Review: Duh- Nail polish

Good Morning beauties! I hope you all had a productive beginning of the week! It seems as if lately I'm struggling to get anything done! I think we have all been there though! :-) I have been quite busy working on swatches, and coming up with more ideas for blog posts! Do you have any good ideas for what you would like to see? 

The weather in Kentucky has been so humid and hot! Yesterday the temperature was about 90 (yes, in MAY) with what I would have to guess has to be 100% humidity! We're supposed to have 60 degree weather next week, and I am looking forward to that indefinitely! 

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It was great catching up with you all, but without further delay we have nail polishes by Duh- Nail Polish. I have to say how impressed I am with these two polishes! The colors are just beautiful! I paired each design with a simple stamp, which was complementary to each polish and topped with a 1 coat of Seche Vite Fast Dry top coat. 

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The first polish is Bring me Spring Flowers which is a beautiful coral with a slight neon feel. This polish also includes speckles of blue, yellow, pink, white, teal, and brighter pink (I'm sure there are colors I'm missing here). Application was very nice with 2 even coats and no streaking, clumping, or balding. 

The color of this polish is just beautiful! Honestly it made my camera freak out a bit! The color pictured in the bottle is more true to color and shows that true coral apperance. I tried changing up the settings on my camera and took a milliion shots to get the true coral to come out on the nail and my camera was having no part of it! :-( I will say again though, how much I love this polish! I know this will be a winner for me in the summer months!

The other polish I have is Time for Flip Flops which is a seafoam blue/green polish with white speckles and gorgeous blue hexes! Application was flawless and applied evenly in 2 coats.

This polish is SOOO beautiful!!!! It's a blue/green dream! I fell in love with this swatch so much that I didn't want to remove it and wanted to instantly paint the other hands to match, however I had more swatches to do (I will be wearing this mani again this month). this is another that I will be wearing again all summer!!!!!

 

As you can see I did get a bit carried away with swatch pics! However I loved these polishes SOOOOO much that I wanted to show in a million angles (hehe). 

I am so impressed with Duh-Nail Polish and am so lucky to have had the opportunity to swatch their beautiful polishes! I am definitely interested in purchasing additional polishes in the future! 

Their polishes retail for $8.00 which in my opion is a GREAT value at such a great quality! I would recommend these polishes to anyone! If you are interested in purchasing these polishes take a look at the ways to find Duh-Nail Polish to purchase! 

Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/duhnailpolish

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/duhnailpolish#!/duhnailpolish

I hope you all enjoyed this review and I hope you check out this indie brand! I know you will not be disappointed! 

XOXO

-WTN

Meaningful Mani- Lupus Awareness in the month of May

Happy Saturday! 

Today's post is going to be a bit different than the rest of my blog posts. Don't worry, there will still be a Mani, but I wanted to talk about something meaningful to me. 

The month of May is Lupus Awareness Month. I know that unfortunately a lot of people still do not know what Lupus is so I also wanted to give some links for those who are unfamiliar with this disease to help raise awareness.

http://www.lupus.org/- the official foundation page for Lupus

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lupus/basics/definition/con-20019676 - Mayo Clinic information on Lupus

Brief explanation of what Lupus is: 

What is lupus?

Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body). Chronic means that the signs and symptoms tend to last longer than six weeks and often for many years.

In lupus, something goes wrong with your immune system, which is the part of the body that fights off viruses, bacteria, and germs ("foreign invaders," like the flu). Normally our immune system produces proteins called antibodies that protect the body from these invaders. Autoimmune means your immune system cannot tell the difference between these foreign invaders and your body’s healthy tissues ("auto" means "self") and creates autoantibodies that attack and destroy healthy tissue. These autoantibodies cause inflammation, pain, and damage in various parts of the body.

I've watched several people go through the battle with this disease and my Best Friend, Stephanie Nicole Kidd lost her battle with Lupus in 2006. We were so close we were almost inseparable! It was so hard to watch her go through her ups and downs. Even though there were many downs due to her illness, I cherish the happy memories that I have with her! She was one of the strongest people that I knew. She had so much courage and lived every day as if it were her last. She did not let her condition define her! 

I did this Mani with the colors and symbol of Lupus Awareness with purple polishes and butterflies. After I finished my Mani I looked at my husband and said, Stephanie would have loved these! 

I am so proud to share my tribute to my Best Friend, all of those who have lost their battle with Lupus and those who still FIGHT to "stamp" out Lupus and find a cure! I hope you enjoy! 

 

The Lupus Foundation Mission Statement: 

(Click HERE to join the fight)

We are devoted to solving the mystery of lupus, one of the world’s cruelest, most unpredictable, and devastating diseases, while giving caring support to those who suffer from its brutal impact.

I hope you enjoyed my art and my informative post! 

XOXO

-WTN