tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46769191408901606272024-02-19T00:24:33.446-05:00Life as Kandistarkandistarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044890105354347684noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676919140890160627.post-74158818776836325792014-06-20T18:54:00.000-04:002014-06-20T18:54:37.634-04:00You Polish Decals on Nubbins!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/youpolish">You Polish</a> extended an offer to bloggers to review You Polish nail decals in exchange for the decals themselves! I had to wait a bit until I was able to polish my nails again and unfortunately all I have left is some really short nubbins. I will be reviewing the decals over the next couple of posts and providing my honest review.</div>
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I wanted to use the stars first because anything with stars are my favorite!</div>
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<b><i>Here is the decal sheet before I used it</i></b></div>
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<i><b> I had to lighten up the next image to show the coolest part about the star decals.</b></i></div>
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<i><b> It is almost like getting two for the price of one because you can separate this decal, to have one small solid star and one slightly solid hollow star!</b></i></div>
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<i><b> This photo is NOT color accurate. </b></i><i><b>The black decals are BLACK!</b></i></div>
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<b><i> Here is a more color accurate picture and the decal separated to show the two stars. The only thing I can say about these stars is that it was a bit of a pain to separate them but they did separate with a clean line and didn't rip. Just be careful when separating them.</i></b></div>
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<i><b>I painted my nails with Nabi Purple and then placed the decals on</b></i></div>
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You Polish has tons of high quality decals in various shapes and colors. To date, these would have to be the best quality for shape decals that I have used. I can't wait to show you the rest!</div>
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kandistarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044890105354347684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676919140890160627.post-26644473017926379102014-06-16T23:16:00.001-04:002014-06-16T23:16:24.484-04:00Don't Quit<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(58, 40, 32); margin-bottom: 16.5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Benjamin; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 15pt;"> </span><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 15pt;"> I found this poem today over on </span><span style="color: #444444;"><a href="http://doitandhow.com/" style="line-height: 20px;">doitandhow.com</a><span style="line-height: 20px;"> A blog that teaches you how to do various things in random categories. Among the tutorials was this poem. It seemed really fitting for right now.</span></span></span></div>
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sometimes will<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Benjamin; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Benjamin; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">When the funds are low and the
debts are high<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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want to smile, but you have to sigh<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Benjamin; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Benjamin; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> As every
one of us sometimes learns<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Benjamin; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">And many a failure turns about<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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might have won, had he stuck it out<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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succeed with another blow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Benjamin; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Success is failure turned inside out<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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silver tint of the clouds of doubt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Benjamin; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">And you never can tell how close you are<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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near when it seems so far<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Benjamin; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">So stick to the fight when you</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">’</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Benjamin; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">re hardest hit<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Benjamin; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Benjamin; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> It</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">’</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Benjamin; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">s when
things seem worst, that you must not quit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Benjamin; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">~A poem by Clinton Howell</span></div>
kandistarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044890105354347684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676919140890160627.post-32915496220220782032014-06-15T00:37:00.000-04:002014-06-15T00:37:28.273-04:00High ExpectationsI don't know if anyone is reading my blog anymore, but maybe....<br />
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I'm having a hard time...with life.<br />
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I'm not suicidal or anything, trust me if I made it out alive with what I have been through in the past 7 years I can overcome this too...but it's hard...it's different.<br />
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I think that the hardest thing is that I set my expectations for myself too high. I think I tell myself every morning that I am going to get up and tackle the world; then I am let down when I don't.<br />
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I have been dealing with depression for the past 7 years and right now it's really kicking my butt.<br />
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My anxiety is not as severe as it was and because of that I think "OK Candace! Make up for lost time" and then <b>WHAM</b> reality hits, and I realize though I am doing better then I was I still have a long road of recovery ahead of me. 2 years ago I was housebound and had been pretty much since 2007. Leaving my property created anxiety so bad that I would be scratching myself to release some of the adrenaline going through me. It was embarrassing, I sheltered myself from the world. I didn't want to give my sickness to anyone.<br />
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Moving out to Alberta was a good decision. I have come a LONG way since moving out here but there are some disadvantages.<br />
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1. My Family is almost 4000 km's away<br />
2. Everything I have been familiar to my entire life is 4000 km's away<br />
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We would be foolish to move back to a city where the economy is horrible. Where there is no opportunity for room to grow. We live in a booming city that has so much potential and out here we can provide for ourselves.<br />
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My husband had his third interview where they drove 5 hours to meet him for lunch. For what? To be Operations Manager for FedEx for Basically all of northern Alberta and British Columbia. So fingers crossed he gets the position.<br />
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Back home the jobs are so limited, you'd have to compete with 400 other people to work for McDonalds. (Nothing wrong with that I'm just stating an example) Out here there are more jobs then people.<br />
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So the dilemma, Stay out here where we can provide a better life for ourselves and be away from family and familiarity or move home and struggle to pay our bills.<br />
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It's obvious what the smarter decision is. And also I am the only one that feels this way. My Husband will not move back. He loves it out here.<br />
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I feel so useless. I am trying to pursue my dreams but it's hard when my husband works long ours at his current job. I need someone for support. to be my rock, to help me grow.<br />
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My dreams are pretty big for someone that has spent the past 7 years sick. I am also feeling the pressure to get my butt in gear because I am 30. I push myself too hard, set to many expectations and then I feel like this.<br />
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I really hope sunny days are ahead...<br />
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I had gel nails on for almost a month and tried to take them off by myself....BIG MISTAKE!</div>
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My nails are in HORRIBLE condition now and just painting them you could see the bad shape they were in.</div>
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I decided to create my own nail stamping decals wit the hopes that it would cover up the disaster and it did on these 3 nails. What I used is in the photo itself, I am doing this so if you like what I did and you wanted to re create it, you could easy pin all the information you need on Pinterest!</div>
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I am so grateful for all my followers and for the support in my little corner of the blogging world. For those that saw my last post, I am trying to get in touch with The Ellen Show I did my nails and more recently I made a You Tube video. If you haven't watched it yet, it would be awesome if you did and shared it any way you can, I would love to think my story is special enough to go viral. I apologize for the fast pace of the video but I think the point is still made :) You can read more of my story in the link below.</div>
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Have you seen how awesome water slide nail decals are? they are so easy to use and there are countless tutorials on how to apply them if you are unfamiliar. </div>
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I am offering two 8.5x5.5 pages of decals open INTERNATIONALLY to one lucky follower.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have sent several emails (limited to 1500 characters) to Ellen and I recently spent a hefty amount to send my letter via UPS to her show. I figured that she would get it when she gets it but now I am in a bit more of a time crunch...a really big time crunch. I did my nails and printed water slide nail decals to hopefully get her attention.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The reason why this has become urgent...Two days after someone named "King" from her show signed for the letter I found out that one of the people I had been writing about is going to be on her show this week! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> I have had so many emotions while writing it and I have grown as a person. Every waking moment this has been in my mind, and I have thought many times; if nothing comes out of this, how am I going to feel? </span><span style="text-indent: 48px;">Ellen has helped so many people provided them with experiences that they never thought possible. I watch her show every day as soon as it becomes available on the CTV Canada website. She can help ordinary people like myself achieve what seems impossible. I have no idea how else to go about doing this... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I am trying to make my dream come true. With every ounce of my being I need to have the chance to meet the cast of Glee and watch the production of an episode. I need this experience to heal my soul and meet the people that helped me. To watch the production of something so powerful that changed my life. I know there are probably so many other people out there that feel as I do but this is my ONLY focus and has been for almost a year. This is the only dream I have. <span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">I have been told thousands of times and ways never to give up. I need help to share my story and to help me with getting my story to the producers of Glee as I am lost on how to do so on my own. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you know from reading my blog I have been dealing with a severe anxiety disorder for several years and it has been so bad that I was housebound and every simple little thing in life became a struggle. From there I developed a severe depression because I was seeing all my dreams becoming more impossible to reach. I had been fighting for so long with doctors, and treatment centers, medication that caused me to gain weight that I felt I just didn't want to fight anymore. When I was at my worst I came across the TV show Glee and sat and watched the first two seasons. Being numb at that point from the medications, I was caught off guard that my heart felt like it was going to explode and I got that feeling where it felt like time had stopped. Anyone that has suffered from anxiety knows that a panic attack can feel like a heart attack and at the time I thought that was what was happening. Time passes by and I was trying to figure out why this show had such a big impact to me emotionally and finally just over a year ago I realized why. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I love to sing and music really touches me on a deep level. I always thought that life should have songs to go along with all of its moments. I have always wanted to be involved with music but I wanted to be involved with helping people. and until I watched glee I never put the two together. Glee is a fictional TV show but the messages they put out help so many people with topics that people feel like they are having to deal with alone. I realized that I wanted to help people with music.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started doing research and knew that I had to be well enough to make anything happen. This has made me come huge leaps and bounds and I can honestly say that this saved my life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have the determination to do anything. It will take a lot of dedication and support but I will do it. There is not enough support out there and I want to be able to give this gift to other people. <span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">I want to develop a music program, to be implemented in schools, hospitals and treatment centers, to help people that are struggling with addiction, mental health, and to help youth get though the difficult teenage years. I believe this can help with self-image, respect for self and others, addictions, mental health, and acceptance. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: start; text-indent: 48px;">I believe a bigger impact can be made by someone that has been through difficulties, someone that really knows what they are going through and someone that can give hope based on personal experience. I have been where it seemed there was no hope, no one that understood.</span><span style="text-align: start; text-indent: 48px;"> </span><span style="text-align: start; text-indent: 48px;"> I know how frustrating it is to get effective treatment. I have the passion and dedication to do this and I will. I think that with the right approach, there can be a change, maybe at first it will be small but I believe it will grow. I want to create a program across Canada and someday, expand this to the United States using music as therapy. Music touches everyone’s soul. I really believe music in all different forms can help so many people. I believe that if an effective way is found to help deal with their inner issues then maybe there would be a decrease in bullying substance abuse and abusive behavior I’m not saying that this will help everyone but if I can help one person then my life has had a purpose. </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Music can be expressed through art, singing, meditation, playing an instrument, acting and the list can go on. Music touches everyone in some way in every situation throughout life. It can open one’s eyes, give hope, help heal and countless other reasons. Despite the percentages of the population suffering from mental health illness, society is still uneducated and people are left hopeless and without proper and effective treatment. There is ignorance from those who just don’t understand or perhaps have personal issues of their own. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From personal experiences and talking to others, seeing others around me, I really do believe that addiction and substance abuse, bullying, abuse towards others and so many other negative actions, result from problems that are left untreated, not treated properly or ignored. People live and react to life based on what they have learned. Yet the proper focus in my opinion isn't given to find the core of the problem. Can you imagine how society could change if the effort was given to make that difference? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: 48px;">I will continue with my plans without meeting anyone or having my own dream come true. </span><span style="text-align: start; text-indent: 48px;">I would have a void of my dream left un-fulfilled, unfinished and feel like my goal hadn't been met, my work not fully done. I wouldn't be able to use myself as a full example to others. I know that I can reach out to more people having my dreams fulfilled. I hope that I can get my story and plans out with the hopes that someone that can make this happen would come forward and help with this huge plan. I want to show others that have lost hope that life can turn around, that dreams can come true for anyone. I want to be an example of this. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">Without Glee I would have never found my purpose, my strength and a renewed sense of hope. I just want to meet the people that have changed my life and thank them. I want to see in action the making of what changed my life. To experience the energy and passion the whole Glee crew put forth, without a doubt changing a life with each episode they create. I honestly don’t know where I would be without them. The cast has done a powerful job with their acting and I know that they all are amazing people off screen as well</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"> It is because of my Husband and Glee I have come such a long way in recovery and why I cannot give up on this dream.</span></div>
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sober from Drugs and Alcohol for just over 7 years. I believe because of the
lifestyle I was living and problems left untreated I am as a result picking up
the pieces of me that shattered 7 years ago and dealing with the consequences
today. I have been living with a severe anxiety disorder that has
completely debilitated my quality of life and it is something that has
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When you sign up, you fill out surveys covering various topics and when you become eligible, you might just see a box of goodies in the mail for review. Sometimes they may be testers but these products in this box were all full size...and free. No shipping fees, nothing. I believe the USA has more eligibility for product review but Us up here in Canada are just starting out with Influenster so I imagine my mailbox will be getting surprises more frequently soon! I have linked the website, just click on the name!</div>
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This secret mystery box contained the Garnier Fructus Damage Eraser line that I believe hasn't been released in stores. My hair is in bad shape I am not going to lie. Winter is rough and the cold is damaging. I used this product once....yes once and I noticed a HUGE difference. I have already encouraged several friends to try out my bottle and I will be converting to this brand as soon as it becomes available where I live. I normally really wouldn't care what hair products I used, just whatever was on sale but trying this stuff once has sold me on this brand and that alone speaks for itself! </div>
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I over achieve, I am a perfectionist, and I missed my blog! My New Years resolution is to work on those attributes. I did not say I would stop doing these things, it is just a day to day process. </div>
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I have been away from the blogging world, been spending little time on Facebook groups , just trying to get my life in order. I am not there yet but I am getting there. </div>
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I have some pretty big things I have been working on, the completion date is not known yet but it will be in the form of a blog post and I will need help. I will be sharing a very personal part of my life and I am trying to contact the Ellen Degeneres show, so when the time comes, I will appreciate and be forever grateful for your help. Check back in!</div>
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I really messed up on my thumb and tried to cover it up but as you can see in the picture I didn't do a very good job. I did the dots with nail art pens and on the thumb I used a sticker from ones that my Grandma sent. The silver is Color Club Worth the Risque.</div>
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the Alias “Kandistar” for several years for all of my creative pursuits. So when
I decided to launch an indie polish line I wanted it to be
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polishes I wanted to incorporate the word “star” into all the names so these
polishes would be clearly recognizable as my launch polishes. I decided on
creating 6 polishes with names I felt portrayed the polish. My polishes are the “Big 3-Free” and they are
all made by hand from scratch using a </span><span style="line-height: 25px;">glamour</span><span style="line-height: 18.75pt;"> base, cosmetic grade and top
quality pigments and solvent resistant glitter.
Those that are observant will notice I created my debut line in my </span><span style="line-height: 25px;">favorite</span><span style="line-height: 18.75pt;"> color. When asked “What is your </span><span style="line-height: 25px;">favorite</span></span><span style="line-height: 18.75pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> color?” My reply is always
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mail polish in my debut collection. I named it to represent the birth of my
indie polishes. I wanted something bright bold with an impact, to simulate in
my mind what the birth of a star actually looks like.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Blue duo-chrome
shimmer base, with teal hex, holo silver slices, and neon blue micro hexes. For
this polish I pictured an amazing evening sky covered in stars, the silver
slices representing the stars as they fall across the night sky. As I made this polish I pictured myself lying
in a field looking up and thinking how big the universe really is trying to
count the millions of stars that are above.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A cherry red base
with medium white hexes, black slices and small gold holo hex <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">My inspiration for
this polish was the colors of a movie premiere,
the red for the carpet all the Movie Stars walk down, the black slices for long
film strips and the medium white Hexes for the picture within the film strip
(think black and white old silent films).
The gold holo hexes top the polish off as they are the “stars”
themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A light orange base
with micro neon yellow hex, medium silver holo hex and a dash of small teal hex<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This polish was
inspired by not only the first star we see when we look up in the night sky but
the beautiful orange glow the sky lights up at twilight just before the sun
sets. The micro neon yellow hexes represent the sun, the orange base represents
the orange glow of the sky, the medium holo hex represents the bright stars in
the night sky and I added the dash of small teal hex to represent the
transition from day to night<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This polish is a
pale green with small aqua hexes, medium silver holo hexes and small holo gold
hexes was inspired by what superstars are lavished with after their huge rise
to success. Money, diamonds and gold is
what I imagine every superstar dreams of.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">My inspiration for
this polish was to make it look magical. I thought of a certain Disney movie
that featured the beautiful song “When you wish upon a star” I believe for your wish to come true you have
to wish on the biggest, brightest star that you can see. The shimmer yellow base, medium silver holo
hexes and the silver holo slices I created to look like my vision of a wish
being granted<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />kandistarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044890105354347684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676919140890160627.post-61332255059050304062013-05-20T03:35:00.000-04:002013-05-20T03:35:49.382-04:00Motivation Monday-May 20 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I am taking it day by day to get everything up and running again and what better way to start things off then with some motivation. I know right now, Motivation is exactly what I need. It went from Winter to Summer all within a week and a half in Edmonton Alberta. </div>
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We moved from Ontario to Alberta last year and the climate is much different. Geographically speaking, we are much farther north on the map then what I am used to and instead of 4 seasons, here in Alberta we have Winter and Construction. Winter this year lasted 7 months and came very quick so now the snow is gone there is 5 months to fix everything and get it ready for winter again. It gets cold and we have winter but our summers are <span style="color: red;"><b><u>HOT</u></b></span>. As a fair amount of Satellite channels available up here are American channels, we are informed at temperatures in the states and in the summer we very often can have warmer days then even the hottest southern states. Also no matter how long you live in Canada you never ever get used to the cold .</div>
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If you are a Canadian reader, today is Victoria Day. It is a Statutory Holiday otherwise known as May "2-4" (2-4=case of beer) This is the first long weekend to kick off the summer. It is to celebrate the Birthday Of the late Queen Victoria but I have never seen any celebrations in her honor....ever. I read that they are in the works of possibly changing the name to "First Nations" Day to celebrate the Aboriginal Population. Anyways point being, many of my Canadian readers are quite possibly very hung over so this Motivation is for all my international friends :)</div>
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We picked up my roommate at the Airport yesterday and as we were waiting for her at the Arrivals Gate, I discovered a natural remedy to uplift your spirits if you are having a bad day. </div>
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No matter how depressed, cranky, tired, or irritated you are, I guarantee you, that people watching at the airport "arrivals: gate will make you smile, and give you that warm fuzzy feeling. </div>
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For the most part people are seeing their friends or loved ones they may have not seen for a while, and seeing the looks on a persons face when they see whom they are searching for among the crowd is priceless. Yesterday was a very high anxiety day for me and this seemed to help a bit. </div>
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After deciding to share that with you I knew right away I wanted to share a song with you that I feel fits in this post perfectly. It is a song I love listening to when I feel positive and I love that she is Canadian</div>
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kandistarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044890105354347684noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676919140890160627.post-7221391556732513272013-05-13T00:13:00.001-04:002013-05-13T00:13:52.370-04:00No Internet<p dir=ltr>I am slowly going crazy 1 2 3 4 5 6 switch<br>
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<p dir=ltr>I had planned my big launch tomorrow but I have no internet and I can't do this from my phone :*(</p>
<p dir=ltr>PLANNING for next week to go on as scheduled. You will want to stick around! </p>
<p dir=ltr>Sorry everyone. Comment if you forgive me so I can feel a little better because I am super stressed right now. Thanks xoxo</p>
kandistarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044890105354347684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676919140890160627.post-47088068921928463942013-05-02T18:02:00.001-04:002013-05-02T18:02:45.155-04:00Apology's and Updates<p dir=ltr>Life has a funny way of twisting and turning throwing challenges at you and that is why I have had to delay my big blog  transformation and indie polish launch. For the past week I have been getting so much accomplished! I have sent my launch polishes out for review and when the reviewers recieve them I will be sharing with you their reviews and launching at the same time! Stick with me I know my blog has been quiet lately but I have been working hard to make it awesome!</p>
<p dir=ltr>I will leave you with a quick swatch I did today of a polish I bought 2 months ago and haven't had the time to use Hope you like it! </p>
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Selena Gomez Collection<br>
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Amazing pink creme polish that is opaque in 2 coats and applies like a dream! I need to get the other polishes in this collection! </p>
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After our unexpected move, we are finally getting settled in. I will be getting this blog under way again next Monday April 8th. Big stuff happening, make sure you come on by!</div>
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<i>We are moving to Edmonton a week early so that means that I will be back on track sooner!! It has been crazy here trying to get everything done in 1 week! </i></div>
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<i>Also I recently joined Twitter as I need to get my name known as I have some exciting, life changing plans, so if you have Twitter </i><i>please follow me </i><i>@kandistar223 !</i></div>
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kandistarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044890105354347684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676919140890160627.post-89476427724380033592013-03-11T23:15:00.003-04:002013-03-11T23:15:56.174-04:00Moving to Civilization!Well my intentions of my launch have been put on hold for a few weeks but with good reason.<br />
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We found out on Friday that we are moving to Edmonton, 5 hours south of where we are now and much more populated. It is the closest "city" to us and it is pretty exciting as there is so much more to do there and more places to buy polish! <br />
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Oh and I cannot forget a little mall called the West Edmonton Mall...have you heard of it? Only a few blocks from where we will be living! <br />
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We move in 2 weeks so we don't have very much time to pack and tie up loose ends up here in Grande Prairie (aka the northern most populated place in Canada, meaning there is no city larger then this to the north of us in Canada)<br />
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Remember I will be having two giveaways at launch time one for followers before the giveaway and ones that are probably just coming here for the giveaway so share with your friends as there might be an added bonus for people that share my blog with their friends ;)kandistarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044890105354347684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676919140890160627.post-66172418820162657772013-03-06T23:08:00.001-05:002013-03-06T23:08:07.139-05:00Whatever Wednesday March 6th 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
Well I am in the works of finalizing my polishes and it is keeping me super busy, so I will return next Monday with Motivation Monday when I am done with my polish creating. Thanks for understanding :)</div>
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One prize will be for all my followers before my giveaway starts and the other will be for everyone including my new followers, so spread the word if you wish :)</div>
kandistarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11044890105354347684noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676919140890160627.post-15164776938172334442013-03-06T02:03:00.002-05:002013-03-06T02:05:07.523-05:00Test it Tuesday- March 5th 2013<br />
Wit the very soon launch of my first Indie polishes, I have been crazy busy so my Test it Tuesday post is still being posted on Tuesday, but a little late. I am hoping to have time to schedule posts if I am busy that way you have something to read while having your much needed morning coffee. Also I can give you a hint of what you would be seeing the next day! <br />
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Today I have a polish called Golden Boy that was sent to me by; </div>
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I decided to start the week of with Motivation Monday because everyone seems to have a hate on against Mondays and dreads its arrival. Instead, look at Monday as a fresh start to the new week a new beginning and if your week is a bad one, don't worry! You can start fresh next Monday! </div>
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