A slew of BLUE!

Sometimes I get creatively challenged and cant even pick a color I want for my nails.... so I ask the boyfriend and he'll shout out "red", or... "peach with white tips"... and this week he chose BLUE.  Not a bad choice.  Not very Fall-ish, but still pretty cute.  Here are the results. 

I did a couple coats of Breezi, topped the middle finger with a coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust, and used Ibiza, Dream and Blu to make some stripes on the accent nail.  What do you think?  Striping tape is a wonder. 

 

 

 

 

Next week, you'll get a turkey.... promise.

Happy Polishing!

Plaid hearts....

This is my poor attempt at a mani I saw last weekend by the lovely and talented Quiche Girl. You can see her amazingness here.  Seriously?  How gorgeous are those nails?  Now.  In my defense... I WAS running around with my children and kinda in a hurry to leave the house and head north to the boyfriend's.... and I will also say I WILL be attempting this manicure again.  Soon.  So we'll see.  Maybe if my tips were more rounded?  But I just cant bring myself to round them off.... I'm such a squoval lover.  :/

I hope you guys enjoy it either way. 

I used Mason by Zoya, Spontaneous and Millennium by China Glaze, and Liquid Leather by Orly.  How bad does it look?

 

  Happy Polishing!

Quirky Smile (revisited)

I felt like teal... and I know, it's not very "Fallish"... but still.  I'm in Miami, Florida... it's 82 degrees here.  What Fall?  LOL

So this is two coats of Quirky Smile by one of my favorite polish makers.... MISA!  Its a lovely jelly-ish teal with tons of green microshimmer.  At least, that's how I see it.  I placed two coats of Zoya's Charla on my ring finger and placed a super subtle stamp (more like a stamping fail) on my middle finger... you can barely see it so really... don't bother looking.

 

 You can kinda sorta see the stamp at this angle... but not really. 

 
And here is a picture in the daylight.  Try as I may, this shade of teal is so hard to capture.   Most of my pictures ended up looking blue. 

I promise something more Fall-ish and/or Turkey-related soon.  :) 

Happy Polishing!

Sew Psyched....

This is totally not the first time I swatch this shade.... but to me, it's a great Fall color and it's one of the few greens that doesn't give me lobster hands.  This is two coats of Essie's Sew Psyched and I used Millennium by China Glaze and stamped on the paisley design from Bundle Monster plate 315.  Cute, no?  Then I added a little rhinestone from one of my wheels from Born Pretty Store.  Nothing fancy. 

To be honest, I was having a little creative block.  Two failed attempts at plaid will do that to you.  LOL

Happy Polishing!

Fall Mani No. 1: A little Pepper

This is the super smooth, practically a one coater, Pepper by Zoya.  My boyfriend suggested a penny shade... but shimmery, frosty copper tones on my skin look horrid... so I chose this one instead.  Kinda like an old penny.  Isn't it pretty? 

I used Jacqueline by Zoya on the accent nail and then painted on a little tree using acrylic paint in Fall shades...used my dotting tool to add leaves.

Happy Polishing!

KBShimmer announces release of TWENTY-TWO Polishes

KBShimmer Winter Polish Line Set For Release November 1st, 2013
KBShimmer is excited to announce the addition of 22 new colors to their 3-Free glitter polish line. Owner Christy Rose says “This winter, we are set to release the largest amount of new polishes to date. We were honored to work with a great group of bloggers to create a stunning set of winter and holiday inspired polishes. These eleven polishes will release alongside additional polishes designed by KBShimmer to capture the joy, color and wonder that surrounds us all.”

The blogger collection includes three glitter top coats, four sparkling jellies, two glitter creally polishes, one matte, and one shimmering cream. “We are launching eleven unique polishes that capture the feelings of winter and the winter holidays. Each blogger had a different idea, and it was so fun working with them to create a polish that told their story.” says Rose.

Returning this year a charity polish. “Kringle All The Way is this year’s charity polish. $4 from each bottle will be used to purchase toys for Toys For Tots. Last year we raised over $800 and we hope to top that this year!” says Rose. “In addition to several holiday and winter themed polishes, we are also excited to release our first set of multi-chrome and linear holographic polishes. We think that this release is our most exciting to date!” All 22 polishes are set for release Friday, November 1st at KBShimmer.com and will retail for $8.75 for a 15 ml bottle. KBShimmer will also be offering free priority shipping through 12/31 for all orders over $50.


KBSHIMMER – BLOGGER 2013 COLLECTION
Christmas Now - Crystal from Crystal’s Crazy Combos – A green jelly with multi-colored squares, circles, and stars. 3 Coats Recommended

Green Hex And Glam – Kayla from Kayla Shavonne - A forest green jelly with holographic hex glitters. Best in 3 coats.

I’d Rather Be With Blue – Lisa from Cosmetic Sanctuary - A light blue is a matte polish with subtle iridescent shimmer sparkles like the snow. 2 Coats Recommended

Snow Much Fun - Victoria from The Manicurator - A light blue jelly with light blue holo glitter, white glitters in several sizes and finishes, a sprinkling of micro holographic glitter, and white snowflake glitter. 3 Coats Recommended

Merry Pinkmas – Cris from Let Them Have Polish - A light cotton candy pink polish featuring red, green and neon glitters in a variety of shapes. 2-3 Coats Recommended

Plum Tuckered Out – Sheila from Pointless Café - A rich plum color with blue shimmer. 2-3 Coats Recommended

Toast-ess With The Mostest - Valesha from Peachy Polish - A clear glitter topper loaded with glitters in shades of gold, silver and pink in circles and hex shapes to mimic champagne. 1 Coat Recommended

I Only Have Ice For You – Sarah from Chalkboard Nails - Clear top coat with shimmering white flakes and holographic glitters. 1 Coat Recommended

Strung Out- Jackie from Candy Coated Tips - A black jelly polish with circle “light” glitters in gold, silver, green, blue, red. 1-2 Coats Over Black Recommended

Sand In My Stocking – Jen The PolishAholic - A golden toned sand inspired polish with pops of orange, aqua, and holographic stars. 1 Coat Recommended

Will Yule Marry Me? – Chelsea from The Nail Network - A navy blue creally with sparkling silver holo circle and hex holo glitter. 2 Coats Recommended

KBSHIMMER – Winter 2013 COLLECTION
Kringle All The Way- 2013 Toys For Tots Charity Polish - A glitter top with circle glitters in red, green, and silver. 1 Coat Recommended

All Elf’d Up - A white creally with hex glitters and micro slices in red, green and sliver. 3 Coats Recommended

Snow Flaking Way - A deep indigo jelly base with violet and sky blue holographic glitters and sliver holographic snowflakes. 3 Coats Recommended

When The Doves Sigh - A warm gray creally filled with fuchsia circles, square and hex glitters. Turquoise, sapphire, and chrome hexes, micro slices and circles swim among micro holographic sparkles. 2 Coats Recommended

Pigment of Imagination - This multi-chrome polish shifts depending on the angle and the light, from blue, to purple, to red, and more. 1 Coat over Black or 3 Coats Alone Recommended

Myth You Lots (Holographic) - Similar in shift to Pigment of Imagination, this multi-chrome also has a linear holo! 1 Coat over Black or 3 Coats Alone Recommended

Shade Shifter - A multi-chrome polish that changes depending on light and angle from cyan, to blue, to red orange, to purple, and more. 1 Coat over Black or 3 Coats Alone Recommended

Rollin’ With The Chromies (Holographic) - Similar in shift to Shade Shifter, this multi-chrome also has a linear holo! 1 Coat over Black or 3 Coats Alone Recommended

Urban Camo - A multi-chrome polish that shifts from a pretty pistachio green, to a bright green, to silver, to a soft pink almost lavender color depending on the light and viewing angle. 1 Coat over Black or 3 Coats Alone Recommended

Pretty in Punk (Holographic) - Similar in shift to Urban Camo, this multi-chrome also has a linear holo! 1 Coat over Black or 3 Coats Alone Recommended

Maybe Navy - A deep blue polish is filled with shimmering flakes. 2-3 Coats Recommended

On Sale And Shipping November 1, 2013

KBShimmer products can be found at http://www.KBShimmer.com
For sales outside of the US visit http://www.HarlowandCo.org

KBShimmer was founded in 2008 by the husband and wife team of Jason and Christy Rose. KBShimmer offers unique and colorful nail glitter nail polishes that are Big 3 Free, with all glitter formulas being completely free of chemicals such as toluene, formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin and dibutyl phthalate (DBP). KBShimmer glitter polishes feature a flat glitter grabbing brush for easy application. KBShimmer also offers a 2-free quick dry polish top coat, olive oil lotion, sugar scrubs, lip balms, cold process soaps and other skin care products.

If you would like more information about KBShimmer, contact Christy Rose by emailing sales@kbshimmer.com or visiting Http://www.KBShimmer.com.

Halloween Mani No. 5: Skittles

 

Gosh, I love this mani.  It's just so cute.  It's a combination of images picked out by the BF and this is how they turned out.  Using acrylic paints, of course, making a mess all over the kitchen counter, of course... but in the end, pretty cute, no?

 

I also used some of the Incoco appliques in Spooktacular and let me tell you... at 4 a.m. I got up to potty and the glow was still going strong.  Love it!

 

Happy Polishing!

China Glaze launches Happy HoliGlaze

MAKE THE SEASON MAGICAL WITH CHINA GLAZE®

CHINA GLAZE® CELEBRATES WITH NEW HOLIDAY COLLECTION

Reindeers won’t be the only ones lighting up the night sky this holiday season. China Glaze® launches Happy HoliGlaze, a party-perfect collection sure to get the celebrations started off right. These twist-on-traditional shades and gift sets make perfect party favors, stocking stuffers and gifts (shhh, we won’t tell if the gift is for yourself!). 

The China Glaze® Happy HoliGlaze collection features 12 new polishes and one color traveling top coat.  

There’s Snow One Like You: Limited edition white Texture with matte glitter
Elfin’ Around: Red rust with an aluminum-like mirror finish
Just Be-Claws: Red with an aluminum-like mirror finish
Santa Red My List: Pink/red with an aluminum-like mirror finish

Put A Bow On It: Magenta glitter
Be Merry, Be Bright: Multi-magenta purple glitter
All Wrapped Up: Midnight purple and blue glitter 
Your Present Required: Multi-sized and multi-colored glitter 

So Blue Without You: Blue with an aluminum-like mirror finish 
Bells Will Be Blinging: Blue and gold multi-colored glitter
Mingle With Kringle: Fierce gold with aluminum-like mirror finish 
This is Tree-mendous: Green with fine gold glitter 

Travel In Colour: Iridescent travel effect top coat (not pictured)

The China Glaze® Happy HoliGlaze collection also features 10 seasonally-inspired gifts.  Gift sets include:

• Be Merry: Mini bottles of Just Be-Claws, Santa Red My List, Put A Bow On It and Be Merry, Be Bright (MSRP: $20.00)
• Be Bright: Mini bottles of Your Present Required, Bells Will Be Blinging, Mingle with Kringle and Be Merry, Be Bright, (MSRP: $20.00)
• Touch of Twinkle: Just Be-Claws, Santa Red My List and Be Merry, Be Bright (MSRP: $15.00)
• Dash of Dazzle: Mingle With Kringle, Bells Will Be Blinging and So Blue Without You (MSRP: $15.00)
• Oh, Joy!: Just Be-Claws, Santa Red My List, Your Present Required, and So Blue Without You with a “Joy” necklace (MSRP: $30.00)
• Good Spirits: Bells Will Be Blinging, Mingle With Kringle and a blue frosted shot glass (MSRP: $15.00)
• Sparkle All the Way: Your Present Required, Be Merry, Be Bright, Just Be-Claws, and a purple compact mirror (MSRP: $22.50)
• Get Carried Away: Santa Red My List, Your Present Required, So Blue Without You and a silver change purse (MSRP: $22.50)
• Snow Buddy: There’s Snow One Like You, Be Merry, Be Bright, Elfin’ Around and a plush polar bear (MSRP: $22.50)
• Holiday Travels: 18 mini bottles of Travel In Colour in a 12 pc. bucket (MSRP: $117.00)

The China Glaze® Happy HoliGlaze collection will be available in November 2013 at fine salons and beauty supply stores nationwide. Individual shades have an SRP of $7.50. The collection will be available in 24- and 36-piece counter displays, a 36-piece rack and 36-piece prepack in addition to the gift sets. 

 

China Glaze® is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde. 

 

China Glaze® nail lacquers are available through salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide. For more information, please visit www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Facebook (@ChinaGlaze), Twitter (@ChinaGlazeOfficial), Instagram (@ChinaGlazeOfficial), Pinterest (pinterest.com/chinaglaze) and YouTube (youtube.com/chinaglazeofficial).

Halloween Mani No. 4: Jack Skellington... my version.

 

This is MY version of The Nightmare Before Christmas nails.... I just had to recreate it.  There are so many nail artists out there with gorgeous work that you can use for inspiration.  This is a movie I can watch over and over again. 

 

I created the look using Orly Liquid Vinyl as the base and the rest is done with small to tiny brushes (from the Michaels artist paint brush section) and acrylic paints.  I buy the Americana multi colored set.  The one with like ten little pots connected with a plastic strip.  That way, you get an assortment of colors and then if you need something specific, make your own shade.  It's super economical that way too. 

 

 

Hope you guys enjoy it. 

 

Happy Polishing!

Guest Nails: Pink Leopard

These nails belong to my friend, Jenn.  I got her hooked on nail care and her nails are now super strong and healthy.  She's also been delving into nail art on occasion (or convincing me to give her a manicure when we're together).  LOL 

 

This is China Glaze's Hang Ten Toes with free-hand leopard spots running down the side using Konad Black.  All topped with Seche.  I know it's not very Fall-festive but it was done a few months ago.  Consider it a #latepost.

 

Happy Polishing!