Purple Watermarbles

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I love watermarbles, but I have the worst time with them.  And worse than trying to create the pattern in the water, is trying to get them cleaned up after I get them on my nails.  Now, I just make watermarble decals!

Purple, Sparkly and Swirled

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Still no official theme for today's Sunday Stamping challenge.  So, I'm doing my own thing.

Purple Roses

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Time for another purple nailart!  Today's look has a purple to purple gradient, with stamping in purple! I think it fits the challenge...

On Purple Clouds

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Time for another week of this month's NCC Challenge - Purple.  I should be on tenterhooks waiting for your reaction, but I can't help it.. I'm on clouds.  Cloud nailart, that is.

Royal Purple Swirls

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It's a new year, and a new banner for the NCC! Pretty foil rainbows.  Seems appropriate that the first monthly theme be a rainbow color, too - purple!

Purple Creme, Sparkle, and Stamp

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Time for the next monochromatic mani!  Last week, I had the blues.  This week, I'm in a purple haze...

Wow'ed by Wu for Lancome?

Ageless Derma Foundation is a Press Sample.  All other products purchased by me.

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I have an addiction to palettes, especially shadow palettes that also have a little color for the face.  When I saw this Jason Wu for Lancome palette, with the neutrals on one side, color on the other, and a blush and bronzer, I had to get it!

Blocking out Digital Pickpockets with #BLOCKIT

Press Sample.  All opinions are my own.

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On Saturdays, I sometimes like to stretch the boundaries of my little blog and review something a little different.  When I was offered the opportunity to review these Credit Card RFID scan blockers, I couldn't resist - after all, without my credit cards, it would make buying all that lovely makeup and nail polish so much harder!

Sunday Stamping - All Knotted Up

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Today's Sunday Stamping challenge was to use a plate that ended with a letter between A-M.  Luckily, I have an M plate! I do enjoy these more open-ended challenges sometimes - there's so much room for creativity.. though, I just did a plain color and stamp today.

Purplicious Look for Face and Nails

Some press samples; some purchased by me

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These days, it seems like I am all about the purples!  I've re-discovered some old favorites and incorporated some new loves into this total purple look!

Pastel Pink and Powerful Purple

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Today's Sunday Stamping challenge was to pair a pastel with a neon.  A true neon purple is hard to come by, but I like the violet purple from the Saved By The Bell Wet 'n Wild collection, and I paired it with a pastel pink stamping polish.

Holo in a Dotted Frame

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For the third installment of the 3rd Anniversary copycat challenge, I chose a simple, but fun purple dotted frame mani from A Girl And Her Polish!

My Alter Ego Sneaks A Stamp..

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Today's Sunday Stamping challenge was a choice, and mine was to let my 'Alter Ego' take a crack at stamping and do something that I wouldn't normally do.  I didn't go too crazy, but this definitely isn't something I reach for that often!

Love Actions

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When I was thinking about today's challenge, Love Letters, I kept coming back to the idea of actions being stronger than words.  The love 'letters' I'm going to show you are the letters I create with nail polish for some of the people I love.

Love that color!

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Today's challenge is about the color I love.  Well, my favorite color is midnight blue, but it's hard to find a perfect midnight blue polish that doesn't go too black.  Plus, it doesn't really say 'Valentine's' to me.  So, I picked my husband's favorite color, purple.

Blue and Purple Quatrefoil Wallpaper

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I'm working on my third 'wallpaper' pattern for the NCC challenge this month.  I've seen a few nail artists do different versions of this Quatrefoil pattern, and I thought it would make a neat pattern to try as wallpaper.

I started with Azature Blue, an unbelievably sparkly, gorgeous medium bright blue. 

Neocell - The Tastiest Biotin Ever!

Product provided for review.  All opinions are my own.

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Maybe you've heard my vitamin horror story before.  I used to take a lot of them.. now, not so much.  I know that Biotin is a great vitamin to take for healthier nails, hair, and even skin, and I've found a way that I can enjoy taking it!

The Clean I Didn't Expect With Michael Todd True Organics Soniclear!

Product provided for review.  All opinions are my own.

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Before I get started, you should know that I am an idiot.  In the picture above, the Soniclear is facing the wrong way in the charger.  Just thought I should get that out of the way.  If you buy this machine, TURN IT AROUND in the charger.

Luckily, it arrived fully charged, and a charge can last 30-40 uses, so I wasn't kept from using it.  And, use it I did.  It's like nothing else I've tried!

Purple-Grey Wallpaper

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I was playing around with some of my Black Dahlia Lacquers, and came up with a design I thought might fit this months NCC Wallpaper challenge.

It starts with Black Dahlia Japanese Painted Fern, a medium grey with purple shimmer.

Stamped Swirly Chrome

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Today's stamping challenge was to use a plate that ended in '0'.  Easy enough.  I tried revisiting a technique I haven't tried in a while... and I think I need more practice with my chrome stamping polishes!