Mani Monday :: Maybelline - Glistening Garnet

Maybelline Salon Expert :: Glistening Garnet (Flash)

Maybelline Salon Expert :: Glistening Garnet (No Flash)

This weeks lovely manicure is brought to you by Maybelline's Glistening Garnet! I absolutely love this color and while I did get it around christmas time a few years ago this color is amazing at any time of the year! 

The formula is smooth and amazing, you can get away with just a single coat but I'm a stickler in my ways and ALWAYS do two coats. The "curved precision brush" is definitely novice friendly and provides smooth strokes. Over all I really just love this color! While is was a limited edition color you can still find it on eBay and other random site! Like [here]!

Friday Favorites

Hello Friday! The weekend is finally in sight. I seriously feel like this week was never ending! We have our House Warming / Engagement party this weekend so that should be fun!

After this weekend I should be able to get back into filming tutorials! I can not wait! Not to mention I get to show you guys my new office! But enough about that, let's get into this weeks favorites!

Favorite Quote:

Source: oncedailychic.blogspot.com via Ann Marie on Pinterest

Favorite Treat: So freaking YUMMY!

Source: campingwithgus.com via Ann Marie on Pinterest

Favorite Indulgence: So excited to decorate the house for christmas!

Source: bhg.com via Ann Marie on Pinterest

Favorite Shoe: Gorgeous!

Source: stylemepretty.com via Ann Marie on Pinterest

Favorite Laugh: I think I piddled from laughing so hard! LOL

Source: 24.media.tumblr.com via Ann Marie on Pinterest

Mani Monday :: Naked Nails

Today's mani isn't all the special in fact, I have nothing to show!

Today I am rocking naked nails. With coming to a close on the projects we have been working on in our new home I have been neglecting my nails quite a bit. Up until yesterday my fingers and toes looked like a serious hot mess! Almost all my toe polish was missing and we all know how long toe polish can last... Yeah it's been a while since I've done mine nails... (3 weeks)

Yesterday morning I removed the remaining polish in hopes of painting them later in the evening but never got the chance... le sigh.

I was still rocking my nautical nails that came out UBER cute!

"A Sailor's Life for Me!"

Base color: Azure Blue by Essie
<3: I'm Not Really a Waitress by OPI
Stripes: Sally Hansen's manicure stripes

I'm really feeling for a dark purple or wine color polish but not sure if its to early to pull out those "fall colors" something is to be said about the wonder of a nice dark rich polish while rocking open toe shoes... We'll see...

Friday Favorites

I'M BACK!!

You missed me didn't you?! I know I missed you guys! <3

After 28 days in the house we finally had cable and internet installed! I feel human again! So without further ado I present this weeks Friday Favorites!

Favorite Quote:

Source: richesforrags.tumblr.com via Ann Marie on Pinterest

Favorite Treat: My latest addiction!

Source: google.com via Ann Marie on Pinterest

Favorite Indulgence: Candles! <3

Favorite Shoe: Adorable wedges at a steal for $14.99!

Favorite Laugh: HAHA YES!

Also I've decided to start another blog to talk about my day to day life as a new home owner & soon to be wife! If you'd like to check that out here is the link! [My DelFabulous Life]

Friday Favorites :: MIA

Sorry I've been MIA for so long but moving in to the house and not having internet for three weeks really puts a damper on my ability to post...

We are having the tv & internet installed Thursday (07/19) and I should be back in full swing to share all the fun we're having making our house a home!

If you want to follow me around on daily life I'm on twitter (@NskiBeauty) & instagram (nskibeauty)!

Thank you for your patience and stay tuned for all the fun!

Leave the Remodeling to the Knowledgable

As you guys seem to really enjoy when I blog about the new house and I didn't get a chance to paint my nails last night for our "Mani Monday" post, I figured I'd update you guys on the house.

Buying a short sale house we knew there were going to be some "fixer uppers" that had to take place once we got into the house. We already knew we'd have to replace our half bath floor due to improper installation and water damage to the wood laminate flooring. But when we finally went to pull the toliet out on Sunday we saw how much damage there really was... And let me tell you... It was NOT pretty... GAG!

The bowed flooring from the water damage.

Yes, that's mold where my toilet was...

MOLD! Yes, that is mold that was under the toilet and under the wood laminate as well. This is why when you want to remodel a room you should make sure you either A) Know what you are doing or B) Hire the right person for the job! If you don't know how to do the job DO NOT ...I repeat DO NOT do it yourself!

But any who...


My mom was a one woman wreaking crew and totally knocked the whole bathroom out so we can begin to transform our half bath to fit our tastes. While I want to say I am thrilled that we get to remodel the bathroom it is proving to be an interesting task...


Me and Gregory can only seem to agree on paint colors for the room and can't seem to agree on what to do with the vanity for the bath. I'll keep you posted on that out come!

The stupid piping the crushed my pedestal dream!

I really wanted to do a pedestal sink but after my mom ripped the vanity out that wish was crushed. It seems the plumbers who built the house wanted to be lazy and lay the piping all types of stupid and the only way we can fix it is to break up the concrete (our house is on a slab), fix the pipes and repour concreate. That option wasn't really cost effect so we are back to a vanity option. So we are on the hunt for the proper vanity... Well I've already found the one I want but Greg is very insistant about keeping the original counter and purchasing a new cabinet to put the counter back on (I am clearly not a fan...)


That battle has yet to be finalized. So as of now we have a naked half bathroom waiting for us to make it our own. 

Naked bathroom!

Me not in matching clothes (nothing new) LOL

I will keep you guys updated on the process as well as the final look!