Neons In Winter

Before I get into the post I want to do some house cleaning :)

 

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Ok I think that's it... Now on to the mani of the day.

 

I know that it's winter, and neons are not really wintery, but I think you can wear any polish at any time. Neons are always fun :)

 

 I started out with 2 coats of China Glaze "I'm With The Lifeguard" I LOVE this green. It is one of my favorite greens, and one of my favorite polishes. The formula is awesome, the color is beautiful, and it's China Glaze. I don't know why but I think CG is my favorite brand, I have more then any other brand in my collection.

 

 Using tape I taped off half my nail diagonally, and applied 2 coats of China Glaze "Pool Party" This is another awesome polish. I love the color and the formula was great with this one too.

 

 I forgot to press on the tape before applying "Pool Party" which is why the lines are totally crisp, but I still love this combination.

 

 This will brighten up any depressing winter day :)

 

 

 I can never leave good enough alone, so I added a coat of  Color Club "Diamond Drops"

 

This polish was ok, the formula is like any other polish similar with larger "glitter" pieces. There was a little fishing involved, and I couldn't get it smooth enough for my liking. I hate it when little pieces stick up, because I tend to pick at it.

 

 All in all I think this was an awesome mani. I think I may have to do some more neons soon.

 

Well that's it for today. What do you think about wearing colors "out of season"? Thanks for reading! Have a great weekend.

Orange you glad I posted? - Day 40

Day 40 of the 90 Day Challenge

So the other day I didn't know what to put on my nails so I posted in the facebook group "Never Too Much Sparkle" and asked for a color suggestion. Wendi from Makeup Zombie responded with "Orange!!" So that's what I did.

I started with 2 coats of Spoiled "Jail Bait"

 I've read that a lot of people do not like the brushes for the Spoiled line, but I must admit that I love them. When ever I use them I hardly have any clean up to do. They are the perfect shape and size for my nails. I guess I'm lucky lol

 "Jail Bait" is a jelly neon orange. The formula if great and is opaque in 2 coats. It went on like butter, for me anyways.

 I've been having a lot of fun playing with my scrapbooking scissors so I figured I'd use them on this mani. I made to cuts so I'd have a strip of zig-zag tape and applied it in the center of each nail.

 I used 1 coat of China Glaze "Liquid Leather" and topped it with a coat of OTD Northern Lights

 This mani made me think of halloween and/or Charlie Brown lol. I think the black toned down the bright orange some, but it still caught my eyes all day at work while typing :)

The day after I wasn't feeling real good, so I couldn't do my nails so I opted to just add a coat of chunky glitter to my existing mani using Jordana "Copper Blaze"...

Thanks for reading. Please check out the other blogs participating in the 90 Day Challenge:

Makeup Zombie

MakeupLove
Meg's Makeup Addiction
Makeup Like Graffiti
Trinity Designs
Better Off Redhead
Hottie McNaughty
BFTE Addict
Makeup Obsessions
Unique Life
A Touch of Glamour
Makeup Fancy
One of Beauty's Daughters
My Makeup Addiction World
Mad About Beauty
Phyrra
Geek Faerie
Love, Light, & Lipstick
Part-Time Beauty Blog
safety for my insanity

Frankenstein.... Is that you????

So, I'm not sure why but this mani really makes me think of Frankenstein every time I look at it. I wore it for a few extra days since it's the first time a stranger has commented on my nails lol :)

My main color I chose is such a sheer color that I decided I needed some underwear :) I started out with one coat of Ulta "Set the Nude" I didn't take a pic of this step, but it almost matches my exact skin tone, so I had as some would say, Mannequin Hands lol

My main color is FingerPaints "Guggen, I'm Lime" I love greens and this one has been calling my name for awhile and I finally got it the other day. I did 2 coats of "Guggen, I'm Lime" over "Set the Nude" and for the black I used China Glaze "Liquid Leather"

Please note that this was my first time using a dotting tool:) with that said....

Here is what I ended up with:

It's not perfect in any way, but I love the result. I will be trying this one again :)

Well that's it for tonight. Thanks for reading and as always please leaven any questions or comments below :) I hope you had a great weekend!!

KleanColor Metallics

I just realised I have 30 followers and I've now posted over 50 posts :) *does happy dance*

So on to the pretties....

I recently picked up a bunch of KleanColor polishes... like 30 of them lol. I really wanted to do something with the Pink and Green Metallics. So this is what I end up with. I started with 2 coats of the "Metallic Pink"...

 It's really pretty pink. I'm not much for pinks, but I really like this one and I can see me wearing it again, but probably not on it's own lol.

I used striping tape and then did one coat of "Metallic Green" on top. I love how this turned out It really made me think of a beetle which is awesome. I think I wore this for 3 days, which is a day or two more then I usually wear my manis :)

I will say this, when I removed this polish the pink stained like a mother plucker lol. I'm fingers were pink until after I took a shower. Even my mom noticed they were stained pink lol.

All in all I was happy with the outcome. They both went on great without any issues.

Have you used the pink before and had the staining issue?

As always thank you for reading and please leave any questions or comments below :) Have a great weekend!!! 

A Night of Fails.... and a Franken

So the other night I was trying to do a mani..... I had an image in my head and it just didn't turn out the way I had hoped. I started off with two coats of Sinful Colors "Mercury Rising"

As always please ignore my mess lol. I normally clean up after everything is dry and I take my pictures right away so I don't forget to take them... I'm weird I guess but anyways :) back to the nail stuff. "Mercury Rising" is a very pretty deep brownish red with a shimmer to it. I really like the color which is funny because I bought it on accident. I was buying polish for a swap and I grabbed the wrong color but decided to keep it anyways :) I'm sure I will be using it again in the near future.

I wanted to do a tape mani, but the universe was againist it I guess because it turned out horrible lol

 This is 2 coats of "Energy Source" by L.A. Colors. I guess the tape wasn't all the way on the nail :( and it got underneath. I figured it was already a fail the I would try using one of my Nail Art Deco's "Silver Glitter" (Real original name btw lol)

Well since that didn't work out at all I decided to try making a franken :) I really like it, I just don't know what to call it. If you have any suggestions please lease them in a comment! I started with a bottle os clear polish by NYC, I then added some pigment that was brown with a green undertone :) I really like how it turned out.

This is 2 coats

So I still need a name for it. Let me know what you think and any name suggestions you may have: Thanks for reading.

It's so pretty :),