NOTD: Jack-O-Lanterns + Pet Costumes!!!

 I love carved pumpkins! And I also love constumes... pet costumes in particular!

Scroll down to see pictures of my cats hating life and me for making them dress up! 

LOL

This is Gilda, she hates me. 

Ok she doesn't hate me, but she sure wasn't loving being an adorable bumble-cat! Haha.

Pepper wasn't having it either. Her evil stare says it all, but she just looks so darn cute!

I swear it's like cats know how ridiculous they look and loath you for it. They give you death stares that make you feel sooo bad that you just have to go out and buy them toys...

lots and lots of toys to make up for it!

Happy Halloween!

Products Used:

Avon- art orange, orange creamsicle, absinthe | Essie- School of Hard Rocks | CM Nail Art- black.

Pet costumes: by Martha Stewart purchased at Petsmart.

NOTD: Kate Spade Nail Polish Swatches

 During the Kate Spade flash sale, I managed to get my hands on their travel nail polish set for $12.00 {reduced from $28)! There are four- 6.5 ml bottles with names taken from Florence Broadhurst's signature patterns.

Unfortunately, all of the polishes except for the pink one require very careful application. The pink took 2 easy coats to be nice and even, the rest took 3+ coats for full opacity {with minor bald spots}. The bottle is tiny and so is the brush, this makes it a bit more difficult to work with but not impossible.

Kate Spade- Seafoam Swirls
{I don't usually have a hard time pulling off bright nail polishes, but I felt like both this green one and the red-orange were just not meant for my skin tone}

Kate Spade- Orange Solar 
{Although the name implies orange, this is definitely more of a red polish with orange undertones.}

Kate Spade- Watermelon Fingers 
{My favorite out of the four- the consistency is somewhere in between a jelly and a creme.}

Kate Spade- Yellow Cockatoos 
{This one is more of a mustard yellow, a bit darker and less bright than a true yellow}

Tiny bottle, tiny brush.

Overall, not what I was expecting in quality... but I'm glad I was able to grab these while I still had the chance {if only for collection purposes}. 

Products Used:

Kate Spade- Florence Broadhurst Nail Polish Set. {no longer available}

NOTD: Summer Ombré

We have had extreme weather here in SoCal. This manicure expresses exactly how I feel... HOT :( 

I cannot wait for Fall & Winter, my favorite time of year!

I'm sad to say this manicure didn't last long... it made me feel even hotter than 100˚ weather!

Products Used:

Avon- Orange Creamsicle, Sunshine | Seche Vite Top Coat.

NOTD: Tory Burch Inspired

Today's nails are inspired by this Tory Burch tank:

Do you see the resemblance? :)

Products Mentioned:

Tory Burch Samantha Tank {$125 here} | NOTD: Avon- Orange Creamsicle, Illusion | 

Black Poppy-{unnamed} grey with holo glitter sold at pacsun | NYC- Sidewalkers {270}. 

NOTD: m&m manicure

The food continues with this M&M manicure :)

• I used 2 coats of green, blue, red, and 3 coats of yellow and orange.
• The m's were free-handed using a small thin brush and white polish.

yum! {again}

Products Used:

Avon: Sweet Mint, Blue Escape, Tangtastic, Sunshine, Orange Creamsicle | CM Nail Art White.