31 Day Challenge, Day 9: Rainbow

Good morning! I am excited to show you my post for day 9 of the 31 day challenge, which incorporates a rainbow design! I decided to use my dotters for this mani to create a gradient dot effect; you guys know how much I've been into gradients lately! :P

Polishes I used:
Sally Hansen White On
China Glaze Hey Sailor
Sally Hansen Sun Kissed
China Glaze Lemon Fizz
Essie Mojito Madness
Essie Mesmerize
China Glaze Spontaneous

Rainbow Dotticure

Rainbow Dotticure

I think this turned out pretty awesome! I think my dots for the darker colors could have been slightly bigger, but I don't need to nit pick the fine details :P. These remind me of Skittles; not the skittle mani, but actual Skittles! haha.

What do you think of this mani?

-Shelby

Check out the other participants:

-Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful 
-Mixed Mama
-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 
- Robin Sparkles  

31 Day Challenge, Day 3: Yellow

Good late-morning ladies! As you can see by the title, the topic for today's challenge is Yellow. Yuck! I am not a huge fan of yellow nail polish; it doesn't look the best against my skintone and is a pain to work with!

I decided to use a cult favorite yellow, China Glaze Lemon Fizz, for my mani. I was uninspired by yellow, so I didn't spice it up haha.

Below I did 2 coats of Lemon Fizz and a coat of Out the Door to smooth out the imperfections. We are also going to ignore the mark on my pinkie, today was not my day for yellow :P

China Glaze Lemon Fizz

China Glaze Lemon Fizz

China Glaze Lemon Fizz

Lemon Fizz is a classic baby yellow creme. It took 3 coats to be "opaque" I use quotations because even though it looks opaque, something still looks off in that department haha. This wasn't the most fun to apply; it was streaky and patchy, but I dealt! The color looked a lot better on me outdoors than inside; outdoors it ended up being more vibrant!

I hope you guys enjoyed the yellow nails! I'm sorry for my lack of yellow inspiration, better luck next time :P

-Shelby

Check out the other participants:

Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner

Kat at Hooked On Polish

Diana at Nails By Diana

Aly at Wonderland Beauty

Meredith at Perfectly Polished

Kate at The Painted Pony Nails

Cee at Absolutely Cee

Sam at Polished Art

Nail Narcotics

Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed

Shelby at Shelby's Swatches

Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful 

Mixed Mama

Joanna at Sweet Polish of Mine

Patty Greenberg

Liz and Lisa at Lozlosa 

Mari at Nailista 

Greta at How Was Your Day?

Miss L at Beauty by Miss L 

Nicole at The Color Republic

Gini at Sassy Paints
Mandy at Chameleon Stampede

China Glaze "On Safari" Swatches!

Hey guys! Today I wanted to share the 5 polishes I picked up from China Glaze's fall line, "On Safari". I liked a lot of the colors in the collection, but I only felt I needed five, since I wasn't head over heels for a couple and a few looked similar to shades I already own! The name of the collection, "On Safari", is what truly sold me on the polishes!

The formula of these is pretty good. A couple were on the thick side, but that's to be expected with China Glaze. I applied 2 coats for each photo below. I used a base coat only.

Here's a shot of all the colors :)

China Glaze "On Safari" Collection

From left to right: Man Hunt, Purr-fect Plum, Exotic Encounters, I'm Not Lion, Kalahari Kiss

China Glaze Man Hunt

Man Hunt is a royal blue shade with a jelly-like finish. The formula on this color was much thinner than the rest. This was possibly the easiest to apply. I like this color because it's darker than a lot of blue shades, but isn't as dark as a navy. It's somewhere right in the middle, which seems to be perfect for fall. This may be my favorite polish of the collection.  

China Glaze Purr-fect Plum

Purr-fect Plum is a nice warm plum shade. It leans a lot more purple in person, but my camera had a hard time picking it up. This color I feel like would compliment many skin tones. It isn't too warm or too cool, just somewhere in the middle. The name Purr-fect Plum wins second best name in the collection and possibly also my second favorite of the collection!

China Glaze Exotic Encounters

Exotic Encounters is a grayed-out teal color. I really enjoy this color! Like the rest of this collection, the shade is very Africa-esque. It reminds me of some of the trees you'd find there. Unfortunately this polish stained my fingers (which is why they look a little tinted in the previous photo). This is my boyfriend's favorite of the bunch :)

China Glaze I'm Not Lion

I'm Not Lion is a gold and silver glitter in a clear base. In the sun, some of the glitters flash rainbow, like a holo. The name of this polish is absolutely adorable, and is my favorite of the collection. It reminds me of the Lion King for some reason. I enjoyed that movie a lot as a child and this brings back memories of Simba & Nala. 

China Glaze Kalahari Kiss

Kalahari Kiss is a golden yellow shade. Out of the five that I picked up, this is my least favorite. It isn't the most flattering against my skin-tone, but it may look better on others'. I actually bought it to go underneath I'm Not Lion. I saw the combo on ThePolishAholic and it made me buy the duo. The formula on this one was a little thick, but not unmanageable. 

China Glaze Kalahari Kiss and I'm Not Lion

This is the combo of 2 coats of Kalahari Kiss with 1 coat of I'm Not Lion. I like how this combo turned out. It reminds me of a lion almost more than just I'm Not Lion on it's own. It also makes the glitter much easier to take off :P. 

Overall, I liked this collection, especially its concept. I like how China Glaze incorporated nature/animals into a collection. I didn't have an issue with the formula, so overall I was happy. The colors seem to be fall-esque, but still fun and surprisingly vibrant. Another good collection from China Glaze :)