Interview with Katie Cazorla of Nail FILES

Attention ladies! There is a fabulous new reality TV show on the TV guide network which I am sure you will adore after the first instance you watch it the show is called Nail FILES,What is Nail FILES about? Well it features the wonderful & beautiful Katie Cazorla.The show is about Katie's new nail salon located in L.A called "The Painted Nail" and how she struggles to juggles her salon,Her growing personal brand & her personal life which includes making time for her girl friends,& her relationship with Walter Afanasieff a music producer.You can catch the show on Tuesday nights at 10/9c on the TV Guide Network it is sure to bring you entertainment & laughs so make sure to plan time to sit down & watch it Katie has a very strong & bubbly personality.

Katie Cazorla has been traveling around on a small Mobile Tour in a Mobile Spa truck which is a small replica of her shop in L.A some of her stops have included Charlotte, Washington DC, Boston, Philadelphia,Cleveland,Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix, and the grand finale in Houston,Texas this upcoming July 4th weekend.On this tour Katie & a small team of nail specialists will be giving away FREE manicures,They will also be giving away free goodies such as nail files,nail decals & other fun prizes through out the day.The Mobile spa is decked out with gorgeous chandeliers,Comfy & Puffy chairs,plus a 42 inch TV.Today & tomorrow Katie is in Phoenix,Arizona & I had the amazing chance to sit down with Katie to do a small interview for my blog Burning Moon's Inside Advice.

Katie & Myself in-front of the Mobile Spa Truck

Now I can honestly tell you I was extremely nervous on my way to meet Katie,This was my first face to face interview,Though I have to say as soon as I meet Katie everything melted away she is so cheerful,Happy,Funny & fun to be around she could make any day a cheerful day.After learning a lot of new & fun things about Katie along with seeing many photos of her nail designs I wanted to know which style or pattern is her favorite to do/work with,Katie's answer was anything with Glitter! She is a huge lover of glitter,a large amount of her nail polish from her Nail line "The painted Nail" has glitter & makes your nails look amazing I got to experience & see many cute nails today while visiting her Mobile Spa,Each girl or woman who stepped out of the truck was beyond excited about their new nails & their experience on the truck.One of my favorite styles she can do is add an image to your nail,Do you love Edward Cullen? Well then you can have his face placed onto your nails,you can have an image of anyone or anything on your nails.Now if your anything like me you might be curious how she gets the image onto a finger nail so I asked her, Her response was that she uses a Nail Printer which allows her to make a small digital image based off what you are wanting & apply it to your nail,After learning about it I now hope to one day get this done to my own nails.I was very excited because Lucky little me got to get my own Manicure done on the Spa truck & Katie herself picked out how to paint my nails,I received A silver based coat on all of my nails & then I received Katie Sparkles as a top layer on all of my fingers except my ring finger,My ring finger received a coat of 'Riot' over the silver which turned out perfectly.The nail polish applied smoothly & evenly,I was happy to see that unlike most glitter polishes you actually get Glitter with every brush stroke,I had made the comment that is was like getting smacked in the face with glitter,my nails are super shinny I love them & everyone at my work is jealous,You can see the results of my nails at the end of this post.

Katie was super talkative & is really excited that her shop & her Nail polish line are taking off! I asked Katie if she had any tips or advice for those trying to set up their own business what ever it may be,Katie's response was "Read as many 'Start you own business' books as you can even if they aren't tailored to your business,Take time to talk with other small business owners to help understand how to make your business work & do a lot of research which will in turn help you with your new business".What was Katie's favorite stop on her Mobile tour? All of them she has enjoyed different aspects of every town or city she has visited,I hope she continues doing these small tours because they are fantastic & helps her fans keep connected with her.There is much more wonderful things to say about Katie but not enough blog space to post it all in one post,so I will end this long post off here.If you would like to Fan Katie & The Painted nail on facebook you can do so by clicking HERE,you can also follow her on Twitter or stop by her store to buy some of her nail polish by visiting The Painted Nail.

Left: My nails Middle: The Spa Truck Right: A fans Nails [Nails were done by a member of Katie's Team]

I would like to thank Katie Cazorla star of Nail FILES for the wonderful time & a Big thank you to TV Guide Network & Allied Integrated Marketing for allowing me this opportunity.

Budget Gadgets Review

I am getting prepared for a long & relaxing weekend,My mother will be taking my daughter on a three day camping trip which will give me time to sort through all my old emails,clean the house & work on new items for my etsy shop on top of that I have Saturday-Tuesday up in which I will be doing various things for Fathers day & my Fiances birthday coming up.Today I wanted to share a review with you,as you all know part of being a blogger who does reviews & giveaways we always tell the truth both the good & bad though I hate the times I have to say something bad.

I recently had a chance to work with a company called Budget Gadgets on a review,For my review I received a Magic Kaleidoscope Colorful Star Night Light,On their website the night light looks wonderful I was excited to receive it the night light arrived fast which was a good sign,I had it all set up & ready to plug in everything seemed fine,Once plugged in the light only let off very little light which was a little disappointing which is when I realized the night light arrived broken,There is supposed to be a blue plastic ring locate around the top of the light that holds the top black circle with moon/star on it up so the light can shine through it but the blue ring was missing & the black circle was logged inside of the light,It was an easy fix though I took the black piece out & used black electric tape to secure the piece onto the light now the light works much better.

The Magic Kaleidoscope Colorful Star Night Light,Gives off a good amount of light for the size of the night light,The light also has two settings a white setting or a color setting which my daughter likes to switch on & off.Though the product arrived broken it was easy to fix,& like all companies it would also be sent back but I am a handy person so Id rather fix it then wait for it to be sent back & forth,That being said I would work with this company again.I enjoy using this product & it makes my Toddler happy so I am satisfied with the product.Budget Gadgets also offers cameras,chargers,& other products.****This was not a paid post and my honest opinion was used. The opinions are solely my own and may vary from others.Products were Provided by Budget Gadgets for the Review free of charge****

Dale & Thomas Popcorn Review

Wow work has been crazy lately I have been working almost non stop for the last ten days,Its making it to where I have little time to blog heck I barley have time to clean my house Thankfully though I have free time now & I have the weekend off for my birthday.

Today I wanted to share a Review from a company called Dale and Thomas Popcorn,for my review I received a wonderful 12-Bag Popcorn Sampler which contained 12 different gourmet flavors of popcorn. I received popcorn in the following flavors: Dark Fudge with Praline Almonds, Hall of Fame Kettle Corn, Southwest Cheddar Chipotle, Chocolate Chunk N'Caramel, Cinnamon Crème DrizzleCorn, Peanut Butter & White Chocolate DrizzleCorn, Twice-As-Nice Chocolate DrizzleCorn, Dale's Caramel, North Country Cheddar, Double Chocolate DrizzleCorn, Black & White Biscotti, and White Cheddar & Black Peppercorn.

It's not an understatement when I tell you it took about two weeks for My DH,My Daughter & Myself plus a few friends along the line to try out all of the flavors there is so much popcorn packed into each bag which is great because normal chip & popcorn companies fill the bags half way then fill the rest with air but this isn't the case with Dale and Thomas Popcorn.Every flavor was very unique & tasted amazing! We each had our favorites mine was the Dark Fudge with Praline Almonds my DH's was the Black & White Biscotti & Our daughter loved them all.I would highly recommend using this company to order snacks for yourself or for a loved one as a gift their packaging is gorgeous they ship fast & their product is beyond amazing.You can check out their website & all they have to offer by clicking HERE. ****This was not a paid post and my honest opinion was used. The opinions are solely my own and may vary from others.Products were Provided by Dale and Thomas Popcorn for the Review free of charge****

Bunny Slippers Review

What goes best with Pajamas's? Slippers thats right I have a perfect review to pair up with my Jada Michaels giveaway this review is from a company called bunnyslippers.com but don't let the name fool you they are a WIDE variety of slippers including Dino's,Cat's & More.For my review I was sent a pair of Seal Slippers which are beyond adorable,Below you can see a photo of them on my feet:

Normally it is hard for me to find slippers I actually like but with Bunny Slippers that wasn't the case.Their website is set up in a way that makes finding the product your looking for simple they have a different section for Mens slippers,Kids slippers,Womens slippers,Hooded Towels & More the only hard part is actually picking the pair of slippers or the hooded towel you want since they are all super cute.When I first tried them on they were a little snug but that is expected with new slippers,After wearing them once or twice they are broken in & are very comfortable not to mention adorable these slippers will steal the life of any slumber party they are perfect for all ages.My two year old also loves wearing these around the house she keeps them on her shoe rack when they are not being used.The slippers are easy to clean you just need a damp wash rag & the dirt or spill comes right off of the slippers.I enjoyed working with Bunny Slippers & I think they have a friendly customer service plus fast shipping I would think about shopping here for future birthday & Christmas presents.****This was not a paid post and my honest opinion was used. The opinions are solely my own and may vary from others.Products were Provided by Bunny Slippers for the Review & Giveaway free of charge****

Coupon Hunting With Coupon Chief

One of the things I find to be becoming more & more popular each month is Coupon Clipping & Printing of coupons.I work in retail so I see a number of guests who use coupons daily Many people don't think coupons are worth the time or effort to clip but Most who come through my line end up saving any where from $10-$150 depending on the amount of products & amount of coupons they have I myself love to use coupons.

One of the best ways to find coupons is online,Many companies provide you with coupons right on their site that you can print off or they can provide you with coupons through snail mail if you choose to do so.I was recently introduced to a growing coupon website called Couponchief.com who offers hundreds of coupons or links to coupons from various companies & name brands.

I wanted to test out their site so I headed over & Typed in 'Target' since I love shopping there the results pulled up 39 ready to use coupons one of the coupons that caught my eye was for Targets website which was a Buy two first aid kit items [Bandaids,ect] & get a Free first Aid bag I clicked on the link & it took me right to the Target website with the correct page on their website.I think that Couponchief.com is easy to use & I enjoy the fact you can Rate each coupon & let everyone know weather it works or not I have read through a lot of the comments & almost everyone has had success with the coupons Couponchief.com offers.Coupon Chief is one of the fastest growing coupon sites they have over 50k coupons for over 15000 stores, giving them one of the largest databases of online coupons on the net.Want to keep up with their updates? They also have a facebook.

Have coupons been helpful for you? Where do you normally get your coupons from? I love getting mine from the sunday paper & online though I have been looking for companies who snail mail coupons to their customers as well.

Pillow Pets GIVEAWAY & Review

With Easter just around the corner I have been looking for creative ideas as what to put in my Daughters Easter basket & Easter eggs [She is only two] I do not want to give her a ton of junk food so I bought small things like cars,& jewelry for her Eggs & then toys & movies for her basket. I also wanted something next to her basket that is where Pillow Pets came in.

I received the lucky chance to review their Easter Pillow Pet called Fluffy Bunny,I was excited when the bunny arrived I wanted to see what he looked like so I opened it up to take a peak then put him on the shelf in my closet without thinking. We normally leave our closet door open [Slide doors] but I didn't really think anything of it because my two year old daughter hardly ever goes in our room but needless to say a few days later she went in to help me wake up her father & next thing I know she is pointing at the closet asking 'Whats that?' she already found it & she was too cute not to give into so she got her Fluffy Bunny early.

Needless to say she LOVES her Fluffy Bunny & he is a happy new addition to her pillow pets collection.I love & have always loved how soft the Pillow Pets are everything from head to toe is soft as can be which makes Pillow Pets a great gift for any age.The ears are large & floppy which every bunnies ears should be,Since the bunny can be taken in the car,Carried around or taken to bed with whom ever owns the bunny it makes the perfect pillow companion.

Have any Bunnies fake or real you plan on surprising your kids with on Easter? Though the giveaway will not end in time for Easter a very special child will be happy to get a Fluffy Bunny any day of the week.****This was not a paid post and my honest opinion was used. The opinions are solely my own and may vary from others.Products were Provided by Pillow Pets for the Review & Giveaway free of charge****

PRIZE ALERT:
One lucky winner will receive a Fluffy Bunny of their Own!

HOW TO WIN:
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MANDATORY ENTRY: Please take a look at the Fluffy Bunny HERE & let me know in a comment who You would give a Fluffy Bunny too [& Yes you can say yourself]

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This giveaway will end on April 29th,2011.Winner will be picked using a Random Number Generator.

Sarris Candies Review

Like stated below I finally have a day off from work so I am going to try & pack in as many posts as I can so that I can be a little caught up on my work.I have another great review to share with you from a company called Sarris Candies I was sent a small package of Pretzel Slims which only have 100 Calories in each package,What are Pretzel Slims? They are Chocolate Covered Pretzels.

Here is a little info from their website "Big on taste, small on calories, this 100 Calorie Pretzel Slim package is long overdue. Designed for the calorie counter, these chocolate covered Pretzels are a guilt free treat. These packages come as an individual serving or save on both calories and cash, and order our value packs of six or twenty four!" The pretzel sticks were very good,it was the perfect mixture of chocolate & salt.Each package contained about 10 pretzel sticks which is more than enough for 2-3 people to share & still be happy/full from their share of the pretzel sticks.The Pretzel slims were a huge hit in my house even my picky two year old enjoyed eating these [well most of the time she did] they were a yummy little snack just two or three sticks is enough chocolate to fulfill your chocolate craving the six packs I was sent lasted almost a week & a half.I have never tried Sarris Candies so I wasn't sure what to expect but the results were better then I was expecting the pretzels were melt in your mouth perfect.****This was not a paid post and my honest opinion was used. The opinions are solely my own and may vary from others.Products were Provided by Sarris Candies for the Review****