Gold Skittles with NOPI Khloe Had a Little Lam-Lam

Hello readers! 

I am on day 3 of this mani! I think that's a record, seriously! I used Out the Door fast dry topcoat and it still looks perfect. :)

So the base for this is Nicole by OPI Khloe Had a Little Lam-Lam from the Kardashian collection. This pic is from my swatch post of this collection. I am so obessed with this color! It's a one coater. And the creme shade is so unique. The fact that I have had this on for almost 3 days without getting sick of it is definitely saying something!!

My mani inspiration comes from a fellow blogger that I follow. I tried so hard to remember which one and I just couldn't. So if you happen to know who this idea came from, I would love to give them credit! 

Middle finger: Claire's Gold Glitter topcoat as the base and striping tape used to make the design.

Ring: Milani Jewel FX in Gold

Thumb: ELF Golden Goddess

I will probably take this off today, but even if I had to wear it for a week I wouldn't be complaining. ;)

China Glaze CG in the City

Happy Saturday! I am enjoying some "me time" this morning. Baby is napping and husband is studying for a test. And I am chillin on the couch in my pj's with no plans to move anytime soon. haha Love it! :)

Today's polish is CG in the City from this fall's China Glaze Metro collection. This is super fine glitter in varying colors. This is 3 coats with a Claires light grey creme as underwear. This polish would also work well for layering in one coat. CG in the City reminds me of sparkling concrete. 

With flash to show the sparkle:

Outdoors:

And then I added some Halloween nail art stickers sent to me by the lovely Thresa from Esther's Nail Center. This is definitely the most fool proof way to get some extra somethin somethin on your nails! And these stickers have some serious staying power. They don't budge once they have been put on. I wish I didn't have to use the flash to take this pic, but you get the idea.

That's all for today! Thank you for reading. :)

*Stickers sent to me for review and use.

Pink Wednesday: Color Club Raspberry Rush and Claire's Nail Decals

Hello lovely readers! I haven't posted a pink mani for Pink Wednesday in forever but I have one for you today! (Mostly just by chance, but that's ok.)

This mani's base is Color Club Raspberry Rush from the Wicked Sweet Collection. This was my first encounter with scented polish. I like it a lot and was very surprised by how long the scent lasted. That said, I don't think I would ever buy a polish just because it was scented. What about you??

Besides the scent, this color is AMAZING! I have lots of hot pinks in my collection, but I am pretty sure I have nothing like this. It dries super shiny (the pics are before topcoat). It reminds me of shiny plastic. 

Instead of doing any stamping, we added these nail stickers from Claire's. My husband wanted me to get them, but I was skeptical of the quality. In my opinion, Claire's is overpriced for not that great of quality. Anyway, here's the packaging. I ended up with enough extra to use for accent nails in a few more manis.

And here is the final look! These had a cool texture to them...I was worried it would be obnoxious, but I barely noticed.

All you do is find stickers that fit your nail and apply them. Finish off with a topcoat and you're done! The topcoat seems to be the key in these lasting. I wore these for almost 2 days before there were  any signs of wear. 

I have to say I would defnitely try these again if I ever came across them for a good price (these were a little steep at $7). I love finding new and different ways to spice up my nails! Would you ladies ever use these?

Also, on a slightly unrelated note, Born Pretty has some new Hello Kitty Necklaces that I LOVE! I have a serious soft spot for HK! This baby is only $3.62 and with code FREEL73 you can get 10% off. Great deal! <3

Another Scotch Tape Manicure

Hey everyone! I hope you are enjoying your Saturday....I don't know about you, but I am happy it's the weekend! :)

Today is a mani Dustin and I put together using scotch tape. I hope to have a tutorial on how to use scotch tape with polish very soon!

This is a more funky look, but I think it works. I love putting together color combos...I have a weird obsession with it. haha So I'm happy with how the yellow/gray turned out.

We used Bundle Monster plate 203 and Konad plate M20 with Konad Black for stamping. Polishes used: Claire's Matte Grey and Kleancolor Pastel Yellow. The ring and thumb finger have Claire's holographic topcoat (LOVE!) and Kleancolor Holo Yellow layered on top.

Nothing too exciting, but I hope you like it! :)

Also, I caught Taylee during a nap recently so I did her toes. She woke up before I could add nail art. I can't get enough of her cute little feet! She is sporting Zoya Mira with LA Splash Sparkling Lavender on top.

Thanks for reading and if you haven't entered my giveaway yet, click the icon in the top right corner of my blog! :)

Multicolor Scotch Tape Manicure

Hi polish lovers! I hope everyone is having a great Friday...it has been snowy and cold today where I live and it's almost May! Pathetic! haha

Anyway...here is the design Dustin came up with recently: 

I'm calling it a scotch tape mani, but we really used striping tape. It's easier to ensure even lines that way! 

I love how this turned out and I love this color combo!

Here's what we used:

Sinful Colors 24/7, NOPI My Lifesaver, and Claire's Tiger Lily, Pure Ice Busted

Doing these types of looks are always suspenseful because you never know if it's all going to look good until you peel the tape off! :P

Have a great weekend for me...my little town has nothing to do so I am sure whatever ya'll are doing is going to be a LOT more exciting! :)

My Weakness...

...is blue-green/teal/turquoise polish. I'm pretty sure that makes up the bulk of my collection. So that explains why this color reminds me of Zoya Charla. But it's not near as sparkly and the application was a pain. That being said I still love the color! It's Claire's Glam.

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        This is before stamping...thus the messiness. You can also see that the color didn't go on evenly even though this is 3 coats and it was a real pain to take off...especially with no pure acetone on hand!

I used Konad stamping plate M64 with Konad Special Polish in White. As always, credit to Dustin for stamping!

Claire's Holo

I have been coveting some holographic nail polish for a while now but can't bring myself to pay the high price of them on ebay. If I wasn't a broke student with a hubby and baby you know I would be!! They aren't in stores really so I was very excited to find  gold and silver holo top coats at Claire's of all places! They work pretty well on their own though not just as a topcoat.

Wishing for summer...

These nails remind me of a tropical summer day...I can dream right? It was -20 this morning! All the schools were out but ours...I guess they figure college students can handle it. Anyways, Dustin did sponging with the green color and it was our first success after many previous failures on different manicures. I think it looks really good!

Polishes used:

Claire's Mean Green

Zoya Bekka

LDL ? for stamping

Konad Plate 78

                                      Finally, here are Taylee's toes this week.
                                      Zoya Charla stamped with Konad White