Few of my most recent Manis!

Hello again, ladies! Yes, I am back with a post after who knows how long! Like I said before, life gets in the way. I am a first-year college student and timing is never perfect for photos, but now that spring and summer are approaching, I plan on doing a lot more nail posts, especially once I move home for the summer :) I still have a lot of untried polishes in my stash and I want to purchase a couple of polishes from the spring 2013 collections as well! Side note with that...I am in love with EVERY color from the new Butter London collection...my wallet is already crying.

So I thought to make up for my ultimate lameness, I could show you guys a few of the manicures I've done lately. I don't remember all of the polish names and the photo settings are not ideal, but I'm going to give it a whirl anyway!

China Glaze It's a Trap-eze

 This first mani is a combo of 3 different colors: a lavender (possibly Essie St. Lucia Lilac or China Glaze Light as Air), a Sally Hansen nail art pen in white and China Glaze It's a Trap-eze to top off the white. I loved the effect of this design, but I wish I had made the white area in the center thinner. That way the lavender would've shined through more!

SOPI Seriously, It's a Naan-Issue
Nails Inc. Warwick Way & The Thames

SOPI Seriously, It's a Naan-Issue
Nails Inc. Warwick Way & The Thames

I love dot manis! I wish I used lighter colors for the dots or a lighter base for the polish, but whatevs. I just used alternating dotting tool sizes to create a little pattern. Warwick Way is a little on the thin side. Seriously, It's a Naan-Issue is perfection! 

Revlon Coastal Surf

I love Revlon Coastal Surf! It is such a gorgeous shade of blue- this makeshift photo does not do the color justice! Also, the formulation was great! Barely needed two coats :)

Unfortunately, I can only remember 1 polish from this mani- Zoya Ziv. Ziv has been my recent go-to gold polish and it just looks great with every type of mani! I used a nude base and sponged on Ziv as well as an Indie glitter on the tips. I love the effect this created! I will definitely recreate this for an actual post!

Revlon Provence
Confetti Lonesome Dove

Yet another poor photo, but I love this design! It's the "puzzle piece" design. I painted half my nail Revlon Provence and the other half Confetti Lonesome Dove. Then I took large dotting tools and did purple on the gray half and gray on the purple half, spacing the dots out to create this look! I love Revlon Provence, its formulation is great. I also really like Lonesome Dove, it is a great neutral gray and wallet-friendly!

I hope you guys enjoyed this!

-Shelby

Essie Leading Lady Collection Picks!

Good evening! A week or two ago, I saw the new Essie winter collection display: Leading Lady. I liked a lot of the shades, but felt I had colors similar to them. I decided to get Leading Lady and Where's My Chauffeur?, though I wish I had gotten Beyond Cozy too!

Essie Leading Lady

Essie Leading Lady

 Leading Lady contains red glitters in a red jelly-like base. I like the idea of this polish, but the formula ruined it for me. It was hard to work with and a little goopy. Luckily I like the color enough to pull it out again for the holidays!

Essie Where's My Chauffeur?

Essie Where's My Chauffeur?

Where's My Chauffeur? is a bright aqua/turquoise creme. I adore colors like this! Though it isn't the most original, I always cave into getting these colors. The formula was great and the purchase was well worth it!

What do you think of these 2 colors from Essie's winter collection?

-Shelby

Zoya Paloma & China Glaze I Herd That

Good afternoon! Today's mani is inspired by what my boyfriend had in mind! I asked him which colors he'd like to see on my nails next and he said berry and pumpkin orange. I decided to do a bit of both with a jelly sandwich!

What I used:
2 coats Zoya Paloma
1 coat China Glaze I Herd That
1 coat Zoya Paloma

Zoya Paloma
China Glaze I Herd That

Zoya Paloma
China Glaze I Herd That

Paloma is a raspberry jelly; I love it! The formula was great and worked perfectly for the jelly sandwich. I Herd That (such a cute name!) contains copper, gold and red micro glitter. I think this combination is gorgeous and I may use this combo again for the holidays!

What do you think of this mani?

-Shelby

Different Dimension Light It Up Blue & OPI My Pointe Exactly

Hello ladies! I attempted another jelly sandwich this evening, but I'm not sure how much I like it >.<

I was skyping with my boyfriend while I did this mani, so I didn't pay much attention to the color combo. Tell me what you think!

What I used:
2 coats OPI My Pointe Exactly
1 coat Different Dimension Light It Up Blue
1 coat OPI My Pointe Exactly

Different Dimension Light It Up Blue
OPI My Pointe Exactly

Different Dimension Light It Up Blue
OPI My Pointe Exactly

My Pointe Exactly is a gray jelly! I liked the formula of this, 2 coats beneath the glitter was perfect! I'm not sure how I like Light It Up Blue paired with My Pointe Exactly, but I thought I'd show you anyway. Light It Up Blue is a blue and silver glitter with large white hexes in a clear base. I believe this color may be glow in the dark, too!

What do you think of this combo? I'm still on the fence about it!

-Shelby

Jelly Sandwich: OPI Care to Danse? & Lush Lacquer Party Rockin

Good afternoon ladies! Today I was in the mood to do a jelly sandwich, specifically with OPI Care to Danse?. I adore light purples, so a light purple jelly is right up my alley! I also have been meaning to try Lush Lacquer Party Rockin for quite some time. What happens when you mix the two? You get an awesome jelly sandwich :)

What I used:
2 coats OPI Care to Danse?
1 coat Lush Lacquer Party Rockin
1 coat OPI Care to Danse?

OPI Care to Danse?
Lush Lacquer Party Rockin

OPI Care to Danse?
Lush Lacquer Party Rockin

OPI Care to Danse?
Lush Lacquer Party Rockin

 Care to Danse? is a warm-toned lavender jelly. This polish applies really well! I probably will only use it for jelly sandwiches or with glitter on top due to it's sheer nature, but I like it nonetheless! Party Rockin is a total glitter bomb! It has small orange, yellow, light blue glitters, medium light blue hexes, large dark and light blue hexes and light blue bar glitters all in a clear base with a blue tinge! Dang, that is a mouthful!! The blue tinge caused Care to Danse? to lean more blue than it really is.

OPI Care to Danse?
Lush Lacquer Party Rockin

OPI Care to Danse?
Lush Lacquer Party Rockin

Here's Party Rockin before I applied the last coat of Care to Danse?; I also like how this looks! Here you can really see all the colors of the polish. It didn't give me too many problems, but I found it hard to get even amounts of larger glitters on each nail. Other than that, I liked it :). The only true downfall this polish has is that is makes me think of the song Party Rockin, which I don't like all that much! haha

What do you think of this jelly sandwich? Do you like Lush Lacquer?

Until next time,

-Shelby

Barielle Swizzle Stix!

Hello! I hope everyone is having a great beginning to their weekend! I'm planning on seeing my boyfriend tomorrow and a friend before she leaves next week :).

Today I did a version of a "jelly sandwich", but with a sheer pastel, rather than a true jelly polish. I liked the way it turned out, though!

What I used:
2 coats Barielle Swizzle Stix
1 coat Nyx Multi Glitter
1 coat Barielle Swizzle Stix

Barielle Swizzle Stix
NYX Multi Glitter

Barielle Swizzle Stix
NYX Multi Glitter

Barielle Swizzle Stix
NYX Multi Glitter

Barielle Swizzle Stix
NYX Multi Glitter

Swizzle Stix is a light pastel blue shade. The formula was really good on this; a little on the sheer side, but that's what I was going for! I had zero streaking with this polish. I'm even considering buying more Barielle polishes from transdesign. I like how Multi Glitter turned into subdued, pastel-like glitters after the final coat of Swizzle Stix. The glitter I used is also a dupe for OPI Rainbow Connection/NOPI Rainbow in the S-Kylie!

I also thought I'd add another mani I did today- a stamp design with Konad m79 plate!

Revlon Royal
China Glaze Secret Peri-wink-le

I thought this was a nice subtle mani. Sorry about the lack of cleanup around my ring finger, but I didn't notice that in the photos until after I took the polish off. I used 2 coats of Revlon Royal, a great jelly, and China Glaze Secret Peri-wink-le for the stamp!

I hope you guys enjoyed!

-Shelby