Special Nails for Special Moms: 6 Ways to Refresh with Color Street

Special Nails for Special Moms

Do you need special nails for a special mom? Are you a special needs mom who deserves special nails?

As the mom of a nonverbal autistic child, I know how hard it can be to find five minutes to yourself in a given day, let alone an hour or more to spend at a salon for a manicure or pedicure.

And finding childcare for that salon trip? Often nearly impossible.

Add in the cost of the salon visit and the childcare and what for some moms might ideally be a weekly outing can become unreachable and unrealistic.

Enter Color Street. Special nails for special moms.

Color Street is fast, fun and easy to apply.

These are just some of the amazing reasons Color Street helps to provide special nails for special needs moms.

Save time:

These 100% Nail Polish Strips can be applied to fingers and toes in just a few minutes. I can do all my fingers and toes in about 10 minutes -and, with a little practice, so can you! Here is how to apply Color Street.

Save energy:

Don’t waste your few precious minutes of “me time” with driving, parking and waiting. You can apply Color Street at home, on a lunch break at work, or even in a moving car (that someone else is driving)! (Don’t try that with bottled nail polish!) You also can put on Color Street when you entirely alone – something that a salon just can’t provide. And special needs moms need their “me” time more than almost anyone else I know!

Save money:

If you use our ongoing special and Buy 3 Get 1 Free, then a package of Color Street – 16 nail strips in all – can cost around $10 a package. (Enough to do one full manicure and, for most people, a full pedicure. Please note this is a one-time use product, so if you don’t want to do your toes, consider calling a friend to share a package!)

Refresh your style:

Color Street Nail Polish Strips go with every outfit, fit users of all sizes and make it easy to have beautiful nails! There are dazzling designs, versatile solids, sparkling glitters, and special styles to celebrate many events and occasions. There are also limited release options that support specific charitable causes.

Refresh your life:

And nail polish, unlike any other beauty product is something YOU can enjoy the whole time you are wearing it – not just when you get a peek in a mirror. There are decidedly unglamorous aspects of parenting- particularly special needs parenting. Things like hand-washing special chewies, or feeding devices, or doing a mind-boggling amount of laundry at unseemly hours of the day and night. Somehow all of that is a little better with a fresh manicure on your hands.

Refresh yourself:

And if you truly want to do something FOR yourself, consider joining Color Street. It is a great deal – a $250 value for just $129 plus tax and shipping. Along with your kit, you also get the opportunity to share Color Street with others, connect with great teammates, and make some extra income as well! Learn more here.

How to get Special Nails for Special Moms

Are you a special needs mom who needs some special nails? or do you have a special needs mom in your life who deserves some? Request a free sample here.

Are you ready for a full set? Shop here.

Do you have more questions? Reach out to me at lara@larasandora.com.

PS- Did I mention these special nails for special moms also make great gifts for all those special teachers, therapists, aides, and other providers???

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Valentines Without Candy: 4 Simple Ways to Celebrate Without (Eating) Candy

Can you celebrate Valentines without candy?

January is a month of renewed will power when it comes to healthy eating and food choices. Which can make the arrival of Valentine’s Day candy in the stores a challenging temptation. But there are ways to celebrate without (eating) candy. Here are some to get you started. For more recipe and celebration ideas to refresh life, come follow me on Pinterest.

Decorate with Candy:

Have fun with the decorations – #teampink and #teamred are obvious choices, but #teampurple can also make a showing, as well as lace, glitter, sparkles and other fun elements. But if you want to put that candy to use in a calorie-free way consider other fun options. Like this candy-filled outer vase for your bouquet from the Crafting Chicks, or a quick and easy candy garland from Smart Schoolhouse.

Valentines Day Conversation Heart Bouquet

Valentines Day Conversation Heart Garland

Craft a Conversation:

Whether celebrating with friends, kids or your special someone, everyone can benefit from getting outside their conversational rut and learning something new about their friends and family. This fun craft from My Creative Days is easily customizable for your family and friends.

Tasty treats – with less guilt:

Skipping candy doesn’t mean forgoing festive foods – or even sensible sweet treats – altogether. Try Roasted Red pepper hummus with pita bread cut in heart shapes or raspberry lemon pudding cakes, and of course strawberries with a touch of dark chocolate.

Wear some Candy – on your nails:

Or some hearts, or some glitter – the 2019 Valentine’s Collection from Color Street has a little something for everyone! Color Street is the brand name of globally patented 100% Nail Polish Strips. These nail polish strips can be applied to fingers and toes in just a few minutes. Color Street Nail Polish Strips go with every outfit, fit users of all sizes and make it easy to have beautiful nails! And nail polish, unlike any other beauty product is something YOU can enjoy the whole time you are wearing it – not just when you get a peek in a mirror.

Color Street Florence Fizz, Color Street Bay Area

Color Street Sweet Talker, Valentine's Day Manicure

Color Street Whole Latte Love, Color Street Bay Area

Want to try a sample first? There’s a link to do that here.

Want more fun party ideas? Come follow me on Pinterest.

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Sugar Cookies for Every Occasion

There is something about a sugar cookie – a homemade one- that is unmatched by other sweet treats. It is simultaneously special as well as fitting of any and every occasion. Sure, a cookie always makes a great snack with milk or tea, but here are some other ways to celebrate with cookies!

Sugar Cookies In Lieu of Cake:

Skip the cake? Sure, why not? Sugar cookies are arguably more festive than a single-color frosted cake, and no slicing or passing plates required. Plus everyone can pick their favorite shape or color.

Flexible Fun:

Cookie cutters in almost every shape and size imaginable. And unlike the technical skill it takes to sculpt a cake, or the special equipment needed to mold fondant, a rolling pin, and a cookie-cutter can get you anything from footballs to fish, robots to roses, and almost anything else you can imagine!

Creative Craft:

Whether you use colored icing or festive sugars, each cookie can be a small – albeit short-lived – work of art. Still worried about your skills? Share the fun – decorating the cookies can BE the craft at your party.

Favorable Favor:

Sick of tchotchkes that get broken or lost? A decorated sugar cookie is the perfect take-home treat. Just package them in a clear cellophane bag and tie with a piece of ribbon, twine or yarn and your guests will have a great treat for later…or tomorrow (if you’ve never had a cookie for breakfast, you really haven’t lived!)

So are you ready to make sugar cookies a part of your next event? Here’s how:

Start with this practically perfect recipe from Elisa Strauss, author of Confetti Cakes for Kids. The only additional tips I have – from my friend Rebecca – are as follows:

– The dough can be made up to 2 weeks in advance. Roll the dough to 1/4” between parchment, wrap in plastic wrap and freeze. Defrost 10-15 minutes before cutting.

– It is MUCH easier to just roll it out the dough to 1/4” immediately after mixing the dough and skipping the “ball” part. Then just a little rolling is all it takes to ready it for cutting and baking!

Royal Icing (adapted from Wilton’s recipe)

Easy royal icing for the best sugar cookies ever!

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 15 mins

Ingredients

1/2 pound confectioners’ (powdered) sugar sifted
1 1/2 tbsp meringue powder
3-4 tbsp lukewarm water

Instructions

In a mixer with the paddle attachment, combine powdered sugar and meringue powder.
Add water gradually until combined.
Increase speed to medium-high 5-7 minutes or until white, fluffy and icing loses its sheen.
Add small amounts of water to reach piping consistency. At this point, I tend to take a less traditional approach – aiming for a consistency between soft toothpaste and thick honey.
Fill an icing bag fitted with a round tip (or, in a pinch, a zip top bag with the corner snipped off). At that point, you can use the same batch of icing to cover the entire cookie- first by outlining the edge, and then filling in the center.

Notes

You may tint the icing using gel food coloring (liquid will change the consistency too much), but more often than not I use colored sugars to achieve my desired effect.

For more recipe ideas, come follow me on Pinterest.

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Quick Start with Color Street: What to do after you join Color Street

Want a quick start with Color Street? Whether as a hobby, side hustle, or full-time gig, it is exciting that you can get started with your very own business for under $150. (For around $150 – $129, plus tax and shipping- you get the Basic Starter Kit ($250 value).) . As you wait for your kit to arrive, here are a few things you can do to get started right away!

So I just signed up with Color Street? Now what?

Quick Start With Color Street: Make a Nail bar

A great advantage of selling Color Street is that you can make purchases from your own Nail Bar (our term for a party) – and YOU can earn the hostess rewards. The more you – and your customers- purchase from that nail bar, the more free and half-price sets you can earn! So it’s important to set one up right away.

What do I do with that link?

Quick Start with Color Street: Let’s talk link organization

There are several FREE options you can set up to have the following basic info in one place:

– link to your shop site (this is the one that goes to your Nail Bar)

– link to a sample request (as a Google form, or other)

– link to a social profile you are currently investing time in – (Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, or email list)

Linktree is a great basic option. Campsite is similar, but it gets pictures from Instagram, so not a good fit if you are not currently spending a lot of time on Instagram.

tap.bio is an Instagram-specific one (but it is viewable on other platforms) – the free version gives you two cards to customize.

That link is a little long and unwieldy now…

Quick Start with Color Street: Consider a Domain Redirect

No matter which option you choose, any of the above will provide you with a link that will start with the service name, followed by whatever personalization you like. For an even simpler link to share online and in person, consider a domain redirect, from a service like NameCheap. For as little as $12/year (yes, $1/month!) you can get a basic domain name. I chose my name, but if you have a very common name, you can choose whatever you would like people to associate with you – just don’t use Color Street – or any derivative – in the name.

Ok great, I have a nice, easy-to-remember link. What should I do with it?

Quick Start with Color Street: Share Online

You can immediately share it online, of course, by creating a “Shop Now” button on your Facebook business page, linking Pins to it on Pinterest, or making it your link in bio on Instagram. (it is NOT recommended to plaster this link all over your PERSONAL profiles on various platforms, but you certainly may text, email, or message the link to anyone who requests it!)

Quick Start with Color Street: Share In Person

You will also want to share your link with people you share Color Street with in person. Of course, you could order business cards, but that usually takes a while and can cost a bit of money. The simplest thing to do is to start with printing your link on 1 x 2 ⅝ inch labels. This size will fit on the back of a smaller Color Street package, on the front of a newer, larger Color Street package, on a sample (or “twosie”) as well as on the catalog. Put labels on all those items when they arrive and you are off and running.

Want more info about joining Color Street? Read more here.

Want more ideas? Come follow me on Pinterest here.

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Applying French Manicure Color Street Makes it Easy in 8 Steps

Learn how quick and easy steps for applying French manicure Color Street makes it easy to have a beautiful, DIY French Manicure.

Color Street is fast, fun and easy to apply. These 100% Nail Polish Strips can be applied to fingers and toes in just a few minutes while at home, on a lunch break at work, or even in a moving car! (Don’t try that with bottled nail polish!). Learn more here.

Now it’s easy to get classic – or sparkly – French manicure at home – with no nail tape, stencils, or drips. Color Street French Manicure sets are just as easy to apply as the other Color Street sets, with just two simple layers. First, apply the already-curved French tip to each nail. Wait a few minutes, then apply the included clear strips on top, and you’re done!

Applying French Manicure Color Street Makes it Easy!

Just follow these quick and simple steps:

1. Start with clean, dry nails, with the cuticles pushed back.

(Need some tools to make prep easier? Some of my favorites are here)

2. Choose your Color Street French Manicure (so many options!!!)

3. Remove the strips of tips from the packaging and select the strip closest in width to your pinkie nail.

4. Remove the clear cover, and peel the nail strip from the white backing.

5. Line the curve of the strip up with your desired tip placement, and smooth the nail strip onto your nail.

6. Use your opposite thumb to perforate the extra nail strip.

7. Repeat steps 3-6 for each nail – including your toes if you like – saving your thumbnails for last.

They are your best application tools!

8. After waiting a few minutes, remove the clear strips from the packaging. Repeat steps 3-6 again on each nail, using the clear strips.

Watch this quick video to see an example:

Haven’t tried Color Street? Request a free sample here. Ready for a full set? Shop here.

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Top 5 Reasons to Join Color Street – Are You Ready Now?

There are many direct sales options out there, all of which have the potential to offer the ability to share great products, maintain flexible work hours, and earn additional income.

So why choose Color Street? What are the top reasons to join Color Street?

Here are the top five reasons to join my Color Street Team:

1. It doesn’t cost a lot to get started with Color Street.

For just $129 you get the Basic Starter Kit ($250 value). It has everything you need to get started, including samples, catalogs, and 10 full sets! After that, the only ongoing cost is $10 to maintain your Color Street website (the first 2 months are free!)

2. Color Street is portable.

If you choose, you may run your entire Color Street business from your website. You may keep inventory on hand, but it’s not a requirement. Even if you do, it doesn’t take up a lot of space. My entire “store” takes up the space of a large shoe box – I carry it with me often and sell Color Street to people in lots of unexpected locations!

3. With Color Street, one size fits all.

Each package of Color Street Nail Polish Strips includes 16 strips of 95% dry nail polish in various widths and shapes. This ensures that each person can match each nail as close as possible. And each strip is easily customizable even further- use your opposing thumbnail or a cuticle stick to remove any extra length or width of the strip, or use scissors or even craft punches to change them up even more!

4. Color Street has a great compensation plan.

The base compensation plan is a 25% rebate on all purchases- both your own and your customers. Depending on how much you sell each month, and how you grow your team, the percentage increases. Learn more here.

5. My Color Street team provides ongoing training and support.

Our team provides a supportive, helpful network, with varying levels of direct sales experience. We also use and promote the methods of attraction marketing – and not spamming people, especially not your friends and family. And perhaps more importantly, we are building lasting friendships, from all corners of the country, and having a lot of fun doing it!

So did these five reasons to join Color Street get you thinking? Want to learn more about Color Street? Join our team’s no-pressure interest group on Facebook here.

Want to learn more about how Color Street works especially well for moms of special needs kids? Click here.

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How to Apply Color Street Nail Polish Strips

So are you ready to apply some Color Street 100% Nail Polish Strips? Color Street is fast, fun and easy to apply. These 100% Nail Polish Strips can be applied to fingers and toes in just a few minutes while at home, on a lunch break at work, or even in a moving car! (Don’t try that with bottled nail polish!) .

So how do you apply Color Street?

Just follow these quick and simple steps:

1. Start with clean, dry nails, with the cuticles pushed back. (Need some tools to make prep easier? Some of my favorites are here)

2. Choose your Color Street color or design (so many options!!!)

3. Remove the strips from the packaging and select the strip closest in width to your pinkie nail.

4. Remove the clear cover, and peel the nail strip from the white backing.

5. Line the curve of the strip up with your cuticle line, and smooth the nail strip onto your nail.

6. Use your opposite thumb to perforate the extra nail strip. (If you have short nails you can use the remaining nail strip to double up on each nail, or to do a friend’s nails!)

7. Repeat steps 3-6 for each nail – including your toes if you like – saving your thumbnails for last. They are your best application tools!

This quick video shows you how easy it is to do:

Haven’t tried Color Street? Request a free sample here.

Ready apply Color Street yourself? Shop here.

More questions? Reach out to me at lara@larasandora.com.

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How To Request a Color Street Catalog: 2 Easy Options

Do you want to request a Color Street Catalog? It’s an easy way to see the gorgeous options available to you each season.

So how do you get a catalog? There are two easy options!

1. I want to shop RIGHT now.

No problem – you should know that the Color Street Website shows all the currently available options, and therefore acts just like a catalog. You’ll see the latest releases, seasonal specials, “cause” strips that benefit a variety of charities, as well as a few “retired” styles that are not printed in the current catalog.

2. I really want to see everything in one place. Request a Color Street Catalog – and you can download it now.

No problem – complete this quick and easy form and you download one immediately! Color Street typically updates the catalog twice a year so you will be able to download the latest copy I have.

Please note, at the current time Color Street may only be sold in the United States, though we anticipate it coming to Canada soon!

Once you see the many options available to you, you will want to take advantage of the ongoing specials. Most styles are Buy 3 Get 1 Free. French Manicures are Buy 1 Get 1 Free.

These nail polish strips can be applied to fingers and toes in just a few minutes. Color Street Nail Polish Strips go with every outfit, fit users of all sizes and make it easy to have beautiful nails! And nail polish, unlike any other beauty product is something YOU can enjoy the whole time you are wearing it – not just when you get a peek in a mirror.

More questions? Reach out to me at lara@larasandora.com.

Ready to shop? www.larasandora.com/shop

Want a sample first? www.larasandora.com/sample

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What is Color Street? Color Street Defined, 5 Ways.

What is Color Street? It is a relatively new product, so maybe you haven’t heard about it yet.

What is Color Street? Color Street is the brand name of globally patented 100% Nail Polish Strips.

These nail polish strips can be applied to fingers and toes in just a few minutes. Each package of Color Street Nail Polish Strips includes 16 strips of 95% dry nail polish in various widths and shapes. This ensures that each person can match each nail as close as possible. Color Street Nail Polish Strips go with every outfit, fit users of all sizes and make it easy to have beautiful nails!

What is Color Street? Color Street is an affordable, DIY manicure solution.

If you use our ongoing special and Buy 3 Get 1 Free, then a package of Color Street – 16 nail strips in all – can cost around $10 a package. (Enough to do 1 full manicure and pedicure. Please note this is a one-time use product, so if you don’t want to do your toes, consider calling a friend!) . And nail polish, unlike any other beauty product is something YOU can enjoy the whole time you are wearing it – not just when you get a peek in a mirror.

What is Color Street? Color Street is a great company.

Just over a year old, and The Color Street Foundation has already been established. The first donation was to Autism Society of America, a cause close to the heart of this #autismmom. Other organizations supported with donations include Alex’s Lemonade Stand, supporting families in managing Childhood Cancer, veterans’ organizations, and support networks for survivors of sexual assault.

What is Color Street? Color Street is a family of stylists.

There are many direct sales options out there, all of which have the potential to offer the ability to share great products, maintain flexible work hours, and earn additional income. Our team provides a supportive, helpful network, with varying levels of direct sales experience. We also use and promote the methods taught in the Sassy Suite. More info here. And perhaps more importantly, we are building lasting friendships, from all corners of the country, and having a lot of fun doing it!

What is Color Street? Color Street can be your future.

If you truly want to do something FOR yourself, consider joining Color Street. Not only do you get a $250 value for just $129 plus tax and shipping, but you also get the opportunity to share Color Street with others, connect with great teammates, and make some extra income as well! Learn more here.

Haven’t tried Color Street yet? Request a free sample here.

Ready for a full set? Shop here.

Need some more self-care? Click here to grab your free Self-Care Survival Guide – and receive weekly email updates.

PS- Did I mention Color Street makes a great gift?

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Special Nails for Special Moms

Save time:

Save energy:

Save money:

Refresh your style:

Refresh your life:

Refresh yourself:

How to get Special Nails for Special Moms

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Can you celebrate Valentines without candy?

Decorate with Candy:

Craft a Conversation:

Tasty treats – with less guilt:

Wear some Candy – on your nails:

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Sugar Cookies In Lieu of Cake:

Flexible Fun:

Creative Craft:

Favorable Favor:

Royal Icing (adapted from Wilton’s recipe)

Ingredients

Instructions

Notes

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So I just signed up with Color Street? Now what?

Quick Start With Color Street: Make a Nail bar

What do I do with that link?

Quick Start with Color Street: Let’s talk link organization

That link is a little long and unwieldy now…

Quick Start with Color Street: Consider a Domain Redirect

Ok great, I have a nice, easy-to-remember link. What should I do with it?

Quick Start with Color Street: Share Online

Quick Start with Color Street: Share In Person

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Applying French Manicure Color Street Makes it Easy!

1. Start with clean, dry nails, with the cuticles pushed back.

2. Choose your Color Street French Manicure (so many options!!!)

3. Remove the strips of tips from the packaging and select the strip closest in width to your pinkie nail.

4. Remove the clear cover, and peel the nail strip from the white backing.

5. Line the curve of the strip up with your desired tip placement, and smooth the nail strip onto your nail.

6. Use your opposite thumb to perforate the extra nail strip.

7. Repeat steps 3-6 for each nail – including your toes if you like – saving your thumbnails for last.

8. After waiting a few minutes, remove the clear strips from the packaging. Repeat steps 3-6 again on each nail, using the clear strips.

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So why choose Color Street? What are the top reasons to join Color Street?

1. It doesn’t cost a lot to get started with Color Street.

2. Color Street is portable.

3. With Color Street, one size fits all.

4. Color Street has a great compensation plan.

5. My Color Street team provides ongoing training and support.

Related Posts:

So how do you apply Color Street?

1. Start with clean, dry nails, with the cuticles pushed back. (Need some tools to make prep easier? Some of my favorites are here)

2. Choose your Color Street color or design (so many options!!!)

3. Remove the strips from the packaging and select the strip closest in width to your pinkie nail.

4. Remove the clear cover, and peel the nail strip from the white backing.

5. Line the curve of the strip up with your cuticle line, and smooth the nail strip onto your nail.

6. Use your opposite thumb to perforate the extra nail strip. (If you have short nails you can use the remaining nail strip to double up on each nail, or to do a friend’s nails!)

7. Repeat steps 3-6 for each nail – including your toes if you like – saving your thumbnails for last. They are your best application tools!

Related Posts:

1. I want to shop RIGHT now.

2. I really want to see everything in one place. Request a Color Street Catalog – and you can download it now.

Related Posts:

What is Color Street? Color Street is the brand name of globally patented 100% Nail Polish Strips.

What is Color Street? Color Street is an affordable, DIY manicure solution.

What is Color Street? Color Street is a great company.

What is Color Street? Color Street is a family of stylists.

What is Color Street? Color Street can be your future.

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