Dotting Nail Fail...

When I did the 30 day challenge a few months ago I fell in love with dotting. I decided to try dotting with 3 colors. It looked so much better in my head then it turned out. I figured since this is my blog and I love posting successes, but I think it is good to also posts failures. It shows everyone that no one is perfect and sometimes it just doesn't turn out lol.

 

So for your viewing (or laughing) pleasure:

 

 I started out with 2 coats of Piggy Polish "Never Hide"

 

It's a pretty teal with a golden shimmer.

 

I then used Essie "Butler Please" and Essie "Beyond Cozy" to do the dotting on the nails.

 

 After the dotting I decided to do a french tip using the same polishes.

 

 

Please excuse the random "strands" I have no clue where they came from... but anyways, I just don't like how this turned out lol. It was a learning experience. I think the problem was that the colors I used didn't contrast enough. They kinda just blended together, and then the glitter just looks out of place. Oh well. Live and Learn!

 

I am happy to announce that I have just reached 400+ followers today, which means it's time for my next giveaway. My current one is still running so if you haven't entered yet please make sure to do so here:

I will be putting up the new giveaway either tonight or tomorrow. I'm really excited. I'm trying to decide if I should have 2 winners or just 1??? What do you think?

 

Thanks for reading and make sure to watch for the 400 follower giveaway!!!

Day 22: Inspired By A Song

 Today is "Inspired By A Song" day. I have a couple different songs that I've been loving right now, and not many of them I could come up with a mani idea for. The song I ended up picking is "Nothing But The Water" by Grace Potter and The Nocturnals.

I couldn't find a music video for this song, but I was about to find the song on YouTube:

 

I love this song!!! Ok on to my mani... Obviously I was going for a water theme.

 

I know, I know, I broke my promise. I said I wasn't going to do another gradient for the rest of this challenge, but I felt that a gradient was the only way to go about accomplishing what I pictured in my head. I started out with 2 coats of Piggy Polish "It's All About Blue" and also used it for the gradient along with...

 

Orly "Skinny Dip" and...

 

China Glaze "Splish Splash"

 

I think these polishes worked perfect together and created the perfect water look.

 

The gradient is very subtle but noticeable. I also found it very calming :)

 

I used OPI "My Boyfriend Scales Walls" and a nail art brush to create the sea foam from the waves, and I even included a couple birds in the sky :) This is the only polish that wasn't an untried.

 

Since I always have to add a little sparkle I sponged on a little Layla Hologram Effects "Ocean Rush" on the tips of my nails.

 

They didn't turn out exactly as I had pictured in my head but I still really like how they turned out. I love them and I really feel like I'm looking into the water.

 

I think the Layla polish is what really made it as great as it is. My nails look so much better in person, these pictures couldn't capture all of the awesomeness of them.

 

Now I have to think about what I'm going to do tomorrow for my movie nails.... totally not sure yet. Oh and just for your enjoyment this is how I had to edit all of my pictures:

My younger pup Stitch just "had" to lay on me. I just jumped up and made himself comfortable. I didn't have the heart to move him lol. He's lucky he's cute :)

 

Well thanks for reading, and check back tomorrow for my movie nails. And don't forget to check out the other ladies' blogs below:

 

Orange Gradient

I think I'm a bit in love with gradients lol. I think it's all I've been doing lately. But I still love them :) I think this is one of my favorites so far. I used 2 oranges for this mani...

Warning: Lots of pictures ahead!!!

 Piggy Polish - Damsel in This Dress and Sinful Colors - Citrine

 I love how this turned out. I wanted to wear it forever... but all manis must come off sometimes. But here is some nail porn. I couldn't beside which pics to use to I'm using them all :)\

 when I started doing this mani I didn't think there would be enough of a contrast between the 2 polishes, but I think they work perfectly together and I will have to remember this combo for the future.

Well this it for today. I hope you enjoyed the nail spam. Thank you for reading and keep tuned for my next post. Love you all my beautiful readers :)

Day 3 - Midnight Metallica

I've been slacking a bit on my nails so I figured this challenge would be a great chance to post some stuff I had sitting around. Today's mani is one I did awhile back. I think my application has improved since I did this one :) I really like the color and I plan on using it again sometime soon.

I used 2 coats of Piggy Polish "Midnight & Mistletoe"

I figured it need something more so I used striping tape and Wet N Wild "Metallica"

Being me I needed some sparkle. I added 1 coat of China Glaze "Fairy Dust"

 Well there you have it :) Thanks for reading and please check out the other girls participating in this challenge

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Meg's Makeup Addiction
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Hottie McNaughty
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Makeup Obsessions
Unique Life
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Mani & A mini Spoiled Haul!

Today I have a mani to show you and some Spoiled polishes that I have added to my ever growing collection. So without further ado, here is my mani...

 This mani was done using  coats of "Armed and Ready" by Essie and 2 coats of "Sub-Lime" by Piggy Polish.

 "Armed and Ready" is a murky brownish color with a duo chrome color of coppery gold. I love how it looks on the nail, but it is just really hard to capture it on camera.

 "Sub-Lime" has a hint of gold flecks in it that really gives it some depth and make a unique green to own I was lucky enough to find it on clearance (as you can tell by the sticker lol). This is a beautiful color and a great addition to my collection as well.

You can really see the duo chrome when it is in the bottle. It translates well onto the nail, just hard to get it on camera. It pretty much looks like this when on the nail.

Ok, now here are some more of the Spoiled polishes that I picked up. I'm still looking to pick up a few more and then I will have all of the ones that I wanted from seeing the promo shots :) Here is what I recently picked up:

  Battle Of The Sexes, Cougar Attack, Are Mermaids Real?, Shrimp On The Barbie, Shuffle The Deck, Use Protection, Jewelry Heist

I'm not the greatest in describing polishes, but i'll try:

"Battle Of The Sexes" is a Blue, Purple, and Pink glitter in a clear base

" Cougar Attack" is Copper glitter a brownish base

"Are Mermaids Real?" is a purple with goldish flecks/duo chrome

 "Shrimp On The Barbie" is similar to "Are Mermaids Real?" except it is pink

"Shuffle The Deck" is Black, Red, and Silver large round glitter in a clear base

"Use Protection" is similar to "I Have A Confection To Make" except it is pink

"Jewelry Heist" is jewel tones large round glitter in a clear base

Would you like to see a mani done with any of these colors? Do you own any of these? Which are your favorites?

If you have any questions or comments please leave them below. And as always, that you so much for reading!!