Link Love: Some Recent Favorites

I'm copping out on a blog post a little today but it is the weekend and I'm going to give myself the pass. Here are some *hand picked* favorite blog posts that I've come across recently. I like to do posts like this every now and then to spotlight things from the beauty blogging world that I love. I read a lot of blogs and am very happy to share these great posts with you...

• Chloe always does immaculate, beautiful manicures and this is one of my favorites that she did sort of recently. Her mix of matte and shine and black and color is gorgeous here!

• Lipgloss Love Affair looks at green tea products--which is interesting in itself--but her post also includes a very refreshing sounding green tea mist recipe that's very easy to make!

• The Nailasaurus shows us a very cute and clean looking twist on a french manicure.

• Enamel Girl shows off one of her Catherine Arley polishes with a very sophisticated looking Konad job. Love the colors, love the design, LOVE Catherine Arley polishes--I must get some!

• This next one is awesome in my opinion... Over at Killer Colours, she re-did a Marilyn Manson look and it really caught my attention because I love Manson, I love his crazy makeup and I love a gorgeous re-creation. 

• Give a look at this gorgeous and interesting universe manicure over at Big Lights, Big Color.

• I'm a big fan of the makeup looks from Glitter is My Crack but this one blew me away--it's a glammy, 50s-ish film kind of look with my favorite color (green!) and a gorgeous red lip. A look definitely worth stealing! This one is going in my looks to try folder.

• Nihrida showcases a beautiful colored nail polish that is pretty enough (in my eyes) to make this list on its own but follows it up with a matching eye that is to die for!

• Over at Makeup By Celly, she shows us how to personalize our brush handles! Her designs are really cute and really well done... Go have a look and see if it's a crafty move you'd like to make!

That's what I have for you today... Enjoy! And let me know if you found any new favorites!

Just a reminder to go check out my giveaway if you haven't already, it ends April 12.

Five by Five Link Love: Volume 1

So, I read a lot of blogs. Lately I've been keeping a folder of blog posts that I've come across that I really loved. I decided I would post said posts when I reached ten. Hopefully this will help you guys find new blogs or just enjoy great posts and I can keep doing this every so often when I have ten new posts to show you. 

Diana of Painted Lady Fingers compiled a list of her favorite manicures which is a list of over thirty amazing designs--I have so many favorites it's hard to pick just one but I think her White Peacock mani is really something special! Go pick your favorite!

Emerald Sparkled is one of my very, very favorite (if not my favorite) nail blogs. Here Deniz does an adorable manicure that she calls "Turning Gold." It's cute with a nice touch of sophistication.

The Swatchaholic puts a lovely spin on the leopard nail look with China Glazes' "Hi-Tek" over MAC's "Soiree." It's subtle and beautifully done.

Spooky Nails combines a very cool mix of colors for her interesting "Sea Treasure" manicure.

Padmita shows off her amazingly beautiful and artistic Velvet Blue eye. It's a great icy, wintry look!

Another manicure by Deniz that I adored called "Sweet Box" is a sugary sweet pastel look. Her manicures are always so immaculate and perfectly done that it's hard not to find a ton of favorites.

The next link here is a little different as it's not makeup or a manicure or even technically fashion. Purse Blog listed a few works by photographer Fulvio Bonavia. This exhibit of photos combines some of my favorite things: great photography, purses and food. Definitely worth a look!

Nails by Bellan offers up a different leopard print mani--this one is colorful and oh so cute!

I love what Leanne of Do Not Refreeze did with Illamasqua's newer polishes "Load" and "Scorn." It looks as if her nails were all dressed up for a night out!

A second great post with Illamasqua's new Throb collection is from Makeup Your Jangasara where she recreates the Throb promo look and does such an amazing job I was floored. I wish I had sills like that! Her beautiful green eyes complete the look in a gorgeous way.

UD BoS Giveaway!

In case any of you guys aren't followers of Click and Make-up, I wanted to let you know about Kat's pretty freakin' awesome Urban Decay Box of Shadows giveaway!

(Plus this blog post gets me another entry! But I wouldn't post this if it wasn't worth a look--and it definitely is!) This is the first box of shadows that I've had any interest in but didn't have the money to buy it when I ran across it at Ulta several weeks ago :(