To toss or not to toss? That is the question.

How long do you keep your cosmetic items?

That's a simple question but must be examined because keeping products past their expiration dates can lead to nasty, yucky stuff like infections.
This article from Good Housekeeping breaks down the expirations.

Here's how long I keep my products:

-Mascara: 3 months. I'm scared of pink eye so I get rid of these babies after three months. I'll toss the small sample mascaras after a month of use.

-Lip gloss: I use lip gloss a lot and will finish a tube in about two to three months.

-Shadow: About one year. I usually make nail polish out of my shadows if I lose interest in them.

-Polish: 1-2 years. When I'm coming up on this time frame, I'll use my old polishes for craft projects.

-Eyeliner: I sharpen after every use. Every single use!

-Make-up brushes: I clean after every use. Again, every single use!

What about you? When do you get rid of your products?

The Warm, Fuzzy and Polished Giveaway Winners are...

Happy Sunday!

The winners of my Warm, Fuzzy and Polished Giveaway are...

DEE and ALIA!

Dee wrote:

"What's making me happy these days is the weather! I live in Arizona and in a couple of months the summer heat will be upon us, but until then I've been enjoying the clear skies and breezy 70-80 degree weather."

And Alia wrote:

"As for things that are making me happy, nail polish and my cat."

Congrats ladies! I'll contact you both to get your addresses. If I don't hear from you within two days, I'll pick another winner.

As always, thank you so much for supporting my blog and I hope you all have a positive and productive rest of your week!

DIY: Making sushi

Sushi is one of my fave foods so every now and then, I’ll indulge my gut with a spicy tuna roll or two.
Never thought about making it myself until I read this story in my local newspaper.
I mean, how hard could making sushi be, right?

The supplies I used included a sushi roller and sushi paper:


Here's the article I used:

I really like that headline. Creative.

And here's a nice sushi dish set that my mentor gave me for Christmas:

Isn't it pretty?

So, I followed most of the directions. First, I placed some rice on the sushi paper:

(Um, don't tell anyone but this is actually Basmati rice. I probably should've used the sticky, sushi rice for this dish but I always look for shortcuts.)

The next step was to add fillings, which were salmon and salmon:


And...tada! Here's my roll:

Doesn't she look good?

But wait! Here's the fail:

Look at this mess! This is not the business! This is all kinds of wrong! LOL.

My sushi didn't turn out so well but that doesn't mean it wasn't edible.
I used the rice as a bed for some black eye peas. Bam! How you like that Emeril!

CVS haul: Two Revlon cheapies

Pantone seems like the kind of place that I'd like to work, since they're all about color.
But I guess I'm not ready to submit my resume just yet. Trying to figure out how to describe these two Revlon polishes.

I recently scooped them up for 37 cents each from CVS' beauty clearance sale.
The polishes, Demure and Raisin Rage, were priced at around $1.37 with 75 percent off and came to 37 cents after using two $1 dollar off coupons. Score!!

Raisin Rage is looking like a plum kind of shade to my eyes. I really like this color and think I'd love it even more as a lipstick shade. Here it is on my digits:


...and with a coat of Essie's Shine of the Times:


And Demure is a nude kind of color that is trying to walk into orange territory. Here she is on my tips:


...and with a coat of Wet n wild's Party of Five Glitters:


I really like both polishes, although there's nothing special about them.
Still, I think they'd make nice bases for nail art!

What do you think? What's currently on your tips and toes?

FTC Disclosure: I paid for the products with my own funds.

Sunday music...what are you listening to?

Sunday is a lazy day in my world.
It’s the one day where I just chill; the only day I usually have to myself.
Sometimes, I'll just lie down in bed and listen to music all day.
Helps me relax. Makes me happy.
During time, I like to put on what I call my Sunday playlist, which consists of music from people like:

Bobbi Humphrey:


Roy Ayres


Doug Carn:


Chaka Khan:


Sergio Mendes:


What about you? What do you listen to on Sundays? What do you do on Sundays?

Silver and gold? Sure, if Essie's involved!

Things that go together:

1. Me and nail polish.
2. Tom and Jerry.
3. Snooki and spray tans.
5. Kardashians and athletes.

I’ll add Essie’s Steel-ing the Scene and Loophole to that list.
These pretties were Christmas gifts from one of my co-workers. (Word is spreading around the newsroom that I love nail polish:).
I'd describe Steel-ing the Scene as a smokey gold and Loophole as a pretty silver.
Both look great on my hands! Check out the swatches:

Here's Steel-ing the Scene:

And Loophole:


And you know I had to funk things up a bit so here's Steel-ing the Scene with a coat of Wet n wild's Party of Five Glitters:



And here's Steel-ing the Scene with a coat of Essie's A Cut Above:


I have a soft spot in my heart for metallic polishes so I that's one of the reasons why these polishes are winning in my world.

What do you think? What’s on your tips and toes?

FTC Disclosure: These polishes were gifted to me.

Bye bye Google Friend Connect!

Sadly, Google is getting rid of their Friend Connect function this month so I wanted to give you alternative ways to follow my blog:

-Bloglovin

-Pinterest

-Etsy

Also, don't forget to enter in my Warm, fuzzy and polished giveaway! The giveaway ends on Sunday, March 12 so you still have some time to enter.

As always, thanks so much for supporting my blog.

Have a positive, productive and prosperous weekend!