Support Bruce Jenner and Transgenders and #PaintYourNailsForBruce

Thanks to Australian radio station KIIS 1065, #PaintYourNailsForBruce has become a worldwide trend to show support and love for former Olympian, Bruce Jenner, as he goes through a highly scrutinized, transgender transformation. I'd like to take the time out to say that I welcome any person based on the goodness of his or her actions. It does not matter to me if you are man or woman, gay or straight, or black or white. We all bleed red. I am just one human and I cannot and will not judge other humans. I'd like to welcome the Transgender community to my blog and if there are any topics you'd like me to talk about, let me know! 

For any heterosexual guys that want to wear nail polish, yet still have reservations.. Now you can say you're painting your nails to support Bruce Jenner and the Transgender community. Why? The world needs love.. Less hate! Even if you just polish your middle fingers, you'll be able to flip people off. ;) This trend was started because Bruce Jenner wanted to wear nail polish "long enough for it to chip". It's important to remember that Transgender people do not choose how they feel. A lot of people who are transgender have Gender Identity Disorder and/or Body Dysmorphic Disorder which is very hard to deal with. We need to support our brothers and sisters and show love!

#PaintYourNailsForBruce

Nails For Cancer

I apologize for not being on that much the past week. It's time that I admit that I have a brain tumor. I haven't wanted to mention this, yet the past week has been rough. I'm due a procedure to alleviate some of the pain this coming week. To make matters more difficult, one of my best friends, Liz, announced that she has Stage Four Mesothelioma. Not only are we both sick together, fighting the demons inside of us harvesting on our very cells; we don't have the money to cover all our treatments. However, we will fight tooth and NAIL!

My good friend Molly gave me her nail polish collection. She knows I'm blogging and she goes to the salon to get her nails done (gels on acrylics). She doesn't have the time to do her nails the old fashioned way with her career and the speed and durability of gels are probably most efficient for her. Molly has made it her purpose to be there in every way possible during my illness. I was delighted to see her gift of OPI, Essie, Sinful Collection, Sally Hansen, Kiss, NYC.. And most haven't even been opened!

I remembered a picture of Liz in her hospital bed and she was wearing nail polish. I know that every dignity is stripped when one is labeled as sick, and since I have the plastic nails, my own art supplies and now even more polish, I spent days making my good friend a bling-bling, dirty French manicure! The colors are Wet n Wild 455B Tickled Pink, Sephora by OPI SE 235 Queen Of Everything, Revlon Transforming Effects 765 Holographic Pearls and Sally Hansen Double Duty Base & Top Coat. 

I used nail guides after the pink dried to create the French tip look. I added a rhinestone on each nail where the pink and silver meet and on one nail I placed a rhinestone Crucifix so that Liz will have Jesus at her fingertips. I must say that the Holographic Pearls really gave the nails a fantastic, mesmerizing look that I haven't seen with other shimmer or glitter polishes. Like a matte top coat, only with this, you can put everything into a shimmer. My next post will feature the Holographic Pearls and a matte top coat for a superbly abstract, yet inviting look. Liz's nails got mailed out and I hope to post a pic of her wearing them. I've included pics of her and me. We'd greatly appreciate any donations for our medical expenses. Thanks again so much. Love and blessings to all of you!

www.gofundme.com/drewstumor 

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Valerie (Amy Winehouse's version) Instrumental

I made this cover of "Valerie" by Amy Winehouse on FL Studio for fun. I also love music and the arts. It's a dance version. I hope you like it!

How To Stop Streaking

These are a project for the friend with cancer.

I apologize for not being on that much this last week. A close friend was diagnosed with cancer too and I needed some time for myself. I hope all of you are doing well!

Spring brings out the white, nude and pastel polishes. Often these colors, regardless of how good the brand, tend to streak. Several of my favorite colors do this as well. Luckily, there is a cure!

Start with CLEAN nails that are free of polish, cotton, dirt or any other substance. Wash your hands thoroughly to get rid of any oil build up. 

The first step is a ridge filling base coat. Even if your nails are very smooth or even fake, this step guarantees an even texture, even porosity and and even adhesive-ness. There is now an even playing field for the colored polish. Wait at least one or two minutes until the ridge filler base coat dries.

Apply your first layer of polish. This should be a thin layer, from cuticle to tip, that just covers the nail in color. Do NOT get frustrated when you see streaks! Just keep going and ignore it. Let them dry again completely for three minutes. Patience is key with this.

Now apply a slightly thicker second coat. Do not glob on the nail polish. Less is more. Once the second coat is on, if there are any streaks, apply a very, thin final layer of polish. This might not be necessary; yet if it is, keep it very thin.

This is where things get interesting..

Instead of waiting for the second coat to dry completely, start applying the top coat! What will happen is the chemicals in the top coat will react with the color polish that's still a little wet and the bonding will give it that opaque, even color and the streaks will disappear.

OPI GIVEAWAY! - The PolishAholic: 5 Year Blogiversary Giveaway!

The PolishAholic: 5 Year Blogiversary Giveaway!: Hi guys! Guess what today is, it's my 5 year blogiversary...yup. I've been at this for a long time, I feel like I say it every yea...

Congratulations on five years of blogging and now buying a condo! This is a rare giveaway. OPI nail polish and everyone is getting on it! One week left from today. Go subscribe and enter the contest for some free OPI nail polish. They're cruelty-free!

How Arizona Officer Rams Patrol Car Into Human And Gets Away

An Arizona police officer used his patrol car to hit a suspect at lethal force!
I'd show you more pictures but they are too graphic. What do you think? Should suspects be run over by police cars?

What the f💅 ck?
http://youtu.be/oJ7ZJfc8FJ0

http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-arizona-robbery-suspect-video-20150415-story.html

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/14/us/arizona-police-run-over-suspect/

INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWY! - Just For Fun: KIKO Digital Collection Swatches + 2 years Anniver...

Just For Fun: KIKO Digital Collection Swatches + 2 years Anniver...: A lot of glitters in the blog lately ha? ;) So, today I have for you swatches of two polishes from KIKO Digital Emotion Collection . Firs...

This is an international giveaway. Just check the blog! However, time is running out! 

http://justforfunnailblog.blogspot.co.il/2014/01/kiko-digital-collection-swatches-2.html

I love reblogging every Giveaway that I can find and I love seeing the fashions in EVERY COUNTRY! will never I judge. I want to see the art in other countries and communicate with the good people around the world. We are a Global Village. I love my neighbors.

Subscribe to my blog and I will bring you contests, giveaways, tutorials, information, reviews and anything else that you ask for. Have a great day!

Manscaping! Prune the bushes! "Men's Health Grooming" NSFW

http://www.menshealth.com/grooming/best-manscaping-survival-toolsicid=OBtrafficMH_TBD_SB1

These are 8 Manscaping Tools from a Men's Heath article.

I have #4 the Mangroomer and it's excellent! I would say get it. Summer's coming. There's nothing wrong with body hair, yet like the hair on your head or your face, keep yourself looking well groomed and organized. Look like a sexy beast, not a beast looking for sex.

Remember.. You're hot and you have style. Trust yourself.

WITH JOHNNY DEPP! - Nailed: A Nail Polish Blog: Lauren B. Beauty: Review & Swatches

Nailed: A Nail Polish Blog: Lauren B. Beauty: Review & Swatches: Hey guys! If you celebrate, I hope you had a good Easter yesterday. Today I've got two awesome polishes to show you from a new-to-...

*Not sure what happened after reblog, yet I see that the text is highlighted on some devices. As soon as I get a free second I'll try to fix it. Sorry about that!

Johnny Depp on DETAILS 1/15 wearing Marc Jacobs Beauty Genius Gel.

"Lauren B.'s polishes are 5-free, cruelty-free and vegan-friendly. All of their polishes names and colors are inspired by the L.A. lifestyle." That was all I needed to read from this great review. 

Green is definitely in this Season. L.A. obviously knows it. I already have fifty shades of green. This color is calming, strong, earthy and has so much range due to the fact that it's a secondary color. Yellow and blue act as the North and South Poles of color for green. Find your shade.

The blue is a lovely pastel blue that swatched really nicely on Chelsea's well-cared for nails. I would use it for accenting just because I like medium to dark colors and I'm not too much of a blue fan on myself. This pastel blue is just like the Sunny, cloudless L.A. sky. I'm going to have to try Lauren B. Beauty now!

I highly recommend this blog, "Nailed". Chelsea is a great writer with a flare for fun. She has exciting tastes and knows what she's talking about. And she's been around since 2011. I will always strive to reblog informative, top tier blogs and introduce you to excellent authors. The link below is another one of Chelsea's blog entries on a different green nail polish. All the best to you and always remember that you are worth all the love that you can give yourself!

http://www.nailedblog.com/2015/03/la-femme-holografico-unica.html 

FREE GIVEAWAYS! - ColorMeSoCrazy: Make Me Pretty Giveaways

ColorMeSoCrazy: Make Me Pretty Giveaways: **All photos are provided by giveaway owners. All credit is given to them. **  Today is make my Pretty Giveaways!! You get a compr...

While surfing on this awesome new blog, looking at the pretty Easter Bunny nail art, I noticed a TON of GIVEAWAYS and I know y'all love that! 

Estee Lauder! Tarte Cosmetics! So much! Go have some fun!

http://colormesocrazy.blogspot.com/2015/04/make-me-pretty-giveaways.html

New Maybelline "Black To Black".. One good AND One Peculiar

I hope you're all doing well! As most of my readers and friends know, I love black nail polishes. While grabbing groceries yesterday, I came across Maybelline's new "Black To Black Collection". Click the link to see the goodies I saw..

http://www.maybelline.com/Products/Nail-Makeup/nail-color/Color-Show-Black-To-Black.aspx

There were five kinds of black polish..
· Black Matte 706 (A Black Matte Laquer)
· Patent Black 700 (A Shiny Black Laquer)
· Smokey Black 704 (A Smoky Black Top Coat)
· Corrupted Black 708 (A Textured Black) I got this too. Ehh..
· Black Dust 702 (A Black Microglitter Top Coat) This is great. A couple more coats and it's a base color.

The bottles are .7 ml instead of the usual 14 ml. Pricing is around $2-$4 (in NYC, U.S.).

Let's start with the one I liked, 702 Black Dust. It's a top coat, however after two coats it was getting opaque just like a regular lacquer. The microglitter inside is silver and black primarily. I do like microglitter. Guys.. It's like that Glam Rock look with Steven Tyler and Jim Morrison freedom. With a matte coat on top the effects are incredible. On white, gray and silver, it produces a delicious cookies and cream look. And ladies.. Get some discreet bling from your lovely manicures and wear it to work.

What I love is putting this over any color and following with a matte top coat. It brings out every color. In the picture, 702 is on Revlon 660 (with a matte top), Sally Hansen Triple Shine 360 and by itself (three coats).

I'm not quite sure about how I feel about 708 Corrupted Black just 
yet. In the store's promotion photo, it looked like it had several colors in it. I could have gotten confused. The polish went onto the prepped swatch nail very well and very opaque. You only need one coat. Dry time is quick and the final look is matte black sand over a shiny black coat. I don't suggest using a top coat or you might ruin it. (Polish and swatch are pictured underneath.)

I would wear this for special occasions, Halloween and maybe in a performance.. It's textured (feels like sand paper), and I personally don't really care for textured polish. Since it's mostly matte, it doesn't pick up color like I thought it would. For those looking for a textured, black nail polish, you might like this very much. The finished product is very sturdy and you or a partner might enjoy rubbing your sandy, black nails.

Disclaimer: Maybelline DOES test cosmetics on animals.