Travelling Lore

Sally Hansen "White On" China Glaze "Make A Spectacle": an opalescent glitter Sinful Colors "Ruby Mine": a textured hibiscus red Milani "Blue Flash": a blue one-coat glitter Butter London "Silly Billy": a pumpkin orange Revlon "Lime Basil": a kelly green Sally Hansen "White On" Sinful Colors "Flower Power": a sheer pale pink base with white and pink glitter OPI "DS Classic": a rosy nude holographic polish Essie "Absolutely Shore": a pale sea foam green

Lillian Eve "Ballet Slipper": a delicate, pale pink (Provided in June's Goodebox .) China Glaze "Metro Pollen-tin" : a moderately neon taxi yellow China Glaze "Thistle Do Nicely" : a bright neon pink (Very difficult to capture on camera. It's actually several shades lighter in person.) L'Oreal "Brit Invasion" : a purple-y brown with gold micro flecks American Apparel "Rouge" : a mauve

I'm a bit early with this month's manicure roundup, but with good reason.  In a few days I'll be on vacation in Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia--all countries I've never been to before!  This obviously makes it difficult to blog about anything as I won't be taking my laptop with me--gotta travel light!  I can't wait to set foot in these countries and have a jolly time.  Hello, gelato! Sephora by OPI "Havana Dreams" : a pastel baby blue Sally Hansen "Pool Party" : a sheer pearlescent baby blue Sinful Colors "Supernova" : a pink-ish coppery foil (This photo doesn't do it justice! It's beautiful in person!) China Glaze "Live, Love, Laugh" : a bright, hot pink jelly Deborah Lippmann "Laughin' to the Bank" : a shimmery forest green/teal

I know my last post said I would focus more on wineries/breweries, cooking, and travelling.  However, I will still blog about some beauty (and fashion) topics from time to time, including this monthly manicure roundup segment.  Without further ado, here is April's manicure roundup! Essie "Sunday Funday" : a shimmery, bright coral Essie "Fiji" : a pale, delicate ballet pink Sally Hansen "Pacific Blue" : a vibrant, rich blue Essie "Urban Jungle" : an opaque bone white Rimmel "Stiletto Red" : a classic red Essie "Spin the Bottle" : a dusty pink neutral By the way, I just made the most amazing  buttermilk biscuits for dinner.  Not to mention a pretty awesome lemon poppyseed birthday cake for my boyfriend earlier this week.  Recipes coming up on the blog soon!  Stay tuned!

China Glaze "Nice Caboose!" China Glaze "Thistle Do Nicely" Sinful Colors "Ruby Mine" L'Oreal "Tea and Crumpets" & L'Oreal "Till the Sun Comes Up" (dots)

Hello, my lovelies!  I was supposed to be conducting wine tastings by now at the wonderful Greenhill Winery , but I woke up feeling exhausted and under the weather.  So instead I'm having a quiet day drinking some delicious Genmaicha (my favorite type of green tea) from David's Tea  (my favorite tea shop) and finally updating my blog. I have a few blog ideas stored away and meant to post at least a couple of them by now, but life got a little busy.  We adopted a cat from Homeward Trails in the middle of a snow storm last weekend.  Our plan was to be safe at home by the time the snow hit, but the storm rolled in three hours early and caught everyone off guard.  Thankfully our short hair diluted calico named Sally adjusted wonderfully after just a few short hours in our home (wicked fast for a cat!) and has already taken to sleeping in our laps.  Photos to come soon! For now, here's my manicure round up from the end of January and all of Febru...

I had a pretty low key weekend, so I had time to do some Pinterest-inspired nail art. Light purple: Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro "Wild Orchid" | Dark purple: Rimmel 60 Seconds "Deliciously Dark" Pink: Orly "Cotton Candy" | Silver: Revlon "Sequin"

Hello from Colorado!  This is my last full day here for work and then it's home sweet home tomorrow!  I wish I'd had more time to actually explore a little bit of CO and see Dinosaur Ridge , but I was in an education conference for two full days.  Maybe next time! Being on travel means I don't have my Norway photos with me.  Instead, here's a recent mani. :) OPI's glitter "Polka.com" over Wet 'n Wild's "On A Trip" Also, congratulations to Team USA for winning their match against Ghana!