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Here’s the Manicure Mondays I had hoped to post last week, but it was a big ‘ol flop trying to record this on my laptop and then my Flip. Third time’s a charm on my camera in movie mode.

This is my first video for my new FabFatale YouTube channel, so I thought my first should be my most requested – how to get the perfect manicure. In this how-to tutorial, I show you how to paint your nails perfectly, file your nails, remove cuticles, and I offer up some tips on cleaning up those nail polish imperfections. I cover everything you need to know to get the perfect manicure.

If you have any tips that I didn’t cover, or if you learned something new, I hope you’ll share.

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Manicure Mondays – Sunny Yellow & Raspberry Tips

Manicure Mondays – Multi-Colored Pastel French Tips

Manicure Mondays – Matte Is Murder With Shiny Tips

Manicure Mondays – Ruby Tips

Well ladies, I’ve got nothin for ya today. It wasn’t for lack of time or effort. In fact, I put forth more time and effort towards this Mani Monday than I have in a long time because that’s what it required, just to realize it was a big flop. Is there anything more frustrating!?!?! My issues were all camera related, so I’ve promptly purchased the Canon Rebel T3i For Dummies lol. I promise I’ll make it up to you all next week! :)

In case you missed it, we are giving away the Sally Hansen Gem Crush Collection. I hope you’ll enter and good luck!

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Manicure Mondays – I’ve Got The The Midas Touch

manicure mondays – all that glitters

Manicure Mondays – Salon Effects Misbehaved

Manicure Mondays – Lace Manicure DIY

Zoya just launched a referral program called “Share The Love”. From Zoya – When you click on my personal link and set up an online account, a coupon for a FREE Bottle of Zoya Nail Polish will automatically be placed in your account and can be used immediately on your current order. TIP: If you use the coupon and add 2 more polishes to your order, you get free shipping too! The coupon will appear in the “My Coupons/ Promos” section of your “My Account” Page.

To get your own link, click on my personal link, create an account, and then you will see your “Share The Love” link at the bottom of each product page.

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Glamour Magazine + Zoya #wkndmani Contest Winner

Manicure Mondays – Bold Greige

Manicure Mondays – Zoya Indigo

Manicure Mondays – Win The Zoya “Feel” Collection

Don’t ask me to pick a favorite color from the Butter London Spring/Summer 2012 collection because I can’t do it. After I swatch a collection, I usually know exactly which color I want to wear for the rest of the week, but I can’t decide. I may just have to close my eyes and pick one lol. These colors are so fun, unique, and gorgeous!

All of the swatches were topped with my favorite super shiny quick dry top coat and all pics were taken in full sunlight

Bossy Boots is a beautiful light pistachio green creme nail polish. All of the cremes in this collection were a little streaky, but settled smooth after 3 coats.

Disco Biscuit is a hot pink sheer jelly with a purple-blue shimmer. This color came to life when I stepped outside. The sparkle was unreal. I used 3 coats in this swatch.

Knackered – is an oyster-silver metallic polish with a red, purple, green, and yellow shimmer. This duochrome shifts from purple to a greyish-green and dazzles when it hits the light. This color is a bit sheer in one coat, but I loved it at all levels between sheer and opaque. There were no visible nail lines after 3 coats.

Trout Pout is a bright salmon pink creme nail polish with a hint of cantaloupe. I wore it on my tan toes in Destin and it was so fun and bright against the beach sand. This color was also streaky but evened out with 3 coats.

Slapper is a gorgeous bright creme nail polish that ranges in color from turquoise in full sunlight to teal in the shade. Like the other cremes, this one was also streaky, but smooth after 3 coats.

My Thoughts On Butter London’s S/S 2012 Collection

This was my first experience using Butter London. The pros, the gorgeous colors, far outweighed a couple of things I didn’t like about this collection. The cremes were a little streaky, but did go on smooth after a couple of coats and I didn’t care for the brushes. The brushes were thin, so it was hard to get a smooth line of polish above my cuticle. With that said, I have a good size collection of nail polish and I really think these 5 unique shades may be my top 5 favorite polishes right now. The cremes were beautiful and bright and the shimmers dazzled!

So what do you all think of Butter London’s Spring/Summer collection? See any colors you’d like to pick up? Have you ever tried this brand? If so, I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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Manicure Mondays – OPI’s Holland Collection

Manicure Mondays – Bold Greige

Manicure Mondays – Out Of The Blue

Manicure Mondays – Nicole by OPI & Kardashian Kolor

top – left to right: blake, charlotte, jessica, megan, leah. bottom – left to right: hayden, portia, marisa, taylor, oscar. right – top to bottom: penelope, alicia, maya, carrie, niecy, molly, jodie, heather, alyson, melissa.

LOVING my rainbow selection of Julep nail polish. The May Julep Maven boxes are now available for preview, so I’ll have a few more polishes to add to my collection soon.

If you’re new to Julep’s monthly nail polish subscription service, check out my review. Use promo code FABFATALE to get your first Julep Maven box for only $5.

Update: Julep just brought back their penny deal {no clue when this expires} – get your first Julep Maven box for 1 penny using code SHAREONMAY {cancel anytime}!

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Manicure Mondays – Peacock Nails

Win Cool Stuff – Julep Maven Box

Manicure Mondays – Lemon Lime Caviar

Valentine’s Day Manicure