Doctor Approved Painted Toes with daniPro #daniProNails

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Always an exciting day for me when I get to try new nail polish!  daniPRO is a new, Doctor-created line of polishes that are free from many harmful chemicals, and are supposed to be good for your toenails.

Curvaceous Curls! #Redken

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When I was growing up in the '70's, I wanted Farrah Fawcett winged hair.  Desperately.  I didn't appreciate or understand how to take care of my weird hair - so thick, with tight coils at the nape of my neck, loosening to ringlets and then waves near the crown.  Since then, there's been a proliferation of moisturizing and curl-loving hair products, I'm happy to say.  Some work better for my type of hair than others, because not all curls are the same.  So, I was happy when Redken sent me some products that I think were tailor-made for my hair!

Straighten With A Brush! #ApalusHairStraightener

Press Sample.  All opinions are my own.

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It's Gadget Time here on the blog.  As the daughter of the Gadget Queen, I do love a good tool.  And, as one with curly hair, I love a good straightener.  This one is unlike any I've used before, because it's a brush!

Vault-sala Marsala

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Happy Saturday!  Today, I'm spending the day at The Makeup Show Orlando! It's the highlight of my year.  So many talented MUAs, so much sharing and giving of makeup education, and the shopping! I hope to be sharing with you some of the things I see and buy in upcoming posts.  For today, though, I've pulled one of my favorite nailarts from The Vault to share with you.

I Gotta Wear Shades, my skincare's so Bright #BrightThearpyTrident

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You are my sunshine, my .. LED light.. you make my skin tight, as I get old.  I'll never know, dear, another blemish, and you'll take my wrinkles away....

Today, I want to share with you my experience using Bright Therapy's Trident Skincare LED system.  It uses light waves to treat all manner of skincare issues!

Who says skincare can't be fun? #StriVectin

Press Sample.  All opinions are my own.

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I love masks.  Love them.  If there's a new type of mask, I want to try it.  I'd heard about 'bubble masks' in the K-beauty arena, but I was skeptical.  What was the big deal, and could all that foaming actually *do* anything for my skin?  But, when StriVectin asked me to try their foaming oxygen mask, I knew it wouldn't be all hype!

Festive Red!

Forlan BB Cream is a Press Sample.  All opinions are my own.

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'Tis the season for getting your glam on! I wore this festive red look to a wedding, but it would also work for any holiday party.  Nothing is more festive than a bright red!

Stop! Showertime! #Ulteri

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I'm usually a morning shower person.  More than the smell of coffee, it's that rush of warm water, the heady scent of my shower soaps and shampoos, and the massage of the showerhead that get me going in the morning.  I can't *stand* anemic showers.  I just don't feel clean - and if I'm trying to wash my hair, then forget it.  I have so much hair that if there's no water pressure, that shampoo is staying put.

French Blue Dots

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"When in doubt, dot!"

That does seem to be my motto for nail art challenges! Time for another Funky French, so I'm dottin' it!

Revive and Resurface with RevivSerums

Press sample.  All opinions are my own.

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As I get older, my skin shows my age in a myriad of ways - losing elasticity, getting dull, drying out.  I do what I can to keep my skin hydrated and nourished, but sometimes I just have to help my skin shed the old, dead, dull layer on top.  I've been doing this lately with RevivSerums Resurfacing Serum.

Skincare for the Green Urban Lifestyle #elbanaturals

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I think my alter-ego would be a city girl, at home in skyscrapers and graffiti-covered neighborhoods, shopping at the corner bodega. She would be the target audience for Elba Naturals - a company dedicated to helping those who live an urban lifestyle get the best natural skincare to help mitigate the damage an urban environment can do to the skin.

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!

Oxygenate My Face! #RevivaLabs

Press Sample.  All opinions are my own.

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I have tried clay masks, sheet masks, snail masks, blue masks, yellow masks, pink masks - alllll kinds of masks.  This Reviva Labs Green Papaya & Hydrogen Peroxide Oxygen mask is the first kind of mask I've tried like this!

Soft Hands and Strong Nails with #NailButter

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I love nail polish, and that means that nail polish remover is a necessity in my life.  If you're a longtime reader, you probably know that I include a nailart look with almost every review, which means that I'm painting my nails almost every day... sometimes more than once a day!  So, what's a lover of nail polish to do when her hands are taking a beating?  I've tried lots of treatments, and I'm in love with the newest thing I've tried - Nail Butter!

Dotticure Flowers

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Welcome to a new monthly challenge from the NCC.  This month, we're recreating other members' manis.. oh, wait.  That was last month.  This month, it's flowers!  And for my first mani, I'm recreating another member's mani that she did last month, recreating someone else's mani!  It's like mani Inception over here.

Paint the Town Red and Gold

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Two posts today!  Come back later for the second installment of this months' Challenge Your Nail Art All Things Blue challenge.

But first, the last installment of this month's Nail Challenge Collaborative.  We've been doing copycat manis for the 3rd anniversary of the group, and I chose a simple, but elegant dotticure that looks holiday or special-event ready.

Foxbrim Fresh #Foxbrim

Product provided for review.  All opinions are my own.

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Sometimes, feeling fresh is about just being clean, and sometimes, it's about the sweetest smell you know.   

Bright Eyes With Poppy Austin Eye Cream ‪#‎PoppyAustin‬ ‪#‎PoppyAustinEyeCream‬

Product provided for review.  All opinions are my own.

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"Ingredients matter."  That's how Poppy Austin's code begins, and how I think this blog post should, too.  When I'm putting something on my skin, and especially near my eyes, ingredients matter.

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.

Dottin' Love Is In The Air!

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It's time for another Challenge Your Nail Art challenge. This one runs through 2/15, and is all about love, love, love.

Well, today, I want to share with you one of the nail art techniques that I love, not only for how pretty it looks, and the many variations you can create, but also because anybody can do it:  The Dotticure.