#xmasnorules - CHRISTMAS TREE

Today's theme is Christmas Tree for #xmasnorules!  I haven't really been doing much nail art, but I'm loving the Christmas glitter...big or small!!  This is sELFie from KB Shimmer!  It is a holographic glitter topper, but I applied 3 coats for a full coverage textured look. 

KB Shimmer's sELFie

KB Shimmer's sELFie

KB Shimmer's sELFie

KB Shimmer's Kringle All The Way & OPI's You're So Outta Lime

I love a a fun chunky Christmas glitter topper polish and round glitters are somewhat rare, so this is one of my favs.  This is KB Shimmer's Kringle All The Way over OPI's You're So Outta Lime.  Kringle All The Way is from the 2013 Winter collection and You're So Outta Lime is from the Summer 2014 Neon collection.

KB Shimmer's Kringle All The Way over OPI's You're So Outta Lime

KB Shimmer's Kringle All The Way over OPI's You're So Outta Lime

I always pick KB Shimmer polishes up at Harlow & Co.

#xmasnorules - RED & GREEN

The second day of #xmasnorules is Red & Green.  This is Beyond The Nail's Stocking Stuffer and is from the 2015 Holiday Collection.  It has a creamy white base, filled with green, light green, and red hex glitters!  With three coats, I achieved complete opacity.  Head on over to Beyond The Nail to check out this great Canadian indie polish maker.  They also have some great nail vinyls.

#xmasnorules - RED & GREEN

#xmasnorules - RED & GREEN

Come join us! Do as many or as few as you like, no rules.  Express yourself with colour, texture or finish...nail art is not necessary, just have FUN.  Use hashtag #xmasnorules so everyone can see your creations.

#xmasnorules

#xmasnorules - SNOW

Today is the first day of our #xmasnorules and the theme today is snow!  I used September Sky from Nine Zero Lacquer and added some snowflake decals.  Its simple but I think it looks pretty good.

The nails on my left hand are a mess, so I decided to used my right hand...it was interesting trying to photograph and just get a simple hand placement.

#xmasnorules - SNOW

#xmasnorules - SNOW

#xmasnorules - SNOW

Come join us! Do as many or as few as you like, no rules.  Express yourself with colour, texture or finish...nail art is not necessary, just have FUN.  Use hashtag #xmasnorules so everyone can see your creations.

#xmasnorules

#xmasnorules

Our #xmasnorules nail art challenge starts tomorrow...come join us!!  Do as many or as few as you like, no rules.  Express yourself with colour, texture or finish...nail art is not necessary, just have FUN.  Use hashtag #xmasnorules so everyone can see your creations.

#xmasnorules

KB Shimmer's Sand In My Stocking

This beauty is from KB Shimmer's Winter 2014 collection and it is cutely named Sand In My Stocking.  It is a clear based glitter with small white, gold, tan, grey and brown glitter, larger gold hex and circle glitter, orange hex glitter, aqua blue circle glitter and gold holographic star glitter.  I layered it over KB Shimmer's In Yacht Water.

KB Shimmer's Sand In My Stocking

KB Shimmer's Sand In My Stocking

KB Shimmer's Sand In My Stocking

I pick up all my KB Shimmer over at Harlow and Co.

piCture pOlish's Dorothy

Dorothy is a gorgeous pinky-red jelly with a bunch of silver and pink glitter.  Not the best red on me, I tend to lean towards the blue reds, but the glitter makes up for it :)

For Canadians you can pick up piCture pOlish at Nail Polish Canada and Harlow & Co.

piCture pOlish's Dorothy

piCture pOlish's Dorothy

piCture pOlish's Dorothy

Beyond The Nail's Rudolph

This is is a beautiful polish from a Canadian indie brand...Beyond The Nail.  Rudolph is a holographic dark red jelly polish that has holographic red glitter.  It is part of their 2015 Holiday collection.  Such a stunner in the sun!

They also carry a wide assortment of great nail decals.

Beyond The Nail's Rudolph

Beyond The Nail's Rudolph

Beyond The Nail's Rudolph

KB Shimmer's I've Seen Sweater Days

This is a beauty from the 2015 KB Shimmer Winter collection ...it is I've Seen Sweater Days.  It is full of cobalt blue glitter, lime green holo glitters and sliver glitters with a base of teal crelly.  I just can't seem to get enough of these teal crellies.

KB Shimmer's I've Seen Sweater Days

KB Shimmer's I've Seen Sweater Days

KB Shimmer's I've Seen Sweater Days

I picked this up over at Harlow & Co.

KB Shimmer's Snow Way!

This is Snow Way and it's from KB Shimmer, that was initially launched in 2012 and was re-released in the 2014 Winter collection.  It's a light sky blue crelly based polish with white glitter and micro sparkle.  I applied 2 easy coats for full opacity.  Love this!!!

KB Shimmer's Snow Way!

KB Shimmer's Snow Way!

KB Shimmer's Snow Way!

I picked this up over at Harlow & Co.

Cute Halloween Ghosts

I love Halloween nail art, but haven't created any this year, until now.  Here are my cute ghosts!

I went with Nine Zero Lacquer's September Sky and Essie's Blanc, not conventional Halloween colours but this is what I chose.  Such an easy mani and so fun!

Cute Halloween Ghosts - FLASH

Cute Halloween Ghosts

 Have a great Halloween!

KB Shimmer's Carpe Denim

Here is another beauty from KB Shimmer's Fall collection.  Carpe Denim is a navy blue jelly based polish with small silver holo glitter.  Two easy coats and it was completely opaque.

KB Shimmer's Carpe Denim

KB Shimmer's Carpe Denim

KB Shimmer's Carpe Denim

I get all my KB Shimmer polish from Harlow and Co.

KB Shimmer's Dark & Twisty

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends!  This polish is from KB Shimmer's Fall 2015 collection.  Dark & Twisty is a black jelly based polish with metallic glitters in a rainbow of colours.  I used 3 coats for full opacity and decided on a matte top coat.

What a great Halloween polish!

KB Shimmer's Dark & Twisty

KB Shimmer's Dark & Twisty

KB Shimmer's Dark & Twisty

I get all my KB Shimmer polish from Harlow and Co.

piCture pOlish's Pandora

Pandora is a rich medium to dark purple polish with scattered holo.  Two easy coats was all it took to achieve opacity.  It is another beauty from piCture pOlish.

piCture pOlish's Pandora

piCture pOlish's Pandora

piCture pOlish's Pandora

I pick my piCture pOlishs up at Harlow and Co or Nail Polish Canada.

Pandora is a dark purple scatter holo

Pandora is a dark purple scatter holo

Nine Zero Lacquer's Cypess

Cypress is a pine green holographic polish from the Harvest Festival collection.  This is an absolutely gorgeous polish and a stunner in the sun!  I achieved opacity with 2 easy coats.

Nine Zero Lacquer's Cypess

Nine Zero Lacquer's Cypess

If you are interested in purchasing this lacquer, head on over to Nine Zero Lacquer.

Nine Zero's Lacquer's S'more Holo

Nine Zero Lacquer's S'more Holo is a taupe holographic polish from the Harvest Festival collection.  Two coats was all I needed to achieve opacity.  This is such a unique polish, it is a conservative polish that can be worn to the office, but has holo to kick it up a notch.

Nine Zero Lacquer's S'more Holo

Nine Zero Lacquer's S'more Holo

Nine Zero Lacquer's S'more Holo

If you are interested in purchasing this lacquer, head on over to Nine Zero Lacquer.

Laneige Water Bank Gel Cream Review

I was pretty excited to be one of the lucky ones to receive a Laneige product to try out from Influenster.  I received  the Water Bank Gel Cream. 

Laneige Water Bank Gel Cream Review

 
I usually don't use gel for a moisturizer as I have a tendency to have dry skin along with having mature skin.  I decided I would try this as a day cream and stick to my thicker/richer cream for night time.  The moisturizer is very creamy and absorbs very quickly.  Initially it was very moisturizing, but in the afternoons I started to see a couple of dry patches.  I tried it for an entire week and still the dry patches later in the day.  I decided to pass it along to my daughter and she loves it...I just think it was the wrong match for my mature/dry skin.  I might try the the Water Bank Moisture Cream.  My only complaint (this is minor) but I wasn't fond of the fragrance of the moisturizer.  I prefer anything on my face to have no scent.

Laneige Water Bank Gel Cream is now available at Sephora in Canada for $42.00.

*The products featured in this post were provided by Influenster for my honest review.

Nine Zero Lacquer's Candy Apple

Nine Zero Lacquer's Candy Apple is a pink-red holographic polish from the Harvest Festival collection.  Two coats was all I needed to achieve opacity.  All the pics where taken with flash on.

Nine Zero Lacquer's Candy Apple

Nine Zero Lacquer's Candy Apple

Nine Zero Lacquer's Candy Apple

If you are interested in purchasing this lacquer, head on over to Nine Zero Lacquer.

Maple Holistics Vitamin C+ Facial Serum

Skin care has always been more important than makeup to me, so I was very interested when Maple Holistics offered to send me some products to try out. 

Vitamin C+ Facial Serum is the product that I was most interested in.  I did some research on vitamin C serum & discovered that long-term topical use has been clinically shown to regenerate collagen and improve the appearance of wrinkles.  I also read that for some people, vitamin C can cause redness and stinging upon application.  Being someone who has sensitive skin, I wanted to start out slow with the serum.  After cleansing my skin (I don’t use toner) I applied a couple of drops of the Vitamin C+ Facial Serum, and followed that up with my regular moisturizer, both day and night.  

Vitamin C+ Facial Serum - Maple Holistics

 

I have tried this for a full 7 days and I can honestly say that my skin feels better, and there was no redness or stinging thankfully.  When I say ’feel better’ I mean that my skin is much softer to the touch.  The serum is completely scent free, has a convenient dropper to aid in application and is not greasy.

Vitamin C+ Facial Serum - Maple Holistics

I will continue to use this serum and if the results continue, my regular serum will be replaced with this one.  I would definitely recommend this, if someone is looking for a new serum to try out.  One fluid ounce cost $11.77 US which is reasonable for a good serum.

If you are interested in trying out this serum or would like some more information, check out Maple Holistics.
 

*The products featured in this post were provided by Maple Holistics for my honest review.