Blow Me One More Kiss

So without going into it took much, I just ended my relationship with my now ex-fiance. I was depressed but today a song come on that made me feel a bit better and gave me an idea for a mani. The song, if you didn't catch the title, was Pink "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" Here is what I came out with.

 I started out with 2 coats of Barielle "Night Moves" which I just picked up today at TJ Maxx for $2.00. The coverage is great and the formula was just as good. I don't have a whole lot of polishes from this brand so I was happy to find it, along with a beautiful blue called "Sky's The Limit" also for $2.00

 I decided to layer 2 coats of Sinful Colors "Charmed" which is another polish I bought today at Walgreens for $1.00 using the current coupon. I applied this polish to all of my nails except for my middle fingers hehe. I should have used a glue base, but I wasn't planning on using a glitter polish until I picked it up lol.

 So for my middle finger I stamped kissy lips using 2 KleanColor polishes "Metallic Pink" and....

 and KleanColor "Metallic Red" Both of these worked awesome for stamping!! I have a few other of the metallic ones and can't want to use them for stamping.

 I really like how this turned out and it was better then I pictured in my head. And the kisses on the middle finger is kinda like a farewell to a toxic relationship, even though it still hurts.

I love it! Well that's it for today. I hope to get my tutorial for my polish stands up soon. Ugg I fail so hard, but I took the pictures I just need to write up the post.

Thanks for reading! If you haven't seen the video or heard the song here it is for you, Enjoy!

Santa And His Elves Are A Little Late...

So I'm a little late with this post, I'm sorry :( Please forgive me. I hope every one had a great X-mas (or other holiday as it applies to you) I didn't really celebrate it this year. Things have changed a lot since I was a kid. The holidays just aren't the same. But anyways, the theme for today's post, which was meant for the 24th, is Santa and Elves.

I had an idea in my head and it turned out like I planned. I like it, what do you think?

 I started out with 2 coats of China Glaze "Ruby Pumps" on my ring finger and thumb.

 And 2 coats of Zoya "Logan" from this years Ornate Collection. I love both of these colors and I think they are very "christmasy" (I don't think that's a word, but I'm making it a word) but also nice for an every day color.

 I think this is the first time I've used "Ruby Pumps" and now I know why everyone is always talking about it and always trying to find it. I know that it is apart of the main collection but it's almost always out of stock. This is a must have polish for everyone!

 I forgot to take a picture of the white before adding the glitter, but I used a dotting tool and China Glaze "White On White" to make the fluffy part of the hats on the tips of my nails and the fluff for Santa's jacket on my thumbs. I figured adding white would make the glitter stand out more.

 For the Santa nails I also used my dotting tool along with China Glaze "Glistening Snow" and applied it over the white.

 For the elves nails I used China Glaze "Angel Wings" along with the dotting tool over the white.

 I figured since there is only one Santa it made more sense to have several elves and one one Santa :) I think it turned out cute and people seemed to like them.

 I noticed that I missed a few spots during clean up, but oh well lol.

All of the polishes applied great. The China Glaze holo glitters applied like a dream and had great coverage. I can't wait to use these again. They are so sparkly and a distraction in the sun lol.

Well we only have 1 more mani left in this challenge. I don't think I've doing anything for New Year's, but I'm still going to put on some major sparkle and bling nails :) Can't wait to see what everyone else does :)

Thanks for reading. Either later tonight or tomorrow I will be posting pics of some recent packages and gifts I've gotten recently. So keep an eye out for that, and don't forget to check out the other ladies participating in this challenge.

Reindeer and Sleigh... Fail :(

Well if your reading this then the world didn't end. I figured as much. anyways, Today is Reindeer and Sleigh nails. Oh my lord, this was such a fail for me. I tried several polishes for stamping and I had to keep removing the stamping because it didn't want to fully transfer. I wanted it turn out so much different they it did. In the end I figured out what the problem was (needed more topcoat to create an even surface for the stamping), and I just gave up and said F it.

 I started out with 2 coats of Revlon "Coastal Surf" what is a pretty sky blue and the application was wonderful.

 Using a makeup sponge I did a gradient using Sinful Colors "Neptune" which is a darker blue with a silver micro glitter. I should have used darker colors to make it look more like a nighttime sky. Looks more like the middle of the day lol.

 I felt like I need a little something more so I added China Glaze "Snow Globe" to the tips of the nails to look like snow fall.

 I ended up using 2 thick coats of topcoat to even it all out.

 These are the plates I used for the stamping.

 I should have used a darker color for the stamping since you can barely see the stamping :( whomp whomp lol.

 I used Sally Hansen "Silver Sweep" for stamping. I really wanted to add a red rhinestone on the pinkie nail for Rudolph, but I didn't have enough room. whomp whomp again!

Oh No!! the present broke in half... I hope Santa has insurance lol.

So yeh total nail fail. Almost didn't want to post, but they can't all be winners. I think the nail failures are when we learn the most. I learned to make sure that my base is always even before stamping, and I need to find more polishes for stamping lol.

Thank you so much for reading and please make sure to check out the other participating below :) 

Christmas Decorations!

First I want to give my congratulations to Tami M. who won my 400 follower giveaway!

I also want to give you a heads up that I will be having another giveaway shortly!

 Today's theme is X-Mas decorations. I wasn't totally sure what to do so I just decided to look through my stamping plates and picked out a couple that got to stamping. Oh and I had just gotten some rhinestones in the mail so I decided to play with them too.

I must warn you I am kinda tried so this isn't going to be a chatty post, sorry :(

 For my base colors I used Nicole by O.P.I. "I Love You Cherry Much"

and Maybelline Color Show "Avante Green"

 I used Sally Hansen "Silver Sweep" for the stamping. I really need to find other polished for my stamping lol.

 These are the plates I used... Like I really need to say that lol. I'm sure you all figured that one out on your own :)

 I'm really happy with how this turned out and I really liked how the rhinestones really gave it a little something more. I NEED to start using them more!!!

Well I hope you enjoyed this mani because I did! Thank you so much for reading and don't forget to check out the other ladies below:

Presents/Gift Wrap Nails

 Today we have gift wrap nails. I'm really happy with how they turned out. I've been trying to do more stamping lately and I've realized it is so much easier when you have polish that actually works good for stamping lol.

 My base polish is 2 coats of China Glaze "Running In Circles" from the new Cirque de Soleil collection. I really love this polish and it applies awesome. It's such a pretty polish and since it's green I love it even more lol.

 It's a glitter polish, but it's not gritty and I found removal to be pretty easy not like normal glitter polish.

 For stamping I used Sally Hansen "Silver Sweep" which works so good for stamping that when I first used it I realized how much I like stamping :) I also used it with a striping brush to make my "ribbons" on the package.

 I used a few different stamps because I didn't want all my nails to look the same and I also changed the placement of the bows for the same reason.

 I'm very happy with the final result and I think they look like real presents lol... well if they were really small anyways.

I want to apologize if this post is a bit rambling or weird but I've had a migraine most of the day and I had to take some medication and I feel a little foggy right now. I want to thank everyone for reading and don't forget   tomorrow is the last day to enter my 400 follower giveaway, so please do so if you haven't already!!

Also don't forget to heck out the other ladies below!!

Day 6: Violet Nails -- 2 Manis

 

 Today is Violet Nails. I'm still hanging in the game:) I actually did 2 mani's for this one without realizing it but I decided to share both of them with you :) So first up...

 

I started out with 2 coats of Jesse's Girl "Blue Moon" over white.

 

 This is a pretty purple that leans a little towards blue, but it is really purple :) I felt it still needed a little something so....

 

 I added 2 coats of Jesse's Girl "Confetti" which is a lovely blue/purple glitter in and purplish base.

 

  I really wanted to use the saran wrap method with this mani, but it wasn't totally successful, at least it didn't turn out the way I pictured in my head. But I still like it.

 

I used a random silver polish that I bought at the dollar store and it had a wonky brush, so I think that might have had a little to do with it.

 

 It still turned out pretty nice, but I'll have to try it again with different polishes.

 

 

So that is the first mani. My second mani is an all glitter one :)

 

 I did 3 coats of Wet N Wild "Back Alley Deals" on each nail except the ring finger. I would have been ok with 2 coats, but I did 3 to even it out.

 

 On the ring finger I did 3 coats of Sally Hansen Gem Crush "Lady Luck"

 

I like these 2 polishes together. They were both very thirsty and I had to use a few layers of top coat to even everything out.

 

Well that's is for today. Thank you for reading and make sure to check back tomorrow for Black and White nails! Don't forget to check out the other ladies participating in this challenge.