Vintage Valentine Nail Art

Woohoo, more V-Day nail art! Today's mani is by far one of my all time favorites. I just love vintage-y nail art for Valentine's Day... anytime really. This mani is just so simple but still so elegant. :)

This mani was done with polishes from my Valentine's Day collection (Victorian Romance) and a little help from Born Pretty Store rose decals. I started with a base of My Own Sweet Valentine with an accent nail of Parchment & Lace. Once MOSV was dry I sponged on some Cheeks Tinted Red and a little more MOSV to really blend it together. The shimmer on this gradient was insane! I used top coat on Parchment and Lace and then used a Born Pretty Store water decal. (These decals are only $0.88 right now! Plus if you use the code BPS2014 you'll get 15% off sitewide! I say these are more than worth every penny!!!)

The decal was so easy to use. Just cut it out, dunk it into water (warm water if it's winter) for 10-15 seconds and the decal will slip right off the paper and be easy to position on your nail. I lightly wet the nail and placed the rose. I used a paper towel to blot the excess water and then gently used a finger to press the decal down, getting rid of wrinkles and bubbles until the decal dried completely. Then I topped it with more top coat and it was perfect!!

I couldn't resist trying the glitter of Love & Devotion over the gradient. It's nice, but I found I preferred the simplicity of the gradient alone.

What's your go-to nail art for Valentine's Day?

Pool Break Pro 3D Pool Snooker v2.3.6

Pool Break Pro 3D Pool Snooker v2.3.6 APK Free Download Android Game. 3D Pool, Snooker, Billiards, Carrom, Crokinole. Play online or against computer!

Pool Break Pro play.google.com.Carrom3DFull

Pool Break is a suite of games featuring several variations of Pool, Snooker, and the popular Crokinole and Carrom board games. The full 3D graphics are spectacular and the physics are realistic and accurate. Whether you play against the computer or against other Android, iPhone or iPad users online, the action is smooth and fast paced!

Ready for some realistic pool action? With a ton of games and lots of fast paced action, Pool Break will keep the most seasoned pro playing well into the night. Its realistic 3D graphics and linear shot guides help you line up your shot, modify the shooting angle, and see where your shot is going to land, making it easy to line yourself up for your next move.

You may also play against computer or in pass-n-play mode.

Features: 

Over a dozen games packed into one app 

Supports Online Cross-Platform Multiplayer Gaming 

Supports online chat 

Play online with Facebook Friends (needs Facebook App)

Play against the computer with four difficulty levels 

Pass-n-Play mode 

Very Realistic Pool and Snooker Physics 

Pan and Zoom and Slow Motion modes 

Free View and First Person View 

Regular or Hexagonal tables 

Allows Curve and Masse shots and full English 

Intuitive User Interface 

Built-in Help Manuals explain how to play 

Hours of fun

If you've ever thought about playing pool or Snooker on a real table, Pool Break is the perfect way to try a variety of games and pick your favorite. Use Pool Break as a recreational game, or use its dead-on, real life graphics and geometry to help improve your skills for league night. With place and play and pool drill games, this is the perfect app for tweaking your game, and practicing those tricky shots that require nerves of steel.

So what do you get with this app? Over a dozen games, including two popular board games played with discs and enough cue-games to keep you busy.

Pool Break Games Include: 

US 8-Ball Pool 

UK 8-Ball Pool 

9-Ball Pool 

10-Ball Pool 

3-Ball Pool 

6-Ball Pool 

One Pocket Pool 

Straight or 14.1 Continuous Pool 

Carom (or 3-cushion) Billiards 

Pool Drills 

Place-n-Shoot Pool 

Regular Snooker 

Snooker 6-Reds

Snooker 10-Reds 

Carrom (three board styles) 

Crokinole board game

Feeling competitive? Choose head to head action with the pass-n-play feature, even more intense competition against the computer, or go online for some cross-platform action with other players. With 4 different difficulty levels to choose from, you'll go from a novice to a seasoned professional in no time. Don't get Snookered! Download Pool Break now rack up some serious fun! It's your break!

What's in this version : (Updated : Jan 31, 2014)

Multi-touch cue controls

Hide score panels via long-press

Game UI updated

minor bug fixes and enhancements

Required Android O/S : 2.2+

Screenshots :

 
 
 

Download : 3.8Mb APK

Download Pool Break Pro 3D Pool Snooker v2.3.6

Marvel Run Jump Smash! v1.0.1

Marvel Run Jump Smash! v1.0.1 APK Free Download Android Game. RUN, JUMP, AND SMASH AS MARVEL HEROES IN A BRAND NEW ENDLESS RUNNER!

COMPETE WITH FRIENDS AS YOU FIGHT SUPER VILLAINS AND THEIR HENCHMEN! HOW FAR CAN YOU MAKE IT?

Fly as Iron Man! Smash as The Incredible Hulk! Run and Jump as Cap! Run and Gun as Super Spy Black Widow! 

Unlock additional Super Heroes…

Swing as Spider-Man! Shoot arrows as Hawkeye! Unleash the Thunder as Thor! Binary Blast as Captain Marvel!

Dodge obstacles and fight Super Villains like Loki to progress as far as you can. Increase your score by switching between characters and activating each Super Hero’s unique Special Attack. Collect coins and boosts on your run. Then buy special power-ups to boost your distance and score. Advance through multiple environments, compete with friends and upgrade your character! 

Features:

Assemble your Super Hero team to achieve the best score!

Unleash each Hero’s devastating Special Attack!

Play in iconic Marvel locations! 

Compete against friends to gain the top leaderboard position!

Upgrade your character to achieve an even higher score!

Keep the action going with new Super Heroes and location updates!

Required Android O/S : 2.3.3+

Screenshots :

Download : 41Mb APK

Marvel Run Jump Smash play.google.com.runjumpsmash

Download Marvel Run Jump Smash! v1.0.1

Happy birthday, Toyota RAV-4!

TOYOTA has celebrated the 20^th birthday of one of its models by offering the latest version with more gadgets at a lower price.

The original RAV-4 proved a hit back in 1994 with its blend of edgy styling, off-roader stance and its inviting driving experience, and the name has remained a staple of the company’s range ever since.

The latest version, which with a starting price of £22,195 is now £400 cheaper than its predecessor, is also offered with a more generous helping of standard equipment than previously.

Farewell, Ford Mondeo

FORGET oil, diamonds or the mysterious underground gas that's been getting you so fracking angry lately. I reckon the world’s most valuable commodity is attention.

Studies have shown that while attention occurs naturally in all human brains – even the ones of reality TV stars – it runs out completely if you try to mine it for more than about 45 minutes or so. Once that’s gone, all you’re left with a dangerous void of mentally planning your next holiday, pondering the plot of Sherlock and wondering whether you really did lock your front door when you left the house this morning.

Even a few seconds of not having an abundant supply of attention at your disposal can cause all sorts of problems. I know this, because that’s roughly how long it took for another driver to write my FordMondeo off beyond repair.

Regular readers might recall how proud I was to finally depart the 1990s and plump my posterior onto the leather lined throne of something modern for a change. The 2.0 litre Ghia X might have been 12 years old but it came stashed with an armada of gizmos so extensive it’d make viewers of The Gadget Show proud. Electric seats and an electric sunroof. Cruise control and a six CD autochanger. It had all of these things, and just about everything else besides.

Yet none of these gadgets could have prevented its fate on that dark evening in deepest Peterborough, as I gradually drew to a stop on the approach to a roundabout somewhere near the A1. The only clue I had that a rather rushed sales manager was about to indulge in a spot of creative parking – as in parking his company 3-Series half a foot into the Mondeo’s rear bumper – was the fleeting glimpse of a set of headlights in the rear view mirror, racing towards me through the darkness.

It is, to my mind, the worst kind of collision you can be involved in; the sort which you can do absolutely nothing about, other than watch it happen. You can be the best driver in the world (which, incidentally, I’m definitely not) and it still isn’t going to stop an errant Audi ploughing into your pride and joy. 

For the sake of driving too fast, too close and not nearly attentively enough, you end up causing weeks of headaches for people you’ve never met. In fact, having a car written off through no fault of my own is getting off lucky; what would have happened if Beemer Boy had been doing the full 70mph he was legally entitled to on that stretch of road?

So the Mondeo is gone. Luckily, I’m not.

Valentine's Day Rope Scarf GIVEAWAY!!

This is non-nail related, but it's a giveaway!! I mentioned on my Facebook page that I had found a scarf tutorial on YouTube, that obsession took over and that I was suddenly overflowing with scarves. I made a mention of maybe hosting a giveaway (or 2) but never expected such excitement! So here's the giveaway!!

This is a very simple infinity rope scarf that I wrapped and tied for easy on and easy off. It's as simple as slipping it over your head and 'fluffing' the front to get it to lay just the way you want. I had no trouble getting it on and off this way; however, if you're worried about this, it is an infinity scarf and carefully cutting the tie holding it together will let the scarf unwind so you can wrap it on yourself.

Giveaway Starts: 12:00 AM EST 29th January 

Giveaway Ends: 12:00 AM EST 3rd February 

Winner will have 24 hours to reply to the winning email. If winner doesn't claim their prize by replying a new winner will be chosen. 

Giveaway is open internationally. However, before entering be sure your country accepts the shipment of clothing. It will also be up to the winner to pay any taxes and fees their country may impose on such shipments.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Arma Tactics v1.3218

Arma Tactics v1.3218 APK Free Download Android App. Arma Tactics THD takes the best from the popular strategy genre... and goes mobile!

Arma Tactics play.google.com.bistudio.at

Arma Tactics takes the best from the popular strategy genre... and goes mobile. The finest assets used in the critically acclaimed Arma™ series on PC now come to life on the mobile platforms, in one of the best looking mobile games to date.

Arma Tactics is a turn-based close-combat strategy game, where the player takes control of a four-member Special Forces team. There are no given strategies, rails to move on, or paths to follow; it‘s up to the player to decide how he will play through both the story-driven missions and generated missions with randomized objectives. Whether using stealth or a more direct approach, players will need to use their strategic thinking and use both basic and advanced weaponry while facing many different opponents - ranging from unorganized local militia to smart and skilled mercenaries.

With highly replayable missions, achievements, weapons to unlock and whole campaigns to be regularly added, Arma Tactics offers many hours of intense ever-changing action

What's New in this version : (Updated : Jan 24, 2014)

NEW: improved controls (e.g. scrolling when draging at screen borders)

NEW: the seconds campaign is now unlocked right after the Bootcamp is finished

FIXED: characters taking cover are now harder to hit (hiding behind corner being better than crouching behind a smaller obstacle)

FIXED: adjusted several action probabilites

FIXED: it is now easier to hit near targets

FIXED: several performance issues

FIXED: many various fixes and adjustments

Required Android O/S : 3.0+

Screenshots :

Download : 250Mb (APK+OBB)

Download Arma Tactics v1.3218 Part 1

Download Arma Tactics v1.3218 Part 2

NBA JAM by EA SPORTS™ v02.00.14 [NA]

NBA JAM by EA SPORTS™ v02.00.14 [NA] APK Free Download Android Game. Jam with your favorite stars from all 30 NBA teams in over-the-top, high-flying, 2-on-2 arcade basketball just like you remember it – and like you’ve never seen before!

 NBA JAM is a larger-than-life game (300MB+), so we strongly recommend connecting to WiFi before downloading. Trust us, this Jam is worth the wait.

PLAY NOW! PLAY CLASSIC! PLAY HEAD-TO-HEAD AGAINST A FRIEND!

3 modes of play let you ball the way you want:

Play Now – Select a team and jump right into the ballgame.

Classic Campaign – Defeat all other teams to win the championship, and unlock legends, hidden players, and outrageous cheats.

Local Multiplayer – Go big head 2 big head against a friend via local WiFi or Bluetooth

YOU’RE ON FIRE – ON ANDROID!

If you’re from the Old School, you’ll feel the ‘90s nostalgia while you play the hottest arcade sports game on the Android Market. Featuring the voice of Tim Kitzrow (the original NBA JAM play-by-play announcer), you’ll hear all the classic catchphrases plus a few new ones. This JAM is all about “boomshakalaka”- and beyond!

Go to the hole. Go strong. Go for the monster jam. KABOOM!

Discover more games from EA like FIFA 12 by EA SPORTS, The Sims™ FreePlay, and Real Racing 2. See all our games for Android now!

Be the first to know! Get inside EA info on great deals, plus the latest game updates, tips, and more!

What's in this version : (Updated : Jan 21, 2014)

SLAM DUNK with updated rosters for your favorite NBA teams! Join the game with expanded support for more Android devices including Nexus 5, Nexus 7, and Samsung Galaxy S4. Also, we’ve heard your feedback and made some improvements to make your game run smoother. BOOMSHAKALAKA!

Required Android O/S : 2.2+

Screenshots :

Download : 10Mb APK

NBA JAM by EA SPORTS™ play.google.com.nbajam_na_wf

Download NBA JAM by EA SPORTS™ v02.00.14 [NA] APK

PicShop - Photo Editor v2.92.0

PicShop - Photo Editor v2.92.0 APK Free Download Android App. Beautiful design combined with tons of editing options and dozen's of filters...

Beautiful design combined with tons of editing options and dozen's of filters make this the premier mobile editing suite on the market. You will love this app!

With support for HD images up to 8MP, PicShop is great for serious photographers as well as casual. 

We've integrated social sharing right into the app, so you can to post to Facebook, Twitter or Email with a 

single click!

Features:

Full Editing Suite

Filters and Effects

Frames and Overlays

Sketch Mode w/ 8 different brushes

Meme Maker (YES RLY)

Speech Bubbles

Text w/ Adjustable Font

 Fun Stickers (Hats, Moustaches, Love etc)

Social Integration (Facebook, Twitter, Email)

Customize app with your own personal theme

EDITING SUITE

Color / Saturation

Brightness / Contrast

Sharpen / Blur

Tilt Shift

Depth of Field

Blemish Remover

edEye Remover

Auto-Correction

Crop

Rotate 

Flip

What's new in this version  : (Updated : Jan 28, 2014)

Choose between Dark or Light Color Themes

Improved stability for long work sessions

Improved Sticker image quality

Improved ImageLayer image quality

New Frames!

Required Android O/S : 2.2+

Screenshots :

Download : 25Mb APK

PicShop - Photo Editor play.google.com.PicShop

Download PicShop - Photo Editor v2.92.0 APK

Foxtrot! v1.02

Foxtrot! v1.02 APK Free Download Android Game. You are Neville the fox and your cubs are hungry for eggs!

You will need all your all your platform-hopping and puzzle-solving skills to collect all the eggs in over 30 gorgeous and fiendishly hard levels. There are Boss Fights! There are Speed Runs!

Make no mistake! This game is very challenging. Are you up to the task? Will you be able to feed your cubs?

And watch out for those chickens. They are DEADLY!

Required Android O/S : 2.3+

Screenshots :

Download : 47Mb APK

Foxtrot! play.google.com.foxtrot

Download Foxtrot! v1.02 APK

Secret of the Magic Crystals v1.011

Secret of the Magic Crystals v1.011 APK Free Download Android Game. In this game you manage a horse-breeding farm set in a fantasy surrounding.

The game enables you to breed legendary horses such as Pegasus, Unicorn, Fire-steed, Ice-steed and Demon-steed. You can buy over 700 objects during the game. Make all kinds of horseshoes as well as lots of magical potions for your horses.

Features:

4 supported languages! (english, german, french, spanish)

Play with Fantasy horses like the Pegasus, Unicorn, Fire-steed, Ice-steed and Demon-steed!

Manage a farm, breed horses!

Mix magical potions and horseshoes to improve your skills or to heal your horse!

Take on missions and quests!

Train your horses !

Unravel the mistery of the Magic Crystals !

Unlock Achievements!

Other features:

Real time weather and season changing.

5 different buildings and over 5 levels to upgrade your buildings on your farm.

5 different fantasy horse.

Interactive horse caring.

Over 700 items to decorate your stable.

Over 30 kinds of magical potions.

Over 30 kinds of magical horseshoes.

4 training filed to train your horses, 5 difficulty for each.

25 cups to win on horse races.

30 quest to find the lost magical crystals.

Did we mentioned that there are Unicorns in this game, too ? :)

Required Android O/S : 4.0+

Screenshots :

Download : 76Mb APK+OBB

Secret of the Magic Crystals play.google.com.smc

Download Secret of the Magic Crystals v1.011 APK

Google Now Live Wallpaper Full v1.01

Google Now Live Wallpaper Full v1.01 APK Free Download Android App. A Live Wallpaper inspired from the Google Now design theme!

The wallpaper makes use of the 3D Parallax effect using the gyroscope.

With full version you can change theme between dawn, day, dusk, and night, or let it change by itself depending on the time.

Features:

Google Now theme

3D Parallax effect

Multiple Screens

Tablet support

High performance OpenGL graphics rendering

Instructions to set:

Home -> Menu -> Wallpapers -> Live Wallpapers

Please note that for the parallax effect to be activated, your device needs to be equipped with a gyroscope.

What's in this version : (Updated : Jan 27, 2014)

Improved design

Added feature in settings to hide the boats

Bug fixes

Required Android O/S : 2.2+

Screenshots :

Download : 885Kb APK

Google Now Live Wallpaper Full play.google.com.gnmountainsfull

Download Google Now Live Wallpaper Full v1.01 APK