A Walk Along The Water

This past Wednesday was such a beautiful day, that I got to enjoy a nice walk along the water! My boyfriend and I went and had a nice lunch with my best friend Julia, from Enchanted Fantasy, and her husband. We went to Buffalo Road House, which has these really delicious rolls and cinnamon butter. So good!! So not good for my diet, but it's all good. Sometimes you just need to have a cheat day. Anyway, it was such a beautiful spring day in Buffalo, that my boyfriend and I decided to go for a walk. So from lunch we drove over to Niawanda Park and took a nice walk along the river. There was still some ice floating in the water, but it looked so pretty! And the ducks were enjoying the water too, although I couldn't get a good picture of them. Anyway, this is just a short post to share a few pictures that I took at the park. I hope everyone is having a lovely Saturday and enjoying the sun today! Springtime in Buffalo has arrived!!

The River

The River With Ice

Docks

 

Docks Again

Spring Blooms

Spring blooms somewhere in Buffalo! Well, not so much yesterday, but it will one of these days!

When I started this blog, I said I was going to write about things that I find beautiful, and it kind of ended up turning into a beauty blog about makeup and nail polish, which I find incredibly beautiful, but I am going to start throwing some other things into the mix! 

Yesterday, it was a cold, rainy Spring day in Buffalo and today it is a cold, snowy Spring day in Buffalo. Now don't get me wrong I love the snow, in fact I start wishing for it about half way through summer, but I also love my seasons. I especially love that I live in a city where I get to experience all four of them to their fullest, and sometimes all in the same day! So today on March 26, 2015 this is what Buffalo looks like:

You know what else I love about Buffalo? The fact that there are so many fun things to do here, even on a rainy, snowy, cold Spring day. You just have to know where to look! And when the seasons are changing, especially from Winter to Spring, Buffalo can be kind of drab and dreary and muddy, very muddy, but at the height of Spring, Buffalo is beautiful. The grass is green and flowers are in bloom and the the trees are full of bright green leaves and the sun is out and sometimes it is cool and rainy. The great thing about the rain in Buffalo at the height of Spring, is when it stops! The raindrops on everything just look so serene and you are almost always guaranteed to see a rainbow. It's kind of amazing! But when the seasons are changing and you haven't gotten to that point of Spring yet, and you are just really wanting to see Spring in full effect, there is one place you can go to find it and it never disappoints! That place is The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. It's a place I forget about too and I actually haven't been there in years!

Yesterday, we were hoping for a nice Spring day, so that we could go for a walk downtown. What we got was a cold, rainy Spring day, that meant we kind of had to stay in doors. So, my boyfriend said let's go check out the Botanical Gardens and that is what we did. They currently have their Spring Blooms out and it was so pretty! We had so much fun walking around looking at everything in full bloom and taking pictures. And honestly, it was just the dose of Spring I needed, while I wait patiently for Spring to actually come to Buffalo. It was so beautiful that I decided I really wanted to share that beauty here. So for everyone else who is patiently awaiting Spring, here is a little bit of it to tide you over until it actually arrives!

    

    

    

      

                                 

Spring Is In the Air

Spring is in the air! Well, maybe not so much. It is only February after all. How do I help myself beat the winter blues? With nail polish of course! I've never been a stickler for beauty rules, and by that I mean I almost never follow the color rules. You know dark colors in the winter, jeweled tones and dark colors for fall, light and pastel for spring, and as bright as you can get for the summer. I just wear what I want when I want because it makes me happy! As much as I love the winter, February hits and I start to find it dreary. It's a total downer and I like to think that I am a generally upbeat person. Since I have to wear a uniform to work, there isn't much I can do to boost my mood in the wardrobe department, but I can paint my nails for that little bit of color I crave. So when I start to feel those winter blues, the dark polishes get shelved and the fun colors come out! It's proven that bright or pastel colors almost always lift your mood. Around this time of year I like to remind myself that spring is just around the corner. Two colors that are perfect for that are Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear in Mint Sorbet and Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear in Lacey Lilac. They are beautiful! The Mint Sorbet is this really pretty mint green color, almost a sea foam green, but a little brighter. The Lacey Lilac, is this gorgeous pastel purple. They kind of remind me of Easter eggs.They have a creme finish and you will probably need two coats, well I did at least. As a top coat I like to use Sally Hansen's Insta Dry in Clearly Quick to give it the glossy effect that I love! Here are pictures of what each one looks like!

Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet Swatch

Sally Hansen Lacey Lilac Swatch

See I told you they look like Easter egg colors! Easter eggs are perfect little reminders that spring is here and summer is not too far behind! Now if these colors aren't enough to boost your mood and you just need something more, go for a really bright summer color, like a hot pink or an orange, maybe even a yellow, if you're brave enough! Trust me it works!! :) Happy painting!