A few of my favorite things this golden Grammys week?
My new Lulu And Georgia lavender rug, my Madison by Shoe Dazzle Livia sparkly ballet flats ($49.95), KB Shimmer Nail Polish in Men Are From Mars-ala ($8.75), and Pixi Beauty Glow Mist, Tinted Brilliance Balm in Lucent Glow ($7) and Fairy Dusts in Olive Gold & Silver Glow ($10 each).
Yep. Those are makin’ me shine.
xoxo,
BF
BF Asks: What are a few of your favorite things right now?
Whatcha’ get when you take a dash of pink and an edge of black?
You get my Mani Monday. Here’s the Mani Recipe for the week:
Elvis’s Thunderbird
2 coats of Essie French Affair
2 coats of Essie Licorice
xoxo,
BF
BF Asks: What would you have named this BF Mani Recipe?
I’m trying to feature more Mani Monday BF Mani Recipes for you but today’s just happens to fall on Tuesday. Sorry about that y’all!
And just an FYI, I’m gonna keep these BF Mani Recipes on the short side so they’re easy to replicate. ANd keeping things short is no easy feat for me because, well, we all know I love to talk.
But, here ya go!
BF Mani Recipe: Chocolate Dipped Roses
(featuring the new JustFab PaintFab polishes)
Since spring just arrived and the cooler weather is still reigning over most of the country, I decided to do a mani that combines the best of both winter and spring.
The answer? A two-toned french mani perfect for worktime or playtime. Elegant yet understated, my Chocolate Dipped Roses mani is sweetly sublime.
BF Mani Recipe: Chocolate Dipped Roses (featuring JustFab PaintFab polishes inPenny For Your Thoughts and Modern Mauvels)
The Recipe:
1 Base Coat
2 Coats PaintFab Modern Mauvels (on nail)
2 Coats PaintFab Penny For Your Thoughts (just on the tips)
1 Top Coat
xoxo,
BF
BF Asks: Would you rock this winter-meets-spring sweet style?
It’s my favorite week in Hollywood – Oscars Week!! 
To celebrate accordingly, I came up with this double glittering gold mani and I call it…
“Glitter, You Golden Goddess!”
How do ya get it?
Simple. 2 coats of @colorclubnaillacquer in Gingerbread topped with 1 coat of @opinailpolish in When Monkeys Fly. I may not be nominated but my nails have already won the gold!
Spring is in bloom, FabFitFun & BeautyFrosting readers, and it is beautiful! Seems like everywhere I look there are pretty pastel palettes. Lovely lilac, flirty fuchsia, ravishing rose, and brilliant blues are the perfect ways to pretty up this spring! Here are just a few of my pretty, pretty picks!
1) Aerin Spring Color Palette in Effortless Spring Radiance, $70
Who doesn’t want to look like the gorgeous Aerin Lauder? Well, now we can — or at least pretty up trying — with her new Spring Color Palette. Available in Garden in Bloom (neutral and fresh) and Garden at Dusk (bold and sultry), these palettes leave you looking as fresh as a rose. Beautiful for brunch or elegant for an evening out, the colorful case alone will give you a littlespring in your step!
2) Too Faced The Secret to No Makeup Makeup palette, $39
This magical morning-after or morning-meeting makeup is just what you need to look bright-eyed and bushy-tailed early in the morning. It leaves you feeling polished and pretty without feeling made up. And the guide with 3 looks in 3 steps in under 3 minutes is a little Easter egg of its own! Before you can say Good morning,you’ll look like you’re ready to take on the day!
3) Essie Nail Polish in Splash of Grenadine, $8
A playful, lovely lilac-meets-magenta-pink that’s perfect for spring! For fingers or toes, this polish will delight you every time you catch a glimpse of it in the mirror. I just started singing I Feel Pretty looking at it right now. A crowd-pleaser for sure, be prepared for oodles of compliments and questions as to what shade you’re flaunting.
4) Smashbox Be Legendary Lipstick in Fuchsia Flash Matte, $19
My go-to gorgeous color! When you need to brighten up or stand out in pics, this lipstick makes a statement! And what’s the statement, you ask? I am gorgeous! A true matte fuchsia with a powerful punch, this shade wears on and on. It wears so well that you’ll think you need to reapply until you look in the mirror and see that it hasn’t moved a bit, even if you’ve been moving all night long.
5) Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick in Lilac Rose, $42
As part of Bobbi’s new limited-edition Lilac Rose collection, this shimmer brick is a fresh take on spring florals. With five bars of light-reflecting, pearlescent shimmer, you have a sweet selection of bright pink, golden pink and icy pink pearl pigments at your fingertips. Use as a candlelit highlighter, a shimmering spring blush or as iridescent eyeshadow. It’s a multipurpose product that will make you feel as shimmering in spring as it is!
6) Le Métier de Beauté Indelible Inks Eyeliner in Artemis $28
This seductive sapphire liner does a lot more than most liners do. Its highly pigmented, no-budge recipe makes for a long-lasting sexy eye. Rain, tears, or dancing the night away, it ain’t movin’! Be sure to give it a few solid seconds to dry and it will wear on and on until you’re ready to take it off.
These pretty, pretty products will definitely put a little “Spring” in your step!
xoxo,
BF
As a FabFitFun featured blogger, I had the distinct honor (and giddy glee) of getting to experience a sneak preview of Giuliana Rancic’s new FabFitFun VIP box!
FabFitFun VIP box ($49.99 every 3 months) for a fab, fit & fun season!
I can never recommend beauty box programs highly enough! They’re such a treat for people who want to receive goodies – like a blogger – but don’t have the time or desire to write about them! It’s like Christmas, or your birthday, on a regular basis. Who doesn’t love that?
For a nominal fee ($49.99/every 3 months) with FabFitFun VIP, you get a seasonal box brimming with beauty, fitness & lifestyle booty. Estimated value of each box? Around $120. So you’re getting a deal here, beauties!
And with Giuliana and editor-in-chief, Katie Ann Rosen Kitchens, personally selecting the season’s hottest products themselves, you’re sure to add some gorgeous and glamour to your life. Plus, randomly selected winners will win super-fab bonus gifts! Like what? Like how about designer clothes, shoes and iPad minis?!
My first box arrived last week and I was delighted with the contents! DEEEEELIGHTED, I tell you!
What was in it?
Inside the VIP...
FabFitFun VIP Spring 2013 Contents:
MoroccanOil ($42.99 for 3.4 oz): This uber-nourishing formula transforms dull, dry, frizzy hair into the shiny, luxe locks you’ve always wanted! Packed with fatty acids, omega-3 oils, vitamin and antioxidants, this deluxe oil guards against spring weather and adds serious shine.
Moroccan oil retails normally for $42.99 for this 3.4 oz size. Niiiiiiiice.
Zoya Nail Polish by FabFitFun ($8): A longwearing, toxin-free pretty polish in FabFitFun Fuchsia!
Jouer Lip Gloss (mini): This glamorous, super kissable lip gloss is guaranteed to create the perfect pout. Loaded with vitamins, shea butter, jojoba oil and pomegranate seed oil, your lips will stay smooth and hydrated.
Think Thin Bar ($1.99): Get bikini body ready by snacking smarter this spring. We love this healthy, delish, nutritional bar. Mine was the creamy peanut butter flavor! Nummy.
Jewelmint Jewels: A gorgeous selection fit for me to be as fabulous as ever! While the jewels from Jewelmint vary from box to box, my cascading star necklace was perfect for me!
**Surprise Bonus Gifts: Now, here’s where it gets really fun, ladies! My surprise gifts included a Josie Maran Magic Marker Lip Stain with Argan Color Stick in Waltz ($21), Butter London nail polish in Wallis ($15) and a GO SMILE On The Go Teeth Whitening Pen ($22). WOWZA!! You had me at Josie Maran but then to get the rest of these goodies? I’m sold.
I’m already excited about what’s coming in next season’s box! And that Josie Maran magic marker ($21) is that sweet soft berry rose I can’t wait to rock this spring with a smoky eye.
Josie Maran Magic Marker Lip Stain & Argan Color Stick in Waltz ($21)
Also, you can expect the goodies to get a little better each season as they begin to customize each box based on your personal style and needs. So, let me get this straight. Basically it’s like Santa bringing you your wish list – or at least what our Beauty Santa thinks we should be wishing for. I love it!
So become a VIP today! Head on over to FabFitFun and let these seasonal boxes help you be your most FAB, FIT and FUN you ever!!
Butter LONDON‘s new holiday sets help you do what every good cotillion instructor tells you to do when you’re 13, “Girls, I want you to Sparkle, Sparkle, Sparkle!”
That’s right. Butter LONDON has one goal this holiday season and it is to help YOU sparkle, sparkle, sparkle.
How do I know this? Because their holiday collection is called “Sparkle, Sparkle”!
That – and the fact that I have been donning two of the tinsel-inspired holiday nail lacquers, Rosie Lee (on my toes) and Fairy Cake (on my fingers), during the debut of this holiday party season.
I have been asked what I’m wearing numerous times and, as the lady I learned to be in cotillion, I gladly reply “Butter LONDON’s Sparkle, Sparkle holiday collection #1!”
I also love the Jack the Lad gorgeous green glittering polish in the Butter LONDON Sparkle, Sparkle Holiday Collection #2 as emerald green has been declared Pantone’s color of the year for 2013!
Here’s another little ladylike tip from me to you:
Want a super easy & pocketbook-pretty holiday gift idea?
Buy a set each of the Sparkle, Sparkle Lippy (lip gloss) collection and the Sparkle, Sparkle lacquer collection and then play Santa! Give a set to your 3 best girlfriends or split ‘em up and customize gifts perfect for your pickiest of friends.
By doing this, you’ll have anywhere from 3-9 gifts depending on how much you have in your budget to spend. Perfect gifts for your girlfriends or Secret Santa gifts!
Any girl, and a guy or two I know too, is sure to feel shiny and new with a little sparkle on their lips or toes.
After all, ’tis the season to compete with tinsel!
And, honey, we wanna win that competition!
xoxo,
BF
BF Asks: What is your favorite way to “sparkle, sparkle, sparkle” this holiday season?
It brought out the 5-year-old in me and, I have to say, that’s pretty fun sometimes.
So what is this magical glittery mani potion?
Try it yourself and see how pretty in pink you feel!
xoxo,
BF
BF Asks: Have you ever sported fun glitter polish? What’s your polish choice for a fun mani?
When I met Whitney – creator & editor of the artsy & amazing LA blog - hoopLA, at the Angeleno Poolside Beauty event last week, I immediately thought one word: COOL.
Then I saw her, the next night at Rosa Mexicano for a delicious dinner hosted by Nicole Myden PR and Gina Wade Creative. There, Whitney was again looking, you guessed it, COOL.
She’s one of those people you see and think, “I wish I had been born cool like that.”
I was NOT born cool like that. Hence, why I probably bake and love pink and act like a happy, oblivious 5-year-old most of the time.
I aspire to be cool, though. Really, I do! It might not happen but people like Whitney give me hope.
But sometimes cool people can be, well, cold.
So imagine my delight when, after chatting with Whitney, I realized she is not only cool but super sweet — and fun!!
When I asked her if she would be my Whatcha’ Wearin’ Wednesday (WWW) girl this week and send me a picture of her amazingly cool nails in better lighting, she was enthusiastic and adorable and hmmm….what’s the word I’m looking for?
Oh right. C-O-O-L.
BF: Hey Whitney! Whatcha’ Wearin’?
WWW Whitney: OPI-In My Back Pocket; Estée Lauder-Red Chiffon; The New Black-Glitter finish from the Graffiti Ombré Collection.
BF: That’s Cool. Is this, like, a signature shade for you?
WWW Whitney: I have always loved doing my nails, so the more creative the better. I wore this combo all week! To work, jury duty (ha ha ha), blog events, dinners… Right now, I think I can say these are signature shades for me. I go through spurts. I was in a navy blue phase for a while and now I can’t seem to get enough of bright pink!
BF: Me too. Very cool. Who did you hang with when you were sporting these, um, COOL hues?
WWW: Nami's Nails
So, it’s a funny thing having a blog.
It’s a growing process, an adventure, lots of fun — and the best creative outlet in the world for someone with as many interests as me!
One of my favorite things, since childhood, has always been coming up with names for products I love, recipes I create, Barbie dolls- heck – even nicknames for friends and pets.
So it’s pretty fun when I come up with a new idea for, you, my lovely BeautyFrosting readers.
From now on, when I try out a nail polish recipe, I’m gonna name it so we’ll have a reference point.
The first one I’m naming happens to be for my super-stylish friend, Nami’s nails. Remember her? She’s a frequent guest on WWW (Whatcha’ Wearin’ Wednesday)!
She came in a week ago with the most glittery, bronzed – and yet – sophisticated nails.
Nami makes any trend look like an instant classic.
This one was no different.
Since we all have Olympic fever, it only feels appropriate to call this Nami’s Nails-inspired Mani Recipe:
“Taking The Bronze AND Silver”
So just how did she achieve this sparkling look?
2 coats of Essie Ballet Slippers ($5) on the entire nail
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2 coats of OPI Warm & Fozzie C08 ($6) on the tips
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1 coat of Essie Set in Stones (Luxeffects silver glitter nail polish)
Essie Set in Stones
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“Taking The Bronze AND Silver”
"Taking The Bronze AND Silver" - a Nami's Nails Inspired Creation
And she added a little mint heart on the pinkie nail…but I’m gonna let that be her little secret!
xoxo,
BF
BF Asks: What would you name this Mani Recipe if you had your druthers? Let your imagination fly and let me know below!