February Wishlist 2013!

February Wishlist by misscouture17 featuring a nike sports bra

Hey everyone,

I haven't done a wishlist in the absolute longest time, so I thought that today I would show you what I've been lusting for this month!

What's In My Travel Makeup Bag?!

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Summer Nail Polish Favourites!

 Hey everyone,
So, pretty much every season I like to pull together the nail polishes I've been most frequently reaching for during that particular season and share them with you guys.  I realized that I hadn't done one for summer yet, and since it is already almost the middle of July, I thought I better jump on that.  Today I have 6 gorgeous mainly bright polishes to show you! 

Beauty Rescue: Job Interview Beauty Tips

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 Hey everyone,
With summer beginning, I know that many of us are attempting to get summer jobs...myself included!  In your interview, it is important to convey a sense of professionalism, neatness, confidence and attention to detail in order to give your interviewer a good first impression.  All of this can be shown through your appearance.  Throughout my own and through others experience with job interviews, I've learned a few do's and don'ts when it comes to job interview beauty. Today I'm going to share with you a few of my tips for creating makeup and hair that looks natural yet polished in order to achieve interview success!

NOTD: Speckled Robin's Eggs

Hey everyone,
The manicure I'm sporting today is a variation of one I saw on a favourite beauty blog of mine!  The Speckled Robin's Egg mani is probably the simplest manicure ever, but I absolutely love it!  I used 2 coats of Essie Turquoise and Caicos and 1 coat of Sephora's gold glitter top coat.  The result was this beautiful bright nail that is right on trend for this summer and looks like a Robin egg (but with glamorous gold speckles, instead of brown)!

What's your favourite bright nail colour?

What's On My Blackberry?

Hello my loves!
Happy Sunday!  Seeing as April is coming to a close, I thought I would share with you all a few pictures that I've taken with my blackberry phone camera this month of random little things that made my days a little bit better!

My top 7 nail polishes for spring 2012!

Hey everyone,
With Spring officially beginning in a few days, i decided to come up with a top 5 nail polishes for Spring post.  Of course, once i got started I couldn't just choose 5 nail colours, thankfully i was able to limit myself to choosing 7 of my personal favourites for the season! 

How To: Personalize your Makeup Brushes

Shown here are my painted MAC brushes, which obviously need a deep cleaning!

Hey Everyone,
I've only been collecting high end makeup brushes for a short period now, but I take pride in my brushes and I treat them like children.  That means weekly deep cleanings, daily spot cleaning, and treating them with as much care as possible.  High end brushes can cost up to $100 for one brush, and the last thing I want is to have one of my little babies accidentally wind up in another person's collection, or to be stolen.  So, how do i ensure that this won't happen?  I personalized my makeup brushes.

December Wishlist

Hey Everyone,
So this months wish list isn't my Christmas list, this is a list of products that I want to personally purchase some time in December, if you'd like to see my personal Christmas Wish List leave a comment below and let me know!

 TFNC Bandeau Sweetheart Sequin Dress - £50.00

This dress is from asos.com, and can someone seriously tell me if they ship to Canada

because i am IN LOVE with this dress!!!  I've been looking for the perfect gold

dress for a New Years party, and I think this is it.  It's absolutely beautiful

and sparkly and just all kinds of perfect.  I would pair this with a black

blazer and heels.  

NOTD: Essie Sugar Daddy

Hey Everyone!
Today's NOTD is a very interesting one.  The formulation for this varnish is very sheer and very thin.  What that means is that when you apply the first coat is looks like a milky top coat, providing absolutely no color, only shine.  Due to that fact, Sugar Daddy was a polish in my collection which never got much use.  Tonight, I realized that Sugar Daddy is a  milky very neutral pink on the nails if several coats are applied.  On my nails below i've applied a base coat, and 6...yes 6 coats of Sugar Daddy.  I like how it's really subtle on the nails, yet very feminine looking.  I think I'll definitely be wearing this previously neglected varnish more often.

What do you think of 'Sugar Daddy'?  Let me know below!

NOTD: Essie Russian Roulette

Hey Everyone!
Today's NOTD is Essie Russian Roulette, a bright creamy orange toned red.  I absolutely love wearing this color.  I feel like it's the type of varnish that you can get away with wearing year long.  With this particular color, you can get away with applying one coat if you're in a rush since it is fairly opaque and dries quickly.  For full opacity, i would recommend 2 coats which is what I've applied in the below photo (along with OPI top coat).   The formula on Russian Roulette is fantastic and it doesn't streak.  My only problem with it is that it chips very easily. 

What do you think of Russian Roulette? What's your favorite red nail varnish? Let me know below, and have a great day!

NOTD: Essie E-nuf is E-nuf

 Hey everyone!
Today's nail of the day is one of the more recent polishes to hit my collection, Essie's E-nuf is E-nuf. It is a absolutely stunning subdued creamy coral.  As per usual with Essie polishes, I was very impressed by this varnish. It has pretty opaque coverage on the first coat, and is not streaky in the slightest.  E-nuf is E-nuf is definitely more of a Summer color, but since the weather here in Canada has been so gloomy lately, I decided that a bright, cheery nail color was just the thing to pick me up!  Here i've applied 2 coats of enuf is enuf and OPI top coat.

NOTD: lucky lucky spender + How To: color block

 Hey everyone! 

Lately I've noticed that color blocking has become the latest trend, not only for clothing, but on your nails as well.  If you don't know what color blocking is, it's basically where you paint your nails bold colors that are complimentary to each other.  Most popular is painting every nail one color and your ring finger another color. 

NPOTD! Essie Turquoise and Caicos

I was a little shaky, I fixed it as best as i could.  Natural Light.

Hey Everyone!
 I was outside enjoying the beautiful weather today when i decided to do a nail of the day!  Today's color is the ever so popular Turquoise and Caicos by Essie from their Resort 2010 collection.  This is a beautiful kind of Tiffany blue, and as i mentioned in my May favorites, it's my most worn polish ever which is why it's already a little more than half done. (sigh).  I wouldn't say that it is 100% Tiffany blue, it's a little more turquoise but it's the closest polish color I've found that is similar to that beautiful robin egg blue.    

May Favorites!

Monthly favorites is a tag done by most beauty gurus on youtube on a monthly basis.  I know that my blog is supposed to be just about reviews but i want it to still be a little personal too.  Although it is a little unorthodox for me to be doing them, monthly favs are kind of like a bunch of mini reviews in one post and they're really helpful too.  So lets get started! 

NOTD Essie's Big Spender

Hey everyone!
Today's nail polish that I'm wearing is Essie's Big Spender.  This is a color i recently purchased and I've only worn twice mainly because I find it to be more of a Fallish color as opposed to a Springy/Summery color.  It's a gorgeous purpley-pink, but it's not at all neon like you may think. I was looking at it earlier and trying to decide if it was more purple or more pink toned but honestly, i couldn't figure it out!  In the container it looks more purple, but once it's on your nails it becomes like the perfect combination of pink and purple. 

It's a nice color for any age and for any occasion.  I like to describe it as sophisticated meets sexy.  What i love about this polish is that it is really opaque and it dries surprisingly quick, like most of the Essie polishes do.  This is definitely a nail polish that I'll be wearing all the time once September comes along.      

What do you guys think about Big Spender?  Do you think it could work as a Summer color?  What's your favorite nail polish?  Let me know below.