Cartwheels and Pearls

• Venus Embrace Sensitive Razor- I love this razor! I have really sensitive skin so spending more on a razor is worth it to me so I won't have irritated skin. 
• Venus Olay Shave Cream- Smells good and I love the feel but I usually don't splurge on shave gel because ivory soap is better for my skin. I probably wouldn't buy this product on my own but I do enjoy it. 
• Not Your Mother's Dry Shampoo- I love the small bottle because it fits in my purse. My roommate swears by this product but I'm convinced that dry shampoo just doesn't love me. It doesn't feel as grimy as other brand's I've tried but I still just don't love it. 
• Q-Tips Cotton Rounds- My mom uses these daily to take her makeup off but I've always just used a tissue. I like that these don't fall apart like a tissue and I like the small size. 
• Cutex Nail Polish Remover Pads- These are effective and a lot less messy than using a tissue and nail polish remover from a bottle but I don't think I'd being willing to pay more just for the convenience. 
• Shea Moisture- I had a mini spa night with my mom (50+) while on vacation and here's what I thought: 
• Facial Wash and Scrub- This felt great and had little scrubbing beads. My mom wasn't overly impressed with this.
• Anti-Aging Moisturizer- This felt great on my skin! I'm a huge fan of this product but my face did break out in a little bit of a rash after using this so I don't recommend this for sensitive skin
• Anti-Aging Facial Mask- This burned a bit on my skin (according to my mom it only tingled on her skin) and was a weird texture but my skin felt afterwards!

          Around Tumblr, I saw a post about how to paint your nails and have text on them. It looked pretty simple and cute. I just  had to try it out. Of course, for my confirmation and graduation, I had gotten a manicure/ pedicure. It was only $35 for both. Score. Anyway, I didn't want to remove it since I actually graduate tonight and I just got my nails done last Friday.
          I looked to my sick little sister and noticed her itty bitty chewed up nails were looking rather plain. Hmmm. Cheer her up and test out this idea? Sounds like a plan to me.
          
         Here's how to get these babies:
1. Paint your nails in a desired color. The lighter the shade, the darker the words will show up on them.
2. Dip your nails into alcohol. It suggest vodka but all we had was alcohol swabs so I just used those.
3. Press a small piece of newspaper onto the nail and leave it there for a few seconds, applying some pressure.
4. Peel off slowly and be amazed. Mostly.

This doesn't work all the time. Since we used the swabs, it doesn't get the nail as soaked so we didn't have that high of a success rate.




           The writing is pretty hard to see in the pictures but you can still tell we didn't get too many words on them. In the picture I saw, they had a lot of print on them. I was lucky if I got one or two words. This is definitely a repeat but with lighter polish, actual alcohol, and bigger nails.