Cotton Candy Gradient Nails

Hey Lovelies! Today's look is inspired by one of my favorite carnival treats, cotton candy!!! First I started out with a thin coat of Sally Hansen INSTA-DRI in Blue-Away and then using the makeup sponge technique I applied 3 layers of Blue-Away and Jordana's Pink Bunny. 

This is a great mani to sport during the Spring time! Hope you enjoyed this look!

MixedMama<3 

A Girl Can Never Have Enough Shoes!

Hey Lovelies! Yesterday two of my old co-workers/good friends all met up and had lunch together at Applebees! Since we all used to work at a shoe store together I thought I would be fitting if I did a special shoe mani. For this look I used 2 coats of OPI Lincoln Park After Dark and then went in with Wet n' Wild's White Creme and stamped plate BM-213. It came out so cute and looked great with my black and white outfit I was wearing! 

MixedMama<3 

Katniss Everdeen- The Girl On Fire Nails

Hey Lovelies! Happy Mother's Day to all my mamas reading this! So last night Nathan took me to see The Hunger Games since I finished the book last weekend. I wanted to have a fire like mani to represent my favorite character Katniss Everdeen! I'm not very happy with how these nails photographed. It's hard to find a good angle to photograph the glitter design so these will have to do for now :)

For this look I used one coat of Wet n' Wild's Black Creme and then went in with Funky Fingers Star-Studded for the flames. I am LOVING these sparkly flames! Have you read The Hunger Games? What did you think the book Vs. the movie? Hope you are all having a wonderful Sunday and Mother's Day!

MixedMama<3

White and Navy Chevron Nails

Hey Lovelies! I am loving the new Chevron fashion trend that's so hot right now that I decided I would try it out. I have been admiring this dress from Shopsosie.com and it is my inspiration. 

For this look I used two coats of Bobbing For Baubles by Essie. Then I went in with Konad's special polish White and stamped the Chevron image from plate BM-201.

I absolutely LOVE how this came out! I can't wait to play around with different color combinations with this stamp! I hope you all enjoyed this look! Don't forget you can still vote once a day for my entry in the Bundle Monster Nail Art Contest until the 13th! CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR MY ENTRY!

MixedMama<3 

Vote For Me In The Bundle Monster Nail Art Contest

Hey Lovelies! I entered a super awesome nail art contest hosted by Bundle Monster to win a set of their new nail stamping plates that will be released at the end of this month. It would mean soooooo much to me if you clicked on the link under the picture and voted for my entry and/or shared this post. You can vote once a day for my entry until May 13th. Thank you so much! 

CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR MY ENTRY!

MixedMama<3

OPI Peru-B-Ruby Swatch

Hey Lovelies!Let me just say I can not wait to get a better camera!! I feel like I can never wear bright pinks or red because I can't capture the accurate color. Peru-B-Ruby is a beautiful bright fuchsia color with a stellar pink shimmer. I feel this color pink compliments my olive skin tone very well and the shine is just amazing. This color is very opaque so you could get away with one thicker coat but I chose to apply 2 thin coats to speed up the dry time. This is by far my favorite pink polish in my collection and I will definitely be getting another bottle when this one runs out!  

MixedMama<3 

OPI- You Don't Know Jacques! SUEDE Swatch

Hey Lovelies! Today's look is a awesome suede color by OPI. You don't know jacques suede is a beautiful shimmery golden taupe that is great for Fall. If your not fond of shimmer but love the color your in luck because they have a You Don't Know Jacques! Matte where there is no shimmer in it. The thing I love most about this polish is that it dries in about two mins! It has wonderful coverage so you can get away with one coat. I decided to use two coats for this look just to make sure I didn't miss any areas for you. :) I love throwing a glossy top coat over this color when I'm not feeling the suede finish. It really brings out the gorgeous shimmer. I can't wait to get my hands on more suede or matte finish polishes! 

MixedMama<3

200 Follower Winner Is.....

The winner of my 200 follower giveaway is.....Colleen Beazley Burns!!!! Congratulations!! Please send me an e-mail at mixedmama1031@gmail.com with your shipping information.

Only 10 Hours Left

You have until midnight EST tonight till my giveaway is closed!!! If you haven't already entered go do it now!!  CLICK HERE TO ENTER!  

MixedMama<3 

Mint Sorbet Flowers

Hey Lovelies! For today's look I used two coats of Sally Hansen's Mint Sorbet and then went in with Konad's special polish Black and stamped the large flower design off of plate B87. I was so upset when I put my top coat on the Konad polish started to streak a bit. These happens to me once in awhile with this polish so I can't complain too much. I just added a coat of Jordana's Crystal Glitter to cover up the streaking and I'm so in love! This image plate is one of my favorite plates right now because it's so girly and has Hello Kitty!! Who doesn't love Hello Kitty?!?! 

This is such a beautiful color for Spring and Summer! 

Glitter makes everything better :) 

I hope you all enjoyed this simple and pretty Summer time look! Have a gorgeous day! 

MixedMama<3 

No Heat Challenge 5th Month Update

Holy cow I made it another month! Next month will my half way point!!! I was unable to deep condition my hair every Saturday this month but I did manage to do it three times instead of two time like last month. Other then that the only thing I changed was my conditioner. I ran out of my Pantene Pro V Breakage to Strength conditioner and I had been hearing great reviews on the Aussie Moist conditioner so I thought I would give it a try.  If you didn't catch last months update click HERE and if you would like to follow my journey from the beginning then click HERE.

What I did differently this month:

1. Deep conditioned my hair 3 times during the month.

2. Switched my conditioners. 

April 30th:

(Left Side) Look Olivia is getting curly hair just like mama! 

(Right View) Olivia sporting crazy hair! 

(Back View) Look at that length!!!

MixedMama<3

Purple Gradient Flower

Hey Lovelies! For today's gradient look I used Wet n' Wild's Through the Grapevine, On a Trip and Disturbia from the Megalast Collection. I then went in with Konad's special polish black and stamped the flower off of BM plate 05. 

(In the sunlight and I don't know why my ring finger nail isn't showing the color right.... BOO) 

(Natural Light)

(Olivia wanted to be like mama and show her cute little fingers!) 

I hope you all enjoyed this beautiful gradient look. Don't forget to swing by and enter my giveaway! Click Here to enter! Have a wonderful day!! 

MixedMama<3 

DIY: Batman T-Shirt Reconstruction

Hey lovelies! So I went through my closet the other day to get rid of some old clothes and I got the awesome idea to try and reconstruct an old T-shirt. I love the way this shirt fits me and I love Batman but I hate the neck on it! I feel like I'm suffocating in it so I knew this was the perfect shirt to start off with! Here is a cute way to turn a T-shirt into a tank top. 

(Front View)

(Side View) 

I started with cutting the sleeves off and about 3 inches of the neck off as my starter. I then tried it on and realized that I wanted the neck of the shirt to come down lower and to keep the arm holes just how they are. I then cut another 2 inches off of both sides of the neck and scooped the hole lower. It was just a bunch of cutting and trying it on and cutting some more until it was the length I wanted. 

(Finished Front View) Please excuse the no makeup! 

(Finished Side View)

(Finished Back View) 

I am in love with this tank top and I can't wait to rip apart some more! I hope you all enjoyed this DIY tutorial. If you try this Id love to see how it turned out! 

MixedMama<3 

Relaxed Herringbone Nails

Hey lovelies! Today's look is a beautiful mix between a Herringbone and Chevron print. For this look I did one coat of Sally Hansen's INSTA-DRI in Mint Sprint and then went in with Wet n' Wild's Black Creme and stamped MASH Plate M78. Check out my YouTube video to see how I stamped this look CLICK HERE! 

For the past few weeks I have been staring at this plate and trying to think of color combinations I could do but nothing was tickling my fancy! As soon as I put on Mint Sprint I knew I had to use that design! I'm so happy I did because I am in love with the nails! With this combo it makes me feel more alternative but If you were to do a nude nail with the design in white it's more girly! Hope you all enjoyed this look! Don't forget to go check out my giveaway that's going on till the May 4th. CLICK HERE to enter! Have a wonderful Saturday!
MixedMama<3

Fuschia Extravagance

Hey Lovelies! I'm coming at you all with another gradient nail look!!! I just can't get enough of gradients right now so I apologize in advance for constantly doing them. For this look I used Wet n Wild's Candy-Licious,   Sinful Colors BIKINI and Dream On. I then went in with Bundle Monster's 210 plate and stamped the flower/leaf image with Wet n' Wild'd Black Cream.

 If you would like to see how I create all my gradient looks check out my video HERE and don't forget to check out my giveaway that's going on right now! Click HERE to enter! Hope you all enjoyed this look! 

MixedMama<3 

Betty

Hey Lovelies! Who loves cute skulls??? I know I do!!! I want you all to meet my good friend Betty. Betty enjoys long walks on the beach and candle light dinners.... HAHA just kidding! For this look I used rhinestones, Sinful colors BIKINI, Jordana Crystal Glitter, Sally Hansen's White On and Wet n' Wild's Black Creme. Want to learn how to create your very own Betty? Scroll on down to find out! 

I hope you all enjoyed this cute little tutorial and meeting Betty! Don't forget to swing on over to my giveaway that is going on till the 4th! If you would like to enter just click HERE. Have a wonderful day! 

MixedMama<3  

What's Up?

Hey Lovelies! So I saw that my mom had done this cute "tag" like post on her blog tonight, so I thought I would try it and see what you all thought! I figured that this is a great way for you all to learn more about me! I am going to tag anyone who wants to do this! Hope you enjoy! 

Listening to Nathan talk to his co-worker on Xbox live and listening to Christina Perri's Jar of Broken Hearts and feeling like I want to belt out the lyrics however it's 11pm and my daughter is sleeping next to me.

Hoping Nathan builds me a custom nail polish rack for my birthday! **HINT, HINT** :) My desk is getting ridiculous with all the polish and supplies all over it.

Feeling very proud of myself for my Tropical Sunset Nails! So I'm going to toot my horn a bit on that one. **TOOT TOOT TOOT**

Seeing my beautiful little girl sleeping in her big girl bed and my wonderful husband doing what he does best.... Killing Zombies!

Noticing what wonderful subscribers I have! You all have been so kind, caring, and encouraging to me through this journey. I just want you all to know how much I appreciate each and everyone of you!

Wondering if I will ever have enough courage to get in front of a camera and start filming tutorials and stuff for you all. I really think it will be a great asset to my blog but i'm a giant chicken and start to have a panic attack!

Dreaming of the day that Nathan and I can finally buy a house and have another baby!

Loving being a blogger! I feel like I can be myself with you all and say corny things and you wont judge me! HAHA :)


Thinking that garage sale season needs to start ASAP because I really need some new clothes that fit me and I need to stock up on Olivia's clothes for next year!


Promising to start buying polishes that are at least "3 FREE"!


Making Olivia summer dresses out of pillow cases! She is going to look so stinking cute this summer :)


Anticipating our Vacation this summer! I can't wait to be on the beach and see my grandmother down in Florida! She hasn't seen Olivia since her first birthday on Halloween!


Feeling very very sleepy! it's almost midnight and Olivia's lullaby music is putting me to sleep while I'm typing!


Changing my eating habits! I drink way too much pop so i'm going to try and cut that out and drink more water. :)

MixedMama<3 

Tropical Sunset Nails

Hey Lovelies! Since its been chilly up where I live for the past few days I need a warm mani to make me feel better! As I was searching the web looking at warm weathered pictures I stumbled upon this beautiful sunset picture.

I bet your feeling the warmth too right now ;)

For this gradient sunset look I started off with Sally Hansen's Mellow Yellow and applied one very thin coat to all my nails and then let it dry. I then applied Sally Hansen's Mellow Yellow, Pure Ice's Hot Tamale and Wet n' Wild's Lavender Creme to my make-up applicator and started to apply it to my nails in a dabbing motion. Once that was dry I repeated the process two more times waiting for each layer to dry in between. I then went in with MASH plate 28 and took the top half of the palm tree and stamped it with Wet n' Wild's Black creme onto my ring finger. Finally I sealed in my beautiful sunset design with my Seche Vite top coat. Check out my tutorial on how I achieved this look HERE. 

Hope you all enjoyed this beautiful tropical look! Don't forget to enter my Giveaway that is going on till May 4th! Click HERE to enter! 

MixedMama<3