Alli McBally: December 2013

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Day 8: 12 Days of Christmas Nails

Day 8 here we come! Today was Orly - Liquid Vinyl and Sinful Colors - Cold As Ice.

Orly - Liquid Vinyl is my go to black. I use it for just about all black manicures. I only used 1 coat for this. And Sinful Colors Cold - As Ice is a white bar glitter. I used one coat for the glitter. You can see that it applies nicely and doesn't look patchy.

I loved this combo! Way better than the bar glitter mani I had earlier in the week.

12 Days of Christmas Swop: Day 8

Day 8 of the 12 Days of Christmas Swop hosted by Juanita and Chloe.

Today I opened the 8th gift from Teresa. More cute ribbon today!

Let's see what the card says...

I always wondered what the opposite climate would be like. I've always spent Christmas in the snow for the most part.

So cute! Thanks Teresa!!!

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Friday, December 20, 2013

12 Days of Christmas Swop: Day 7

Day 7 of the 12 Days of Christmas Swop hosted by Juanita and Chloe.

Today I opened the 7th gift from Teresa. I love these little postcards like cards marking the tops. Neat idea!

Let's see what the back says.

More things for my nails! Another hand cream perfect for my purse and a nail file.

See you all again tomorrow!

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Day 7: 12 Days of Christmas Nails

Today is day 7! The color I picked out was Color Club The Uptown. It is in a royal purple jelly base with flakes that shift from orange, red, to green. I used 4 coats to receive full coverage and didn't use a base color.

This color will sure to cause you to stare at your nails all day.

See you again tomorrow.

Thursday, December 19, 2013

12 Days of Christmas Swop: Day 6

Day 6 of the 12 Days of Christmas Swop hosted by Juanita and Chloe.

Today I opened the 6th gift from Teresa. It was wrapped up with cute baby duck ribbon. Adorable!

Let's see what the back of the card says.

Ooo! Even with my dark hair I have had luck with hair chalk. So I am excited to try this!

Thank you Teresa!!

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Day 6: 12 Days of Christmas Nails

Today was Day 6 of my 12 Days of Christmas manicures. Today is p2 opulent. From the p2 Sand Style line. I used 2 coats. Opulent is a dark blackened green that sort of leans teal because of the glitter in it. As you can see the polish is textured too.

Looks lovely. I really liked it. See you tomorrow.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

12 Days of Christmas Swop: Day 5

Day 6 of the 12 Days of Christmas Swop hosted by Juanita and Chloe.

Today is day 5 of the Christmas swop! I opened up my fifth gift from Teresa.

Let's see what the note says!

Sadly it is illegal for her to mail me nail polish. But the substitute is still really awesome!

I really love the nail jewel. Can you believe I don't have any! I love that they are different shapes too!! Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!!

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Day 5: 12 Days of Christmas Nails

Day 5! Today I wore OPI Underneath the Mistletoe. This was the only polish I picked from this year's OPI Christmas collection. I'm a sucker for red polish, especially at Christmas time.

Underneath the Mistletoe is a darker blood red with silver and red glitter. I used three coats. It was catching my eye all day.

See you tomorrow!

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Day 4: 12 Days of Christmas Nails

For Day 4 I wore Kiko 630 with Sinful Colors Gold Tinsel on top.

Kiko 360 is a rose gold chrome. Very pretty! I wish I would of just kept it the way it was! As usual with chromes you really want a smooth nail bed. And the 2nd coat needs to be applied thick and lightly to avoid brush strokes.

I added two coats of Sinful Colors Gold Tinsel. It is gold and rose gold bar glitter in a clear base. It didn't really look right over the chrome. :( The good news is that the bar glitter is not sparse and easy to apply.

See you again tomorrow.

12 Days of Christmas Swop: Day 4

Day 4 of the 12 Days of Christmas Swop hosted by Juanita and Chloe.

Today I opened the 5th gift from Teresa.

What pretty packaging. I love the cupcake ribbon. Here is what the note says.

Let's see what is inside!

I love the Christmas packaging! So cute. :D It smells nice too! If you are familiar with Bath and Body Works I think it sort of smells like the Cucumber Melon scent. I like that it is a really light lotion good for when your not at home. Going to stick it in my purse! I'll leave the sticky ones I have have for home use!

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Monday, December 16, 2013

Day 3: 12 Days of Christmas Nails

Good evening again! Today is day 3 of my 12 days of Christmas nails.

Today is Spa Ritual Rhythm of Life. A very pretty green shimmer that has a bit of a teal tint to it. It is a little sheer so I used three coats.

My photos don't have the best coloring since I wasn't home during daylight times. :( See you again tomorrow.

12 Days of Christmas Swop: Day 3

Day 3 of the 12 Days of Christmas Swop hosted by Juanita and Chloe.

Today I opened the 3rd gift from Teresa.

The note said...

The kitty stickers!

The contents!! How neat!

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Sunday, December 15, 2013

12 Days of Christmas Swop: Day 2

Day 2 of the 12 Days of Christmas Swop hosted by Juanita and Chloe.

Today I opened the 2nd gift from Teresa. It looks like it is wrapped in a dress patten wrapper. How cute!!

Let's see what the note says, "Something to keep your hair looking shiny during the holiday season xoxo" Aww let's see what it is.

Now let's take a look at what it is! A daily shine serum from Avon. Very neat! I will be giving this a try tomorrow after my shower! I love shiny hair!

See you all again tomorrow.

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Day 2: 12 Days of Christmas

Good evening today was day #2 in my 12 days of Christmas manicures. Nothing too special happened today. A very lazy Sunday at home for the most part. I went to the grocery store and then came home to organize my make up and nail polish storage.

So for today I wore OPI This Gown Needs A Crown. A very pretty silver foil that dries matte. I absolutely loved wearing this color today. It has such a pretty finish almost like frosted ice.

12 Days of Christmas Swop: Day 1

As I said at the beginning of the month. I am participating again this year in a 12 Days of Christmas Swop hosted by Juanita and Chloe. If you want yo see what happened last year you can check out my posts from December 2013.

This year my package is from Teresa she sent it from New Zealand. Last year I actually sent her the Christmas Swop package. This year I sent it to the South to April.

So for day one I pulled out the appropriate gift.

And it was a pair of black socks with cute ruffles. And nail beads to dip my nails in! Teresa follows me on Instagram so she knows I love to do my nails!! Thank you!

See you again tomorrow. Mauer says hello too.

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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Day 1: 12 Days of Christmas Nails

Good evening! Today marks the first day of my 12 days of Christmas nails. I will be changing my nail color 12 times in the next 12 days. Mostly Christmas color themed but some winter styled.

So for day 1 I have a layer combo on. I started with China Glaze First Mate. I used two coats for this manicure.

Then I pulled out my bottle of OPI Man with the Golden Gun. A real Gold Flake top coat from last winter's James Bond Collection. This polish had a pretty expensive retail price of $30 but I snagged it for about $10 after Christmas! I used two coats.

I picked this color because I actually wore this to my college graduation. These are my University's colors. While graduating was an accomplishment I still have a little work to do. I am still student teaching until February and I have one more state test to pass. Then I will receive my teaching license

See you tomorrow!

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

12 Days of Christmas Swop 2013

Because I only seem to blog one month a year. As soon as my package arrives, I will be blogging about my 12 Days of Christmas Swop package coming from Adventures of a Girl from the Naki. Last year it was so much fun!

I will also be doing a 12 days of Christmas manicures. Unfortunately, I am too stressed for Advent Calendar nails this year. Which is a shame because I really did like it last year!

And for the past year, most of my nails, shopping, cat and life is on instagram. My username is allibally. I always preferred photos as my medium and not writing. There is plenty to see there!

My goal for the new year is to blog more. I now have an iPad that I use for most of my photos. So time to crack open the blogger app and a Bluetooth keyboard I will receive got Christmas.

Alli McBally

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Saturday, December 21, 2013

Day 8: 12 Days of Christmas Nails

12 Days of Christmas Swop: Day 8

Friday, December 20, 2013

12 Days of Christmas Swop: Day 7

Day 7: 12 Days of Christmas Nails

Thursday, December 19, 2013

12 Days of Christmas Swop: Day 6

Day 6: 12 Days of Christmas Nails

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

12 Days of Christmas Swop: Day 5

Day 5: 12 Days of Christmas Nails

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Day 4: 12 Days of Christmas Nails

12 Days of Christmas Swop: Day 4

Monday, December 16, 2013

Day 3: 12 Days of Christmas Nails

12 Days of Christmas Swop: Day 3

Sunday, December 15, 2013

12 Days of Christmas Swop: Day 2

Day 2: 12 Days of Christmas

12 Days of Christmas Swop: Day 1

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Day 1: 12 Days of Christmas Nails

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

12 Days of Christmas Swop 2013

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