Showing posts with label DIY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DIY. Show all posts

Thursday, June 26, 2014

A New Way to DIY Your Mani

If you know me you know that 99.9% of the time my nails are polished.  I feel naked without having the hue of the week on my very short (by choice) nails.  For years, literally from the time I could drive until about five years ago, I would head to the nail salon every two weeks to have acrylic nails put on or filled in and painted.  I went through the whole French Mani phase, then red/red phase, and then soft baby pink phase but whatever the phase or current nail trend I was heading to the salon to get it done.  Then about five years ago I got tired, tired of trying to find the time (and the extra cash) to go to the nail salon every two weeks so I decided to experiment with DIY at home mani's.  I've used just about every brand of polish on the market and every trick in the book to finally get to what I think is the perfect-lasts-for-seven-days DIY mani (I need to do a how-to post on that in the near future).  And as of today my DIY mani's just got easier!  Julep has invented the most amazing nail polishing tool called the Plie´ Wand.  The Plie´ Wand helps you have more accuracy and control while polishing your nails, especially when polishing with your non-dominate hand.  It's so easy to use, you just swap, snap, polish and switch.  The wand works with any Julep polish with a Plie´ compatible cap.  You can also get the Plie´ Wand Creativity Kit that comes with a dotting tool and a striping brush to use along with your Plie´ Wand to get super creative with your DIY mani's!  I've been a Julep Maven (Julep's monthly subscription service) for about eight months now and I have loved every single polish and product I've received from them.  Julep isn't just fabulous nail polishes but they also do skincare (I'm OBSESSED with this Bare Face Cleansing Oil, it's totally changed my skin), makeup, hair and body products as well as everything you need for at home mani's and pedi's!

My DIY mani basics ~
rubbing alcohol, cotton balls, nail file, orange stick, base coat, polymer top coat, polish and quick dry drops

Plie´ Wand

My current mani (done with the Plie´ Wand) ~ Kayla

One of my favorites ~ Maddy

A sheer pink and sheer white, perfect for summer ~ Maren and Soraphine

For more details about the Plie´ Wand you can check out Julep's blog here (there is even a how-to video) and if you are interested in becoming a Julep Maven you can get started here! (You will be glad you did!)

XO
Mz Savvy Style


I was not compensated for this post but was asked by Julep to review the Plie´ Wand and share my honest opinion with you and I was more than happy to!

Linking up with Random Wednesday, The Pleated Poppy, Working Girl With Style and Summer Style

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Throw Back Thursday

You know how on Thursday's on Instagram people post older pictures with the hashtag #tbt for "Throw Back Thursday"?  Well I decided to do that here on the blog today for a couple of reasons. First, it's Thursday so it fits within the #tbt and second, I was going through my pictures and realized I have several from the summer I never blogged! 

These pics were taken back in July at the beach.  The one week this summer I actually got to relax a little bit!  I love maxi dresses for summer.  They are easy to just toss on and go but look so put together.  This maxi puts off kind of a boho vibe which is fun and relaxed ~ perfect for dinner out at the beach!

<3 Mz Savvy Style

I'm linking up with Working Girl with Style and Fashion and Faith.










Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Leopard Is My Favorite

My sweet 20 year old son went to TJ Maxx and bought this shirt for me as a Mother's Day gift.  The boy knows me well...TJ Maxx is my favorite store and leopard is my favorite color!  Leopard has become a classic and not just a trend, which makes this leopard loving girl very happy.  (And it means I can keep about 75% of my wardrobe!)  Leopard is considered a neutral, meaning it can go with any other color and can be paired with just about any other print.  It looks really great with jewel toned colors (emerald, ruby, sapphire), with brights (red, orange, yellow, pink) and with stripes, florals and camo.  I was feeling a little bright today and I REALLY wanted to wear these shoes, so I layered on color along with my leopard top.

So how do you do your leopard?  Or do you do leopard at all?  If you're worried about giving it a try start off small with an accessory like a shoe, bag or belt, and then as you feel more comfortable go a little bolder like a top, dress or skirt!

<3 Mz Savvy Style

I'm linking up with Trend Spin Linkup and Real Girl Style (links in sidebar).