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Beauty Shop Tuesday

Holly Jirovsky
Oct 28, 2014

I meant to get this post out yesterday but the Mr. surprised me with a day at home. And I was busy soaking that up!

So here we are having a Beauty Shop Tuesday…because it can be beauty shop time anytime, right?

Today’s topic, Sally Hansen’s Gel Nail polish. You know how I love gel manicures. But I just don’t have the time to maintain nails. Seriously, I have almost four children now. Get real.

I’ve heard some serious buzz about the Sally Hansen gel polish. I’ve heard it’s the next best thing to salon gel manicures. 1) It’s affordable. It runs approximately $15. No $100 kit needed here. 2) There is no special light needed. 3) You can buy it anywhere.

So I had to check it out.

The last time I was at Target, I scooped up a color and the top coat. And I’m gonna be honest. I’ve been through that nail aisle several times lately and there were three colors left. Out of about 25. And I bought the LAST topcoat. So…I’m thinking it is popular?!!

The color I chose was the only one that looked even remotely fall-ish, a bright violet (Hunger Flames). So I’m not sure I would have normally experimented with this one. But it’s just nail polish and I’m adventurous, right?

Previous Polish & New Gel Polish

I went to work and put on the two coats that it asks you to use for the color. And then also added the topcoat. Now, it says that you can sit in natural light for them to dry. Since it was so nice out, I went outside and let the sun bake them. I’m not sure how they’ll dry in the wintertime.

But surprisingly they were dry quite quickly, just like the real thing. Maybe not put-your-hands-in-your-pocket kind of dry but more like run-errands dry.

So I’ll give them the test and see how long they make it. And how easy it is to remove because the claim is that you can use your regular polish remover. And I’m hoping for none of that weird-looking wrinkly nail issue that you have when you take off the salon gel polish.

Here’s the finished product. Disregard the hangnails. Having polish ON is a wonderment to moms everywhere.

Gel Polish

#beautyshopsaturday #nails

Fun New Pictures

Holly Jirovsky
Oct 24, 2014

Recently I did a maternity photo shoot with my very good friend, Melanie Kirkpatrick. This was part one a two-part series for the Real Housewives of Eastern Iowa’s blog that I contribute to and I thought I’d share some photos of my very pregnant self. (Probably should have put a six month max on prego picts!)

Black and white

In the beautiful trees

Wearing my boho hat

Love this bridge

Cement wall

Which is your favorite? Can’t wait to show you part 2! Happy Friday and thank you Melanie!

#maternity

ModCloth Layering Challenge

Holly Jirovsky
Oct 23, 2014

I was recently asked by ModCloth to create a fall layering outfit based on some of the amazing items they have available. And here’s my outfit!

I chose these three layering items in the perfect fall color scheme- the blouse, the cardigan and the coat.

I love these skinny, olive colored jeans, so perfect for fall when you’re tired of wearing blue jeans. And to make the outfit feel more boho, I added in this romantic and flowy blouse, paired with a simple necklace.

To keep you warm, be sure to find a colorful and cozy cardigan like this printed one that goes with the olive and yellow tones but doesn’t necessarily have to match. (You can check out ModCloth for more awesome cardigans here.)

Keep out the chill with this beautiful mustard colored coat- so much better than your basic black. Black can be so boring!

Lastly, don’t forget these awesome booties (obsessed!), this adorable hat and a bag that won’t weigh you down.

Enjoy the fall with ModCloth!

ModCloth Layering Challenge by stylefromthesticks featuring a military fashion