Revlon Nail Art Review

I went out to do some last minute Christmas shopping for a few girlfriends at work and came across Revlon Nail Art Moon Candy.
There are SO many different shades in this range and they're all super adorable.

I instantly fell in love with Moon Dust. I ended up choosing Eclipse for myself, and Satellite for my friend. I picked up Eclipse because originally I didn't think that Moon Dust would be very Christmassy or seasonal, but looking at it again on the website, I'm realizing it's probably more seasonal than the one I chose. It's almost icy looking.
I'll definitely be picking it up after Christmas.
There are so many shades in this collection, although the store I was at didn't have many left in stock. They were on two for $14.00 or $8.99 each, so either buying just one or springing for two, they're at an excellent price point for stocking stuffers. You are getting two nail polishes for the price of one after all!

Revlon is also carrying the same style packaging for other ranges- solids with white base coats so the colours are very vibrant. And Duo's which also come in a lot of nice colours.

I really like how the brush in one colour is smaller than the other, so you can do detail work and even ombre your nails with a base coat of one colour and and ombre effect with the other colour.

These were a really nice little find, and I'll definitely be checking them out again once Christmas is all said and done and the shops settle down a bit.

This has nothing to do with beauty.

I'm genuinely tired of this sinking feeling I'm experiencing where I'm constantly drowning in doubt and self-consciousness and fear.

My insecurities are eating me alive.

At this point, I feel so defeated from all the blows to my self worth that I'm starting to believe I really am worth nothing, and that there's no use in trying anymore.

I'll never be anything but what I am and I've learned in the last 15 months that that's not good enough.
I've dealt with a lot this past year and I'm starting to feel very worn out and worthless. All my efforts seem to be pointless.

To question that my love and say that it's not love hurts so much worse than anyone could imagine.
If it wasn't love, I would not have been able to stick it out just in HOPES that someday, in some freak accident, things might be good and we would just end up happy.

My hope will be what does me in in the end. I'm sure of that.

I haven't overreacted on purpose, my hearts been hurt over and over. And when I think of all the times I was blind and believed things were something other than what they were, it plagues me and I end up with a wandering mind, jumping to conclusions and assuming the worst because its all Ive known in dribs and drabs the last year and a bit.

I truly believe the worst emotional pain is feeling like you love someone more than they love you. Like there is a break in emotional commitment. Not monogamous commitment, emotional.
It's rough when you're on such shaky ground with the one person you need as your rock. It's sadly ironic. And heartbreaking.

I'm always self sabotaging.

Deep down inside I know I just believe I don't deserve happiness, and in turn I try twice as hard to please everyone around me. One person in particular more than anyone else, ever.

I hate feeling like we are two totally different people now. And that the end is inevitable. I've held on now for seven years through all the hard things so that I could experience all the good things. And there have been a lot. Nothing has ever made me laugh or smile as much.

I guess that's why feeling all these things is what makes this so much harder.

What am I going to do now.

Wednesday

Meh. One of those days.

Monday

There is a puppy running around in the apartment upstairs, and it makes me want my puppy so bad. It's ridiculous how much I miss her when I'm not with her.
When I'm home we don't leave each others sides. /lame.


Well the tree made it through the night. No bulbs knocked off, and the tree wasn't knocked over. So that's a bonus.
I love this time of year. It feels so cozy with the lights on the tree and in the windows. I wish they could be left up all year, but then it wouldn't feel so different when Christmastime came around.
Blah blah blah I just keep going on and on about Christmas.


So I've been looking all over for the Holidaze Sally Hansen Salon Effects, to no avail. I've heard of a few places that have carried them since late November, but every time I've gone to check, they've been sold out.I managed to find one package of them about a week ago but it was the least Christmassy set and I really wasn't a fan of the design.
Also, as a side note, trying to navigate the Sally Hansen website is horrendous. It's really poorly done considering they're such a large company.
That being said I still love Sally Hansen, and it is the nail polish I use the most. Its very reasonably priced and I've found that it actually lasts significantly longer than other brands I've tried.
X-Treme wear seems to be my go-to at least 75% of the time. Nice variety of colours, too.

Essie is another brand I've become interested in recently. It's a little more expensive but their colours are GORGEOUS. Currently dying to buy Leading Lady (a deep sparkly red shade) and Golden Nuggets (a sheer varnish with gold bits).
I've been thinking it would be nice to layer Gold Nuggets over Leading Lady for a really sweet holiday nail. Something simple but cute.

I'm looking for a really nice deep/dark green shade, too. Maybe like a hunter green. I was expecting one to be released for the Winter Collection, but they've only released blues, reds (Leading Lady being one of them), and a silver. Still nice, but not green. Sadface.
I think the closest I'll be coming to the colour I've got in my head is Crocadilly, from the Repstyle collection.
I guess it would be a bit too obvious a choice to throw in a green shade with reds and silvers for a winter collection.


Aaaaanyway, I've rambled about nail polishes for a long while now.
Hopefully by the end of the week I'll have had a chance to get out to some stores and find some shades I can write a little about. I have a work Christmas party this weekend coming, so I'd like to find a nice colour (or a few to choose from) to wear for that. 

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Sunday

Only a short blog tonight.
I went to Shoppers again tonight, and came across a little set of 12 nail polishes done up in sets made by Quo by OPI. The colours are pretty varied and were a nice selection of neutral shades and brights. I've used OPI in the past, it was a Kardashian Kollection colour. I paid over $11 for it and it chipped a few hours after I applied it. I'm not sure if it was just because of the fact it was a glitter, but I was really disappointed.
I've only heard good things about standard finish OPI varnishes though, so I might pick them up to try them. They're mini's so at least if I didn't like them I wouldn't have a lot of excess to get rid of.


I'm watching Big Bang Theory now with Nick.
We spent the evening watching the new batman movie and I put up the tree and decorated it. Only with the shatter proof bulbs yet though, just to see how the cats react.
Fingers crossed they don't destroy it over night.
We also had hot chocolate, and watched the (cartoon) Grinch. Loves it. :)

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Saturday

This work week was 6 days long, but the pay off is that I have a three day long weekend.

It's got its advantages and disadvantages. It's nice to have the time off, but Nick works all weekend, so my weekends off usually end up being incredibly uneventful.

I digress.

I spent the whole morning and afternoon decorating for Christmas. There are still a lot of things to go up because my family has a ridiculous amount of Christmas decorations they've collected over the years.

Note! The tree isn't finished yet, we ran out of ribbon-y stuff. But you get the general idea.

Pixie's( my dog) stocking sticks out like a sore thumb amongst the traditional stockings, but I couldn't not get it for her. It was so fitting.

This is the banister. I know it's totally under exposed, but I really liked the how the lighting showed off the Christmas lights, and it looked so horrible with the flash on.

Also, my parents went out this afternoon briefly and came home with this for Pix.
I'd mentioned I'd seen it out at the drug store last week and they picked the last one up form the store by my house. She loves it, and its hilarious to see her trying to drag it across the livingroom.

Tonight I dropped into Lawtons, and found out they carry NYX make-up.
I've never used it myself, and didn't even think it was available in Canada. I've seen on some blogs that it's a decent product line so I was excited when I saw it on the shelf.
I'm definitely going to be picking some up after Christmas to try out. It was reasonably priced and they have such a pretty range of palettes.

I also came across the new CK perfume for Women at Shoppers tonight. 
I LOVE it. Its fruity and floral. Super pretty scent, and I love the packaging.
They've also got a Men's fragrance out, too. It was okay, but I definitely preferred the Women's to the Men's.

Anyway all in all it was a pretty low key day. Glad I came across those few gems though.
It's always nice to find things you weren't expecting to find.

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Day one

Ooo. First Blog post.
Firstly, if it wasn't for this video Zoella & Sprinkleofglitter made, I would have been totally lost. So many helpful hints and tips. Love these girls, I'm so glad they made this. I've been following them both for a long while, so it means a lot to get this kind of feedback from two awesome vlog/bloggers :)

I'm finally motivated enough to follow through with making an actual blog.
I guess I've been wanting to do it for a while and just haven't thought I was capable of doing it.
I'm still brand new to this, but it all takes time and everyone's got to start somewhere!

If anyone actually happens to stumble across this and has any feedback or constructive crisitism, feel free to have at it and let me know what you think!
As time goes on and I get used to this whole deal, I'll be posting more legitimate blogs. One day at a time, I'm excited to get started :)

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