tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42668366193624243612024-02-18T18:27:03.217-08:00The JourNailA blog about my love for nail polish and all things related.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-85162060867959694892013-07-04T14:23:00.000-07:002013-07-04T14:23:01.959-07:00Happy 4th of July!!!<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy 4th of July!! I did a fast design this morning using the Fergie 4th of July mini set, OPI Thanks So Muchness, and the new Bundle Monster Holiday plate BM-H25. The images didn't stamp crisp, I think it's because I wasn't using my Konad stamper. I couldn't locate it. The hardest image to stamp was the flag. I gave up after several attempts. </div>
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Have a safe and fun 4th of July! Time for me to leave the house.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-13793713589244534812013-06-28T00:29:00.001-07:002013-06-28T00:29:33.967-07:00The Bundle Monster Holiday Plates Have Arrived!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 2013 Bundle Monster plates are now available. This year they did a holiday/special occasion theme. I wasted no time ordering my set. I wanted to get them in time for the 4th of July. For disclaimer purposes, I did pay for the set with my own funds.</div>
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lighting to retake. I can't wait to get to use this plate!</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-49352205821872622832013-06-13T20:45:00.001-07:002013-06-13T20:45:37.917-07:00Summer TribalThere are so many fun polishes to try this summer-liquid sand, fuzzy coats, and all the vivid summer colors. It could run a polish hoarder broke. I have been showing restraint and have been very selective about my purchases. The Sally Hansen Insta-Dri has some vivid limited edition colors with a swim team theme. I only grabbed one that was truly unique to my collection, Man-Go Team. It's not really a mango color, more of a fluorescent cantaloupe. Sally Hansen also released Sugar Coats and Fuzzy Coats. The Sugar Coats didn't appeal to me, but I have a love/hate relationship with the Fuzzy Coats. I love the idea of it, it costs less than Nails Inc. and is more readily available, plus all of the color combo possibilities. The part I have been having trouble with is removing it. The "fuzzies" seem to be plastic bar glitter that does not remove easily. Not any harder than a glitter bomb, it takes just as much effort. <br />
For the tribal. I used Man-go Team on the middle and ring and also for the stamping (Insta-Dri polishes are great stampers). I taped it off and used 2 generous coats of All Yarned Up. For the base on the pointer and pinkie is the duochrome version of Not Like the Movies. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-76257866376166772642013-06-10T12:22:00.002-07:002013-06-10T17:26:30.933-07:00Liquid Sand JinxIt feels like a really long time since I last blogged. Ever since Summer break started, the three of us have been ill. The girls are still not their best and I have an ear infection that doesn't seem to be responding to the prescribed meds I got. It's now officially two weeks that we've been sick. We still have been doing our Summer activities minus the trips to the beach. My daughter had an appointment on a neighbor island and I think that the pressure of riding in an airplane might have caused my ear infection. My daughter and I also have allergies. We've been taking allergy meds, mucinex, antibiotics, ibuprofen. I have a mini pharmacy in my cabinet. It's just been exhausting. <br>
On one of our mini travels, I picked up Jinx from the OPI Bond Girls set. I've seen other brand textured polish, but they look like stucco. I like the sparkle of the Liquid Sands. I might pick up a couple more from this set. Jinx is a perfect shade for Summer. I did a matching mani/pedi with it. In pictures, it looks bright red orange, but it's a toned down coral in person. I did two coats over a base coat. I added When Monkeys Fly with Revlon Matte Top Coat as an accent for some added bling.<br>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-11586804870582576352013-05-27T20:39:00.001-07:002013-05-27T20:39:33.094-07:00Pink of Hearts SkittlesMy aunt recently gifted me the OPI 2012 Pink of Hearts set. She saw it at her hair dresser and thought of me. This is my first Pink of Hearts polish and was very excited to receive it. I kept it on my table for a week before deciding on this skittle. <br />
My ring finger is two coats of You Glitter be Good To Me. It is not meant to be a full coverage glitter. Even though there are bald spaces, the color combo of the glitter keeps it from being noticeable in person. Middle finger is three coats of I Think In Pink. This one is labeled as a "dreamy sheer pink". It reminds me a little of I Theodora You, but slightly more pink. All other fingers are two coats of The One That Got Away. I still have my mini bottle from the Katy Perry Collection. I brushed halfway down from my cuticles a thin coat of You Glitter Be Good To Me. <br />
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Its been overcast and raining a lot so I'm really liking my sparkly nails to brighten things up.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-77889619339575230292013-05-17T15:52:00.000-07:002013-05-17T16:14:56.425-07:00Fuzzy Coat Wool Lite<br />
I am really liking the double accents. This is the third in a row I've done. I don't know if I can go back to using one color on all ten fingers. Using different colors at once keeps it interesting and I don't have the urge to change my polish that often. <br />
My pointer and pinkie is WNW Wild Shine in Night Prowl, Revlon Facets of Fuschia on thumb (not pictured), and OPI Steady As She Rose topped with Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat in Wool Lite on middle and ring. Four polishes total.<br />
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I'm still trying to figure out my new camera. I've been taking a lot of blurry pictures and missing all those Kodak moments. With the girls, I have to be fast to get a good picture. They won't wait for me to adjust modes and color. My daughter just had her May Day school program this morning and all the pictures are blurry. I used Auto and Live modes and just found out I have a low light option. For the moment, it's set on portrait. I just want to point and shoot, not have to make everyone wait while I adjust my camera. This is one of the better pictures taken. It's not sharp or color accurate. But at least their faces aren't blurred.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-85738782834990643312013-05-07T14:18:00.002-07:002013-05-07T14:18:43.217-07:00Double Accent NailsThis is my first bright manicure of the month. "When Monkeys Fly" has been sitting on my dresser waiting for another turn. I paired it with "My Boyfriend Scales Walls"-my go to white. I'm over the single accent nail and have not yet mastered the art of skittles. Doing a double accent is very much in my comfort zone. It feels more balanced-if that makes any sense. My thumb, pointer, and pinkie is "Conga-Line Coral". This is an OPI from back in Summer of 2009. It doesn't look like much in the bottle. I found it in a $2 clearance bin about three years ago when I was rebuilding my nail polish collection. I'm glad I got it. On the nail-it's a stunner! <br />
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Right now I'm downsizing my polish collection. I grew it too much. I just sold thirteen bottles this weekend in a garage sale. I'm planning on going through my dupes and non OPI brands and eliminating more polishes. It will make my monthly polish maintenance routine a little less time consuming. It will also mean that beautiful colors like the ones I'm wearing will get more use. I'm also being ultra selective when purchasing new colors. I haven't bought anything new for three weeks now. <br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-66511608527884100782013-05-03T07:00:00.000-07:002013-05-03T07:00:07.407-07:00Stranger Tides with Shine of the Times and Polish MaintenanceIt's the time of year when I bring out my Pirates of the Carribean polish collection. I'm really fond of this set. I have the mini pack and some full size bottles. Stranger Tides is in a mini bottle. It is half empty. I think I have two more uses left. I added a drop of thinner to it, but I really should use it up this year before it gets goopy or streaky. I used two coats and then brushed Essie Shine of the Times from the tip going up halfway. That is another beautiful polish that is no longer available. The stamping was done with plates BM-311 and Konad m66 using SH Insta-Dri in Coco-a-Go-Go. Coco was another limited polish that I hope they bring back. It is my favorite color to stamp with. <br />
This was done right before my nails broke and I had to trim them really short.<br />
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About once a month/month and a half, I do some polish maintenance. I go through EVERY bottle and give them a good shake so they don't permanently separate. If it is starting to thicken, I will add a few drops of thinner. What I have never done until now is clean the bottle necks. Only found out about doing that very recently. No wonder two of my shatters dried up. The polish dries up around the top and no matter how tight you think you are closing your bottle, air is still coming in, slowly drying up your polish. It took a while, but every bottle (including all my nail art bottles) are cleaned. They were all pretty crusty around the top. Even some drugstore polishes that I've never used yet.<br />
<em>It's a pet peeve of mine when people open nail polish in the store and paint the shelves and make a mess of the bottles. I don't think I would be able to work in the cosmetic department of a store. I would be giving lectures to customers. Painting the shelf is not going to tell you how a polish is. There are so many swatches online that it is not neccessary to paint the shelf or the little paper they tape on the rack. The polish section in Wal-Mart is awful. There is paint on the racks and it looks like several bottles had dropped and spilled polish all over the floor. They just got a new display, but the worker said it won't stay that nice for long. I stopped buying from Wal-Mart because I feel like I'm buying used polish.</em> Okay I'm done ranting and completely got off track.<br />
Why am I being so anal about polish maintenance you might ask? Well, on a lot of sites, they say nail polish lasts about two years. It can be true. If you don't store, shake, and clean your bottles properly. Most polishes are not cheap. Even some drugstore brands. It's an investment that I want to take care of. I want to be able to use a polish until it is empty before throwing it out. I am in quite a ranting mood today.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-12206253146727216162013-05-01T13:42:00.001-07:002013-05-01T13:42:18.795-07:00Moody NailsI usually change my nails to match my mood. In the evening, I had on Softshade Skittles. It was light and pretty. The next morning, it looked quite irratating and I removed it immediately. Right now, I have my polish in groups. A basket of Summer shades, a basket for Spring. All others are in their designated place in my nail cabinet. There was nothing I felt like in either basket and wanted a dark Fall shade instead. In the pictures it looks black. This is two "sister" colors. Both OPI. My pinkie and pointer is DS Mystery-a dark purple with fine gold glitter. Middle and ring is Live and Let Die from the holiday Skyfall collection. It is a dark green/teal with the same fine gold glitter. The stamping is with Konad plate m77 and Sally Hansen X-treme Wear in Golden-I (a polish reserved just for stamping). In person, both colors are obvious. On camera it just looks black. I tried taking pics in the lightbox-didn't make a difference. Tried lightening the photos, adjusting color balance. Still black. Oh well. I am happy with my "moody" nails.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-50738043301326417772013-04-29T14:11:00.001-07:002013-04-29T14:11:26.342-07:00Venus Di Violet Working Hands<br />
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As you can see my nails are now short and in terrible condition. They have been very soft and prone to tears recently. I just finished Spring cleaning for my garage sale this weekend. I cleaned through the entire house and left nothing untouched. How does things accumulate so fast. All closets and cabinets are now neat and orderly. That took a toll on my nails. Also, my little one will soon be four years old and I am prepping all the activities and games for her party. Totaling about thirty children if everyone attends. Crazy, I know. She is in preschool and made a lot of friends. It's My Little Pony themed. One activity is pony decorating. I cut 30 ponies from cardstock and now need to make about 35 yarn tails so they can pick what color tail to add to their pony. There are four additional activities I need to prep. My car has also been giving me problems and completely died on Saturday. I NEED MY CAR!!! It's my starter. The shop is now repairing it. I will be doing some walking in the mean time. My daughter is excited because she can ride her bike on the street for now. <br />
I took these aweful pictures in 7 a.m. overcast natural light. I've had these on for several days. I need a mani/pedi badly. The pinkie is a jelly that I frankened using Step 2 the Beat of My <3 by Nicole and Siberian Nights. Pointer and ring is a coat of Steady as She Rose with a coat of Venus Di Violet over. Middle is Siberian Nights with a coat of Venus Di Violet. There was some dragging but it gave it a nice effect. Stamping was with When Stars Collide from the recent China Glaze Hologlam collection. When my nails grow back, I want to redo this because the combo is very pretty. It does shimmer in the sunlight and I want to show you the effect. <br />
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Venus Di Violet from OPI is close in color to Steady as She Rose, but with a purple shimmer. It is semi sheer and would need 2-4 coats depending on how you apply it. I recently found it at a Salon and was very excited. I felt like I found treasure or something. I had never heard of it before. It was originally from the 2001 Collezione Italiana and rereleased in Summer 2009 Colorcopia collection. Its finding polishes like this that I collect polish and not radomly buy polishes. I had spent most of 2010 finding past OPI collections. It was exciting looking up small salons all over and seeing what they still had and giving my want lists to people. A lot of people are just as passionate and helped me with my list.<br />
Whew that was long. I have more to say, but I better save it for the next post. If you are still reading this, thank you.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-39877718670529804812013-04-24T07:30:00.000-07:002013-04-24T07:30:02.642-07:00Don't Burst My BubbleI broke my camera while taking pictures of my previous mani. I was walking through my doorway and then turned around because I forgot something. Needless to say, my camera went flying out the door with the lens extended. It dented the lens. No matter how I tried to pop it back in, it won't work. My pictures look like it is in a bubble. I can't be without a camera-no blogging and no pictures of my children. Can't have that. I ordered another Canon on Amazon. A power shot A2300. I previously had a IXY that I really liked. The power shot has a plastic body that makes it very light compared to the IXY. My first reaction upon taking it out of the box was that I had some cheap, cracker jack camera. Not true. The power shot is a good point and shoot camera. It is very easy to use. Adjusting the color balance is faster than the IXY. The pictures are crystal clear. I really don't have anything bad to say about it. I ordered it in bright blue. All my cameras previously have been black or silver. I'm being very careful with it. It is so lightweight that I'm afraid this camera could really go sailing through the air. <br />
On my nails is two coats of OPI Don't Burst My Bubble with I Lily Love You on the tips. I had this on a couple days before my camera arrived and it had started to chip. My nails have been soft lately and my pointer is always the first to start chipping.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-11991000850215384872013-04-22T07:00:00.000-07:002013-04-22T14:28:12.642-07:00Chrome Fishtail BraidHappy Earth Day everyone. All last week, both my daughters have been learning about endagered animals, oil spills, pollution, how planting trees affect our environment, etc.. All leading up to Earth Day. It's so great listening to them excitedly explain everything. We recycle and garden at home, I tell them about littering and taking care of our environment, and they watch shows that enforce all those things. Somehow, it seems more important when their teacher tells them at school. Like yeah, mom does know what she's talking about. I'm excited to hear all about their day when I pick them up this afternoon. <br />
This is my first fishtail design on myself. I usually do my daughters big toe as a fishtail braid. I started with a coat of Unpredictable as the base color. Then alternated between No Plain Jane, Unpredictable, and Swanky Silk from the China Glaze Bohemian Lustre Chrome set. Using different finishes of polish will make a more outstanding design. I liked using all chromes because it resembles printed silk. To me anyway.<br />
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I got mine from Trade Secrets and paid $7/bottle. I was expecting $14 like everyone online was mentioning. For the price, I can't complain too much. Just wishing Get Outta My Space was more in your face holo and less chrome looking. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-80698408704225527412013-04-18T07:00:00.000-07:002013-04-18T07:00:03.451-07:00Lights of Emerald City over Grape, Set, MatchThis is a quick post today. I'm using Lights of Emerald City over OPI Grape, Set, Match. I almost used Funky Dunkey, but switched last minute. Grape, Set has a slight duochrome shimmer that pairs better with LOEC. I'm really happy with the 4 colors I bought from the Oz collection. I've used all 4 multiple times. Considering all the untrieds I have in my collection that is really saying something.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-63906398735374562422013-04-15T15:05:00.003-07:002013-04-15T15:05:48.184-07:00Euro? Not Euro.I'm referring to the OPI Euro Central. Such beautiful colors! The design I did looks like it could be from the Euro Central collection. Only one of the colors actually is. I wanted to do an Autism Awareness design and this is what I came up with.<br />
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I started with one coat of Sinful Colors Sweet Nothing. It is a dupe for Can't Find My Czechbook. I'm saving my teeny tiny bottle of the actual polish. Sweet Nothing applies slightly thick and one coat was enough for this gradient. I also have to say that this was the tidiest painting that I have ever done. Barely any polish got on my cuticles. The irony was that this was a gradient and getting polish on my cuticles is a given. I did want to keep the neatness up and brushed on cuticle oil before sponging the colors on. I then used a napkin to wipe off the oil right after each finger was sponged. No fuss cleanup.<br />
The purple used is the actual You're Such A BudPest. Sinful colors did have a dupe in their Sugar Rush set. I now wish I had grabbed the two purples from that set when I saw it. <br />
For the stamping, I did try using Eurso Euro. The result was too light. To achieve that same blue in the bottle, I pulled out Revlon Moon Candy in Galactic. Perfect. The glitter on my pointer and pinkie is obviously not Polka.com. It is Spolied in Trust Fund Baby.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-33163131989137593722013-04-05T07:00:00.000-07:002013-04-05T07:00:07.211-07:00The ImpossibleCurrently I'm on week 4 of my 9 week long No Buy. Here is my progress so far.<br />
Week 1- Failed terribly.<br />
Week 2- Failed on Sunday, but did good the rest of the week. It could count as a successful week.<br />
Week 3-SUCCESS!!! Almost two weeks!<br />
Week 4-Success on a technicality. I got a polish, but my aunt bought it. It could be considered a no buy since I didn't actually buy it. Right? It was also the last bottle on the display. And it completes my Mariah Carey Liquid Sand collection. She knew I was on a no buy and has been teasing me since my fail in week 1. <br />
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This polish is The Impossible. Perfect, since it is nearly impossible for me to do a no buy. I am really loving this color. Maybe it's because I haven't had a new color for 2 1/2 weeks and am appreciating it a lot. I also discovered that it is the same grapefruit red/pink shade as my plastic mixing bowl. The Impossible is a bright shade normally saved for my toes. I found myself trying to coodinate what I wore with it, which is something I normally would not fret about. There are star shaped gliiter throughtout the bottle and no matter how I fished-could not get one out on my nails. I'm going to store my bottle upside down. Removal of this was very easy. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-71619776976012694272013-04-03T07:30:00.000-07:002013-04-03T07:30:00.661-07:00Hard Candy JubileeHard Candy Jubilee is one of the Crystal Confetti polishes. When I purchased it, I was really excited with it because it is unique. It reminds me of a cucumber salad with olives and grated carrots. I swatched it over Who the Shrek Are You?. On my nails, I didn't like it so much. Application is fine, I just didn't like the look of it as a manicure. Jubilee went right back to the store. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-57958585559467399892013-04-01T07:30:00.000-07:002013-04-01T07:30:03.241-07:00Can't Let Go AlterationGood morning. Hope everyone had a nice Easter weekend. Ours was great! We went to church and had an egg hunt after service. From there, went to a relatives house for a get together. Today is April Fools. It's a good thing my daughters don't know about that yet. They can be little pranksters sometimes. This is an eventful week. I live on the Big Island and Merry Monarch is in full swing. For those of you who don't know, it's the biggest hula competition held annually. Halaus (dancing groups) come from all over the globe to compete. It lasts the whole week. There are craft fairs and other events that accompany The Merry Monarch. The roads are packed and the stores and local places are full of visitors. Besides this event, we have a couple family birthdays and one more next week, dentist appt. tommorrow for both girls, and a family vacation this weekend to pack for. I have two more scheduled posts for this week and none the following. I should have something posted again by next weekend.<br />
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Today, I am showing Can't Let Go-a liquid sand shade from the January release of the Mariah Carey collection. I like wearing it on its own for the "sand" effect, but after a couple days I wanted to change it up a bit. I applied a coat of NYX Girls Dreamy Glitter. I chose it because of the star glitter similar to that in The Impossible liquid sand. The Impossible is the only liquid sand that has star glitter. I think it would have been great if all four had some kind of shaped glitter in it (diamonds, hearts, etc.). After applying Dreamy Glitter, it was too shiny for what I was going for and added two coats of Revlon Matte Top coat. The result looked pretty unique and I got a lot of comments on it.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-41716754798582507982013-03-29T10:00:00.000-07:002013-03-29T10:00:04.651-07:00I Theodora You Easter StyleSo far I am really liking this years OPI releases. The Mariah Carey Liquid Sands, Euro Central, and the Oz collection. These colors are right up my alley. I've used each color I got at least 2x or more. I Theodora You is a a creamy pink that is the color of strawberry milk. It is the most pigmented softshade I own. I Theodora You is the base for my Easter design this year. I used two coats. It still had some visible nail line, which is normal for a softshade. I then used Oy-Another Polish Joke from the Euro Central mini set on my tips. SH Insta-Dri Coco-a-go-go was used for the stamping along with plates BM-302, BM-314, and the butterfly image on the Konad sample mini plate. The result looks like chocolate bunnies and strawberry milk. I snack I could go for right now as I wait for my vehicle to be serviced. I thought I wouldn't have time to do this post but it worked out perfectly since the wait is a little longer than I expected.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-5541278736464574822013-03-27T07:30:00.000-07:002013-03-27T07:30:00.661-07:00Hard Candy Sugar RushHere is another Hard Candy "Candy Sprinkles" color that I bought at Wal-Mart. I thought Sugar Rush would actually be a good layering polish. It is not. One coat is thick and streaky. Two coats will make it opaque. It reminds me of an Oreo McFlurry from McDonalds.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-8650675122467377252013-03-25T07:00:00.000-07:002013-03-25T07:00:06.902-07:00Hard Candy Pink TaffyThe Hard Candy "Candy Sprinkles" collection claims to be a group of top coats. They are sheer on the first coat, but they do build up to be opaque with two or more coats. I picked up Pink Taffy for my daughters. It reminded me of Barbie and Hello Kitty. Both characters now incorporate black with pink in their designs. Pink Taffy is pepto bismal pink with small pink, silver/white, and black glitter. A fun color that I predict my daughters will go through at least a couple bottles of. It's not really my type of color, so it's all theirs.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-75495477709671118242013-03-23T07:30:00.000-07:002013-03-23T07:30:01.636-07:00Sugar Rush InspiredToday, I have a triple inspired design. My surroundings are always my inspiration when it comes to nail designs. I keep a book that I jot down ideas in and check it off as they make it onto my nails. This idea started with the Sinful Colors Sugar Rush display itself. I liked it so much that I brought the sign home and hung it in my daughter's room.<br />
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The next idea came from the Pinkalicious book series. We read stories every night and this is one of our favorites. The illustrations and color combos are pretty and make great gradient ideas. I had jotted a gradient idea down and wrote Revlon Heavenly to mimic the stars.<br />
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My last inspiration was for the stamping. My daughters just got the La-la-Oopsies DVD. There are little fairies in the movie that sleep in berry sleeping bags and reminded me of a nail plate I have. <br />
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Yeah, my world is full of sugar, spice, and everything nice. Ballerinas, fairies, rainbows, ponies, the whole deal.<br />
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I used three of the Sinful Colors Sugar Rush polishes. Sugar n Spice (dark pink) as the base. Sponged on Orange Cream and brushed the tips with Unicorn (a yellow that is also in their permanent collection). I brushed a coat of Revlon Heavenly over everything. The stamping was done using Bundle Monster plates BM-306, BM-301, and BM02. The purple color was Revlon Moon Candy in Orbit. Which I knocked off the table along with a white polish and it splattered on my carpet. At this time my fingertips and the sides had purple on them. Also used were Konad green and OPI Paint my Moji-Toes Red. After the spill, I used OPI Siberian Nights to finish the purple stamping. After cleanup and some re-stamping I topped it off with Revon Matte top coat.<br />
This design had a lot of inspiration and it ended up being a lot of work. I'm keeping this baby on until it starts to chip. Good thing I have other posts scheduled after this one.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266836619362424361.post-92140374603823970422013-03-22T07:00:00.000-07:002013-03-22T07:00:08.351-07:00OPI Can't Find My Czechbook vs. Sinful Colors Sweet NothingToday's post is a comparison between OPI Can't Find My Czechbook from the Euro Central collection and Sinful Colors Sweet Nothing from their Sugar Rush display. Both collections came out around the same time. These two colors are so close, I needed to do a side by side swatch to see if they were dupes. On my pinkie and middle finger is OPI Can't Find My Czechbook, pointer and ring is S.C. Sweet Nothing. Czechbook leans more blue, while Sweet Nothing slightly leans green. Both were two coats. Czechbook was a little streaky, but it could have been because I have the mini bottle and I usually have trouble with application due to the teeny tiny brushes. Sweet Nothing has a thicker formula and it could get away with one thick coat. Czechbook dries faster and both have a glossy finish. They are not dupes. However, if you own one, you really don't need the other. <br />
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What I also enjoy about Spring is the pastel colors that are everywhere. Today, I am wearing a subtle ombre using three of OPI's Softshades. This was very hard to capture on camera. The gradient in person is more noticeable. In pictures you barely can see it. I tried different lighting to try and capture it and out of the 40+ photos, these were the best. I initially started with being indecisive about which of my new Great and Powerful Oz softshade to paint on my nails. The ombre trend is starting to show up around town and thought- hey, why not do an ombre with both colors. I have Don't Burst my Bubble and I Theodora You. I usually skip the tan shades like Glints of Glinda. It's not flattering with my skin tone. <br />
I started off with 2 coats of Don't Burst My Bubble. It's a pinkish white that self levels on the nail and is not streaky. The next step I normally would do with a sponge, but since these are sheers, I painted directly onto the nails. For this step, I pulled out I Pink I Love You from the 2009 Fairytale Bride collection. It's a pink with a blue flash. I kind of wanted my ombre to look like a bubble-hence the blue flash. The last color is I Theodora You. This is a more opaque pink and is the darkest pink in my entire stash of softshades. <br />
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I had run out of my mini bottle within the first three weeks of purchase a couple of Januarys ago. I picked up a new bottle within that year. I finally got around to using it. That's what happens when you own a lot of polishes, it takes awhile before the same color gets used again. Eons ago, someone recommended Teenage Dream over Rumples Wiggin. I've had it on my "To Try" list ever since. I used two coats of each color. The result is very pretty and feminine. Of course this look can be achieved over any lilac or lavender tone. The delicate pink glitter in Teenage Dream stands out nicely over lilac.<br />
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