CherryMani: Pink sparkles mani (text tutorial)

Hello again!

I haven't been doing my nails recently and just a few days ago I finally bought a mini set from Nails Inc (at Sephora) to try out.  But no, I'm not actually reviewing it here...I have to figure out how to take better pictures of the colour, and I haven't tried the other two colours yet to give a proper review.  So I will be showing you my manicure I sported before I did my recent nails.

And the sad thing?  These nails were done on Chinese New Year.  And my friends, that was in...beginning of February!  Holy moly...but I'll be honest, these nails lasted me quite a while before I finally took them off and gave my nails a breather.

Voila!  I present you with my pink sparkly nails :)

CherryReview: Pinkie Red Lips

Hello hello!
Yes it's been a little while since my last review - to make it short and sweet, a lot has been going on and it hasn't put me in the mood to really write anything, and at the same time there's just a lot of running around going on too.

But I've finally decided to get this review written (yay) since the photos date back a while ago...excuse the lighting though, I still haven't figured out the best way to take a photo in my room.  Maybe when I move out to the condo it will be better?  Ah...

Anyways down to the review:

Left to right: Tarte LipSurgence in Enchanted, Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter in Candy Apple and Maybelline ColorWhisper in Pin Up Coral

So for a little while I've been trying to find a good red lip, as well as a nice pink lipstick that didn't scream "nude".  The Tarte one I had for a while but I needed something new because I wasn't 100% sure if it had any germs from my short lip episode (refer to the lip balm review for a little bit more insight on what happened).  Anyways, it turned out it was still okay so yay!  

CherryReview: Nude lipsticks

Left to Right: Sugar's Rose, Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Moss in 14, Rimmel's Airy Fairy, Revlon's Just Enough Buff, Revlon's Champagne on Ice and Revlon's Caramel Glace

It's not often that I wear a bright lipstick - I don't tend to wear red (I have the Sugar Rose one which I threw in here although it's not a nude colour...but it's sheer and for some people it adds just that touch of colour to get away with being very natural, as well as the Tarte LipSurgence in a corally red) nor bright pink.  I actually haven't been sporting lipstick (or makeup whatsoever) lately because of the crazy long hours of work.  I value my sleep more and I just don't have time in between all the deadlines and number crunching to reapply lipstick.  Woe is me.

However, I do love a good nude lipstick because it's a sure no fail and matches all my outfits.  It matches any makeup look, I can put it on without a mirror if I don't have one, and it works at the office.  I'm pretty lazy like that (hahaha)

CherryReview: Josie Maran Bare Naked Wipes

First of all...Merry Christmas to everyone!!  I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones :)  Now onto the review...

I bought these nail removal pads from Sephora while waiting to pay one time. They set me back $11 CAD for 20 wipes...not bad I guess although I could have scored the nail and facial wipes for $12 during the Black Friday sale. Oh well!

That one pad was able to take off pretty much 95% of the red nail polish I had.  The dork I am, I forgot to take a photo of the state of my nails.  I had on Essie's Headmistress, which is a medium-dark red (base-one coat-top coat and touch ups).  It was pretty chipped on my index fingers and three fingers on my right hand.