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2011: A Very Stylish Year in Review

27 Dec

2011 mantle

What a phenomenal — and stylish — year it has been. As we await the arrival of 2012, I wanted to take a look back at Style Me Thrifty’s most memorable moments from 2011. And what better way to do that than to serve them up superlative-style (heey high school!).

Let’s take a walk down memory lane…

Most Popular:
Top 10 Tips for Looking Fab at a Bridal Shower

My site stats read loud & clear: women of all ages don’t know what to wear to bridal showers! Glad to know we’re in this together. Thanks for making this post so popular (all my other posts are jealous).

Top 10 Tips for Looking Fab at Bridal Shower

Most Likely to Succeed [in an Internet Search]:
“ombre nails”

Believe it or not, ombre nails was the most searched term that brought traffic to my blog. I find this pretty cool/random! Note to self: post more awkward hand photos.

Ombre Nails post

Busy Bee Award:
December 21, 2011

Despite being a big week for holiday travel, December 21 was SMT’s busiest day for traffic. Thanks for logging in, even on the road, at your grandma’s house, at work! etc.

SMT's site stats

Chatty Kathy Award:
Introducing… the Spin Pin!

The comments came pouring in when I reviewed Goody’s Spin Pins. In fact, this post is also the most talked about (in person) post amongst my friends and family. Must buy stock in Goody!

Introducing... the Spin Pin!

Scariest Moment:
The day I joined Twitter

Jumping into the Twittersphere was not an easy decision. So many tweets, so little time. I finally decided – what the heck – and dove in head-first. Join me!

SMT on Twitter

Happiest Moment of 2011:
The day I bought stylemethrifty.com

November 11 will forever hold a special spot in my heart: I finally dropped the “wordpress” from my URL and joined the big leagues with my very own URL. Yay! Thanks for a great year, all!

stylemethrifty.com!

Ombre Nails

7 Oct

I’m a sucker for trends. And I think nail trends are especially fun. Where else can you go wild with color or design and still be able to wear it to work?

I stumbled upon the ombre nail trend on Pinterest (my newest obsession) earlier this week and then a fellow beauty blogger mentioned them on Facebook. What exactly are ombre nails? I’m glad you asked!…

Ombre nails - Style Me Thrifty

Ombre just means shaded or variation in color. You’ve probably seen dresses that go from a bold color and fade down to a lighter shade. Seeing as how I already own about 35 different bottles of nail polish, this seemed like a thrifty trend worth trying!

In all my girly years, I’m not sure I’ve ever painted each nail a different color. Man, I’ve been missing out! I think this trend is fun and surprisingly chic if you choose more neutral colors. Who is going to try this trend with me?

Neautral ombre nail colors - Style Me Thrifty

Ombre nails trend

Ombre nails using Essie, OPI, Butter, and Sally Hansen

Nail Polishes used (thumb to pinky): Toff by Butter, Glamour Purse by Essie, Lady Like by Essie, Barefoot in Barcelona by OPI, Trust Mauve by Sally Hansen.

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