NOTW: Solemate

Hello loves! So today I'm going to share with you guys what was on my nails for my trip to New York! I think I say this everytime but since I wasn't able to post while I was away I'll be bringing out a lot of content from the past few weeks. 

So today I'll show you my nails! I decided to go for something dark and sultry so I wore Solemate by Essie. It is a beautiful burgundy color much darker than you'd think. I do have to admit that it is very similar to Wicked (also by Essie). Either way I love this color/shade and it lasted the entire time I was in New York! I think it started chipping while I was on the plane. 

What are your favorite nail polish colors for the winter?

-TheFashionQueen

Nail Polish: Solemate by Essie

Bracelets: Forever 21 and H&M

Cuff: H&M

Winter Makeup Essentials

Hello my dears, how is everyone today? I hope you're all doing well and are having a wonderful winter break! Speaking of a winter break I am so excited to be going on vacation this Friday (don't worry there will be a video up). But because I'm going on vacation I won't be posting videos up next week (it's very difficult to do since I wont have wifi to connect my laptop. I'm sorry dolls!). But expect more videos up when I return. Vlogs, maybe? Let me know if you're interested in seeing a bit of my vacation! 

I'll be letting you know, via Instagram and Twitter, where I'm going soon! So stay tuned because I know you'll be excited!

But, back to our video for today. I wanted to share with you guys my makeup essentials for the winter time. I decided to do this since it gets so cold (in other places) that sometimes it's hard to accessories when you're trying to stay warm. These are the main products that us girls switch up season to season. Here are the ones on my winter list this year. 

I hope you guys like this video! Let me know what are your winter makeup essentials!

-TheFashionQueen

NOTW: Leading Lady

Hello beauties and hello November! (Four days late I know but I totally forgot to talk about it last week!) I am getting so into this month. I got a few new pieces for my room... (I'll post about it soon!) I also have got a winter clothing haul coming soon! But today I will be showing you guys what has been on my nails this past week! If you saw my OOTD video on Friday then you got a sneak peak. The main color on my nails is called Twin Sweater Set by Essie and is in their fall collection. I used Leading Lady, which is a gorgeous red glitter polish, for my ring and middle finger. 

Below you will find two pictures of my polish (one with flash and one without) as they seem quite different in these two pictures. I think I will be wearing a lot more glitters these next few weeks! They are so fun and give your nails more pizazz! 

One thing I did want to mention is I used a base coat for the first time ever! Next week I will let you know how I liked it and if it was any good. Red polishes always give me a hard time when I have to take them off so I'm excited to see if the base coat helps.

What colors are you loving for November?

-TheFashionQueen

Nail Polishes:

Twin Sweater Set by Essie

Leading Lady by Essie

First Base Base Coat by Essie

No Flash

With Flash

Here are the products I used:

NOTW: Summer Time Memories

Hello my lovelies! So I've been bad and havent been following the fall trend of dark nails. I took a little break of it for a week and decided to go with a very happy and bright color. It's still in the red family so I feel like I can kind of get away with it, right? Well, don't worry I'll be back to show you girls my fall polishes by next week! I'm thinking of buying one with lots of sparkles! 

This color is called Watermelon by Essie, which is a pinkish-reddish kind of shade. Love the color which reminds me of watermelons and summer time. Oh how I long for it to be summer again! 

What were your fondest summer memories?? Mine was probably our family trip to the beach where we stayed at a hotel and enjoyed the fourth of July weekend. 

Nail Polish:

Watermelon by Essie

This or That Tag

Hello my beauties, today I have a very different post than my usual Manicure Monday. I thought I would change it up a bit (I also don't have my nails done so I have no pictures to show you girls lol sorry!). Please let me know if you guys like these kinds of posts! 

I got tagged by Emma in the This and That Tag!! I've actually been wanting to do this in a video but I wasn't sure what the questions were. But now that I do here we go!

Hope you enjoy learning more about me!

Make up:

1. Blush or Bronzer- I've been using bronzer a lot more than blush lately, so I guess bronzer!

2. Lip gloss or lip stick - Lipstick, hands down! I hate lipgloss.

3. Eyeliner or mascara - Lately all I use is mascara (I've been trying to wear less makeup and for some reason I think that wearing eyeliner is too much. I don't like to look so different when I take off my makeup that my friends will be scared lol)

4. Foundation or concealer- I've been using concealer only. I'm not a fan of foundation.

5. Natural or Colored eyeshadow - I usually go for natural eyeshadow. But when I was younger I used a lot of colored eyeshadow. Guess I got it out of my system lol.

6. Pressed or loose eyeshadow - Pressed, so much less messier. I own a few loose shadows and they always get everywhere on my face and hands. Really annoying!

7. Brush or Sponge - Brush, always. 


Nails:

1.Opi or China Glaze- Neither, I prefer Essie.

2. Long or Short - I love long nails but once 1 breaks I have to start over. That's what I'm doing now.

3. Acrylic or natural - Natural nails, I've never had acrylic but I don't really like the thought of glueing something to my nail that can later rip off the nails.

4. Bright or dark- I love both for their respective seasons but I prefer bright colors.

5. Flower or no Flower - I've never done nail art (if that's what it's referring to). I am no artist when it comes to my nails so no flower.

Body:

1. Perfume or body splash- I love perfume but I haven't bought any in a long time. (Haven't found one I love).

2. Lotion or Body Butter- Lotion, I hate body butters.

3. Body wash or soap- Body wash just cause I love using my loafah.

4. Lush or Other - I've never tried lush or other body product brands. 

Fashion:

1. Jeans or Sweat Pants - Jeans, I don't own a pair of sweat pants.

2. Long sleeves or short sleeve? Well, most of my tops are sleeveless.

3. Dress or Skirt? Dresses! I own more dresses than skirts. 

4. Scarves or Hat- Scarves! They are so pretty and I hate anything that will make my head sweat.

5. Studs or dangling earrings- I own both but I wear mostly studs. Dangle earrings are too heavy.

6. Necklace or bracelet- Necklaces all the way! That has been my obsession for a long time.

7. Heels or flats-  Both as I wear both on a regular basis. 

8. Cowboy boots or riding boots - How about combat boots?

9. Jackets or hoodies - Jackets, they're so much more fashionable.

10. Forever 21 or Charlotte Russe-  Forever 21, of course!

Hair:

1. Curly or Straight- My hair is naturally curly but I like to curl it with the iron.

2.  Bun or Ponytail - If I put my hair up it's going in a bun!

3. Bobby pin or butterfly clips - bobby pins, though I'm always lossing them.

4. Hairspray or gel - Hairspray.

5. Long or short- It's of medium length at the moment but I'm trying to grow it long!

6. Dark or light-  My hair is pretty light brown right now. Trying to grow out the damaged tips.

7. Side swept bangs or fully bangs -  Side swept bangs, though they are short because I'm growing my fringe out.

8. Up or down- I like it both ways, down when I have it nice and done. Up when I'm having a bad hair day or it's hot outside.

Random:

1. Rain or shine- Definitely Shine!

2. Summer or winter- Both I can't decide!

3. Fall or spring- Both again except I like fall better.

4. Chocolate or Vanilla- Chocolate!

I hope you guys found this interesting and informative lol! It's very different from my usual posts :)

The people I tag are:
1. Marie from The Joy Of Fashion
2. Nat from RichNataliee
3. Charley from Rambling Of a beauty blogger
4. Paula from The Brantastic Life
5.  Michelle from Beauty life of Michelle

Anyone and everyone can do this tag so if you do comment below and paste your link or tweet me at Fashionqueen294

NOTW: Bikini So Teeny

Hello my lovely fashionistas! It's Manicure Monday and I've got new nails for you. 

Now, you're gonna see a big change! My claws are gone and I am so sad about it. But what happened was I broke one of my nails and couldn't deal with one of my nails being super short. Plus the nail polish was chipping so badly I had to take it off and do my nails again. I guess that's why people get acrylics but can't stand that on my nails.

Any who, this muted blue color is so pretty for the last week of summer. (Though technically isn't September fall already? I have no idea). This pale, gray/blue is called Bikini so Teeny by Essie. 

I love Essie because most of there colors don't chip at all. Like this one! I've had it on for a few days and nothing yet! But, since fall is here upon us I will be changing my colors and going for some darker shades. Would you girls like me to do a Fall Nail Polish post?? Let me know in the comments below!

Nail Polish:

Bikini So Teeny by Essie

To show me your nails on instagram use the hashtag: 

#manimonBST

To buy this nail polish click the link below!

NOTW: Butler Please

Hello beauts! It's #ManicureMonday and I have special nails to show you guys. You know why?

Because it's the first day of school and I'm back in college for the fall semester. I wanted to do a bright color that was still in the summer category. I have found that perfect color! This cobolt blue called Butler Please by Essie (my favorite brand of nail polish). It's ultra rich in color but unfortunetly it dries matte which is not to my liking. I added a coat of my favorite top coat, Seche Vite. If you guys haven't tried it you must go and buy it now! First time I ever heard about it was when Julia, from Misschievous, mentioned it in one of her really old videos. I absolutely love her and she's the one who got me into make-up. 

Seche Vite might be a little bit on the expensive side but I highly recommend it as it does it's job much better than most top coats. But, there is a down side to Butler Please.... I ave noticed that it chips super easily. More than most nail polishes. Now, I don't know if this is just because my nails are long and are more prone to getting hit by things but this usually doesn't happen so I'm pretty upset about that. But, I can't complain, it lasted long enough for my first day. 

For those of you going to school today good luck and have a great day and week!

Get these polishes here on Amazon! Plus, I believe this color is perfect with the
glitter polish Set in Stone by Essie

Show me your manicures on instagram and twitter with the hashtag #ManiMonBTSBlues

NOTW: Naughty Nautical

Hello my lovelies, hope everyone has started their Monday off right! And by that I mean: you better have gotten your nails done for #ManicureMonday! It's seriously a whole fiasco every Monday. I love going on my twitter feed and looking through all the photos my fellow #bbloggers and even non bbloggers have posted of their nails! Love it! This week I am going green and loving it! For a few weeks I have been eyeing this color in the stores until I finally bought it. Totally worth it. The color is gorgeous, bright, and so summer appropriate. It also has these tiny sparkles added to it which makes it special and unordinary. Unfortunately it is barely noticeable in the pictures. This is probably one of the last times I'll be doing bright colors like this. As you can tell this is a very dark teal-green which is transitioning well to fall. But I'm not quite done with my summer colors yet. I still have another week and I am not letting it go by without one last shot. Lets see what I come up with next week and stay tuned! There will probably be nail art ;)

 Nail Polish Used: 

Naughty Nautical by Essie 

 Please tag your nails on Instagram with the hash tag #FQmanimonNN 

I want to see what you guys are wearing this week :)

To achieve this look here are the products I used:

Naughty Nautical by Essie

I also recommend this color and hope to get it very soon as it is part of their 2013 collection

The Girls are Out by Essie

#ManicureMonday: Turquoise and Caicos

Hello lovely readers, so everyone has seen the gorgeous color Turquoise and Caicos. I've worn it a million times before, here, and here. But, you can't blame me because the color is so perfect for Summer. There is something different about my nails though, can you guess? It's the shape! I'm trying out the super trendy almond shape. In the next few weeks my nails will probably grow and it will be more noticeable, but for now I'm trying out short almond nails. What do you guys think? 

Is the almond nail your kind of trend or not? 

Another thing I wanted to talk about is how to get your nails to be a little bit different. I hate wearing something so much I get bored with it so I've been looking for nail inspirations and have come up with a few cute options I want to try out. Stay tuned!

Nails of the Week: Mint Candy Apple

Hello gorgeous! I've been away on vacation for the past weekend and wanted a cute, simple yet bright and fun color! So I went with Mint Candy Apple by Essie which is a beautiful minty green color. This is more of a spring color but I like to wear any color whenever and don't really follow the rules to the T. I absolutey love it and it's also a great quality nailpolish since it lasts such a long time! My rings are from Forever 21, Macys and the pearl one on my middle finger is vintage!

Absolutely love wearing a bunch of thin rings on my fingers!

So it's July and I have no idea where the time has gone. Feels like it was yesterday that I was starting my summer vacation. Now we're in the middle of it and I still have a whole list of fun things to do! School starts in a month and I'm not exactl excited about that one. I hope the semester is easier and more chill but then again it's college so why bother hoping for that. 

Hope you guys are enjoying your summer vacation (if you have one) and make each day the best it can be!

With out flash

With Flash

NOTW: Spring Pink

Hello lovely readers!! If you don't follow my IG or Twitter here's a little update on what I have been up to. April is here and I started the month off right with a fresh coat of nail polish! This one is Big Spendor by Essie. Absolutely gorgeous color! It is also perfect for my Spring color which is PINK! 

And if you're wondering the love ring I have on is from Forever 21. 

This picture was taken at my local Fair! Isn't the view beautiful!? 

Manicue Monday! ***Spring***

Hello Lovelies! So I decided to start this new series for drabby, old Mondays. Since every one hates Mondays, for some reason they always suck! I wanted to share with you girls something fun and inspirational! From now on, Mondays will be considered

Manicure Mondays!

Hope you guys like this idea and here's what I'm wearing this week! This hot pink color is Bachelorette Bash By Essie. A gorgeous pink which is perfect for the spring time and was also feautured in my Spring Essentials video. To view more Insta Pics follow me at THEFASHIONQUEEN294 on Instagram! 

Here's some pink nail polish inspiration.

Spring Essentials 2013!

Hello lovely readers!! It's Friday!! Finally the beginning of the weekend is here and we can all relax into our colorful spring inspired outfits! With cute florals, bright colors, and chic monochromatic trends at hand it's tough to decide between them! In my second video to my Spring Series, I will show you girls which trends I am loving and how I incorporate my favorite spring colors into my everyday wardrobe! Hope you girls like it and find it helpful! Let me know what will be your color scheme for this spring! 

Spring Trends:

Florals

Chiffon

Black and White 

1. Mint Candy Apple Essie Nail Polish

2. Turquoise and Caicos Essie Nail Polish

3. Big Spender Essie Nail Polish

4. Bachelorette Bash Essie Nail Polish

5. Demure Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar

6. Girl About Town Mac Lipstick

7. Rose Hip 07 Milani Lipstick

8. Splash of Grenadine Essie Nail Polish

9. Lovie Dovie Essie Nail Polish

1. Striped Chiffon Top - Forever 21

2. Peach Blazer - Forever 21

3. Green Shorts - Forever 21

4. Floral Peplum - Nordstrom Rack

NOTW + Life Updates

Hello Lovely readers! I am back from a little weekend trip (more pictures will be up soon!!) 

This weekend I went to visit my grandparents in a little beach town. The weather was perfect for having lunch outside and taking a stroll by the beach. But deffinetly not for going in the water! It was around 50 degrees and stayed like that this entire weekend. Outfit pictures will be up soon!

For this week I decided to have a minty-turquoise color for my nails as spring is coming and I want to keep my palette in a "spring" like collection. Hope you guys like it!

Turquoise and Caicos by Essie

Follow me on Instagram for more pictures: TheFashionQueen294

Oxblood

The new trend for winter has taken the fashion world by storm! I don't say "burgundy" anymore, instead I say "Oxblood". It sounds so much cooler and dramatic! I love it. 

I bought these new nailpolish colors from Essie that I totally fell in love with! (I actually have 2 new Oxblood colors Bahama Mama --which is more purple-- and Wicked --which is more reddish.)

These have to be my two favorites for this winter! You will be seeing them in a lot of videos!

What are your Winter Nail Colors??

Bahama Mama by Essie

Wicked by Essie

Summer Essentials!

Summer has started and now that we're in the middle of it I decided to make a quick Summer Essentials video!! I really hope you guys like this video! If you have any requests or suggestions leave them in the comments below!!

Summer is the perfect time to kick back and relax! That's exactly what I've been doing and I don't want to miss a thing! I collected the 6 most important things for me and hope that it might help you out when you're deciding what to wear to the beach or an outing!

1. Bright Nail Polish

Essie Play Date

Essie Watermelon

2. Hat Forever 21

3. Bright Sandals

Teal sandals Target

4. Floral Cover up

H&M

5. Sheer Bright Scarf

 H&M

6. Floral Dress

Marshalls

She Stands Out In A Crowd

Here's a little OOTD for you guys! I adore this red dress from Nordstrom! It fits me perfectly and the color suits me! I added my nude Steve Madden pumps and a turquoise stone necklace. If you are as brave as I am then you love contrasting colors together! These are such beautiful colors and so vibrant. 

This is also the first time I use my iron to curl my hair since I cut it and I noticed how short it is!! 

The curls were extra curly and bouncy!! Loved it! :) 

I also wanted to show you guys a little gift I wrapped. I love giving pretty wrapping paper! 

On My Nails:

Clambake By Essie

Ring finger: Sparle-Licious By OPI