Nails: Pink & Gold Hearts for Valentine's Day!

It's Valentine's Day this week so start spreading the love to make the world a better place. Here are some tips to follow every day:

♥ Hug someone

♥ Make a phone call

♥ Say I love you

♥ Say it in spanish TE QUIERO, or TE AMO

♥ Smile for no reason

♥ Think about the good things in life

♥ Be thankful

♥ Be kind

♥ Enjoy nature

♥ Take time for yourself

♥ Draw hearts 

♥ Do things that make you happy, like paint your nails ;)  

Use your favorite color as a base. I am using Essie's Lady Like. Pick a different nail color like Good As Gold and draw hearts. I start drawing a letter V and then fill in the heart shape. Remember, they don't have to be perfect, in fact, my favorites are the more oganically shaped hearts. 

V Hearts!

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Love & cheers! Cristalia

Spring Perfumerie Nails

I came across +Revlon's Perfumerie collection a few days ago and had to try one of the cute bottled nail polish. The collection is divided in three categories: Fruits & Florals, Freshes and Sweet & Spices. I picked a peachy color, from the Fruits & Floral category, called Apricot Nectar which is perfect for Spring season. I would describe the scent as sweet and tangy, similar to the taste of orange Tic Tac.

Here are my top colors to wear this Spring...

African Tea Rose :: Spun Sugar :: Tropical Rain :: Lavender Soap :: Ginger Melon :: Apricot Nectar

Have you tried scented nail polish? What color/scent would you like to try?

Love & cheers! Cristalia

Perfect Holiday Nails #2

Remember this photo from my instagram post this week? Well, today I am revealing what I used.



Chocolates? Yeah, I just used them as props but they were delicious. Here's what I did use: Essie's "Master Plan", Sally Hansen's "Celeb City"- from the Hard as Nails Extreme Wear line. I couldn't leave the glitter polish so I added "Spark-tacular! " from the Sephora by OPI collection.

Cheers! Enjoy more of my nail tutorials here.

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Perfect Holiday Nails Tutorial!

Here is a perfect holiday nails tutorial using Color Club's Dark N' Stormy & Apollo Star nail polish. I also used a calligraphy pen with a 2mm ornament nib to create perfect dots.

Easy, right? Enjoy more of my nail tutorials here.

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Quimica Alemana & The Nail Clipper

For years, since I was a little girl - a pretty tiny little girl (Hah!) - I would bite my nails. I know it's nothing to be proud of, but I did. I can't count the times I committed to stop doing it. My commitment lasted for a couple months and then my nails would break and I would give up on letting them grow. Everything changed a few years ago when one of my sisters introduced me to what I call the magic nail enamel, Quimica Alemana.

When I started using the product, I would feel a little uncomfortable sensation in my weakest nails but I soon realized that the product really worked and it was making my nails grow strong. That's when I finally stop biting my nails because I loved how nice they looked.

This is where the title of my post comes in: I can now use a nail clipper! I was happy to use it today when one of my nails broke and I wasn't mad to trim all of them because I just know that in a week or so they will be a bit longer.

Take a look at my mani using a red and neutral tone polish. In my left hand I decided to do the dots in the index finger versus the ring finger. They look so darn cute! Happy Monday! ;)

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Tangerine nails...with Orange Crush by Joe Fresh

Meet "Orange Crush." I was waiting to share this precious nail polish for when I featured tangerine as a monthly color and I am super glad it's here!

I used Essie Feed me as a base coat but just because I ran out of my magic nail potion Quimica Alemana (I truly advise this product to anyone who wants to grow long beautiful nails.) For the tangerine color I used Orange Crush from Joe Fresh. I got it on sale many months ago but you can find similar colors here, here, and here. 

If you can find a Joe Fresh store near you, please visit their beauty section. The nail polish is small (cute) size and the brush is tiny and makes it super easy for me to apply perfect coats. This is the only color I own from them but would definitely buy other colors in the future. BTW, I just looked at their website and see a few nice colors that couldn't hurt my collection. ;)

The one thing I must say is that this color is a little bit sheer and I had to apply 3 coats but in the end it looks perfect. Love and cheers!

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Knuckle rings!

Knuckle rings (also known as midi rings) are the latest trend in jewelry. Here are a few cool ones I am currently eyeing on Etsy. 1 :: 2 :: 3 :: 4  :: 5 :: 6

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What's in my June BirchBox?

Happy Holidays!!! (Joke) It just feels like Christmas around here. I just got my June +Birchbox full of awesome goodies that I already started playing with.

I'll start with my favorite two items (top right image) and make my way down.
1. A neon color nail polish from Color Club's Wanderlust collection in collaboration with BirchBox. I saw a girl wearing a similar color on her toes a couple days ago and loved it. Now I get to have my own nails shine with this neon laquer.

2. Exfoliate foaming cleanser from Suki. Just a tiny bit of this product is enough. I took a small amount to try it on my hand but had to exfoliate my full left arm. Can't wait to try it in the shower. By the way, it smells like lemon which for me is delish!

3. Itty bitty files from +Tweezerman. Perfect to carry around in the purse, and to leave at the work desk for a nail emergency.

4. Postcards inspired by +Birchbox locations. That includes a Cheers! card all the way from London. ;)

5. Glossy Kiss lipstick from Mirenesse. This lipstick can give you a matte or glossy finish plus it can also be used as a blush.

6. Couture La La sample from Juicy Couture. I tried this product at Sephora a few months ago and it's not my taste but it does smell soft and familiar. I probably have some friends that own it! :)

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Mellow yellow! #nailfail

Happy Memorial day weekend! I hope you are all having some time off to relax, meditate and pamper yourself. Remember my weekly color of the month posts? I have not forgotten (I swear) just been really busy (and tired) but this week I bring you double yellow to make it up.

Today's yellow post is about my new Mellow Yellow nail polish from Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear line. This color reminds me of sunny summer days and sweet pineapple ice-cream. I went to Bed Bath and Beyond looking for a yellow tone but didn't want a bright neon and decided to go with this bright-but-not-so-bright color.

I paired up the yellow color with something that would tone it down a bit and first used Essie's "Good as Gold" nail polish on the left ring finger. The technique here was pretending to paint the nail but just paint half of it. This seemed fine but I wanted to try something different.

On the second try I used "White On" a white nail polish also from Sally Hansen - total nail fail.

I've been thinking, and maybe it wasn't my technique that failed, it might have been Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear brush. Unlike most of the nail polish I own, it has a long stick and brush that I think makes the art of nail painting a little messy.

What's your thought on the nail polish brush? What's your favorite nail polish brand? Post your thoughts below.

Enjoy my messy nails and keep having a lovely weekend. Cheers!

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chalkboard + nails...

The British nail company, Ciate, came up with the brilliant idea of turning our nails into chalkboard. The Chalkboard kit includes a base coat in black, a clear matte finish and 4 colorful chalk pens to help us release our inner child and doodle all over the "black board" nails.

The kit also includes an inspirational look book and it's now available at +Sephora.

Cool right? Definitely adding to my wish list. Happy Monday!

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Lavender beauty: Perfect for Spring!

Happy Monday! If you look at my everyday makeup bag you'll only find a foundation, blush, mascara, brow pencil, and a three color eyeshadow palette with black, brown and cream. I generally keep it basic but when trying to add some color to my beauty routine I love going for the purple palette for the eyes. Purple tones highlight my light brown eyes specially when they're in the darker color range. It's nice to now and then get out of the routine and add something different. 

For today's post I picked three lavender beauty items that are perfect for the Spring. These add a sweet touch of color without being too much. I've seen this Essie nail polish at the drugstore but I'm never brave enough to try it so, I noticed it on my sister a few days ago and loved it - see image below.

Essie Nail Polish | Clinique Eye Shadow Trio | Cream Shadow Stick 

My sister Dhariana's pretty lavender nails! 

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Have a lovely week!

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