NOTD: What. The. Eff. Avon?

Welp... this is one of those manicures where I had an idea that seemed really awesome in my head but when I went to put it on, it just kind of sucked. The amusing part is that I REALLY hated it but I got a ton of compliments on it today from random people. I guess it was because it's so freaking bright, everyone noticed how they were painted, lol.


I tried two of the Avon polishes I just got last week (Sunshine and Mambo Melon) and as much as I wanted to love these, I can't. They honestly have to be two of the worst polishes I've used in a very long time. The formula on both was very thick and goopy and it went on so streaky. I swear, it was a battle trying to get it to go where I wanted. It was literally like trying to spread grape jelly on toast with a spoon... I eventually got it spread out but it was a pain in the ass to do it. In addition to the formula, the brushes are sooo wonky. The post and the cap are squared but the bristles seemed to be rounded which made holding the brush awkward. I'd have to swipe the excess off one way and then readjust my hand to paint. The Mambo Melon gets an extra strike against it because I had to trim some of the bristles... they were short and broken in places and sticking out to the sides.

I'm just really, really disappointed. I'm hoping the yellow will be salvageable as stamping polish later on but I don't know. I'll let y'all know how that goes when I get there.

Now as for the design itself, I just wanted to do a simple two tone look with a curved line diagonally across my nail. I painted my entire nail in Sunshine first.

Three (yes, 3) coats of Sunshine.

I let that dry for a bit and then I used a liner brush to freehand the curved line as a guide. Then I used the regular polish brush just to fill it in.

See the streaky-ness? This is with two coats of Mambo Melon.

This is where I planned on stopping but I wasn't feeling it so I just used some of my Kiss Nail Artist polishes to add an abstract swooshy design. (The last set of these I bought came with these little gem sticker thingies so I put one of those on there too.)

So bottom line, Avon broke my polish loving heart with these. I still have the Mink color to try but after this mani, I'm not sure if I ever will.

So what do you guys think? Is this just a fluke or are Avon polishes like this in general?

Thanks for reading!
- Kim

Drugstore Haul and Some Avon

As I was on the way to a baby shower on Saturday, I realized I didn't have a card for the mom-to-be. I stopped at a Walgreens to get one and I took a peek at the nail polish. I should know better... I ended up walking out with all of these. lol.

Here are some closer pictures of each:

From left to right, Sinful Colors in Neon Melon, Dream On, and Frenzy.

Essie Smooth Sailing and Licorice.

Pure Ice in Taupe Drawer and Spit Fire.

In addition to my drugstore haul, I also got some polishes that came in from Avon on Thursday . I haven't bought any nail polish from them in about 7 or 8 years but I remember I liked them a lot. The bottles were different back then so I'm interested to see if they're the same as before or if the formulas have changed with the bottles.

From left to right, SpeedDry Mink, Nailwear Pro Sunshine, and SpeedDry Mambo Melon.

I'm really looking forward to trying out all of these and I'm seeing some great color combos here. I've been brainstorming some ideas and can't wait to share them with you all. :o)

Thanks for reading!
- Kim

OOTD: Triple Threat Dress a la Target

I love Target. I really do. Even though they only have two whole racks making up the plus size section... it's more like a corner than a "section". But I digress...

So, the other day, I popped in to look for a birthday present for my niece and I always stop in the clothing section to see if there is anything new or interesting and I found this super cute maxi dress. It's basically 3 of springs top trends (nautical, floral, & maxi) all rolled into one adorable, comfortable, affordable dress. I rarely buy things that aren't discounted or clearance but at $34.99 I couldn't leave this one at the store.

Pardon my wonky picture...

Dress: Target Pure Energy - Size 2
Cropped Cardigan: Target Mossimo - XXL (this one is about 3 years old)
Necklace: Avon - Outspokes by Fergie

My photo quality is so bad on this, I found the dress on the Target.com website so you can actually see how cute it is. I just love the color combo.


Another recent purchase that I'm really digging right now is my necklace. I bought it through Avon a couple of weeks ago at the introductory price of $4.99. It's a solid perfume pendant on an adjustable fabric cord which is awesome. I can make it longer for low cut shirts and it won't get lost in my boobage. You girls know what I'm talking about!



The perfume itself is great, too. It's called Outspoken by Fergie. The Black Eyed Peas Fergie, of course, not the Duchess of York. I felt I needed to point that out since a lot of people think of Avon as being matronly and for old women... I've always like their stuff but they've really stepped up their game the past couple of years. Anyways, it's a very light fruity floral scent and it's nice having it there around my neck for when I want a quick refresher... very inconspicuous. ;o)



Thanks for reading!
~Kim