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!

Continuing on with my swatch-a-thon of the newly reformulated Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure line, I have Tickle Me Pink to show you, and if you don’t like it as soon as you saw it, then you’re wrong- look again! This is a blindingly shocking, in your face hot pink color, and while it’s not entirely original, it’s still lovely and I’m so drawn to these colors. This could be a perfect one coat if you work it right, but I used two thin ones here. I think this might be a good stamping polish as well, but I haven’t tried it yet. 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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Continuing on with my swatch-a-thon of the newly reformulated Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure line, I have Tickle Me Pink to show you, and if you don’t like it as soon as you saw it, then you’re wrong- look again!

This is a blindingly shocking, in your face hot pink color, and while it’s not entirely original, it’s still lovely and I’m so drawn to these colors.

This could be a perfect one coat if you work it right, but I used two thin ones here. I think this might be a good stamping polish as well, but I haven’t tried it yet.

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.

This lovely polish is another new Sally Hansen from the Complete Salon Manicure line, called Black and Blue. Black and Blue flashes from teal to blue and purple in the bottle, unfortunately it doesn’t translate that well on the nail. As a duochrome it’s less than I’d hope for, but as a plan teal polish it’s very lovely. Here is a close up of, and the best shot I got of the color shift: This is three thin coats, and no topcoat. 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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This lovely polish is another new Sally Hansen from the Complete Salon Manicure line, called Black and Blue.

Black and Blue flashes from teal to blue and purple in the bottle, unfortunately it doesn’t translate that well on the nail. As a duochrome it’s less than I’d hope for, but as a plan teal polish it’s very lovely.

Here is a close up of, and the best shot I got of the color shift:

This is three thin coats, and no topcoat.

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.

Sally Hansen has recently updated their entire Complete Salon Manicure line, and let me tell you, I am impressed. This beauty is called Peach of Cake (uuugh, the names… Haha!) and I was fully prepared to dislike this color. Colors like this are not things that I normally gravitate to, and while I fully can appreciate the color, I usually assign it to my Mom and Grandmama. (In other words, old lady colors. Sorry Mom!) Now, let me tell you how wrong I am. So wrong. So very wrong. I used three very thin coats, and it was completely dry in a few minutes, not only that but I am not wearing a topcoat at all. I got a full week with this new formula, with very little chipping and minimal tip wear. 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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Sally Hansen has recently updated their entire Complete Salon Manicure line, and let me tell you, I am impressed.

This beauty is called Peach of Cake (uuugh, the names… Haha!) and I was fully prepared to dislike this color.

Colors like this are not things that I normally gravitate to, and while I fully can appreciate the color, I usually assign it to my Mom and Grandmama. (In other words, old lady colors. Sorry Mom!)

Now, let me tell you how wrong I am.

So wrong.

So very wrong.

I used three very thin coats, and it was completely dry in a few minutes, not only that but I am not wearing a topcoat at all. I got a full week with this new formula, with very little chipping and minimal tip wear.

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.