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

NOTD: Pastel Texture Stamping

Happy Monday! Hope you had a great weekend. Today I have another texture/stamping combination. I really love this combo so expect to see more!

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I started off with two coats of China Glaze - I'm Not Lion and then using my Pueen stamping plate created a gradient using JulieG - Cabana Boy, Zoya - Malia and H&M - Come With Me. I sealed with top coat and blinged all day long in the sun.


So what do you think? Let me know in the comments and thanks for stopping by.

Categories: China Glaze, Glitter, gradient, H&M, stamping, Zoya

Girly Glitter Gradient

Happy Friday! I plan to spend this weekend poolside if it's the last thing I do! I created this manicure while binge watching The Mindy Project so this manicure is definitely inspired in part by Dr. Mindy Lahiri.

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I began with one coat of Zoya - Malia then sponged on a gradient using H&M - Come With Me and JulieG - Cabana Boy. Then I topped with a beautiful heart glitter combo and sealed with one coat of top coat.


I would love to know your thoughts on this manicure. Let me know in the comments and thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!

Categories: Glitter, gradient, H&M, Julie G, nail art, Zoya

Funky Pastel Gradient

Happy Friday everyone! The weather has been fantastic lately but I have really been drawn to darker shades lately so I decided to incorporate the two with stamping!

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I started off with two coats of Wet n' Wild - Black Creme and using my Pueen stamping plate placed Julie G - Cabana Boy, Jesse's Girl - Julie G, and Zoya - Malia next to each other and scraped like normal to create a flawless evenly blended gradient image. stamped and added top coat.
Tell me what you think in the comments and have a fun weekend! 

Categories: gradient, nail art, pastel, stamping

Spring Holo Gradient

Hey folks! Today I bring you a very simple but beautiful gradient I did a couple weeks ago.

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I started with one coat of a no name Color Club polish and then added Jesse's Girl - Fashion Friday to the tips and then added one coat of Ellagee - Rainbow Syrup for a nice holo sparkly finish. 

What shades have you been wearing for spring? Let me know in the comments and thanks for stopping by.

 

Categories: ellagee, Fashion Friday, gradient, holo, Jesse's Girl, rainbow syrup

Sinful Colors - Cool Gray, Classified, and Roaring + Nail Art

Sinful Colors has released some brand new polishes exclusively at Walmart and I just couldn't resist! A while back ago, Sinful Colors was purchased by Revlon and i'm not sure of all the changes they've made but they have been releasing new shades left and right with a great formula and price point to match! I'd say a hefty chunk of my polish collection consists of Sinful Colors. So let's check them out.

 

Cool Gray is a cool toned blue based gray creme. It applied like butter and is practically a one coater but I applied two because, well, I always apply two coats. The formula was great and no issues with this baby.

 

Classified is a muted medium teal creme. The most color accurate photo of the bunch is the lower right photo. Formula is great, is also a one coater and my favorite of the bunch! This is two coats but again, can easily get away with one coat.

 

Roaring is a deep blue with a little green creme. The most color accurate photo of this bunch is the upper right photo. This polish is gorgeous and is tied for favorite with Classified. It is a one coater but I applied two. Formula is  like butter and this didn't stain (blues usually stain on me).

And because all of these polishes looked so great side by side I decided to do a gradient!

So there you have it! I don't know if these will be popping up at Rite Aid or Walgreens so catch them next time you are in Walmart if you see them, snatch them up! Let me know what you think in the comments and thanks for stopping by.

Categories: gradient, nail art, sinful colors

Double Gradient

Today I bring you a pretty cool double gradient. Since I got these Salon Perfect Floam type polishes I wanted to try a manicure like this and glad that I did! It looks so cool.

Salon Perfect - Shocked is packed with blue and bright pink matte glitters in a clear base.

H&M - Come Away With Me is a bright teal sorta aqua cream with hidden blue microshimmer. The formula is awesome and is a one coater.

Barielle - Expressive is slightly muted pink toned lilac cream with a great formula as well.

I used one coat of Expressive and sponged on a second coat along with Come Away With Me and two coats of Shocked. I actually wore this for a full on week I was so mesmerized by my nails. Thanks for stopping by.

Categories: Barielle, Come Away With Me, Expressive, gradient, H&M, matte glitter, Salon Perfect, Shocked

Cotton Candy Gradient

Last week I decided to go through my nail polish stash and take a quick inventory of all of my untried polishes. About a month previously I purged 43 polishes, however, you saw my vacation haul right? What I thought were around 80 untrieds turned out to be a whopping 112 untried polishes! Yikes!

So I more than likely will be lemming for a while until I get this under control. I must admit though, it is fun shopping your stash.

Today's manicure was created with three untried polishes. I was really in the mood for something pink and these colors were perfect.

 Love and Beauty - Coral: A not so coral to me pink crelly (more on this later).
Barielle - High Heels: A light pink creme polish.
Color Club - No name sticker (more on this later as well).

I began with one coat of High Heels and then went to sponge on Coral but it was so jelly like it made it difficult to sponge on. But with some work, I got it. Not my best gradient due to this issue. I smoothed on a coat of my mysterious Color Club and sealed with top coat.

If you shop at Ross they frequently have Color Club polishes in 6-8 packs with no names for 7.99 which is an incredible value considering these polishes usually run about $8 a pop. It's a bit annoying to have no name and search online but for the gorgeous polishes at that price point it's well worth the added effort.

Categories: Barielle, Color Club, F21, Glitter, gradient, Love and Beauty, nail art, pink

Neon Jawbreaker NOTD

I hope you had an awesome weekend as summer is coming to a close. This past weekend was tax free weekend and I did a little back to school shopping and caught up on some laundry, Greys Anatomy and sleep!

While I loved my Summer Escape manicure I decided to sponge the tips with Salon Perfect - Traffic Cone and then add on two coats of Maybelline's Polka Dots - Clearly Spotted. I instantly fell in love with this manicure and i'm actually STILL wearing it. It's bright and crazy distracting.

Thanks for stopping by!

Categories: Clearly Spotted, gradient, Maybelline, nail art, Neon, Salon Perfect, Summer Escape, Traffic Cone

NOTD inspired by Sparrow Nails

Today I bring to you a manicure inspired by Darcy of Sparrow Nails from a photo she posted on her instagram. I was blown away and immediately had to take a stab at it.

Sinful Colors - Candy Coated: Purple Creme
Sinful Colors - Why Not: Blue Creme
Sally Hansen - Mint Sorbet - Mint Creme

I used a dotting tool for the polka dots and used tape and sponged on my gradient on my accent nail. Easy Peasy.

Thanks for stopping by.

Categories: blue, gradient, green, inspired, nail art, purple, sally hansen, sinful colors