Kara's Monthly Summary - May 🌸

A monthly round up of some faves & recommendations!

Welcome to the Monthly Summary!! This is a monthly wrap up of some favorites, suggestions, random things, products and more! I spent a lot of my month traveling and I have a bunch of favorite things to share, so I’m excited to recap with you!

SUMMARY stands for:

Something New

Useful Tip

Manicure Of the Month

Mood Board

Amusement

Recommendation

You Need This

Get it?! Ok let’s go!

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🔆 S: Something New

I got so many exciting new products last month while I was gone, I’m honestly a little overwhelmed. (Stay tuned for a round up post!!)

But there was one thing I was the most excited about and needed to use first: The Big Suck!!! A new Dust Collector from Erica’s ATA. I believe this is their first dust collector they’ve ever made and I was BLOWN AWAY (ironically)!

It’s very compact and sooo strong. The suction is incredible, even if it’s not on high. It’s a little quieter and smaller than my Shemax one and the price is unbeatable tbh. I think this is going to be my new go-to, I was just so impressed. Stay tuned for my full review on my socials coming next week!!

If you’re in the market for a new dust collector, I really love it so far. You can also use my code KARA10 for 10% off :)

🛠️ U: Useful Tip Or Product

Ok this is also a new product to me that I posted about on my instagram stories the other day and I feel like everyone was so interested in it as much as I am!!

This is a nail pincher, although I personally want to rebrand it to a c-curve tool because it’s a painless pinching process that helps your nails curve to make them stronger and look more narrow without overfiling the sidewalls!

It’s only $5 and I actually think it’s going to change the way our nails look for the better, especially if you are into square shapes, or use jelly gel for rebuilding the sidewalls like I have recently.

Should I do a post about pinching??

💅 M: Manicure Of The Month

I did my nails 2x this month and I LOVED both manicures so much so they are both going to be my MoMs :) starting with my nails I did for my friend’s bachelorette party + the Oregon Nail Expo. I only used 3 products for this and it FAST! Also, the glitter polish sold out at the expo and I can’t help but think I helped that happen 😎

Sparkly Pink Nails:

For my base gel + builder, I used Nail Thoughts Strawberry Lemonade Base which is a juicy bright medium pink. This looks sooo cute on its own too! Then I layered it with NT Matsuri which is a a sheer pink with chunky holographic glitter and it was just stunning on top of the builder! To finish the nails, I used the new Kokoist Totally Glossy Top Coat!

Rainbow Peach Nails:

For my trip to Europe, I knew I wanted something neutral but still fun and this new Rainbow Peach Unicorn mag gel was PERFECT!! In some lighting it just looked like a pretty peachy neutral manicure, and in other lighting the golden magnet effect and rainbow glitters shined through and I was OBSESSED! I need everyone to try a polish from this collection, it’s so stunning. I’m going to use it again asap! Click here to see everything I used for this manicure (the tools + hard gel, etc)!

🔮 M: Mood Board

This month, I am challenging myself to ONLY use new products that I haven’t used or worn before!! And I want to create really fun bright, mixed media manicures with them! I’m still dying to use my new rhinestones, and I got a bunch of new inks, and colors too. So stay tuned to see what I come up with :)

🧘🏻‍♀️ A: Amusement

Anyone else obsessed with Off Campus??? I can’t get enough - it feels so nostalgic to me, like the shows I used to obsess over on the CW and Freeform. If you didn’t know, I have a little side hustle podcast show that I started because I was obsessed with The Summer I Turned Pretty (i’m just a 16 year old girl at heart truly) and I just started recapping Off Campus! And I’m sooo excited for Every Year After coming out next week too and I’ll be covering that as well!!

If you love obsessing about teen tv like me, I think you’ll really like it! :)

Listen here!!

💖 R: Recommendation

My all time favorite candles are 25% off!!! The New Savant is revamping their packaging and we are reaping the benefits lol. These are truly some of the most delicious, juicy summer scents ever and I had to repurchase them when I saw the sale happening!! I have tried most of their scents (because I’m addicted) and I really like them all, you can’t go wrong if it sounds good to you!

Quick story: last year, I had my bachelorette party at my house and was burning these candles all weekend. My friends loved them so much that I decided to get them each a Summer Splendor candle for a little bridesmaid gift as a thank you for getting ready with me and it was a hit!!!

Summer Splendor: Italian White Wine, Zesty Bergamot, Sparkling Grapefruit, Charred Artichoke, Salty Green Olives, Creamy Avocado, Roasted Sesame, Fresh Woods

Heatwave: Fresh Dill, Garden Basil, Eucalyptus Leaves, Damp Earth, Cucumber, Summer Peaches, Patchouli, Amber, Cedarwood

And they actually smell like all that too^ in a good way!

I also have a code that they shared with me for 15% extra off and it works on top of the 25% off sale!!! It’s KARA15!

💋 Y: You Need This

It’s officially sandal weather and my feet have reemerged. And I’m actually not too worried about them because I have been using this MIRACLE cream on them and they look and feel so soft and hydrated.

I’m calling this a miracle cream because truly my feet get neglected for most of the year and all I did was put this on maybe 3 times and I saw a drastic change. Incredible!

It has the consistency of aquaphor or vaseline, but it’s also formulated with salicylic acid and urea (my fave!!!) to actually exfoliate the skin and remove the dead cells so you’re left with super soft hydrated feet! I recommend putting on some socks after applying this and letting it sit for a while. Remove them, and your life will be changed, I swear!! And it’s under $10!!!

You can get it at Target or Amazon!

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