Naturally Nude...

This was right before I removed the polish. It had been on for about 4 days!

HAPPY FRIDAY everyone!! Today I wanted to talk briefly about my most favorite Nude nailposh. Nude seems to be sort of and "all the time" trend. Or at least it is for me. I love wear nude, whether its on my nails, my eyes, my lips or my feet!! I think nude beauty and fashion trends ( excluding some, lol, don't take the whole "nude" thing too far!) are fabulous, elegant and very classic. Nude, black, grey and navy are colors that are a must have in my closet and beauty drawer. What are your must have classic colors?

Anyways...

I have been seriously loving these two nail items! The main focus of this post is the Nude color, O.P.I. Samoan Sands. I am so in love with this! But, I also wanted to mention briefly the Sally Hansen "Hard as Nails" clear polish in Crystal Clear.

This polish has been my go-to nude color for quite a while now. I find it weird that I haven't really heard or seen too much hype on this color on blogs or youtube. But, that is all made up for on Pinterest, where I first found this little beauty. Every beautiful nail design used this color as the nude polish. I kept browsing Pinterest until I couldn't stand it anymore, I just had to have it. Simple-as-that. It was love at first application. For my skin tone this is the perfect nude to blend in with my skin tone. I really think that it will also look great on darker skin tones as well. I think that it will be more of a statement, which I wish it was on my nails, because it is just fabulous. The color has more pinkish undertones rather than a more sandy one. This is a perfect classic, no fuss polish. Especially if you work somewhere, where you are not supposed to wear polish! It will perfect your nails without being obvious. I just love it!

I just wanted to mention really quick how much I have been loving this polish also. I ran to wal-mart the other night because I wanted to do my nails, but I didn't have a top coat. Needless to say I couldn't find one there and this about the cheapest clear I could find. I wasn't expecting too much from it, but boy was I surprised. This is not a top coat. But I think that right now it works great as one. I don't own anything else from the "Hard as Nails" Line but I really want to now!! It did help harden my nails and it also helped my polish to last and stay shiny! I received very little chipping from this. It was much better than Seche Vite for me. So if you are in the market for a cheap top coat I would definitely recommend checking this one out first! I will be sure to let you know more about it the longer I use it!

What is your favorite nude polis? & do you own anything form the Sally Hansen "Hard as Nails" line? If so, what is your favorite color?

Thank you so much for stopping by!! If you have any question please feel free to ask!

xoxo,

Morgan

Patriotic 4th of July Nail Tutorial!

Last year I did something similar to this on 4th of July for my nails! I thought that this year I would keep it a little more simple and also share it with you guys!! It is super easy and you can make it your own. I am not very good at nail art and I am also really impatience when it comes to my nails. I always go for something more simple and elegant, but why not have a little fun and celebrate America :)

What I used...

O.P.I. Chip Skip

Seche Clear (Base Coat)

Seche Vite (Top Coat)

O.P.I. Red My Fortune Cookie

Essie Beyond Cozy

butter London Royal Navy

Sinful Colours Snow Me White

Nail Polish Remover

Q-Tip

Toothpick

I hope that you enjoyed this look and find it easy enough to try out!! If you do try it out I would love to see pictures! You can instagram them to me, tweet me a pic, or post it on my facebook!! I would love to know what you think about this nail tutorial!!

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XOXO,

Morgan

My Fall Nail Polish Favorites!!

The Polishes from left to right:

Essie: Topless & Barefoot, Case Study, Wicked, Little Brown Dress & Butter London: HRH, Royal Navy & OPI: Lincoln Park After Dark (not pictured)

Be sure to watch my video to get the full review!

Clarisonic: "Mia 2"

         Lately I have been having more trouble than usual with my acne. So, today I was thinking about what my next trial product would be to use to get rid of my acne and I thought why not do a blog post on my Clarisonic.

"Pink Mia 2"

First off, I wanted to say that I am not a dermatologist in anyway, nor am I trying to be one. (lol) But I just wanted to share how much I love my clarisonic with you guys! I have struggled with acne since I first became a teen, but the past two years have been significantly different. Two years ago my acne became really, REALLY, bad. I went to a dermatologist to try to find a cure. They put me on acne medication that worked great. After a year I decided that I couldn’t be that bad, so I stopped taking it. Needless to say, IT IS THAT BAD:( So for the past three months I have tried many different systems and cleansers trying to find one that works for me. None of them do. So I have an appointment with a different dermatologist in October and hopefully they will be able to help me. 

Now, this isn’t one of those remarkable stories where I am going to tell you that the Clarisonic completely cleared my acne because it didn’t. But, after using this gadget since this past Christmas and a little before, I can honestly say that I love it! My Mia makes my face feel so clean! I know they are expensive, but to me, it is absolutely, positively, completely worth the money! This is like a mini at-home facial that is easy to use and takes minimal time. In all honesty, after using my Clarisonic, washing my face with my hands seems to leave my face dirty and oily. There is NOTHING like the feeling that this will leave on your skin. I have really oily skin and this makes it feel amazing. My skins does not feel oily at all, it is not dry, it feels tight, and really clean. I love it. I recommend this to anyone. It cleans deep into the skin to help remove any little trace of makeup or dirt. It can prevent acne caused by trapped dirt in pores, but I wouldn't say that it will clear hormonal acne or anything like that.

The only problem that I have discovered with the Clarisonic is that sometimes, if my acne is really bad and I use it morning and night day after day, my skin an become a little sensitive and burn. That’s the only problem though.

Some important facts about the Clarisonic that I didn’t know for a long time are: 

1.) Even if you are using cleanser on your brush and/or face every time you use it, it is still      important to use soap to wash the brush in between washing your face. Bacteria can be on the brush and then applied back to the face. I use scent free soap or sometimes my cleanser, just something to clean the brush.

2.) Also, it is very important to replace your brush head after three months!

Acne Head Brush
My nail color is OPI : Lincoln Park After Dark

I recently purchased the “Acne Head” for my Clarisonic. I have not seen a significant difference in my face since the change. This brush is softer than the normal one and is more gentle on my skin and  problem areas.

I have found that I need to wash my face using my hands first to remove all of my makeup and then use my Clarisonic to clean deep into my pores!

I purchased my Mia 2 Clarisonic at Nordstrom 

P.S. - If you have found any Acne Cleansing Systems or spot treatment (anything that has helped you with acne), please leave a comment for me telling me what it is so I can try it out!

Thanks for reading!

xoxo, 

Morgan