The Darkness & the Fuzz..

Hey guys.. I woke up today knowing three things.. 1. I was gonna work out hard this morning, which I did.. 2. That I was going to thoroughly clean my house today, which I have not!  ;)  And 3. That I was gonna do a new mani.  Though I will add this.. that Sugar Coat by Sally Hansen wears like a dream.. not a chip or nothing!  Just bored with it *LOL* I didnt know what I was gonna do and lots of idea rolled through my head and then I figured I'm cleaning today so I'm just gonna keep it simple.. you know.. in case I totally ruin my mani! :p  So I went with Raven by Zoya with an accent on the ring finer.  I use Tweedy from the Fuzzy Coat collection.  And here's how it turned out!  

This is the mani sans flash.  Again base was Raven by Zoya with Tweedy as the accent! 

Now the mani with flash.  I love the simplicity of it!  :) 

Close-up!! 

Zoya is a great polish.  I did take advantage of the Earth Day sale they had earlier this year so I have a good 30 bottles of Zoya now, where as I had none before.. so I am really excited about that sale :p  Zoya is one of those polishes where you never have to use more than two coats.. its always rich in color.. and honestly this is the best black I own!  Its a great color.  The Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat collection is great too.  Its just TONS of tiny bar glitters that give you kind of a fuzzy look.. kinda like a teddy bear *LOL*  I like it cause its very easy to apply.  I've used some difficult glitter polishes *coughs* Lynnderella *coughs* but this is just dab, dab.. let it dry a bit.. swipe and you get this gorgeous coverage.  There are 8 colors total in the Fuzzy Coat collection.  I myself only have three.. my Target did not even have all the color options that they're showing in their website *sadness*  If you'd like to take a look you can find them here : Fuzzy Coats  Anyhow, so that's it.. a basic little mani for a regular ol' Saturday! Until next time happy painting!  ♥

Lush Lacquer Giveaway!

Olah peeps.. just wanted to pop in and let you know that Lush Lacquer is having an awesome giveaway!  All you gotta do is "like" their facebook page.. share the giveaway photo and comment that you've entered.  This giveaway is for their new "neon collection".  They'll be selecting 12 lucky winners and maybe you'll be one!  Good luck!!  Direct link to the photo here!! ♥

New gorgeous Neon Collection by Lush Lacquer

If you are not lucky enough to be one of the 12, please stop by their store Lush Lacquer Store and see if there's anything there you'd love to pick up!  :D  Until next time.. happy painting ♥

Can we Sugar Coat that?

So its been a while since I've posted!  No internet, but I'm back.. oh yeah!  *hehe*  Anyhow, I just did a mini splurge at Target and I got a few of the new Insta-Dri's.. a few Fuzzy Coats and one Sugar Coat.  I did my mani today in the Sugar Coat.  This is Sally Hansen's Sour Apple #600 Sugar Coat.  Its two coats and I stamped just on the ring finger of both hands; stars stamped with Finger Paints Paper Mache`.  

Sally Hansen's Sugar Coat - Sour Apple #600 with 2 coats

This is the mani with flash and stamp.  SO CUTE!!! 

This is a great polish.  It dries quickly and applies well, however my right hand did have to be redone because its imperative you allow the first coat to dry before applying the second or you'll get this chunky look that doesnt dry well and if you touch it just smudges and ends up a hot mess *LOL*  I'm not sure who all has the new Sally Hansen's for sale, but I can promise you Target does.  There are 8 colors in this line and though I only got one this last trip I do intend to get the full set!  :D  For a view of other colors please visit this site : http://sallyhansen.com/products/nails/nail-color/sugar-coat.  So this is my review on the Sugar Coat.. I do hope you try it.. its an amazing polish and until next time.. happy painting!  <3

 I'm a happy girl today.  I got my KBShimmer order in.  YAY!  I ordered two jelly polishes and the variety soap sampler.  Let me just tell you.. I thought the polishes would be my favorite part, but I'm in love with the soap!  *hehe*  Here's what I got in today!  :D 

Polishes are I Have a Crush on Blue and Witch Way? Soaps are :
Patchouli, Peppermint, Spiced Apple, Kaeido-Soap, Chia Tea, and Paradise 

I knew I was gonna paint my nails when I got the KBShimmer polishes.. but what color to choose.. hmm... too hard to decide.. so let's call on the little Hailey!  She choose the purple or Witch Way?  :D  I love, love, love it!  Its so beautiful.  Of course I'm not a huge glitter wearing polish-ista so the coarse-ness of it is something I'm gonna have to get used to.  Here's how the mani turned out!  

KBShimmer Witch Way?  3 coats; close up. 

KBShimmer Witch Way?  3 coats; full view.

I will definitely be going back to KBShimmer for more products.. polish was great.. soaps were amazing.  Hailey's washed her hands 4 times tonight.  *LOL*  If you're interested in checking their stuff out you can find them on Etsy at http://www.etsy.com/shop/KBShimmer or direct through their sight at https://www.kbshimmer.com/.  I personally found it a better deal to shop with them through their Etsy store.  It was cheaper that way for me.  I did do a cost comparison and it was a few dollars difference.  And that's it from me tonight.  Till next time.. happy painting! ♥

Nail Craze Plate!!!

Ok, so I'm super excited.  My Nail Craze plate came in today!  YAY!!!  I love it so much! Its the first plate I've purchased myself.  So, of course I had to do a butterfly wing mani today!  :D 

Nail Craze plate NC 01 ♥

So, in preparation for my butterfly wings I decided to go with holographic colors.. which of course lead me to my Aly's Dream Polish stash.  I wanted to do a gradient also so I went with two colors I have from her Macaroon Collection.  Base is Tiffanytea and layered in is Rumbleberry.  I wish I could've taken a photo of the just the base colors w/o the stamp, but my phone was completely dead.  It was SO PRETTY!  :D

After I got my base gradient all done.. I just stamped with the two "smaller" butterfly wing templates.  As you can see my nails are still pretty short.  I was nervous it was gonna be difficult, but I think I did well.  I started off trying to stamp with the Kleancolor black, but let me tell you.. it DOES NOT work well with this stamp.  I ended up using Midnight by Tea'.  And here's my finished result!  

Gradient Butterfly Wings

I added some glitter to the wing lines and voila!  This mani was so much fun!  Oh, and again.. if you're interested in holographic colors, definitely check out my friend Ashley's shop.  She's got great colors.. I absolutely love her polishes so, just a little shout out!  Can check her polishes out at : https://alysdreampolish.storenvy.com/.  Until next time.. happy painting!  ♥

Matte fun!

Today I wanted to wear this rich Barielle color I have.  Its called Date Night.  Its a deep hunter green and its absolutely gorgeous.  But I didnt want to go just Plain Jane, so I decided to play with my Orly Matte Top.  I have seen many kewl manicures where they matted the nails and stamped with the the clear top coat and it looks so kewl.  However, I will have to ask around cause NONE of my clears were stamping well.  I tried the Sally Hansen Insta-dri top coat and the Sally Hansen Super Shine top coat.. both came up hardly noticeable.  *sad times*

This is the Barielle Date Night sans matte coat.  Very beautiful deep green!

This is the Barielle Date Night with one layer matte coat.

And here's the finished design.  I just did half matte; half clear.. its a pretty kewl look!  

Here's just the nail view.  Sorry for the shotty pics.. my phone is dying and I was having trouble *LOL*

So, its a cute look.. I was going to do the clear diagonal, but decided to just free hand half instead of taping diagonal.  :p  Lady!  *hehe*  Now to cover the polishes.  Barielle is a hit and miss polish for me.  Some of the colors are smooth and work great and others are not so great.. so it kinda makes me wonder about the consistency.  The Barielle Matte Top is rather expensive.  I paid $8.00 for it at Sally's and I know there are some cheaper brands out there and truthfully I've seen other mani's done in matte that have a much nicer outcome then mine.. so I'm thinking it might not be the best matte coat out there.  Will have to research more on that. All in all.. I think its a cute mani and that's it for me tonight.  Till next time.. happy painting!  ♥

Aly's Dream Polish

Well, I'm going to make my very first blog post about my very favorite nail polish.  Aly's Dream Polish in an indie polish company that makes perfectly formulated holographic nail polishes.  She's got a large variety for sale, and though I only own 10 myself, anytime I need some hardcore "nail therapy" she's the first place I go! 

Her polishes go on so smooth and look great with just one coat.  The more coats the more intense the color.  If that wasnt enough they dry so quickly.  By the time you get to little Mr. Pinkie the thumb is already completely dry!  ; )

The also stamp well!!

Here I've applied Aly's Dream Polish #50 Sea Blue stamped with stars from my CH51 Cheeky plate.  I love it! 

Here's another view.  This is with two coats of the Sea Blue.  Very vivid colors! 

So, if you're looking for a great holographic polish I would 100% recommend Aly's Dream Polish.  You can check her out on Facebook at : https://www.facebook.com/AlysDreamPolish or at her store : https://alysdreampolish.storenvy.com/.
And that's it from me for now.. till next time.. happy painting! ♥