Unicorns on My Finger Nails

My love for this color scheme is unreal. I saw a little nail video tutorial on Instagram of a similar color scheme and I flipped my lid. This isn't the first time I've done this particular nail color, but last time it chipped majorly before I snapped a pic. I would wear this all the time if it wasn't such a hard color to obtain. Well, not necessarily hard, but just time consuming.
     In order to obtain this color, I used those lil sponges and dabbed the colors onto my nails. I had a base coat of pinkish white underneath the colors. After finishing, I put quite a few clear coats to ensure my color lasted a while!
      I messed up on one of my pointer fingers, so I put a bunch of glitter on top to cover up the mistake. I liked the way it looked so I put glitter on my other pointer finger, too. The amount of glitter I put on to cover up chips real easy because the layer is so thick, so that's a con. But, I really like how they turned out this time.

     The beauty of it though is that these colors make me think of unicorns, and I absolutely love that. Just the way the gradient is sings "unicorns!!!" to me. And it's just such a crazy pop of color it makes any outfit adorbs.

     Speaking of lovely unicorn purple, that is the color I will be getting parts of my hair colored! I'm so excited to get it done. Of course, I'm not quite bold enough to go and get my whole head colored. I would love to, but I don't think I would quite pull it off. For myself, I will only be getting the underneath of my hair colored. Whenever I have my hair pulled up or in a braid, the purple will be on full display for all to see. Even when my hair is down like it usually is, the lovely lilac will still be visible and play peek-a-boo. Check back sometime next week to see my new hair do!

Banana and Strawberry Cold Snack-a-Roo

Banana and strawberry ice cream is delicious, and nothing is better than homemade. In this post, I have the recipe for some DIY fresh strawberry and banana ice cream so you can enjoy the yummy-ness as well! Mind you, I did not create this recipe, just slightly alerted it. Here is the link to the original recipe I found via Pinterest.

The recipe I used only makes about two or three servings.

Ingredients:

3 whole bananas (cut into slices)

1 cup of fresh, cut up strawberries

2 1/2 tablespoons of whipping cream

just over 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

  Directions:

1. Get yo ingredients- cut up the bananas into good-thickness slices and chop up the fresh strawberries so they will blend easily. Put the strawberry chunks into a container to be put in the freezer for 2+ hours. Also put the banana slices onto a platter or plate and place in the freezer the same amount of time; make sure they aren't piled atop each other, have them spread out as much as you can. I meant to put mine in for about 2 hours, but then went out and they stayed in the freezer for about 3 hours. You can have it longer if you want, but 2 hours should be the minimum.

how it looks after mixing

2. Mix it up- take out all of your ingredients and a blender. Toss half the bananas and half the strawberries into the blender and mix 'em. Once those are a good soft-serve consistency, toss in the rest and mix till well done. Add the cream and vanilla. Mix that till smooth.

3. Transfer all of it to a container into the freezer and let sit until no longer liquidy.

With the some of the whipping cream, I also made some whipped cream to go along with this yummy snack. In another post, I have the short recipe I used for making that, the link is here.
I didn't snap a good pic of the finished product, but it really looks just like normal ice cream, or it should.

Snazzy Prism Clutch

While in the store Claire's at the mall, my mom happened upon this gem. It's just a simple clutch, but it is adorable. I love the way that the design is completely beaded, and the beads are so iridescent and pretty.  Not to mention this is of the Katy Perry Prism collection at Claire's. Just amazing, I do say.

     The design of this cutie instantly reminded me of the purses of the 20s. Snazzy and eye-catching was the name of the game back then, and this bag definitely has both of those qualities. Though the bags back then were more toned down in color, the beaded design is characteristic of that era and was revived with this lil' thang. Rather than the clippy-close thing, though, this is simply and zipper, but that's okay.

Along with being a clutch, this bag also has a chain so you can wear it as a cross body or over the shoulder, perfect for being out and about with friends. The range of colors allow it to go with plenty of different outfits and styles. It's versatility is awesome and I can't wait to use it.

Seriously, the colors and design of this bag is just beautiful. Maybe you could find yourself one or a similar one, because this type of bag is lovely.

Definitely Panicking, Just Not at the Disco

A group I recently discovered from my iTunes Radio station has become my new obsession. I just discovered them this past week, but I'm already obsessed. So, of course, I get their CD! 

When I went into the Target CD section, I just about freaked when I saw the "Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die" album by Panic! At the Disco. I've heard their music before, like "I Write Sins Not Tragedies", but that was quite a while ago. When I heard "This is Gospel" and the newest single "Hallelujah" on my iTunes station while knitting, I knew I had to look further into this group.

     Since getting the disc, I've listened to it on repeat all I can. Every time I get a new album, I listen to it on repeat forever; pretty much until I get my next new album, then I listen to it still quite often. When I do listen to my iPod on shuffle, I usually now skip around until a Panic! At the Disco song comes on. Their newest single "Hallelujah" is amazing. I listened to the live performance from the Shorty Awards and I though it sounded amazing. Brendon Urie, the singer of P!ATD, was just so enthusiastic as he sang and hopped around on stage, it was great. You know a band is great when they sound just as good live as they do on a CD. A few of the songs on "Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die" sound sorta like the group Depeche Mode from the 80s. Whilst cleaning the kitchen, I had my new disc playing  and either "Girl That You Love" or "Collar Full" came on. My mom was listening and said that it sounded like Depeche Mode, which is a group she likes and has a disc of. I like a few Depeche Mode songs, and honestly a few of P!ATD songs do sound similar to that of Depeche Mode.

     I also created an iTunes station of P!ATD and discovered the group twenty one pilots. I've listened to several twenty one pilots songs, and I absolutely love the style of their music. The way the singer of twenty one pilots sings/raps is so unique, and the same goes with Brendon Urie's voice. Both groups are great and I love listening to their playlists mixed together. And on my new iTunes station, a few My Chemical Romance songs popped up. Really, the few songs I like by them are "Teenagers" and "Mama", then there is one other but I'm not really sure how it goes exactly. The only song I had heard by them previously was, of course, "Welcome to the Black Parade", which I like well enough. I love discovering new groups and widening my musical taste. The music I listen to is always varying and changing, but I still listen to all my older CDs. Next on my list for discs to obtain is either another Panic! At the Disco album or one from twenty one pilots.

     

 That's my current obsession. If you guys know of any of the mentioned groups, feel free to drop your favorite song by them so I can check it out. Or, comment a group that you love and I'll be sure to give them a listen. Thank you for reading!