Ulta3 Mulberry and Ulta Boogie Nights

Hey there! I have quite a few posts I need to make, I've been stocking up whenever I can on photos of my manis, just in case! I'm hoping my back up photos will help me not take such a long break again :)

Below I used Ulta3 Mulberry and Ulta Boogie Nights!

Ulta3 Mulberry Ulta Boogie Nights

Ulta3 Mulberry
 Ulta Boogie Nights

Ulta3 Mulberry
Ulta Boogie Nights

I never can get enough of glitter gradients! This one is no exception. Mulberry is a wine leaning berry creme. In some lights it takes a purple tint. Unfortunately, the formulation of this polish was pretty bad, but I added some polish thinner to remedy it. It's gotten a bit better, but still not ideal. Although, I really do love the outcome and the polish was nice and smooth :). Boogie Nights is a gold glitter with lots of rainbow medium-sized glitters throughout. This glitter will go with almost any color since it contains all the colors of the rainbow. Also, the formula was easy for a reverse glitter gradient. 

What do you think of this mani?

-Shelby

31 Day Challenge, Day 24: Inspired by a Book

Good afternoon! Today's challenge stumped me a little. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy reading quite often, but the novels that I read wouldn't be easy to recreate on my nails. I like Nicholas Sparks' novels; I guess you could say I'm a sappy romantic. Instead of using one of his novels for inspiration, I used a very popular book (unread by me, though) for inspiration: 50 Shades of Grey

What I used:
Ulta Concrete Evidence (base)
Sephora by OPI Frankly, I Don't Give A-dam
China Glaze Recycle
Nails Inc The Thames
Essie Stylenomics
Orly Atomic Splash

Gray Gradient

Gray Gradient

I kinda took the easy way out with a gradient, but I like the outcome, especially with the dark gray glitter! All the polishes were fairly good for sponging, except Stylenomics was giving me a hard time on the tips. This is a very obvious mani: 50 Shades of Grey...different shades of gray on my nails, but hey, at least you get my inspiration :P!

What do you think of this mani?

-Shelby

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-Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
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-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
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-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful 
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-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa 
-Mari at Nailista 
-Greta at How Was Your Day?
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L 
-Gini at Sassy Paints 
-Chameleon Stampede 
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance
-Me, Myself, and Polish 
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OPI Fly & Ulta Concrete Evidence

Hello! Today I have a tape mani! I recently got Ulta Concrete Evidence through a blogsale. I really liked the color on me, but I wanted to spice it up a little. I looked through my stash and OPI Fly seemed to be a match made in heaven :). I decided to do a diagonal half n' half, rather than straight down the middle. I like the end-result and I can't stop looking at my hands!

Below I did 2 coats of Concrete Evidence and then 1 coat of Fly, whereas my ring finger I did 2 coats of Fly and 1 coat of Concrete Evidence!

OPI Fly
Ulta Concrete Evidence

OPI Fly
Ulta Concrete Evidence

OPI Fly
Ulta Concrete Evidence 

OPI Fly
Ulta Concrete Evidence

Ulta Concrete Evidence is a basic gray creme. There isn't much to say about the color, since it is an average, run-of-the mill color, but the formula was great!! It was practically opaque in one coat. It had a good dry time and I was overall impressed with the polish. I'm not sure if Ulta still sells this color, it is the older packaging. It's a great basic to have, though :). OPI Fly is a gorgeous bright teal creme. I also really liked this polish! It was thinner than Concrete Evidence, but I didn't mind. I was able to only use one coat for the designs, since I had another polish as a base. Fly is my favorite color from the Nicki Minaj collection. To me, it's a year-around color!

I hope you guys enjoyed!

What do you think of this mani?

-Shelby