Handmade Polish Stands!

So I've been wanting to get a stand to hold some of my most used nail polish and some of my glitter polishes. Here is a sneak peek:

 

 I first tired to make the famous polish rack using foam board and hot glue. You can find it everywhere on youtube, but for posting sake here is the one that I used :) But there are a lot more of them out there.

 

Ok so I made this rack and it cost me a total of $4. I got everything at the dollar store. 3 pieces of foam board and a pack of hot glue sticks. I already had a hot glue gun and the blade.

 

I made it and then I realized... "Where am I suppose to put this???" lol so I wasted all that time making the damn thing and I hadn't spent the few minutes beforehand to plan on where to put it. I was just so excited to make the dang thing.

 

So after a day of staring as this huge rack I had nowhere to put I decided to try again. I bought a couple more foam boards and another pack of glue sticks. I sat down on my floor and pictured my idea rack and where I would put it (the important thing I skipped the first time lol).

 

I did a little searching on youtube and couldn't find what I was looking for, I'm sure it's out there but I just couldn't find it. So I decided that I wanted the rack to fit on top of my Melmers. I started by measuring the Melmer and took a little off each side so I knew it wouldn't hang over. I settled on a base of 14' by 10'

 

This is what I ended up with. Remember, I was cutting and gluing as I went.

 Look at my poor puppy in the background!

 

I used all white foam board to make the whole thing. Afterwards I used neon green poster board for the sides and black poster board for the "steps." Each step is 2' wide and 2' tall. I really love how it all turned out.

 It's exactly what I wanted and I think it turned out really well for not having a plan and just starting from scratch :)

 I'm so proud of my creation. Like I said before I'm sure there is a tutorial out there somewhere but I didn't find it, of course I gave up looking after about 10 minutes lol.

 

 It fits perfect on top of my Melmer and it holds about 50-60 bottle of polish, it could hold more or less all depending on the size of the bottles.

 

I'm so happy with it that I've already made a 2nd one. I've considered making a tutorial...but I'm not sure if anyone is interested, so if you are please let me know in the comments :)

 

Also.... If you would be so kind I entered in the Bundle Monster contest. It's my first time in a contest and if you would be so kind I'd love it if you would take a few seconds and vote for me :)

 

Click the picture!!

 

Thank you everyone for reading (and voting *wink*)

Oh My Toxic Glitter Apple! Gradient

I love gradients. I was missing them during the 30 day challenge last month. I wanted to try new things so I told myself to not do any gradients unless there was no other option. So I've been missing them quite a bit and I think this gradient makes for a great comeback!!! Let me know what you think.

 

 I used Wet N Wild "Toxic Apple" and...

 

 Essence "Oh My Glitter!

 

 I love this gradient so much. It looks so much more drool-worthy in person.

 

 "Oh My Glitter!" has a strong gorgeous pink shimmer... BEAUTIFUL!!!

 

 

 The pink shimmer shows up so much more in person too.

 

Both of these polishes applied great and they worked wonderful for a gradient. I think it works as a Halloween mani too which works out great since it's October.

 

October is also the 1 year anniversary of my blog, and I can't believe that I have 300 followers. I just want to thank everyone for reading my blog and following me. I really want to have a giveaway for all of this, but I have to hold off a little longer, but I promise to have one soon to thank you all for being so awesome!!!

 

Thanks for reading and watch for my up coming giveaway!

 

Dark Heart Designs Cosmetics Face Primer

So I recently found a Indie company called Dark Heart Designs Cosmetics. I had the awesome opportunity to be one of her official swatchers along with a few other amazing ladies.

 

Tina, the creator, is taking pre-orders for her amazing face primer.

 

Info from her site:

Preorder the new face primer from Dark Heart and try a new foundation for your look. Available for a limited time in a specially priced small quantity. Orders should ship within 14 business days from order date.

Each primer comes in a 1 oz squeeze tube.

The only animal I test my products on is myself. I take great care to make sure that all containers are disinfected and all pigments are bacteria free. If you follow the guidelines included with your order, your new products will stay clean and safe.

 

♥ Safe for ♥

Face

Vegan

 

♥ Ingredients ♥

Cyclopentasiloxane (294-40-6), Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer (243137-53-3), Silicon Dioxide (7631-86-9), Vitus Vinifera (Grapeseed Oil 8024-22-4), Titanium Dioxide (77891 13463-67-7).

 

Tina sent me a sample to try out and I fell in love. I've tried a few face primers and this, I think, is by far the best. It goes on velvety smooth and it feels like your skin is made of silk. While I was using it I saw a great increase in the clarity of my skin. It felt less oily too. I've already placed my pre-order.

 

I think everyone should own this product or at least try it out. You don't need much either. My sample lasted awhile, but not long enough since I've been out for awhile :(

 

so yeah there it is... go buy it and fall in love, I know I have :)

 

Challenge Roundup: My Favorites

So I took a day from the nail world to take a break and re-charge. Doing a 30 day challenge really takes a lot out of you lol. I wanted to do a quick recap of some of my favorites from the past 30 days!

 

Here we go: You can click the pictures to be taken to the original post!

 

Day 2: Orange Nails - I loved the accidental gradient that happened on my ring and pinkie finger

 

 

Day 7: Black and White Nails - This was my first time using a water decal and I think it turned out really cute.

 

Day 11: Polka Dots - This was my first time using dotting tools and I fell in love with this mani, I almost didn't want to take it off. I will be doing this a lot in the future.

 

 

Day 13: Animal Print - I've been practicing my stamping more and even though the stamp didn't transfer 100% I still think it turned out great. We will be seeing this again in the future as well :)

 

 

Day 17: Glitter - This was my first go at a Jelly Sandwich and I loved it. I can't wait to try other combinations.

 

 

Day 19: Galaxy - I always thought galaxy mani's were so pretty and I never thought I would be able to do it. But thanks to this challenge it pushed me to give it a try. I think it turned out pretty well for my first try.

 

 

Day 20: Water Marble - Me and water marbles never got along, but I pushed that aside for this challenge and after hours. and I really mean hours, of trial and fails I finally came out with something decent. I've learned that I need to be more patient when doing these and have decided to try it again in the future.

 

 

Day 22: Inspired By A Song - I knew right away what song I was going to use, "Nothing But The Water" by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, and I loved the calming effect these nails gave me when I looked at them.

 

 

Day 23: Inspired By A Movie - This mani was actually inspired by a group of movies in truth, I was thinking of zombie movies when I did this. I really love blood splatter manis and this was no exception.

 

 

Day 28: Inspired By A Flag - I'm mostly German so this was an easy choice. I love how the dots and the fish braid looked together. I think if I have done all the nails with the fish braid it would have been too much. I look forward to trying it again with other colors.

 

 

 

Day 30: Inspired By A Tutorial - This was the last one, and I was giving it a second shot. Once you figure out how to do it, it is pretty easy. It's kinda time consuming and messy so tape is a big help. This is another one that I plan on doing again too.

 

 

So those are my favorites of the challenge. If you want to see more just click a picture and you can also see the other ladies that participated in that days challenge. I really had a lot of fun and learned some new things. I would totally do a challenge again, but maybe a shorter one lol.

 

Thanks for reading. Which mani was your favorite?

Day 30: Inspired By A Tutorial... Last Day!!!

 So here we are, It's the last day of the 30 day challenges. I can't believe I made it and that I didn't miss a day. I had a lot of fun, and I stepped out of my comfort zone a few times. I'm really glad I did this challenge. I now have a few new techniques in my arsenal. All that said, I'm really happy that it's over lol. There were so many days that I wanted to do something that didn't work with the days theme, like I finally bought Ninja Polish "Sticks N Stones" and I've been dying to wear it. Now I'll finally be able to :)

 

Alright enough blah blah blah, and on to the last challenge. Today is "Inspired By A Tutorial." It was kinda funny because I kept looking online to figure out what I was going to do, only to remember that I had already decided. It's been a long weekend. I've been dealing with migraines for the past 2 days.

 

What I decided to do is actually my second go at this technique and the first time wasn't that great, and I figured out a trick on accident from doing yesterday's mani.

 

 Some call it the spun sugar mani or the drizzle... whatever you call it I really like the effect. I started with a base of 2 coats of Sinful Colors "Jungle Trail"

 

 For the "drizzle" I used Wet N Wild "Miami Spirit" and...

 

China Glaze "Under The Boardwalk"

 

 The trick I learned to make this easier was to put a few drops of polish, about 5 or 6, on a palette and to let it sit for a few minutes until it starts drying. Then using a dotting tool mix it around and, Volia!, stringy polish!

 

 I really like how it turned out but I still felt like it needed a little sparkle :)

 

 So I added a coat of Northern Lights :)

 

This time it turned out a lot better the my first try... which you can find here.

 

 I guess the second time is a charm for me on this one. Now that I know how to do it I know I'll be doing it again in the future. It is a pretty messy and time consuming technique, but I think it is worth it.

 

Well that ends the 30 day challenge! Thank you so much for reading and following my progress. This has really gotten me into the routine of blogging a lot more then I use to and I am going to try and keep it up. I don't know if I will do every day, but I will do more then a couple times a month.

 

Don't forget to check out the other ladies below, and again thanks so much for reading and following my blog.