Zoya Caitlin

Hi bloggers!


Here is just a quick post of a simple look but I absolutely loved these two together! Zoya Caitlin and Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat in Antiqued Gold.

I almost always do an accent nail anymore. I just think they make any manicure a little more interesting but aren't always necessary if there is a lot already going on. Like I said, just a simple one today, hope you enjoyed! 

-Lindsey

Glittergasm Removal

Hi bloggers!


Have you ever tried to remove your glitter polish and gone through multiple cotton balls on one nail and still not had a clean, bare nail? We have!! Here is an easy way to get your favorite glitter polishes off without scrubbing your nails to death. 


Things you'll need:

Nail polish remover, aluminum foil, and cotton balls (I tear these squares in half so I don't use so many) You'll need foil and cotton balls or pads for each nail. 

First,  soak your cotton ball or pad and place it on your nail. 

Next, wrap the foil around your whole nail. Make sure to press it tightly around your nail so the polish remover can really soak into the polish. 

Now that you look like you're trying to become the Tin Man, wait five to ten minutes depending upon how glitter is on your nails. 

Tip: I've found that it is easier to do one hand at a time because when you start on your second hand, you've already got all the foil on the other so it makes it harder to do things. Once the time has passed, give it a little scrub and pull off the foil to reveal a bare nail! 

If you didn't leave the foil and remover on long enough, obviously there will still be some polish on your nails but this really is a life saver when it comes to glitter polish!! 

Hope everyone's weekend is going well, mine sure is! 

-Lindsey

HARRY POTTER!

Hey guys, this is just a quick post! The last Harry Potter movie comes out tonight at midnight, and while I'm dragging my less enthused husband to the showing, I HAD to paint my nails!

Lindsey and I are part of the Harry Potter Generation! I can remember reading the first book in fourth grade on Dr. Seuss Day! Crazy! The last book also came out on my 17th birthday! (Which is a very significant birthday in the wizarding world!)

Here are the nails I did! I got the idea from this video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZLGIeVoATg

I used- OPI's Black Shatter, China Glaze's Passion (the gold), So Easy's Stripe Rite (a striper polish from Sally's), and Sally Hansen's Black Out with Seche Vite top coat!

The P was definitely the hardest to do, but I just did my best, and I think it looks okay!

I hope everyone loves the new and last Harry Potter film and I hope that I don't cry too much as the symbol of my childhood is coming to an end!

For Hogwarts!
Brielle

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Glittergasm

Hi bloggers!

Incase you couldn't guess from the title, there is a complete and total glittlergasm on my nails and I LOVE IT! I started off with a black base, China Glaze Liquid Leather, to make the glitter really stand out.

Next, I wanted to try out a polish I hadn't gotten to try yet, Wet N Wild Party of Five Glitters. I was a little disappointed with this because there just wasn't enough glitter for my liking. For this to be how I wanted, I would have to put on a TON of layers. 

 

And for the glittergasm, Sephora by OPI Spark-tacular!

I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this polish....and not only is it amazing but it also is a pretty close dupe for Deborah Lippmann's Happy Birthday which I've been wanting for a while now. If you love glitter polish, this is a must buy. 

Hope you enjoyed as much as I did! 

-Lindsey

Sephora by OPI Looks Like Rain, Dear

Hey everyone! (Does anyone else feel weird saying Hello, everyone? haha, I do.)

Some of my favorite summer nail polishes are technically from winter collections! Ha! Out fooled you, Mother Nature!

Anyone will tell you that I love my nudes and glitters. Well, since we've went through all the nudes I had for my Bridal Series, on to glitters!

This is Sephora by OPI's Looks Like Rain, Dear. It's a glorious golden glitter. I love love love wearing this color in the summertime, it just looks so wonderful in the sunlight!

See for yourselves:

See how the light reflects off the glitter?

SO GORGEOUS! It just looks so pretty (even more if you had a tan, which I obviously do not.) 

(By the way, this polish is TERRIBLE to take off. I use felt instead of a cotton ball and it works sooo much better, especially since I HATE the sound of stretching cotton.)

See you next time!

Brielle

Water Marble Aptempt #2 & EOS Lip Balm

Hi bloggers!

Sorry it took me a little while to post this but here it is, my second (really fourth of fifth try that were done before we started this blog) water marble attempt. I used a lot of colors in this one, probably more than I should and once again I didn't pick out a good base coat color but oh well. I still like how it turned out.

Colors from left to right: Revlon Star Light (which I used as a base coat), Sephora by OPI Ocean Love Potion, Sephora by OPI Underwater Fantasy, Sephora by OPI Blue Grotto, Jesse's Girl Glee, Sephora by OPI Dark Room, and the last one is Nyx Blue Avenue that I only put on my ring fingers.

Both Brielle and I love EOS lip balms. I've tried three different ones: (left to right in picture below) Summer Fruit, Sweet Mint, and Lemon Drop. 

They are flavored and I've liked every one I've tried.  There are two others that I probably won't try simply because they are flavors I don't like but they are Honeysuckle Honeydew and Tangerine.

 

I also included a picture of what they look like because I was a little surprised when I first used it that they were spherical, just like the packaging itself. Good lip balm= smooth lips. And btw EOS stands for the Evolution of Smooth. 

Would you guys like more posts on other beauty products we like? Let us know!! 

 -Lindsey

Princess Nails Continued -Pic heavy!

After yesterday's post about my Cinderella Nails, I was set on seeing how my other idea of princess nails would work. Growing up in the generation which had Disney engrained in every girls head, I have princess on my mind all the time.

Yesterday I was thinking that American Apparel's Echo Park and OPI's I Lilly Love You, would make the most perfect Aurora color. I'll show the pictures first and see what you think.

Combination of American Apparel's Echo Park under OPI's I Lilly Love You:

Much to my dismay, it turned out purple-looking! This reminded me of Jasmine more than Aurora! So After this, I tried a white base underneath OPI's I Lilly Love You. 

The white base I used is just ORLY's Smoothing Primer Basecoat Ridgefiller. I painted two coats of that to get a smooth milky base, and did two coats of OPI I Lilly Love You.

A Picture of the bottle: I love the flakes that OPI is using, but they're kind of hard to work with, they do not like to lay flat on the nail and take some patience! 

This was perfect for the Aurora-y type look I wanted! This is also only one coat of Seche Vite, which I probably could have added another just to make it smooth. This look so so nice, not too obnoxious, but definitely feminine (without looking childish). 

I hope that this wasn't too kiddish for all of you! What are your favorite combinations? I love finding new ones!

Love,

Brielle