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.

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.

First Post and Vampy, Glittery Goodness

This is the first post of my blog! It's exciting and also a bit intimidating. So hello (if anyone may happen to read my blog, ever. If you are reading it - YOU ARE AWESOME!)

For my first trick, I present my favorite manicure to date. It is Essie's Devil's Advocate with Essie's A Cut Above Luxe Effects on the ring fingers. If you are also interested, I use CND Sticky as a base coat and Seche Vite for my top coat.  Ohhhh Seche Vite, you're so original blog Lady. I know, but it's seriously awesome.

Essie's Devil's Advocate paints beautifully (I know some people have problems with Essie, but this formula is rad). I used 2 coats for this mani. It's vampy goodness and the Luxe Effects just adds a pop of fun to which would otherwise be a pretty serious mani.

I am not a photographer, nor do I have the best camera. I have also included, for your enjoyment, a video of my awkward pinky. Yes, ladies, my pinky is crooked and I feel silly trying to get it to line up.

This is one of those "maybe it's black, maybe it's purple" colors.

Ok, so Tyra needs to teach me "pretty hands". 

And the pièce de résistance, my awkward pinky. 

There we go, my first blog post. Whew, that sure was a hoot. Please visit again, my lovely polished ladies!