My New Year's Mani!

Happy New Year to you all!

I hope you had a fun night ringing it in! I had so much fun coming up with what I would wear on my nails for New Year's Eve. I didn't use any untrieds and I didn't have to do any swatching- I just decided to enjoy what I already had in my stash. I don't do that enough...there are always so many enticing new polishes coming out but it was sort of refreshing. ;)

So I had probably 15 different polishes that I wanted to use but realized that wouldn't be very practical so I settled on 4. :) I knew I wanted a ton of bling, so I didn't hold back on the glitter! Not that I usually do anyway, but I was definitely glad for the peel off base coat for this one. haha I used the flash to bring the holo out...it's been a dark and dreary few days around my area so no sunlight, unfortunately.

What I used: Sinful Colors Black on Black, Layla Hologram in Flash Black, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear In the Spotlight, and Essence Hello Holo. Dustin did some stamping with the Layla Holo but it's sort of subtle. I actually think it adds a fun detail to the overall look though.

I used a coat of Gelous before my normal topcoat and it smoothed this out perfectly, especially for how much glitter I had going on!

I don't normally go so crazy on the glitter and bling, but I have to say, I love it! I am such a typical girl. ;)

What are your thoughts on this mani? Perfect for NYE or too much glitter?

Essence Colour and Go Polishes + Nail Art

Hi ladies!

Today's post is a doozy, but hopefully in a good way! I have a few Essence Colour and Go polishes to show you with nail art. Let's get started!

This is Walk of Fame, a griege/taupe shade. This is 2 coats without topcoat, so it's pretty shiny on it's own.

For nail art, this is one of our stamping plates (XL plate I) stamped with Konad Black polish. I love how complicated this design looks, even though it's not that hard to get!

The next shade is Can't Cheat on Me. This is a slightly holographic silver. Here is 2 coats.

Faubuless is a black with silver shimmer flecks in it. This is 2 coats.

This nail art combines the last 2 polishes to create a design I LOVE! All my fingers but the ring are stamped in OMG. The ring is stamped with Konad Black. The stripes come from XL plate I and the abstract squares from XL plate A.

Here it is in sunlight.

And it truly comes to life with the camera flash! <3

The next color is Date with the Night, silvery brown shimmer. This is 2 coats also.

I love this design too...cute peacock feathers. The colors were simply dotted in with a dotting tool. The design comes from XL plate J.

And finally, this is Where is the Party? This is a purple/green duochrome. The next few pictures try to capture that.

And for the final nail art look, this is XXL plate #2.

I have seen these polishes at Ulta, and you can find more info about the stamping plates in my Shop tab.

So that's it! Which color and design are your favorite?

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

OPI Jade is the New Black + Nail Art

Hi lovely readers! I hope your weekend has been more relaxing than mine! Me and Dustin had so much to do that it felt like just another week day. haha

Today is the rare occasion that I show you a creme polish. ;)  I usually go for the glitter and shimmer, but a creme is a nice refresher sometimes. This is OPI Jade is the New Black. This is 2 coats and very shiny on it's own!

And then, I put Essence Nail Art Twin Edward on top. I LOVE this glitter topcoat. The square glitter is so much more fun. Also, I really wish that I could have gotten a better pic of this because it really doesn't  do it justice. Maybe because I was in a moving car at the time? Not gonna do that again! (PS I wasn't driving. :P)

Here's a yummy macro bottle shot:

And for nail art, this idea is sooo simple and easy and I have seen it floating around the blogging world lately. Just take black and white polish and makes some dots with dotting tools and your good!  Cute little monsters. :)

So that's it for now! Don't forget we still have a few bottles left from the winter franken collection. You can see swatches here. And if you haven't, go check out the amazing (and affordable!) stamping plates for sale here!

Thanks for reading my blog! You guys are awesome! <3