Hydration from Within and Without From #Neocell

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I used to think that because I had oily skin, hydration was not a concern for me.  But, the more I learn, and as my skin ages, I realize that you can have dehydrated skin, no matter how much oil it produces!  For the last month, I've been treating my body and my skin with hydration from within, taking NeoCell's Glow Matrix, and also on top of the skin, using Neocell's Collagen Moisturizing Treatment Masque.

Golden October

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Today's Sunday Stamping challenge is to use a gold base or image in support of Childhood Cancer Awareness.  One of my favorite tones of gold is rose gold, and one of my favorite types of stamps is geometric patterns, so I put them together for today's nailart!

Geometric Color Blocking

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Time again for another installment of NCC Copycats! This month, we're recreating some of our fave manis done in the past by other NCC members.  Today's is a recreation of a geometric mani from A Little Polish.

Ageless Derma Oil Free Purifying Facial Cleanser Gel #agelessderma

Product provided for review.  All opinions are my own.

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How do you clean your face?  I never knew there were so many choices, but I'm having fun picking textures, scents, and systems that work for me - and may work for you. 

Carpe Noctem Purple Patchwork

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Can every month be geometric manis month?  I love all the different interpretations of this theme.  I found this nail art on Chickettes that I thought was so much fun, and decided to do my own version with some Carpe Noctem Cosmetics polishes.

Carpe Noctem Sapphire Abyss made my camera cry.  I know it looks like I covered my camera lens in Vaseline, a la Cybill Shepherd's Moonlighting days (Google it, young'uns!) but I didn't.  It's just so soft and shiny; it's so beautiful.

I applied some tape strips and did some freehand to make this patchwork of purples.  The light, orchid color is Carpe Noctem I'm A BIG F*cking Deal and the eggplant is Carpe Noctem Interstellar Towel.

I love how the white dots just make the whole mani look sharper and more defined. Except for that whole Vaseline thing.  Maybe it's time for a new camera?

I love how they're all purple, but so different!

Bottle shot: Carpe Noctem Sapphire Abyss, I'm A BIG F*cking Deal, and Interstellar Towel, and Sally Hansen White Tip.

Kinda makes me want to do an eyeshadow look with colors like these.  Would you?

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Tri-polish Challenge - Dance Legend Funky Flakies

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Have you tried Dance Legend yet?  They are a brand out of Russia, and I really like them.  This is the second time I've actually ordered directly from them.  It takes about two months to get the package from here all the way here to Florida, but if you're going to place a large order, it's free shipping.  Sometimes, it's just worth the wait to be able to get whatever colors I want.

This is one of their new flakies, Hedgehog In The Fog, a pale blue cream with milky-white flakies.  It really reminds me of Illamasqua Raindrops.  I have Raindrops, so I probably didn't need this, but I love flakies, I love blue, and I loved the name.  Pathetic, I know!

Final Fantasy is another new flakie in a purple base.  I love the blue and purple and pink flashing together!

I decided to create some angles and shapes with the green.  It's Dance Legend #67.. and it has a name, but they sent me the Russian version, and it's in Cyrillic!  So, it's just 67 now - a dark green base with green iridescent glitter.

All of the formulas were great, and worked just fine for this nail art - no tape required, just a small nail art brush for the green lines.

Flakie goodness!

Bottle shot:  Dance Legend Hedgehog In The Fog, Final Fantasy, and #67.

Would you order polish from another country, or just wait until it became available through a local stocklist?

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Revlon-a-palooza in Green

I really enjoyed spending last month focused on Indies, but I did miss some of my drugstore polishes!  I wrangled together some Revlon greens and a few other lovelies to swatch for you.  I know the bottle is so retro!  It's so iconic, though, I'm sure I would miss it if it changed.

Guest List.  Beautiful greyed green, very dusty and muted.  Lighter than a lot of the army greens I have - this might be a great transition color for someone looking to try greens, but not willing to wear a bright green.. just yet.

I took an opalescent topcoat by Julep called Melissa and played with it over Guest List.  I love creating illusions with topcoats.

Ocean.  One of those mermaid-ocean green/blues.  You can see the green shimmer, but it did photograph more blue than it looks in Real Life. 

I just doodled different hearts.  Maybe I'm feeling the Valentines' Day vibe, maybe I'm in love....

Invitation Only.  This is a similar finish to Ocean, but more emerald in color. 

I paired it with one of the hottest new glitters for Revlon so far this year - Heavenly.  Apparently, it's a pretty good dupe for a Deborah Lippman.  The square glitters are nothing new for Indies, but they're pretty unique for drugstore brands.  The iridescent glitters will look great over so many different colors!  This can be a little tricky for the novice to apply, I rolled and dabbed the glitter on to get full coverage.

Matte topcoat! Yum.

Jaded.  It's not white, really.  It's the palest green ever!  So delicate and lovely.  Not streaky, and pretty glossy even without topcoat. 

I really loved this design from Dressed Up Digits, so I decided to do a green version.  I used Revlon Emerald for the filled squares, and Revlon Bewitching Bordeaux for the open ones.  I'm pretty happy with this!

Emerald City.  Not to be confused with Emerald, this is a matte suede!  Love, love this look. 

I took Ocean and a small nail art brush and made some squiggly lines first. 

Then, I took Jaded and made some flowers.

Emerald City is still pretty, even with topcoat.

Is there a green here you'd like to wear?  Do you like floral nail art or geometric?  I can't decide!