ABC Nail Challenge: Letter V

I can not believe we only have four letters left in our ABC Nail Challenge! Today is letter V, and this is another letter that I struggled with. I had a couple of polishes that their names started with 'V' and one of them I've already showed on the blog, so I went with Violetta from Avon's matte collection. Once I got it on my fingers I thought it looked to plain so I used my Color Club Cherubic holographic polish to stamp with. I used stamping plate M57 from Konad.

I like matte polishes, but to me they are very unforgiving of any flaws you may have on your nails, such as peeling. I feel like a matte polish really accentuates the flaws. None the less, I think it's a very pretty purple polish. And of course since I decided to use a holo to stamp with, the sun wanted to be shy and not come out, I managed to only get two photos while the was out.

Stop by and see what everyone else did with the letter 'V'

Empties: May

Another month gone and another batch of empties to share with you. I seemed to have used up mostly hair products during the month of May.

I used up all of my Cetaphil Daily Facial Moisturizer. I really like this stuff but it is a tad to expensive for me right now, you get 4oz for $12 at Walmart. So I  did not repurchase this, I replaced it with Equate Beauty Moisturizing Lotion. You get a 16oz bottle for $7.00 and it's basically the same thing as the Cetaphil with the exception being it does not have SPF.

Since I've been flat ironing my hair a lot lately I have used up my Tresemme Heat Tamer Spray, when I went to repurchase this I could not find it, so I replaced it with Tresemme Strengthening Heat Protect Spray, which is where the purple top came from on this bottle, it actual pump is red. I was using the new product and the pump thingy broke, luckily I still had the old bottle in my empty basket so I just switched out the pumps :)

I had a couple of half or more used up shampoos so I finished them off. One was Suave 2 in 1 Plus Shampoo. I like this, but not anything I'm rushing out to repurchase. The second one was Suave Almond + Shea butter Shampoo, I liked this one too, but again, nothing I'm rushing out to repurchase.

I also received a sample of Crest 3D White toothpaste from P&G. I liked this, but to me toothpaste is toothpaste. I didn't see any difference while using this compared to any other toothpaste.

What products did you finish up in May?

Favorites: May

Oh my goodness where did the month of May go? Today I wanted to share with you my favorites from May.

Up first are some Julep products, Glycolic hand scrub, hand cream and Mighty Nail & Cuticle Serum and Oxygen Nail Treatment (not pictured). I absolutely love how these products have transformed the condition of my hands, nails and cuticles. If you missed my full review on the Julep products, you can read it here.

I have also been loving my L'Oreal Hydrafresh toner, I got this as a replacement for my Proactiv toner. Love how it leaves my skin feeling very soft and hydrated.

A new product that I used quite a bit last month is my Maybelline Eyestudio gel liner in charcoal. I won this in a giveaway hosted by Lori Ann over at Bat an Eyelash a few months ago, and have just in the last couple of  months been using it regularly in my make up routine. It applies so smoothly and seriously lasts on me all day. I love the charcoal color too, it's not as harsh as black and a nice alternative to always wearing brown.

I can not get enough of my Gud Orange Petalooza body lotion. Love the way this smells and it leaves my skin feeling super smooth and moisturized.

My last favorite this month is Earth Therapeutics Tea Tree Oil Foot Repair Balm. I use this quite often since I live in flip flops during the spring and summer. Does a great job at moisturizing my feet. I also like that the fragrance of this has a hint of mint to it.

What were some of your favorites from the month of May?

Nail of the Day: Orly Rage

The very first time I seen Orly Rage in a photo online, I wanted it, but I was not willing to pay $9 for a bottle of nail polish. Well when I was at my local CVS I seen they had it for 50% off, so of course I snatched it up and only paid $4.25 for it!

I am not at all disappointed with my purchase. I love this shade so much, to me it's like a nude gold with a hint of pink. Perfect for a nude looking mani with a hint of bling.

It applied smoothly and you could get away with just one coat of this polish if you wanted a lighter look, I opted for 2 coats. Dry time was average.

Do you own Orly Rage? What do you think about it?