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Seriously Pretty Nail Art

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  • These are all so cute! The top one looks like sprinkles and is so unique!

  • Mom Foodie

    I like the Hello Kitty nails, and the tone on tone black nail polish.

  • The Tetris one is so cool!!

  • Marina

    are these nails are actually real? they look fake

  • demi

    from seeing that picture on previous posts… i’m pretty sure it is real sprinkles.

    they don’t last long though because you can’t use a top coat, or they melt ha.

  • Penelope

    this is actually a nail polish called caviar by ciate, isn’t it wonderful? it has all those fabulous “caviar” manicure beads!

  • YeahIRememberWhenIHadTimeForArt

    And people wonder why women only get paid for 70% of a workday!

  • Active Guy Computing

    As a guy, this seems like too much work! As a geek, the Tetris ones a cool.

  • Love the gold with the bows!!
    Kas

  • Riss

    Maybe it’s because i’m a chubby monkey BUT the first one looks like they were inspired by a donut with sprinkles.

  • Those are some cool nails!

  • I love that first picture. And I didn’t know MAC made nail polish.

  • Wow, those are impressive.

  • Piggers

    The I love tetris, but it makes me cringe a bit imagining all the things those bits could get caught on and tear. It’s just asking for a bloody finger…

  • Wow your nails look amazing! These are so cute! I wish I could do these. Their all pin worthy!

  • My daughter would go nuts over the first one. Caviar by Ciate. I love the Hello Kitty.

Ultimate Spring Skin Survival Guide

The warm weather is here, and it’s time to bare! Spring dresses, cute shorts, sexy camisoles, and especially bikinis will expose your skin to the sun (not to mention the scrutiny of others), so it’s important to get it looking fabulous while keeping it healthy. If you are looking for tips on how to you […]

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  • As i get older, I find that caring for my skin is becoming more and more important to me!

  • Donna

    Great tips. I neglect my skin. ๐Ÿ™

  • Having Eczema, I can vouch that products with olive oil work wonders! I also use an olive oil conditioner on my hair once a week for a smooth look.

  • April Decheine

    Great tips, I need to watch being in the sun more!

  • Thanks for sharing all these tips. I’ve really started to pay attention to my skin lately.

  • Great tips Penelope!

  • Wonderful tips! Personally, I had to start using organic deodorant (sp?) since the regular ones were causing to break out in a rash. I highly recommend brands such as Florere and Jasons Natural.

  • This is embarassing to admit but I could use some oil blotting sheets

  • great tips Love Dove

  • Great tips!!!

  • Thanks for sharing this! My skin has been even more delicate during this pregnancy.

  • Jenn

    Gotta remember to use that cool shot!

  • I love the clinical protection formula. It’s awesome. I actually really like Dove products a lot! There’s something about their formula and feel that makes me happy.

  • I need to find the oil blotting sheets.

  • This pregnancy has done awful things to my skin! These are great tips, I’m going to have to try some.

  • Great post. I love Dove deodorant… I’ll have to try this one.

  • I love the lathering and wearing socks at night!

  • I didn’t know the fact about the satin sheets!

  • Those are great tips. I love Dove, and still want to try your blotting papers!

  • I grew up using Dove bar soap as a kid. I would love to try their deodorant!

  • Those are great tips. I never thought that sleeping on satin pillowcases could be good for you. I’m game to give it a try!

  • Great tips, my skin starts to get so dry once the warm weather hits.

  • I need to try olive oil on my hair. Do you just put it on the ends or all over?

  • I have never tried oil blotting sheets.

  • Penelope

    On the ends, because my roots aren’t dry but the ends are.

  • These are wonderful tips

  • My goal this year is too keep my skin moisturized!

  • I normally use Dove but I’ve never heard of the Clear Tone

Aperture 101 #Photography

If you are ready to break out of auto on your DSLR camera, join me as I learn the DSLR Camera photography basics! What are we learning this week’s DSLR Camera tutorial? Aperture! What is Aperture? The camera aperture is an opening in the camera lens that lets light through, and on a DSLR camera […]

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  • Aperature was the first thing I learned about me camera. I love using the lower f-stop to focus in on something with the blurred background.

  • April Decheine

    This is great, thank you for the tutorial, bookmarking this page ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Donna

    Well if I ever get a A DSLR camera, your tutorials will be my go to site! For now, I’ll continue to take photos with my iPhone.

  • Awesome tutorial. I’ll have to remember these when I finally upgrade!

  • Tammy

    Love that first picture of Little Man – SO CUTE ๐Ÿ™‚

    I am not ready for a DSLR but I did just get a book to help me use my point and shoot to its maximum benefit, I’m amazed with just a few hints and tips how much better my pictures look already.

  • Cute pictures!

  • These are fantastic tips

  • Anne - Mommy Has to Work

    Great post! Thank you!

  • I want one of those cameras. Love the tutorial.

  • Seeing your photos really makes me want to buy a DSLR camera!

  • I’ve always wondered how photographers were able to achieve this kind of picture. I need to play around with my camera more and stop shooting everything in auto.

  • Jenn

    Loving my 50mm/1.8 lens. Thanks for the tips!

  • nicole @WriteSpell

    Loved this post!

  • Stefani

    This is awesome! I just ordered 2 books on Amazon this morning because I want to each myself how to use my camera.

  • Penelope

    Books really help, I’m reading a couple too, and thinking of taking classes to learn more and more!

  • I’m bookmarking now! These are some great tips! And, I suck at photography. Thank you!

  • I have had my dslr and am nowhere near to using it to it’s potential LOL. Thanks for the tips. I love the blurred background

  • You’re really learning quickly and doing such a great job. I’m bookmarking all of these for when I get my DSLR!

  • I really need to get back to the camera shop I bought my camera to learn more.

  • I was just wondering how to do this the other day. I usually pull out my manual but this is great to find it here. Thank you

  • Wonderful tips! I just bought a new camera, so I can pursue a new hobby. I had to break down and buy one of those For Dummies’ books, though. ~lol~ ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Thanks for posting this! Every time I read one of your posts it gets me excited to learn more about my camera’s features!

  • This was incredibly helpful. Seriously!

  • Aperture is one of the thing that can affect your image quality in photography. It is just like pupil of our eyes and completely depends on light. So, to get a perfect image it is very necessary to properly set the aperture. The tips you have provided about aperture setting seems very useful.

  • I took photography & I’m still lost… #dontjudeme

  • Great post! I really need to delve into learning more about using my camera.

  • Stefanie

    I have a DSLR and I have don’t have a clue as to how manual works…I need these tips.

  • Great explanation! I’m really new to DSLR photography, but I’m trying to learn more. This was really helpful.

  • April Decheine

    Popping in this morning to read about Aperture, I remember you explained it so simply! Taking some photos today ๐Ÿ™‚

Lovely Quotes About Motherhood

There is no deeper feeling for a woman than the love and protectiveness she feels for her children. Mother’s Day is May 13th this year, and to honor moms everywhere who have loved and sacrificed, here is a collection of inspirational quotes about motherhood and wonderful sayings about mothers for you to enjoy (whether you […]

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