Curly Girl Tag

1. What inspired you to go natural or wear your hair curly? My mother! She taught me that I could have the best of both worlds with my hair. I could flat iron it when I was longing for the silky straight hair and then wash it out and have my curly hair. 

2. Who are your favorite curly hair idols? Tanika Ray. Her curls are to die for!

3. Which You Tube curly would you trade curls with for a day? Shannon from Thosegirlsarewild. Check them out at http://www.youtube.com/user/thosegirlsarewild?feature=watch 

4. If you could have only one product for a year, which product would you chose? Hands down! Kinky Curly Knot Today! This is the best Leave in and detangler I have ever used!

5. If you could change one thing about your curls what would it be? Less frizz!

6. What's the craziest thing you've tried on your "natural hair journey"? Getting the Rihanna inverted bob hair cut.

7. What's your secret ingredient that your curls LOVE the most? A good Deep Conditioner. Right now my curls are loving macadamia deep repair masque.

8. If you could merge two brands of products to make your perfect product, which two would it be? Kinky Curly Knot Today and Eco Styler Gel. Eventhough I hate gel I wish I could have a product that would get rid of the frizz but leave my hair soft like the KCKT does.

9. What is your go-to hair style when you're in a rush? Down, wild and big!

10. If your curly hair had a name, what would it be and why? My hair would be called the Wonder Wig because I can do so much with it. I can have curly, straight, crimped, long, short, up, down, left, right hair whenever I want. If thats not wondrous then I dont know what is ;)

MixedMama<3

**All photos were found on google.com

Nailed It's 100 Blogger Follower Giveaway

Hey guys! I just wanted to pass along the news that blogger "Naild It" is having her first giveaway for reaching 100 subscribers!!! I can't wait to reach my first 100! I have been following her for over a month now and every single manicure she has done has been amazing! What I love most about her blog is that she posts regularly so you're not waiting days or weeks to see her next post. If you love seeing funky and creative manicures then go check her blog out at www.blognaildit.blogspot.com and don't forget to enter her giveaway for a chance to win the Color Club Foiled collection.

MixedMama<3  

Blazing Blue Stars

I am so excited to show you this look because it was my first time layering with the stamper. I used 2 coats of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in the color 23 Blazing Blue, BM05 and Konad special polish in the color silver. Hope you enjoy! 

MixedMama<3 

DS Extravagance

Hey guys! My husbands birthday is tomorrow and we're all going out to celebrate. So since he just absolutely loves my addiction to nail polish so much I thought I would do a special manicure to match my outfit! I used 2 coats of OPI DS  Extravagance, BM05 plate and Konad's special polish in black for this manicure. Hope you enjoy!

MixedMama<3

No Heat Challenge and 1st Month Update

 Hey guys! I decided to try something new with my hair this year. I have always relied on blow drying or diffusing my super crazy curly hair. So I decided to do a "no heat challenge" to retain more length and get healthier, shinier hair. Right now I would say I'm shoulder length (SL) and my goal is to be mid back length (MBL) by the end of this challenge.
 What is a no heat challenge? A no heat challenge is when you do not apply ANY form of heat to your hair for an amount of time ( ie, no blow-dryers, diffusers, hooded dryers, flatirons or curling irons allowed). I started this challenge on December 1st 2011 and will end on December 1st 2012. Yes a whole year! I think I might be crazy!!! 
 I will do monthly updates telling you how its going and what I'm doing or learning. Also I will do 3 length checks during the year, one before I start, one around June and finally one at the end of the challenge. I encourage everyone to do this challenge with  me and to just have fun! If you have any questions about my hair or my regimen just let me know!

MixedMama<3

December 1st

December 31st 

Starting Length Check 

End Of The Year Tag (2011)

Hey guys! With a few minuets left in 2011 I thought to would do a end of the year tag I found on YouTube by Jayemummyxo. You can check her out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsjNSrBEqF4 Hope you enjoy! 

1. What did you most enjoy about this year? Getting Married to my best friend in the whole world and my daughter turning one! 

2. Where are you with work? did It change from last year? I am finally a stay at home mom and trying to figure out what I want to go back to school for.

3. Whats your favourite song? Adele Set Fire To The Rain. 

4. Whos Been your role model this year?  My Mother! She is so strong, hard working, smart, beautiful, and just down right awesome! I really hope I can be half the mother she is. 
 
5. What are your biggest changes since last year? Well I have a beautiful 14 month old daughter, an amazing husband, finally quite my dead end job and now making new goals and dreams. 

6. What is your relationship status? do you have kids? and are you living with them? I am a married women WHOA!!!! I have a 14 month old daughter and yes I with with both my loves.

7. What will you remember most about this year? How hard it was! Between planning a wedding in 3 months ( I couldn't have done it without my family and especially my mom) my little girl turning one, and just trying to find my groove with becoming a new mom.
 
8. How is your friends situation changed since last year? Stayed the same. 

9. Do you have any regrets? why? Not a single one. I wouldn't be this happy if i regretted something. 
 
10. Are you happy where you are in life? what could you change to make it better? I am very happy with life right now. I'm looking forward to what 2012 with bring my family and I. It would also be nice to have a house ;) 

11. What are you looking forward to in 2012? Just enjoying it! Being happy and in love with my husband, watching my baby turn two and spending time with my family.

12. Whats you favourite Movie this year? The Change Up! 

13. Whats your favorite Programme of the year? We only have Netflix so it's not new but I really got into Vampire Diaries! Who doesn't love hot half naked vampire men?!?!

14. What is your New Year's Resolution? To be more outgoing and try new things.

MixedMama<3 

New Year's Eve Nails

Hey guys! I just wanted to share with you my New Year's Eve manicure! I used Wet n Wild's Black Creme and Give Me A Price Quote from their Coloricon collection. The only this I didn't like was I had to apply three top coats because of the glitter. Other then that both colors are amazing and I want all of the other colors in the Coloricon collection now! Hope you all have a safe and fun night! See you all next year ;)

MixedMama<3 

Pretty in Pink

Hey Guys! For today's post I have a fun/girly mani for you. I used two coats of OPI A Rose At Dawn.. Broke By Noon which is a beautiful creamy barbie pink. With Wet n Wild's Black Creme color I used the little kitty and fish bone from BM plate 04. Then with a large dotting tool I randomly placed dots on my other nails. I hope you enjoyed this look! Let me know what you think with a comment below. Have a wonderful Thursday :)

MixedMama<3 

What I used:

OPI A Rose At Dawn.. Broke By Noon

Wet n Wild's Black Creme

Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat 

BM Plate 04

Large Dotting Tool 

Two coats of OPI A Rose At Dawn... Broke By Noon.

Plum Night

For years I have been on a quest for a great plum nail polish and I finally found it!!! Revlon's Plum Night is the most gorgeous plum color. The consistency is very watery so I had to apply three coats to get the desired color. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas Eve!

MixedMama<3

  

Ruby Ribbon

I was feeling a bit festive today so I decided to wear Revlon's Ruby Ribbon on my nails! This is such a beautiful rich dark red with a bit of shimmer to it. I love this color because you can wear it two different ways. You can wear it as a matte suede like it comes or throw on your favorite top coat and have a glossy finish. I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday week!

MixedMama<3

Matte Suede 

With a top coat 

Green Smokey Eye

Hey Guys! So I decided to come at you with a simple green smokey eye look today. I love this look because you can wear it during the day to work and also when you go out with the girls! I hope you enjoy this tutorial!

What I Used: 

Urban Decay Naked and The Dangerous Palette

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

Maybelline The Falsies in the color Black Drama 

ELF Liquid Eyeliner in Black 

ELF  Hypershine  Gloss in the color Joy 

Equate Beauty Lotion 

Urban Decay Shadow Brush 

ELF Professional Defining Eye Brush 

First I started off with a nice clean face and just added a bit of the beauty lotion for moisture. Then I applied Urban Decay's Primer Potion all over my eye.

Once that dried I applied The color Naked all over my lid with the Urban Decay Shadow Brush . 

With the Urban Decay Shadow Brush I then took the color Mildew from the Urban Decay Dangerous Palette and applied that to my lower lid. 

After that I went in with my ELF Professional Defining Eye Brush with the color Buck and defined my crease 

Then just add your eyeliner and mascara. I used  ELF Liquid Eyeliner in Black and Maybelline The Falsies in the color Black Drama. 

Finally, add your favorite lip gloss or lipstick. I used my favorite lip gloss from ELF's Hypershine collection in the color Joy.

Hope you enjoyed! See you guys next time! 

MixedMama<3 

NOTD: Newspaper Nails!!

Hey guys! That's right I jumping on the band wagon and getting hip with the newspaper nails! These were super simple and fun to make. Hope you enjoy and if you try them out yourself post a picture on my facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mixed-Mama/231907843537327

First your going to want to cut 10 paragraphs out of your local newspaper and them them aside with a cup of 70% Isopropyl Alcohol.

Second, pick out and paint your nails with any desired color you would like. I chose OPI's Skull and Glossbones for an more newspaper color. 

Next you will dip your nail in the alcohol for 5 seconds. When you take your nail out of the alcohol  place a strip of the newspaper across the nail and press down for several seconds. When you remove the newspaper the image will be transferred onto the nail. 

Finally just slap on a top coat to seal in the picture and you are done! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and I'll see you next time! 

MixedMama<3 

Tokyo Peal French Manicure and Leopard Chicago Champagne Toast

Hey guys! Sorry It's been so long, my little munchkin got sick so I had to take care of her. While I was away I did several new nail looks. Since I was hanging out with family this weekend I was able to use my two aunts and gave them manicures. On my first victim I did a french manicure with SinfulColors Tokyo Peal. Simple, Sweet, and Classic! On my other victim I went a bit more wild yet still girly. I used OPI's Chicago Champagne Toast as the base color, OPI's You Don't Know Jacques! SUEDE as the leopard print along with Konad's special polish in black for the accents. I had tons of fun using all of  these beautiful colors and even trying to free hand the Leopard prints! Hope you enjoy!

What I Used:

OPI Natural Nail Strengthener as a base coat 

2 Coats of SinfulColors Tokyo Pearl 

Revlon Quick Dry Top Coat 

What I Used:

OPI Natural Nail Strengthener as a base coat

2 Coats of Chicago Champagne Toast 

OPI You Don't Know Jacques! SUEDE 

Konad Special Polish in Black 

Revlon Quick Dry Top Coat 

3 Toothpicks  

MixedMama<3

Lady Like Leopard

Hey guys! Today's manicure comes from Essie's 2011 fall collection with the color Lady Like. Lady Like is a beautiful nude/dusty pink even though in the picture it looks a bit more purple. I paired this color with OPI's You Don't Know Jacques! SUEDE for the leopard print.

MixedMama<3

Turquoise & Caicos

I am absolutely in love with this color! Essie's Turquoise & Caicos is the most beautiful turquoise color I've seen. I usually only wear bright colors in the summer time but since I pit this color on my opinion has changed. I say BRIGHT COLORS ALL YEAR ROUND!! You could do so much with this color for winter. You could add snowman, snowballs, snowflakes, have a winter wonderland on your nails.

MixedMama<3

Significant other color

So I tried to do a more romantic/girly look today but failed horribly! First I had to use 4 coats of O.P.I's significant other color because it was so sheer. Then when I went to stamp my nails the stamp only covered half of my nail. Overall It's very pretty and It's growing on me.

MixedMama<3

O.P.I Cuckoo For This Color Review

 I decided to bring out my M.A.S.H plates to play! On my nails I have O.P.I's Cuckoo For This Color with Konad's special polish in silver! CFTC is such a rich and creamy polish that really you could go just use one coat of it. I highly recommend  getting this color if you love green! 

MixedMama<3