Kell's DIY Nails

On the 12th day of Christmas, Kell gave to you...  KB Shimmer, All Decked Out. Last year it was Lynnderella's Happy Holo-Daze; this year I anticipate KB Shimmer's All Decked Out to be THE Christmas lacquer of the year. Why? Well, just look at it! If the bottle shot isn't enough for you check out  THIS swatch. Is that not just all of Christmas smooshed into a bottle or what?!? I love it and I instantly knew this had to be the prize to end this giveaway with. KB Shimmer had this to say on their Facebook page in response to my question about animal testing: "No, I do not test on animals (unless you count my husband and 8 year old daughter, lol). As far as I know none of my suppliers test on animals either. My nail polish, whipped butters, and scrubs are vegan. My soaps, lip balms and lotions are not vegan, and do contain animal products. What an awesome answer! (& I would count MY husband because he IS an animal! LOL) As you know Bing Crosby is one of ...

On the 11th day of Christmas, Kell gave to you...  Alter Ego, Miss Bikini and Goldie Handler.  Seriously, I wanted to hoard these and keep them all to myself. Cynthia at Alter Ego hooked you guys up!!! Both of these got me drooling; Miss Bikini is a bright shimmery yellow with big black circle sequins. The shimmer seems to also have some very fine holographic particles in it too. I've never seen anything like it. Goldie Handler is another shimmery beauty; it's like a cross between gold and copper with a little bit of fine holo glitter thrown in. Who ever wins MUST show me swatches of these STAT! LOL For now, we can check out the swatches at Cynthia's Online Store . Swatch of Miss Bikini Swatch of Goldie Handler Click HERE to see all 12 Day's Prizes (or rather the ones I've already revealed). a Rafflecopter giveaway

On the 10th day of Christmas, Kell gave to you...  10 Ulta Treats! I know it's hard to see all the goodies here so I broke it up:  Ulta Salon Formula Nail Lacquer in Fashionably Late, Hide & Go Sequins, and Limited Edition Nail Lacquer in Purplexed.  Hand Cream in Holiday Candy Cane, Vanilla Noel, and Frosted Sugar Plum. Small and Large Nail Clippers.  Pumice Stone and 3 Emery Boards The nail lacquers look like they could be dupes or close to some other popular polishes out there. Fashionably Late could be a dupe for Deborah Lippmann's Ruby Red Slippers or Spoiled, Ants in my Pants. Hide & Go Sequins looks like a dupe for Deborah Lippmann's Across The Universe. Swatches for Fashionably Late and Hide & Go Sequins can been found HERE . Swatches for Fashionably Late and Purplexed can be found HERE . Plus, you get Hand Creams in various holiday scents, small and large nail clippers, a pumice stone, and some emery boards. Ulta is gre...

On the 9th day of Christmas, Kell gave to you...  3 Twistband Hair ties & 3 Twistband Headbands.   A Twist! Or rather, Twistbands! If you follow me on my Facebook page you might have seen me post about Twistbands. I have a confession to make: I could not live without scrunchies before Twistbands came along. Even long after scrunchies had become lame and uncool I still needed them because they were the only way to tie my hair back really well without damaging my hair when it came time to take them out. I have lots and lot of hair. Everyone gets confused when I say I have fine yet thick hair; it means each stand is very thin, but there's tons of them! It's a serious chore to care for and my hairdresser knows my name only because it takes her 3 hours to get through my hair. To look at it you would never imagine I have that much hair but it's in there, I promise you. Twistbands are perfect to tie my hair back when painting my nails because I can slide the twist...

On the 8th day of Christmas, Kell gave to you... Cult Nails, Bitten from the Behind Closed Doors Collection. Bitten is a sexy and vibrant raspberry shimmer full of glass flecks; you can see swatches on Cult Nails' Blog HERE . This is the perfect color for the holiday season and could even help you ring in the New Year. Cult Nails is 4 Free and Cruelty Free. Click HERE to see all 12 Day's Prizes (or rather the ones I've already revealed). a Rafflecopter giveaway

On the 7th day of Christmas, Kell gave to you...  Barielle's New York Style Collection: Big Apple Red, Central Park, Soho At Night, Fifth Avenue Boutique, and Greenwich Village At Dawn. Barielle's Nail Strengthener Cream.  Barielle was kind enough to provide me with these awesome Shades' Nail Colors and some Nail Strengthener Cream to give to you! These are some gorgeous creme colors and Greenwich Village At Night is a pale mauve with a green shimmer... stunning. Here are some swatches for your viewing pleasure. I adore their Nail Strengthener Cream; I use it every single night before bed and this jar will last for-ev-er. My nails have seen significant improvement since I've been using it. I used to be plagued with very flimsy nails which made it difficult to keep polish from chipping constantly but now they are significantly stronger and thicker. Barielle is not listed on PETA's Do Not Test list or on Leaping Bunny's site but I did send them an...

On the 6th day of Christmas, Kell gave to you...  China Glaze Nail Lacquer in Ruby Pumps and Blue Bells Ring. Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat. I thought I would go with one classic (Ruby Pumps) and one new release (Blue Bells Ring) from China Glaze. China Glaze is one of my favorites; they have awesome colors and are easily accessible. Then, my giveaway would not be complete without Seche Vite, a staple for any DIY polisher. Did you know that both of these brands are owned by the same parent company? American International Industries  is a cruelty free company; you can find them listed under PETA's Do Not Test list. Click HERE to see all 12 Day's Prizes (or rather the ones I've already revealed). a Rafflecopter giveaway

On the 5th day of Christmas, Kell gave to you...  A set of Violent Lips Temporary Lip Tattoos in Pink Leopard.  For Day 5 I wanted to change it up a bit! I decided to give you a set of Violent Lips lip tattoos. These are really fun. They apply like regular temporary tattoos; just apply to clean, dry lips and pat with water until the backing slides off. They wear for 4 to 8 hours. Go to www.ViolentLips.com to learn more about them... like what types of lip glosses you can wear with them and how to get the perfect fit.  www.ViolentLips.com  From their website: ABOUT THE PRODUCT: Violent Lips is a line of natural and vitamin enhanced temporary lip tattoos that stay put from the stage to the after-party. These FDA approved, vegan lip tattoos, are tested on supermodels, not animals and made in America. One pack of Violent Lips contains 3 applications*. Follow the instructions on the back of each application or watch our online tutorials to help...

On the 4th day of Christmas, Kell gave to you...  Burt's Bees Thoroughly Therapeutic Hand Creme & Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream. I use Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream very regularly. I like that it's actually more like a balm; it doesn't leave me really greasy and it has staying power to keep those cuticles nice and moisturized. I have one in my handbag and I keep one in my nail room. When I'm working I keep one at my desk. I've never used this hand creme but I've heard it works really well from others so I hope you will like it too. Burt's Bees is all about all natural ingredients and is also cruelty free. Speaking of Burt... Burt has a Hallmark Addiction. Mostly, it's their ornaments that he can't get enough of and of course they release a bunch of new ones prior to every holiday season. He's even signed up for their Rewards Program; that's pretty serious for my redneck husband. I'm a fan of The Muppets and every ye...

On the 3rd day of Christmas, Kell gave to you...  Wet n Wild Wild Shine Nail Colors in Night Prowl and Blue Moon, Wet n Wild Megalast Nail Color in Wet Cement.  We can't forget Wet n Wild. Not only have they been around since I can remember, they are also a cruelty free brand that's both affordable and accessible. We love Wet n Wild for not selling out. I will always support them (even if I don't like their Fastdry brushes LOL). Night Prowl is a really great polish; you can see a swatch of it on Holographic Hussy HERE . Blue Moon is one I have yet to try but it looks beautiful; a shimmery dark teal green. Wet Cement is one of the newer colors Wet n Wild released; it's a good basic greige (grey/beige). Since we are talking Christmas I wanted to share one of my very favorite movies/songs of the season with you. I love Bing Crosby; when I hear him singing Christmas songs I know it's really Christmas. It's one of few things that gets me into the spirit ...

On the 2nd day of Christmas, Kell gave to you...  A Cina Nail Creations Nail Art Kit. My 1st experience with dried flowers didn't go all that well... but I will be making a 2nd attempt and I want you to give it a try too! This kit comes with a variety of different colored dried flowers and lots of different sequins to play with. It also includes an orangewood stick. Cina Nail Creations' parent company is Cuccio Naturale. They are listed on PETA's Do Not Test list as well as on www.LeapingBunny.com . You can learn more about the company at www.starnail.com . Click HERE to see all 12 Day's Prizes (or rather the ones I've already revealed). Check back each day through the 12th to see all the prizes. Enter using the Rafflecopter Widget below to win all 12 Days' worth of prizes. Winner announced Dec. 13th. a Rafflecopter giveaway

On the 1st day of Christmas, Kell gave to you...  7 Newly Released e.l.f. Nail Colors: Misty Haze, Green Machine, Liquid Metal, Glamour Girl, Sea Escape, Garnet, and Gold Star. Do you guys ever watch The Ellen Show? Do you like Ellen? I prefer her over Oprah, but everyone has their own preference. Oprah has her 'Favorite Things' and Ellen has '12 Days of Giveaways'. I was actually very fortunate to have gone to one of Ellen's 12 Days' Shows a few years ago. Check it out: In addition to everything shown in the video, we also got a Herman Miller Chair because one of the guests said the "Mystery" word. As you can see I came home with tons of loot and I had it all listed on eBay days later... LOL Well, not all of it. I kept the Samsung Galaxy Vibrant Smart phone, the $250 Cost Plus World Market Gift Card, the Looxcie Blue Tooth Camcorder, and the Herman Miller chair (it's what I'm sitting on as I type this; it's my desk chair and ...