Valentine Ruby

Hey guys!

Just a quick NOTD look, glittery red nails. I've said it before and I will say it again, I LOVE RED NAILS!! And this was no exception! The colors from left to right are Milani Ruby Jewels and Revlon Valentine. I used Valentine first and Ruby Jewels second.

Hope you guys enjoyed and are having a great summer so far! 

Lindsey

Paint the Town Red and Kissy

Hi bloggers!

Two or three weekends ago, my boyfriend and I went to his college formal and danced the night away (well, mainly me)! My dress was black with some lace and to add a little color, I wore red suede high heels. Red tends to be my go to color when it gets colder out and obviously since my shoes were red, my nails had to match! I layered two colors for this look. The colors I used were Milani Paint the Town Red and Zoya Kissy, which is more on the pink side than red but I really wanted to use it!

I'm still trying to find the best lighting in my house to take pictures of my nails now that the time change has happened, during the week I don't get home in time for the sun to be high enough in the sky to take good pictures outside so bear with me!

Anyone else getting excited about the holidays coming up? I sure am!
-Lindsey

Simple Ghosts

Hi bloggers!

Here is another easy Halloween manicure featuring some pretty flakes and a ghost or two! I bought two different Halloween polishes from the drug store and this purple flaky goodness was one of them. It was definitely more of a jelly than I had expected so I had to layer on the polish and I still didn't get it as dark as I had wanted. I should have done a test to see if I needed to put down a darker base coat or not, but I obviously didn't. I wanted the purple to sort of look like the night sky, a dark purple or blue would have done the trick as a base. For the ghost accent nails I used China Glazes White on White and Liquid Leather.

Obviously if you wanted all of your nails to have different ghosts, you could do every nail or every other or whatever you'd like but you guys know how I love my accent nails!

Also, I noticed with this manicure and a few others that cheaper drug store nail polishes smell. I realize that ALL nail polish smells when you put it on but cheap nail polish doesn't loose it's smell over time like higher end polishes do. I know it's something that isn't a huge deal and might sound a little snobby but sometimes I get a whiff of it a few days later and it's just gross! Has anyone else noticed that? 

Hope you enjoyed!
Lindsey

Breast Cancer Awareness Post: Light Pink Diamonds

Hi bloggers!
As I'm sure we all know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month so in honor of that, I decided to do a few pink posts dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness. The first look is a light pink, layered shear with glitter on top. The colors used from left to right: Sephora by OPI Wardrobe Change, Translucent by Studio M, and Covered in Diamonds by Studio M. The two first colors are very shear but I still only did a coat of each color and then the Diamonds as a top coat. 

I really like the Diamonds because it isn't an actual glitter or flakes, it's larger particles that sometimes stick up from your nails which can be a little annoying and get caught on things but it's so pretty I don't really mind.

Hope you enjoyed and be on the look out for a few more pink posts and then some Halloween posts!
-Lindsey

Elegant Party Nails

Hi bloggers!


As I've stated many times before, I LOVE accent nails!! This is certain accent nail is an easy way to add a little flare to your nails for any special occasion or just for the hell of it! I started off with Play in the Peonies by OPI, which Brielle raved about to me and I'm surprised she hasn't posted about it yet. I love it equally as much as she does! Soo pretty, it's the perfect "baby pink" in my eyes.

Now on to the accent nail. Along with glitter and accent nails, I LOVE LOVE LOVE gradient glitter nails. They are my go-to party nail look. I used three different colors to create this look on my ring fingers, from left to right: Covered in Diamonds from Studio M, Sparked from Wet N Wild, and I Miss You from Sinful Colors.

 I use a wet Q-tip to create my gradients but you can also use cosmetic sponges to do so as well. Once again, glitter + accent nail + glitter gradient = one happy girl with pretty nails :) Hope you liked them! 


-Lindsey

Semi-inspired 4th of July nails

Hi bloggers!


I did this manicure not thinking about it being a 4th of July look but it kind of turned out that way. I started out with a Love & Beauty polish with super chunky glitter. 

I had planned on only using this glitter but to get as much glitter as I wanted, I would have had to do at least five coats and I just didn't want to take the time to do that so I grabbed a finer glitter polish called Kaleidoscope from Wet N Wild. 

Finally on top of that, I added a crackle. Sally Hansen's Cherry Smash Crackle Overcoat. 

I really liked how this turned out but it was a pain to get off since the first glitter was soo chunky! I used the foil method to try and take it off but didn't have the patience to wait for it to really work so I had to scrub some to get it all off but oh well. 

Hope everyone has a good Fourth of July and if you don't live in the United States, then I hope you just have a good good in general! 

-Lindsey

Mini Haul

Hi bloggers!


Just wanted to show you a few of the new polishes I've bought over the last month (roughly), nothing too crazy exciting today but keep looking a little later on this week to see how a few of these looked on!

 

From left to right: Essie Nice is Nice, Essie My Perfect Pair which included Meet Me at Sunset and Smooth Sailing, two Love & Beauty polishes from Forever21 that don't have names, Wet N Wild Fastdry Waves of Enchantment (which I used in my water marble), and Wet N Wild Fastdry Sea of Dreams.  

Question: Would you guys like to see an occasional post on other beauty products besides nail polishes? Make up, face products (washes, lotions, cleansers, etc.), perfumes, other things along those lines? We would still stay a nail polish blog obviously, just something else to mix it up every once in a while. Give us your thoughts please! 

Like I said before, be on the look out the rest of the week for posts featuring a few of those polishes above. 

Hope y'all had a good Monday! 

-Lindsey

Water Marble Semi-fail

Hi bloggers! 


So as promised, here is a recent water marble I did tonight. It didn't turn out as I was hoping but I still like it. I've only done a few water marbles before so I'm still learning! The two mistakes I made with this water marble is I should have used a different base color and I should have put more drops in my water to make more rings of the different colors. Things to keep in mind for next time.


Anyway, I used three different colors: Wet n Wild Fastdry in Waves of Enchantment, China Glaze in Coral Star, and Sally Hansen Diamond Strength in Fuchsia Bling Bling. 

 

I used Waves of Enchantment as a base color, LOVE IT! So pretty and shimmery pinkish coral, perfect for the summer. 

 

And here are my two favorite nails before the edges were cleaned up. 

 

Like I said, it didn't turn out awful but it didn't turn out how I was hoping but it's all a learning process. 

If you are wondering how you water marble, type it into youtube and watch a few videos on it. That's how I learned.

Hope you enjoyed!

-Lindsey

Maid of Honor Nails

Hi bloggers! 


Since Brielle posted her nails that she will have for her wedding (which is tomorrow!!!) I figured, being the best friend, maid of honor, and sister at heart; I should post my nails as well. The colors Brielle choose for her wedding were plum, lavender, and gray and my dress that I choose is a plum color. I also wanted something more understated like Brielle did because tomorrow is about her and her soon to be husband, not about her and my nails which is how things typically are! 


I choose to go with Wet n Wild Wild Shine in Wild Card. It's a sheer purple with a light pink sheen to it. I figured it would need at least three coats but two coats covered just fine. 

 

With Brielle's wedding tomorrow and the reception on Saturday, we're going to be pretty busy so there probably won't be a new post until next week. I'm planning on doing a water marble next week, I'll post it as long as it turns out alright. I've only done it a few times before so I'm still learning! 

Hope y'all have a good weekend! I know we will :) 

-Lindsey  

Haul Time

Hi Bloggers!


Before I start, let me just say that I didn't not buy all of these in one day! These were bought over the course of around two weeks and I hardly ever buy this much in such a short amount of time! Also, Zoya had a great promo going on that let you get two polishes for free which I took advantage of. Anyway, on with the goodies :)

Top row, left to right: Wet n Wild Wild Shine in Kaleidoscope, Wet n Wild Wild Shine in Hallucinate, NYC In a New York Color Minute Quick Dry in Central Park, Finger Paints in Laugh My Art Off, Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat in Fractured Foil.


Bottom row: 5 different Bon Bons that don't have names

 

Top row, left to right: Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat in Cheery Smash, Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat in Antiqued Gold, Zoya in Dove, Zoya in Caitlin, Zoya in Colbie

Bottom row: 3 different Sally Girl nail colors that don't have names

 

I'm so excited to use every single one of these polishes! Some of these I bought to mess around with frankening my own nail polishes. If you don't know what a franken is, it's a nail polish mixed from bits of other nail polishes to make a new color. I still need to order bottles, but I'll be making some of my own creations very soon! I'm already coming up with color combos that I want to try so be on the look out for those in the near future!!

-Lindsey

Recent Drug Store Finds

Hi bloggers!  

This is also a place for me share my love of polish with you as well as my best friend. I am a 21 year old college grad with a degree in graphic design, currently searching for a "real" full time job.  

My nail polish habits are similar to Brielle's in the fact that I typically change mine color about every three days, give or take and I secretly peel it off too sometimes (sshhhhh!). Our color choices differ though. I love colors and glitter, just about any color I will wear at least once but I am a firm believer in wearing the right colors for the right occasion. Typically how I pick out my color choice is dependent upon my mood and what catches my eye at the moment. 

Yesterday I went to Walmart and grabbed a few cheap polishes to try out. From left to right: Wet n Wild Wild Shine in the color Wild Card, Wet n Wild Megalast in the color Undercover, NYC in the color Park Ave, and Sally Hanson Fast Dry in Clearly Quick.

I have yet to try any of these out but I'm excited to give them a shot. The first two, I simply loved the colors. The NYC I grabbed because it looks like a possible duplicate for Sephora by OPI's Metro Chic. I'll have to try it and see. I grabbed the Sally Hansen because I've been in need for a new top coat and I love, love, love Sally Hansen brushes. They're just the right size for my nails and I have yet to use a polish from their company that I haven't loved.

I'm currently trying out a nail growth polish and will post a little mini review once I've given it a few more days and then you'll probably get some color swatches from the polishes above.  


Happy weekend everyone! 


-Lindsey