Wednesday, March 25, 2015

#31DC2 Day 24 Half Moon

Hey guys! I hope you are all having a good week! Today I am continuing on with the 31 Day Challenge 2.0. Day 24's prompt is half moon or ruffian. I chose to do a half moon with roses.

I painted this with some stickers for the half moon, and the roses are free hand. The color on the half moon is China Glaze Mingle With Kringle. The roses are painted with Sinful Colors Easy Going, NYC Fuchsia Shock Creme, and Palm on the Beach.




Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Impulse Book Review

Title: Impulse
Author: Ellen Hopkins
Series: Impulse #1
Rating: 4/5 Stars
Trigger Warning: cutting, depression, and suicide
Bookshelves on Goodreads: 2014-reads, books-i-own, damaged-guys, ending-destroyed-me, mental-illness, my-emotions-i-cannot, poetry, read, romance

“Forever has no meaning when you're living in the moment.”

Before I say anything else, I want to say that this book needs a serious trigger warning for depression/cutting/suicide. So if you are affected by that, I would think before reading this. This book is really dark and depressing, yet hopeful. I like it a lot but it was a little too depressing for me and I ended up really sad after this book.

Impulse is about three teens who have all tried to commit suicide, and failed. They end up in a psychiatric hospital called Aspen Springs. They each have different stories and different reasons for wanting to be dead. Together they help each other and fight that nagging feeling that says they aren't good enough.

One thing I looked so completely about Impulse is Ellen Hopkin's writing style. It is so beautiful. I loved how the whole book was written in prose. I think it added a lot of emotions to the book, that we might not have gotten without it. I also loved all the characters. I felt like I really understood them, and connected with them in some ways.

The only reason I gave this 4 stars, instead of 5, is because is it very sad. It was one of those books that just left my heart torn. But overall I really loved Impulse and can't wait to read more of Ellen Hopkin's books!

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

St. Patrick's Day Nail Art

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Are you guys doing anything fun? I'm not, just binge reading The Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas (SO GOOD!). I wanted to make sure that I got at least one design out for St. Patrick's Day. I am happy with this nail art, kind of, but the clovers are kind of meh looking. But I do really love my ring finger! I got the detailing idea from this video from Piggie Luv!

My base for this design is Revlon Bare Bones. The clover is in NYC Palm on The Beach. The pot is NYC Black Velvet (detailing work in Revlon Bare Bones) with the beautiful Zoya Bar! The rainbow is with a variety of different polishes. I topped it off with Essie Good to Go.




Have a great day everyone!

Monday, March 16, 2015

The Selection Book Review



 Title: The Selection
Author: Kiera Cass
Series: The Selection #1
Rating: 3/5 Stars
Bookshelves on Goodreads: 2014-reads, books-i-own, dystopia, have-high-hopes-for, meh, read, romance, so-incredibly-cheesy, ugly-covers

“I hope you find someone you can't live without. I really do. And I hope you never have to know what it's like to have to try and live without them.”

My relationship with this book is neutral. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it either. I guess I just plainly liked it. I had my issues with it, starting with that ugly cover. I don't understand how everyone loves this cover, I just don't understand. Who in there right mind would wear a blue dress made of ruffles? No thanks.

Anyway, this book is about America Singer's journey in the selection. The selection is a contest of 35 women, trying to win Prince Maxon's heart. America is in love with someone at home, Aspen, and she doesn't want to go into the selection, but her mother forces her.

So I found that the character's were either a hit or a miss for me. I didn't like Aspen at all. Just meh, no. I adored Prince Maxon. I kind of liked America most of the time, but thought that she did really stupid things. She was also kind of whinny and selfish. She was one of those perfect characters, that make me mad. Like she was supposedly amazing, beautiful, and talented, and she knew it. Also, what is wrong with these names. America? Maxon? Aspen? WHY?

This book was really captivating and an easy read. I really liked some things, and really didn't like others. So I went with a neutral 3 stars. Overall it was okay. I will probably continue on with this series at some point.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

China Glaze Travel Sized Mini Set Swatches


Hey guys! Today I have a really exciting post for you all. I got this mini set of China Glaze polishes from Sally Beauty Supply. I think I got it for around 13 dollars. We get 6 polishes in this set, and there are 12 total in the collection. I thought all of these were very cute and they make me ready for spring!
China Glaze I Brake For Colour:

I Brake For Colour is a orangish color creme. I thought that this one was really cute! My camera would not cooperate for these photos, but it is more pink in person. Shown is 2 coats without top coat. 



China Glaze Pinking Out The Window:

Pinking Out The Window is a pink creme. I'm normally not a huge pink fan, but this one is gorgeous! Shown is two coats without top coat. 



China Glaze Trip of a Limetime:

Trip of a Limetime is a lime colored neon creme. I think this name is super appropriate! Shown is two coats without top coat. 



China Glaze My Way or The Highway:

My Way or The Highway is bright teal creme. I don't feel like this is very unique but it is still pretty! Shown is two coats without top coat.



China Glaze Dashboard Dreamer:

Dashboard Dreamer is a periwinkle blue creme with reddish yellow shimmer. The shimmer is subtle so my camera didn't really pick it up very well. This one is super unique and is my favorite of this set! Shown is three coats without top coat.



China Glaze Boho Blues:

Boho Blues is a light purple creme. This color is perfect for spring time. Shown is two coats without top coat.



Which polish is your favorite? Let me know in the comments! Have a good day!

Monday, March 2, 2015

The Infinite Sea Book Review

Title: The Infinite Sea
Author: Rick Yancey
Series: The 5th Wave #2
Previous Reviews of the Series: The 5th Wave
Rating: 4/5 Stars
Bookshelves on Goodreads: 2014-reads, books-i-own, dystopia, love-the-cover, other-supernatural, read

 "Some things, down to the smallest things, are worth the sum of all things."

I thought that The Infinite Sea was a great sequel. It doesn't fall into the second book syndrome. It was action packed and very exciting, just like The 5th Wave. It was a little confusing though because it had four povs. Normally it took me a few pages to even figure out which character's pov I was reading.

The Infinite Sea is the second book in the 5th Wave trilogy. It takes place in a world that was invaded by aliens. It is a dystopian survival story. Of course, if you know me, you know that I love me some dystopian books. So I am naturally inclined to love this.

One thing that I really really loved about this book is the characters. They are all so unique and bad ass. Cassie really starts to come into herself, and is really pissed off and confused.

“That’s the cost. That’s the price. Get ready, because when you crush the humanity out of humans, you’re left with humans with no humanity.

In other words, you get what you pay for, motherfucker”

One of my other favorite characters was ringer. I was pretty neutral about her in The 5th Wave but in The Infinite Sea, just yes. I loved her last third of the book that was in her pov. In my opinion, that part made this book great.

So overall I really enjoyed this and can't wait for The Last Star.
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