Holiday Mani Wrap Up: Snowflakes

Happy Saturday! 

This is my 500th post! That's quite the milestone, I think! :D

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend. We got snow today! Not a lot, just enough to dust the ground...but it's pretty anyway. :)

I am showing you the last of the holiday manis I wore this past week. I actually wore this one for Christmas Day. Dustin got me Butter London Scuppered as an early present (my first BL!) so that was the base for this mani. Hit Polish Noel went unexpectedly well with Scuppered, so I used that as an accent. Dustin stamped on the snowflakes and the rhinestones just tie it all together so well!

I also wanted to share a mani done by Dustin for my sister! He stamped snowflakes using some Color Club metallics and used Jordana Lunar Lights to add to the effect. I really love how this looks! I love that my husband knows how to make cute nail designs and execute them perfectly. :)

What do you think of these manis?

More Christmas Manis!

Hey everyone!

It's been a while for me! I took some time off this past week to celebrate the holidays with my family...but I am back now and ready to be back in the normal pattern of life again. :) I'm showing you some holiday looks I wore over the past week. Again, these photos aren't my best and I look forward to being able to truly focus on blogging again  and presenting you with the standard you know from me.

First is Crooked Star from Darling Diva. I layered this over China Glaze Running in Circles which is freaking awesome....everyone needs it!

Next is Tree-mendous from Lush Lacquer layered over Orly Fresh. Still got the broken pinky nail, unfortunately.

And finally, a little stamping! I don't do this enough anymore. This is such a fun look but my topcoat smeared it. :(

I will probably have another post like this to wrap up my holiday manis and then I will be back to what I do best, hopefully! 

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday!

Snowman Nail Art ft Sinful Colors Superstar

Good evening!

Just a quick post tonight but I think you will like it. I was so excited to find the Sinful Colors holiday polishes in Walgreens a while back. Normally, I'm kinda bored by what they have to offer but a lot of these really caught my eye and Superstar was one of those. I layered one coat over Zoya Robyn. I LOVE the flecks in this...sooo pretty!

Superstar was the perfect backdrop for some winter nail art. Dustin gets all the credit for the fantastic snowman. He freehanded it and it looks adorable! 

Are you guys ready for Christmas? It's almost here! I've got my shopping done, just gotta wrap it all now. ;)

Lush Lacquer Ho Ho Holidays + Glitter Nail Art

Hello!

My trend this week seems to be posting in the evenings. Better late than never, right? :)

I really liked this mani...my husband on the other hand, not so much. haha He's such a perfectionist about my blog sometimes and my not so great paint job on this mani was a bit bothersome to him. At least he cares! haha

Anyway, I used China Glaze I'm With the Lifeguard over a white base and then layered Lush Lacquer Ho Ho Holidays over that. My accent nail is China Glaze Poinsettia with some green holo glitters placed along the length of my nail. I wanted to go into more detail placing these glitters in a more intricate design, but my patience was running thin working with them!

How perfect is Ho Ho Holidays for Christmas time?!

The Nail Junkie's Holiday Line Swatches and Review

 Hi guys!

We are almost through another week and even closer to the holidays! I am almost ready, how about you?

I have a fun little holiday collection to show you today from The Nail Junkie. Aleta makes awesome themed collections and makes sure you are really taken care of by adding some felt pieces for polish removal and/or Cutie Balm (a great cuticle balm) to each order! Look how cute!

The first polish from this line is called Snowflake. I have a soft spot for shimmery white polish...they are so delicate and pretty. This one is no exception. I think I did 3 coats to get full coverage here.

Next is Poinsettia. This is 2 coats and one of my favorites. Perfect for the season also!

 This is Holly. Check out the shimmer and glitter in this one! It all works together so well. I believe this is 2 coats.

And finally, here is Gold Bell. This was a surprise favorite of mine. The shade is so unique and I love the shimmer it has.

The only thing I would add is that topcoat is your friend with these polishes. These dry to a semi matte, slightly textured finish which is cool, but adding topcoat really brings out the dimension and shimmer in these!

I would love to know your thoughts on this collection!

You can find The Nail Junkie on Etsy  and on Facebook. Also, she offers free domestic shipping and $5 international shipping! And $1 of each bottle goes to charity...how awesome is that? 

*Polish was sent for review in exchange for my honest opinions.

All That Glitters Holiday, Celebrate Collection Swatches and Review!

It's FRIDAY! Hallelujah! I am getting my hair cut and colored today and I am so ready for some me time AKA a break from my crazy 2 year old!!

I've got a fun bunch of polish to show you all today. All That Glitters has created a fantastic holiday collection called Holiday, Celebrate! There's 9 polishes and I have them all to show you today:

First, is Goody Gumdrops. I layered one coat over Zoya Areej. The glitters spread very easily and look so good together.

Autumn Bomb is exactly what it sounds like! I layered one coat over China Glaze Trendsetter.

 Next, is Lights in the Night. One easy coat over China Glaze Ride the Waves. I placed the stars but they came out of the bottle without too much effort. This has a fine shimmer in the base...very pretty.

Spottie Dottie Holiday is one of my faves. All That Glitters has a few different versions of Spottie Dotties and the combo of bar and hex glitters can't be beat! Definitely my favorite type of glitter. The bars were a little curly but I was able to lay them flat without any issues. I layered one coat over Essie Penny Talk.

I love this next one! Eggnog Wasted just makes me happy. I layered one super easy coat over Color Club Pretty in Platinum.

 Cool Yule is perfect for the winter season. I layered one coat over Sally Hansen Insta Dri
Blue Me Away.

What the Elf? is a funky one (in a good way!). I layered one coat over Zoya Monica.

 Pinch of Grinch is pretty awesome. It's got a pearly base with sort of a blue flash. I layered one coat over China Glaze Holly Day to try and bring that out but my pics aren't really showing it. I was really impressed with the formula of this one because I didn't have to try and place the stars... they came out on their own! That's a first. :)

And finally, we have Killer Icicle! I layered one coat over China Glaze Elephant Walk. The iridescent glitters are really fun in this.

Since this was a super long (but awesome!) post, here's a recap:

Tell me your favorites!

You can purchase the Holiday, Celebrate collection on Etsy from All That Glitters *here* and be sure to follow on Facebook *here* to stay updated on all things All That Glitters!

*Polishes were sent to me for review in exchange for my honest opinions.

Winter 2011 Holiday Mani Roundup

Hey everyone!

I just wanted to put all the holiday themed manis I did last year all in one spot in case any of you need some ideas or inspiration. I know I love getting inspiration from you guys! :) 

I would like to think I have made improvement over the past year. :)

Feel free to comment if you have any questions about what I used!