Tuesday, May 28, 2013

365 polish for a year challenge: day 346-349

 Hello everyone! Oh man I have had a very busy weekend! We are almost a month away from the wedding! We have booked our Honeymoon to Vegas and then Puerto Rico!!! Two weeks of fun and sleeping in! Been making some finishing touches on plans, and we are just about ready to go! Also we are getting very close to the one year mark! Well enough chit chat, onto the polish!
 
 
Brand: NYC
Name: Traffic Jam Orange
coats: 2
pigment: a bright orange
price: $1.99
 
 This polish came out this year with the spring collection if I do recall. I'm not a big fan of orange (as you all should know) but this shade was really nice. Not overly bright, but not very muted. Smooth and beautiful coverage.


Brand:Pure Ice
Name: Bikini
coats: 3
pigment: a iced purple-blue
price: $1.97
 
 A polish with a purple undertone. But under the flash you can see that it is a blue toned polish.  Smooth coverage, but a bit on the thin side.


Brand: Sally Hansen
Name: Chartreuse Chase
coats: 3
pigment: a light metallic green
price: $1.00
 
oh, no wonder this Insta-dri polish was in a Dollar Tree, horrible coverage! The color is like a muted metallic green, and is very lack luster. A thin formula with a very weak pigment. Glad I didn't spend the usual $3-4 on a bottle, yuck this was a disappointing polish. 
 
Brand: Sinful Colors
Name: Nude
coats: 3
pigment: a skin tone polish
price: $1.99
I saw this color a few months back on one of my favorite blogs and had to go out and get it. A very beautiful nude color with a nice creamy finish and very lovely pigment. You really can't go wrong with SC polish, and this color is just beautiful. 
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Monday, May 20, 2013

365 polish for a year challenge: day 341-345

 Good evening everyone! Just got back from a free screening for the Hangover 3! I had a blast and enjoyed the movie a lot! Well I am keeping this simple and sweet, nothing new to share other than the movie!
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brand:ELF
Name:Punk Purple
coats: 2
pigment: a deep plum purple
price: $10.00/ 14pc set
This deep and rich plum purple is so beautiful. A glossy and creamy finish with just two coats to apply.
 
 
Brand: Milani
Name: Tainted In Red
coats: 2
pigment: a red textured polish
price:free (prize)
 
Trying out this textured polish is really turning me off from the trend. If i didn't get this set for free, I don't think I would have picked it up. I don't know, I'm just not blown away with the application and thin polish with this color.
 
Brand:  Venique
Name: I'm A Sucker For Wedges
coats: 3
pigment: a neon pink
price:free (prize)
 Hello neon pink! With the flash it does wash out near my cuticles, indicating that I was very light handed in those areas. But the overall look is so bright and eye popping! I'm glad neons are coming back for the warmer weather, I love wearing them!
 
Brand: Fresh Paint
Name: Pistachio 
coats: 3
pigment: a pastel green
price:3/$5.00
I forgot I grabbed this polish a while ago. It's so simple and such a creamy green. I stopped at three, but I think it could have used one more. Other than the polish being a bit on the thin side I enjoyed the color very much!
 
 
Brand: Wet N' Wild
Name: Root Of All Evil
coats: 2
pigment: a deep metallic blue
price: $.99 (sale)
 
  I've had this polish since last Halloween when I grabbed the whole seasonal line of polish on sale. This polish had great coverage with two coats, and a wonderful metallic shine.
  See everyone tomorrow and don't forget to follow me on Twitter and LIKE my page on facebook !
 
 

Thursday, May 16, 2013

365 polish for a year challenge: day 336-340

Good evening everyone! Making a very quick and sweet post before I rush off to the movie theater to go see the new Star Trek movie!

 
Brand: Pure Ice
Name: Free Spirit
coats: 3
pigment: a medium green with white shimmer
price: $1.98
 
So I forgot to take a photo of the green polish by itself (oops) But you can see it fine with Black Tie Optional over it. This is a beautiful and creamy green with a delightful white shimmer in it. I wanted to add a little more spunk to this mani, and well this combo just looks adorable.
 
Brand: NYC
Name: Raindrop
coats: 3
pigment: a pastel blue
price: $1.97
 
A polish from their 2013 Spring collection. Beautiful pastel blue with a smooth finish. Forgive the photo, I did not clean up my edges before taking it. I left this look plain and simple because the color was so beautiful on a bright sunny day ^_^
 
Brand: Dollarnailart.com
Name:  Candlelight
coats: n/a
pigment: metallic gold stripe nail foil
price: $1.00
 
How could I forget how fun nail foils are?!?!? I saw this look in a magazine (I forget what one) and well I had to go for it myself. This dazzling gold stripe foil is beautiful on it's own! But I wanted to see how it looked with a glossy black polish over it.
Here is the finished look with the shimmering foil with the glossy polish over the foil. I love this half moon mani! I need to do this look with more foils! Took a steady hand, but it was totally worth it.
 
 
Brand:Pure Ice
Name: Kissy Kiss
coats: 3
pigment: a pastel periwinkle
price: $1.98
 This is such an adorable color! It is on the line of pastel and light purple. I got full coverage with 3 coats. As always Pure Ice delivers a beautiful polish again.
 See everyone tomorrow and don't forget to follow me on Twitter and LIKE my page on facebook !
 
 
 

Sunday, May 12, 2013

365 polish for a year challenge: day 330-335

 Hello everyone! Another late Sunday update for you! Gonna keep this one simple and sweet.

 Brand: Barielle
Name:  Central Park
coats: 3
pigment: a medium teal
price: $7.99/ 5pc set
A beautiful medium teal that looks very green in this photo. I almost want to call it a green.
To bring it alive I did an ombre with a bright green at the tips. This color combo worked out very well.
Brand: Sinful Colors
Name: Innocent
coats: 3
pigment: a light yet still bright green
price: $1.99
 What can I say, green is my favorite color. I went for this SC green that I've had hanging around for a while. It was much brighter than I thought it would be, and I like it!
Brand: Color Club
Name: N/A
coats: 3
pigment: a light and creamy purple
price: $7.99/ 5pc set
A delightful and creamy lavender polish with a smooth and glossy finish. 
Brand:Petites Color Fever
Name: Creame Blue
coats: 3
pigment: light grayish blue
price: $.79 (clearance)
This color was more gray in person without the flash. But still the color is very beautiful either way.

Brand:Barielle
Name: The Pink Of Fashion
coats: 3
pigment: a medium creamy pink
price: $7.99/ 5pc set
A pepto pink! Yes, I called it that! This color looks like it belongs in a bottle in my medicine cabinet.  It has a beautiful and creamy finish and went on with 3 coats.
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Friday, May 10, 2013

365 polish for a year challenge: day 325-329

Hello everyone! Woah, what a work week it has been. So I am splitting my missed updates into two updates of four each. I have been doing my nails everyday, just lacking time to update the blog. My new coworkers are amazed with all my designs! Makes me happy to share my nail art with others. I have tried some beautiful colors on this week, so let's get to it!
 
 
Brand: Wet N' Wild
Name: Steel The Spotlight
coats: 2
pigment: a simple silver polish
price: $1.99 (clearance)
 Here we have a simple and beautiful metallic silver. Went on with only two coats and dried very quickly. I found this polish on clearance a few months back, I couldn't pass it up.
 
 
Brand: Barielle
Name: Mint Ice Cream
coats:3
pigment: a very light pistachio green
price: $7.99/5pc set
I adore this color. It's such a light and creamy green. It almost looks like a glow in the dark green, but sadly this polish does not glow in the dark. I'm a fan of any shade of green, and this polish has slipped into my all time top five favorite shades.  Great pigment, creamy and just plain beautiful!
 
Brand: NYC
Name: Leather And Mink
coats:2 
pigment: a metallic chocolate brown with shimmer undertone
price: $1.99
 This polish looks like I dipped my nails in chocolate. This is a beautiful metallic brown with a beautiful shimmer undertone. I'm not the biggest fan of brown polishes, but this one was a little different. I like that it had the metallic look with the shimmer, just beautiful.
 

Brand: Ulta
Name: Moody Blues
coats:3
pigment: a violet blue
price: $2.00 (sale)
 Oh what an amazing color. This violet blue polish is just breathtaking. I've been holding off using this color for a good five months or so. But I finally caved and wore this polish, and its just as beautiful as I thought it was. I was lucky enough to go to Ulta when they had their polishes on sale for $2.00 a bottle (stocked up on a few) I really enjoy Ulta's polish, and it can take a day of work without chipping!
 See everyone tomorrow and don't forget to follow me on Twitter and LIKE my page on facebook !
 
 
 
 
 
 

Saturday, May 4, 2013

365 polish for a year challenge: day 319-324

 Oh how busy I have been! Working a FT job again, getting wedding plans set into motion and traveling around New England! I am so sorry I have been away and have been doing jumbled posts. I hope you understand i do have a life outside of polish (crazy,I know!) but I still happily return to share my latest manicures with you!
 
 
Brand:NYC
Name: Apple Fizz
coats:3
pigment: a bright summer green
price: $1.98
 
 
 
Brand: Wet N' Wild
Name:  Private Viewing
coats: 3
pigment: a nude bordering on a light tan
price: $1.99
 
 
Brand: Barielle
Name: Berry Go Round
coats:3
pigment:  a delightful coral color
price: $7.99/5pc set
 
 
Brand:  Funky Fingers
Name:  Mint Montauk
coats:3
pigment: a surprisingly bright green
price: $5.00/3 bottles
 
 
Brand:L.A. Colors
Name: n/a
coats:3
pigment: a medium purple
price: $1.49
 
 
 
 
Brand: Barielle
Name:  Ocean Breeze
coats:2 
pigment: pastel blue
price: $7.99/5pc set
 
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