Products & Reviews

As you can see, my daughter may only be 9, but she is "all about the fashion," as she puts it, or at least what she considers fashion (lol).  Until recently sunglasses, a cowgirl hat, and a cute pair of shoes were her only accessories, but now that she's getting older she is starting to notice the smaller things that really make an outfit.  She is in love with the late '90s/ early '00s show, Charmed, about the three witch sisters, and wants to be just like the character Phoebe, style wise anyway. Which means she is all about the accessories. So, thankfully I found a bunch of great, adorable, but totally fashionable (and affordable) accessories at bornprettystore.com ! You've probably heard me talk about this online store before, and you probably know that I love them for their great selection of items and their incredibly low prices! Just look at all the amazing accessories I got my daughter for all her many fashion needs!!! Bows a-plenty, b ecau...

This spring we're not going to say good-bye to our beloved ombre hair style, we're just going to shake it up a bit, and this great product from Born Pretty Store is an inexpensive, temporary way to do just that!   You can buy them as  a set , or  individually ! Hair Chalk , which comes in a variety of colors (as seen above), is a very simple way to add some fun, temporary color to your hair this spring! If ombre isn't your thing, no worries, because with all these colors there are a myriad of possibilities for you to chose from... Don't believe me, check out all the rest of these ideas below! Image Source: BPS My favorite part, being as I'm a bit of a mess, is that if you make a mistake, or don't like your initial color patterns, or whatever, it washes out with shampoo!!! It's seriously that SIMPLE! I even let my 8 year old daughter use it! Too cute, RIGHT! How to use:   Wet hair, rub chalk on hair that you desi...

If you're looking for a cute, simple way to style your hair this summer, I think I have found a few things you will like! These super cute summer updos are sure to keep you looking great while keeping your gorgeous locks off your neck and shoulders! The best part is that they are so quick and easy you can do them everyday! Now you just have to pick a FAV and get started! The bohemian braided scarf bun:   The Semi messy, Super cute, Ribbon bun!   The cute, everyday messy side bun (no heat): The quick & messy bun (no heat): So, did you pick a favorite? I know I have! 

~Trends4Cheap~ I get most of my nail art ideas by looking at pictures online of other peoples nails so, I hope this will inspire some great idea for you! :) I'm not a professional (as I'm sure you can tell from the pictures), I'm just a mom with a daughter who likes to do her nails! We love to sit around and come up with ideas, sometime they work, sometimes they look horrible, but it's just nail polish... it comes off if/ when you mess up ;) so no reason not to play, try new things, and have fun!!! This is a nice simple design I wore to my best friends wedding a few weeks ago.  I used Pure ICE in Platinum (white base) and Electric! (thin black line), & Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme wear in Deep Purple to finish it off. This is a crazy but simple look I put together for the 4th of July .  I started with Pure ICE Platinum white base and added the blue PI French Kiss to the bottom and PI Vineyard to the top, once dry I covered with ...

I just got my luminous polishes from Born Pretty Store in the mail today and I can't wait to share what I've found out about them so far!!! You probably already know that BPS is an affiliate of mine, and I absolutely LOVE their products, mainly because they are inexpensive but are of great quality! I did get these two luminous polishes  for free to try and review, but I was already looking at them to buy anyway, so I just kinda lucked out when they offered them to me :) Now if you are a regular reader (I may have 1 or 2 by now?? lol) you probably know that I am super cheap  frugal, and I am always looking for a good deal (especially when it comes to my nails). SO, these two nail polishes, which run $4.99 each, are what I would consider a little on the expensive side, I generally try to spend around $1-$4 on nail polishes, just because I buy SO many of them.  BUT the good news is that I've got a promo code you can use for 5% off your total purchase (MK5W21)...

Everywhere I look I see nail art! My friends post the latest mani-art from their trips to the nail salon on facebook, celebs post theirs in magazines, companies are mass producing and marketing expensive "nail art polishes" with small brushes that are supposed to be easier to make designs with, or "nail art pens" that you can draw decorations with.  The polishes are going for $8 - $14+ a piece and the pens the same, and the ones I tried were low quality polishes and the pens dried out very quickly!  Free handed "wild-side zebra stripes" in pure ICE platinum & electric! pure ICE platinum  tipped with electric! My cheap solution (shown in video above) : buy pure ICE nail polish for about $1 from wal-mart (shown in various pictures in this post), it works great and they have a ton of colors and finishes. Then take the brush out and cut half of the bristles off so you have a thin brush that is perfect for small detailed nail art and...

Update:  Use special promo code "MK5W21" when you check out to get 5% off all purchases made before Dec. 30, 2012! Once this code has been used 10 times BPS will be hosting a giveaway with us, so check back soon, or follow us via e-mail, facebook, G+, or twitter... Can't wait to see what they're going to be giving away!!! I've written blogs before about Born Pretty Store . I absolutely love the massive selection of beauty products they have at whole sale rates! They have everything from feather hair extensions  (the kind you get at a salon) to nail art products that give you salon quality results for a fraction of the price! 12 color nail art striping tape set $8.99 You can have some of the latest fads in nail art right now for next to nothing, and the best part is that these products can be used for more than one manicure! My absolute favorite new nail art trend is line designs!  My mom thinks it's because I'm a math geek, but who knows ;)  I ...