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

NOTD: Mint Textured Stamping

I'm not entirely sure what inspired this manicure but I knew I wanted a super sparkly base with a pastel creme stamped over it. This is what was born.

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I started off with two coats of OPI - Alcatraz Rocks then used my Pueen plate to stamp on a coat of American Apparel - Office and then sealed with two thick coats of top coat.
This looked great in the sun and the mint shade really brightens up a dark manicure.

So what do you think of this combo? Let me know in the comments and thanks for stopping by!

Categories: Alcatraz Rocks, American, nail art, NOTD, Office, OPI, stamping

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

Valentine's Day Nail Art - Part 1

Hate it or love it, it's coming! I have always loved Valentine's Day, it's annoying at times when you're single but you know...chocolate so how could I complain?

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I started with two coats of black on my pinky and index and two coats of white on my middle and ring finger. I added two coats of Mainstream Lacquer - Beware of the Plastics and then stamped gradient hearts on my two middle fingers with Spoiled by Wet n Wild - Fuzzy Dice and a no name bright purple and sealed with a coat of top coat.

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I started with two coats of Girly Bits - Bachelor's Button  and added one coat of Nail Pattern Boldness - Boop-a-Dupe. I used a striper and dotting tool with black and white polish to create the butterfly wing design and added a simple gold heart stud to my ring finger.

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I began with three coats of Glam Polish - Planet Purple and two coats of white polish on my ring finger and added top coat. I then used tape to create the heart and filled it in with Planet Purple and another coat of top coat.

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This one is my favorite! The heart is adorable so expect to see more of them!

Do you have any plans for Valentine's Day (even if with yourself)? Let me know in the comments and thanks for stopping by!

Categories: Girly Bits, Glam Polish, Mainstream Lacquer, nail art, Nail Pattern Boldness, stamping, Valentine's Day 2014

Nail Art featuring Carpe Noctem Cosmetics

Hey everyone! So as part of my blogger resolutions for 2014 I decided to try to incorporate more nail art and you know, use some of the nail art tools i've purchased over the past couple years. I decided to do some stamping. If you haven't heard, there are new XL squishy stampers that blow every other stamper out of the water! It is soft, squishy, very large, picks up quite nicely and mold to your nail effortlessly. You can also stamp with no completely dry polish instead of waiting for drying.

 

I started off with two coats of Carpe Noctem - Taupey Tips and then stamped with Sinful Colors - Coffee and sealed with top coat.

There is still a bit of a learning curve for me and stamping. My ring and pinky came out the best. I can't wait to try more stamped manicures.

Tell me what you think in the comments and thanks for stopping by.

Categories: brown, Carpe Noctem Cosmetics, Coffee, Holographic, nail art, sinful colors, stamping, taupey tips

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

Barielle - Melon Smoothie + Stamping

I bought this polish in a set from TJ Maxx over the summer with nice springy peaches and pinks. The formula on this one was great a nice peachy milky jelly that applied like butter. This is three coats. There is still visible nail line but undies could fix that.

Then I decided to stamp over it with some nail plates I bought a few years ago on Amazon with Wet n' Wild French Creme.

Thanks for stopping by.

Categories: Barielle, jelly, nail art, Peach, stamping