Short And Sweet Nails

TGIF!

2012-02-03T09:01:00.000-05:00

TGIF everyone! What a long week. Sucks being sick but I'm finally staring to feel somewhat normal. I decided to use some Sally Hansen Salon Effects because these don't smell like nail polish does! LOL

Sally Hansen Cross My Heart.

Aren't these adorable?

Valentine's day is coming up so I figured I better do something appropriate.

:)

Been Out Of It.

2012-01-31T11:35:00.000-05:00

Sorry I've been a little MIA. Got sick and not really in the mood to do my nails and stuff. :( Here's the last one I did a little bit ago.

China Glaze Tinsel Town.

3 coats.

Just tons of glitter!

:)

Finally Friday!

2012-01-27T13:23:00.001-05:00

Another long week, finally over.
I needed to do something quick on my nails so I used
Sally Hansen Salon Effects in Laced Up.

Nothing easier than this...unless you wanna go naked.

:)

Broken Heart.

2012-01-25T10:41:00.001-05:00

China Glaze Jitterbug.

3 coats.

I'm not a huge fan of this color. Not sure why.

It needed something over it.
China Glaze Broken Hearted.

I like this color and I like the name. Seems appropriate.

:)

Magical!

2012-01-23T17:34:00.000-05:00

I wish this had magic powers. LOL

China Glaze Midtown Magic.

2 coats.

Such a pretty polish. With all the different colored glitter and shimmer.

I guess it is magical. HAHA!

:)

It's Cold!

2012-01-22T18:51:00.003-05:00

BRRRRRR...

China Glaze Blue Year's Eve.

3 coats.

I didn't really want this polish but it came in a set of two so that's cool.

It's actually quite pretty...with some pretty tiny shimmer.

It needed some stamping!

Used Sally Hansen Silver Chrome Color Quick pen with Konad image plate M59.

:)

Snowy Saturday.

2012-01-21T16:32:00.000-05:00

well we finally got some snow here in the DC area. We've had a strange winter but here it is now.

I wanted to wear something fun and happy so...

Dior Waterlily.

2 coats.

Seriously in love with this one.

The bottle shows a little shimmer but it's not that noticeable on the nail.

It also smells like roses. Which was fun.

:)

I Love Fridays!

2012-01-20T15:13:00.001-05:00

I would love all other days too if I didn't have to work.

China Glaze Grape Juice.

2 coats.

Added China Glaze Cracked Concrete.

Because I had smudged it so much and I needed to hide stuff..LOL

:)

Picked Out Of The Blue!

2012-01-19T17:14:00.001-05:00

LOL I came up with that line myself!

China Glaze High Def.

3 coats.

A little holographic.

Used Kiss Nail Art Pen in Hot Pink.

I sort of liked it!

:)

Age Is A Very High Price To Pay For Maturity

2012-01-18T17:43:00.000-05:00

LOL I have run out of title ideas so I'm just gonna pick random lines I find online.

China Glaze Sea Spray.

2 coats.

I love this color. It's so neutral and I think it would work in any season.

Added a tiny decal.

:)

Yum, Plums!

2012-01-17T12:23:00.000-05:00

China Glaze Sugar Plums.

2 coats.

This is from a holiday collection but so what?! It's gorgeous!

I love that it has such pretty different color glitters in it. It feels a little gritty to the touch...if you care about those things. Doesn't really bother me.

:)

Not So Bad Monday.

2012-01-16T15:21:00.001-05:00

No work today so that's why it's not so bad. LOL

China Glaze Robotika.

2 coats, but it could've been just one!

Such a lovely color. I have a feeling this one would be good for stamping. Gonna have to try it one day.

For some subtle nail art I used some striping tape.

Just got this on Ebay. Search for nail art striping tape and you'll get a bunch of listings.

:)

Sunday Nails.

2012-01-15T16:15:00.000-05:00

China Glaze Hologram.

3 coats. This was so runny but I liked it in the end.

It's not really holographic which I thought it would be but it's pretty.

China Glaze Haute Metal crackle over it.

I think a darker crackle would've been better but oh well.

:)

On To The Next One...

2012-01-14T14:58:00.001-05:00

I'm on to the next brand in my stash. China Glaze!!! I have quite a few of these.. I mean QUITE A FEW! LOL

China Glaze Trendsetter.

2 coats.

I didn't think I wanted this one but I saw it sitting there on the shelf of my local beauty supply store and I had to have it.

I kinda love it.

Had to stamp over it. Used Konad brown polish with XL-D plate (unknown brand).

:)

Kat Von D Wonderchild...and TGIF!

2012-01-13T11:14:00.000-05:00

Here's the other Kat Von D polish I bought recently.

Kat Von D Wonderchild.

3 coats.

This is a really vibrant, almost metallic looking polish.

I couldn't stop looking at my nails.

I definitely couldn't capture it in pics ... but it's a must have!

:)

Kat Von D Mad Max

2012-01-12T13:15:00.001-05:00

So Sephora sent me an email saying they had Kat Von D polishes. There are 4 colors but I only liked and bought 2. Here's the first one.

Kat Von D Mad Max.

3 coats.

It had a bit of a purple flash to it but I couldn't capture it on the nail. You can see it in the bottle a little though.

I like! Very shiny...only thing...it stained a little bit when I removed it. But not too bad.

:)

Tried...Failed?

2012-01-11T16:24:00.004-05:00

I finished trying out all my Chelsea polishes so now I'm on to Chi. I only have 3 in this brand and 2 of them I already posted about a while back so here's the only one I have left.

Chi Hypnotized.

3 coats.

I dont like how this is so streaky.

Topped with Essie Matte About you. Looks so much better.

And here's my attempt at a funky french. Never tried it before.
I used Sally Hansen nail art pen in black. It's just a marker really. My lines suck! LOL

:)

Saved The Best For Last.

2012-01-10T19:39:00.002-05:00

This is the last polish in this brand...and OMG it's amazing. By far the best one I own in this brand.

Chelsea Kaleidoscope.

2 coats.

Ready for some amazing colors?

Isn't that gorgeous?! So many colors in one bottle. I'm in love!

:)

Another Green..Another Monday.

2012-01-09T18:16:00.001-05:00

Chelsea Galaxi.

3 coats. And still streaky.

I'd call this a neon green.

I have so many of these multicolored glitters I thought I'd use one over this mani.

OPI Rainbow Connection here.

I love this cause it's all different sizes.

Makes it a really happy mani.

:)

Sundays Are Not My Favorite.

2012-01-08T19:39:00.000-05:00

Because it means that Monday's coming right up. And that's just so sad to me.

Anyway here's Chelsea Aqua Rush.

3 coats.

Ready for a bunch of pics?

This looked way more gold on the nail than in the bottle.

I thought it'd be more green.

I really couldn't decide which pics to post.

Used Konad green polish with image XL-A (unknown brand).

It definitely needed some stamping.

:)

Just Another Purple.

2012-01-07T19:04:00.000-05:00

Chelsea Twilight Purple.

3 coats. All the polishes in this brand seem to require at least that many coats.

Purple is definitely one of my fave colors.

So I'm always happy to do purple nails.

Topped it with LA Splash Be Mine polish.

I think this would be a nice top coat for a Valentine's mani.

Has little pink hearts in it. They were hard to get out so I only did the ring finger.

:)

TGIF!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2012-01-06T14:16:00.000-05:00

LOL First TGIF of the year!

Here's another blue this week.

Chelsea Fantasea.

3 coats. A lot of these are so sheer.

I'm not a huge fan of this type of finish.

But I wasn't hating it this time. Maybe because I needed a change from the holiday manis.

I'm really trying to do a lot of stamping lately.
Used NYC Foiled Again with XL-D image plate (unknown brand).

I realize this image looks like brains! LOL

:)

Almost There.

2012-01-05T13:39:00.001-05:00

This week is almost over..and I'm almost done with this brand. LOL

Chelsea Margarita Mix.

3 coats. This one was so sheer.

I quite liked it in the end though.

The only weird thing was it smelled like salt & vinegar potato chips!

Decided to do some more stamping, Used Konad black polish with, image plate XL-A from unknown brand.

:)

Getting On With It..

2012-01-04T13:38:00.000-05:00

So I'm back to using my polishes in alphabetical order. I'm still on this brand; Chelsea.

This one is Chelsea Blue Jean.

2 coats.

Just a nice creme polish, in a nice blue shade (with a little green in it)

Stamped over it with Konad white polish, image plate H23 from an unknown brand.

How's It Going?

2012-01-03T13:18:00.000-05:00

First day back at work. :( I hated it so much.

Anyway I wore this one on New Years Day.

China Glaze Fireside Glow.

3 coats.

I couldn't stop looking at my nails.

Such gorgeous glittery goodness.

:)

One More Day.

2012-01-02T18:09:00.000-05:00

Last day to relax at home before I have to go back to work :( BOOOOO!!!!

Anyway I wore this one on New Year's Eve.

Julep Nicole.

2 coats.

This is a gorgeous orangey red with a bit of gold in it.

Added this polish called Shuffle the Deck from this brand called Spoiled I found at CVS recently.

Silver, black and red glitter in a clear base.

:)

Happy 2012!

2012-01-01T21:38:00.000-05:00

I used this polish sometime last week and I was in love.

Orly Oui.

2 coats.

I love how it changes colors depending on the angle.

The Winners Are...

2011-12-31T21:50:00.000-05:00

Here are the entries. CLICK HERE

Picked randomly by my hand...

The winners are...

I've contacted all three winners. Please reply to my email within 7 days or I will have to pick a new winner. Thanks so much everyone.

I hope everyone has a happy new year and stay tuned because I will of course be having giveaways again at some point :)

~CLOSED~ December 2011 Last Giveaway.

2011-12-26T13:00:00.002-05:00

Ok this one is the final giveaway of the year and probably last one for a while. It's been fun doing a giveaway each month. Thanks to all who've participated.

So this one's a little different. I actually have 3 different "sets" to giveaway but I'm going to just do one drawing..well there will be 3 winners.

Here are the prizes.

#1

Orly Lucky Duck polish
Sally Hansen color quick nail color pen in green chrome
Laura Geller icare waterproof eyeliner in charcoal
Urban decay mini gloss in wallflower

#2

Orly Rock Solid polish
Flirt! mini polish #18
Stila smudgestick waterproof eye liner in blue ribbon
Urban Decay mini gloss in midnight cowboy

#3

Sephora by OPI in My Personal Serpent
Piggy Polish mini polish in Baby It’s Gold Outside
Tarte emphaseyes shadow stick
Tarte mini lights camera lashes mascara

Please fill out the form below.

~CLOSED~

Good luck. :)

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-25T14:02:00.001-05:00

Hope you're having a fantastic Christmas if you're celebrating. And if you're not then hope you're having a great day too!

I used these Sephora by OPI nail appliques.

The package says by Minx. So I imagine this is what Minx manis are like.

They were a little more difficult to work with then the Sally Hansen or Incoco appliques.

Because you have to warm them up a lot to be able to apply. It says to do it with your finger but I had to use a flat iron...LOL (be careful though).

Also very difficult to photograph since it's so shiny!

I love them though and thought they were so appropriate for today!

:)

Have A Happy Holiday.

2011-12-24T10:00:00.001-05:00

Another easy mani.

Incoco Tis The Season.

These nail polish strips are sooooo easy to apply. I seriously love them.

:)

Oh Christmas Tree.

2011-12-23T11:00:00.000-05:00

Orly Au Champagne

2 coats.

This dried sort of a bit matte before I put a top coat on it.

And to make it Christmas related topped it with 2 coats of Nicole Glitter In My Stocking and decals from Sally Beauty.

:)

It's Beginning To Look Alike Like....

2011-12-22T09:04:00.002-05:00

I didn't know what to do next so I was trying my hand at some sparkly tips...LOL

China Glaze Holly-Days.

2 coats.

Just a basic green creme.

Added China Glaze Twinkle Lights to the tips.

Free hand so not too neat...

:)

Fa La La La La La La La La!

2011-12-20T10:10:00.001-05:00

Another easy to apply mani.

Incoco Deck The Halls.

This one was a bit easier to apply than the Sally Hansen color effects. I'm not sure why but it just was. They have a lot of cute designs too.

:)

Twisted.

2011-12-19T14:48:00.001-05:00

Only a few days until Christmas. So I'm going to try to do very Christmassy nails all week...

Sally Hansen Salon Effects in Peppermint Twist.

This is by far the easiest way to do nail art! LOL

:)

Snow Globe!

2011-12-18T07:22:00.002-05:00

Mac Dark Angel.

2 coats.

China Glaze Snow Glove over it.

:)

Last Day Of Class!!

2011-12-17T11:11:00.007-05:00

Finally the semester's over. I'm so glad!!

Piggy Polish Baby It's GOLD Outside.

2 coats.

Topped with Savina Gold Flecks. Looks like hair! LOL

:)

How About Some Polish?

2011-12-14T13:01:00.000-05:00

Orly Ingenue.

3 coats. I think.

This is a really interesting polish. It looks gold in some angles and totally pink in others.

Gold.

Pink.

I decided to add this green glitter polish from the Snowmen polishes. They have no names so that's lame. LOL

I attempted a gradient effect but IDK..HAHA!

Keeping it festive!

:)

The Winner Is.

2011-12-13T14:12:00.000-05:00

.Congrats to Cynthia.
I've emailed you. Please check your email and reply.

She was #51

Here are the entries. Click here.

CLOSED - December 2011 Giveaway #2

2011-12-11T07:36:00.001-05:00

Here's my 2nd December giveaway.

Avon mini polish set (real red, midnight plum, glitter gold and glitter silver)
Laura Geller icare waterproof liner in aquamarine
Sleek mini gloss in magic strawberry

~CLOSED~

Good luck.

Mistletoe.

2011-12-08T20:38:00.001-05:00

Here's a pretty one I picked up recently.

Revlon Mistletoe.

2 coats.

It was pretty festive already but I wanted to top it with this.
Sass & Sparkle by Jessica in Fancy Pants.

Multi colored glitter! What's not to love here?

And I love the cute bottles.

:)

New Winner.

2011-12-08T10:10:00.000-05:00

The original winner of my 1st Dec 2011 giveaway never contacted me :(
So I just chose a new winner and that person is

Nicole! :) Congrats! She was entry #49 Click here for entries.
I've emailed you so please contact me.

Next giveaway probably coming up tomorrow ;)

For Now.

2011-12-07T10:10:00.001-05:00

I'm going to have to interrupt my scheduled polish usage because I want to do holiday nails. So I will continue with my alphabetical list after the holidays.

Here's China Glaze Velvet Bow.

2 coats.

I decided for it to live up to the name it needed to be made to look more like velvet so I topped it with Essie Matte About You.

And then I added a bow decal, which fell off a day later. LOL

Winner Is..

2011-12-06T09:02:00.000-05:00

Congrats to Wendy (jazzqueen64)! You are the winner of my first Dec. giveaway. She's also celebrating her birthday this month so YAY!!!

Chose by random.org

Here are the entries if you'd like to see... ENTRIES

So my next giveaway is probably only a few days away...stay tuned.

CLOSED - December 2011 Giveaway (#1)

2011-12-03T17:57:00.001-05:00

Hey guys. It's a new month, so here's my monthly giveaway. It's also the last month so there will be a couple of more giveaways...not sure how many yet so stay tuned.

So here are the prizes for this one.

Funky Fingers Sand & Stilettos polish
Bobbi Brown black ink gel liner
Bobbi Brown brow shaper in clear
Bobbi Brown Mahogany brow pencil

Please fill out the form below.
~CLOSED~

Yay For Friday!

2011-12-02T13:59:00.000-05:00

Here we go!

Chelsea Heavenly Signs.

2 coats. Looks almost black.

I forgot to photograph it with only one coat so here's a swatch on a plastic swatch stick. It was super sheer this way and so different than when you add another coat.

And to keep it festive. I put Icing Sipping on Bubbly over it.

I love this polish. It's gorgeous gold glitter and some pink flakes!

:)

A Tiny Bit Festive.

2011-12-01T11:12:00.000-05:00

I'm going to try and do a festive mani every day this month. Let's see how long I last. LOL

Chelsea Down N' Under

2 coats.

Essie Shine Of The Times Luxeffects over it.

This makes it festive. Right?

:)

Can't Go Wrong With Purple!

2011-11-30T15:33:00.000-05:00

It's true. I love all purples. LOL

Chelsea Violets Galore.

3 coats.

:)

Long, Boring Tuesday.

2011-11-29T17:55:00.000-05:00

Tried to make up for it with polish!

Chelsea Sparkle Charcoal.

3 coats.

These polishes are seriously so sheer. Well at least the ones that aren't cremes.

I added OPI Pink Shatter over it for some excitement! LOL

IDK if I like it. I think I might like it over a dark color.

It's ok.

:)

Let's Get This Week Over With!

2011-11-28T16:44:00.000-05:00

Yes I know it's only Monday but I really just want to finish this week up and start the weekend.

Chelsea Vintage Blue.

2 coats.

I really love this one. It's such a delicate looking blue.

It needed some stamping. So here is some unknown image plate H29 with white Konad polish added to it.

I really wanted to do some snowflakes but it was so warm out it seemed kinda dumb to do that right now. This was nice.

:)

Sunday? Is It?

2011-11-27T17:29:00.000-05:00

I've lost track of time. And just realizing it's Sunday and that makes me sad because it means I have to go to work tomorrow :( NOOOOOO!!!!

My next polish is Chelsea Green Paradise.

3 coats. This is super sheer.

It looks like Chelsea Kiwi Sparkle, which I used a few days ago. In this post here.

I added Cover Girl Fireworks on top.

I found this polish at Big Lots a few days ago. Well it was in a pack of two polishes and I really just wanted the other polish in the pack but this came with it so whatever. But seriously it's pretty crappy! LOL It's super runny. It looks OK I suppose.

:)

Small Stila Haul.

2011-11-26T07:14:00.000-05:00

So a while ago I saw Stila had come out with some new nail polishes. I mean new because they discontinued their original ones ages ago, which is so super sad because they had some nice ones. So yeah they had 2 sets of polishes. But they were way too expensive. So I passed because the colors didn't seem unique enough.

A couple of weeks ago I got an email from Stila saying you could get both sets for the price of one so I thought "fine let me just get these". I got them in the mail a couple of days ago and here they are.

This set is called Delicate and it includes Icicle, Stardust, Kitten, and Chandelier.

This set is called Daring and it includes Confetti, Firecracker, Disco Ball, and City Lights.

So I didn't realize how small these were going to be, which was a little annoying but I guess I forgot to check the description on the site.

They're all glitter polishes and I do like the look of a couple of them so we'll see.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-24T05:43:00.001-05:00

If you're in the US today, then Happy Thanksgiving and hope you had a great meal!

I was looking for a "Thanksgiving" color but then decided to just stick with the brand I'm working on now and chose this one.

Chelsea Salsa.

2 coats.

So I love this polish! It's a maroon/brown base and has slight green shimmer in it!!!

I wanted to keep it simple and not too tacky today so I stamped these leaves in Konad Green, used image plate T41 by an unknown brand.

Oh yeah so I made this amazing pumpkin bread pudding. If you like pumpkin and you like bread pudding you must try it. Recipe here! You don't even need the caramel sauce. Just the pudding and maybe some ice cream or whipped cream. YUMMMMY!!!!

:)

OOOH!

2011-11-23T14:34:00.000-05:00

Oh wow this was totally unexpected. I love this one!

Chelsea Tropic Of Cancer.

2 coats.

And here come a bunch of pics because this one has like a million different colors depending on the angle.

:)

Tuesday.

2011-11-22T14:19:00.000-05:00

This one is definitely one to be worn over something else. It's so sheer.

Chelsea Queen Jewels

2 coats here.

Decided to layer it over Wet N Wild Black Creme.

I love this purple.

It's hard to capture purples with my camera but this is very accurate..except my hands are lobstery! LOL

I better get to some Thanksgiving colors LOL! :)

Solitaire.

2011-11-21T12:42:00.000-05:00

I am not loving this one.

Chelsea Solitaire.

3 coats.

Essie Matte About You on top. I think it looks way better this way.

:)

Next....+ Stamp!

2011-11-20T16:07:00.001-05:00

The next brand on my list is Chelsea. I pretty much bought all these online and they were pretty inexpensive.

Chelsea Kiwi Sparkle.

2 coats

Lobster hands in this light...but not really in regular light.

And it's been forever so I thought I'd stamp on it!
Used Konad purple polish and Konad plate M85.

:)

Previously Posted.

2011-11-19T09:44:00.000-05:00

Here are the other two Chanel's I own. I've already posted them a while ago but I thought I'd post them again.

Chanel Jade.

Chanel Cosmic Violine.

TGIF!

2011-11-18T13:37:00.005-05:00

My last untried Chanel.

Chanel Paradoxal.

2 coats.

Don't have much to say. I just really like this color a lot.

My Fave Chanel.

2011-11-17T13:17:00.000-05:00

I absolutely love this one. I know it might not be the most unique vamp color but something about it just makes me love it.

2 coats.

I've probably used this one the most out of all my Chanel's but strangely enough hadn't taken any photos.

I just love it! And I think the name of it makes me love it more LOL.

:)

Easy!

2011-11-16T15:07:00.000-05:00

Easiest thing to do when you want to change your mani but have no time? Put some crackle polish on top.

Sally Hansen Distressed Denim polish over Chanel Particuliere.

One coat only.

So I tried a couple of these when they first came out and the first one was a little bit of a disappointment but I must say this one is pretty nice...

...except for the brush! What happened here? :(

IDK but I had to use another brush from an empty bottle I had laying around.
:)

Chanel Particuliere.

2011-11-15T07:54:00.000-05:00

I'm a sucker for taupes so I had to get this one. But I really don't think it's that exciting or unique. It's totally dupeable in many other brands.

Chanel Particuliere.

2 coats

It looked pretty chocolaty brown mostly.

:)

Chanel Peridot.

2011-11-14T08:39:00.000-05:00

IDK what I think of this one. I kind of like it but then I don't. LOL

Chanel Peridot.

2coats.

I definitely couldn't decide on which pics to post.

:)

On With It...

2011-11-12T15:04:00.001-05:00

So I'm still working through my polishes in alphabetical order by brand and I'm working on the C's still. I'm on Chanel now...so here we go.

Chanel Graphite.

2 coats.

Couldn't decide on pics so here are a few more. LOL

Decided to see what it would be like mattified. So topped it with Essie Matte About You.

:)

BRB.

2011-11-09T13:33:00.002-05:00

Will be back soon. My camera broke and I just got a new one yesterday (thanks husband!) :D

November 2011 Winner.

2011-11-07T13:02:00.003-05:00

Congrats to Biba! Entry #25.
She is this month's winner.

Stay tuned for December's giveaway..and an extra holiday giveaway too. :)

Entries.
Click here.

CLOSED - November 2011 Giveaway.

2011-11-03T09:53:00.000-04:00

It's time for my monthly giveaway.

Cover Girl Mystic Peacock polish
Revlon Butterfly polish (mini)
Wet N Wild Earth Looks Small From Down Here shadow trio

Please fill out the form below to enter (Sorry it's all weird looking). Thanks and good luck! :)

CLOSED

Used.

2011-11-02T05:44:00.000-04:00

I didn't want to waste my Halloween mani so I just put more stuff on top!

China Glaze Black Mesh crackle polish over Sally Hansen salon effects in Spun For You.
And then Sephora OPI White Blasted over Wet N Wild black creme, with a silver decal on top.

And in different lighting.

:)

Halloween #5...Happy Halloween!

2011-10-31T08:18:00.000-04:00

I didn't know what to do for today so I decided on this one.
Sally Hansen salon effects in Spun For You. Then I used Wet N Wild black creme on the ring finger and applied a Jellies spiders decal.

I'm loving the spider web design! The Jellies decal was annoying and wouldn't stick this time. I hadn't had any issues before with them. You can see the air bubbles in them. LOL

:)

Halloween #4

2011-10-28T05:13:00.000-04:00

So I saw this post on Scrangie. and I fell in love with the candy corn design. I ordered and got them about a week ago.

The brand is Incoco and this design is called Trick Or Treat.

These work just like the Sally Hansen strips. Super easy to apply.

Here's what the packaging looks like. It says they're supposed to last for up to 14 days but I wont know because I'm not planning on wearing these more than 2 days. LOL

Love them! :)

Halloween #3

2011-10-26T05:37:00.000-04:00

I'm in a rut! I can't seem to think of anything to do except use decals! LOL I'm gonna try some stamping soon...yep I will. But for now...

Claw Polish in Phantom.

2 coats and it has a tiny bit of shimmer in it.

Added Kiss Halloween decals.

:)

Halloween #2

2011-10-24T18:12:00.000-04:00

Easy one.

China Glaze Cross Iron 360.

I think this one would look awesome mattified.

Added Jellies bat decals.

:)

Halloween #1

2011-10-23T07:03:00.000-04:00

Hey guys. I've decided to do some Halloween manis. Let's see how many I get to before that day.

Here's the first one. I used Sally Hansen polish strips in Hot Wired on the ring and thumb nails. Then for the rest of the nails I did Sally Hansen White On and put a neon green glow in the dark pumpkin polish on top.

And here it is in the dark!

:)

Love It When This Happens!

2011-10-05T20:12:00.000-04:00

LOL Yes! I love finishing up products. It's so satisfying so I always wanna share when it happens. Here are 4 things I've finished the past month.

Mac Cleanse-off oil.
Mac Bare Study Paint Pot.
Cake lemon chiffon lip balm.
Urban Decay De-slick powder.

Anyway see you all in a week or so...me and my husband are finally taking our anniversary trip! YAY!!!

:)

October 2011 Winner Is...

2011-10-04T17:50:00.000-04:00

Hey guys. Here's the list of entries...

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhBvCZ1x8le0dFRlVVdGblRXSFdmWXdCb3hyMld0bUE&hl=en_US

And the winner, chosen randomly is...

(How appropriate for Halloween!)
#13 Jessica

Thanks everyone. Stay tuned for November's giveaway ;)

CLOSED - October 2011 Giveaway.

2011-10-02T16:39:00.002-04:00

It's October and here's this month's giveaway.

Cover Girl Smokey Topaz polish
Jellies Halloween Kitties gel nail art decals
Wet N Wild Enter A New Realm shadow trio

~CLOSED~

Good luck :)

YAY!

2011-09-30T09:19:00.000-04:00

It's Friday once again! This is the last polish in this discontinued brand.

Carolyn New York Wise Guys.

2 coats.

I love dark blues like this.

Of course in some lights it's almost black but I love black too so that's no problem.

I tried some crackle polish over it but it didn't crackle so no pics...but here's another one just by itself.

Happy weekend!:)

Purple Love.

2011-09-28T09:36:00.000-04:00

Another polish by this brand that's now long gone.

Carolyn New York Tribecca Spirit.

2 coats.

I love this purple shade.

:)

So Orange.

2011-09-26T08:11:00.000-04:00

Here's the next brand I'm working on...which is silly because this brand is no longer available so IDK why even post about it! LOL

Carolyn New York Amber Street Lights

2 coats.

Decided to mattify it with Essie Matte About You.

I think this color is perfect for Halloween!!! I might have to use it for that.

:)

September 2011 Giveaway Winner...

2011-09-25T17:25:00.000-04:00

Click here for entries.

And the winner was #27...

Congrats preciouspearl!

Thanks everyone and remember October is coming up soon and so is the giveaway for that month.

:)

CLOSED - September 2011 Giveaway.

2011-09-21T10:03:00.001-04:00

One more giveaway this month...

Revlon Tulip polish
Color Club Snakeskin polish
Cover Girl Smokey Topaz polish
Wet N Wild Fly Me To The Moon shadow trio

Please fill out the form below for rules and to enter.

~CLOSED~

Thanks and good luck! :)

Friday..At Last!

2011-09-16T09:30:00.001-04:00

So here's the last Butter London polish in my collection.

Butter London No More Waity, Katie. What a ridiculously dumb name! LOL

3 coats. It's super sheer and very gritty.

I like how this type of dusty shade looks on me.

One more.

:)

Winner Is...

2011-09-14T16:12:00.000-04:00

Congrats to Marisol. She's the winner of this giveaway.

There were 79 entries and she was #12.
Click here for entries.

Stay tuned cause there's another September giveaway coming up soon. :)

Also Happy 10th anniversary to my amazing husband...love you lots.

CLOSED - Quick Birthday Giveaway!

2011-09-12T13:30:00.007-04:00

I thought I'd do a quick small giveaway for my birthday this year.

So here it is...
Deborah Lippman polish in Happy Birthday
OPI Black Shatter pollish

Fill out the form below please.
~CLOSED~
Good Luck :)

YAY It's Friday!

2011-09-09T08:39:00.000-04:00

What a long week! IDK what it is but every time we have a holiday or I take time off work the rest of the week seems soooooo long! But finally the weekend is here...

I'm still working on my Butter London polishes.

Butter London Big Smoke.

2 coats.

I really liked this in the store (at Ulta) but then when I finally wore it, it was just another blue...pretty but not that unique.

Decided to use some China Glaze crackle in Tarnished Gold.

I really like this combo...and got a couple of compliments on it ..HEEHEE.

:) Please stop raining!!!

Happy Birthday To...

2011-09-07T06:03:00.000-04:00

me! LOL

I decided to wear this polish since it looks pretty festive and happy.

Deborah Lippmann Forget You.

2 coats...sort of a thick 2nd coat.

Love this chunky type of glitter polish.

Fun, is all I can think of. LOL

:)

Labor Day.

2011-09-05T07:28:00.000-04:00

I love that on Labor Day there's no work.
And I'm really loving this polish...

Butter London Wallis.

2 coats.

Here come a bunch of pics. Couldn't choose so ...

And a tilted bottle pic. Isn't this a gorgeous green?

:)

September! :)

2011-09-02T07:37:00.000-04:00

I love September. I have a lot going on this month. Birthday, anniversary, husband's birthday, mom's birthday...yeah it's a busy month. Lot's of cake! LOL

Let's go on with the polish....

Butter London Lady Muck.

2 coats.

Love this shade. So delicate but not boring.

And the subtle white glitter!!! YES!! Look at the bottle.

One more shot. In the shade.

Happy Friday! :)

August 2011 Winner!

2011-08-31T18:01:00.003-04:00

Thanks everyone who entered. My next giveaway is coming up really soon so please enter if you didn't win this time. ;)

I'm so excited to follow some new blogs too so yay!

Here's the link to the list of entries...

August 2011 Giveaway Entries

And the winner chosen randomly is....

#10 Shabana Fazal who has a blog here http://glitterbella.blogspot.com/

Until next giveaway ;)

CLOSED - August 2011 Giveaway.

2011-08-30T14:42:00.000-04:00

Small giveaway this month.

Cover Girl Mint Sorbet nail polish,
Sally Hansen Gray Area nail polish,
Wet N Wild Bright Idea limited edition eye shadow trio,
Smashbox Lash DNA mini mascara.

Please just fill out the form below.

~CLOSED~next giveaway coming up soon :)

Subtle Wednesday.

2011-08-24T08:04:00.000-04:00

Continuing on with Butter London here.

Butter London All Hail The Queen.

2 coats.

Love that there's this beautiful shimmer in here.

In the sun.

Here's a pic of the bottle. You can see slight pink in it. So pretty.

:)

Monday, Again!

2011-08-22T07:58:00.000-04:00

I'm really liking these Butter London polishes. Really great quality ... and they better be because they are not cheap!

Butter London British Racing Green.

2 coats.

You can never have too many greens!

Added a little bit of stamping here. Used Konad white polish with this image from plate T41 which I have no idea where I got! LOL

:)

Not That Great.

2011-08-20T06:27:00.000-04:00

I was looking for something easy to do with my nails the other day so I decided to give these stickers a try.

Essence Studio Nails. I love taupe so I chose this design. I think they had about 4 or 5 different ones.

They were a bit hard to apply. And they actually were pretty bad once they were on. I never got the edge to be totally smooth and also they started peeling about one day after I put them on. I guess they didn't look so bad on the first day.

Luckily they were pretty cheap so I guess it's not a big deal.

:)

Next...

2011-08-18T15:09:00.000-04:00

Butter London is the brand I'm working on now.
First up is...

Butter London Victoriana.

2 coats.

I didn't know which pics to choose so here come a bunch of pics now...LOL

Love the subtle glitter in this. But I didn't find this shade of blue to be anything special.

:) *606/63-64

Long Time, No Blog!

2011-08-16T05:15:00.000-04:00

I've been so out of it for a while, with work, vacation, being lazy. But I'm back now.

So here's my last Borghese polish and it's a really cool one! Too bad I only have a mini bottle of it. Actually I'm not even sure if they have this in a big bottle. It was part of a set called Serena mini set.

This one is a glitter on a brown base.

Had to do 3 coats ...it's rather sheer otherwise.

In the sun it showed a little bit of red glitter.

And I really love it in the shade.

:)

Halfway To The Weekend!

2011-07-20T08:05:00.000-04:00

I haven't done my nails in a bit. I'm still working on my Borghese polishes and after this one I only have one more left :D

Borghese Euro Green.

2 coats.

I really like this green.

I love the the slight gold in it.

I just got these nail decals at Rite-Aid yesterday and thought I'd try them out.

I should've put a top coat over the decal because I see it sort of peeling off on one side already.

:) *WB E*

July 2011 Giveaway Winner!

2011-07-18T17:55:00.001-04:00

Thanks to the 35 other entries. I loved reading your answers. Have safe trips if you're going anywhere and if you're not then be safe anyway. I saw someone going to Myrtle Beach soon..me too :D

Congrats to...

#16 Madeline ... I've emailed you.

Ok well August will be here soon so stay tuned for that month's giveaway ;)

CLOSED - July 2011 Giveaway!

2011-07-14T09:17:00.001-04:00

It's time for the next giveaway!

This month I thought I'd have these items up for grab.

Borghese Torta Dolce mini polish kit.
Wet N Wild Black Creme polish (I think the Borghese polishes are really sheer and would probably look great over a black polish..I love the WnW polish so I thought it'd be a good one to give away)
Stila lip glaze in Vanilla

So here are the rules...

1.Must be a public follower.
2.Must have not won previously in the last year.
3.Open to the whole world.
4.Enter by telling me if you have any vacations planned in the near future (I do! LOL). Also don't forget to tell me your email address.
5.Closes on Monday July 18 at 1:30PM EST.
6.Winner will be chosen randomly (somehow)!!

Thanks and good luck!

:)

Another Monday...

2011-07-11T12:07:00.000-04:00

Orly Gilded Coral.

2 coats.

IDK how I feel about this one. It's one of those that need something extra...for me anyway.

So I thought I'd try it with OPI Turquoise Shatter.

My camera was not cooperating with this color. It's showing more blue than it is really. It's definitely more green IRL.

:)

Oooh Barracuda!

2011-07-09T14:46:00.000-04:00

That's what I think about when I look at this polish. LOL

Sally Hansen Barracuda.

2 coats. 1st coat was pretty streaky but then it was perfect...though I'm not a huge fan of the brush in these polishes.

One more.

:)