ORLY Cuticle Therapy Treatment Review

The other day at my nail supply store I decided to try out some cuticle treatments!  I initially went to buy cuticle oil but the woman at the counter suggested ORLY Cuticle Therapy Treatment cream instead:

It usually runs about $8-$10 in stores but I picked up this 2 oz jar for just $4.50!  You can also get a 0.5 oz tube for a bit cheaper, which is great to throw in your purse!  I've been testing it out for quite a few days now.  I've put it on once or twice a day and again before I go to bed.  It's a pretty thick cream that needs rubbed in well, but I noticed a pretty quick softening of my cuticles.  It makes them easier to push back and keeps them from getting dry and cracked!  I love this stuff.

It's different from other cuticle creams I've used because it doesn't leave your nails or skin oily, which I like a lot.  It rubs in and moisturizes really well!  It's also not strongly scented.  I've actually completely switched from my Burt's Bees lemon butter cuticle cream, even though it smells better, to ORLY's cuticle therapy!  I'll probably use it again eventually, but I think I overall like this better.  I feel like it rubs in and stays on longer than Burt's Bees!

Have you guys used this stuff?? What's your favorite way to treat your cuticles?

<3 Whitney

9 Health & Beauty Tips and Products for a Bikini-Ready Summer Body!

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Blue Iguana Ruffian!

So I decided to do my nails again before going out dancing with my ladiesss! 

I've been wanting to try China Glaze's Blue Iguana for a while and thought I'd make it interesting with another ruffian since I LOVED how it turned out before with 108 Degrees!

I definitely love the pink more than the blue...and I super struggled with this manicure this time.  I've been real shaky lately, so I made more of a mess than last time and the silver was a bit hard to clean up as my remover brush just spread sparkles all over my fingers rather than removed them...OH well!  I still think it looks neat:

You can kind of see the sparkle everywhere!  But anyway, how I did this was I used my Sally Hansen Thickening Base Coat, covered with 2 coats of ORLY Shine, topped that with Seche Vite (in case I messed up the blue), then I had to do 3 coats of China Glaze Blue Iguana from their Island Escape Collection and then another top coat of SV!  Whew! 

I somehow made some of Blue Iguana coats thinner than the others, which is why I had to do three coats to even them out.  It was runnier than I expected, but still a pretty good formula.  I also thought it'd be a shade darker, but it's all good! Overall I'm pretty happy with it.  I'll post outdoor sunny pictures sometime tomorrow or Sunday as the sun's already goin' down here in Ohio.  I wrapped the tips so hopefully it stays a few days!  I could probably dot some red on the silver and make it into a Memorial Day manicure :)  Maybe I'll do that for Sunday!! 

The verdict is I like it!  

I also want to mention that I tried Sally Hansen's Gel Cuticle Remover:

So far I've used it twice and I love it!  It's got Jojoba extra, antioxidant Kiwi Extract and Wheat Protein so it can smooth, nourish, and moisturize your cuticles all at once.  It makes it easier to push them back, it doesn't necessarily remove them.  I thought I'd try this instead of cutting my cuticles and I don't think I'll go back :)  You just put on a thin strip for a few mins, push your cuticles back, and wash it off!  Voila!  It says not to use more than twice a week, and so far I've done it once a week and it seems to work well the whole week.  Have you tried this?

Well loves, have a GREAT Memorial Day Weekend! 

<3 Whitney

Saturday Update!

Horray I've been on here for a week!

This post is going to be a little different because I'm going to be really, really busy the rest of this weekend but I didn't want to leave you hanging.  SO what I'm going to do is talk about my favorite nail product and then go into some more details on BzzAgent!

Okay, first I'm going to talk about Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream!

Currently this is the only product I use for my cuticles, and I love it.  It comes in a cute little tin you can throw in your purse and has a wonderful lemon scent.  It looks waxy but when you start using it it's actually pretty creamy and moisturizes your cuticles very well.  I like to put it on before bed and usually once or twice throughout the day.  I also use lotion a lot to keep the rest of my hands moisturized, so I think the combination of the two lead to happy, healthy cuticles!

In case you are wondering, I don't usually cut my cuticles.  If I lax on my care and one gets super out of hand I'll occasionally trim it a little shorter with one of these: 

But in general these tools freak me out a little because it's easy to slip and cut your finger all up.  So I don't use it too often and if I do it's only a little bit and then I just moisturize and push them back with a rosewood stick.

So do you guys use Burt's Bees or do you have another cuticle cream that kicks butt?  Let me know so I can try it!

ANnnnnnyway I just wanted to mention BzzAgent briefly again.  I don't have to since I share enough about them, but I was really excited about the Campaign I got recently.  I also made a BzzAgent page if you guys want to find out more about it!  It's a little bit of an intro and how to.  But yeah, BzzAgent is the site I use to try products from!  I just wanted to tell you guys that I got put in to an SC Johnson Campaign and they sent me a crap ton of stuff, similar to what's seen here.  I got scrubbing bubbles shower foam, a toilet bowl stamper cleaner thing (which smells pretty good), pledge, a new glade spring scented candle and a glade plug in.

OM NOM NOM candles!!

I don't know about all of you, but I'm one of those people pretty much addicted to the plug-in Wallflowers from Bath & Body Works...and let me tell you, Glade plug-ins are. Awesome.  They sent me a fresh spring (or spring rain, I can't remember) scented one and the smell literally fills my entire apartment.  I had to move it three times before I found a suitable place for it, haha.  I'm always looking for something I can smell throughout the house (to get rid of that dog smell) and this definitely works.  I don't know if they changed their formula or what 'cause I don't remember them being this strong, but they're definitely my new obsession and I just wanted to share the goodness that are glade plug-ins.

That's all for today, folks--have a super great weekend!

<3 Whit