Touch O' Glitter

Helloooo! I did a mani today that made me feel like a princess...maybe based off of the polish names alone.

I used Essie's Flawless and Deborah Lippmann's Some Enchanted Evening. So I kinda of feel like royalty (ok nerd).

I have a coat of CND Stickey and 3 coats of Essie's Flawless. Then I patted 2 coats of Some Enchanted Evening on my tips and sealed it up with some Seche Vite. This mani makes me feel super girly, it's kind of nice! Also, I got this Deborah Lippmann for free with a purchase, so that makes the deal even sweeter!

My camera lacks subtly...it's actually pretty shimmery. 

That's my fancy polish of the day, hope you enjoyed! I'm waiting patiently for some nail polish in the mail so I can further ignore polishes I haven't worn yet. I should make a week where I only wear polishes I haven't used yet. That's a god plan. See you next time, my lovely, polished ladies.

Tart Deco Tips

Hello! So...I have always wanted to do this mani...I'm not good at things.

I painted 1 coat of CND Stickey and 2 coats of OPI's So Many Clowns...So Little Time (this formula SUCKS, it's never really dry, nicked it like 8 times, annoying). Then I had 2 bloody marys and that's where my manicure takes a turn for the worst. After said bloody marys, I tried to free-hand my tips with Essie's Tart Deco. And...well, here are the results. Not my finest hour but I like the idea. You get the idea. 

Overall, not bad for my first free-hand tips. 

Maybe next time I will try it without a buzz. See you next time, my lovely, polished ladies!

Julep Maven Box Arrived!

Hey ladies! So I somehow ended up following Julep on Twitter and they tweeted that they were giving away things for 1 penny, how can I refuse? Turns out they are similar to Birchbox, Glam Bag, etc...except with NAIL POLISH! So I was stoked to sign up for a penny. The boxes after that are $19.99, I don't know if I will keep my subscription going monthly but I will probably grab a box here and there. This is my referral link if you feel like checking it out. I got a penny box with the code: TWITTER1 HTTP://JULEP.COM/?R=21827352 

I got some sweet stuff in my box. Toe separators (because I love doing my toes...sarcasm), pedicure creme and 2 nail polishes.

From left to right: Susie, Niecy, Pedi Creme, Toe Separators.

I was excited for Susie which is a really subtle robin's egg blue. It applies how you would think, streaky and chalky. Very hard to work with, as all of those types of polishes are. It is so subtly blue you have to do a double take. I put 2 coats over a coat of CND Stickey, then I did an accent nail with Essie's Luxe Effects Set In Stones and put some Seche Vite over it all. I'm a big fan of this manicure. I love these stark mani's with a pretty, glittery, feminine touch.

Squint a bit and you can see that it's very subtly blue, or don't. I love accent fingers, squeeee. 

I know I said I would do more Zoya swatches from the Beach collection but I can't resist newER things, maybe next time! See  you soon my lovely, polishes ladies.

Zoya Pinterest Trio

Hey dudes. Busy week, man. Nails are a mess. I got some time tonight to do my nails, luckily my FREE Zoya Pinterest Trio came in the mail today.

If you were one of the first 2,000 people to redeem the trio...you received these 3 polishes from the Zoya Beach Collection: Myrta, Zuza, and Kimber. So shimmery and bright, perfect for summer (obviously, it has "beach" in the name, blog lady).

I just swatched Myrta tonight, since it matches my dress for tomorrow! I have 2 coats on over some CND Stickey and topped with Seche Vite. It's tangerine-y with a lot of shimmer, it reminds me of Zoya Calypso except a liiiiitttllee darker. Zoya polishes are always so awesome to apply, never runny and the brush gives you so much control.

Very pretty and shimmery. Excuse the cutes, they're kinda of sad.

I thought it would look nice with this pattern on my dress!

I will probably swatch the other two I got later this week, but for reference, I got this mini trio FOR FREE!

From left to right: Zuza, Myrta, Kimber

Hopefully my homework/house hunting allows me to get some nail painting in this week! See you soon my lovely, polished ladies!

Nail Polish Rack Finally Came!!!

Sqqquueeeaaalll!!! My nail polish rack came in the mail today and I am just tickled pink! Now I can see ALL the polishes!

There is one more row but it's empty, don't quite have 96 polishes to fill it.

So then I was trying to decide which color to paint...and I was stuck. I am going somewhere soon here and I didn't want to get really involved, I wanted something simple and easy. So I picked Essie's Demure Vixen. It's a really pretty shimmery pale lavender color. It almost looks beige in certain lights. My nail polish sandwich was 1 coat CND Stickey, 3 coats Demure Vixen, 1 coat Seche Vite. Voila!

Pretttttty.

Just dropping by to show off my new nail polish organization, which I am super excited about and eager to fill up! Thanks for stopping by, my lovely polishes ladies.

Off Day and A Classic Red With A Twist

I am having an off polish day. I tried 3 or 4 manicures before I decided to just go classic. And even my classic mani didn't happen without error.

I was inspired by Glazed And Confused to break out Zoya's Sooki again, which is a delicious creamy red. I had mentioned to her that I would love to see a really pretty shimmer over it, something like OPI's I Juggle...Men.

So I started my trip to manicure town. Got my CND Stickey on. 2 coats of Sooki in, and I decide that my head itches. Rookie mistake, blog lady.

GAH!

Minor set back. I finish off with 2 coats of I Juggle...Men and start to put on my Seche Vite when I realize it needs some Seche Restore...but I continue anyways. What a stringy mess. Anyways, the manicure came out ok...it was a task trying to get all of those pretty micro glitters in I Juggle...Men to show up on camera and you might need to enlarge these, but I think I got some in there.

You can see some sparkles in here, but mostly this picture is for the Zoya Sooki, such a gorgeous red. 

This is for showing off the super pretty micro glitters.

All in all, I'm pretty happy with this manicure. It's pretty classic and after last times "Dexter Manicure", I needed a clean slate. See you next time, my lovely polished ladies!