I Heart Nail Art - Vote for Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!......Please :-)

So, I was strolling through CVS the other day when I came across the Sally Hansen display for their new collection. The thing that caught my eye was actually NOT the nail colors, but the picture of an edgy couture-esque nail design that I immediately wanted to try myself (eventhough I'm sure it is beyond an impractical design which most if not all of those gold beads would immediately fall off of as soon as you do ANYTHING with your hands).

But anyway, after taking this picture so that I could accurately duplicate the design, I realized it was an ad for a nail art competition. When I got home I went to the site, got all the info & pondered on whether or not I should enter. Then after looking at some of the entries...well... I was pretty sure I had a good chance.





So I came up with this design using one of the new Textured FX nail colors and entered. Haven't done this type of manicure on myself in a very long time. I know this is not everyone's taste, but I like it :-)

The voting ends very soon (June 30, 2013) so we don't have much time!
There is a $500 prize at stake as well as a trip to NYC and more!

You can vote on the Sally Hansen site: just click here!

or you can go the Sally Hansen Facebook Page click here & vote that way.
Search Nail Artist: Kaira Ervin 

You can vote once a day EVERY DAY until the 30th. I would greatly appreciate your support :-)

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Sparkling Neutral Eyes Tutorial!

Remember the end of my last blog post where I promised a tutorial on the glittery eyeshadow look that I did?
Well here it is!!!

Now, I am still quite new to this whole video thing so there is a problem with the audio. Not a major one, but one I'm quite sure people will notice and probably comment on. The volume is not great & I could't fix it so I decided to upload anyway. I put a lot of work into filming and editing this & was not about to scrap it OR start over.

So, enough explaining...Check it out :-)

And if you have a YouTube account, please "like" , subscribe and feel free to leave me a comment. If you don't...Get one! :-)

Click here for a full list of products I used.

Sparkling Neutral Eye Look!

Alright, so it's beauty time! I wanted to do a look using glitter that was still very wearable, so I decided to go with this sparkly neutral look. It's a fun look that's subtle yet eye catching with the pop of gold glitter on the inner corners (photos do not do this look an ounce of justice, but hey...how else am I gonna show you?)

Anyway, if you're interested in the products used to create this look, here they are:

• e.l.f eyelid primer
• Sephora Moonshadow Baked Palette (In the Nude)
• Milani Mineral Blush (#202 Sunset Beach)
• MAC Fix+ (Dampen Your brush with Fix+ to intensify or "foil" shimmery shadows)
• Sally Girl Baked Eyeshadow (388124)
• Sally Girl Sparkle Effects Glitter (Gold)
• Sally Girl Glitter Adhesive
• Urban Decay Sustainable Palette
• Wet n' Wild Gel Liner
• Blue Heaven Kajal Deluxe
• L'Oreal Power Volume Collagen Mascara

From the Sephora palette, I used the color "Light Bronze" as a brow bone highlight.

For the inner 1/3 and outer V, I used the colors "half baked" & "twice baked" form the Urban Decay palette.

And here you have quite possibly the best combination of liners ever! 

• The top winged liner was done with Wet n' Wild gel liner. Now this is by far one of my favorite products. It is in my opinion, comparable to the MAC blacktrack fluidline, and is 1/4 the price!

• The product I used on my waterline is Blue Heaven Kajal Deluxe (Ebay). This product is an Indian Kajal liner intended to be used in the waterline. It is formulated with a mix of exotic herbs that are soothing to the eye and won't irritate. (I set this with a matte black eyeshadow)

Now, on to the face!

• Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream
• Ebay Concealer Palette 
• e.l.f HD Translucent Powder - to set concealer
• Maybelline Dream Matte Powder (Latte - discontinued shade. I purchased mine from Ebay)
• Contour - Milani Pressed Powder (05 Earthglow)
• NYX Blush (Sand)
• Max Makeup Cherimoya Mineral Bronzer Quad (01 Sungod)
• Jesse's Girl Liquid Glass Lip Gloss (Blossom)

I purchased this concealer palette from Ebay. I mix the two colors indicated above to get the perfect shade for my under eye concealer/highlight.

I used the peachy colored blush from this inexpensive quad I picked up at the neighborhood beauty supply a while back.

Jesse's Girl Lip gloss purchased at RiteAid.

*YouTube tutorial for this look coming soon!

Click here for the tutorial!

Dove Cleartone: 1 Week Update

Ok, so... I've been using this Dove Cleartone anti-perspirant for about a week and sadly I've seen NO change. I am trying this product solely based on the fact that it claims to reduce dark and uneven skin tone under the arms, which is a problem that I have.  I can't really say that I am disappointed in the results thus far, as I have only used the product for about 1 week. I maintained my normal routine of cleansing and exfoliating and only shaving about once a week and will continue to do so over the next few weeks. So, we'll see if there is any change next week!...or the week after that.

Be sure to check back for next weeks update :-)

*My last post on this subject: http://kairasworld.blogspot.com/2013/06/dove-cleartone-does-it-work.html

YouTube!

So....I finally did it! Anyone who knows me personally, knows that I have been toying around with the idea of making videos for YouTube for a couple of years now. Well, I finally uploaded a video to my channel. And yes, it will remain on my channel (Tried this whole YouTube thing a couple of years ago. Got a channel, filmed two videos, uploaded one, then proceeded to completely punk out and deleted everything :-/  ).

I uploaded a video detailing how I make my Sweet Chili Glazed Salmon with Asparagus and Brown Rice. Now, seeing as how this is my first real venture into the world of YouTube content creation, I still have a few kinks to work out, but I will press on toward perfection!

So, if you're reading this, check out my video and make sure to comment,  "like" it and subscribe to my channel. And don't forget to stay tuned, because there is a lot more to come!

*does a happy dance & sips on her pink moscato*

Dove Cleartone: Does it Work???

Ok, so I'm back. Its been a few weeks since I made my initial entry (...have to do better) but I'm here now, and with the weather warming up here in Michigan, I decided to go on a quest to find a remedy for my hyper-pigmented underarms. They've as long as I can remember been significantly darker than the surrounding skin (I've been told this is due to shaving).  I also tend to have the worst hyper-pigmentation during as well as post pregnancy and I'd be lying if I said I was't self conscious about going sleeveless in the summer.

So, I decided to try this new Dove Cleartone anti-perspirant. It claims to "visibly reduce dark marks" and leave you with "an even skin tone".

I used it for the first time 2 days ago and  I will be doing weekly updates over the next 4 weeks to show the progress. So be sure to check back!


*See my 1 week update here: http://kairasworld.blogspot.com/2013/06/dove-cleartone-1-week-update.html