Monday Manicures- 9/5

pearlsandcasebooks: Forever 21 brand nail polish in Lavender. Surprisingly, it’s quite a good polish that goes on well and lasted me a while.

pearlsandcasebooks: My favorite nail polish of all time: Essie in Ballet Slippers

thecollegeprepster: essie Fun in the gondola

Hannah’s : Matching my nails to the weather (it’s crazy stormy here!) with OPI French Quarter For Your Thoughts from the Touring America Collection

Danielle’s: OPI You Don’t Know Jacques! - a classic fall color :)

Sorry everyone for the delayed post! I accidently saved this to my personal queue instead of BF’s! We will let you know asap what we decide to do with Mani Mondays!! Thank you always for your support, you all are wonderful!
SWAK - Danielle

Back To School- Refresh Your Routines

We’re headed back to school!  Whether this means back to campus or back to the classroom, fall is upon us. It’s time to freshen up our makeup routines and remember what we love about getting ready. Sometimes we forget that being a girl is fun and that doing our hair, makeup and nails is a treat. This is a great time to invest in some items that will revitalize your interest in taking care of yourself and looking great! We’ve paired some of these items with tutorials so that you can find inspiration as how to use them! Choose palettes based on your makeup needs and your personality, and consider multiple looks when buying investment pieces for fall. Read the extended column on Beauty Forum for more ideas on how to start this fall refreshed and excited about doing your makeup again, as well as in-depth help with these tutorials and more products!

Urban Decay Naked Palette- A standard for gorgeous neutral looks, and a great palette to invest in. If you love to wear looks that range from demure to sexy, this is the palette for you!
Beautyful Thoughts Neutral Gradient Makeup Tutorial Using the Naked Palette



Urban Decay 15 Year Anniversary Eyeshadow Collection- A more adventurous palette, but equally useful. A row of neutrals, a row of brights and a row of darks. Endless looks could be created with this palette.

Miss Glamorazzi Sweatproof Makeup for Summer (A similar look can be achieved using the Urban Decay 15 Year palette above, check out the supplement post all about this tutorial!!)



Smashbox Softbox Lipgloss Collection- A great set of Smashbox lipglosses that could get you through any situation!

Clean & Clear Morning Burst Fruit Infusions Cleansers- I love these cleansers. I (Hannah) recently bought the Hydrating Pineapple cleanser and it removes all my makeup, makes my skin baby smooth. I adore the smell and I skip to the bathroom excited to wash my face.



NARS Blush/Bronzer Trio in Orgasm/Albatross/Laguna- Blush, bronze and highlight all in one. You can’t go wrong with the classics.
Laura Geller Baked and Beautiful Kit- Laura Geller’s products have become increasingly popular and this set is an incredible starter kit. Brushes, lips, blush, eyes… it’s everything.


OPI Touring America Mini Nail Laquers Set- I love mini sets because they give you an idea of the collection without costing a fortune. OPI’s latest collection was particularly great, and I’d definitely check it out.

Tuesday Manicures!

Again, we apologize profusely for the delay!
Here are your lovely manicures from this week:

I needed to get a “natural” color that would last through two weeks of pre-and-actual Sorority Recruitment. Here is my peachy-pink, sheer Shellac polish. Its regular-polish match (on my toes) is Essie’s Anniversary Gala.- C0ral

A Sephora by OPI dupe for OPI's Lincoln Park After Dark with OPI Silver Shatter on the accent nail. -kellybelly04

OPI Aphrodite’s Pink Nightie with OPI top coat!- pearls-curlsandasoutherngirl

Ombre nails! Essie's Coat Azure with white added. -Kaitmarie

I'm wearing Essie Tea and Crumpets and Deborah Lippmann happy birthday over the ring fingers!! - Caroline
Hannah's Manicure: OPI Lucky Lucky Lavender- Close to Essie Splash of Grenadine, but lighter and a little more pink.

Danielle's Manicure: Essie Turquoise and Caicos. No explanation needed. This is one of my all time favesies and it is an instant pick me up.

Love, Hannah & Danielle

Monday Manicures

Hopefully this will catch on a little more every week, but I love seeing what everyone is wearing on their nails! Emily of thewaspsnest  and I are both wearing the famous Tart Deco, so that’s kind of fun :)


My pink and green polka dot nails!  The polka dots were done by one of my swimmers named Catey who is 7 and the girliest girl you will ever meet! - good-gollymissmolly

Essie’s Cute as a Button- pearls-curlsandasoutherngirl

Not sure why I’m posting this, the lighting is awful and isn’t showing the color off right. Tart Deco is a creamy peach, not at all this orange color, but that’s what I get from my old iphone. :( This is my second favorite Essie polish, my first being Mademoiselle and my third being Sand Tropez followed by Fiji. Definitely try these out!
Essie is now being sold at Walmart as well as other retailers, there is no difference in formula however the bottles are a teensy bit smaller. -thewaspsnest

Buppy is wearing China Glaze’s Shocking Pink. Submitted by thewaspsnest for her sister!

Hannah’s Manicure- Essie Tart Deco (also shown: Seche Vite Top Coat, my new obsession!!) Tart Deco is a great orange-coral. I ordered this online and  was so excited to try this today. SUPER happy with the shade, and in LOVE with the Seche Vite top coat! Apologies for bad lighting, my camera died and I only had time for two shots, and this was the better one! 



Danielle’s Manicure- Zoya Dannii I’m kind of in love with the gold reflex

Make sure to submit your manicure for next week's Monday Manicure! You can send in a photo ANY TIME between tonight and next Monday night and we'll hold it for you.

Love, Hannah and Danielle