mani, award, big news, nail sets, & needed suggestions

hiii :D as the title says, here is my mani.



i did this mani about two weeks ago so i cant even start naming off the polishes i used, whoops.

continuing with the title of this post, an award!~ im both thankful and honored to be considered a 'top nail site' by frugaldad. click this link to check out the rest of the list.

alright, moving on, big news! :D well, theres more than just one news to share, so i'll share the smaller news first.

im looking into buying a new camera! a lot of people have been asking for tutorials and my current camera records horrrrrible quality videos. i've been doing some research on cameras and i've narrowed my lists of possible cameras down to a few but im definitely still up for suggestions~ im not looking for a big ol fancy camera. i just need something that is of decent size, good to take pictures of nails & to take around and take pictures of whatever, records videos in niiice quality [for tutorials! :D], and is of decent price. $350-$400 will be my price cap. so yes, any suggestions?

next order of business, in September, im going to New York for a weekend with my sister & friend. it'll be our first time there .. and we already have this huuuuuuge list of things we want to do, places we want to see, and restaurants we want to try ... but i still want to ask you guys for any suggestions of things to do, places to visit, and restaurants to eat at. suggestions are most definitely welcomed :)

and lastly, the biggest news to share ... i am ever so happy to share that i am going to Thailand for 2 weeks in December for a missions trip! :DDDD i’ll be going with a bunch of other people from our church, luckily, my older sister and good friends are going as well. this will be such an amazing opportunity and yet nerve-wrecking at the same time. it will truly be a life changing event and im sooo excited :D

and finally, nail sets. [the nail sets kind of relate to my big news :P] so, as i mentioned before in a post a while ago, i was gunna start selling nail sets. i figured this would be the perfect time to start selling because i have so many things planned right now ... that means i have to be saving a lot! i have an etsy shop and a paypal account but im not exactly sure how to use them :P someone also suggested to sell the nail sets through facebook [meaning i post the pictures of the nail sets on fb & then whoever wants to buy it can message me and we'd figure out payment method through there] .. idk. whatever will make things easiest. any suggestions?

alright, i guess this is it for this post. sorry i pushed everything into one post. i just wanted to tell you so badly :P

have a good one!,
< 3 KATRINA

Born Pretty Store Sponsored Giveaway;

hello, hello :) i am happy to tell you that Born Pretty Store is sponsoring a giveaway!

the giveaway is opened internationally. the giveaway will start today, Wednesday, April 25, and end Wednesday, May 9.

one winner will be able to order up to 5 items as long is the order is no more than $20 !

the rules:
1] you must be following me - - whether it is through GFC, Bloglovin, Tumblr, or Facebook.
2] you must be following the Born Pretty Store Blog.

* the winner will be chosen through random.org . the winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email or else i will choose a new winner.

in ONE comment, please leave the following info:
- your name.
- what site you follow me under & the name you follow me as.
- the name you follow Born Pretty Store Blog as.
- your email (so that i can contact you if you win).

dont forget to thank Born Pretty Store for sponsoring the giveaway; feel free to 'like' them on facebook ... and dont forget that im on facebook as well :)

//please note that it is REQUIRED to follow the Born Pretty Store Blog. it is NOT required to 'like' their facebook. just because you 'like' their facebook does not mean you're eligible to enter in the giveaway. you MUST BE following BPS Blog.

good luck everyone!,
< 3 KATRINA

giveaway winner & holo zigzag mani;

hello :)

im happy to announce that Kelsey is the winner of the Verge 360 Hair Salon Sponsored Giveaway! thanks everyone for participating and once again, a big thank you to Verge 360 hair salons in Pittsburgh for sponsoring the giveaway.

onto my mani;

2 coats of my favorite glitter holo polish, Studio M’s Magic Attraction. sadly, the picture does not do any justice to how awesomely holo the polish is ... and i know, theres not much zigzag-ing going on besides for the ring finger. haha

hmm .. guess this is it for now.

have a good one,
<3KATRINA

Born Pretty Store Gold Square Studs Review

hello~

a few weeks ago, i was kindly offered, by Nicole, to review an item from Born Pretty Store. i've been looking for square studs for the longest time & BPS carries them! so i gladly agreed to review 4mm gold square studs.


im not sure exactly how many comes in a package, but its definitely a good size. $5.84 per bag.


i've been waiting to do this 'design' for the longest time & im so glad i was able to! although the studs may look like they stick out / protrude a lot at the top, they dont. the square studs are so easy to work with and they're a really nice size. i really loved em!

good news before i end the post, Born Pretty Store is offering you guys a 5% off code. please feel free to use it & do take advantage of it. BPS sells great nail art stuff for such a good price and to top it off, they have free shipping!! :D

the code 'KL5X31' is good until September 6, 2012. so you have quite some time to order if you would like :)



once again, a big thank you to Nicole over at Born Pretty Store for the sample. be sure to check out their site~

ooh, btw, dont forget to join in my Verge 360 Hair Salon Sponsored Giveaway! it ends on Thursday, the 12th!

have a good one,
<3KATRINA

Verge 360 Hair Salon Sponsored Giveaway

hi! great news to share today; Verge 360 hair salons in Pittsburgh are sponsoring a giveaway for all of you :) they will be sending one winner a bottle of Lotus & Skylar from Zoya's True Spring 2012 Collection.

this giveaway is available to continental US residents only [no Hawaii or Alaska]. the giveaway will start today, Tuesday, April 3rd, and end Thursday, April 12. the prize will be mailed to the winner from Verge 360 hair salons.

the rules:

there are only two requirements:
1] you must be following me - - whether it is through GFC, Bloglovin, Tumblr, or Facebook.
2] the winner will be chosen through random.org . the winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email or else i will choose a new winner.

in ONE comment, please leave the following info:
- your name.
- what site you follow me under & the name you follow me as.
- your email (so that i can contact you if you win).

if you would like, you can leave a comment as to why you love Zoya or why you would like to try Zoya. or any additional comments can be left if you would like.

dont forget to thank Verge 360 hair salons in Pittsburgh for sponsoring the giveaway; 'like' them on facebook ... and dont forget that im on facebook as well :)

good luck everyone!,
<3KATRINA