Color Craze Hottie and Glow-In-The-Dark top coat.
Sunday, May 5, 2013 Labels: bright, dark, day glow, glow, glow in the dark, mani, nail polish, nails, nails of the day, neon, notd, pink, polishThis polish is super bright neon. It only took only two coats of this nice creamy formula to give me this result. The color was so bright, that it seriously was like day glow. Color Craze is one of those brands that I find at discount department stores in packs of 6 all the time. I never knew that Dollar General carried them. This is one of my many favorite affordable nail polish brands. Their formula is always on point and the color packs are awesome. I highly recommend giving this brand a go.
I’ve been seeing a slew of pictures on Instagram about glow-in-the-dark nails, and I remembered picking up some off brand top coats at a Ross or something. I decided to add two coats of it on top of this Hottie.
This picture is a bit blurry due to the fact that my cell phone camera was freaking out when I was trying to take this picture.
Posted by Karina | Sunday, May 5, 2013 0 comments
Icing by Claire's Splatter
Friday, May 3, 2013 Labels: black, black glitter, claires, glitter, Icing, mani, nail of the day, nail polish, nails, notd, polish, white, white glitterYesterday I had the night off from my second job. My nights off mean we have to run errands, we paid our house payment, linked up with my boyfriends friend and headed to the mall. I didn’t plan on buying anything.. buuuut.. I still went into a couple of places to look at their nail polish selection. One of the places I always head to is Claire's or Icing
They always have a good variety of nail polish and they have stepped up to the plate and offered creamy glitters, gel like polish, glow-in-the-dark polish, thermal ect. They are my HAVE TO GO places when I go to the mall. They also have a cool thing called “buy one get one half off.” HOW could a girl resist that?! I mean why wouldn’t I buy 2 and get 2 half of?!!! The thought of not taking advantage of a sale like that.. is just… just… unheard of!!! Lol.
I ended up buying 4 bottles last night. One of the ones I got was actually spotted by my boyfriend, when he showed it to me, I lit right up. I’ve wanted some black and white glitter polish but haven’t been able to get my hands on some. This one was called Milky Way. I decided to just layer it on top of the Chanel polish I was already wearing because I was too tiered by the time I got home to redo my nails. The formula is a nice suspension base that is JAM PACKED with small and micro hex black and white glitter with some black bars also. This is just one simple coat, like I said… JAM PACKED with glitter so you don’t have to fish for it.
Here are a few good and not so good pictures.
Chanel Holiday
Thursday, May 2, 2013 Labels: chanel nail polish, mani, nail, nail of the day, nail polish, nails, notd, orange, polish, redI worked a 15 hour shift yesterday (yes, I know, brutal) between both jobs. When I got home I knew I wanted to do my nails because they had chipped and I had picked at the polish. Earlier this week my boyfriend surprised me with a nail polish haul he did at Nordstrom’s, and got me 2 Debra Lippmann’s and one Chanel polish. My very first Chanel polish !!!!! I’ve been working both jobs this whole week and get home late, so I haven’t had time to try them out. Last night I was determined!!!! I got home around 11:15 p.m and began my mani at midnight. I was too tiered to do the clean up of my cuticles… so please forgive me.
This is Chanel Holiday. The formula is a bit sheer, and even after 2 coats, you can still see through it a bit. The picture below isn’t true to color. My bathroom light makes it look a lot redder than it really is. This polish is more of an orange red color. My boyfriend likes this shade because it looks “classy.”
This picture right here captures the true color of the polish. Like I said, it’s more of an orange than a red, again, sorry for the polish on my cuticles and sides. I really like this color, and think it’s a good “go to” color anyone should have.
China Glaze and Candy Lacquer
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Labels: black glitter, bright, candy lacquer, china glaze, glitter, indie, mani, matte glitter, nail of the day, nail polish, nails, neon, pink, polish, white glitterI’ve really been feeling the bright neon colors lately, maybe it’s because spring is starting to roll around, or maybe it’s because my boyfriend is into the bright polish also.
Last Friday I received my first nail mail package from Canada from a fellow nail polish addict. If you want to know what nail mail is, then here is a link to Justricarda’s blog explaining what it is. One of the polishes I received was China Glaze Loves a Beach. I really don’t have many “high-end” nail polish due to the fact that I work so much, that I only have time to run to the nearest drug store or pick some up when I am getting household items at Walmart. I wish I had time to go to Ulta or Nordstrom sect. to shop.. but I don’t. Once I opened the package I knew I wanted to use this polish right away. The formula was nice and solid and it only took 2 coats to get an even distribution. The first coat dried a bit on the matte side, but I think once I added the second coat it kinda gave it a slight shine.
As you can see here, the polish is super bright, and seriously glows in the daylight lol. I kept on staring at my nails in every angle and lighting because I was in AWE over this color.
I decided to amp up this polish with an indie I had been dying to use since I got it about a month ago. I knew right off the back that I wanted to pair it up with this bright beauty. This is Candy Lacquer City Girl this polish has a clear bas with black, white and multi color matte glitter along with some glitter bars. I used two coats of this polish.
If you are in the market for indies, then I HIGHLY recommend getting some from Candy Lacquer. This is by far my favorite indie brand so far. The variety of glitter combos she comes up with is superb. I own about 10 so far and am always looking forward to her new creations.
Sinfulcolors Sinfulshine and Cheeky Nail plates
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Labels: cheeky stamping plate, gel like, geltech, mani, nail art, nails, plates, sinful nail polish, sinfulcolors, sinfulshine, stampSo about a week or so ago I saw a post from Nouveau Cheap about a new Sinfulcolors nail polish line. It's called Sinfulshine and it's their take on the gel nail polish. It has Gel Tech which is suppose to have 5x the glossy shine than regular polish, without having to be cured like gel polish. Let me tell you that I RAN to 3 Walgreens around my area but didn't find. I was a bit upset that I might be missing out on some awesomeness. I was teaching a class in a near by city and drove by a Walgreens and decided to stop. I ended up getting about 5 shades that caught my eye at first glance.
The formula on these is beyong amazing!!! So creamy and has a good thickness to it. Not to thick that it clumps and not to thin, that it runs. It's just right for the finish it has, a super glossy gem.
This is Rendezvous.
I decided to use one of my Cheeky nail stamping plates on this. The plate has 4 full nail stamps and 2 small ones. The plate is CH40 and has all these cool nail art/ beauty related stamps. I am in LOVE with this plate, haven't seen one like it. I used the Sinfulshine Mardi Gras to stamp with.
Here is a better picture of the designs.
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Posted by Karina | Tuesday, April 30, 2013 0 comments
Milani Textured Nail Polish
Monday, April 29, 2013 Labels: Milani Cosmetics, nail art, nail polish, nails, textured, textured polishAbout two weeks ago, Milani Cosmetics was having a sale on their website. One of the things on sale was their Textured Nail polish. You could purchase the whole set of 6 for only $20. I jumped on that sale quick and ordered my set.
This is a picture of the polish.
From left to right: Purple Streak, Shady Grey, Tainted in Red, Yellow Mark, Spoiled in Fuchsia, and Aqua Splash.This is the quick mani I am wearing today. Tainted in Red and Aqua Splash.
I'm really feeling these textured polishes. They arent like my Julie G Gumdrops or any of those other glittery textured one that are out right now. These look like the stuff they put on the ceiling as a textured finish.
I was never paid to review this product. I got this product with my own money and am not being paid to advertise it.. or review it.