French Tip Sticker Manicure

The Sally Hansen Salon Effects manicure is really the manicure that keeps on giving. It lasted for 5 days with minimal wear on the tips. So I decided to stretch it's lifespan out a couple more days by  sprucing up the tips with this polish!

Quick, Long Lasting, No Dry Manicure

I know the nail sticker trend has been around for a bit, but I'm still in puppy love with it. Seriously, it's the best way to get a great manicure, plus it lasts longer than any salon manicure I've ever had. I used these. I've tried some other brands but Sally Hansen's work best for me & they always have them on some kind of sale in CVS.

Did I mention that these don't smell, don't have any drying time & if you have small nail beds like me you can get two nails out of each strip. Yep, I'm hooked.

Click through for a mini tutorial!

Nude & Shimmer Manicure

Yesterday I gave you a peek into my latest spring/summer makeup bag must-haves.  Today, I give you the why.  This sheswai laquer is just so pretty, no really that's the shade's name.

Back in our freshly post-collegiate days my gal Maggie & I decided that the best way to look literally "polished" on our merely shoe string budgets was with a DIY nude manicure for a couple reasons. (1) Nude shades are really timeless & (2) they're the most forgiving either when you smudge them brushing them on or chip them later, the mistakes are just a little less noticeable.  I still live by this rule today.

If you're feeling adventurous, brush on a couple coats of this shimmery lacquer on top of your nude base.  I think it's fun to pick just one finger to jazz up but you could really go all out & do all ten.