new fb page & blogger appreciation award!

HEYHEY err'ybody.

So I finally feel semi-legit enough to make a fb page for 'Simply Beauty', so please head over and 'like' it, leave comments, share tips, etc.!

It would mean a lot :DD

Next up,

the fantastic Amber over at Nails Like Lace tagged me for this award. She does a lot of cute and really creative things, particularly with nail art, so check her out here! And thanks, Amber, for tagging me in the first place! :)

The rules for this award are:

1. Thank the person who gave you the award with their blog link on your post.

2. Answer the following 4 questions.

3. Award the Blogger Appreciation Award to as many readers/commenters/supporters/followers as you'd like.

4. Let the blogger know you've just awarded them (by leaving a comment, a tweet, an email, etc.)

The questions are:

1. How long have you been blogging?

  I've been blogging off and on about personal things for several years, but I've just recently been doing this blog since November of 2011! I'm still a n00b :p

2. What are 1-2 reasons why you started blogging?

 Well for starters, i've been playing around with eyeshadow for the past  6 or 7 years, and it's definitely something I enjoy and am interested in. My best friend showed me/introduced me to the nail world, which I find just as fun.

Aside from that, the initial reason I started blogging was because I needed a hobby. I'm a full time mother to a 6 month old and a student, so there are days I don't even leave my apartment :/ I really only have one or two people that I can hang out with, and i'm just cooped up by myself a lot... so I needed a distraction :)

3. What types of blogs do you like to follow/read?

 i follow nail, makeup, fashion, & beauty blogs.

My favorite are the makeup blogs & those that can do some crazy awesome looks, though :p

4. What is 1 thing you would like to improve on as a blogger/on your blog?

 My pictures, for sure. I don't have a lightbox, but I use daylight and the light in my apt to the best of my ability... though I feel like with either a lightbox or a better camera, the things I do would translate a lot better :/

I tag:

GaGa for Nails

Glitter Obsession

A Plethora of Nails

because you ladies are always great about commenting and i love reading your blogs! :))

So thank you!

nail mail, mardis gras, & awards! (long post)

Happy Mardis Gras! :party
Woo! Though I won't be showing my ta-tas to get any beads today, 
I still think it's a fun 'holiday'.
I did a lovely little checkerboard mani today with the appropriate mardi gras colors,
& OF COURSE I just didn't allow it to dry in time, my daughter got fussy... and well, you can figure out the rest.
 Basically they looked like a smudged mess after I'd spent a couple hours (on and off) on them. humph >.<
So although I don't have a picture of the mani, 
I at least have a pic of the polishes I used:

Kleancolor's Metallic 'Jungle', 'Yellow', & 'Purple'.
They don't have names because they're mini's and are part of the Techno set, which I swatched way back in the beginner days of my blog.
Basically, they're some of my favorite metallics ever. The whole set is SO RICH and luxe, it's ridiculous.


** note: a few of these polishes DO stain quite badly :/




ALSO,
I got my polishes from the recent Zoya promo:

'Gaia', 'Kimmy', & 'Pippa'
YUM!
I'll swatch these in later posts,
but I'm already totally excited about them.
 I got one for free + free shipping-
so all for $16! :)




NOW, on to the awards!


The lovely I Bleed Polish gave me these next 2 awards. I've gotten several from her; she's so sweet to think of me! :)

First up,

The rules are:

1. Link back to the person who awarded the award to you

2. Answering the following questions

3. Award to other bloggers and let them know

The questions:

1. What's your favorite song?

'Hide & Seek' by Imogen Heap!

2. What's your favorite dessert?

my mom's homemade chocolate chip cookies

3. Who's your favorite pet?

I don't have any right now :/ My german shepherd, Ajax, died this past July

4. Black or White?

Black

5. What's your biggest fear?

Losing someone I love &  not being able to protect my daughter 

6. What's your best feature?

I've been told my hair.

7. What's your everyday attitude?

must...get...sleep

haha, not really. though having an infant pretty much puts you in that constant frame of mind.

I suppose a perserverent(sp), determined attitude would be my most common... lots to do!

8. What is perfection?

my baby girl :)

9. What is your guilty pleasure?

trash shows, like 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' and the competition gameshows on MTV...

also, dark chocolate...

and sex :x

I pass this award on to:

GaGa for Nails

The Giveaway Lifestyle

Nails like Lace

Glitter Obsession

Next,

Here are the rules:

1. Link back to the person you got it from

2. Tell seven things about yourself

3. Give the award to ten bloggers

I've listed 7 things about myself here for another award, but I will try to list 7 more without repeating myself :)

1. The Disney movie 'The Great Mouse Detective' warped me when I was a kid, & I refuse to watch it to this day.

2. I think it would be fun as hell to go to a gay bar, even though I'm not gay O_o

3. I could watch 'House Hunters' & CNN all day- i'm a 70 something year old woman at heart.

4. I wear contacts & am legit almost legally blind, my vision is so pathetic.

5. I had a benign tumor in my leg when I was 12, and got the nickname 'Tumor Taylor' in middle school :/

6. I love talking shit to other gamers in my boyfriend's headphones while he plays :x

7. Roller Coaster Tycoon is my favorite game ever. Apparently I'm 12, but 70-something every now and then.

I tag the same people for this award as I did above :)

I love doing these little things.

Everyone have a great day!