Revlon Dreamer and Spoiled Pet My Peacock

Good late-evening ladies! I wanted to show you a mani I did today, but the weather was terrible and my light box wasn't cooperating :( so I decided to show you a mani from a couple days ago!

Revlon Dreamer
Spoiled Pet My Peacock

Revlon Dreamer
Spoiled Pet My Peacock

Dreamer is a light blue creme that is a little less white-based. For full opacity, it took me 3 coats, but 2 very careful coats may be enough in the future. Pet My Peacock is a blue, teal, silver and periwinkle hex glitters in a clear base. Unfortunately, this glitter didn't meet my expectations. I had to use a dotting tool to individually place each piece of glitter since the glitter wouldn't equally go onto each nail, if at all. 

What do you think of this mani?

-Shelby

Spoiled Cougar Attack

Good evening! Yesterday I did a fall-esque manicure and wanted to share it with you guys!

I saw some swatches online of Spoiled Cougar Attack and felt that I needed it in my collection. It's a perfect polish for fall :)

Below I used 2 coats of Cougar Attack

Spoiled Cougar Attack

Spoiled Cougar Attack

Cougar Attack contains copper fine glitter in a brown base. This polish is gorgeous! In 2 coats, it was perfect opaque. In the sun, Cougar Attack looks like a warm brown overall, but in the shade and indoors, the contrast really stands out. Definitely getting my money's worth for $1.99!

What do you think of Cougar Attack?

-Shelby

Swap With "Little J's Nail Corner": Swatches

Good evening ladies! Tonight I have a very exciting post for you guys!

About a month ago I did a polish swap with Jennifer from Little J's Nail Corner; Jennifer is such a sweet person and I've thoroughly enjoyed getting to know her these past couple of months. She is extremely generous and thoughtful, so I want to say thank you, Jennifer! You guys should check her out (if you haven't already!) :)

She has excellent taste in polishes, so I knew I was in good hands! We mostly bought one another polishes off of a "wishlist" that we sent one another, but we also swapped 2 polishes that we already owned. I was able to get my hands on another indie through her :).

She also sent me some candy, but those are long gone by now :P Oh, and also some loose glitters! I can't wait to figure out how to use those for some fun manis!

Anyway, below I did some swatches of each polish! I definitely will be doing more detailed posts on the polishes later on, so let me know which ones you're interested in seeing!

Essie School of Hard Rocks

Essie Like to be Bad

Essie Size Matters

Joe Fresh Merlot

Joe Fresh Starry

Joe Fresh Teal

OPI My Very First Knockwurst 

Candeo Colors Orchid

Joe Fresh Twilight

Wet n' Wild Poison Ivy

Wet n' Wild Toxic Apple

Thank you again, Jennifer!

& in case you didn't catch it, you can find Jennifer's blog HERE

-Shelby

Wet n' Wild Bite the Bullet

Hello! I've had such a busy weekend, so I'm sorry if I've been MIA! I moved into my dorm yesterday and have been getting a feel for the campus. My internet was down for the majority of the first day, which prevented me from checking up on any blogs! I am all settled in now, so I decided to post a mani I did a week or so ago.

I really like the formulas of the Wet n' Wild megalast line, so I pulled out a nice fall color: Bite the Bullet!

I used a Cheeky jumbo plate for the stamping! (wet n' wild black polish for stamping)

Wet n' Wild Bite the Bullet

Although the stamping was a little smudged on my middle finger and crooked on my index, I still like how this mani came out! I definitely like the "peacock feather" look that this stamp creates. I saw a girl do polka dots on the centers to add some spice, so I might do that next time :). 

What do you think of this mani?

-Shelby

Wet n' Wild Fergie Heels of Steel & Rock n' Roll

Good evening! I was at Walgreens today getting a few odds and ends when I decided to check out some of the nail polishes. I've been debating over whether I should get a couple more of the Wet n' Wild Fergie polishes and well...I did! I just couldn't help myself :P

The polishes in this line are about $4 each I believe, which is way more expensive than normal Wet n' Wild polishes. They also have the same brush as their megalast line.

I picked up Heels of Steel & Rock n' Roll, which I thought were a perfect pair! I also like both on their own :)

Below I did 2 coats of Heels of Steel!

Wet n' Wild Fergie Heels of Steel

Wet n' Wild Fergie Heels of Steel

Heels of Steel is an impressive gunmetal foil! Not only did this have a great formula, but the exact colors in the bottle translated onto my nails. Couldn't ask for anything better :). I'll definitely be using this throughout fall and predominantly during winter!

I couldn't leave this alone and added 1 coat of Rock n' Roll!

Wet n' Wild Fergie Rock n' Roll

Wet n' Wild Fergie Rock n' Roll

Wet n' Wild Fergie Rock n' Roll

Rock n' Roll contains blueish charcoal glitter with a little bit larger holo glitters in a clear base. Man, is this a pretty glitter! It's not an in-your-face glitter, but I still like it, especially over Heels of Steel! As you can see in photo #3, there is definitely some holo effect in the sun! :)

I also wanted to take the time to acknowledge all of you who read my blog, I hit 100 followers today and I couldn't be more thankful. So thank you to all of you, you always brighten my day with your comments and I thoroughly enjoy sharing my passion for nails with each and every one of you! To say thank you, I am going to start planning a giveaway. Since I am moving into my dorm in less than a week, it may take me little bit of time to get it all together, but I am determined to have one! :)

-Shelby

China Glaze Wicked Style & Wet n' Wild Candy-licious

Good morning! Thank goodness it's Friday! I hope all of you are having a great start to your weekend :). Yesterday I was trying out some of my Bundle Monster plates and really liked the outcomes! I decided to use two shades of pink: a magenta/raspberry and a candy pink. I used 1 coat of China Glaze Wicked Style and then used Wet n' Wild Candy-licious for stamping!

China Glaze Wicked Style
Wet n' Wild Candy-licious

China Glaze Wicked Style
Wet n' Wild Candy-licious

Wicked Style is a gorgeous raspberry creme. It was opaque in one coat, which was convenient for drying purposes! I had no issues with the formula and thought it was great overall! Candy-licious is the perfect creme pink. It worked pretty well for stamping, but it could have been a little thicker. I used plate BM322 for the design & definitely would try it again with different color combos :).

What do you think of this design?

Until next time,

-Shelby 

Wet n' Wild On a Trip and Candy-licious

Good Wednesday afternoon! Today I was looking through my stash and saw a couple Wet n' Wild megalast polishes I hadn't tried yet: On a Trip and Candy-licious. So I decided I'd swatch them! :) I had a hard time getting my hands on On a Trip since it's usually sold out at most of my local drugstores. I thought I'd get in all my summery colors before summer ends :P.

Below I did 2 coats of each shade; a topcoat wasn't needed because they are extremely glossy alone.

Wet n' Wild On a Trip

Wet n' Wild On a Trip

Wet n' Wild On a Trip

 On a Trip is a gorgeous blue-leaning purple creme. This was a lot more flattering on me than I thought it would be. I really like this color! The formula was great and was perfectly opaque in 2 coats. I feel like this could be a good color year around since it's vibrant, but on the cool side, which works for the winter months. I might use it for a full mani soon!

Wet n' Wild Candy-licious

Wet n' Wild Candy-licious

Wet n' Wild Candy-licious

Candy-licious is a classic pink creme. It's darker than a bubble gum pink, but lighter than a mid-tone pink. I like this shade too! It's a smidge darker than it appears on camera, which I like. It also is nice and vibrant in the sun! Candy-licious' formula was the same as On a Trip's and it gave me zero problems. The name also got me, I can't resist a polish with a play on the word candy :).

What do you think of these shades? Do you like Wet n' Wild polishes?

Until next time,

-Shelby

Wet n' Wild Tropicalia & First Post

Hello! I have been reading nail blogs for quite a few months and today it dawned on me that I should try and make my own. I want to share my nail polish addiction with fellow nail addicts & thought I'd start off my first post with a nail of the day!

The color I'm wearing today is Tropicalia from Wet n' Wild's megalast line. Tropicalia is a nice mid-tone coral shade, leaning more towards pink than orange. The best part about this polish, aside from the gorgeous color, is the price. It's only $1.99 at most drugstores, but can be found on sale for .99! 

For both photos below I did two coats with a base and fast-dry topcoat. 

I had no issues with the application of this polish. It was fairly opaque in one coat, but I did a second to smooth it out. 

Below: Without flash, natural lighting. Looks like a true coral in natural lighting. This color screams beach to me. I can imagine myself wearing it on my toes while tanning on the beach :)

Wet n' Wild Tropicalia

Below: With flash. It leans more pink with flash, but it's a true coral.

Wet n' Wild Tropicalia

The only problem I have with this polish (and all the polishes from this line) is the brush. The brush is rather short and wide. The rounded end isn't as much of a problem as the stiffness of the brush itself. It's hard to get onto the sides of the nail due to its lack of flexibility.                                                  

Overall, I really like this polish! I think it's a fun shade for spring and summer. It's available at most drugstores, but it's a popular shade and often sold-out. I hope you guys liked this post and I'll be sure to keep posting soon!
Have a great week!
-Shelby