NOTD: Aztec Mermaid

Hey folks! So this manicure came out sort of by a terrible accident in my garage one night using a jar from the dollar store and a LOT of nail polish. Without going into the embarassing long version of that story these nails were born!

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I started off with two coats of Wet n Wild - The Crown is Mine then stamped a gradient using Sinful Colors - Endless Blue and Cult Nails - Riot and sealed with top coat. Then cue my later that night accident for the lovely orchid colored shading and you have my manicure! You can see the differences between some of the photos that you can see the orchid color and where you can't.

Needless to say, I LOVE this manicure! It looks absolutely stunning in the sun and the stamping is much more vibrant in person. No chips at all and wearing like iron I may leave this one on the rest of the week.


What is your worst nail polish snafu? Let me know in the comments and thanks for stopping by.

Categories: Cult Nails, Glitter, gradient, nail art, snafu, stamping, Wet n Wild

Random Spam!

Happy Hump Day! Here's some spam!

Categories: Essie, sally hansen, Wet n Wild

Sunday Spam

Happy Sunday everyone! Hope you've had a great weekend. Mine was good! Took my daughter to Disney on Ice, got to hang out with my buddy, and ate some fish I got from my boss! So today I decided to give the people what they really want...spam!

Finger Paints - Flashy over Wet N' Wild Black Creme

Love and Beauty - Peacock's Feather

Milani - Silver Dazzle

Wet N' Wild - Amethyst Rock

Categories: Amethyst Rock, black, Finger Paints, flakies, Flashy, Glitter, grey, Love and Beauty, Milani, Peacock's Feather, purple, Silver Dazzle, Wet n Wild

Wet n' Wild - Sagreena The Teenage Witch

So a few weeks ago my daughter was looking for a new show to watch. She had just finished up Hannah Montana and I have successfully in the past hooked her on Full House and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. So I told her a show about a girl that went to live with her aunts and on her 16th birthday discovered that she's a witch.

It was a success! Yes! I felt a bit aged though. I remember the highlight of my elementary (maybe middle school?) friday night was tuning into T.G.I.F and watching Boy Meets World, Clueless, Family Matters and Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

So, when I saw this from Wet n' Wild I had to get it on the name sake alone.

Sagreena the Teenage Witch is a green polish with green shimmer, very witchy. It applied fantastically in two coats. A little streaky for my liking but still a pretty polish.

Do you remember watching T.G.I.F? What was your favorite show? Let me know in the comments and thanks for stopping by.

Categories: green, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Sagreena The Teenage Witch, TGIF, Wet n Wild

The Saturday Makeup Post - My Daily Face

In addition to being a big fan of polish i'm also a love of makeup! This is definitely something that started for me in the last five or so year, prior to that I barely wore any makeup and if I did it was at random. I started out of course with very bold and bright colors but somewhere along the way I fell madly in love with neutrals!

While most ladies and gents are fawning over the beautiful blues, pinks, and greens i'm drooling over the shimmery taupes, champagnes and matte browns. I own a good amount of makeup but somehow someway this is what I wear almost everyday.

Cover Girl Queen Collection Bronzer in Ebony Bronze: This is my go to bronzer for contouring. Nothing drastic and I like a little glow.

NYX HD Photogenic Concealer in Nutmeg: This is my favorite concealer. I don't really have a lot of issues with creasing when it comes to under eye concealer either but I get no creasing or flaking and the coverage is good.

Wet N' Wild Fergie Take On The Day Eyeshadow Primer: This keeps my shadow from creasing and is ranked among the top dogs (Urban Decay and Nars).

Kiss New York Aqua BB Cream in Medium Dark: This has pretty much become my holy grail foundation and if they discontinue it I would probably cry. It's been hard finding a BB cream being deeper toned and very oily. This gives nearly full coverage, is incredibly light weight AND oil controlling! What more could a girl ask for?

Sephora Microsmooth Foundation Powder in Deep Ebony: This is very similar to MAC Mineralize Skin Finish (which broke me out) and it's nice for setting my foundation (I mix it with the Ruby Kisses Banana Powder).

Milani Mineral Blush in Sunset Beach: This is my holy grail blush and it is unfortunately discontinued however I have bought backups and it lasts a long time (though i've hit pan a long time ago i've had this blush for nearly two years).

Jordana Best Lash Extreme in Black: This is my favorite mascara. I prefer this over my Benefit They're Real mascara too. It thickens, lengths, makes my lashes super black.

Maybelline Mineral Power Bronzer: This has been long discontinued but is nice in summer for a great glow. I mix this with my BB cream or just blend a little to the tops of my cheeks.

Ruby Kisses Banana Powder: I got this just to see what the hype is about banana powder. This powder leaves a ghastly white cast all over your face when used with flash photography. That really sucks because it is great for setting my face and keeping shine away. To counteract this I mix it with my Sephora Microsmooth powder and I get no ghost face.

And that's it! The whole gang together! Not pictured are my liners and lip products but those vary, any black liner and nudish gloss will do for this lady! Do you wear makeup? What are some of your favorite products? Thanks for stopping by

Categories: BB Cream, Blush, Bronzer, Concealer, Daily Face, Foundation, Jordana, Kiss New York, makeup, Mascara, Maybelline, Milani, NYX, Powder, Primer, Ruby Kisses, Sephora, The Saturday Makeup Post, Wet n Wild

Pink Grapefruit + How I Met Magenta

I love ruby red grapefruit (here in the South anyhow). I love the scent, the sweet and tangy taste, the gorgeous color...everything about them! So when I spotted Pink Grapefruit I had to have it!

Categories: how i met magenta, pink, pink grapefruit, sally hansen, Wet n Wild

Slowly Lottie Dottie

Happy Monday! Hope you had a great weekend.

 Today's post comes courtesy of my untried drawer in my Melmer. This spring I bought a few polishes I had been lemming forever by KB Shimmer. I was able to maintain my sanity and only purchase three but that number definitely will grow, trust me.

Wet N Wild - Slowly Teal and See: Not actually teal at all, but a gorgeous bright blue creme with a great formula.

KB Shimmer - Lottie Dottie: A milky jelly base with pink and blue round glitter, pink and blue micro glitter, and pink and blue small bar glitter. 

I was instantly drawn to this polish after seeing swatches and the name (my two youngest sisters share the name). I will be wearing Lottie Dottie again soon it was opaque in three smooth coats and no fishing for glitter at all.

Do you own any KB Shimmer polishes? If so which are your faves? Thanks for stopping by.

Categories: blue, Glitter, jelly, KBShimmer, milky, Wet n Wild

Wet n Wild Pop Art Craze NOTD

Today I have a manicure with three of the new Wet n' Wild Pop Art Craze polishes.

A Blank Canvas - White creme. Very streaky (more so than the WnW French Creme) and a bit thick. I used two coats.

Slowly and See - A bright aqua blue creme. This formula was fantastic and easy to work with.

Listening to Blue Reed - A bright blue creme, same as the former a great polish to work with.

I used my Pueen plate to stamp the design on my nails and sealed with a coat of Out The Door.

I really wish Wet n' Wild would come with more releases of their Wild Shine formula. It feels like we used to get a new collection each season of these babies and now it seems more like twice a year and it's such a bummer because they are always such great colors with a stellar formula.

Thanks for stopping by.

Categories: blue, light blue, nail art, Pueen, stamping, Wet n Wild

Heavenly NOTD

I really wish this had photographed better, I just couldn't capture the crystal like cellophane quality of the glitters.

Here is two coats of Wet n Wild 2% Milk with one coat of Revlon Heavenly and sealed with a coat of Out The Door top coat.

Photo fail but it was such a gorgeous manicure I couldn't stop looking at my nails. Thanks for stopping by.

Categories: Glitter, Revlon, Wet n Wild

Engagement Manicure and Seattle Vacation Haul

I'm finally back from vacation, it was great to see my family and my boyfriend proposed to me and I happily accepted! And of course I loaded up on a TON of polish.

 Beauty Nail Treats - Blue Sapphire
Love and Beauty - Purple Passion
Love and Beauty - Grey/Hot Pink
Love and Beauty - Pink Icing
Love and Beauty - Black/Red/Multi
Love and Beauty - Baby Blue/Hot Pink
Love and Beauty - Black/Pewter

 Essence Gel Look Topcoat
Essence Studio Nails Better Than Gel Nails Base Sealer
Essence Studio Nails Pro White Effect
Essence Studio Nails Ultra Nail Repair
Essence Protecting Base Coat
Essence Colour and Go - Off To Miami
Essence Colour and Go - Black is Back
Essence Nail Art Special Effect! Topper - No Name

 OPI - Lights of the Emerald City (which I used for my engagement Mani)
OPI - Don't Burst My Bubble (which I used for my engagement Mani)
Nubar - White Polka Dot
Love and Beauty - Emerald
Love and Beauty - Marina

 H&M - Shanghai Nights
H&M - Come Along With Me
H&M - Lady Luck
Winmax Nail Sparks - No Name bought from Japanese Dollar Store (used in engagement mani)
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Pink Grapefruit
Salon Perfect - Kaboom
No name snowman
Maybelline Color Show - Polka Dots Clearly Spotted

 WNW - Slowly and See
WNW - Listening to Blue Reed
WNW - A Blank Canvas
NYC - Tudor City Teal
NYC - Prospect Park Bloom (used in engagement mani)
Petites - Hot Sauce

Nail Art Tweezers from Japanese Dollar Store
Kleancolor Cuticle Remover
Kleancolor Gold and Silver Foils
Studs and beads from Japanese Dollar Store

And of course, my engagement manicure. The hand on top of mine is my best friend (since grade school) who is also engaged and getting married today to such an amazing guy.

Hope you enjoyed!

Categories: Essence, F21, H&M, Haul, Love and Beauty, Maybelline, NYC, OPI, Petites, Salon Perfect, Wedding, Wet n Wild