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Striped with Petals

I know I haven't done a nail post in a while and please forgive me for it. But I'm back! well, with one post anyway.

I love nail art stripes on nails. (duh!! that why it's called Nail art) lol. I'm silly.

my premature petal were made with a toothpick
because i can't seem to find my dotting tools.

I'm done!!! BLOG SALE picture heavy

i'm doing my first blog sale.
hopefully i get a good response
I can say that i know the meaning of desperate times desperate measures.
watch my vlog here.


I will only accept PAYPAL payments.

Updates

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I haven't blogged in ovver a week and I feel so bad!!!

But my nails look like crap and they have been naked for quite some time.

On the upside though, I've done a couple of swaps so I'm no longer a virgin on Makeupalley.com

Are you on MUA?
Maybe we can swap. : trishadotj is my username.
Look forward to hearing from you. :) 

Finally! My DIY Nail display.

I finally have something nail related to post.
Well, nail polish related rather.

My nails have been naked because I've been doing a lot of yard work and things of that nature.  Simply put: My hands are going through it right now. lol
Anywho..
I've yet to finish, let alone update my nail polish jcollection that's posted here.
My nail polish count has grown and I';m currently at 498 nail polishes which includes my nail art striper polishes. I have a lo=t, but not that many where they make up the majority of the collection.  I have about 40-45 give or take a little.

I digress...
 The reason for this post today is because I spent a good amount of time looking at different nail polish racks and decided that they ae way to expensive for me to buy.. so I tested my handy dandy-ness.. If there is even such a thing.
I made my own nail polish rack whic is currently holding 39 polishes but three of them are not normal bottle size, though they aren't mini, just not as big as OPI and Orly..

I didn't use any dimensions or anything like that. I free formed it.  I couldn't bother with dealing with length and height but there are a couple of cool diy tutorials that i watched on YT.  There was one that i wanted to try, but in the end it was just too confusing and the person didn't really dumb it down enough for me.  I may be smart when it comes to school and cooking and a few other things, but anything that I have to do that includes hand eye coordination and building things.. TOTALLY not my forte.

Laters Lovies

My Mac E/s Collection

This is something that I've seen done plenty of times and in the efforts of putting out as many videos as I possibly can this week, I did one as well.

I used to have these shadows split into 3 regular (15 pan) palettes and 4 small ( 4 pan) palettes with the additional eye shadows still in palette form in my drawer. I also have a few that are L/E and still in palette form plus a couple that are in single palette form.

I decided that I wanted to take out the plastic within the palettes that allowed me to only put 15 eye shadows and now I can fit 26 shadows in each pan.

Army Wear, For the eyes!

I think I've mentioned before how much I LOVE green and gold e/s on tanned skin. Dark skin is even more beautiful!
I absolutely loved this look and will definitely do it again, and the next time I'll actually go somewhere with this pretty makeup.

i used:
Eyes:
Inglot e/s (goldish)
MAC e/s Folie, Handwritten, Humid, Ricepaper
NYX Black liquid liner
UDPP
MUFE kohl liner in "6k"

Lips: Coco butter lip balm
NYX lip liner "Natural"
Dior Ultra GlossFlash "234"

Blush:  Heather silk by WNW 

My FIRST EVER CONTEST!! (not nail polish related) MAKEUP RELATED

Hey everyone.
As the title says, this is my first contest but it is not NAIL POLISH RELATED!!!So please do not leave rude comments.

A fellow Youtuber and I decided to do this contest as a collaboration contest.  I have finally put the video of the contest up on Youtube.
The rules are simple.


18+ please. Or have parental permission in case you are the winner.
Theme: Anything you want it to be!
Video Response: 1. Must be no longer than 6 mins 2 must be a new video 3. makeup and hair has to be apart of the completed look 4. must show products used for both hair and makeup 5. have fun.
 Comment Entries: One entry per person per video. meaning One entry on my video and one entry on Swimfe's contest video.
Answer one of the following questions.  A) What makes you feel beautiful
B) When, if ever, have you ever doubted your beauty? How did you overcome that point in your life?

THIS CONTEST WILL CLOSE ON SEPT 4TH, 2011
If any changes should be made i will definitely let you guys know in advance.
Check out the contest video HERE!!!

Weekly Round Up!

Sarah stamped a pretty red and white design with her Fauxnad plates and using Beauty UK coral for the base http://spellbindingnails.blogspot.com/2011/08/sdp-d12-red-and-white-floral-design.html
Stacie was inspired by a Tatty Devine bunny brooch http://kawaiinailart.blogspot.com/2011/08/bunny-nails.html
Claire created a paint splatter manicure with her Konad plates using OPI red as the base http://toptwentynails.blogspot.com/2011/08/opi-red-and-konad-splatter-step-by-step.html
Theresa dipped her clients toes in crystals with this extravagant pedicure http://theresabloor.blogspot.com/2011/07/swarovskidiamonte-crystal-toes-pedicure.html
Grace created a cool tuxedo manicure http://ooooohpretty.blogspot.com/2011/08/tuxedo-nails.html
Trisha showed us what she got when she broke her 3 month no buy http://www.trishadotj.com/2011/07/i-broke-down.html
Emily brought back the 80s with her pacman manicure http://emilysnailfiles.blogspot.com/2011/08/pacman-french-manicure.html
Jen shared her Brittany Femme Fatale manicure http://moondancerjen.blogspot.com/2011/08/femme-fatale-tour-nails.html
Lena showed her Nails Inc polish free with 2 dove deodorants http://thestudentsguidetonailpolish.blogspot.com/2011/08/nails-inc-copacabana.html
If you would like to be involved in future round ups email Stacie.fields@gmail.com

twitter for #FF: @kawaiinailart, @toptwentynails, @EmilysNailFiles, @pamperedbygrace, @moondancerjen, @nicnacksnails; @beautybytheresa, @SeptemberLena, @trishadotj

King & crown (Picture spam)

I originally hadn't planned on posting the specific products that I used, but I changed my mind.

Aw well.

Eyes:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Quite Natural Paint pot

MAC e/s Folie

Bare Minerals e/s Crown (blue)

"                   " e/s King

Red Cherry Lashes #20

Ruby Kisses  Black liquid liner

Maybelline Volum' Express mascara

 Lips: 

Dior Flash addict gloss #234

Maybelline l/s "red Revival" 

Beautique lip liner " Mocha" 

Face: 

NW45 concealer 

Mineralize SF Natural " Deep Dark" 

WnW blush " Heather Silk" 

If you want to see how this look was done, -check out my video on Youtube!! 

Laters Lovies!

The Haul pt 1

As promised...
I have a haul!!!! The two companies featured in this haul were pretty good on delivery.  I ordered and received my packages within the same week. Can we say LOVE?! I think it's wonderful to order and receive packages in the same week because it minimizes anticipation for new products.  That is mostly why I don't like ordering things from online. I hate having too wait.
Anywho...
Onto the haul.
The first package I ordered this week was from Everyday Minerals.  Mind you I had heard about this company before but had never ordered anything from them so these products are the first the I've ordered.  The transaction process was really smooth with no problems.  My items came in a bubble mailer and were also wrapped in tissue paper for added security.

These e/s are travel sized and I figured they would be a great thing to get. Besides they were in a deal for only $10 for the 5 of them. Why pass that up? 

the colors are: (l-r) Free Wheelin Denim, Wood Sorrel, Starlit, Stay Cool. Bubble Tea 

 The brushes that I purchased. They don't have any names on them you can tell what they are for. Or at least I can. The first is a shadow brush, the middle is a pencil brush, and the last one is a blending brush.

The colors, even though you can't really see them, are: Boardwalk, Lip Lock, and a full size e/s in Art Girl 

Next up is the Zoya 'Smokes' part of their 'Smokes& Mirrors' Fall Collection.
I've been on a craze for wearing cremes so i only purchased the Smokes part of the collection.  I don't think I can ever have enough cremes. :)

from left to right Codie, Cynthia, Dree, Petra, Jana, Anja

Well, that's all this time folks.
:) 

Trishadotj Cooks: Pure Goodness!!

Though you may not know it..
I love cooking and I am VERY good at it..
I taught myself how to bake from scratch a few years ago and I can't go back to baking a cake from the box (though I'm not downing anyone who does)
I just love finding new recipes
On Thursday, i think, I heard about Shepard's Pie.
Now.. I've eaten and cooked and baked all sorts of things but had never heard of Shepard's Pie.
So..

 I google and googled my heart away until I came across Rachel Ray's version of Shepard's Pie, which I, in turn tweaked to make my own.
I don't eat beef so I used ground turkey
I also don't really care for carrots unless I'm making carrot cake so i used sweet peas and corn as vegetables.  I also couldn't resist sprinkling cheese on the top of the potatoes.
I used more potatoes than the recipe called for so I used more egg yolks.
The result was absolutely LOVELY!
It tasted so good.
Mhm...

Quick Makeupalley.com

Hey!
So I've had my MUA account for nearly a year and I've just recently decided to get really active in it.
I think it's cool.
If you're on there as well check me out.  My profile name: trishadotj
:)

(No copyright infringement intended. google image if it's yours I'd be more than happy to give you credit) 

Happy Swapping!!! 

I broke down...

and purchased nail polish. WHY OH WHY???

I attempted to do a THREE month No-Buy but unfortunately I didn't make it for the complete three months.  I made it at least a month, I think..

Anywho, I need a place where I can get some newer collections of popular brands of nail polish for a lower price thant they usually ar.  The place that i normally go hasn't been updating their collections for a while now.  I'm lucky if I find something new.  They sell Essie for 3.65 Orly 3.65 ChG 2.75 Color Club 2.00 and O.P.I. 4.99

Moving right along, I purchased
OPI-  Alpine Snow, Hawaiian Orchid, Your Royal Shyness, Suzi Sells Sushi by the seashore, Chick flick cherry
essie- Luxedo

I will have a couple more hauls for you in the next week to two weeks.  I made a couple of orders online and they should be coming in  Some are makeup and i have one more nail polish haul.  Then I am seriously on a NO BUY because school is going to start soon and I have to save all that  I can.  BUT I am interested in swapping for a few colors that I've been lemming.  And I'm more than willing to swap makeup for nail polish.  

The "Be Yourself " tag

One of the first tags I've ever done.. or maybe it's the second.. anywho...
I saw this over on SongBirdDiva's site
you should do it too.. and let me know.
I'd love to read it..
Here we goooooo

Whats your middle name? Uhm.. I’m not telling… but if you ever meet my mom, ask her. We share the same middle name…

How big is your bed? QUEEN sized

What are you listening to right now?   Right now as in this instant? Nothing.  But my recent playlist? 1. 3OH!3- Don’t Trust Me  2. Tank ft Drake- Celebration 3.

What are the last 4 digits in your cell phone number? 4621

What was the last thing you ate? Egg & Cheese biscuit from Mickie D’s

Last person you hugged? Kerry

How is the weather right now? Disgusting. Hot. Literally NO air outside.

Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? Kandyce

What is the first thing you notice in the opposite sex? Opposite? Nah… Same? Smile.

Favourite type of food? Italian, Mexican, Spanish, Haitian

 Do you want children? NOPE

Do you drink? Sometimes, nothing too sweet though.. sweet alcohol makes my teeth hurt.

Ever get so drunk you don’t remember the entire night? NEVER EVER

Hair colour? Black & Burgundy/purple

Eye colour? Brown

Do you wear contacts/glasses? Yes. Clear contacts. Do people even still wear colored contacts?

Favorite holiday? No

Favorite season? Fall

Have you ever cried over a girl/boy? Yes

Last movie you watched? Untraceable on Lifetime (on Demand)

What books are you reading? Absolute power by David Baldacci

Piercings? Ears. Tongue 

Favorite movie? idk 

Favorite college football team? Not into it…

What were you doing before filling this out? Out with Erica….

Any pets? No.. but my mom has a dog

Dogs or cats? neither  

Favorite flower?  Sunflower

Have you ever loved someone? Yes. 

Who would you like to see right now? I’m not sure 

Have you ever fired a gun? Nope. 

Do you like to travel by plane? Yes!

Right-handed or Left-handed? lefty

If you could go to any place right now where would you go? Ethiopia

Are you missing someone? Not really.

Do you have a tattoo? Yes. 

Do you still watch cartoons on Saturday mornings? Nope. 

Are you hiding something from someone? You can NEVER tell someone EVERYTHING

Are you 18? Not anymore

What do you do before you go to bed? Think about my day….

I've decided that i no longer wanted to hosts two separate blogs.  My makeup blog and my nail polish blog have now been combined.  Keep in my mind that I'm working on changing my background and header ... along with a few other things.

If you are not okay with the new changes, I'm not sure what to tell you [kick rocks!!]
But makeup and nail polish deal with beauty and I love all things beauty!
I had my other blog before I had this one.. it was called "I Beat Face meets TrishadotJ"
so being that I combined the two names, I simply changed this on to...

Drum roll please....
I BEAT FACE MEETS I BEAT POLISH


So.. yeah.. any questions??

Have a great weekend Lovies!

I have finally posted another video on my YT channel.
About damn time too..
You know, it's not like I haven't recorded any videos, but they haven't been to my liking.  Theses new vids are pretty decent for the most part.. and another one should be going up this weekend. being that I've already recorded it.

Smoking Green

I used:  Naked Palette ( first lightest shade as highlight
Too Faced Lucky Charms e/s
UD e/s in 'Mildew' & "oil Slick"
Ruby Kisses Liquid Liner
MAC eye Kohl in Smolder
MAC e/s Folie
La Charme lashes '507'

&

My FAVE brushes 

Sorry!!! Updates....gUEST mANI

I know I haven't posted in a while, but it's because I haven't been doing my nails.
My nails look like crap on a dried stick..
and even then i still think my nails look worse.
I'll spare you and not even show a picture.
:)
But I do have some sorta good news.  In the next coming weeks, I'll be hosting a collaboration contest along with Tab over at Confessions... There are going to be lots of prizes, makeup and hair.. so stay tuned for that.  The details will be posted both on my YT channel and on my makeup blog.

FYI... I'm a freelance MUA.  I have been planning and organizing a few photo shoots for which I'll be doing the makeup in the next couple of weeks. I also booked a rather large wedding party.  Well the bride and her 9 bridesmaids.  that wedding will be 7/24.

Check out my other Blog!!!

Hey!

There are other things in my life besides Nail Polish ( Gasp!!) ( Shocker!!!) lol
I have another blog.. that you should definitely check out....
No demands...
More like a friend suggestion... like on facebook.
:)
And Subscribe/Follow if you'd like.

HERE IT IS!!! 

So I have purchased a few things within the last couple of weeks and I told my self that I wanted to post this haul earlier, but I just have'nt had enough time. So.. FINALLY I'm making the time, when i should be doing my essay that due tonight.. but that's besides the point.  lol.
(FYI:: It will get done and i can guarantee that I make an A', I don't want to brag or anything, but English/ Writing is my strong point)
Anywho!!
On to the photos.


This picture:  benefit erase paste
Lancome dual finish powder
DiorSkin forever compact
BareMinerals Matte foundation
Givenchy prismissime eyes
Korres e/s in 22S Orange and 34S Golden Brown
BareMinerals e/s Crown, King, Nouveau, Exotic Tara
BareMinerals l/g Beignet
Buxom l/g (i cant read the name)
Buxom Mascara black
Clinique High Impact Curling Mascara
And the box has 2 lipglosses and 2 Lipsticks.by Bare Minerals
L/g:  Pink Prose, kir royale
 L/s sherbet, rose crepe

The photo above shows a few things which I bought from MAC.  e/s Paradisco, e/s Goundcover, e/s Folie  , blush: Love Thing, liquid lip balm Lily of Lily, l/g Strange Potion, Lip liner: Spice

The above picture: L'oreal Hip pigments are retailed for $10.19 at Target but I purchased these from walgreens on clearance for only $3 and on top of that since I got four of them, thy were b1g1 50% so I paid $8 for four :)

the colors are Left to right:: Intrepid ( dupe for mac blue brown), Fiery, Visionary, Tenacious

That's all for now folks..

Quick Guest Mani

First off, Blogger is ALWAYS changing.  I LOVE THAT!!.. I change a lot as well, but these changes that Blogger is making are making it more appealing, more attractive.  Kinda makes me want to sit in front of my laptop even more. UGH. lol.

Anyhow, this is a quick mani that I did on my niece.  I also was the one to do her acrylic set.  I used the new BM image plates and even tried my hand at a little layering.  Believe me when I say i'm a novice when it comes to the whole stamping thing but Lisa of Glammed Up is the epitome of an expert.  I over lover her work. UGHH. If only i was that good.....
On to the photo. Yes. singular. Not plural. JUST ONE. I know that's lame, but it's all I have.

Sorta Kinda Mini Haul

Yeah i did say sorta kinda..
Bleh..

Left to right: Sinful Colors Envy, Fusion Neon, Beverly Hills, Out of this world, and Verbena 

Right to left: SC Pull Over, Queen of Beauty, Rise and Shine, Timbleberry,Sally hansen Disco Ball, Blue it, Cherry red  ( not shown: Ruby Ruby ) 

Left to right: Sally hansen Hi-Def, Yellow Kitty, Silver Sweep, Whirlwind White, Snappy Sorbet, Sinful Colors Feeling Great 

 Below is a swatch of China Glaze Chocodisiac. It's a jelly based nail polish.  Shown is three coats.  Not the easiest of applications, but wasn't too much of a hassle as well. Not a color I would reach for.

IRL my nails DID NOT have the blind spots that I'm noticing in the photo above.  This is China Glaze Seduce  Me which is a mixture between creme and jelly.  Love the color though.  In the picture it looks more on the red side when IRL it has a lot of burgundy tones.  GORGEOUS color. 

Swatch SPAM!!!

The polishes you are about to view were in no way harmed during this swatching session, the majority of them were, however, were purchased on sale. Pwah ha ha ha ha 

First up is Sally Hansen HD in Hi-Def.  This was three coats, no topcoat and was uber sheer.  

The next swatch is SH InstaDri in Silver Sweep. This metallic beautiful color was only ONE coat.  I heard  read somewhere that the InstaDri polishes were super too stamp with so of course I had to try, and it worked like a charm.  unfortunately I didn't have any camera near me. UGH! but don't feel bad, I didn't do a whole mani or anything. 

Color Me Purple

Well, I have been in a hair rut for a little while.
I finally took down the loc style that I had and have been having to deal with a lot of "blah" with my hair.
So I thought i would try my hand with blowing it out and flat ironing it...
And with no avail, this was the result.

I was able to enjoy straight hair for all of five minutes.. my hair just wouldn't cooperate and so i took down the high pony bun and then it looked like : (pic below) 

So I was SOOO over this non-straight but flat hair so I decided that I would color my hair.. What color to chose? I eventually went with Jet black from dark & Lovely 

and this uber bright purple from Splat called "Lusty Lavender"

but unfortunately it didn't go the way I wanted.  The purple looks more like burgundy. UGH!! so today i will be doing bantu knots in my hair.. hopefully I will have NICE pictures to share... and I can finally come out of this stupid hair rut! 

Oh I forgot to mention that my hair wasn't looking pretty so I CUT and AMPLE amount off.  Plus it has been breaking. so, yeah.. I'm really not happy with it.. and I can't wait to get a style with weave. OH EM GEE!!!!

Have you ever had a bad hair week?? 

I know I'm not the only person!! 

Laters Lovies

My First Award!! :)

The lovely OneChicBella tagged me in the Top 10 Award. 
My VERY FIRST AWARD!!
I was soo happy. :) Ecstatic even.

So the rules for the award is to list 10 bloggers to give the award to.. and to also list your 10 favorite things.

The bloggers I tag are::
Concrete and Nail Polish

Weekly Blog Round Up

Sharon had everything looking rosy

Dawn showed off her talent for water marbling

Theresa shows us her Gelish Silver Fade

Grace enjoyed some Strawberries & Cream

Claire impressed us with her magnetic nail varnish  
Sarah has something fishy going on!

Lady Luck is getting ready for summer








Twitter  @beautybytheresa @toptwentynails @pamperedbygrace
@kawaiinailart, @EmilysNailFiles, @moondancerjen, @nicnacksnails

Sadly that picture was the only decent picutre that i was able to take while trying to dry my nails whilst holding my Nikon D3100, which, btw, isn't the smallest of cameras.  So.. I finally did an OMBRE mani. and I absolutely LOVED it.  My sis liked it soo much that she wants me to do the same thing to her.. :)
Though many people who I've seen do the ombre manis go through hell and high water just trying to find polishes that are very close together.. i actually didn't do that. In fact, i only used one colored polish which is Sally hansen Complet Salon Manicure in "Thinking of Blue" and I used China Glaze "White on White". 
For this mani, I also used a paper plate and a toothpick to mix my colors. 
On the pinky is Thinking of blue in it's truest tone.. meaning it was unmixed.
Then on the ring finger, I added one drop of white. On the middle finger I added two drops of white.. so on and so forth.  I sat the little trick over at Seventeen and was super anxious to try it and i'm glad to say that it worked
If you try it let me know :) I would love to see how yours looks.

Until next time...
BEAT THAT POLISH!!!

Xferring over here.... old haul.

this was originally posted on my makeup blog before i transferrd to this blog so i decided to bring it on over.. and clean up my blogs a little better.  original post date:  02/4/11

I purchased some new nail polishes. New to me anyway.

The swatches here are done on artificial full nail and tips. I purchased them at a dollar store for the purpose of designing and swatching polishes.

enjoy.

:)

From left to right: Worth the Risque, Turned Up Turquoise (Neon), Chelsea Girl, White Out

Nude me Baybee!!!!

I absolutely love love love love love THIS COLORRRRR!!!
I'm not one who normally goes for nudes but this color is to die for, then live for, then die for again.
pwah  ha ha ha ha


This post features the beautiful "Barefoot in Barcelona" by O.P.I.

My sister and niece both fell in love with this color and are wearing it as i type. :)

Colorful colors. o.0 :)

I wore this mani a couple of weeks ago for only about two days....
It was very pretty, but I was so over the colors after I got inspired to do my next post.
I have't posted in a while.. so I'm trying my hardest to dish them out RIGHT NOW!! lol.

I'm not sure I remember the colors correctly, so I won't even try..

I'm kinda back!!! Haul Time!!!

So I Know it's been a while and I hated to have ben gone sooo longggg but I'm back!!
Even though I do not have my precious laptop back, I found a way to make this work so hopefully I can keep it up.



First up.. my haul!
This is a collective haul, minus a few things. 
Some things that aren't shown are the fimo sticks and the new bundle monster plates that I purchased.. I just didnt take pictures and wantd to get this post up as quickly as possible. 
So this post brings me at a whopping 451 nail polishes.. I have my polishes written down on paper.. and I even have nail wheels with the swatches of the colors minus the ones that have broken off.. which is just about 2.  so yeah.. I'm going to hopefully get a list of my collection for everyone to see....

Bah hum bug..

onto the haul photos.