Art: my way

Arrrg, ye matey!

2011-09-10T09:28:00.000-04:00

Haha, I loved the Pirates of the Carribean collex from OPI. I liked it so much that I actually put the movies on my netflix (since I hadn't seen them yet) and have now watched the first 3! I should have stopped after the first 1... but that's another issue.

This is 3 coats OPI Mermaid's Tears with dots of OPI Yodel Me on My Cell. I absolutely love this dusty teal green. I love teal already, but this shade is just to die for! I love it! So pretty. And the application was fairly good too. It was perfect, there's a bubble on the index finger, you can see. But hey, it's worth it for this shade!

So pretty! I love it! Hahaha. What do you guys think??

Sunshine!

2011-08-22T17:56:00.000-04:00

Talk about BRIGHT yellow, lol. Sometimes you just have to make your own sunshine. I needed it to be sunny on a dreary day. This sure did the trick!!

Wow, lol. This is 4 coats of Orly Lemonade topped with China Glaze Golden Enchantment. I had to do 4 coats because it's yellow and yellow is just a mess. It's too streaky unless you do gloppy coats and I don't like doing that either.

Yay, pretty! I love yellow polish. It just makes me so happy!

This is a weird angle, haha.

I love the '80s!

2011-08-15T18:10:00.000-04:00

So awesome!!!!! Haha, neon and crackle... totally '80s

and glitter, right? LMAO. This is 3 coats of Color Club You Got Soul-ar a neon orange with glitter in it. I topped it with China Glaze Crushed Candy which is a crackle polish. Then, because you can never have enough... I topped it all with Color Club Starry Tempress Top Coat which is bling-tastic!!!

So pretty! Haha. I hated it at first because of the colors. But then once I decided it looked like the 80's, I was into it.

Check that glitter!!! Oh yeah... lol. What do you guys think??

Gunmetal Flowers

2011-08-04T20:52:00.000-04:00

Gotta love this. I must say, I really like the dark gray and gunmetal type colors. This one is right up my alley. There's just something about the gunmetal that makes it better than black and more interesting than gray. It's just so cool!

This is 3 coats of Color Club Alter Ego. I used LA Colors Hot Pink striper for the flowers. This is fundamentally gunmetal. But sometimes you catch little colors in it. You guys know how I like the hidden color shimmer that's just for the polish wearer... this is one of them!

This shot looks more purple. There is a bit of a blue or purple hidden shimmer in there.

even more purple...

there's the multi colors!!! Click to make it giant and you can really see them. Fun!

Beachy?

2011-07-27T10:43:00.000-04:00

This one reminded me of the beach, not sure why. It's green and shimmery and it reminds me of the photos of the crystal clear water and the how the sand looks so warm and inviting. I could use some of that about now, lol.

This is 3 coats of Maybelline Gentile Blossom. I love this shade of minty green, it's so pretty. And then it has the added bonus of shimmer! It went on fairly well and had good coverage. I felt like it needed something, so I added stripes with Stripe Rite White.

I think it turned out cute! I like it. And to me, it looks nice and summery.

Lip Savvy Gloss

2011-07-19T22:37:00.001-04:00

I am loving this gloss. It's cute packaging and a good product! That's a win in my book!!

This is LipSavvy gloss! According to the manufacturer, this product is going to be in 22 shades in 2 formulas. ColorGlam is a creamy finish with subtle shimmer (12 shades) and Star Studded Shine is intense sparkle with multi-dimensional shine (10 shades). They claim "Lip Savvy! glosses offer total free radical protection, multiple collagen-boosting properties, prevention and correction of lines and wrinkles, instant and long-term painless plumping, and intense hydration. These glosses incorporate modern skincare and color technologies to give lips a fighting chance in the battle against aging."

First off, just look at the tube! I love, LOVE this zebra print tube! It's unlike any other gloss I've seen. While applying in public, I've had numerous women ask me what it is and where they can get it too! It's definitely an eye-catcher. It's being marketed as a limp plumper. I'm not really in need of plumping as my lips have a good shape already, but I felt nor saw no difference when using the gloss. But since I'm not really looking for that, I'm fine with it not working all that great. If you're looking for a mega-plumper... keep looking.

This one shows the color a bit better. It's called Sho Bunny and is a Star Studded Shine shade. It's a light pink with lots of sparkle in blues and greens and gold. It's very pretty! It's sheer, which I happen to like for a gloss. I am admittedly a gloss hoarder and have probably a million and one tubes in all very similar shades. They're all sheer and pink or nude, haha. But I love them all!! This one is a bit thick and I wouldn't recommend it for a windy outting because it does have the hair-grabbing stickiness that some hate. BUT it's that thick texture that keeps it on your lips and moisturizing for you for longer! My lips felt great after a few days of using this.

Here is a shot of the brush which also shows the color a bit better (and closer, lol). I'm not a fan of this style of gloss dispensing. You click the bottom of the tube and the gloss comes out through the brush. They're pushing it as less germ-ridden, but you're still smooshing the brush all over your lips and your germs are still waiting for you the next time. I feel like I have no control over the amount of product I get with this style of applicator. The first use, you have to click a million times to get the air out. BUT subsequent times, you have to be careful with the clicks because the product is thick and comes up slowly. So I felt like this. I click a few times... nothing. Click a few more times... too little. Wait a minute... still not enough... click a few more times... WOAH too much! A couple times it kept pumping out gloss after I closed it and there was plenty for a second application, lol. I'd much rather have the doe-foot applicator. I feel a lot more in-control and less wasteful with that kind.

And just because I was feeling silly... and a tad tipsy... here are some post-birthday-party shots of my and my LipSavvy....

[This product was sent to me for review.]

4th of July!

2011-07-10T16:49:00.000-04:00

I know I'm late posting this, but I left it on for the whole week anyway, so I kind feel like I'm not late. Does that make sense? Maybe not. Oh well. On with it...

The red is one coat of China Glaze Hey Sailor. I love that it's one coat, so wonderful! Great red. The blue is 2 coats Orly Royal Navy. Both are topped with one coat of China Glaze Lightning Bolt. I added the crackle on an angle (or tried to anyway) which I thought would be more interesting.

I know this is pretty much a cop-out as far as nail art goes. I mean, I looked at my mani from last year and damn! I really wimped out! Hahahaha. But I kinda liked the simplicity of it. I thought it looked cool.

The other hand! OMG! Hahaha. I did them opposite, obviously. I think I'd liked there being more red on this hand. But I didn't like the crackle as well on this hand.

Cult Nails

2011-06-18T12:00:00.000-04:00

This is an awesome brand!! It's fairly new to the market and new to me completely, so I had to buy their entire stock of course! Cult Nails is available online only. It's made in the good 'ol USA by a wonderful woman named Maria who lives in FL. She is a blogger just like me (and many of you)! She's been very open and shares many of her thoughts about the brand and where it's going on her blog.

This is how the polish comes! How cute is that? A whole heap of cotton balls!! Such a great idea!!

Each polish comes individually wrapped in paper. So you know how much time she spends to package your polish and the care she's putting into it.

The Original Collection:

My Kind of Cool Aid, 2 coats. This is a gorgeous greyed out pastel purple. It has silver shimmer in it too! It didn't show up all that well in this photo, but it's definitely there. I love this color!

Living Water, 2 coats. This is a dark teal-blue base with greenish silver small glitter. You know what, the glitter might just be plain silver, but looks green because of the base, lol. But still very lovely!

Iconic, 2 coats. A warm reddish burgundy with gold shimmer and flakies!! Gotta love the flakies. They are soooooo pretty. And with the combination of the warm darker color of the red, it's just a home run.

Quench, 2 coats. A perfect red! I suppose this would qualify as a jelly, but for me it's a little too opaque for that. Maybe one coat would be more jelly like.

A Day at the Races Collection:

Let Me Fly, 2 coats. A teal base with silver shimmer. I LOVE teal, so this is right up my alley. It's a darker teal, so it's not too bright and over the top. It's just a perfect dustier teal, but without looking too muted. Love it!

Devious Nature, 2 coats. A great hot pink or fushia creme. It's more pink than purple, but definitely has a hint of purple to it. To me, it reminds me of OPI Dim Sum Plum. I might have to swatch them together to see.

Cruisin' Nude, 2 coats. The most perfect nude beige with a pink shimmer. This is an amazing color. I love it. Words cannot express how much I love this color. And it's nearly a mannequin hands for me! I love it! LOVE IT!

Captivated, 2 coats. A coral jelly packed with gold glitter. This one looks orange in the bottle because of the amount of glitter, but it's much pinker on the nail. It's so amazingly beautiful! I love it.

Always Winning, 2 coats. A light green base with gold and holographic glitter. Sorry about this lighting on this one, the sun took a break :( Figures it did that while I'm trying to show holo, right? Ugh! Maybe another sunny day I'll throw this one on again. It really is much prettier when the holo is showing.

Application on all of these was amazing. They go on nice and smooth and spread evenly without flooding. They all have good opacity. The brush is great and I love the bottles! Overall I'm VERY pleased with this brand. I would definitely buy from them again. The service was great, the packaging was unexpectedly awesome and of course, the polish is superb! I'm most likely going to order a backup of Cruisin' Nude. I just LOVE that one! What do you think?

[These polishes were all purchased by me!]

Broadway Nails Nail Dress

2011-06-07T21:15:00.001-04:00

There is such a craze of having super detailed manis. If you wanted to free hand something, it might take a good chunk of time and/or some practice! But with the Broadway Nails Nail Dress, it's practically instant. At the most, it would take as long as a regular mani to apply, but most likely even less time than that. Let's take a look.

As far as I can tell, this design doesn't have a name. We'll call it polka dots, shall we? The yellow kind of freaked out the camera, so I apologize for the not-so-great pics. These are "stick-on wraps" and to me, essentially stickers. The Sally Hansen version is very thin, not sticky, more like nail polish. This is thicker, like a sticker or decal, not very stretchy. They come 14 on a sheet and each package has 2 sheets. So essentially you get 14 sizes and 28 total wraps. However, as with most of these products, you'll most likely only get one use out of the entire package unless you have in-between sized fingers that can fit in more than one size wrap. Application SOUNDS really easy. You pick a size, peel it off the sheet, apply with the round edge near the cuticle, smooth it on, file off the excess. BUT and for me, this is a big but... (haha, butt... anyway) the sheet is opaque. And not just like a little hard to see through, no, it's completely opaque. So you can't put your finger under the sheet to gauge a good size to peel off. When I am applying false nails or decals, etc, I like to size up all my fingers first and make sure I have a plan before I start. With this, you just have to kind of wing it because you can't get a good fit by eye-balling the sticker and your finger. Your nail is rounded and the sticker is flat, so it's just hard to match up! That was the biggest downfall of this product. But the rest of the application was very, very easy. It goes on, well, like a sticker. It comes with a 2 sided file and the one side buffs on the wrap, the other side files off the excess. They recommend putting on a top coat for extended wear.

I put them on starting with the pinky, as they recommend. I honestly don't see how it matters unless you are using your nails to peel off the stickers which would ruin the fingers already done I guess. But you shouldn't be doing that because we all know we aren't supposed to use our nails as tools, right? Right? Stop it! Haha. But after I got them all on, I noticed the first few started lifting around the edges. I had taken my prior mani off but did NOT buff my nails to take off the shine prior to application. I think if I wore these again I would do that so they would stick a little better. So after I got them all on and filed off the edges, I went back and made sure all the edges were good and stuck and slapped on a coat of ChG Fast Forward. I made sure to wrap the tips since I just filed these things off on the blunt edge and wanted to keep them on. I took these pictures the next day and you can see I already have some issues with this. The pinky and thumb show some tip wear!

This isn't the greatest pic, a little blurry, I apologize. I did like this mani, it's bright and fun and definitely easier to apply the sticker version than it would be to freehand. Painting yellow dots on top of purple would be HELL. You'd have to do white first to even get it to show up and then you'd need a nice opaque yellow of which we all know there are very few. Not to mention how time consuming it would be if you are not very well practiced in nail art. These are definitely much easier to apply and look "done" with very little know-how. Apart from the issue with finding the correct size, application was very easy. Keeping them on... not so much. After 2 days, this index finger peeled off. It started lifting at the tip and then caught on my hair in the shower and came right off. I do type all day at work, so maybe that aggravated the tip wear resulting in that one coming off. Who knows.

Basically, this is a decent product for what it is. They come in a variety of designs and are fairly easy to apply. It allows even the novice manicure maven to have a fun and/or sophisticated mani in little notice. For a special occasion, these would be perfect. However, if you're looking for long wear, I would not recommend these. But they are very cute and look great while they last!

[This product was sent to me for review]

Barbie Party!

2011-05-25T20:46:00.000-04:00

Pretty sure I already posted this... but we'll try again!
Sometimes you just need to take a break and slap on some barbie pink and sparkles!! Yay! Nothing beats a perk-me-up like pink sparkles!

Pretty!!! This is 3 coats OPI Strawberry Margarita topped with Sinful Colors Pinky Glitter on top. I love this combo and left it on for a whole week! It's just a real feel-good combo.

Don't mind that oddly shaped index finger nail... it broke down too far to cut evenly. Ouch! Anyway...

Sparkle-icious! I love it! What do you think?

Models Own Utopia

2011-05-07T09:08:00.000-04:00

I wanted this sooooooo badly. I wasn't sure really what color it was. Honestly, I'm still not sure. Who the hell cares? It's awesome! It's color is awesome. I hereby name this color awesome. Carry on.

Ok, so ignore the fact that I didn't clean up. This is 3 coats of awesome... I mean Models Own Utopia. It applied like buttah and coverage was great. I just wasn't doing well and made it streaky so I needed 3 coats. I could have done 2 if I'd tried harder.

Seriously, what color is this? Pink? Purple? Beige? Marshmallow? Whatever, I stand by awesome.

I added some Orly Etoile on top to give it some shimmer. I think it turned out super pretty. So if you have an awesome dress, wear this awesome polish with it! HAHA

Color Club Total Mystery

2011-04-30T18:43:00.000-04:00

I had plans to put all kinds of nail art on this one. But then I saw how cool the color was and scraped it. Turns out the color is only really cool to me because no one else could even tell there were more colors in here. Oh well.

This is 3 coats Color Club Total Mystery. Yeah, this shot is completely blue. This was a little sheer in application too, but by 3 coats, it covered pretty well. Again, I liked it a lot better in the bottle than on. But it's one of those secret ones that's prettier to the wearer than others.

This one shows the purple flecks better. They're in there... look close!! Wait, I'll help out, here:

Check that out! Pretty, right? But unfortunately that's about how close you have to get to see it, lol.

Color Club Ulterior Motive

2011-04-24T11:34:00.000-04:00

I could not wait for Color Club's Alter Ego collection. I really wasn't interested in the light collection, but the dark collection looked amazing, so I picked it up. I was a little disappointed that the colors didn't translate as well as I'd hoped. They look amazing in the bottle, but not as impressive on my nails. I haven't gotten through them all yet, but the ones I tried aren't as impressive as I wanted.

This is 3 coats of Color Club Ulterior Motive. The bottle looks much more purple, but here it's like hot pink or fuchsia. It's fairly sheer too, which wasn't great. I still had some VNL after 3 coats.

It looks a little more purple-like in this shot, but not much.

Yeah, definitely pink. But cool. I like it, just not what I was expecting. I wanted some more duo-chrome or something. Oh well. I still like it. What do you think?

Spring time is here!

2011-04-19T20:45:00.000-04:00

This mani just screamed spring to me. It kind of reminds me of that area of Greece with the white houses against the blue water. Not the right shade, but still, that's what it reminds me of, lol. It's just so beautiful.

This is American Apparel Malibu Green topped with China Glaze Lightning Bolt. I absolutely love American Apparel's polish. They have a really good formula, it's opaque and has good coverage. They have the best cremes. I used 3 coats, but could have done 2 if I'd been more careful. And the crackle is just amazing! I love it, there's no doubt about it. It makes the mani so much better, haha.

Yay! Pretty! Haha. Enjoy! :)

Glitter Cracked

2011-04-13T17:33:00.000-04:00

I have to say I jumped on the crack bandwagon. Crackle is like the crack of nail polish! You wouldn't think so, but it's addicting! It's so much fun to play with the different colors and there are seemingly endless combinations!

This is OPI Sparkle-iscious topped with China Glaze Broken Hearted. I loved it but most people just thought I had glitter on top of pink. That was disappointing, but oh well. The OPI went on with fairly good coverage. The glitter is really packed in there! Taking it off is another story, lol. It's hell, like most glitters. The crackle goes on great. You put it on and it dries fairly quickly and as it dries, it shrinks, so it pulls apart in these neat patterns.

I love it! It caught the light and sparkled and it was just awesome. I loved it the whole time I had it on. I got tons of compliments, but like I said, they just thought it was glitter on pink. Boo, lol. Oh well. What do you think?

Candy Land

2011-04-09T20:20:00.000-04:00

I did this mani a while back with V-day in mind... but it didn't quite turn out that way, lol. It actually reminds me more of easter. But then it also reminds me of candy. Like cotton candy or peeps or something. Which brings me back to feeling like it's easter.

Wow, I look tan! LMAO! Anyway, this is 3 coats of American Apparel Coney Island topped with Nubar Hyacinth Sparkle. I did the sparkle in a gradient so it would be thicker towards the tip. I think it looks like I dipped my nails in sugar!

SOOOOOO pretty!! I got a lot of compliments on this too. I think because it's so shiny, lol. The American Apparel went on fairly well. I needed the 3 coats for full coverage. The Nubar is PACKED with glitter so I had to essentially use a dry brush to get the sparse glitter near the base.

It happened to be crazy sunny the day I did this one, so I took a full sun photo. It actually kinda makes the glitter NOT as good. Is that possible? Oh well. Anyway, it worked better indoors, lol.

Grey skies

2011-04-05T21:08:00.000-04:00

I had to check out the new OPI collection, of course. And everything is based on Texas. The land of the bigger and better. Well, I think a lot of the colors look too similar, lol. There's an orange, 2 coral shades and like 4 pink/red/purple shades... which are all in the same family. From looking at other blogger's swatches, they all pretty much look the same to me! But this one is different. This is like a mega grey!

This is 3 coats of OPI It's Totally Fort Worth It. I added flowers with OPI A Grape Fit! I cannot sing enough praises about this polish. It's a lavender grey with PINK shimmer. Unfortunately, it's pretty hard to capture on camera... but my first finger there shows some.

Here's a close up on my index finger. See that pink shimmer in there? It's SO pretty! It's easier to see in person, but it's not something others are going to see. I tend to like polish like this because it's pretty for everyone looking at it, but it's SUPER cool to me. Haha.

This photo shows pretty much none of that pink shimmer. But it's still a pretty silver grey color.

Another shot, somewhat shaded. This shows how sheer it is. Apparently sheer is the new thing for OPI, lol. I like the jelly quality of the "sorbet" polish they have in the collection, which is pretty much all the colors I mentioned above, but for this? I'd rather have opaque. If I wore it again, I'd use a grey base coat first.

Nail Polish Jewelry!

2011-04-02T16:01:00.000-04:00

I think it's pretty obvious that I LOVE nail polish. The only downside? When you have to take it off! So how do we solve this dilemma? By making nail polish into jewelry! It's like the best invention ever. And it's even more beautiful than you could imagine!

How beautiful are these? The round one is a ring of GOSH Holographic with OPI Black Shatter on top. The pendant is a water marble using China Glaze Octa-Gone Wild, OPI Austin-tatious Turquoise, OPI Ink and OPI Purple with a Purpose. Tracey at GingerKitty Designs made these pieces. I just picked the colors!

Look at that shimmer and holo! LOVE! Tracey is a genious!

Sooooooo pretty! It's a weird angle, but it's kinda cool how it shows the colors.

Check out that holo greatness! And it's a giant ring, I love big bold jewelry!

This is full sun. To the naked eye, the entire ring was a giant rainbow. But I couldn't capture it with the camera. Weird how that happens.

I highly suggest checking out Tracey's Etsy shop and if you love nail polish, you won't be disappointed. If you don't see something available in the shop, send her an email and she'll work with you to create something unique. The quality is superb and the turn around time is decent. I will admit I was a little afraid of the ring thinking it might turn my finger green, but it didn't! I was also worried it might be flimsy since it's adjustable, but again, it's not. The band is actually pretty thick and sturdy. I will definitely go back in the future for more pieces. She has an amazing selection and it's all beautiful.

St. Patty's Day

2011-03-23T18:13:00.000-04:00

I didn't really get into St. Patty's Day this year. I didn't feel like going all out with nail art and drawing things. I figured a simple green mani would do. But then it was boring, so I added a glitter gradient, hehe. I like it!

This is 3 coats of Avon Jade with OPI Glow Up Already on the tips. The Avon went on ok, good coverage but it was a little streaky. I like the color because it's green, but it's on the blue side, which is my favorite. I love teal, so the bluer greens are more my speed. To do the glitter tips, I practically wiped it dry before putting it on so it would be more sparse.

It looks greener in this shot. I wound up really loving this mani. I like the glitter tips, it gives it a little pizazz without being obnoxious, lol. And it's really easy to do, so that helps, lol. Plus I always think glitter helps with wear. So this mani lasted a good long time.

Just for fun, haha. I had this duck on my desk, so I picked him up for a pic. Isn't he cute? Hehehe. Happy St. Patty's Day!!

I got the blues...

2011-03-14T18:17:00.000-04:00

Lol. I loved the bright yet dark quality of the blue in the China Glaze Anchors Away collection. It's just such an amazing blue! It's dark and navy-like, but still bright and royal. It's a very amazing color.

This is 2 coats of China Glaze First Mate with a black and silver glitter stripe, both from Stripe Rite. I added a butterfly decal on the thumb and ring fingers which are from Viva la Nails. I thought it would show up a little bit better than it actually did. The China Glaze applied like a dream, it gives great coverage and it's just SO pretty, you could lose yourself in it!!

Excuse the mess, lol. I hadn't cleaned up my fingers yet. But how pretty is this?! I love it. It's so creamy and beautiful. LOVE! What do you guys think?

American Apparel California Trooper

2011-03-03T17:44:00.000-05:00

I want something pretty, so I was looking through my stickers and stuff. I found some water decals from Viva la Nails that looked so pretty, so I decided to try them out.

This is 2 coats of American Apparel California Trooper. I love this color. It's a khaki, but light and greyed out some. It's subtle enough to be "work appropriate" I'd say. But it's still interesting. Application was smooth and even, good coverage and opacity. I love this brand. Wear is good on this too.

I topped it with Viva la Nails water decals. These are so easy to apply. And they're so thin that they don't pull up or stick up through the top coat. I even had someone ask how long it took me to paint them! Hah. Obviously that guy doesn't know me at all... I don't spend that much time on my nails, lol.

I really liked this mani. It was super easy to do, but really pretty! What do you think?

Valentine's Day

2011-02-26T08:32:00.000-05:00

I did do a Vday mani this year despite my feeling against it, lol. I know I'm late in posting it, but better late than never, right? I pretty much had to use the new red from China Glaze Anchor's Away collection. It's such a bright and amazing red! AND it's a one-coater. What's not to love??

Check that out!! Hehe. This is 2 coats OPI Princesses Rule! as a base and 1 coat China Glaze Hey Sailor on the tips. I lined the tip with Stripe Rite silver glitter and added a red rhinestone. How awesome is this look??

Take that! HA! I don't know why, but I just love these red tips!

More prettiness! Ahhhhhh.....

Lol, I was playing with an app on my phone. I thought it came out cool tho. Everything is muted and then BAM there's the red in the center. So cute! :)

Models Own Beth's Blue

2011-02-18T20:49:00.000-05:00

I have to say... I absolutely love this color! I love Models Own polish in general. But this color is just so pretty!

This is 2 coats of Models Own Beth's Blue. You can't really tell, but I topped it with a coat of Nfu-Oh 40 for some flakies. Then I added some interest with LA Colors Silver stripes. I loved this mani even though it's so simple!

You can see the flakies a bit better in this shot, but not really. It wasn't much better in real life either. But how awesome is this color? It's a greyed out light blue but not so gray that it doesn't look blue. I don't know, it's just so pretty!

Application was amazing. Very smooth, good coverage, good wear. If I wanted to leave it on, it probably could have lasted a week. But I'm just not that patient, lol. I would definitely recommend this brand and this color.

Crazy Rumors Review

2011-02-12T15:45:00.000-05:00

I am addicted to lip products. I have a million lip gloss, balms, stains, sticks... everything! When I got an email about Crazy Rumors, I'll admit I was skeptical. I have one brand of lip balm that I go to again and again, it's amazing (maybe I'll do a review on that at some point). But I put it away to try this brand... and I was impressed!

I tried Spiced Chai from the Brew Collection and Orange Creamsicle from the A La Mode Collection. Both smell AMAZING and glide on the lips like buttah! They make my lips soft and they stay soft and moisturized for hours. I also love that this gives my lips a tiny bit of shine!

Yummy yummy! I have to say, these lip balms have definitely taken the place of my old stand by. At least for now anyway. I love them! And I'm going to get more!

And here's a chance for you to get some too!

Go to the Crazy Rumors website now and enter code CRKISS for a 15% discount on all purchases made now through Feb 28th!

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[Products featured in this post were provided by the company or their PR firm for review]

China Glaze Anchors Away Part 2

2011-02-09T15:21:00.000-05:00

This is part 2 of 2 of the Spring 2011 China Glaze collection called Anchors Away. Click here for part 1! It's a total of 12 new shades and they are all amazing in their own way! Today I'm going to show Sand & Sea. These are the 6 lighter shades of the collection.

This is the Sand & Sea set. They look like nice muted dusty shades. Lets check them out!

Below Deck, 2 coats. This is the brightest shade of the bunch. It's a dusty purple shade. Maybe like an eggplant, lol. Good coverage, nice opacity. I like this color. It does remind me of other shades I have, but it's not quite a dupe to anything. It's similar to that popular Chanel color that was going around not too long ago too, lol.

Knotty, 3 coats. This is a beige or nude color glass fleck. It's really very pretty, but I wish it wasn't so sheer. I would have liked it better if it was more opaque. This did have good application though. And of course, the sparkle and shine is very very pretty. Not that you can really tell in my photo, lol. I blame the snow!

Pelican Gray, 2 coats. This is a light gray creme. It's such a great color. I love grays recently and this one is so pretty. It's slightly blue toned, but definitely a gray. Application was good, nice opacity. It reminds me a bit of a castle or something. I guess it's stone like. So pretty. Love it!

White Cap, 3 coats. Sheer white glass fleck. It's very pretty, but very similar to a lot of whites that came out this past winter. It does remind me of snow. It's frosty and cool. Application was good, but definitely needs the 3 coats unless you're going to layer. If you hate VNL, you must layer this.

Sunset Sail, 2 coats. This is a nude peachy subtle shimmer. It's so beautiful! Application was great, good coverage and opacity. I love the color and I love the slight shimmer. It's NOT extremely apparent, so it's really just for the wearer. I kind of like those kinds of polishes. It looks pretty to everyone, but there's a special aspect that only I enjoy, lol. Is that selfish? HAHAH.

Sea Spray, 2 coats. Light blue creme. This is such a pretty color. It's a bluish gray, but way more blue than the Pelican Gray up there. This is definitely a blue. It reminds me of the Eyeko Rain Polish, but I don't have that to compare. Still, it reminds me of the sky on a rainy stormy day. It's so calming, haha.

BTW, no top coat on any of these polishes. They are super shiny on their own! And with them being so easy to apply, you don't really need the top coat except for staying power. I was VERY pleased with these polishes. I'm not a fan of all the colors, like I mentioned, but application was perfection. Even the sheer shades went on like a dream.

Note: All items featured in this post were purchased by me.

China Glaze Anchors Away Part 1

2011-02-06T09:37:00.001-05:00

This is part 1 of 2 of the Spring 2011 China Glaze collection called Anchors Away. Click here for part 2! It's a total of 12 new shades and they are all amazing in their own way! Today I'm going to show the Knotty Nauticals. These are the 6 brighter shades of the collection.

This is the Knotty Nauticals set. First off, how cute is that name? It's kind of one of those you want to face-palm on, but it's just so punny! LOL... anyway.

Lighthouse, 3 coats. It's sheer, but has a glass fleck to it. It's a golden yellow, like goldenrod to me. It's pretty, but it's just not my thing. I like the pale yellows better. But if you like the darker golden yellow, this is perfect for you!

Life Preserver, 2 coats. This is listed as a "poppy creme." I don't buy it. This is orange. It's not quite as orange as a real life preserver, but it's still orange. I heard someone say it had a coral aspect to it. It's orange. LOL. Now I don't have a super critical eye for color, but I don't think I'm oblivious to subtle differences either. This is a redder orange that a real life preserver, but it's still orange. It's too orange for me to say it's coral. I personally do not like this shade, but I'm not a fan of orange in general. Aside from that, it applied great, good coverage and opacity. It's good with 2 coats, but too sheer to be a 1 coater I think.

Starboard, 2 coats. This is a very vivid green creme. Applied well, good opacity, but needs the 2 coats. It's like a "kelly green." It's grass like to me. Again, this is not really my thing. I don't choose these bright greens for a full mani unless I'm doing something on top of it. Or if it's St Patty's day. Which, I must say, is coming up... so keep this one handy girls!

First Mate, 2 coats. Now we're talking! This is a bright yet darker blue creme. I LOVE IT! It's a perfect nautical blue. Good coverage, nice pigmentation... wow. This is definitely in-your-face blue. And I know for most colors I like the subtle shades, but I don't mind a bright blue and this is great!

Ahoy! 3 coats. This is another glass fleck color in a great hot pink shade. It's a little sheer again, like the yellow. To me, definitely needs 3 coats unless you're layering. It reminds me of strawberries, but it's definitely a pink, not a red. It's a great summer color I think. It would make a good watermelon mani, haha. Add some Atlantis on the tips and you'll be good to go!

Hey Sailor, 2 coats. Bright red creme. I have to say, I thought I wouldn't like this on, but I love it. And really, I could have gotten away with 1 coat if I'd been more careful. This is an amazing color, great coverage, nice and opaque. I love it. It's a perfect red. I'd say it's a little on the orange side, but it's pretty.

BTW, no top coat on any of these polishes. They are super shiny on their own! And with them being so easy to apply, you don't really need the top coat except for staying power. I was VERY pleased with these polishes. I'm not a fan of all these colors, like I mentioned, but application was perfection. Even the sheer shades went on like a dream.

Note: All items featured in this post were purchased by me.

Party Hearty!

2011-02-02T17:24:00.000-05:00

Somehow I forgot to post this earlier. I know pretty much everyone and their mother did this combo if they got this China Glaze Party Hearty. BUT I don't care because it's just that awesome. And it's still awesome even though it's not Christmas anymore.

This is 3 coats Orly Winter Wonderland topped with 2 coats China Glaze Party Hearty! How pretty! The Orly Winter Wonderland is fairly sheer, I believe I may have started with a base of 1 coat Sallen Hansen White On. But the Orly gives it that frosty wintery feel. The application on it was good, just sheer. The China Glaze is just amazing. It's a clear base with colored glitter, so you have to use a little purpose if you want all the nails to come out even. You can see my middle finger has a lot more glitter than my pointer.

So cool. I love this glitter. It has small silver, medium green and large red glitter in it. It's an amazing combo! =D

Also, I just realized that I missed my blogiversary! LOL. I started getting some stuff together for a giveaway. It will be coming soon! Hehe.

Night Sky

2011-01-26T21:27:00.000-05:00

This mani is so dark and pretty. I love the shimmer... you can get lost in it!

This is 2 coats of Models Own In the Navy topped with 1 coat of CND Sapphire Sparkle on top. I added some stars and moons to finish it off. Both polishes applied like a dream. The Models Own has great coverage and smooth application. CND effects pack a good amount of "effect" in each stroke of the brush, hah. When I first used one, I thought it was going to be very subtle, but it's really not. In some cases, the effect can change the whole color of the polish, but not so much here. It was a little bit lighter, but pretty much the same shade. I love this combo!

So pretty!! What happened to the moon on my ring finger? Who knows, lol. Whatever, the rest of it looks awesome! hahaha.

Snowflakes?

2011-01-21T17:37:00.000-05:00

I wanted to do snowflakes, but I was in a bit of a rush, so I did dots with sparkles instead. Haha. It's sorta snow like.

This is 3 coats of Orly Snowcone. I make dots with a dotting tool and Sally Hansen White On and topped them with OPI Simmer & Shimmer. I think it came out cute and a little abstract, haha.

I love that blue, it's so clear and intense, yet light. Does that make sense? It's a great color. You may recall I had a bit of trouble with it previously. But I shook it up good for a couple days before I used it this time. I shook it up, let it sit and then repeated, lol. Seemed to take away that weird oily problem I had. I try not to shake my polish and roll them instead, but I think this one needed a good shake and then time to settle the bubbles. Whatever, it worked and I was much happier this time around!

Broadway Nails

2011-01-17T17:55:00.000-05:00

I chose to wear a set of fakes to go on vacation a while back. I didn't want to have to worry about the polish chipping or bringing polish with me to change it if I had to. Fakes are pretty sturdy and last about a week on me without looking too gross, lol.

These are Broadway Nails which I purchased at Walgreens I believe. The white tip was supposed to be UV sensitive and change to a purple with white stars. Now granted it was pretty cloudy the week I wore these... but I only had 2 nails that showed any signs of color changing and it was barely visible. I'm glad they had the other stars on them for some visual interest other than the tips... otherwise it would have been boring! Haha. But they went on well, stayed on all week, no issues there. I soaked them off in acetone, which is my usual removal process. That wasn't any more difficult than usual either. Overall, I was very pleased as usual with this brand.

Color Club Alter Ego Preview

2011-01-13T18:42:00.000-05:00

I can't wait to see these in real life... they look awesome!

Color Club lets you create high-fashion looks for every identity with Alter Ego, their latest collection of diverse, long-lasting lacquers!

Alter Ego’s consists of 12 shades! Go incognito with our opaque shades or rendezvous in full view with our sheers of Alter Ego ‘LIGHTS’ and ‘DARKS’!

Above: Their ‘Keep It Undercover Collection’ 7 piece salon pack includes Alter Ego, Secret Agent, Total Mystery, Alias, Ulterior Motive and Masquerading plus Vivid Top Coat.

Above: Alter Ego’s ‘Reveal Your Mystery Collection’ 7 piece salon pack includes Get a Clue, Revealed, Incognito, Secret Rendezvous, Sheer Disguise, and Give Me a Hint shades plus Milky White Base Coat.

The darker shades look awesome. The Color Club polishes I have now apply like buttah and are nice and opaque. I will fall in love if these are the same! And the lighter shades look like good stand by colors and bases for stamping! Yay spring colors! I can't wait!!

Happy New Year!!

2011-01-09T11:02:00.000-05:00

A little belated... but Happy 2011!!! I hope this year is a lot better than last year. I suffered a great loss in 2010, but I'm better for it now and I'm thankful that I was strong enough to keep going.

How cool is this? I used 3 coats of Sephora by OPI 212-Sephora as a base. It's an amazing black base with copper flakes and gold and iridescent small glitter. I used Orly Luxe on the tips. Then I added some Viva la Nails stars and hex glitter. It was very fitting for the occasion.

So pretty!!!

Last shot, lol. I loved this one. I think it came out pretty and I got compliments as well! :)

Christmas Mani

2010-12-26T10:37:00.000-05:00

Yay christmas! I know pretty much everyone was doing candy cane style manis for christmas, but it's just so cute, I had to do it!

How cute! This is 3 coats Sally Hansen White On topped with China Glaze Salsa. I used a BM plate to do the stripes, but they didn't cover the whole nail, so I had to use a small brush to extend the lines. When I added the first coat of top coat, the red smeared, so I went over the white again a bit. I also added a coat of CND Crimson Sparkle on top. I love that it's very subtle, but makes it look like a sugary candy cane.

On the thumb, I skipped the stripes and used a BM plate to add some holly leaves with China Glaze Emerald Fitzgerald. I used little red balls for the berries. Unfortunately, they bled when I added the top coat also. So I had to add some more white. I used the CND effect on the thumb as well.

I love this one and of course, got lots of compliments. Sorry to post this late, but I was having some computer troubles. Merry Christmas all!!

Pink Party

2010-12-10T20:52:00.000-05:00

This one was fun and of course, super simple. I was going for a girlie-girl look without being too kid like and immature. I didn't want to spend a lot of time on the design, so my eyes were drawn to glitters!

This is 2 coats of Orly Cotton Candy topped with 1 thick coat of Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink. Very cool! The pink is, of course, a great color. Application was smooth and opaque, wear was pretty darn good as well.

This is a shitty picture, but whatever, you can see the colors on the glitter a bit better. I liked this mani. It was easy and fast and stayed on very well. I felt like this would have been good for a party or something, but I didn't have an occasion to go to.

Frenchy Fun

2010-12-02T05:58:00.000-05:00

Hehe, I love this one! I don't know why, it's so simple, but it's just so pretty!

I used Dermelect Makeover as my basecoat. The one coat of Sally Hansen Black Out on the tips and topped with one coat of Models Own Mixed Up. I used LA Colors silver to add a stripe on the bottom and added a few holo silver hearts for bling. The Dermelect is a treatment base coat. I just started using it, but it's supposed to help fill ridges and grow nails. The Models Own Mixed up is actually all glitter. It's a ton of black glitter with some holo glitter thrown in. It's really cool looking.

Pretty! Hope you like it too!

Wet 'n Wild Night Prowl

2010-11-27T18:29:00.000-05:00

I was really falling for the China Glaze Halloween previews (which weren't out at the time) when I saw this Wet 'n Wild Night Prowl and thought it looked a lot like China Glaze Mummy May I. I was a little disappointed, but it's still a great color.

This is 3 coats Wet 'n Wild Night Prowl which is a black base with magenta glitter. Hard to tell in this photo, I know. Application was fairly good. I didn't really have much trouble, but the wear on this wasn't great.

There we go! I put a kiss print off a bundle monster plate on with Art Deco Intense Pink. It turned out more sheer than I'd hoped. But still cool! This is very dark and vampy, haha. I liked this mani, but I didn't love it. Oh well. Thank goodness China Glaze came out! ;)

OPI: Just a Little Dangerous

2010-11-21T17:30:00.000-05:00

When I saw this advertised in the Sephora magazine, it looked AMAZING! In person, not so much. I can't find their promo pic now, but they made it seem like this was purple with pink and blue glitter. There is definitely a shimmer in here, but it's no where near as obvious as they made it out to be.

Sorry for the quick and dirty application. I was in a rush to get a new color on and had to be somewhere, lol. Never a good combination. Anyway, this is 3 coats Sephora by OPI Just a Little Dangerous. It's definitely pretty, just not the WOW I was hoping for. It went on fairly well, it was a bit streaky at first. The pink shimmer is definitely more noticeable than the blue. Especially in low light where the pink is barely visible at all.

Ewww, horrible cuticles, haha. I'm messy. And don't mind that tip wear. I had to take pics after my day and yeah... it didn't turn out so great. Oh well. Really this was only worth something in the sun. In the shade it was just another royal purple.

Nubar: Gem

2010-11-16T19:50:00.001-05:00

There are holo polishes that look like your whole nail is a hologram. And then there are holo glitter polishes where there are holo flecks mixed in with a color. This is a holo glitter polish. I was actually surprised tho at the size of the holo bits. I expected this to go on smooth, but it's definitely like a glitter. Not that I'm complaining... who could complain about such an awesome color?

This is 3 coats Nubar Gem. I topped it with China Glaze Fast Forward. This went on pretty well, but it is fairly sheer. It's a nice golden taupy mauve color. It's not straight beige like I expected. It's definitely got a hint of pink to it. And check out that holo glitter!

Ooooo... pretty, haha. This is another polish that just catches your eye and holds you. I found myself holding my hands at all different angles to catch the light and reflect the holo.

Here's a nice blurry pic to really show the holo glitter. It's flashy, but not crazy. I loved it!

Models Own Jade Stone

2010-11-11T22:34:00.000-05:00

There is just something about Models Own polish. For the most part, they are so easy to apply, have great opacity... I just love them. So I had to pick up a few more when they had the 50% off sale! C'mon, that's a crazy deal! For some reason, I got a bunch of pastel colors, haha. But this one was the one I was really looking forward to.

This is 2 coats of Models Own Jade Stone. It's so creamy and delicious! This applied like a dream. Not too thick or too thin, great coverage. I like these brushes, they are easy to handle and control. Another thing I love about Models Own is the wear. I had no trouble with chipping on this.

This is full sun. Looks very minty in this pic. It is minty green in some light, more blue... and in other light it's more yellow and like a true green. I like that aspect too. Makes it more interesting.

Indoors, a little less minty in this shot. I still kind of want to eat it tho, haha. Love this color and application. Everything about it is just bliss, hehe.

Funky Frenchy

2010-11-06T21:05:00.000-04:00

For this mani I wanted something simple, but still pretty. For some reason I just love the french mani look. But it's kinda boring unless it's a "funky french" which is just using a color instead of white. Anyway, I liked how it turned out and I got lots of compliments! This is actually a bit of an oldie... but I love it!

I started with 2 coats CND Putty which is pretty sheer beige. It basically just evens out your nails so they look perfect. Application on that was amazing, as usual. I love CND polish. Then I added 2 coats of OPI Yodel Me on My Cell for the tips. I put a stripe with Stripe Rite White on the bottom edge of the teal to cover up my not-so-great edge, lol. I also put some Stripe Rite Silver Glitter on that edge. Then I added some stickers from Viva la Nails and topped it all with 1 coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust, a very small holo glitter.

Pretty! Now to me, this looks like straight up teal. However, I had a few people ask if I had on "Eagles green." I guess they're close, but not really the same to me. Not to mention I could really care less about sporting football colors on my nails. I happened to wear this mani on the weekend, so I guess that's why people assumed. Oh well, lol.

Giveaway Winner

2010-11-02T21:07:00.000-04:00

I tallied up the entries and used random.org to pick the winner. Drum roll please....

and number 31 is...

Congrats to Smoochiefrog!! I've already contacted her via email and the goodies are on the way!

Thank you to everyone who entered. And welcome to all the new faces who found my blog as a result of this giveaway! I hope you'll all stick around and continue to enjoy my posts. :)

Bump in the night...

2010-10-31T12:00:00.000-04:00

Ok, maybe I went a bit overboard with this one, haha. But I was having fun! I wanted to do something that was in your face... but had a hidden in your face aspect. I lurve it. hehe!

Check it! Regular and glow in the dark! Oooooooo!!!!

This is 3 coats China Glaze Peachy Keen for the base of the jack-o-lanterns. I topped it with 2 coats of a glow-in-the-dark glitter polish I found, no name on it. I used Sally Hansen Black Out for the faces. On the moon fingers I used 2 coats China Glaze Mummy May I for the bottom, 2 coats Sally Hansen White On for the "moon." I topped the moon section only with a coat of black light polish (again, no name) and then drew on bats and cat heads with Sally Hansen Black Out. I outlined the moon with LA Colors Silver striper. The cat heads kind of came out weird looking. I should have pulled up a pic of a cat silhouette on the computer before I started, lol.

Other hand. Love it! Don't mind that spot on my ring finger. I got myself with the black light polish, lol.

I love this mani! Hehe. I think it came out really cute. And very Halloween-y!

Happy Halloween all!!!

BOO!

2010-10-30T10:17:00.000-04:00

Hehe. Scared you, didn't I? :) I free-handed these ghosts... and honestly I didn't like them. But a lot of other people did, lol. I was going for a night sky thing with the ghosts swirling around. I liked it, I just didn't like the ghosts, which is kind of the whole point, but oh well.

This is 3 coats of Nubar Night Sparkle. Soooo pretty and sparkly!! I used Color Club Worth the Risque for the dots and ghosts.

Love these colors. I had no problem with application on either of these. The Nubar gave fairly good coverage, which was surprising to me since it's a glitter. But the base is blue too, so it covers pretty well. And the holo of the Color Club stood out even among all that sparkle.

I wound up liking this one because of the color combo and because it was kind of anti-halloween, haha. These aren't the usual colors for Halloween, so it caught people's eyes.

Going Batty

2010-10-26T22:41:00.000-04:00

I picked this color because it was close to orange, but far enough on the peach side to still be subtle. I liked this mani, but it really didn't scream Halloween. I guess it was a little too subtle for me, lol.

This is 2 coats of Models Own Peach Sherbet. I used Sally Hansen Black Out to stamp on the bats, spider and web from my Bundle Monster plate. I added a coat of glitter to make it less boring, haha. The thumb looks the best in my opinion. But I think that's because I have a hard time seeing the bats since they're small.

I absolutely love Models Own polish. It applies like a dream and covers beautifully. I loved this color. I will admit it's probably better suited for spring, but I loved it anyway. And from far away it just looks cute, not scary and batty, lol.

Bloody Nails

2010-10-22T06:00:00.000-04:00

I was going for a Halloween theme this month. I wanted to do something bloody, but didn't want to freak out the people at work. This didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped. It's pretty, but doesn't look all that bloody.

This is 3 coats China Glaze Lubu Heels as a base. I did NOT realize how sheer that polish is. I was quite disappointed actually. You can see I had some cuticle drag issues. Not the greatest, but oh well. I used China Glaze Salsa on the tips and then painted over that with Nubar Fire Sparkle to keep with the glitter theme.

I was going to do a white base with the blood, but I thought it would be too stark. Maybe next year...

China Glaze Awakening

2010-10-18T05:58:00.000-04:00

I have to say, I'm extremely pleased with the China Glaze Awakening set. I love the colors and the glitter! I like that it's not the classic orange creme. It's fun and exciting and eye-catching for sure!

First up is Mummy May I. This looks like a really dark purple, but maybe it's black. It's loaded with magenta-purple square glitter! This is 3 coats of pure heaven. So much better than my previous Wet 'n Wild purchase that wants to be a dupe. I LOVE this color. And it would work all year round.

Next is Zombie Zest. This is also 3 coats, and you can see I still have VNL. It's a really cool yellowish green color with gold-yellow fine glitter. It reminds me of snot or something, haha. It kinda grosses me out. To me, this is Halloween only.

Last up is Ick-A-Bod-Y. This is really cool looking. 3 coats. It's appears to be a dark greenish base with orange chunky glitter. I really love this. I was actually unsure about this color before trying it, but it looks really good on! It reminds me of the fall and leaves changing color and harvest, which is my fave! This was a surprising like for me, I didn't think I would enjoy this one. But it's really bumpy without top coat, haha.

Overall, application was easy. With glitter, it's sometimes hard to get it on evenly and looking well distributed. This wasn't as hard as I've dealt with in the past, but it wasn't perfect either. Zombie Zest had fine glitter and the other two are chunky and lumpy. You'd definitely need a top coat. And if you don't like VNL, you'll need a base with Zombie Zest.

Don't forget to check out my giveaway where you have a chance to win these beauties!! (Don't worry, I bought 2 of these, so the ones in the giveaway are still unused!)

Frankie!

2010-10-12T21:10:00.000-04:00

I found this on the internet... here. I couldn't help myself, they are just so cute! They're really easy too. Check the link for the tutorial on how to do these.

I used American Apparel Office for the base. Then used Sally Hansen White On and Black Out for accents. I think they turned out adorable! I got a million compliments too.

The other hand too! I like the middle finger on this hand because of the crooked mouth. Makes him look like he's up to no good.

As you can see, I should have waited a bit before putting on the top coat. I just didn't want to ruin them!

Halloween Giveaway!!

2010-10-10T10:00:00.003-04:00

NOW CLOSED!!

I just want to say thank you to all of you who follow my blog, make comments and take the time to stop by and check out my little part of the art world. I appreciate all of you whether or not you make yourself known. To say thanks, I'm having a giveaway!

All items are brand new, never used, and were purchased by me!

What you can win:

OPI Couture Color mini set (includes Brisbane Bronze, Bogota Blackberry, Black Cherry Chutney)
OPI Swiss Collection mini set (includes Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous, Yodel Me on My Cell, Color So Hot it Berns, RapiDry Top Coat)
Sally Girl mini glow in the dark polish
Avon Cherry Jubilee
Avon Midnight Plum
Avon Olive Green
China Glaze Mummy May I
China Glaze Ick-A-Bod-Y
China Glaze Zombie Zest
Full size Mango Mend
perhaps some candy treats! hehe.

The rules are simple, follow my blog and fill out the form below! Pretty easy I'd say. :) Entries in the comments will not count. This contest is open to everyone, in any country!
I will accept entries until 10pm EST on October 29th. I will then do my best to pick a winner by Halloween! Good luck everyone!

Freebies!

2010-10-08T22:52:00.000-04:00

I got this in my email and I just had to share. There's some great giveaways from Kiss and Broadway nails!! Most are really simple to enter too. Enjoy!

Kiss and Broadway Nails, the leading brands of artificial nail kits, are offering fans the chance to win a variety of hot products via Facebook and Twitter.

Kiss, the leading brand of nails including the best-selling Everlasting French Nail Kits, invites fans to log on to Kiss’ Facebook page and click “Like” to enter for a chance to win an apple iPad, valued at over $600. Contest runs from October 4^th–31^st and the winner will be selected at random by an independent third party.

Go to the Sign Up Tab on Kiss Product’s Facebook page to win the Apple iPad.

To get the latest sounds on iTunes, simply follow Kiss on Twitter for a chance to win a $50 iTunes gift card. Contest runs from October 4^th-31^st and be on the look-out for random Retweet options for additional entries.

Follow Kiss on Twitter to win a $50 iTunes gift card

Want more chances to win?

Fashionistas listen up for a chance to win a fabulous new Fall wardrobe! Just go to Broadway’s Facebook page and click “Like” to enter to win a $1,000 American Express gift card. This contest runs from October 4^th-31^st and the winner will be selected at random by an independent third party.

Go to Broadway’s Facebook page, click the Sign Up Tab to win $1,000 new wardrobe!

There’s more! To win some intimate essentials, follow Broadway Nails on Twitter for a chance to win a $50 Victoria’s Secret gift card. Be on the look-out for random Retweet options for additional entries. Contest runs from October 4^th-31^st and the winner will be selected at random by an independent third party source.

Follow Broadway Nails on Twitter to win a $50 Gift Card from Victoria’s Secret

Broadway Nails is the second largest brand in the artificial category, behind its sister brand Kiss Products. Broadway Nails and Kiss are the two leading brands for all consumer artificial nail and nail accessory needs, consistently offering beginner to intermediate nail consumers latest styles and trends for a complete nail transformation. Broadway and Kiss Nails deliver on products that are quick, easy, and innovative at the right price and value.

For more information, go to www.kissusa.com

OPI: The Color to Watch

2010-10-08T11:34:00.000-04:00

This is another color that surprised me. I saw some swatches and didn't really like it. But I had already bought it. So it sat there for a bit before I actually tried it. I heard a few people mention it was sheer, so I didn't bother trying it naked, I started with a base.

This is 1 coat OPI A Grape Fit! which is a nice bright purple. Then 2 coats of OPI The Color toWatch on top. This is a really amazing color. It's like an icy purple color with magenta and blue flecks of sparkle. It's shimmery and gorgeous! It's most pretty in full sun, but you can see the flecks indoors too, just not as well.

Check those flecks of color! How beautiful! I loved this color. It really is very neat. It had good application and went on nice and smooth. And so pretty.

I also used a new top coat for this mani. China Glaze Fast Forward. I have to say, it freakin smells! BUT it worked like a charm. These photos are after 3 days of wear. Wear is the tip wear? Not there! What?! Seriously, 3 days and zero tip wear, with OPI. I couldn't believe it. I will keep using it and do a review after a bit. But so far, I'm impressed!

Broadway Nails: Chrome!

2010-10-03T10:50:00.000-04:00

I have to say, these are amazing. They look awesome in the package, but OMG! It's like a mirror on your nails! I got a bunch of compliments and awed looks. Guys AND girls... everyone was noticing these nails! If you follow me on twitter, you already saw a sneak peek of these, hehe. I was too excited not to share! And honestly, they came at a great time because I had just broken like 4 nails moving my stuff to a new desk at work.

This is how they come. There are plain chrome nails and zebra prints! The zebra print is black over the chrome, so it's still awesome. And check that reflection! How could you not fall in love? The box has 24 nails in 12 sizes and comes with it's own glue and orange stick.

Once I found nails that fit, I used the included pink glue to put them all on. The pink glue doesn't really matter for these particular nails because you can't see through them. But I know if you have the french mani style nails that are a bit sheer, the pink glue would definitely be nice! The glue isn't hard to use, you squeeze a few drops on and slide the nails into place. I did not have a hard time finding nails that fit. I had the option of chrome or zebra for every nail except my pinky. I could have done my entire hand in zebra, but I liked the chrome too much, haha. These nails come in medium length, but as you can see here, they are different lengths depending on the nail size. My ring finger was noticeably shorter than my middle finger. I liked that the nails tapered down on both ends so they were thinner at the tip and cuticle. It made it look less like fake nails and more like pure awesomeness, haha. I will say, I had crazy finger prints on the nails from putting them on. It's like any chrome, it shows everything! I had to wash my hands good and buff the nails shiny with a clean towel before taking the pic, lol.

After a day, they were just too long for me, so I filed them down some. I was especially annoyed at the length difference between the middle and ring fingers, so I took care of that a bit. I was afraid to file them thinking that the chrome might chip off, but I had no problems at all. After I got them to a decent length for me, I put on a clear top coat to seal the filed edge and also to prevent those pesky fingerprints I kept getting, lol. With so many people touching my nails, it was like a dressing room mirror... gross, lol.

For some reason I left my thumb longer than the rest, I don't know why. I think just for the bling-tastic nature of it, haha.

Look at my reflection! Hahaha. I seriously could not stop staring at my hands while wearing these. I left them on for a good 5 days and had NO chipping, NO lifting, just perfection. People who don't do their nails couldn't tell they were fake. People who know nails just loved the chrome! I have to say these were amazing for every day, but if you have a party to go to... these would ROCK. I would recommend them to everyone! They're super easy to apply, stay on like cement, but come off easily with acetone when you're done. And just in case you're wondering... the chrome did not even melt off when I took them off. It just kind of peeled off in a sheet, lol.

Seriously, if you need a quick and awesome mani, keep these on hand and they will not disappoint. I might just have to get a box to keep on hand for new years. ;)

[This product was sent to me by the company or their PR firm for review.]

Orly: Galaxy Girl

2010-09-29T11:04:00.000-04:00

OMG squeeee! This is the most amazing color! I had looked at people swatching Urban Decay Bruise and wanted it... but then this came out! I love purple and this isn't just flat purple, it's awesome! I love love love love love it. Did I mention I love it? HA!

Ok, so application wasn't that great for me. However, I think this is pretty much user error. I was sitting in front of a fan that day and that's my own darned fault. So you can see some cuticle drag, but it's not horrid. This is 3 coats Orly Galaxy Girl. Good coverage, not too thick or too thin. It wasn't easy peasy, but it was pretty good.

This is a good shot of the magenta-purple and the teal flash. Every angle of this polish looked unique. I love that kind of shade where you look and it's one color and then you look and it's another color. And wait, did it change again? It's mesmerizing, haha.

Another shot just because it's so pretty! Wow, I can't sing enough praises on this. LOVE!

Victorian Flowers

2010-09-25T17:13:00.000-04:00

I was in a summery mood and wanted to do something pretty and girlie. I looked through my stash and pulled out some decals that I got from Viva la Nails. They are very elegant roses and I picked a nice peachy orange base to go with it.

This is 2 coats China Glaze Peachy Keen as a base. I topped that with 2 coats Savvy Magic Pumpkin. Then I used the rose water decals from Viva la Nails along with some of their small gold rhinestones on the thumb and ring finger. Topped everything off with Seche Vite.

How pretty is that? This mani felt very elegant. And it reminded me of the victorian era, which I love. I felt very pretty wearing this, hehe. Application of both polishes was good. The China Glaze went on nice and smooth and gave good coverage. The Savvy is really cool looking, but not very pigmented, which is why I used the ChG base. I just love the shimmer and yellow and green flash it gave the mani. Made it much more interesting.

OPI: Go Goth!

2010-09-21T10:40:00.000-04:00

I talked about Halloween a little bit in an earlier post. I really like the fall. For some reason this time of year is just my favorite. The air gets cooler, crisper... the colors of the leaves, the apples, the harvest. I don't know, I just love it. Anyway, Halloween is all a part of it too! I love horror movies, blood and gore are awesome (just don't show someone up-chucking, I can't stand that). OPI's new mini set is really cute. They did a good array of colors and styles. I will warn, my sun started going away and my outdoor shots started sucking, so only half the post is really any good, LOL!

This is 2 coats of OPI Unripened alone. This went on nice and smooth, good coverage, no trouble getting it on. In the bottle you can see a hint of purple in the blue shimmer, but I couldn't capture it on my camera and honestly I didn't really see it on my nails IRL either.

This is 2 coats of OPI Nevermore. If you have OPI Ink, you do NOT need this color. I actually have Ink on one of the four fingers shown here (honest!) Can you tell which one? Application was good, again, nice and smooth, good coverage, no real issues. I love Ink, it's purple which blue and magenta and awesomeness! If you don't have Ink, get it... at least you'll get a full size amount of this beauty.

This is 2 coats of OPI Obscurity. A nice flat matte black. Application was great. It does dry fast, but not too fast to be able to apply it evenly. It gave good coverage, I can't complain.

This is the most suck-tastic pic of the bunch. I could not capture this color indoors or outdoors with the lack of sun. Anyway, this is 3 coats OPI Sanguine. It's a really nice deep merlot type wine-like red. It gets really dark in shadow and has a good shimmer in the light. Sorry my pic sucks so bad, lol.

So overall, not a bad group of colors. I am disappointed that one is a dupe for a fave of mine. Oh well. I think it's cute that they included a little stretch lacey bracelet too, lol. What they should have done is included black eyeliner! Then I could get some too-light compact powder and brownish lipstick and relive my highschool days. Hahahaha. Just kidding... I won't subject you all to that, don't worry. Happy Fall!!

China Glaze Vintage Vixen

2010-09-16T22:25:00.000-04:00

I took a look at the fall China Glaze Vintage Vixen collection at my local Sally's. I was tempted to buy them all, haha. I tried to pick up something that I don't have much of. I just so happened to pick Christmas colors, red and green, lol. Oh well. I actually picked these up a while ago, but they sat there for a bit. And then I used them and took photos and the photos sat for bit. Better late than never, right?

This is China Glaze Emerald Fitzgerald. 2 coats! Of course, Seche Vite on top. I loved this application because it had great coverage. The brushes from China Glaze are slim, but spread nicely on the nail. No cuticle drag or other issues to note.

I love this color! In these photos it's showing more teal. In some light it was teal, in other light it was emerald green. I have no idea why, but that really intrigued me. I love that it's shimmery and not a true frost. You can't really see the brush strokes, which is good for me since I suck at that, lol.

This is 2 coats Riveter Rouge with Seche. Again, application was good, no real issues. Good coverage and good opacity.

Since this was a deeper red with golden shimmer, I chose rhinestones to make the gold pop. Check that giant orange one! Love those over-sized rhinestones, lol. This polish didn't change color in different light like the green did, but it's still nice and shimmery and pretty.

I loved both these colors and would recommend them! And hey, if you're looking to do a christmas mani, this might be right up your alley in terms of shade, haha.

China Glaze: Shocking Pink

2010-09-12T18:34:00.000-04:00

Oh neon, how I love thee... There's just something that screams summer about wearing neon. It makes you look tanner, and you can't be cold looking at neon colors. It's like Miami or Havana or something else warm and colorful. And per a reader request, I threw it on my nails!

This is (unfortunately) 6 coats of China Glaze Shocking Pink all by itself. I can see some VNL in the photos, but I couldn't really see it in real life. Application was pretty bad, but most neons are. It's thin and watery and had some horrible cuticle drag. It's still streaky after 6 coats... so I gave up. It dried to a satiny type finish. Of course, neons are hard to capture on camera so these photos are the most color accurate I came out with.

Ewww! Look at the streaks and drags! Blech. I was tempted to keep going with the coats, but I felt wasteful. Anything over 4 coats is just too much. I think this would have fared better over white. Or maybe even a mannequin base. I think my coats were probably a little thinner than they should have been too. Plus I didn't use a base coat, so that may have added to the difficulty, lol. It's a great hot pink, but neons are just so difficult!

Models Own: Purple Grey

2010-09-08T22:14:00.000-04:00

To Chanel or not to Chanel... lol. This is the rip off of Chanel Paradoxal. I lurve it. This is 2 coats Models Own Purple Grey and one coat CND Amethyst Sparkle. Models Own polish is gorgeous by itself, but add in the CND effect and WOW! I love the application on both of these. The Models Own Purple Grey is very pigmented and gave nice even coverage. The effect is nice and saturated so you only need one coat for that shimmer to pop! I love the fact that the shimmer barely changed the color of the Models Own as well. It just made the whole thing come to life.

Here's a better shot of the shimmer. Sooooo pretty! Love, love, love. I think I said this in a comment... but I kinda wish I had interchangeable hands and I could just change them as often as I like. Haha. It would be fun. Anyway, I love this color. I would definitely wear this again. So simple, but so pleasing!

Viva la Nails Review

2010-09-04T11:21:00.001-04:00

So pretty and funky and cool! How did I do it? With the help of some goodies from Viva la Nails!!

I heard about a sample package you can get if you blog, so I ordered one! It's coming from overseas (I'm in the USA), so it took a while to get here, but it was worth the wait! So much stuff and everything looked awesome. Here's the haul...

Such a great variety! Something for everyone really. I like it all. I will say, I got a lot of yellow, but that's ok, it's a pretty good color to work with as far as accenting goes. Gold and silver go with everything, lol.

I immediately picked out the star shaped dazzlings. For this mani I started with 3 coats of OPI Rumple's Wiggin on all but the ring fingers. On the ring fingers I used 3 coats of Avon Jade. I used the Hollow Stars in Mauve on the ring fingers putting one outline and 2 centers on each ring finger. I put a random number of Punched Stars in Azure on the remaining fingers. Then I figured it needed some extra bling to make it nice and fancy so I threw on some of the Glitter in Green.

OMG! It's righty! Haha. I don't often show my right hand... usually because it looks ugly... but this time it came out cute!

Right hand closer

Left hand closer

I think these nail art items were super easy to work with. The dazzlings are thicker, so I put on a good thick coat of regular clear and then 2 coats of Seche Vite on top. I did still have some corners that were pointy, but I kept the mani on for 4 days and nothing ripped off!

All the nail art items featured in this post can be purchased at Viva la Nails website for under £2!!!

[All nail polish in this post is my own and was purchased by me.]
[All Viva la Nails products were provided to me for review.]

Color Club Bewitching

2010-09-01T20:42:00.001-04:00

Let Color Club cast a spell on you!

I just got an email about the upcoming Color Club halloween set (click the pic to make giant)! I wanted to share this sneak peek with you! I'm really hoping they are highly pigmented. I need a good black, lol. And I love purple! And maybe that glittery one has some holo in it? We shall see!

I love halloween. Mostly because it's all harvesty. For some reason I really love fall and harvest-like activities. Hay rides, apple picking, pumpkin carving (or in my case drawing on them with markers)... it's all great! What's your favorite time of year?

Ocean Flowers

2010-08-29T20:36:00.000-04:00

I thought this looked nice and summery. This is 4 coats Essie Turquoise & Caicos on all but the ring finger. On the ring finger is 3 coats Essie Blanc. I stamped the white onto the teal fingers and attempted to stamp the teal onto the white finger... but failed, lol. I added the flower shaped goodies on top on the white finger only. I love the color of Turquoise & Caicos, but it's so sheer! I hate putting on 4 coats of anything, it feels wasteful. I was disappointed in the pigmentation of that one. The Blanc isn't all that opaque either, but at least it's a regular 3-coater. And I can see where I stamped it! Lol. It kinda gave a tonal effect to the stamping that I didn't anticipate.

I liked this mani, but I didn't love it. I think it could have been done with similar colors in my collection that are a lot more opaque and less annoying. Sorry, Essie, this one didn't win me over. Add more pigment and you'd have a winner!

Ulta: Twilight

2010-08-23T18:37:00.000-04:00

Ok, so this pic sucks... but the polish is AWESOME! It's got teal and purple micro glitter along with the sliver glitter. Some angles it looked grey, some it looked brown. I still don't know what color this really is... except amazing, lol. I couldn't capture it's gorgeousness no matter how hard I tried because the darned sun went away. But trust me, this is awesome. I stared at it for hours on end. This is 3 coats of Ulta Twilight with 2 coats of Seche Vite on top. Purely amazing. Application was standard. I think these new square caps are easier than the old ones. This is a must have for anyone who likes the hidden colors of polish, lol.

American Apparel: Office

2010-08-18T22:08:00.000-04:00

I have to say, I really like the American Apparel polishes. This is only the second one I've tried, but I love them both! This is such a pretty shade of green. Kinda dusty mint. This is 3 coats of American Apparel Office. Application was standard, not too bad, but not amazing. I didn't have any cuticle drag issues. I did NOT take this photo on day one. I forget how long I'd worn this mani before I took the photo, but it was at least a couple days into it. So wear was really good. I used Milani Fresh Teal to stamp the crown on. I topped it all with 2 coats Seche Vite. I'm not sure where I thought I was going with the stamping, but I know I was originally going to add some gold. But then I stopped because I liked the tonal look of this. I think it came out cute.

Haul and Nail Mail!

2010-08-13T23:27:00.000-04:00

I got some nail mail yesterday and then today I went on a bit of a shopping spree in Ulta. Couldn't help myself. I got one of those certificates for spending a certain amount of money during the quarter, so I could get some free polish. I knew the new OPI Swiss collection was there, so I had to go check it out! I also got a couple mini-packs that I'm putting aside for giveaways.

First, my nail mail. I ordered some stuff on Trans Design. I needed more OPI Expert Touch Remover, it's my fave. It does a pretty quick job taking off my polish and has a good smell afterwards. Kinda citrusy, but not overly so. Anyway, I ordered a jackpot of CND while I was at it.

Hmmm, maybe I over-did it. I got 3 colors (left to right), Rasberry Parfait, Fireberry, and Dark Ruby. And 6 effects (not necessarily in this order, I'm too lazy to match them up, haha) Lavender Pearl, Copper Shimmer, Crimson Sparkle, Rasberry Sparkle, Sapphire Sparkle, and Ice Blue Shimmer. That's a lot!! I love the effects, they're really pretty and can be dramatic or subtle depending on what you put it on.

Ok, so then I went to Ulta and I found the Orly Cosmic FX collection... SO amazing! I only picked up 3...

Left to right is Out of This World, Space Cadet and Galaxy Girl (you can also buy these on Transdesign). A lot of bloggers out there are saying there are dupes for almost all the colors in this collection. For me, these are all unique. I love the look of them in the swatches I've seen and I can't wait to try them out!

I also got some OPI... some new, some old.

Left to right is Significant Other Color, Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous, Color to Watch, Yodel Me on My Cell, and My Private Jet. Yes, you read that right, MPJ. BUT... it's the chocolate shimmer version, no holo to be seen. I've never even seen this color in person but I know from all you lovely ladies that there are several versions out there. This is one... and there were several bottles exactly like it... yes, I checked them all just to be sure. I really liked a lot of the Swiss Collection, but so much red! I'm not a huge red fan. And some of them looked similar to the new China Glaze colors.

Who cares, I have a giant new stash of un-trieds. I will have to swatch these soon for you guys. :)

Wet 'n Wild: Bubble Yum Gum

2010-08-11T09:03:00.000-04:00

This is 3 coats Wet 'n Wild Bubble Yum Gum with Finger Paints Hue Left a Message? on the tips. I added little diamond shaped goodies on the thumb and ring fingers. Topped it all with 2 coats Seche Vite. For some reason I thought this wouldn't be as bright. I really like it tho! Application was pretty good. I didn't have a huge amount of trouble, but it wasn't smooth sailing either. This definitely needed the 3 coats. Wear was darn good, but I did have glitter on the tips, so that helped. I did get some shrinkage with this, but it could be because I didn't wrap the tips with the Wet 'n Wild on the basis that I knew the glitter would be coming. Oh well. Overall I was pleased with this mani. It wore well and got compliments!

Essie: Chinchilly

2010-08-04T22:14:00.000-04:00

This is 3 coats Essie Chinchilly with 2 coats Seche Vite. I was actually surprised how much I loved this color. It is a little on the sheer side, so it definitely needed 3 coats and it actually could have used 4. I had no issues with the formula, it went on smooth and I didn't get bald spots. This is a really clear grey, it's not very dusty which is kind of weird to say about a gray, but I think it's fairly accurate. I think this would have looked amazing with some shimmer or something on top too. Maybe next time. If you like grey, this is definitely a must have!

Party Nails!!

2010-07-28T20:28:00.001-04:00

I actually wore this mani for my birthday (July 13th). It's easier to see in shadow than in bright sun because of all that glitter, haha. This is 2 thick coats of OPI Mad As a Hatter. Then I used BM05 with Color Club Wild at Heart to add the star on top. I knew I was going to lose all the holo from the CC polish, but it's the most opaque purple I have and I wanted it to show up. This mani got a lot of compliments, hehe. It's like a disco ball on your nails!

Close up of the nails. Talk about messy application! Haha. It was hard to get the glitter to go where I wanted without getting everywhere else too. I wound up with a huge gap near the cuticle... oh well. But for the most part, this polish is so wonderfully dense that coverage was pretty easy. And how cute are the stars? I like them. I wore this mani out on the town with my girls. Woohoo!!

American Apparel: Summer Peach

2010-07-24T23:28:00.001-04:00

Such a sweet color! This is 3 coats of American Apparel Summer Peach topped with some nail stickers I found at the bottom of my drawer... I don't know where they are from, haha. And of course, 2 coats Seche Vite. This polish had pretty good coverage and probably could have been fine with 2 coats, but I messed up a couple and just did a third coat on all of them to even it out. This wore fairly well, I think I took it off after 3-4 days. I had some tip wear but nothing crazy. I love this shade. It's like sherbet. This would have been a great mani for some kind of outdoor party or something. Maybe a graduation or a wedding. I didn't have anything like that to do while I wore this, haha. But I definitely love this polish. I got a couple others from this brand as well, so I hope the formulation is the same for all of them.

Color Club: Revvvolution

2010-07-17T11:11:00.000-04:00

LOVE THIS!!! I can't even begin to explain how gorgeous this is in person. You MUST buy this color. Especially since it's so darned cheap. I got it for $2.50 on TransDesign.

This is 2 coats Color Club Revvvolution. A gorgeous charcoal gray with holo!! Of course when I put this on, the sun decides to hide and it was overcast, so these are indoor with florescent lighting. I included the one blurry photo because it shows the awesome rainbow that I saw in real life. Too bad I couldn't capture it accurately. I really should make a light box. Anyway, this was my first experience with Color Club and the application was superb. This probably could have been a one-coater, but I didn't do a great job and needed a second coat. I didn't have any of the issues I experienced with the Nfu-Oh holo, which is good. It went on very smooth and had great coverage. I absolutely love this color. It's eye catching. I've been drooling over it on other blogs, so I'm glad I've finally gotten it myself!

Wet 'n Wild: Berry Jubilee

2010-07-14T17:02:00.001-04:00

Please ignore the chip on my middle finger, I didn't take this photo until I'd worn this polish for several days and that was the only chip! This is kind of sheer and I didn't see in RL, but on here it's more obvious that it's a little uneven still. This is 3 coats Wet 'n Wild Berry Jubilee with 2 coats Seche Vite. I like the shade, it's like a redish purple. But I was expecting it to be darker I think. And I wish it were more opaque. This would be so much better if it were a one-coater like WnW Cherry Pop. Oh well. Still pretty.

Essie: Haute as Hello

2010-07-11T09:54:00.000-04:00

I love this color! This is one of the summer colors from Essie called Haute as Hello. It's an awesome bright coral/peach. It's definitely got a pink tint to it, but it's too orange to be pink... and delightfully bright! I added stripes with Stripe Rite Pink Glitter. Application on this wasn't bad, but wasn't awesome. It started out a bit streaky, but evened out after more coats. This is 3 coats Essie Haute as Hello with 2 coats Seche Vite over the whole thing. It lasted a good few days too, which is great. I love this and all bright colors for summer, yay! There's just something about bright nails that makes me feel good. Which is good! :)

Color Club Haul!

2010-07-07T22:40:00.001-04:00

Ever since I saw some swatches online, I've been drooling over OPI's MPJ and Color Club Revvvolution. Since I'm not willing to pay an arm and a leg for polishes, I'll hold off on MPJ for now, haha. Behold my holo haul!!!

Full sun. Soooooooooo pretty! Check out Revvvolution in the middle... drool! I should have shaken them up some before I took pics but it was evening and I wanted to get them while the sun was still out.

My current Color Club collection! I am totally in love with Revvvolution. It's just as great in person. I'm actually wearing it now, but that post will come later. I'm loving Wild at Heart too. Love purple and holo just makes it that much more amazing. Not sure Catwalk Queen is really holo, I will have to wear that one to see. It might just be a shimmer. Who cares tho, it's so pretty. Yay!

BTW, thank you all for the kind words lately. I'm going through a lot in my life this year. It's stressful and sad and I was really down for a while. But I'm building up a defense through my friends and keeping busy with hobbies like nail polish! I will make it through. Thank you to everyone out there for giving me something to do! :)

Patriotic

2010-07-03T12:32:00.000-04:00

I wanted to do something fun for the July 4th weekend. It's America's birthday! I didn't want to get too involved and do like a flag or anything crazy. But I definitely wanted all the colors, which are red, white and blue. I started with one coat of Wet 'n Wild Cherry Pop on everything by my ring finger topped with 2 coats of China Glaze Ruby Pumps. Then I used Stripe Rite White for the white stripes and Milani Bolting Blue for the blue stripe. On the ring finger I did 3 coats of Essie Blanc on the whole nail. Then did a slanted tip with the red combo. Then I added 3 blue rhinestones. Topped everything off with 2 coats Seche Vite. There are some bubbles around the rhinestones, but oh well. I think it came out cute.

Full sun, makes the Ruby Pumps look weird, lol.

Models Own: Lemon Meringue

2010-06-26T22:14:00.000-04:00

Ooooooo!!!! I have to say I was wary about this color. I know how horrid most yellows are to apply and they can look really weird. Well not this one. It was pretty streaky at first, but overall this had fairly good coverage. This is 3 coats Models Own Lemon Meringue with 2 coats Seche Vite in shade. I like these bottles because it gives you that giant white thing to hold onto to paint with. Makes it easier for me. The brush is pretty good too, it's the plain round one, but it serves it's purpose. I love how pastel this color is. Not too harsh, but still definitely yellow. I got tons of compliments on it as well. Very summery, or springy too. These would make good Easter themed nails.

Full sun. Love, love, love it!

OPI: Under My Trench Coat

2010-06-21T22:02:00.000-04:00

I purchased this color a while ago in Sephora. I loved it in the store because it's one of those taupy grey shades. But then it sat in my bin and I kinda forgot about it. I recently went away to NC for a few days and had to change my mani when I got back. I didn't feel like doing anything really, and when I sat there staring at my colors, this one jumped out! This is 3 coats of Sephora by OPI Under My Trench Coat with 2 coats Seche Vite.

Application was pretty good, but it was a bit sheer. After 3 coats, I couldn't see VNL in normal light, but in the car one day I saw all the streaks and yuckiness. Oh well. I love the taupy color and the subtle gold shimmer as well. It's a really pretty color. It's looking more green on here than it is in real life. And it wore well, I left it on for a good 4 days and only had slight chipping.

BTW, I linked the polishes to where they can be purchased online. I think I'll do that from now on.

Orly: Green Apple

2010-06-14T17:16:00.001-04:00

I love this color. This is 3 coats of Orly Green Apple with 2 coats Seche Vite. This is a bright yellowish green, but definitely more green. Very springy. Application was fairly good, but it was a tad streaky. I have some tip wear after wearing it all day at work, but it's not horrible. I attempted to stamp some white flowers, but they came out like crap, so I took it off. I like it plain, it's vivid. Got a few compliments on it too, which is always nice.

Sally Hansen HD: LCD

2010-06-11T17:05:00.001-04:00

I really tried to capture the blue flash in this one, but I couldn't get it. This is 4 coats Sally Hansen LCD, from the HD line, with 2 coats Seche Vite. Application was pretty good, but this is very sheer. I still had VNL after 4 coats. But it went on smooth and is very very pretty. I liked the blue flash it had, made it seem like it wanted to be purple. Not sure why I couldn't get it to show. The one shot has a hint of it, but it was hiding. I also drew on some flowers with Essence Nail Art striper in Silver Surfer. Overall, I liked this mani.

Also, I feel like my life is falling apart. So many things have gone wrong lately. I am afraid to do anything just because it might go wrong too. I hate feeling depressed. I've been there before and it sucks big time. I am really hoping that things will start looking up. I need happiness in my life. Someday... I hope... it will come.

Nfu-Oh 61

2010-06-08T16:36:00.001-04:00

Ok, so let me just start out saying... I totally didn't listen to you girls about this polish. I heard everyone saying you can't use regular base coat... but I still did anyway. Oh man, was that a mistake. This application was AWFUL!! And then I had horrible chipping after just a day... so disappointing. But pretty.

I tried a bunch of different angles to get the holo greatness to show up. Unfortunately, it was a cloudy day and I had to put Seche Vite on to keep it from chipping, so I dulled out all the greatness. Anyway, this is about 3 coats of Nfu-Oh 61, the silver holo. I put some sticker jewels on top to make it more interesting. However, the chipping was crazy and even with Seche, I couldn't save it and it was only on for 2 days. Blah. It went on like a streaky mess, which is apparently from the base coat, even though I use a sticky one... Nail Life Gripper (from Sally's). If I attempt this again, I will not use a base coat and see how it goes. Until then, I'm very disappointed. Oh well.

Wet 'n Wild: Candy Apple Twist

2010-06-05T12:41:00.000-04:00

Oooooo! I picked this up for cheap at the drugstore and couldn't be happier with it! This is 3 coats Wet 'n Wild Candy Apple Twist with 2 coats Seche Vite. Application was very smooth and easy. This is a bit sheer and I can still see a bit of VNL, but it's not horrible. This is a gorgeous coral red. Bright as heck too! I love it. To me, it looks like the Eyeko Coral Polish, but I don't own that to do a comparison. What do you think? I stuck a fimo apple on my thumbs. I was going to put apples on all my fingers, but they looked too big on the pinky, lol. I picked them up at Sally's on sale recently. Too cute. This is definitely an eye-catching color tho.

50 Follower Giveaway Winner

2010-06-01T22:16:00.000-04:00

Whew! I went through all the entries and used random.org to select a winner...

Congrats to Emma from Ravishing Talons!! Woot! Thank you all for your support and kind words. :)

Orly: Royal Navy

2010-05-30T11:07:00.000-04:00

This is one of the new Orly shades, Royal Navy. It's definitely more royal blue than navy. This is 3 coats Orly Royal Navy with 2 coats Seche Vite. Application was fairly good. It was a little gloppy, but that could also have been since I was working near a fan. It's been darned hot here lately. Look close and you will see the wonderful teal shimmer in this lovely blue. I have to say, I could not stop looking at my hands with this color on. It's bright, but not crazy. I love love love the shimmer and it's jelly! Who doesn't love a blue jelly with shimmer? If you like blues, I would definitely recommend this shade.

After a day of plain, I decided to go nautical and painted on an anchor with Orly Luxe on my ring fingers. I was going to do a red and white stripe, but I didn't want to cover up too much of the gorgeous blue! Hehe. You can see the shimmer better in this shot too. Absolutely LOVE this color!

Sally Hansen: Sea and Be Seen

2010-05-27T13:05:00.000-04:00

This is one of the new Sally Hansen colors. It came out with the Hidden Treasure greatness. I loved this color in the bottle. On... not so much. This is 3 coats of Sally Hansen Sea and Be Seen with 2 coats Seche Vite. It's fairly sheer and probably could have used a 4th coat, but I didn't think it was worth it. Application was pretty good, I like the wide short brush. In the bottle, there are flashes of green and purple along with the blue. But on, I saw virtually none of that. I looked at it in all kinds of different lighting and blah. It's just a blah blue. It's kind of on the icy side too, which is more wintery than summery. I'm not sure if it was the icy quality or the tone itself, but I just did not like this color. I only left it on a couple days, I couldn't stand it. I think it would have been better with a base of an opaque blue, but even still, I didn't get all the pretty colors that I see in the bottle. Anyone else have this issue?

Blog Award

2010-05-25T22:59:00.000-04:00

A big thank you to Imperfectly Painted and visions in color for nominating me for this cute blog award. Thank you both!!

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Models Own: Lilac Dream

2010-05-21T23:39:00.001-04:00

How awesome is this color? I have to admit, I wasn't that exited about this shade when I saw it on swatches because it looked too pink. But once I got it on, I love it! It is on the pink side of lilac, but it's very flattering. Some lilacs tend to look dusty and that makes your skin look pale, but this is vibrant and warm. This is 2 coats Models Own Lilac Dream with Milani Hi-Res for the dots. Topped with 2 coats Seche Vite. Application was very smooth and easy, great coverage, no cuticle drag. Very dreamy if I do say so myself. And to top it all off, this pic is after 4 days of wear. There's some tip wear, but no chipping. Pretty darn good. I will definitely go to this color again soon.

Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot...

2010-05-18T16:21:00.000-04:00

I was feeling hot from some recent near 90 degree weather, so I busted out this hot magenta... oooo! It's a score from a recent win.

Hotness. This is 2 coats China Glaze Make an Entrance. Then I added little swoops with Stripe Rite Black and Silver Glitter. Topped with 2 coats of Seche Vite of course. Application on the CG was awesome. This has great coverage, but I can still see a tiny bit of VNL. Not enough to irk me tho. Very smooth and no cuticle drag or bald spots. Love this color too! Such an awesome hot magenta color.

This was a definite perk up from my recent Debbie Downer attitude. I am trying my best to get through this. I'm very grateful to have this nail polish distraction on myself and this wonderful little community!

First Flakies

2010-05-15T10:49:00.002-04:00

I have not been lucky enough to get my hands on any of the Nfu-Oh flakie polishes. Soooo... Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure is my first! I had seen other photos of it, but man does it look even more awesome in person!

This is 2 coats Milani Fresh Teal (neon) with 1 coat Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure. Topped with 2 coats Seche Vite. First off, I love the opacity of the Milani. It was a bit too streaky to get away with 1 coat, but 2 coats are perfection. Application was a bit gloppy. I think because the brush is very thin and it doesn't spread across my nail as easily. But Seche evens all that out, so who cares. The Hidden Treasure is just to die for! How awesome are those flakies? There is green, orange, pink, yellow, gold... so many colors going on. I love it! I see why you are all so nuts over the Nfu-Oh's flakies now. I will have to get some.

For anyone who follows me on twitter... this is the mani a girl stopped me to talk about. She stopped me on my way into a shop and asked what I was wearing like I was a celebrity! Haha. So I told her all about my mani and then she asked about my mascara and we were talking nails and makeup for a good 15-20 minutes. Too funny.

50 Followers Giveaway!!!

2010-05-13T17:19:00.001-04:00

NOW CLOSED

YAY! 50 followers! I appreciate you all. I read all your comments and try to visit and comment on all your blogs too. I love this little community! To show how much I do appreciate you all, I'm having a giveaway!!

Here's what you can win (left to right):

Claire's Cotton Candy (scented)
Milani HD (holo)
Borghese Stellare Notte
Revlon Ocean Breeze (scented)
China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy
China Glaze Flying Dragon
Mini Mango products: Cuticle Remover, Mango Magic Oil and Mango Mend

Now, here's the rules! Follow them or you will be disqualified. Please only post ONE comment with all your entries in it.

Leave a comment on this post with a valid email
You must be a follower (I will check)
This giveaway is open to everyone, international and not
Optional extras:

Tweet about this giveaway and provide a link (1 entry)
Post a link on your blog, your blog's designated contest section or your personal website and provide a link (1 entry)

Entries MUST be in by May 31st. As long as it's May 31st somewhere, your entry will count.

Broadway Nails Review

2010-05-10T18:54:00.000-04:00

I was at the drugstore looking at polish and normally go right past the fake nails. However, these caught my eye! At first, I was just going to take a pic and try to re-create it myself, but I figured, what the heck, I'll buy them. They looked super cute.

These are Broadway Nails Fashion Diva Nail Kit in Harajuku Style. They are a mismatch plaid in pink, orange and green neon! How cool! These are the "short" length which turns out is just about the same length as my own nails. They have the little tabs for application. I didn't use the glue that came with them, but it does come with a pink tinted glue. I have to say, I love the look and I easily found nails that fit, which is the most important part. I left them on for 5 days. None of them were falling off, but the edges had started to come loose by the end. Not sure if this is due to improper initial application, or if the nails were starting to go. I haven't put on fake nails in years, and I've never done so on a consistent basis, so it's possible this was a user error. They did show tip wear by the end, but none of them had chipped horribly and you couldn't tell unless you had my nail up to your eyes anyway. I got them off by just soaking cotton in Acetone and placing it on the nail. After a few minutes, the fake nail puffed up and slid right off. (This is my normal process for taking off nail polish except I usually just use remover and not straight Acetone). Overall, I was very pleased with these nails and would definitely get them again. They come in various designs and lengths. This would be a great alternative for a quick mani for a special occasion.

[These nails were purchased with my own money for my own personal use.]

Models Own: Peacock Green

2010-05-09T21:51:00.002-04:00

I was soooooo excited for this color. I saw a couple other bloggers post it and fell in love. This was actually my whole purpose for my Models Own haul!

So pretty! This is Models Own Peacock Green. It looks really blue here, but it looks more teal in real life. Such a gorgeous color. It's shimmery and eye-catchingly beautiful! I didn't even do any art, it didn't need it. I did throw on a holo top coat after a day just because I had messed up a finger and didn't want to take it all off, haha. I definitely love this shade. Application was a bit rough on the first coat. This is 3 coats topped with Seche Vite. It all evened out in the end.

Retro Chic

2010-04-27T17:37:00.000-04:00

I didn't really have much in mind for an idea when I picked these colors. I knew I wanted to use Icing Laura's Fave since I just got it from Katrina. And I picked out LA Colors Baby Pink striper to go with it. After I put it all together, it totally looks 80's fab. I have to say, I love 80's music and I laugh at the fashion, but I think it was fun and I was part of the era.

This is indoor, florescent light. 3 coats of Laura's Fave, everything topped with 2 coats of Seche Vite. Inside, the polish looks more blue. Really it just looks straight blue. You can see the shimmer better inside too. Such a pretty color. It has the subtle icy feel that pairs well with the pale pink.

Outdoor, sunlight. It looks more teal/aqua outdoors. Really, when I look at it, I see a color in between these two photos. A bluer teal. Who cares, it's an awesome color either way, no matter the light.

And thank you all for the kind words, it's much appreciated. I'm trying to take every day for what it is and trying my hardest not to dwell on things I can't change. That's the hardest part really. I'm a worrier by nature and it takes it's toll. One day at a time...

PS - When did I get 50 followers? I should put together a giveaway. Any requests?

Models Own

2010-04-25T21:07:00.000-04:00

So I was jealous of all the posts I saw of Model's Own polish. I live in the USA, so it's not a local thing for me. I finally took a leap and ordered a few... ok, a bunch. Anyway, talk about a mood-lifter! I saw this box and got all giddy despite my sadness.

oooo... pretty!

From left to right... Pastel Pink, Lemon Meringue and Lilac Dream which was the Ice Cream set I believe. And then Beth's Blue which I've wanted since I saw it on Lacquerized (where I also saw Lemon Meringue and a couple others).

Mixed Up, Disco Mix and Purple Grey

...and the one I wanted most... Peacock Green! So exciting! I wanted to put them all on immediately, but I don't think they would make a good look all together, lol. I will definitely be using these soon.

I win!

2010-04-24T21:07:00.000-04:00

Thanks go out to Katrina for these goodies! I won her giveaway! I was so psyched when these arrived. I've got two LA Colors stripers in white and silver. Then China Glaze VII and Make an Entrance and Icing (Claire's) Laura's Fave and Casino Green. And a cute little card to boot! Thanks again Katrina! I'll have to come up with something for these colors ASAP.

Lilac and flowers

2010-04-20T17:36:00.000-04:00

I am going through some stuff. Some pretty major stuff. I really don't know what to do or how to feel or when it's going to end. Some days are better than others. And I guess I know it will eventually get better because it always does. But at the moment, I don't see a light at the end of this tunnel and frankly I don't know if I want to. I'm depressed and numb at the same time. But I have to distract myself and keep going. So I'm trying to keep going. Sorry in advance...

Anyway, I went to Ulta this past weekend because I had to get out of the house and I had a coupon for two free "salon" polishes... basically the Essie, OPI, China Glaze, etc... So I picked up two of those and a few other things. I got the new Essie minis for their new collection. They look super cute, so look out for them. I also picked up the Essence stampy set because I am wanting Konad, but haven't gotten it yet.

This is 3 coats of Essence No More Drama from the Colour & Go collection. Then I stamped with OPI Dim Sum Plum on just the ring and thumb. You can tell I started with this ring finger. Fail-ish... but not too terrible. I really like this one actually. I think it's nice and spring-like. Something to look at to brighten my mood a little.

Midnight Shimmer

2010-04-17T10:51:00.000-04:00

Ooooo... pretty! My last mani started chipping like crazy, so I had to change it. It was late at night and I didn't want to do anything too involved. So I grabbed a couple new polishes that I bought from GoIndulge. I did 2 coats of CND Asphalt and topped it off with one coat of CND Amethyst Sparkle.

I have to say, these are my first CND polishes. I absolutely love Asphalt! It applied like a dream and was nearly opaque with one coat. If you do a thick coat, you can get away with just one. It's a very nice grey creme. I hate when dark grey looks too black, but this one is definitely grey. And I love the Amethyst Sparkle as well. It changed the whole look. It looks almost like a blue mani in the above pic. In real life, if you catch the shadow, it just looks grey, but when you catch the light it flashes with pink/purple. It's not really a glitter and you can't feel it at all, but it's fairly dense shimmer-like. I really like this mani. And I got lots of compliments on it as well!

Pink Glitter

2010-04-12T17:54:00.000-04:00

Ooooo... glitter. I was in Sephora the other day and couldn't resist this pink glitter, Sephora by OPI It's Bouquet with Me. I knew just by looking at it that it would take too many coats to be opaque and I'd NEVER get it off, haha. So I started with a single coat of OPI Meet Me on the Star Ferry. I think they match up pretty well. I was considering using a bright pink or a neon purple, but I like this look. It's kinda in between pink and purple. And then I tried to do a flower with a Sally Hansen nail art pen, but I failed. It started out looking fine and the polish was flowing normally, but then it stopped flowing, so I dabbed it once on a napkin and it came back, but as soon as I touched my nail again, all this water pink liquid flew out... OMG! So I quick grabbed a cotton ball and wiped it off, but some of it had started to dry. So I tried to brush some acetone over the nail to get it off... I knew it wouldn't take the glitter right off. You can see a tiny bit on my thumb nail still, oh well. It blends in under most light. So I added the white swoopy things with Stripe Rite White. Problem solved!

Summer already?

2010-04-06T22:24:00.001-04:00

This past weekend was just gorgeous here. The sun was out, the breeze was easy and I didn't want it to end! I was feeling like I wanted to go to the beach, so I thought something bright and fun was in order. I took out the neon pink, but then I saw this little gem hiding in my stash...

This is 3 coats of LA Splash Golden Seahorse. I love it! I purchased it a bit ago (find it in my haul) but never used it. It's looking a bit green in both this shot and the bottle shot in my haul post, but it's definitely an aqua color with gold glitter. It really could have stayed at 2 coats if I'd done a better job with coverage, haha. I love that it has the texture with the glitter. I don't know if it's just the name on the bottle, but this totally reminds me of sandy beachy goodness! Haha. Anyway, then I couldn't leave it alone so I added a flower with Cover Girl Pink Taffy and then some yellow-orange jewels on the thumbs! For some reason it reminds me of Hawaii, but I've never been there.

All I can say is... bring on the sun, it's making me feel great! However, it's supposed to be in the 90's (F) tomorrow, which is not so fun. I'd rather have the spring sun than the summer heat. BUT I can't complain too much, it'll still be gorgeous and it will still feel good to be hugged by the sunshine.

Moody Purple

2010-03-29T20:46:00.001-04:00

Ewwww! Nubbin alert! Haha. I hate that all my nails broke off while I was vacationing. Some of them were painfully short. Thank goodness it's been about a week now and they're starting to get better.

I went shopping over the weekend and stopped by Claire's for this much-raved-about Mood Polish! I have to say, I wasn't expecting greatness... but I was pleasantly surprised! I used 3 coats of Claire's Mood Polish in Calm/Wild. Then I added 3 dots of Sephora by OPI It's Bouquet With Me. I like the simplicity. Topped with 2 coats Seche Vite. Ahhh, back to my HG, hehe. This bright purple seems to be how my nails have looked most... my hands are usually cold.

I will say that the application was not fantastic with the Claire's polish. I had cuticle drag issues. But overall, it provides good coverage in 3 coats. I wasn't expecting it to be wonderfully opaque, so that is a good bonus!

I ran some hot water over my hand to take some pics, but by the time I got outside, the tips started changing back, haha.

It's rainy and gloomy, so the light is still pretty low. The middle finger is the most pink still. I kind of like this ombre effect and would love it if it stayed like this, but it doesn't seem too. Especially since I have nubbins and there's virtually no free edge on the majority of my fingers at the moment.

Indoor with Ott light. My hands were cold, they were changing fast! Haha. Really interesting and fun to watch! All day I caught myself checking out my fingers to see what color they were. Endless entertainment!

Orly: Snowcone

2010-03-25T18:24:00.000-04:00

I had to do my nails before my trip to Colorado and I wanted something snowy... so I picked Orly Snowcone! I have to say this is a lovely Robin's Egg blue. However, the consistency of mine is very strange. It's almost oily. Has anyone else had that issue? I rolled mine in my palms for a good while and there was still a ring on the side that looked not-completely mixed. I started painting it on and it totally dragged off in the center of a few nails. I've never come across this problem before. This is 3 thickish coats with 2 coats Poshe on top.

And yes, I tried Poshe again. And yes, I still don't like it. My nails started chipping after a day and after 3 days, the TC peeled off!! What the hell!! And on top of that a bunch of my nails broke off so now I have nubbins. Very disappointing. I'm seriously considering going to get gel nails. I hear they can do them fairly natural looking and thin. Anyone out there have gels? Opinions?

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2010-03-17T20:46:00.000-04:00

Happy St. Patrick's Day!! I am not really celebrating much this year as I'm leaving in the morning on vacation. Just a few drinks, I'll be fine, right? I'll find out in the morning, haha.

I read a few reviews of the little Essence polishes they brought to the US via Ulta. None were good concerning quality. I didn't have my hopes set high. And I wasn't impressed either. I used Essence Check me Out as a base. This is 3 coats and some glops to fill in bald spots, lol. I still had VNL so I used China Glaze Watermelon Rind to add a french tip. Then to make it more festive, I added a 4 leaf clover on the ring finger with OPI Jade is the New Black. Topped it all off with 2 coats of TC.

I will say, on a side note, I actually used Poshe for this mani. I've read that a lot of people like it and some say it's just as good if not better than Seche Vite (my HG). I'll be honest, I never tried Poshe before this mani. However, I did this mani on Sunday. By Monday, I had small chips in the corners of two nails which I was able to fill in with some extra Watermelon Rind without drawing too much attention to it. I added a third coat of Poshe on after the touch-up. By Tuesday night I had to fix two fairly large chips on two nails and a couple more small chips. Touched up and added a forth coat of Poshe. I thankfully made it through work today without chipping, just slight tip-wear. However, at some point since I got home a few hours ago, I've chipped off a large chunk of the left thumb. I can usually make a mani last a week with Seche, so I have to say I'm extremely disappointed. And I am blaming Poshe although I've never used the Essence polish either. I suppose it's possible that the Essence just didn't want to stay on. I won't complete banish the Poshe just yet, but I'm putting Seche on my vacay mani so I don't have to worry!

Orly: Cotton Candy

2010-03-14T01:05:00.000-05:00

So after my mani fail, I wanted something that would definitely look cute. I looked at my recent haul and pulled out the super cute Orly Cotton Candy. One of my fav colors is pink, so I just had to.

This is 4 coats of Cotton Candy with Seche Vite. It looks more peachy in the pic than it does IRL. It truly is a nice pink creme. It's fairly bright, but still pastel. The formula gave me some trouble tho. I had some intense cuticle drag and it was pretty streaky. I can still see some vague streakiness after 4 coats, but it's not that apparent, especially since most people look from a little further away, hehe. I started off doing thinner coats, but had to move to thicker coats for better coverage. Overall, I'm pretty pleased. I think the color is worth the hassle.

After all that, I figured I wanted to do an accent nail, so I added a little art to the ring finger.

I drew a horizontal line at the "tip" line with Stripe Rite Pink Glitter. Then I made some tiny polka dots with Borghese Plumaggio Purple on just the tip. (I will say I may as well have used black for this because you can't tell it's purple). I added a large pink rhinestone to top it off. I nearly forgot to take photos of this. I thought I had when I first did the art. I was getting ready to take it off and ripped off the rhinestone on my left hand when I had this pang... did I take pics? I checked and... nope! Ooops! So I quick snapped a few of my right hand, lol. Please excuse the dry cuticles and tip wear.

Mani Fail

2010-03-11T20:41:00.000-05:00

I don't know what I was thinking, but this mani is a FAIL. :( It looked good inside my head, but clearly something happened in the translation. On with it...

Yeah, I don't know. I used 3 coats of China Glaze Peachy Keen as a base and sponged Sephori by OPI Metro Chic on the bottom. I tried to blend it with a coat of China Glaze Golden Enchantment but it didn't do much.

It looks like I dipped my fingers in dirt or something... ewwwww. Oh well, everyone fails sometimes. I lasted like a day and then took it off. Haha.