BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

HEY!

First thing, SORRY I have been gone! My Internet had been down for weeks and it has been a disaster. Not the first time this has happened and it wont be the last. Working on getting it fixed but I am having problems with our Internet company. They are estimating it will be fixed in the spring but for now we are in the clear. Fingers crossed!  I just wanted to clear that up. Now lets talk fun stuff.

ManiMonday by LMA GIVEAWAY

January 19th is the blogs first birthday! In honor of this I will be doing a great giveaway.

One lucky person will win 7 great prizes! I have purchased all of these prizes myself as a THANK YOU to anyone and everyone who supports the blog! I never ever thought I would been here if you asked me years ago. I thought I would be teaching my entire life. This is something I have always wanted to do. I'm so blessed my life has taken me down this crazy path! Being sick has been one of the hardest things I have EVER had to deal with but I have had SO many blessings along the way! I would never trade it for the world because it got me here... doing what I love! See, being a beauty school drop out isn't all that bad! HEHE!

 (ps. I had to drop out because I broke my wrist twice and had to have surgery. It was the start of me getting sick)

Tomorrow will be the start of the giveaway! I will post the rules as well as photos of all the prizes here and on social media! Everyone is welcome to participate!!

PLEASE share the giveaway with friends and family!

xoxo,

LMA

Soul Sunday

Dear Jesus | Page 29

xoxo,

LMA

Office Update: #2

Hello Loves, 

I wanted to give you all an office update today! SO, this is what the room looks like! Everything is up except one picture frame! The reason WHY the picture frame isn't up is because when I got home from buying them all....... ONE frame was BROKEN! HOOWWW FRUSTRATING! I am SO happy with how it has turned out so far. I'm going to be adding more gold dots to the wall as well as cleaning and buying new office supplies for my desk. Sorry this is taking so long but I am trying to do this all on a budget! Plus, stuff just keeps going wrong! Hope you all have a lovely day! 

xoxo,

LMA

ManiMonday

Happy Monday

OPI | Congeniality is My Middle Name

xoxo,

LMA

Long Hair, Don't Care: My Winter Hair Care Routine

All my ladies with the dry winter hair raise your hand!

So like most people I get super dry hair and scalp in the winter months. These are a few items I use to keep my hair looking healthy and shiny.

 Lush's BIG shampoo.

 Bed Head Recovery Conditioner

It's a 10 Miracle Leave-in Product

It's a 10 Silk Express



I hope you found this helpful! If you have any questions about how I use any of these products please feel free to leave me a comment! What products do you use during the cold winter months? Tell me in the comments below!
I love new products!


xoxo,
LMA

Pink Of Hearts

Hey Dolls

So today is a review of the OPI's Pink Of Hearts 2013 Nail duo. 

In this kit you get a glitter polish called "More than glimmer. This glitter polish is a limited edition for breast cancer awareness month. Not only is it limited but its also a MATTE GLITTER! Sayyyy WHAT!? Yes, a matte glitter! You also get the polish "Pink-ing of you". PLUS! Yes, more.. You get free crystal and pink ribbon decals. If you follow me on Instagram I had posted a picture saying that I wanted this really bad! I was soooo excited when I was at the beauty supply store looking for a new hair product and found it!
So lets just jump right into it! 

This is just MORE THAN A GLIMMER on clean nails. One has a top coat and the other does NOT. You cant really tell the difference. I have to say, I was really impressed with the glitter itself! I love that they used silver, pink, and teal glitter together. I also love that they used different sized glitter. I applied 4 coats to achieve this look.  I'm VERY impressed OPI! 

So PINK-ING OF YOU was way more work! This color is very sheer nail polish. I applied 3 coats to achieve this look but wanted more! I do like the color but I don't see myself grabbing for this polish often. 

I do REALLY like the combination of the pink and glitter! OMG its like my all time favorite party nails! I swear I wish I had this glitter a long time ago! I know a lot of people are into sparkle, sequins, glitter,  and gold dots right now! I happen to be one of those girls! I'm like a bass fish, I go to anything that is shiny! This is the ultimate party girl nail! I could see myself wearing this for a bachelorette party, a kids party, or a girls night out! I would also wearing the glitter over BLACK polish  for New Years! OMG! SOOO SMART! Sorry, just had a moment! Or a white polish with the glitter would look very nice! It has lots of color in the glitter so it would stand out! Or a silver! That might look nice! Me, I'm going to apply it over anything!  The only thing I wasn't very happy about was the pink ribbon. It is almost the same color as the nail polish! Impossible to see if you put it on with this pink color. I did have it on in the picture above.

 Leave me a comment if you can spot it! 

You can find this PINK OF HEARTS 2013 DUO SET at your local Ulta or online at Ulta by clicking  here .

XOXO

LMA

Easy at Home Nail Art

Hey y'all,

I just wanted to share an easy at home nail tutorial that everyone should be able to complete on their own nails. 

What you need:

Nail polish 

top coat

gold or silver permanent marker (I got mine here)

Directions

1.Paint nails with 2 coats of the desired polish

2. Let the nails completely dry

3. Take silver or gold permanent marker and place a small dot on the nail by just touching the point of the marker to the nail and lifting it right back up. Make sure to keep the marker straight up and not leaning to one side. 

4. Continue to make many dots on each nail

5. Once you have finished applying dots to each nails let them sit and dry for a couple minutes

6. Apply top coat and allow appropriate dry time 

I really love how mine come out! They are easy, cute, and they are on point with the gold/silver polka dot trend! 

I will be continuing with more permanent marker nail art next week! 

xoxoxo

LMA

ManiMonday

Happy ManiMonday!!

Two coats butter LONDON Teddy Girl

+

One coat of jenna hipp After Party

Office inspiration? I think so! 

XOXO,

LMA

Man-E-Cure

Happy Mani Monday Dolls,


Today I am going to show you how to give a very easy Man-e-cure to any man in your life. This would be a great gift for someone who doesn't have a lot of money to spend on a birthday gift, Father's day gift, or an anniversary gift! This is also a great surprise for any hardworking man in your life! I mean, the list goes on and on!!

First lets gather up all the supplies you need.

1. bowl   2. soap   3. nail clippers   4 .nail file   5.cuticle pusher  

 6. cuticle clippers (optional)   7. cuticle oil   

 8 .nail brush   9. lotion   10. a towel (not pictured until later)  

 11. tap water 

and obviously a clean level surface to work on with chairs.

 I chose to do this Man-E-Cure on my kitchen island. 

BEFORE

Lets get started

1. Add soap to clean bowl

2. Add warm water in bowl and place a towel underneath

 3. Soak the first hand that you are going to work on for a couple minutes

4. Clean dirt from under nails

LOOK HOW MUCH BETTER THAT LOOKS

5. Push back cuticles with cuticle pusher & clip cuticles (optional)

   6. Trim nails & file

 7. Brush nails & underneath nails to remove any dirt and oil.

NOW REPEAT WITH OTHER HAND!

                 8. Massage hands & add cuticle oil if desired                                

 AFTER

xoxo,

LMA

P.S. Check out Jenna Hipp What's hot now collection available for a limited time at Costco!  Jenna Hipp is a green celebrity nail stylist that wanted to make the best eco friendly nail polish.  This collection features 12 mini nail lacquers and a cute nail file! I ordered mine a couple days ago and I cant wait for it to arrive!!!! All of the colors look AMAZING. Once I receive mine in the mail I will be doing a full first impressions review!! 

OPI: Gargantuan Green Grape

DOLLS!!

When I say I'm obsessed..I mean I'M OBSESSED with OPI's Gargantuan green grape! This is by far my new favorite color! Its unlike any other Essie or OPI I own. Its like a vivid almost neon light green. It looks awesome with a golden tan. I really like the effect I get from 3 layers. Its a little sheer when it first goes on but it can totally be built up to look more opaque. If you are in the market for a new summer nail color I HIGHLY suggest you pick this one up!!

I got this bracelet set from ALDO.

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xoxo,

LMA

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