Nails by Kayla Shevonne

Monday, July 04, 2011

Review & Swatches - Revlon Royal

Hey guys!

I have another blue-themed post for you today.

I have been hearing a lot of buzz about this shade by Revlon and I finally picked it up over the weekend. I say finally because I have seriously had this in my hands/cart at places like Wal-Mart and Shopper's Drug Mart about 10 times and I always ended up putting it back before I got to the checkout.

I guess now that I'm able to get polishes such as OPI, China Glaze and Essie at a discount, I find it hard to spend the same amount (or more in some cases) on drugstore polishes. However, I made an exception for Revlon Royal just because of the sheer number of people who have been recommending it to me.

Keep reading for the review and swatches!

Review & Swatches - OPI Blue-Hued Shatters

Hey guys!

My continued stalking of local beauty supply store has paid off once again because I managed to find the last of each of the 3 bottles of the OPI Blue-Hued Shatters last week. They were put out on Wednesday evening and by the time I got to the store at 3pm on Thursday, they were just about all gone! I'm definitely glad that I decided to go when I did.

I'm going to have to check every day this week for the Nice Stems Collection and the China Glaze Crackle Metals.

I decided to do each of these shades over a plain white creme polish (OPI Alpine Snow), just so that it would show off the colours of the Shatter polishes the best. However, if you're interested in seeing any of these Shatters layered over a different colour, let me know in the comments and I'll do my best to satisfy your requests.

Keep reading for the review and swatches!

Nail Art Tutorial - Rainbow Leopard Print

Hey guys!

So last week I put up a poll in my sidebar asking you all to vote and let me know which of my previous nail designs you would like to see a tutorial for next.
It was pretty neck and neck for a while between Rainbow Polka Dots and Neon Rainbow Leopard but in the end, with 37% of the votes, the one you guys wanted to see the most was this one:

Keep reading for the tutorial!

Jewelry Storage - Part 1: Bracelets

Hey guys!

I just want to take a quick moment to thank you all for the really sweet comments that you've been leaving in your giveaway entries - you're all so nice and I'm very lucky to have you as followers.

In addition, I have had more than a couple of people say that they liked it when I did a couple of jewelry posts a while back and that they would like to see more of those, so I thought that I would show you guys how I organize and store my jewelry.

One of my most requested posts is a nail polish collection/storage post and I promise that that is coming soon, I'm just waiting on a few packages that were delayed due to the Canada Post strike. However in the meantime, hopefully these jewelry storage posts will suffice. :)

I'm going to start with how I store my bracelets - I store them on a velvet bracelet stand that I got from eBay.

They're not really that organized on the stand except for the fact that I tried to keep the bangles on one side and the chunkier bracelets on the other, but as you can see there's some spillover of the bigger bracelets onto the bangle side.

Now, I only keep my fashion jewelry on this stand - my more expensive jewelry is all kept in a small jewelry box. I also have a few extra bracelets that wouldn't fit on this so I think I'm going to go ahead and get another one of these just to keep everything consistent.

Like I said, I got this stand on eBay and I paid a total of $5.55, including shipping. I thought that was a pretty sweet deal considering the fact that I've seen these stands at Michael's for about $16 a piece.

Here's a link to the seller who I got this from and by the looks of it, they sell a bunch of other jewelry organizers as well. I'm still looking for something to store my rings in/on so I'm going to browse through their store now and see if there's anything appropriate for ring storage.

So that's it for how I store my bracelets - it's pretty simple but I really like the look of it. I think it looks really classy and organized and it's a big improvement from the plastic container that they used to be thrown in.

Keep an eye out for how I store my necklaces, earrings and eventually my rings once I find a suitable storage solution for those.

How do you guys store your bracelets?

Friday, July 01, 2011

Nails of the Day - Canada Day

Happy Canada Day!

I originally wasn't planning to do a Canada Day mani but when I thought about all of the awesome red shades that I haven't been able to use in a mani yet (such as Milani Red Sparkle and OPI Red Shatter), I figured that Canada Day was the perfect opportunity to finally use them.

I was also worried that I would never be able to make the maple leaf perfect and symmetrical so David (my bf) had the brilliant idea of only doing half of the maple leaf and I LOVE how it turned out. Thanks, David. :)

Products:
CND Stickey Base Coat
China Glaze - Salsa (base for thumb and middle, maple leaf)
OPI - Alpine Snow (base for index and ring, stripes on thumb, dots on middle)
OPI - Red Shatter (over Alpine Snow on index)
Milani - Red Sparkle (pinky)
Seche Vite Top Coat

Upcoming Collections - Deborah Lippmann Fall 2011

Hey guys!

Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian followers! After I type this post up I'm going to get started on a Canada Day nail art design so keep on the lookout for that later today.

In the meantime, I received a very exciting press release yesterday previewing what Deborah Lippmann has in store for us for Fall. Feast your eyes on these:

Just in time for the holiday season,
Deborah Lippmann Gets the Party started

Nothing says ‘Party’ like the magnetic sparkle of glitter. So for the biggest party season of the year, I’ve created shades that truly dazzle. Get This Party Started, a set of three glitters, was inspired by the overwhelming demand for my best selling Happy Birthday, a glittery party in a bottle.

The set includes Happy Birthday, along with two new variations of the sparkling shade: Forget You and Candy Shop. They’re both packed with the same unique hexagon-shaped glitter that gives Happy Birthday its magnificent glint, only Forget You has a sheer black base and Candy Shop a bubblegum pink.

I love how festive all three look and feel, whether wrapped around a champagne glass or peeping out of a glamorous pump. But what I truly love the most: how a few coats of any shade instantly transforms you into the life of the party.

XOXO,
Deborah

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: a party in a bottle (glitter)
FORGET YOU: party all night (glitter)
CANDY SHOP: bubblegum pink (glitter)

Nordstrom Anniversary Set
PRICE: $42 (set)
WHERE TO FIND IT: Barneys New York, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, and online at www.deborahlippmann.com

Keep reading to find out about the other 4 shades that Deborah Lippmann has for us this Fall!

Swatch Comparison - Silver Foils (featuring OPI Your Royal Shine-ness)

Hey guys!

I'm trying to write his post as quickly as possible as I have an exam later today that I'm cramming for so I apologize if there's any spelling or grammatical errors along the way, haha.

Today I have a comparison of 7 silver foil polishes which I promised to do for you in my last post where I reviewed/swatches the second OPI Serena Williams Glam Slam! England duo. That duo includes a sparkly silver foil called Your Royal Shine-ness that many have been saying is a standard silver foil. However, I thought it was a little different than your average silver foil polish so I dug out most all of the silver polishes that I own that come even close to this one and compared them all on one nail wheel.

Hopefully this comparison will help you decide if this duo is one that you would like to add to your own stash.

Keep reading for the comparison!