Splash Of Grenadine

This week I decided to use "Splash of Grenadine" by Essie along with some accents of OPI glitter "I Lily Love You" on my thumb and ring finger.

I love this polish! It's a cross between magenta and purple, although it showed up pretty pink in the picture The glitter I chose has colorful flecks in it, and it accented the Essie perfectly!

Playdate with a Zebra!

Here is a fun manicure using "Playdate" by Essie and some Zebra nail stickers!

"Playdate" by Essie is a creamy lavendar, I absolutely love this color! It went on nice and smooth and is so pretty. The polish shows up different in pictures depending on the source of light, the below picture was taken in artificial light.

 The picture below was taken in indirect sunlight.

I purchased some Zebra polish stickers (Dashing Diva Design Fx Bling) in "Catwalk" from my local beauty supply and used them for my toes, deciding to save the scraps to do something for a design on my nails. Below I used slanted cut-outs of the stickers as a fun twist on a french manicure.



 

Doesn't that look amazing? I got a lot of compliments when I had this manicure. I am loving these nail polish "stickers", they are quick and easy and seem to stay on for a pretty long time (1-2 weeks). You will definitely see more in the future!!

Bring on the NEON!!!

First of all, I have to say that I grew up in the 80's and am super excited that neon is back! I got six neon colors from China Glaze and decided to do a dotted design over black polish.

This first picture is taken with "Flip Flop Fantasy":

I did several sizes of dots and different color patterns on each finger, I then did dots over dots which really helps show off the neon colors.

This picture is taken with "Purple Panic", which is either mislabled or something because it looks hot pink to me!



This is "Celtic Sun", I love this highlighter bright yellow!

Below is how I set up. I misplaced my dotting tool so I had to improvise by using several different things to make the dots. The bobby pins are great for bigger dots, the pointed end of an orange wood stick is good for medium dots, and the toothpicks works for small dots. I use the paper plate to put a dollop of polish onto so I can dip and transfer the polish onto my nail.

Here are all the colors I used, they are all from China Glaze, "In The Lime Light", "Flip Flop Fantasy", "Flying Dragon", "Celtic Sun", "Orange Knockout", and "Purple Panic".

China Glaze Magnetix Review

Above is the new China Glaze Magnetix in "Attraction" and "Drawn To You". These are my first magnetic polish's, so I was really excited to try them out. I've seen another brand at the drug store and Sephora and was really tempted to get it, but never did. Then China Glaze came out with Magnetix and I got them as soon as I saw them, fresh out of the delivery box at Sally's. They have six colors total, but staying true to my love for purple and metallic these were the obvious choices for me. The purple is a really pretty color with a pink shimmer and photographs well. The charcoal color looks pretty on, but doesn't photograph as well, so I would say my preference is definitely the purple "Drawn To You".  

This polish definitely takes some practice, it took me a few times on my first nail until I got the design on there. I tried all 3 designs that the polish offers, but only liked how the vertical stripes turned out on my nails. The star was very blurry and the "V" shape didn't look good on my nails because I have thin nail beds, but that magnet worked better than the star. I was really bummed out that the star magnet didn't work as well as I wanted it to because it has potential to make a really cool design.

A couple of TIPS:

• Be careful not to hit the polish with the magnet,  I did that a few times and had to re-do it. So make sure you place the magnet over the polish so that you can see how close it is to the polish.
• Work fast! For best results get the magnet on there right away or it won't work.
• You can get away with just one coat but a good trick if the first design doesn't look like you want, add a quick second coat and you can try again.

Above is the bottle of "Drawn To You" by China Glaze Magnetix.

Above is the bottle of "Attraction" by China Glaze Magnetix.

I love this photo because the magnet effect almost makes my nails look 3D.

Overall, I enjoyed using the China Glaze Magnetix and like how my nails look. It was definitely fun and something different. :)

Polish Haul!

Top row: All from Essie, "Playdate", "Power Clutch", and a top coat for artificial nails called "Ridge Filler". Bottom row: "Rainbow" by China Glaze and "The Color To Watch" by OPI, "Pros and Bronze", and "Love Is A Racket" from the OPI Serena Williams collection.

I'm really excited for "Playdate" from Essie, I've seen it online a few times and love it! I also wanted to get a Bronze color to go with my metallics so the Serena Williams duo was a perfect pick for that. As far as my other picks, both "Rainbow" and "The Color To Watch" are pearly holographic colors, which are always beautiful.

If you are interested in me testing out or reviewing certain colors or brands for you, please contact me!

Smooth Sailing

"Smooth Sailing" by Essie, a beautiful purple-ish blue color with a pearl reflection. Originally I was going to use one of my Luxeffects along with this polish but it is so pretty on it's own that I left it alone.

This second picture really shows the pearl reflection in the bottle.

To Buy Or Not To Buy

“To Buy Or Not To Buy” by Essie, love this creamy purple shade with a hint of blue and pink glitter!