with that this time, so I swapped it for dots. Much better in my opinion, what do you think?  I went with candy cane stripes because I plan on doing candy canes in another design. The kisses came out so delicious!! I don't know if I want to eat them or kiss them lol. I do think I need more work on my lips though. Maybe a Valentines Hugs and Kisses week would do me some good ;-)

Polishes Used:
O.P.I Die Another Day
Revlon Spirit
Sinful Colors Exotic Green
Models Own 25 Carat Gold
Revlon Black Magic
Sinful Colors Crystal Crushes Emerald Envy

Btw, how pretty is the Sinful Colors Crystal Crushes polish? I will definitely get a couple more colors.  Do you have any of them which shades?

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A Then and Now Christmas Pt. 1

Hey Loves!! No it's not Friday yet. I'm actually doing more than one post this week. For the official Starlett Approved Then & Now Christmas Edition. You should have read that like an announcer, with the echo and everything :). I was actually supposed to post this yesterday, but had too much fun this weekend and Sunday was stolen from me, aka I didn't do ANYTHING. Which worked out for the best. With extra time I was able to change my design and I love this one soooo much more!

The original manicure was done December 2011. You can check out the original post here. Wow that was 2 years ago, how time flies.

This time around I tried my hand at a Reindeer print rather than just one big head. I really really love it. It's so flippin' adorable, they're like little chocolate reindeers of yumminess. The Poinsettias came out very pretty too. I wish I could wear these longer and really enjoy them, blogger problems. 

Here's a list of polishes I used:

Wet n Wild 2% Milk
Sinful Colors Nirvana
Revlon Spirit
Wet n Wild Red Red
Gap Fireball
Sinful Colors Exotic Green
Models Own 25 Carat Gold 

Which design is your favorite, Then or Now? 

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Winter Wonderland

Hola Senoritas, What's up?  Did any of you see Frozen yet?  The fam and I went to see it Wednesday and ermagerd it's so amazing!  I'm completely obsessed with it, everyone should see it. It needs to hurry up and come out on Blu-Ray so I can watch it EVERYDAY haha. By complete coincidence my nails for today's post matched the wintery wonder of the movie.

I just love this time of year.  The colder weather, snow (if we ever get any in New York), cozy time with a cup of hot chocolate, the holidays, scarves and sweaters.  I just had to put that winter love into a nail design.

I really love how these came out.  It looks exactly as I thought in my head (that is not always the case lol).  Is it weird that my favorite design is the thumb? Lol, I can be so boring.  I wanted to do matte white polka dots on naked nails since I saw it on Marie of Pretty Project.

Which is your favorite nail? The snowy gradient, the snowflakes or the snowballs? :-D

Polishes Used:
Revlon Spirit
China Glaze Frostbite
All That Glitters Spotty Dottie Light
Finger Paints Santa's Magic
New York Color Matte Me Crazy

November Sahshe Box

Hey Babes!!  Sorry for the late post I was suffering from a Thanksgiving food coma lol.  I hope all my American followers had a beautiful Thanksgiving, I sure did (she said staring at her gut).
Todays' post is the first of a monthly series I'd like to start doing.  I'll be going through and  sort of reviewing the contents of my monthly beauty box from Sahshe.

Sahshe was founded by best friends Carron White and Ruth Fombrun, targeted for women of color.  It's $12 a month and I love it.  On its site they describe it as getting a birthday gift from your best girlfriend every month and IT IS!  I get so excited when my mailman hands it to me and I love their packaging, so cute!

Once a month my product junkie monster is appeased with sample items ranging from candles to curling creams.  This month was all about battling the cold and keeping your body and hair moisturized.  So let's see what I got.

The first thing I used was the Sienna Naturals Baobab Oil Moisturizing Hair and Body Shampoo, and I like it.  It has a light pretty rose water scent and it left my skin feeling soft and clean. 

Keeping with the soft and sexy skin theme the box also included the Sienna Naturals Baobab Oil Moisturizing Cream.  OMG this stuff, my skin just soaked it all in.  It left my skin soft and glowing, favorite combination ;-)

The next item was the Kiss My Face 4 in 1 moisture shave.  It was okay, I didn't think it was any more moisturizing than my usual shaving cream.  I do think it's perfect for sensitive skin and shaving those sensitive areas.

Last but not least was by far the thing I was MOST excited to try, Giovanni Tea Tree Triple Treat Invigorating Conditioner.  I've seen a few hair girls mention the Conditioner on YouTube and was looking forward to trying it.  I used it to co-wash my wash n'go and I loved it.  Lots of slip for easy detangling and the minty tingle during the scalp massage, so refreshing.  It's definitely on the list of hair product favs.

Each month there's a bonus item.  For November it was a cute orange makeup bag, that I'm using to hold the makeup I plan to use that day/night.  Makes my life so much easier having to bring all that makeup to the bathroom.
I hope you enjoyed this post.  I'm looking forward to doing more.  Can't wait to get my December box :-D If you're interested in subscribing to Sahshe here is the link!

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My Hair Journey

Hey loves! I hope you all had a good week.  I actually had a little me time, a mommy time out.  I saw a really good movie, The Best Man Holiday.  Did any of you see it?  I loved it, it will definitely become a holiday time staple right next to Love Actually :-) I can't believe the holidays are here, Thanksgiving is next week!! Where did the year go?  Anywoot, it's Friday and as you noticed by the title it's not a nail post...It's about my hair!

I mentioned to you last week that during my hiatus one of the things I spent my time focused on was my hair and getting it healthy.  To share my journey thus far with all of you I put together a little hair journey video.  I'm excited about it because I LOVE watching these types of videos, it kept me so motivated to put the work in for healthy hair.

I hope you enjoyed the video.  I mentioned in the video I watched YouTube videos that inspired me on my journey and I will link those ladies below.  I definitely plan on doing more hair posts, such as favorite products and my hair routine.

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The Beauties That Inspired Me
SunKissAlba
Mahogany Curls
Naptural85
NaturalNeiicey
MyNaturalSistas

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Hey There Loves!!

Hey there loves, it's been a long a#$ time.  Damn, that was some blogging break lol, but definitely needed.  During that time I focused on fitness, my healthy hair journey, skincare and of course my family :-) I've been missing this and all of you <3.  So starting today I will try to have at least one post for you a week,  every Friday.  Oh wait, it is Friday...let's get down to the good stuff.  I got some nail art for ya!

Today I have for you a sort of gothic cross pattern mani.  It's such a simple design but I love it so much.  I'm also LOVING the texture polish trend.  It's a really cool accent to any mani.  As a naturalista, we're not friends lol.  Finger detangling SUCKS with texture polish.  I have to take it off on wash days. 

Polishes Used:
Sinful Colors Go Go Girl
Revlon Black Magic
Sinful Colors This Is It
Sephora by OPI I Found A Pot Of Gold
Sally Hansen Lick-O-Rich

I'm really excited to be back!!  Look out for more nails, beauty and even hair posts ;-)

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