Wandering the isles of my local department store I found a lonely Color Club all by it’s lonesome on clearance for $2.00, since I’m a sucker for blues I couldn’t pass it up! This gem is called Moody Blue, and I’ve honestly never (never!) heard of it, nor can I find any information on it at all. It’s a bright blue cream that is a dupe for Nails, INC Baker Street and Sinful Color Endless Blue. I was so happy to find this, because Baker Street is a lemming of mine. Formula wise I had a bit of trouble with it, if you don’t let the first coat dry completely it will pull and streak. Once I figured that out, it wasn’t too bad. On the accent nail is OPI Crown Me Already! Have you ever heard of this color before? What collection was it from?
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Wandering the isles of my local department store I found a lonely Color Club all by it’s lonesome on clearance for $2.00, since I’m a sucker for blues I couldn’t pass it up!

This gem is called Moody Blue, and I’ve honestly never (never!) heard of it, nor can I find any information on it at all. It’s a bright blue cream that is a dupe for Nails, INC Baker Street and Sinful Color Endless Blue. I was so happy to find this, because Baker Street is a lemming of mine.

Formula wise I had a bit of trouble with it, if you don’t let the first coat dry completely it will pull and streak. Once I figured that out, it wasn’t too bad. On the accent nail is OPI Crown Me Already!

Have you ever heard of this color before? What collection was it from?

Kittens again?! I know, I can’t help it though, these decals are just so adorable. This was just a quick simple gradient manicure with all OPI colors, this is Can’t Find My Czechbook with Which is Witch sponged on the tips. I am seriously so in love with both these polishes, I think I might grab them in Gel color just to have back ups. If you follow me on twitter (here) or instagram (here) you’ll know that I recently moved from Ann Arbor to Washington D.C. (Yay!) I’m working on getting my license switched over from MI to DC, and soon I’ll be taking on clients. Let me know if you’re in the area and would like a manicure or pedicure! ^_^
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Kittens again?! I know, I can’t help it though, these decals are just so adorable.

This was just a quick simple gradient manicure with all OPI colors, this is Can’t Find My Czechbook with Which is Witch sponged on the tips. I am seriously so in love with both these polishes, I think I might grab them in Gel color just to have back ups.

If you follow me on twitter (here) or instagram (here) you’ll know that I recently moved from Ann Arbor to Washington D.C. (Yay!) I’m working on getting my license switched over from MI to DC, and soon I’ll be taking on clients. Let me know if you’re in the area and would like a manicure or pedicure! ^_^

Bah! Back down to nubbins. I swear stiletto nails just are not strong enough for me, I end up breaking them all off. So to perk me back up again after loosing my cool nails, I decided to go with something silly and bright. I used China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy (holy crap, I’m so glad a friend made me buy this, it’s amazing in person), and a water decal from Nail Art Fairy Since I don’t know when to quit, I also framed the entire nails with cheapo hex glitters I bought from JoAnns a while back. All in all, I am so pleased with this, and while they are not the super awesome stiletto, I think they fit me better. What do you think?
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Bah! Back down to nubbins. I swear stiletto nails just are not strong enough for me, I end up breaking them all off. So to perk me back up again after loosing my cool nails, I decided to go with something silly and bright.

I used China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy (holy crap, I’m so glad a friend made me buy this, it’s amazing in person), and a water decal from Nail Art Fairy

Since I don’t know when to quit, I also framed the entire nails with cheapo hex glitters I bought from JoAnns a while back.

All in all, I am so pleased with this, and while they are not the super awesome stiletto, I think they fit me better.

What do you think?

Hiya everybody! Today I’m wearing Revlon Top Speed Fast Drying Nail Enamel in Black Star, and I am pretty impressed with the new Top Speed formula. This is no top coat, apparently with the new formula you don’t need one; it has a new patented formula with a built-in top coat that rises to the surface to form a glossy, ultra smooth manicure with strengthening power. It’s certainly not a true black, more of a charcoal color, with a shimmer in the bottle that disappointingly doesn’t translate that well to the nail. I think this will be a good base for nail art and stamping though, it’s nice and thick and dries quick. What do you think?
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Hiya everybody!

Today I’m wearing Revlon Top Speed Fast Drying Nail Enamel in Black Star, and I am pretty impressed with the new Top Speed formula.

This is no top coat, apparently with the new formula you don’t need one; it has a new patented formula with a built-in top coat that rises to the surface to form a glossy, ultra smooth manicure with strengthening power.

It’s certainly not a true black, more of a charcoal color, with a shimmer in the bottle that disappointingly doesn’t translate that well to the nail. I think this will be a good base for nail art and stamping though, it’s nice and thick and dries quick.

What do you think?

Whoo!! It’s time to take a peek into the April Nail Art Society subscription bag. This month NAS partnered up with KISS nails, so hit the jump to see what I got!

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I know it feels like I haven’t blogged in a year, but if you’ve been following my Twitter (here) you’d know that I’ve been fighting the worst sickness I’ve had in a long time. I’m starting to get back to normal now though, thank goodness. Now, onto the good stuff! This is Creative Fantasy from the China Glaze Cirque du Soliel: Worlds Away collection. I really want to like this polish. I really do. It’s a perfect color, in fact, it’s the same exact shade as my hair. Unfortunately it’s a jelly, which means spotty coverage and visible nail lines. (VNL, the horror!!) I had a hard time getting this to work, it seems my bottle is extra watery, and if I didn’t use thin coats it would flood my cuticles. It’s much more watery than any other jelly I’ve worked with, which also lead to the dreaded pulling. If you don’t let this polish dry before the next coat, it’s going to pull the bottom one away. All that being said, I think the next time I use it I’ll polish it over a white or a purple. I think that will solve most of these issues that I had. The studs are from my Nail Art Society bag that I got three or so months ago, reviewed here.
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I know it feels like I haven’t blogged in a year, but if you’ve been following my Twitter (here) you’d know that I’ve been fighting the worst sickness I’ve had in a long time. I’m starting to get back to normal now though, thank goodness.

Now, onto the good stuff! This is Creative Fantasy from the China Glaze Cirque du Soliel: Worlds Away collection. I really want to like this polish. I really do. It’s a perfect color, in fact, it’s the same exact shade as my hair. Unfortunately it’s a jelly, which means spotty coverage and visible nail lines. (VNL, the horror!!)

I had a hard time getting this to work, it seems my bottle is extra watery, and if I didn’t use thin coats it would flood my cuticles. It’s much more watery than any other jelly I’ve worked with, which also lead to the dreaded pulling. If you don’t let this polish dry before the next coat, it’s going to pull the bottom one away.

All that being said, I think the next time I use it I’ll polish it over a white or a purple. I think that will solve most of these issues that I had.

The studs are from my Nail Art Society bag that I got three or so months ago, reviewed here.

Oh my God, Becky, look at her Bondi. Okay, I’m done, I promise. I am just so stoked with this polish! I eagerly awaited my bottle in the mail and when it got here I immediately used it. This is Bondi New York NYPD, and it’s one coat (!!), do you hear me? ONE! I thought I wasn’t going to enjoy using it when I saw the brush, it is much smaller than the wide ones I’m used to using, but because of how smooth and thick the formula was I had absolutely no trouble. Seriously, it goes on like melted butter. No flaws, not a streak or bubble to be found. Once that dried, I decided to spruce it up (though it really didn’t need it), and added a decal from Nail Art Fairy and the chain that I got from my Nail Art Society bag. I suppose my only complaint (and it’s at best) is that Bondi, while beautiful and flawless is a bit too expensive for my budget, it retails for $15. You can buy Bondi New York here and here and like them on Facebook here. ALSO, you may have noticed I decided to try Stiletto nails- peer pressure, I swear!! ^__^ What do you think of them? Disclosure- Products were provided to me by the manufacturer for my opinion and honest review. See here for more information.
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Oh my God, Becky, look at her Bondi.

Okay, I’m done, I promise. I am just so stoked with this polish! I eagerly awaited my bottle in the mail and when it got here I immediately used it.

This is Bondi New York NYPD, and it’s one coat (!!), do you hear me? ONE! I thought I wasn’t going to enjoy using it when I saw the brush, it is much smaller than the wide ones I’m used to using, but because of how smooth and thick the formula was I had absolutely no trouble. Seriously, it goes on like melted butter. No flaws, not a streak or bubble to be found.

Once that dried, I decided to spruce it up (though it really didn’t need it), and added a decal from Nail Art Fairy

and the chain that I got from my Nail Art Society bag. I suppose my only complaint (and it’s at best) is that Bondi, while beautiful and flawless is a bit too expensive for my budget, it retails for $15.

You can buy Bondi New York here and here and like them on Facebook here.

ALSO, you may have noticed I decided to try Stiletto nails- peer pressure, I swear!! ^__^ What do you think of them?

Disclosure- Products were provided to me by the manufacturer for my opinion and honest review. See here for more information.

Pink a Card is another of the new reformulated Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure line, and it’s a lovely creamy soft baby pink. It’s just a darling color, very work appropriate and I think it would be a fantastic base to some nail art. When I first saw it I thought it would be close to Pink Friday from the Nicki Minaj collection from OPI, but it’s actually much lighter, certainly in the same family, but not a dupe at all. If you’d like to try these out, you can order them here, here, or you can usually pick them up at your local drug store for about $7.99 but they go on sale often. Disclosure- Products were provided to me by the manufacturer for my opinion and honest review. See here for more information.
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Pink a Card is another of the new reformulated Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure line, and it’s a lovely creamy soft baby pink.

It’s just a darling color, very work appropriate and I think it would be a fantastic base to some nail art. When I first saw it I thought it would be close to Pink Friday from the Nicki Minaj collection from OPI, but it’s actually much lighter, certainly in the same family, but not a dupe at all.

If you’d like to try these out, you can order them here, here, or you can usually pick them up at your local drug store for about $7.99 but they go on sale often.

Disclosure- Products were provided to me by the manufacturer for my opinion and honest review. See here for more information.

 First look of the new OPI Minnie Mouse collection from Natural Beauty. I’m looking forward to Magazine Mouse and Minnie Style for sure, how about you?  Be sure to check out her site for more pics!
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 First look of the new OPI Minnie Mouse collection from Natural Beauty.

I’m looking forward to Magazine Mouse and Minnie Style for sure, how about you? 

Be sure to check out her site for more pics!

Alright, I know I’ve said it once or twice (or twelve), times before, but nudes and soft shades haven’t ever really been my thing. But then Sally Hansen sent me this baby, and I fell in love. And I understood the power of the nude/pale soft shade. This is Royal Blush, and it is a peach color with a hint of pink undertone. It’s like my nails, only better. By George, I get it! I think this would be a fantastic base for a French manicure as well. This is three thin coats, no top coat, and again, I got about a weeks worth of wear with it. If you’d like to try these out, you can order them here, here, or you can usually pick them up at your local drug store for about $7.99 but they go on sale often. Disclosure- Products were provided to me by the manufacturer for my opinion and honest review. See here for more information.
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Alright, I know I’ve said it once or twice (or twelve), times before, but nudes and soft shades haven’t ever really been my thing.

But then Sally Hansen sent me this baby, and I fell in love. And I understood the power of the nude/pale soft shade.

This is Royal Blush, and it is a peach color with a hint of pink undertone. It’s like my nails, only better. By George, I get it! I think this would be a fantastic base for a French manicure as well.

This is three thin coats, no top coat, and again, I got about a weeks worth of wear with it.

If you’d like to try these out, you can order them here, here, or you can usually pick them up at your local drug store for about $7.99 but they go on sale often.





Disclosure- Products were provided to me by the manufacturer for my opinion and honest review. See here for more information.