Manic(ure) Monday

Happy Memorial Day!  I'm just now realizing that I should have done a themed manicure for today's post but you know what they say, hindsight is 20/20.  Either way, I hope you'll appreciate this as much as I do.

This is OPI's "Nein, Nein, Nein, Ok Fine!"  This is a really dark grey/black color but sometimes almost looks a tad bit green.  I kind of made a mess with this but it was more of a me problem than a polish problem.

Big shout out to those who have served or are currently serving our country.  Thank you!!!

OOPS!!! Birchbox and Ipsy unboxing for APRIL!!!

I just realized that I forgot to upload my APRIL Birchbox and Ipsy unboxing video!  I only remembered because I just received May's Ipsy bag in the mail today.  I guess I'm a bit behind.  I'm sorry!!  Enjoy my video, that sucked the life out of me because all I wanted to do was edit it but failed miserably.  Also, you can see my husbands dirty socks on the ground in the background. But I DGAF.  :)

Here's how I felt about the products-
Catwalk by Tigi: I've only used it once but I wasn't too excited about it.  It's a decent sized sample so I'll give it a few more tries.
W3ll People Nudist Color Balm:  I loved this stuff!  At first I wasn't sure about it but then I realized that it was the only thing keeping my wind chapped lips feeling nice and soft.  Until I ran it through the washer and dryer... ugh.
Yes to Grapefruit products:  The scrub felt nice!  It was pretty gentle which isn't my style but I am a HUGE grapefruit fan so I enjoyed this.  The serum I wasn't too sure about.  I have oily skin and I feel like it didn't help.
Jouer Luminizing Moisture Tint:  LOVE!!!  Nice light couverage that felt more like a moisturizer than a foundation.  But I'm not going to spend $38 on it.  :( Sad...
Yes to Cucumber facial towelettes:  I really liked these!  I actually went back to the store to by these but I saw the Yes to Tomatoes towelettes that actually have salacylic acid in it and my skin likes that stuff alot!!!
Big Sexy Hair Powder Play:  This is NOT a dry shampoo.  It kind of acts like one but it is so much better!!!  It really does what it says it does!  Loved it.
Sation nail lacquer:  Loved the color but not the consistency or dry time of the polish.
Be a Bombshell blush:  This is actually a much better looking blush than it seems like it would be.
Mica Beauty:  This eyeshadow is my new shimmer go-to.  I wear it alone or on top of basically ANY color.  It is absolutely gorgeous!

OK kids, there you have it.  I'm sorry I spaced it but this was way more stressful than it needed to be.  I'll make another video for May as soon as my Birchbox shows up.  

Also, sorry if there are any typos.  I wrote those quick reviews as I was listening to the video and happened to do it all in one take but I don't feel like double checking my work tonight.  Goodnight!!!

Wine Not Wednesday

TGIW!  I'm getting pretty bad about blogging decently late.  Tonight I have a good excuse though! My husband and I are watching the Lord of the Rings Trilogy!  It's my very first time seeing any of these movies.  Sunday, we watched The Fellowship of the Ring and tonight, we watched The Two Towers.  So far so good.  Can't say I'm doing flips over it but it's something I'll most likely watch again.

I'm off topic now...  So, for tonight's post I'll do a quick blurb about the last wine I drank and then show you some a few pictures from the Umpqua Valley Barrel Tour.

This is Barefoot's Riesling.  (Forgive me if I've talked about this stuff already...)  This stuff is pretty amazing and so easy to enjoy!  Riesling in general is the reason I started to like wine in the first place.  I mean, I had tasted wine before without much luck but one time I had Riesling and I was like "Yep, I think it's time I stop drinking Smirnoff Ice and start sipping on wine."  For the record, I still enjoy Smirnoff Ice once in a while, don't judge me.  But for real, I didn't have much of an interest in wine before I started finding sweet whites.  My tastes have since expanded (uhhh, hellooooo Moscato!! ;) ) but this will always be a fave.  Also, the Barefoot brand is always a good go-to.  If I don't recognize any of the labels and I'm not feeling adventurous, I'll always reach for a Barefoot.

Now on to a few shots from the barrel tour-

Beautiful view at Abacela Vineyards.

One of the "wine cellars" at Chateau Nonchalant.  (Loved this place!  The people there are just amazing.)

 Gorgeous little fountain and pond at Chateau Nonchalant.

Pyrenees (south).  Someone walked right in front of me and I didn't notice til I was posting this picture but this place just seemed so magical!  It would be absolutely PERFECT for a wedding!

The deck at Pyrenees overlooking the river.

My Aunt Beckie and I part way through the tour.

And lastly, my "swag".  I didn't do so bad. (BTW, the shirt isn't THAT inappropriate, it actually says "I found the Giradet spot" which was one of the wineries we went to.)

If anyone is interested in joining in on the fun next year check out the Umpqua Valley Wineries website. 

Manic(ure) Monday

Happy Monday, my dear internet friends!  This week I have another OPI color and it is one of my new bottles that I bought from drugstore.com.

This cool coral-y pink color is called "I Eat Mainely Lobster".  It has a very slight shimmer to it and it direct sunlight it is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!  I am so in love with this color!  In this picture it kind of looks like "Call Me Gwen-ever" but I promise it isn't that orange.  

Wine Not Wednesday.

So this is what I'm sippin' on tonight-

Misty Oaks is a local vineyard which is my favorite kind of vineyard.  This stuff is alright.  I typically love white wines but I don't have any strong feelings for this one.  It's good enough to drink though!  

I'm sorry I don't have much more to say about this wine but I do have one more photo to share.

This is my adorable little wine center.  I picked up the rack/table thing at Walgreens for $7.  Also, how cute are those tiny bamboo plants?!

Manic(ure) Monday

Woah, this is coming kind of late!  Sorry, my day's just been a little all over the place!  Also, I apologize for skipping Wine Not Wednesday again.  I just started working out at the YMCA and it felt wrong drinking a glass (bottle) of wine right after but on Saturday the 4th my Aunt Beckie and I were tour guides on the Umpqua Valley Barrel tour and I came home with 8 bottles of wines that I've never talked about on here!  But anyways, we're off topic here, lets get to the nails.

This is Wet n Wild (obviously) in "I Need a Refresh-Mint".  It's pretty similar to the Finger Paints "Tiffany Imposter" that I have but still different so I HAD to have it.

Also, if you follow me on Instagram, which I know most of you do because the large majority of my readers are people I actually know in real life, then you would have saw that I just got SIX new OPI's in the mail last Friday so I have plenty of new material for you!  Man, you're stoked, I can feel it already.

And on that bombshell, it's time to end.  Goodnight!

Manic(ure) Monday

Who else had a pretty good Monday?  Here's five reasons why my Monday didn't suck.  1- No migraine!  2- Work went decently smooth.  3- I signed up for a gym membership!  4- I bought workout gear.  And 5- I got an email that my super exciting package shipped! (Details at the end of this post.)

On to regularly scheduled programming.  This weeks manicure comes courtesy of Victoria's Secret!  I was in there shopping for mascara and saw that they now carry nail polishes.  I thought that was kind of random but I decided to give it a shot. 

The purple color is called "Innocent" and the blue glitter is called "Break the Rules".  I really liked the consistency and thought the dry time was pretty average.  I can't say this is my new favorite nail polish (so far, nothing beats OPI) but if I have a coupon or I see it on sale, I might grab more.

Now, about that super exciting package.  I need to start by saying sorry for breaking my promises.  If you'll take a second and think about my last Manic(ure) Monday post you'll remember that I promised that I wouldn't buy anymore OPI nail polishes until I found the new collection that I had heard rumors about.  I'm weak.  So weak.  But it's all because I can't turn down a good deal!  I found out that because drugstore.com is a part of Walgreens, I get an employee discount and it just so happens that they sell OPI.  So here's the breakdown- OPI typically retails for $9 a bottle, drugstore.com sells them for $8 (without the discount) plus they were having another sale that made one bottle $7 and I also qualified free shipping.  So I bought 6 bottles of nail polish that would normally retail for $54 altogether for $37ish!!!  It's still pretty crazy to spend that much but I couldn't help myself.  You'll all be thanking me later.  

But on that bombshell, it's time to end.  Goodnight.

Wine Not Wednesday

Wine Not?  How about Why Not?  Instead of wine, tonight I'm having hard cider.  Why?  WHY NOT?!

Man.  This stuff is good.

I stopped at my local mini mart because after my long, strenuous walk, I NEEDED popcorn.  This specific mini mart is known to have one of the best beer selections in town but I've never seen any ciders besides Hornsby's.  I decided to walk past the coolers and, to my great surprise, I see this bad boy.  Here's the bonus, I've never tried this!!  I LOVE trying new ciders!  And this cider doesn't disappoint, it is so, so good!  People, you need to get you somma dis.

How many times can I say this is good?

So that's about it for tonight.  I'm going to kick back and watch some Vampire Diaries.  Goodnight!

Manic(ure) Monday. Plus apologies.

Happy Monday again friends!!!  I'm so sorry that it's be exactly a week since my last post!!!  I totally skipped Wine Not Wednesday BUT I was doing wine related things that day so that counts for something right?!  Hope so.

So for today's post I have another OPI for you.  I keep telling myself I'm done buying OPI but I can't seem to stay away.  I think I heard something about a new collection but my local Trade Secret doesn't have it yet so I promised myself AND THE WORLD that I won't buy any more OPI until I find that collection.

This lovely reddish, orangish, coralish color is called Call Me Gwen-ever.  I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it!  This polish and the one I talked about last week were picked up on sale.  I spent $5.95 TOTAL for the both of them.  Trade Secret has a section of discontinued OPI's on sale at buy one get one free and that's where I found these gems.  I think this will make a nice fall color but maybe if I can pair it with a glitter or another color I can make it summery.

 

 

 

In other news- I got my Birchbox and Ipsy last week and made a video.  I am so cussing frustrated with the video though that there is now a chance that I won't be uploading it.  We'll see but either way look out for some sort of post talking about them this week.

 



 

Manic(ure) Monday



Hey everyone!  I have another OPI post for you guys!  First off, I love this polish BUT the picture doesn't do it ANY justice.

 



 

It looks like a glitzy gold here but in reality, it's like a glitzy greenish color.  It's called Number One Nemesis from the Spiderman collection.  Next time I use this polish I'll try to get another picture under different light.  The only thing I didn't like about this it that I had to use 3 coats instead of my normal 2 in order to get the opaqueness I wanted.  But if that's my ONLY complaint then I guess it wasn't so bad. 

 

Alright, now it's time for me to play Pharaoh.  I first started playing this game when it was still decently new (it came out in 1999.)  I found it on gog.com for $9.99 so I had to get it.  Don't worry, it's just as good as I remembered and worth every penny!