Hi Happy Memorial Day &
happy Mani Monday
I really can't take credit for coming up
w/ today's design cuz I just copied it from
an email I received from Refinery ;)
It was suppose to be a summer
Cochella-esk DIY nails
Looks super fun but it took me forever
I'm definitely just goin' to stick to my nail stamping tools for designs ;)
Hope you guys had a great weekend!
xoxo ivyPINK
To say Hi!!!!
& to let you know that I'm back
I will have a post up w/ pics from vaca soon :)
Missed you guys!
800 meters zip line over the water @ Puerto Princesa Palawan, Philippines
xoxo ivyPINK
My aunts & uncles all have different kinds of animals & they all had babies recently look how cute they are ;)
Hi :) I just wanted to share something I did yesterday
BTW I'm in the Philippines & it's like 40 celsius here
I can just go outside & Bikram it's so darn HOT!
So yesterday my mom & I had a "beauty day"
we got a mani/pedi, facials with masks and my mom got eyelash extensions.
I on the other hand got my eyelashes permed!
Have you ever heard of such thing? I haven't!
So one of my lifelong beauty problems have always been my stick straight lashes!
I took a before and after (fr. my phone) so it's not really a great pic
BUT here is what it looks like :)
The first pic is what it looks like before
and then after
The bottom pics are with primer & mascara
I'm very HAPPY with the outcome!
The perming process took 1 1/2 hours
and at the salon we went to it costs 480 pesos
The exchange rate is 42.80 for every $1.00
so I thought that was a bargain
all in all we spent 6 hours at the spa for all of our services & our bill was
3,800 pesos
I normally pay $80 for just a regular facial!
This is ONE of the best perks about getting beauty services done in the Philippines it's very cheap
in comparison to back home :) and they are VERY thorough :)
I'll post other fun pics later
tootles for now
xoxo ivyPINK
Holy Glitters batman!
That was my thought when I first applied
the new China Glaze Prismatic :)
I'm sure I'm gonna be cursing when it's time to remove it but for now I'm absolutely in love with how shiny & glittery & blingy my nails are ;)
I also said I'd attempt to do an Effie trinket polish look BUT I didn't really like how it turned out so much on my toes, so I stamped over it with the flowers & I liked it a LOT better & my toes look extra sassy hahaha ;)
Its the start of my 3rd week for the Bikram 30 day challenge I joined that started April 1. I've lost 10 lbs. I cant believe it!....well actually I can....I sweat like massive buckets in that class but what I can't believe is that I survived past the 1st week it's a pretty proud accomplishment & I even got a yelp gym junkie badge out of it which was a badge I never thought I'd acquire hahaha ;)
Busy Monday today!
I hope you guys have a great week ;)
xoxo ivyPINK
I LOVE my April Birchbox!!!!
In fact this might be my favorite box so far!!! :)
(I forgot to take a pic with the wei face mask below)
These are the items in my box....
MicrodermaMitt Full size $28.50
I'm totally looking forward to trying this!!!
I visited their site & they said you dont have to use it with product
you just use it as is :)
Zoya polish in Bevin-$8.00
and Taylor Swifts Wonderstruck-1.7 oz. $49.50
WEI White Lotus Hydrating Face Treatment Pad-6 pack $68
I'm curious to try this face pad BUT I doubt that I'd ever really shell out
$68 for a pack of 6 I use asian face pads often but I definitely did not pay $68 for them
so I'd like to see the difference & how my skin feels afterwards :)
Out of all the stuff I've received from Birchbox one of my favorite brands
that I've tried through their samplers are items from Befine
I've purchased a FULL size of everything I've tried by Befine
& in this Sampler it came with a gentle cleanser & moisture duo-$24 each for full size
which I actually already both own & I LOVE the smell & how clean it feels afterwards.
I use the cleanser with my Clarisonic & it's great :)
I'm actually starting to pack for a vaca coming up in the next couple of weeks,
These sachets are great to bring with!
*If you are interested in receiving more info about Birchbox
or if you are interested & want to try Birchbox
That's all for now
xoxo ivyPINK
Ugh I swear I meant to post this for Mani Monday & next thing I know it's after midnight!!!! Where does time go?!?!
My favorite tree (theres 2 of them in front if my house) is in FULL Bloom!!! I'm kinda sad though because they use to bloom in PINK but now they are more white ;(
But, I still think they're pretty ;)
I was sorta inspired by them to do a cherry blossom-ish nails on my mom ;)
Normally I let her pick her colors but this time I surprised her & told her she had no say ;) she LOVED it!!! I free handed the branches & stamped the tiny white flowers & just dotted some pink dots.
On Saturday I went to a baby shower & I thought I was going to wear blue so I painted my nails blue BUT yeah no I wore pink so my nails didn't go at all ;( I don't usually have a problem with my polish peeling or anything but I don't know what happened one of my nails completely peeled off at the shower & then 2 more the next day!!! Luckily I took a pic of this for my friend (it was a quick pic so its not really a good one) So it was my mani for like a day! ;)
Anyway I hope you guys have a great day
I have to get back to my reading I'm totally sucked in to my new Succubus book I'm on the 2nd one now ;) hahaha
xoxo ivyPINK
I'm obsessed with reading young adult books!!! lol & it doesn't help that my good friend & awesome reliable source for a good read Jen is a librarian & pretty much also only reads young adult books ;)
Anyway I decided to challenge myself to read 30 books before I turn 30 which in October (gulp)
But, I feel like that's PLENTY of time to read 19 ish more books(?)
I'll have to really do a count soon so I can do a count down ;)
I'll start posting current reads & right now I'm starting a new series called Succubus & the author is Richelle Mead which wrote my other favorite series Vampire Academy ;) I'm excited to read more about this life sucking mean man hater ;)
So....from now until Oct. if you guys read or have read something that you found truly amazing & you consider a MUST read, PLEASE send the info my way I'm open to reading ANYTHING! ;)
Have a fabulous day!
xoxo ivyPINK
I LOVE this Coffee Keeper stamp from Art Impressions
I made a step by step guide how to create a quick
gift card holder using this stamp
But first you'll need 3 pieces of paper cut in to these sizes
1 white cardstock in 6" x 3.50" and scored at 1"
brown cardstock 5" x 3.50"
and another brown piece cut by 1" x 3.50"
just put that aside for now... :)
1. Stamp the cup (or just the lid) on a piece of white cardstock
2. Stamp the cup on a piece of patterned paper
3. Cut out just the cup part from the patterned paper
4. Stamp the sentiment/"cozy" on green cardstock
5. Cut out the sentiment & adhered on top of the patterned paper
6. Now you can adhere the cut out piece on top of your
brown 5" x 3.5" piece. Use your white card as a guide as to where
to place your card so when the 1" piece is folded the lid will line up.
6. Use an exacto knife and cut right above the end of your cup
(this is where you'll insert your gift card)
7. Run adhesive on the white piece of cardstock with your stamped lid
and cut it out
8. adhere the brown 1" x 3.50" on top of the 1" white cardstock
9. Adhere the lid on the brown cardstock lining it up with your cup
10. Insert your gift card and embellish :)
I just added a ribbon, some dew drops, and shaded the lid on my card
Voila! the cutest lil gc holder :)
Wouldn't this be a fab surprise if you are giving a coffee gift card?!?!
Hope you liked todays DIY
Have a fabulous day
xoxo ivyPINK
Hi Hi Hi! This weeks mani was inspired by
Hanna's nails on Pretty Little Liars
The leopard print she has on is from the Sally Hansen Salon Effects
BUT I decided to stamp my leopard spots instead
with the bundle monster 221 plate
I didn't do red though I wanted a springy bright color
The leopard print base is Rage by Orly
which is a pretty metallic rose gold color
and the purple/fuchsia is Rich Raspberry from Revlon
Yesterday I went to see Hunger Games (LOVED it!!!!)
and I LOVED Effie's nails
did you see it? did you spot it?
Here's a close up
I want to do a similar look...
maybe in a couple weeks :)
I did however put my hair up in Katniss Everdeen
inspired braid yesterday
It was an easy peasy version of it anyway
I hope you guys had a lovely weekend!
Happy Monday :)
xoxo ivyPINK
