Monday Mani| Trust in the Lord

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Happy Monday, loves!!! I hope you all had a great weekend! Personally, I had a rather trying weekend. I thought I would share this Proverbs 3:5-6 scripture with you lovelies, because maybe it will help someone else going through a difficult time. Even when things seem difficult, I always KNOW that I can trust in HIM! 

Often times my manicures reflect my mood. Here are some manicure inspirations that match my current mood: 

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Be blessed on this beautiful Monday!!!

Until Next Time,

<3 Keia

Monday Mani| All Black...Ok, Ok with a Hint of Gold!

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Heyyy! Sorry for the late post, friends! Happy Monday anyway! For some reason I've had the strong urge to paint my nails black! I mean I really want to just paint them black, but I found this chic manicure look with the thin gold stripe, and you know I can't say no to gold anything! LoL. I'm not depressed or anything like that...I don't know something about all black is just very classic to me. The one drawback I can think of is the pain I'll have to go through to take it off! Blehhh. What do you think? Should I paint my nails black or nah? 

Until Next Time,

<3 Keia

Monday Mani| First Day of School

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Happy Monday, friends!!

Today is Little R's first day of the 1st grade so I've had thoughts of good ole' yellow school bus all morning. Did you ride the school bus as a kid?  I don't know that I would ever be adventurous enough to polish my nails yellow! That's a bit much for me! I do; however, think this yellow french manicure is super cute! 

On a more confessional note, days like this make having shared custody really hard. My Facebook newsfeed is flooded with pictures of all the little ones dressed in their new school clothes waiting either anxiously or patiently for the school bus! Unfortunately, it's highly likely we, as in Big R and I, won't even get to see a picture of Little R today. It makes me sad! : ( I plan to talk more about my experience as a "soon to be" stepparent in future posts. For now, I will just settle with the idea of school bus yellow french manicure!

I hope your Monday is a good one!! Tell me what you think about this spin on a french manicure in the comment section below!!

Until Next Time, 

<3 Keia

Monday Mani| Bite the Bullet

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Happy Monday, loves. So, is it just me, or is that 'Bite the Bullet' image HOT!!!! This week's manicure is none other than Wet n Wild Megalast in the color 'Bite the Bullet.' Wet n Wild polishes never let me down. I find them very easy to apply, and for that reason alone they are a go to for me. I think I happen to have two bottles of this same color! Oops!!! ; ) 

I'm obviously a fan of this color. What do you think?

Until next time, 

<3 Keia

Monday Mani| Sugar Coat

Happy Monday, loves!!

I'm back to my natural nails, and I'm honestly missing the convenience of having acrylics. On the other hand, I'm really loving this natural looking manicure look I achieved with Wet N Wild's Megalast polish in the color 'Sugar Coat.' It's a very soft pink color. I think this would make a nice wedding day color! I will be sure to keep this color in mind for my own wedding day that will go down some time in the year of 2015! ; ) 

What do you think of this color? What are your thoughts on acrylic manicures? Yeah or nah?

Let me know.

Until next time, 

<3 Keia

Monday Mani| Mint, Polka Dots, and GOLD

Happy Monday, loves!!!

How was your weekend? Mine was full of rest and relaxation! It was grand! 

Can I tell y'all a secret? I LOVE gold!! I mean, it just speaks to me. When I saw this manicure look, I knew I had to share it with you girls...

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The mint base color and polka dots are cool...but that GOLD stripe...LOVE!!! 

What do YOU think? Would you try this look? 

OH! I saw this lovely piece of inspiration on another blogger's blog post today, and I thought I would share it too! Check out http://www.inspiredbybeatriceclay.com/ if you are ever in need of some truth+pretty!! Tell her I sent you! ; )

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xoxoxo, 

<3 Keia

Monday Mani| Stripes, Pink, and Sparkles OH MY!

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Happy Monday, lovelies!!!! 

How was your weekend? My weekend was FULL of rest and relaxation! This week is going to be a busy one, so I'm happy I was able to take full advantage of doing absolutely nothing!

My nail inspiration look for this week is almost too much greatness in one manicure. There's pink, there's a nautical inspired accent nail, AND gold sparkles! #iDie Haha!

What do you think? Too much? Perfect? Let me know.

xoxoxoxo,
<3 Keia

Monday Mani| Detroit Prep {AND} a GIVEAWAY!

It's Monday again!!! Last week went by super fast for me, and the weekend even faster! You know how those weekends go! This week I will be preparing for our trip out of town next week so I thought I would share a mani look that I would love to rock in Detroit next week for the Fourth of July holiday!

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Perfection!!! I know! I just love painting my nails red! It is such a classic look. But then you add a nautical blue and white striped accent nail! #iDie!

After I saw this look, I was trying to think of where I could find the nautical design nail decal. I mean it has to exist, right? I am personally not talented enough to pull off the strips by hand that's for sure! Well, I found these decals on Amazon: 

This set of 14 pieces comes in a pack for $3.99 with FREE shipping (as of today!) Super cute!

I'm hoping to try my luck a gel nails next week, so I don't know if I will be able to pull off the accent nail, but I'm definitely going to go for red for the holiday!

BUT, if I have you excited enough to head over to Amazon for your own nail decals, then you should definitely consider the $150 Amazon gift card giveaway I'm co-sponsoring with 14 other lovely bloggers! Yep, my very first giveaway here on the blog!! I hope you ladies enter, and more importantly, I hope one of you win!!!! The giveaway runs today through July 4, 2014. The winner will be selected randomly and contacted on The Fourth of July!! So...what are you waiting for? Enter now!!

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Here are the other lovely bloggers sponsoring this fab giveaway. Go check out their blogs!!!

1. OK, Dani 
2. The Sexy Single Mommy 
3. My MommyVents 
4. The Reflections of a Good Woman 
5. The Sophisticated Life 
6. Lisa A La Mode 
7. I Love Homemaking 
8. Fashionably Fabulous 
9. V For Vadge 
10. Thriftanista in the City 
11. The Style Medic 
12. Fashnbeaucoup 
13. Deserve More
14. The Green Eyed Lady Blog 

What do you think of this manicure? Do you love it as much as I do? Tell me you've entered the giveaway by now?!

Until Next Time, 

<3 Keia

Monday Mani| Coral and Gold Inspiration

Hey, hey friends!!! I hope you all can forgive me for my absence over the past week or so. Life happens you know. I am going through a life transition that I will probably share with you all sometime in the near future. And no, I'm not preggers!  Anyway, to be completely honest my nails are coated with only clear polish again, BUT, I did want to share a mani look I found on Pinterest that I'm dying to try!

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Now there are a few things to note here: 

1| Is it just me, or is coral just everything right now? It's such a beautiful color!

2| I think my love for gold sparkles is slightly ridiculous. I can't help it though...I like what I like! Sheesh!

3| I don't see myself ever buying any Essie polishes...I just can't bare the thought of spending more than $5 for a nail polish...so I'm on the hunt for a dupe to this color OR maybe, just maybe, I will treat myself to a professional manicure to achieve this lovely look!!!

Are you feeling this look as much as I am? Let me know in the comment section.

Happy Monday lovelies!!!!

Until next time, 

<3 Keia

Winner. Winner. Chicken Dinner.

So I had to share a couple of things that have made me feel like a winner over the past few days.

Tan Lines.

My nail polish pick for the week! Sorry, I missed Monday Mani yesterday! I really wanted to get up my Week in Review instead. I hope y'all enjoy those posts. Those are the kind of posts I KNOW I will come back to years from now. Anyhoo, I painted  my nails in this lovely neutral color:

In fluorescent light.

In natural light.

It's called "Tan Lines" by Sinful Colors. Winner!

Good Food Made Simple - Chicken Apple Sausage Egg White Burrito.

On my grocery shopping trip to Harris Teeter last week I picked up this random burrito: 

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I picked it up because I figured it would be a good option for those mornings I need something quick, which happens quite often during the week. I only bought one because I wasn't sure how it would taste. You know you always take a gamble when it comes to frozen foods. Well, my friends, I ended up having the burrito for a quick lunch last week and it was a winner! It tasted great, and it doesn't hurt that it's made with natural ingredients and it's all healthy and such, especially since it's made with egg whites. So with that being said, I will be picking up a few more of these bad boys! I suggest you do the same if you see them in your local grocery store! ; )

Thigh Master

My Thigh Master. I know, I know...looking at this thing you're thinking...how corny. That's a throwback. Does that thing really work?

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Well can I just tell y'all that at the ripe old age of 26, my metabolism has already started to slow down. And my thighs...child! It's tragic, tragic I tell you! Anyway, I broke this thing out Sunday night, and it was so easy to use. I worked out these thighs of mine from the convenience of my sofa while watching Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion. I haven't used it long enough to tell you if it works or not, BUT I can tell you I can feel it working my muscles as I use it. I found my Thigh Master at the Goodwill (over a year ago, and I'm just now using it) for $3.

Water with Lime.

Water with LIME, not lemon. Please, and thank you. Try it!

Until Next Time!

<3 Keia