Marble swirl mani

I decided to do a marble swirl on my nails today. I think this is the best result I've ever gotten with this process! Of course I didn't skimp on the tape (to protect the skin around my nails from being covered in nail polish). I used two Julep polishes from my last Maven box and a Nicole by OPI polish. My fav design was my thumb. It came out very smooth, no bubbles and not too thick.

Here are the rest

I got a couple of small bubbles on two nails but nothing that bothers me enough to re-do the whole nail ;)

Julep Maven

Monthly boxes of beauty products seem to be all the craze! I have been resisting...until I came across an awesome coupon code that allowed me to get my first Julep Maven box for a penny! SOLD! So I took the quiz and sign up. I got "Classic With A Twist" for my style personality. Umm maybe! But the "It Girl" colors looked fab to me so I switched my box to that! I got an email a day or so later saying my box was on its way. I got it yesterday! Yay! I am the perfect consumer for these boxes. I was so dang excited, it was like Christmas. And honestly as adults we don't get nearly enough 'Christmas like days' in my opinion!

So here's the box when I opened it:

So inside there were toe separators which was a really great thing to see! I have some really pretty rhinestone ones but they are stiff and not very comfortable. Also my three colors for this months "It Girl" box.

From left to right we have Sasha, Charlotte and Lily. Can't wait to try them!!



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BzzAgent: Garnier BB cream

Do you know what a BB cream is? I had no idea until I got this campaign. BB apparently stands for Blemish Balm. It is supposed to 'perfect' your skin while providing a sheer coverage. This particular product is by Garnier.

When I got it, it reminded me of a tinted moisturizer. Using it, it has a little bit more coverage compared to tinted moisturizer. I have been using it in place of my foundation and I like a good coverage. However I do have to be sure to use a under-eye concealer when I use this. So it isn't quite the medium coverage that my usual foundation gives but it is a nice change. It does give me a 'glow' almost like a sunkissed skin look while protecting from the sun. I enjoy the look. I also noticed that my skin feels good. However I have very sensitive skin. I was already knee deep in a forehead breakout before I got this product (thanks to trying to use a cheap moisturizer instead of my usual stuff). Usually my skin needs a few days to adjust and I am fine. I did switch right back to my old moisturizer. However I am still fighting the breakout and I'm not sure if that is because of using the BB cream. I'll probably continue using it and see what happens. It is entirely possible that I am just in one of my breakout stages that nothing except some good ole benzoyl peroxide will take care of.

Bottom line: I like it. I'm still not exactly sure what it does for my skin, but just as a moisturizing light coverage, I like it!

I was provided this product free of charge from BzzAgent