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May 28, 2012

Manicure Mondays – Julep Mani/Pedi Giveaway

Julep Maven Review Giveaway

Update: And the winner is… Sarah L.! Congratulations! I will email you shortly to get you set up with the giveaway. This contest is now closed to further entries. Thanks so much to everyone that entered.

Previous: Happy Manicure Mondays everyone. I’m taking it easy and enjoying Memorial Day with my husband, so instead of a mani, I have a MASSIVE Julep giveaway for you all. In addition to their beautiful and SO on-trend nail polish colors, Julep also offers up some amazing mani and pedi products, and one lucky reader will win 8 of my favorites worth over $187!

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

Julep Mani/Pedi Giveaway

Pomegranate Creme {18.00} – Quench dry, dull skin with Julep’s ultra-moisturizing body crème. Gently exfoliates with pomegranate and papaya enzymes, while shea butter and a powerful blend of jojoba, avocado, and kukui nut oils provide deep and lasting hydration.
The Best Pedi Prep Ever! + Julep Foot File {$23.00} – Super exfoliating AHA’s combine with chamomile extract to soften and prepare calluses for foot filing. This no-mess roll-on formula is the most popular foot care product in Julep’s Nail Parlors. The magic really happens when used with Julep’s Foot File.
Julep Essential Cuticle Oil {$18.00} – All-natural blend of essential oils and Vitamin E hydrates and strengthens nails and cuticles. Extends the life of your manicure while leaving a glossy sheen. Use daily to soften rough cuticles and strengthen nails.
Facial for Hands Glycolic Hand Scrub {$32.00} – Potent glycolic acid combined with apricot seeds provides powerful double exfoliation that leaves your hands feeling noticeably softer and looking younger after just one use.
The Best Pedi Creme Ever! {$22.00} – Exfoliates with alpha hydroxy acids, hydrates with shea butter and coconut oil, nourishes with vitamin E. Apply nightly for noticeable results in just 1 to 2 uses.
Julep Elixir Organic Argan Oil {$24.00} – Julep Elixir 100% Organic Argan Oil is a phenomenal multi-purpose, lightweight natural oil that just brings out the glow in your skin, hair and nails. Women in Morocco have used Argan oil for generations to achieve more youthful, healthy skin.
Glow On Age Defying Hand Brightener {$32.00} – Julep Glow On Age Defying Hand Brightener visibly minimizes the appearance of fine lines and age spots on your hands, adding radiant glow and evening skin tone.
Kylie Magnetic Polish {$18.00} – Sultry violet magnetic polish. It’s gorgeous without the magnetic effect, or use the included magnet to create dark accent stripes in whatever direction you choose.

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The products mentioned in this post were sent to me by the merchant or their PR company. All opinions are 100% my own. For more info, please view my full disclosure policy.

May 21, 2012

Manicure Mondays – Seafoam and Sequins

Sally Hansen Gentle Blossom Mint Shimmer Green Nail Polish

Happy Manicure Mondays. I hope you all had a great weekend. My husband and I are thinking about building a house soon, so we had a lot of fun going to the Parade of Homes builders showcase. It’s fun to look though all of these new homes on the tour to get ideas of what features we’d like in our own someday. Of course this has led to a pile of pins in my At Home pinterest board lol. I usually work on Manicure Mondays over the weekend, but it had to wait until this evening, which was perfect for the magic hour shot below. I caught the only sunbeam of the evening, after work and before the rain…

I thought it was time to do a post on my favorite polish right now, Sally Hansen’s Gentle Blossom, a beautiful seafoam green nail polish. It’s exactly what I’ve been looking for – I’ve found seafoams and I’ve found shimmers, and now I’ve finally found the perfect seafoam shimmer! It kinda reminds me of OPI’s Thanks A Windmillion, yet has the sparkle that polish was lacking. Seafoam should shimmer like the ocean, right?

I thought I’d add a little more sparkle to this mani with my favorite gold sequin nail polish, Deborah Lippmann’s Boom Boom Pow. You all liked it so much over Sally Hansen’s Petal Pusher, that I thought I’d give it a try over this beautiful light green polish.

Deborah Lippman Boom Boom Pow Gold Sequin Glitter Mint Green Nail Polish

So what do you all think of this seafoam and sequins mani? Is this a combination you would try?

The products mentioned in this post were sent to me by the merchant or their PR company. All opinions are 100% my own. For more info, please view my full disclosure policy.

May 14, 2012

Manicure Mondays – The Perfect Manicure

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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.

May 4, 2012

Zoya’s “Share The Love” Program – Everyone Wins

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.