Cruel and unusual punishment...

I don't think any animal should be subjected to this kind of abuse. Poor poodle...

On the other hand, I thought this was AWESOME!!! hahahahaha.

Spring Break. No work tomorrow. That means I can stay up and do another mani :D. So stay tuned...
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GlamaDazzle

Now, I've never really been exposed to beauty blogs. But I'm starting to come across a lot of them more and more. One I found that I'm starting to keep up with is GlamaDazzle. If you're into makeup, go here. She also has links to other awesome beauty/makeup blogs. She is also doing a giveaway that ends on the 28th filled with lots of goodies. Go check it out.

The giveaway retails over $1000!!! She really loves her followers.

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Rawr...

Even though I feel like I make a substantial amount of income for a student every month, at the end, I still feel like I have nothing. I am, somehow, still struggling to make ends meet when I have to pay my bills. Of course, my nail polish obsession doesn't help, but I've cut down so much!!! Rawr. Well, since I am currently broke, some things I want/been wanting.
Forever 21

Sigh.... anyways... my next upcoming mani, I think I'll do a Tiffany&Co.-inspired mani.

I joined another giveaway. This time it is from CosmeticCupcake, and it is their part of their BIG BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY. Been flipping through all her posts and been getting some ideas and inspirations.
I just want everyone to know that I don't join giveaways just because they are free. If that was the case, I would join every single giveaway I come across, but I only join the giveaways that are sponsored by bloggers that I REALLY like/keep up with. Just to clear that up lol.

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Finally a mani I'm content with :)

Posting pictures of my current mani that I am, for once, content with. And crackle polish. :)

Milani 3D Holographic HD, China Glaze Ruby Deer, Wet n' Wild Wild Shine Black Creme, Seche Clear & Seche Vite (I am falling in love with Seche Vite. I can see why a lot of other nail blogs rave about it. It smoothes everything out SOOOOOO well.)

Main art inspired by Hime Nail on Facebook, and the thumb was inspired by my friend, Sunny.

China Glaze Crackle Glaze Crushed Candy + Wet n' Wild Wild Shine Black Creme.

China Glaze Crackle Glaze Lightning Bolt + Wet n' Wild Wild Shine Black Creme.

China Glaze Crackle Glaze Cracked Concrete + Wet n' Wild Wild Shine Black Creme.

China Glaze Crackle Glaze Fault Line + Wet n' Wild Wild Shine Black Creme.

China Glaze Crackle Glaze Broken Hearted + Wet n' Wild Wild Shine Tickled Pink.

Sinful Colors Glass Pink + OPI Black Shatter.

Hard Candy Beetle & Orly Cosmic FX Space Cadet.
Honestly, they really look exactly alike. The only difference...the price. Orly was about $7.50(?)ish and Hard Candy was like $3 or $4. Sorry I can't give an exact price, but it's about a 50% difference. Color wise, the difference is very subtle and Orly seems a tinge shade lighter. When painting, Orly has a blue base and Hard Candy has a green base. Overall, if you wanna save a few dollars but want the same effects, go with the Hard Candy Beetle. The formula is pretty good to work with too, not as thin as Orly.

Attempted some gradients. Trying to perfect my method. I really want more bling. Need some time and make a designated space to play with loose glitter. I think that's the answer to my 'not enough bling/sparkle problem.'

My sad, sad parsley. I couldn't save this $0.89 fellow. :( This picture was taken a day or two ago, so it looks even sadder now...

Good night <3

So I swore to myself I would stop buying nail stuff after the glitter...

Then, I stopped by Sally's on the way to babysit to kill time, and I was the first one to see their display of China Glaze Crackle Glaze :) I couldn't help myself. So yes, I decided to use my money to buy them instead of using it towards my bills. --;;

Experimented with my camera (Sony Alpha a350). 

Attempted again. Tried my first shot at a very noob color wheel. LOL. 

BUT I got a legit color wheel now :)

China Glaze Crackle Glaze. PUHAHAHAHAHA. I felt so good knowing I was the first to get it at this store. Apparently, they only get them one shipment at a time (about 12 bottles per shipment). Didn't get the black one since I have OPI Black Shatter. And the blue bottle leaked. I realized this when I got home and took it out of the bag. --;; I'd go exchange it, but it's so hard to get your hands on. My boyfriend just told me to suck it up and use it. Pet peeve from nail polish that's all. Anyways, the colors are from left to right, Lightning Bolt (white), Crushed Candy (Tiffany Blue), Fault Line (purple shimmer), Broken Hearted (mix between hot pink and pink creme), and Cracked Concrete (gray). 

Started another hobby, growing herbs. I just wanted to try out my green thumb. Runs in the family, yet my mom never honed in on it. 

A sad chive live herb plant I found at HMart for $0.89. I'm trying to save it. lol. 

Hydroponic Basil. I put it in soil. Can you plant hydroponics into soil?? So far the basil's doing pretty okay. The leaves are still crisp. There was a spider on it this morning which worries me, but that's about it. 

Gonna work on nail stuff. I really want to get better. Trying to train my hand to be more steady. <3