Lex Cosmetics Cayman Cabana

Pin It Hey lovelies. My work has gone into full swing and I have been working late a lot more. Sorry that I haven't posted as often as I promised. Today, I want to quickly show you a mani from last month. This was the only picture I took of Cayman Cabana, but it was six days into the manicure and still looks decent considering how long it was on my nails. It is a great summer color, a kind of seafoam green/blue. It applied like a dream too. I've never been to the Cayman Islands, but this color makes me want to visit.

I really enjoy the Lex Cosmetics polishes that I tried so far. I still want to get around to wearing and showing you all "Lucky in Love." With fall coming on, it will soon be the perfect time to paint on that dark eggplant purple. Do you have any Lex Cosmetics nail polishes? What is your favorite shade?

My little girl turned 5 this week and I wore a special manicure just for her. I hope to show it to you before the end of the week.

Take care.

~Alexis

Lex Cosmetics Tuileries with Stamping

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Lex Cosmetics Tuileries was part of my Mother's Day gift that I just got around to trying. I wore it to my friend's wedding and it looked elegant, just a little flashy, and super feminine. I really loved this polish even without the stamping, but I had been planning this manicure for weeks, so it was stamped.

It was also the first time that I used this particular stamping plate. To me, the grooves in this plate seemed the perfect depth. I loved the vining floral. I used Sinful Colors Folly which is a really excellent polish for stamping. Please forgive my really messy picture. I meant to take another picture once my hands were all cleaned up, but I completely forgot.

So, here is my chippy manicure, seven days later. I actually started to see the polish starting to pull up and wanting to peel on day three. I used Seche Vite topcoat, thinking that maybe if I tried it again, I would change my mind about it and love it. I still don't love it, but it was super shiny. As is always the case for me though, it began to pull the nail polish away from the nail, shrinking. I think that is why I experienced such bad chipping.


What do you think of Tuileries? Did the stamping work?

Have a great week!

~Alexis

One Lucky Momma: Lex Cosmetics

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Happy Mother's Day! I hope all the wonderful mothers out there are feeling as special as I do today. Last night, I drastically modified the brioche recipe from "Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day" to create a Belgian waffle recipe. My husband cooked them up today and oh, my, it is great. I felt like I was back on the streets of Brussels while eating them, perfectly caramelized sugar, buttery, bready goodness. They didn't need toppings of any sort; they were so good.

My husband and daughter also gave me these three nail polish beauties from Lex Cosmetics. Jessica at Nail Polish Anonymous posted about Lex Cosmetics Tuilleries earlier this month and it was love at first sight . . . I mean c'mon, it's like the nail polish was named for me! From left to right, you see Cayman Cabana, Lucky in Love (which I'm wearing on my toes and it applied like a dream), and Tuilleries.

Must go now. We are going to an amusement park for the first time this season today and I must get ready for our day of family fun.

Have a great day!

~Alexis