nails, scissors, and bobby pins

I had a few precious hours off this morning to sleep in and run some errands! Hooray! I desperately needed to go to the bank which is incidentally very close to a drug store and a nail salon...haha! How convenient! Time off work generally means I'm out spending money, which is why I don't mind working so much, and today was no exception. As of today I have worked eight days in a row and I have five more to go before I get a day off so I decided I could treat myself a little. 

At the drug store i got these...

...some cuticle scissors! I dont intend on using them for my cuticles...I'll leave that to the professionals less i gouge myself! Instead I bought them for some much needed eyebrow trimming. Hooray! Check out Kandee Johnson's AWESOME video on how to groom your own eyebrows here.

I also got these...

..."roller pins" or, for me, the only bobby pins that will actually hold my hair in place. Im very excited about these as I have very straight hair and a TON of it! Now I can wear a flower in my hair at work (its required, isn't that super?) with a lot more ease. Pretty excited to use them tonight. It's the little things in life that make my day, haha!

 And lastly I went to the nail salon...

...and got my nails did! 

This is an awesome gel polish by opi that lasts two weeks with out chipping! It feels more rubbery than normal polish and comes off in a big flexible sheet when you take it off.  You have to have it done in a salon because it has to have UV light to set up (unless of course you own a UV lamp). I love this stuff especially because I work in a restaurant. It really stands up to all the water and abrasive stuff I encounter everyday. The color is a little more pinky than it looks here. I'm very into these super pale pastels that are popular this spring! I wanted a lavender but they didn't have one.  Boo! This pink is awfully pretty and girly though and it makes my half a day off all the more indulgent. 

Find a salon near you and go get a gel manicure! Its awesome, it lasts way longer than a normal manicure and it'll make you feel pretty. Hope everyone has a b-e-a-u-tiful day!

looooooooooooove, 

Katie