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Julep : 9 to 5 Girl

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Becoming a Julep Maven gives you exclusive access to COLOR. Each month we hand-pick trendsetting new nail colors, cult faves and cutting-edge beauty products that are just right for you. Commitment shy? No problem. YOU decide how often to receive your Julep Maven box, and you can cancel at any time.

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Quoted from website: www.julep.com

#maniMondayJulep Maven Box

Bombshell Box - December 2012

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Becoming a Julep Maven gives you exclusive access to COLOR. Each month we hand-pick trendsetting new nail colors, cult faves and cutting-edge beauty products that are just right for you. Commitment shy? No problem. YOU decide how often to receive your Julep Maven box, and you can cancel at any time.

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Quoted from website: www.julep.com

#maniMonday Julep Maven Box : Intro Bombshell Box

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Becoming a Julep Maven gives you exclusive access to COLOR. Each month we hand-pick trendsetting new nail colors, cult faves and cutting-edge beauty products that are just right for you. Commitment shy? No problem. YOU decide how often to receive your Julep Maven box, and you can cancel at any time.

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Quoted from website: www.julep.com

Julep Holiday Gift Guide 2012 - Gift Sets

Guest Blogger Post - Spellbound Nails : Reincarnate Old Eyeshadow

Meet Ashley from Spellbound Nails - Guest Blogger

Broadway Nails - Impress Press-On Manicure

A quick demonstration on the Broadway Nails - Impress Press-On Manicure. I absolutely love this product, which I honestly didn't think I would. They are very quick and easy to apply and last up to a week. When taking them off they don't leave any residue on your nails nor do they damage your nails. Broadway Nails offers a variety of designs to choose from and I have come across several coupons.

Pretty toes....pedicure

I absolutely love pedicures, but one of my good friends refuses to go to any nail salon, as she thinks her foot is going to get crusted over and fall off from a fungus she happened to catch from the nail salon's foot bath.  I always just laugh at her, since I've been going for years, have visited numerous of salons and my two feet are still in tack. [knock on wood.]

I've heard the horror stories of people getting staph infections and viruses and I usually go to a regular salon here in Atlanta, but one night last month it was raining and traffic was terrible, so I decided to go to a new salon by the studio.  It was not a good experience...I never got fungus or anything like that, but the place itself didn't seem super clean nor were the employees caring and nice.  I remember walking out of there, thinking I will never ever go back there.

Last night on was on the Barnes and Noble site browsing around beauty book and at the bottom they have the section, "customers who bought this bought..." and there was a book called "Death by Pedicure".  Not only did the cover kind of look creepy, but reading the table of contents makes me never want to visit a salon again...especially the last one I visited.

So this got me searching youtube videos, and I found this undercover news report. Umm, my conclusion, yuck. ewww.

Swatch And Learn : Nail Art

As I mentioned on my last video, nail art is not my fortay nor do my stubby nails have much of a canvas to do nail art on...so I want to introduce an amazing nail artist, I came across on Beautylish.  Her name is Mary and her site is Swatch and Learn.  Swatch and Learn was started in 2010 and blossomed from Mary's passion of colors and nail polish. As soon as I came across her pictures, I knew I had to write a blog featuring her.  I just instantly fell in love with her cute characters and variety of designs.  You can find Mary on twitter as well @SwatchAndLearn.

Here are a few examples of her adorable nail art...
Photos © Swatch and Learn

          

She also just announced a giveaway, that you ladies should definitely enter.  She is giving away 4 different bottles of nail polish coats and a strengthener....including:

    • Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat
    • Seche Base Ridge Filling Base Coat
    • Seche Clear Crystal Clear Base Coat
    • Seche Plus Fortified Strengthener

  

 If you are not familiar with Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat feel free to check out her review here.

 I appreciate you, Mary letting me feature your nail art on my blog....big thanks!!