The Name That Puppy Giveaway

Hello, everyone! I'm sorry I've continued to be somewhat off the grid the last few weeks. My new job has taken over my life and while I love it, blogging has been taking a backseat.

But in awesome news, a very special four-legged addition is on her way to my family next week and that means you have a chance to win TWO MYSTERY ILLAMASQUA POLISHES!

As you may remember, this contest last ran back in February 2012, when I received my first Seeing Eye puppy from the "P" litter, I ran a contest to guess her name. Seeing Eye Puppy #2, a female yellow lab from the "B" litter, will be arriving on 7/11.

For those of you who haven't been following me for long, I am a raiser for the Seeing Eye Inc. of Morristown, NJ, the oldest guide dog school in the United States. Read here about the beginning of my journey with Pebbles, a black lab who recently graduated the program.

Puppies are assigned to families and individuals, whom they live with for anywhere from a year to 16 months. As a raiser, I will be training the puppy in obedience, house manners, and general desensitization to various locations and circumstances.

On 7/11, I know that I will be receiving a female Yellow Lab, who will be joining my six-year-old Chocolate Lab, Dakota, however, I do not know her name. The Seeing Eye names all of their puppies by assigning a letter to each litter in order of birth from A-Z. This makes it easy to recognize siblings and in fact, my puppy's sibling will belong to another member of my school club. What I do know is that she is from the "B" litter, meaning her name will start with a B.

And this is where you all come in! From now until 12:01 EST on July 11th, take a guess through the entry in the Rafflecopter widget below as to what "B" name you think she'll have! Guess the right name and you'll be the winner! If there are multiple winners, I will randomly draw through Random.org.

Happy Guessing!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Palm Beach Sunset

Hello, everyone! I'm back!

So sorry I've been away for awhile. My new internship, while awesome, is keeping me crazy busy and my sister's bat-mitzvah just passed. You can only imagine the stress in the run-up to that!

Today, I'm returning with a Sunset Beach. I used Zoya Pippa, Lianne, and Elisa for the gradient, with Zoya Raven for the palm trees.

Originally, I didn't use Zoya Elisa. But I thought the nails needed some extra pop.

But man oh man, was this a hit! And surprisingly, it was incredibly easy to remove!

What do you think of my Palm Beach Sunset nails?

Zoya Saran Wrap Nails

Hello, everyone! I have finally jumped aboard the Saran Wrap nail art train!

And I honestly have to say... why on EARTH have I not done this before? No. Seriously. Why not? This was one of the easiest things on the planet and was a hit with everyone at work.

My base color is Zoya Miley, a milky lavender creme, and my top color is Zoya Song, a sapphire blue with subtle shimmer.

If you're a newbie to Saran Wrap nails, the process is pretty simple. Apply whatever base color you want as though it were a regular manicure and let it dry completely.

Once dry, crumple up a sheet of plastic wrap so that it's nice and crunchy. Apply one coat of your top color to one nail, immediately press the crumpled wrap to the wet nail, and then, pull it off. Repeat this with each nail. Work quickly to get the best effect.

Then, voila! Saran wrap nails!

What do you think of this quick and easy nail art? I love how much contrast there was between shades!

Black and White and Red All Over Floral Nails

Hey, everyone! I'm kicking off the work week with a little bit of nail art in this short, but sweet post. It's what I wore for most of my first week of work at the end of last month.

I wanted to wear red and this just kind of snowballed from there! For the base, I used OPI Big Apple Red.

I tried a little something different with the flowers, more on the artsy and abstract side. What do you think?