Philadelphia - Parachute

Hey guys, its Summer!

I am back from yet ANOTHER concert. This time me and my friends went to Charlottesville, Virginia to see a band called Parachute. They played straight through both of their albums, one on each night. It was seriously an incredible experience. I had always loved this band, and had seen them live.. but after seeing them perform in their hometown to a sold out show.. they have become my fave. SO GOOD.

My nails for this trip were simple. I chose to do a glitter sammich with an accent nail. most of you guys probably recognize the green as Jade is the new black by OPI. still one of my favorite polishes for fall. The glitter sammich is Party of Five Glitters layered between (an unknown) Color Club (that i got on clearance at ross.)

These are some live shots i took at the concert.. sorry for the quality but I used my phone. We also made a video while we were there.. we are ridiculous. Watch if you will!

--Summer

As Long As You Love Me - Justin Bieber ft Big Sean

hey guys! its me, Summer. I know, I know. I havent posted in a couple of weeks, but I have a Justin Bieber post for youuu!!! My friends and I bought justin tickets a while ago and finally got to go see him in Louisville, KY. It was BY FAR the biggest concert that I have ever been to. even bigger than the One Direction concerts that I went to this summer. More about the mani after the cut.

Little Things - One Direction

Hey guys! Short post for yall today. Did a simple mani for a concert last month. It was boys like girls, all American rejects, and parachute. It was super fun!

I used fast track by China glaze as the main color. Its such an amazing color. Tan with goldish green flakies. It is perfect for fall.  The pale pink is by color club, as is the glitter. I am in love with the accent nails.

Have yall heard the new one direction album yet?? this song was written by Ed sheeran, my fave. How do yall like it??

xox - Summer

Halloween Collection Post: Thriller - Phillip Phillips (Cover)

Happy Halloween, everyone! As promised, here is the Halloween collection post part 2! A big thank you to everyone who sent in pictures. Be sure to visit everyone's links and comment your praises. :)



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Its TIme - Imagine Dragons

Hey guys! Recently I was contacted by a company called firmoo who wanted me to review some of their eye wear.. since I don't wear glasses I thought it'd be an awesome time to have a guest blogger do a review for us!

This is my friend Bobbi's review:

Hi there! Not too long ago my friend Summer was offered to try out a pair of glasses from Firmoo.com. Since she does not typically wear glasses, she asked me if I would be interested and I jumped at the chance! I have worn the same pair of frames since my freshman year of high school and they were becoming seriously worse for wear. I had even glued them together a few times. After browsing the site I decided on a pair of simple black frames; not too different than my old ones. They were shipped really quickly and it may sound silly but I LOVE the fact that they came with a little eyeglass repair kit. The frames are a bit bigger than my previous pair and need some slight adjustments to they will fit perfectly; but I love them. Excellent quality, fast shipping, and cute frames: what else do you need?

Okaaaayyy! Aren't her photos incredible. So cute. You can also get a pair for free yourself by clicking HERE

PS -new nail post coming sooooon!

Inward Tide - Green River Ordinance

Well, I do believe I have set a record for the longest amount of time ive gone between posts. SORRY! Ive been busy living the rock star life style. Haha literally so many concerts.

Anyway, this mani is from a trip I took to Iowa to see train, Hanson, Adam Lambert, Matt Kearney, neon trees, greenriver ordinance, and Ryan star. It was one of the best trips I have ever taken and wouldn't trade the experience for anything.

The polishes that I used were Zoya Pippa and 2 mislabeled Essie polishes that I picked up from Ross for 1/2price! I used a dotting tool to make 2 diagonal lines of dots. super cute, super easy.

Promise ill start catching up with you guys more often. If you want to check out our crazy concert experiences you can subscribe to our YouTube channel! CLICKKKKKK

xoxo -Summer

50 Ways To Say Goodbye - Train

Hi all! I promise I'll stop starting off every one of my posts with, "I'm sorry I haven't been posting." A week or so ago I went to Train and Mat Kearney's concert with my mom and her friend. I had a really great time. I'm a big fan of Mat Kearney. It was great to finally see him live. I wasn't disappointed. I saw Train last year with Maroon 5. It was nice to see them again, as well. Very talented people! If you have a chance: be sure to check out the tour!

Here is my eyeshadow look from that show:

Yellow - Coldplay

When I returned to the States, I only had a few days to rest. Then, I was off to Atlanta for the Coldplay show! What an amazing way to be welcome back home. Hands down: it was the best concert I had ever been to!

I bought this polish awhile ago when the neon trend had barely begun. I never used it until this occasion came around. Honestly, I probably won't use it again. It was too thin and too messy. Yeah, my nails were a wreck after my trip but this was ridiculous. I loved the color, it just wasn't up to my expectations. I have a neon pink china glaze that works a thousand times better.

Wide Awake - Katy Perry

I'm back from London! I had an absolutely incredible experience studying abroad. Bear with me while I continue to update my personal blog along with this one. I tried posting while over there but I didn't have reliable internet service in the dorms like I was promised. Anyway, I can post them all now! Here is something I tried to post the very first week in London:


Before I left I had a mini-shopping trip in Walmart. I stocked up on travel-sized items and couldn't resist picking up some nail polish also. It was an unnecessary purchase but the "new" sticker made it very necessary in my mind. I bought Sally Hansen's Magnetic Nail Polish in Polar Purple. I was skeptical at first but ended up loving it! The instructions were very clear and easy.

"STEP 1: Apply 1 coat of base coat. Shake Magnetic Nail Color to activate. Remove overcap with magnet and set aside. Apply 1 coat of Magnetic Nail Color to all 10 nails and let dry. 

STEP 2: Apply a thick second coat of color to 1 nail and immediately hold the built-in magnet over the nail. Rest the guide just below the cuticle without touching the wet nail polish. Hold for 10 seconds. Repeat for all 10 nails and let dry. Finish with top coat."

I had no problems at all and I loved the results.

Turn It Up - Holiday Parade

Happy Independence Day everyone!! I've been super busy lately as I'm sure the other girls have been as well but I wanted to post a quick mani that I did for the July 4th holiday!

I used Essence Hard To Resist and OPI Alpine Snow as the base. The stripes are OPI An Affair In Red Square with the stars being Zoya Trixie. The glitter is a mix of OPI Getting' Miss Piggy With It and Essie Set In Stone. Hope you like it!

Oh My Goodness - Olly Murrs

Okay, okay. I think I am setting a record for the least amount of posts that ive done..ever haha. it is mainly because ive been so busy doing awesome things! Can't be mad at that..

so after going to Nashville twice in one week for two different concerts, I also went on a road trip with my friends to see our guilty pleasure (one directi haha. It was so intense mainly because I was in eight different states in a matter of eight days. I wouldn't have done it any differently, even if we did spend an entire 48 hours in the car.

I wanted something that wouldn't chip or end up looking crazy with my outfit choices so I used zoya robin (one of my all time favorites) and paired with a color club top coat. I didn't have any chips at all until the last day. I was pleased.

The first picture isn't really color accurate, so I used a candid photo I took at work really quickly.

while we were there, my friends boyfriend actually took a few photos of us. hes reallly good! this is just one that we took! they all turned out well even though we were in 100 degree weather!

What have u done this Summer?

xx

Beauty And The Beat - Justin Bieber

welllll hello guys! I dont have much of a post for you all today.. but its better than nothing. This past week has been pretty busy, and this one coming up is going to be EXTREMELY busy, but really fun! I actually just got back from Nashville, seeing Ed Sheeran with a couple of friends, and tomorrow i leave for Oklahoma and from there we are going to Texas to see One Direction in concert. YES.

Anyway, onto the nails. I did these a few weeks ago and never posted them because honestly, i just dont love them. Ive done much better glitter gradients. The Gold polish is blonde bombshell by china glaze. I REALLY wanted to love this polish, and I do.. just not here. I actually got several compliments on these nails and  i will never know why haha.

I will have a big post coming soon, and im sure Alexis will have a HUGE post when she gets back from Europe. Keep your eyes peeled and your nails painted! hahah

xoxo - Summer

Want U Back - Cher Lloyd

hi guys!!!

Sorry i havent posted in OVER a week. im horrible, right? its okay though. i have a bunch of pictures of a mint green/ leopard mani i did a few days ago.

I had bought this Essie polish a few weeks ago and had never had the chance to use it, but i had been thinking of doing another animal print mani for a while and thought that a mint accent nail would be soooo cute. i really love the colors together.

I used only dotting tools to make the leopard design, they arent the best ive done but they still look good enough. hehe All of the colors used for the leopard are color club.

The picture below is with no flash, you can really see how mint the essie polish is. LOVE.

anyway, i have something exciting to tell you.... yesterday i got to meet CHER LLOYD. yes, i love her. she is the cutest little brit girl and she is going to be HUGE. her music is just fun. ill post the picture whenever the radio station posts it. she covered OMG by user and it was perfect! so fun.

xoxo - Summer

Everybody Talks - Neon Trees

I have been slacking majorly lately so I figured that I'd do a huge picture spam of all my recent manis that I have done but haven't had time to blog about. So onto the pics!

The New Black Wave 5 color set.

Color Club Factory Girl & Warhol

Color Club Age Of Aquarius & Zoya Shelby with Bundle Monster Plate 223

OPI DS Coronation, Zoya Raven, & China Glaze Purple Panic 

 Same Mani (Right Hand) China Glaze Blue Sparrow

All photos are from my personal instagram screen name BrookieyMonster.

Chasing The Sun - The Wanted

Hi guys! Its me again, I have another post from Tulsa! This time its the other Taylor haha

I started out by doing her makeup, we used sin from the urban decay naked palette and crystal from urban I blended the sin from the inside corner out to the middle of the lid and then added crystal on the outer part of the lid as well as in the crease. I used oil slick eye liner. I felt like it really brought out her eyes. I also did a really dark eye shadow look later in the week but forgot to take pictures. Ugh!

next I did her nails. I didn't take much polish so we were sort of limited on what we could do. Somehow we ended up with 4 of the same color polishes haha. We did a skittles  mani. If you need to know the name of any of the polishes just ask. Its toooooo many to name haha

im hoping to do a dark and glittery eye shadow look for the Adam Lambert concert in July in her haha!

Like it?

xx summer

Kiss Me - Ed Sheeran

hey guys! im finally back from my trip to tulsa, even though i really wish i were still there. Anyway, while I was there I did my friend Taylors makeup. She basically has the LONGEST eyelashes i've ever seen. I mean this girl barely has to wear mascara. JEALS.

Below is what I did:

More After The Cut:

Be With You - Michael Castro

Guys, guys, guys.

Its me, Summer. I haven't posted in a few days... What's wrong with me? But have no fear, I am back! Haha

I have a few exciting things to mention before we get to the pictures.. our blog is going to be reviewing some polishes and hopefully Brooke and Alexis will be helping with that and also I hope to be hosting a giveaway of said product! YAYAY!!!! Also I have a few big posts planned including some 'no sleep for banditos' nails (Hanson) and ONE DIRECTION NAILS!!!!! So you will def want to stay tuned.

Anyway. Onto the swatches. This is Fever by Deborah Lippmann. Her polishes are always a great formula and even though this is one of the first polishes I bought of hers its still just like I bought it yesterday. I love the gold shimmer! After I had painted my nails I realized that the polish matched the hibiscus flower

On my Callender from the metropolitan museum of art! Love.

Do you guys have any lippmanns? What are your favorites?

xx Summer.

 

 

 

SuperMassive Black Hole - Muse

Hey guys! its me, summer. i have an exciting post for you all today!!! a few days ago i was checking my instagram and saw that one of my friends had posted these super awesome galaxy nails. I was super impressed because.. honestly.. they were better than my attempt.. which you can see here. Immediately i thought, SHE HAS TO GUEST POST FOR US!!! so, in a lame attempt, i begged her to do just that. She actually said yes. she sent me her post earlier this morning and i am STILL looking at the pictures thinking... HOW did she do so good with NO practice? i guess some girls are just born with it ;)

here is Michelle's post:

I am not much of a nail painter. I work all the time and having a husband and 3 kids tends to put girly nail time on the back burner. With my trip to Tulsa so close for MOE2012, I decided to experiment with my nails. After all, gotta look good, right?! I came across this...GALAXY NAILS. So neat! I can't take credit for the idea, but I think mine came out pretty awesome!

You can check out the link for the Tutorial that i used HERE

These are the polishes that i used! if you want to know the name of any of the specific polishes, just ask!

-Michelle

Dont forget to follow @groupieglam on instagram and you can follow Michelle as well at @afriendtoborrow!

Rumor Has It - Adele

Hey guys! Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I've been so so busy.... I mean really busy.. And sick....ugh. Anyway, I am finally getting around to posting some about my trip..

One of the things I was introduced to while in Florida was LUSH handmade cosmetics. SRSLY amazing. My friends had told me about it and basically said I needed it in my life.... They were right. Its life changing.

I went to the first LUSH in Orlando and bought lip scrub (OMG YUM) I was skeptical... But now I can never go back.. EVER. The second time I went was in NYC not even a week later. I took pictures this time. The store was tiny, but so many people were in there.. Obviously this store is awesome and I was just the last person to find out.

When in NYC I bought a body butter bar that you use in the shower.. I would have shown it butttttt... I didn't think you'd wanna see a used shower bar lol but its amazinnng.

All the products are handmade and organic... Most of them come with a sticker on them with a picture of the person who made it... How awesome?

Anyway... I basically love this place. Have you all ever tried LUSH, and if you have... What should I try next?

xxx Summer