Manicure Monday #5

Manicure Monday is a meme hosted by Nite Lite Book Reviews. Take your current read and give yourself one fantastic manicure! 

SUMMARY:

Now there are those among me who whisper I am more.
They fear me even as they protect me. And who can blame them?
I’ve awakened the dazzling magic that’s slumbered in them for
thousands of years. But the thing is, I can’t figure out why.

My aunt, the Queen of Air and Darkness, is no longer distracted by her usual sadistic hobbies. Her obsession has turned unwaveringly to me. The mission to get me pregnant and beat my cousin Prince Cel to the crown is taking longer than expected. Even though I spend each night with the Queen’s Ravens, my immortal guards, no child has come of our decadent pleasures. But something else is happening. My magic courses through me uncontrollably. And as I lock my half-mortal body with their full-Sidhe blooded ones, the power surges like never before.

It all began with the chalice. I dreamed of it, and it appeared, cool and hard, beside me when I awoke. My guards know the ancient relic well—its disappearance ages ago stripped them of their vital powers. But it is here with us now. My touch resonates with its force, and they’re consumed with it, their Sidhe essences lit up by it. But even as they cherish me for this unexpected gift, there are those who loathe me for it. Me, a mongrel, only half fey and part mortal. The Unseelie court has suffered for so long, and there are some who would not have it weakened further by an impure queen. My enemies grow in number every day. But they do not know what I am capable of. Nor, for that matter, do I. . . .

Alright. I've decided to keep it reaaaal simple this week. Plus, I was super lazy, so simple would have been the only way to go xD 

SIMPLE!

Okay, so... I'm still reading Laurell K. Hamilton's Merry Gentry series. I'm on the third book. I have been juggling this book with another book, but I just couldn't work with the other cover lol. So, alas. it's another Merry Mani! xD


Description: Alright. So the cover of this one is a greenish teal, I don't have a teal polish..or, rather, I do, but it's too glittery. So I stuck with a polish with less glitter so that the base color showed more. After all, Merry is princess of the Unseelie court. Thinking about it now, I should have done a big ol' mess of colors on my nails. Lots of glowing sidhe and powers floating around in this book ;)

Nail polish used: 2 coats of NYX girls Collection Noir for my base and then 2 coats of NYX girls Enchated Forest glitter polish on top with Revlon's Quick Dry Top Coat to top it all off.

See... SIMPLE! lol.

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Manicure Monday #4

Manicure Monday is a meme hosted by Nite Lite Book Reviews. Take your current read and give yourself one fantastic manicure! 

Welcome back to another week of Manicures! Oh, but I do love doing my nails. I actually just ran out of nail polish remover after I took off last weeks mani, so I told myself I better not mess up. Lmbo. And I didn't ^_^ It got a bit messy too *wipes brow* on to the mani! 

SUMMARY:

My name is Meredith Gentry, but of course it's not my real name. I dare not even whisper my true name after dark for fear that one hushed word will travel over the night winds to the soft ear of my aunt, the Queen of Air and Darkness. She wants me dead. I don't even know why...

I fled the high court of Faerie three years ago and have been in hiding ever since. As Merry Gentry, I am a private investigator for the Grey Detective Agency: Supernatural Problems, Magical Solutions. My magical skills, scorned at the courts of Faerie, are valued in the human world. Even by human standards, my magic isn't flashy, which is fine by me. Flashy attracts attention and I can't afford that.

Rumour has it that I am dead. Not quite. I am Princess Meredith NicEssus. To speak that name after dark is to call down a knock upon your door from a hand that can kill you with a touch. I have been careful, but not careful enough. The shadows have found me, and they are going to take me back home, one way or another.

So the running is over. But the fighting has just begun...

Rich, sensual, brimming with dangerous magic, A Kiss of Shadows is a dazzling tour-de-force where folklore, fantasy and erotically charged adventure collide.

Alright! Last week I couldn't get myself to pick up a book that needs to be reviewed, so I started rereading the Meredith Gentry novels by Laurell K. Hamilton. *le sigh* Oh, but I do love those books. So, of course, this weeks mani is all about the Unseelie court ;) 

A little bit messy *shrugs*

RAWRRR ;)

So, I mentioned the Unseelie court, if you're familiar with the Merry Gentry novels and the world of faerie then you know that the Unseelie Court is the dark court and the Seelie Court is the light court. I absolutely love Merry and all her men *swoon* so I figured I would do a mani that represented the dark throne (and it kinda sorta matched the cover)

Description: I did a 3D look on my nails with a matte finish. The matte black represents the Unseelie court and all its darkness. I wanted a matte black rather then a nice shiny one because the Unseelie sidhe are dark, dark creatures lol. I would have left it at the matte black, but that's just not my style xD So I did a 3D effect to represent the Unseelie sidhe. They aren't perfect, and most of them are the product of mixed blood and being cast away from the Seelie court for not being "perfect".  I didn't add a top coat, as that would have ruined the matte finish.

Nail polish used: NYX Girls: Collection Noir

To create a matte polish: Nail polish of choice, toothpick & corn starch. On a small palette mix your nail polish and a bit of corn starch. The more corn starch you mix in, the more matte the color. Mix until there are no lumps in your polish (it doesn't lump easily, but just break apart the corn starch) Apply quickly, because the polish will set and get tacky and we don't want that!

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What's In My Beach Bag #11

What's In My Beach Bag will be a weekly post about all the books & other goodies that I've bought, borrowed or won :)

Wow.. okay, I know it's been a good 3-4 weeks since I've done a WIMBB. I've gotten a lot of books and stuff over the past 3-4 weeks. I just haven't had the time to sit here and write a post. But, I am determined to get back to my posting and what better way to kick off the new week/new month (one more day) then to share with you the goodies I've gotten! Bare with me... it's a lot. 

Received For Review 

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Bought/Won/Freebies

          

 

♥Thanks to Delilah S. Dawson for Wicked As They Come (Won from Crystal @ Reading Between The Wines)

♥Thanks To Linda Poitevin for Sins of The Son (Won @ Linda Poitevin's blog)

♥Thanks to Readers Service for Wolf Whisperer by Karen Whiddon & Phantom of Evil by Heather Graham
♥Thanks to Myra Nour for Love's Captive (Won @ Salacious Reads) 

♥Bought A Caress of Twilight by Laurell K. Hamilton for $1.00 at my local Dollar Book Store 

Well, that's it! These past 3-4 weeks have been adding up. *sigh* Did y'all get anything awesome this week?

What's In My Beach Bag #5

What's In My Beach Bag will be a weekly post about all the books & other goodies that I've bought, borrowed or won :)

Hey :) This week was pretty eventful for me. I did get a few books as well as eBooks for review. Here goes...

What I Bought:

 

♥Betrayed, Queen of Babble in the Big City and Circus of the Damned I got from The Dollar Book Store for $3.00

When I bought Betrayed, I didn't know if I already had it on my bookshelf... & when I got home... low and behold, there it was on my shelf >.< So, this one might be up for grabs. :)

Received For Review: 

Review Soon To Come

♥Thanks to HarlequinTEEN Publishing over at NetGalley for Pushing the Limits

Free From Amazon:

*CLICK ON IMAGES TO TAKE YOU TO AMAZON*

That's it for this week.. What did you get?