So it was my birthday last week...30's is the new 20's as they say :D One would think it would be a glorious week but unfortunately I was plagued by one leg injury after the other and on the same bloody leg! WTF!!! Girl get no slack no time :( But enough with the boo-hoo's! I spent a glorious afternoon with my best girls with lots of food and drinks and gossip. Cant ask for more than the company of some fine friends and of course gifts ;) They know me so well and I was bogged down with jewelry, chocolate, perfume, lotion, etc etc. Ah bliss! Btw the ring featured here is one of the gifts that I got...

     Ok these are just super cute! Such pretty colors and there are 2 variants available in it - regular and with sparkles. They have a sugar like finish where it looks like you have sprinkled colored ones on your nails. Cashing in on the whole textured trend this is one of the many interesting finishes launched by the brand. And it is a LE collection (boo!).

     Hello Ladies! I'm super excited to be reviewing this product. I was finally able to lay my hands on it thanks to my sis. And she got me my favorite print too :D . The pack contains 2 blister packs of the nail appliques, an orange stick and a nail buffer. According to the given instruction sheet you first wipe your nails with nail polish remover to get rid to old paint and dirt. Then you take the stick and push back your cuticles if necessary and then go on to use the buffer. Now you are ready for the appliques.

     I used 1 blister pack on my nails and needed another 2 strips from the 2nd pack. The smallest and biggest sizes in the pack did not fit me. And I was able to cut 2 strips in half and split it between 2 fingers of the same size. Ok I did not have an easy time with it. I think the pack might be old or it got dried up for some reason. I used the first applique and found that it was not sticking to my nail!!! I was like WTF?! I re-read the instruction and found I had followed the steps to a T. In the end I used transparent nail paint as base and stuck the appliques on top. By then I was like they show on the instructions video online that it is so easy to apply and stuff but this stuff's not :(.

     I had 2 nails left and opened the 2nd pack for them. Immediately I noticed the difference in the texture of the appliques. These were much softer and malleable compared to first set I used which kinda felt like thin paper. These ones I was able to easily stick to my nails without using anything and they glided on like a dream. So do keep that in mind when buying this product. Price of the product is $12.99 (you can get them for $7.99 at allcosmeticswholesale.com). But in the end they look da bomb! In the pics the base color looks silver but in actuality it is a very pale champagne gold color which provides the perfect background  to the colors of the print. A must buy ladies!

     I came across these in the Allure magazine beauty awards. They are strips made of real nail polish which can be applied easily to your nails for an instant nail makeover. Unfortunately they are not available in our country and till now I have not found a site from where I could purchase em online. They are offered in various ranges from animal prints to metallic to neon to glitter, etc. One box is good for one application and costs about $10. Some people even suggest that you use half a strip on your nail (provided you don't have extra long nails) and make the pack last longer. 

     The box includes 16 strips, a cuticle stick, a buffer and a mini file. I have included some links below from where you can check out some more pics of this product as well as videos to see how to apply them. In the main company link given below scroll towards the bottom and on the left hand side you will see a tutorial video link. Do check that out.  For someone like me who is nail-art challenge this is an instant fix which is just too awesome!

Youtube link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlf-cBTxCu0