Black 'n' Gold Girl's Book Spot

Usually, I'm here posting reviews for books I love or a snapshot of my furry family, but sometimes I just have to share products I think everyone will enjoy. As you may know, I'm a member of the Influenster review community and I get to test some of the newest health and beauty products first. You may not know that I love bright, colorful things and love to change up the look of my toes and fingernails with some nail polish. I do however hate the process of removing chipped lacquer -- especially glitter. It. Is. A. Struggle. And the odor of the traditional dollar store polish remover is enough to give anyone a headache. Thankfully, there's a new option from Cutex. Cutex Advanced Revival Nail Polish Remover felt pads are a great beauty "hack". One little individually wrapped pad is pre-soaked in remover and oils that nourish your nails. The packaging notes that it will do ten nails, but each time I've used a pad, I've been able to do all ten finger...

When it comes to manicures I'm not a high maintenance girl. Sure, I like my nails to look great but anything that makes getting the job done simpler and faster with great results I'm all over it. Thanks to Influenster and Broadway Nails I was able to try an imPRESS Press On Manicure kit in the "Get Into It" style and I have to say I was impressed...no pun intended! The kit was easy to use, the nails quick to apply, and best of all there was no downtime waiting for glue or polish to dry or trimming. This was a first time for me using any kind of fake nails so if application was that easy for me, you can bet it will probably be a cake walk for you as well! With 24 nails in the kit I received it was easy to find the correct sizes of nails to cover each of my own nails. They also include an alcohol pad to clean your own nails prior to applying the press on nails. If your nails are good and clean and you follow the easy-peasy instructions on the back of the box, the ma...

Waiting by the sink for dish duty. At my house we have one dishwasher, your's truly, and I get a workout when it comes to keeping up with the dishes in our household of five humans, not to mention cleaning our furry friend's food bowls! Anything that makes the nasty task of dishwashing easier is a great product in my opinion. As the main dishwasher my hands have a tendency to crack and split which is as painful as it sounds. Palmolive's new Soft Touch ultra concentrated dish liquid not only gets the dishes clean but it smells awesome (like springtime!) and nourishes skin. Palmolive is "Tough on Grease, Soft on Hands." Two bottles were sent to me to try out -- one Aloe and one Vitamin E. The bottle of Vitamin E busted during shipment so unfortunately this review is just of the Aloe. Prior to even knowing about this opportunity from Influenster, I had already purchased 2 bottles of the Aloe formula for myself from my local grocery store. I'll ad...