kitschin' kaboodle

I'm already nostalgic about Summer

and it's not even over yet.
I've been a little M.I.A. from the blog
this past few weeks.
Relaxing, refueling, reconnecting.
 So here's some LOVE!
 Enjoy this kitschin' kaboodle summer style.



I've been living in this bib necklace all summer.
I love the colors!
Target $14



My favorite summer pattern.
Ruffle shirt dress by Tucker.

Everyone always comments on this "vintage"
J.Crew tote I bought for $15 when I was in college.
Still adorable.

 

Summer reads.
Seriously!



Help! Don't let me buy one more striped T-shirt this summer!!

 

My favorite bracelet. I love the word charms;
Dream, Style, Believe, Create, Soul, Smile and Heart.
Amazing how wearing words can keep you focused?
Brighton $46

 

My pink star shirt from ZARA.
Make me feel like Jem from the Holograms.

 

My Chanel Chance.
Smells like men's cologne
and I like a clean smellin' man.
This particular Chanel smells just how my summer feels.

 

Sandals SO loved they must be retired.
I guess that's what you get when
you pay $17.99 at Target.
Currently auditioning for their replacement.

Have a cold coca-cola,

lay back in your Adirondack,

and enjoy the rest of your summer!

kitsch tested kat approved: the home mani

 

I love the new trend of

 Home Manis.

I think the last few years of recession

has brought on a new fashion trend

that caters to the creative heart.

Everywhere I go I see ladies sporting polka dots,

sparkles, neons, reverse french tips,

details, prints, and shatter. 

I love seeing a woman stop another 

woman to ask her about her home mani.

I love the interaction.

I love the self expression.

I even stopped the girl at the drive through of my favorite

 Mexican food restaurant to examine her polka dot nail tips.

Here are a few of Mama Kat's

favorite new products

to tickle your finger tips!

Sally Hansen's Salon Effects

nail polish strips get a Kitsch A+

They last for almost 2 weeks

and have the most adorable patterns.

I put the "Misbehaved" pattern on my fingernails

and one on each of my big toes

(painting the other toenails black). 

I also bought the zebra print called 

"Wild Child" and "Laced Up".

  I am also loving all this nail

SHATTER!

I love the color combinations of black with bolds or pastels.

But my favorite combo, by far is, the black/white combo!

I like the throw back 80's vibe. 

I love the irreverence.

I think its trashy classy and I love it!

I give the OPI Black Shatter an A.

And this spring watch for the launch

of the new OPI Silver Shatter!

 

 Another trend, I love, that you should try at home,

is Chanel's new perfectly pale yellow in

Mimosa. 

The whole line is delicious

and every girl should have

something Chanel to wear, right?

Even Lady Gaga was wearing it at the Grammys!

Mama Kat gives it a B+

not because it isn't divine,

but because it is almost impossible

to find and over $30 a bottle.

 Straying slightly from the Home Mani theme

I have to add my favorite new polish hybrid

 by OPI called Axxium.

You have to receive this GEL nail polish treatment at the salon,

but it lasts FOREVER

and does minimal damage to your natural nail.

This isn't a gel acrylic ladies, it is a POLISH.

It requires a UV light and

professional application and removal,

plus cost between $25-$40,

so I give it a B.

But, I do add it in the Home Mani breed

because this polish allows you to do Mommy up GLAM!

Dishes and cleaning can't touch this stuff and

all your girlfriends will being asking you

about your fabulous manicure.

Check for them in your favorite OPI colors.