A Glittered Halloween Mani

Good morning!

I'm feeling more than a little sleep deprived after being up with my little one half the night. Let's hope I make it through this day with my sanity still intact! ;)

On to the 2nd mani of Halloween week! I had fun playing with my polishes to find a fun combo of festive colors for this look. 

Here's what I used: LCN Spice Up Your Life topped with Sephora Tangerine Tango Shimmer and then LA Girl Purple Splatter. My accent nails are Zoya Mira topped with Cauldron from Forever 21.

I love how festive this turned out! It's been a while since I layered and used so many polishes for one mani. 

LA Girl Teal Dimension + Nail Stickers

Hi readers!

Are you all ready for a new week? I am optimistic that mine's gonna be good...let's hope so! ;)

For today's mani, I started with a base of Teal Dimension from the LA Girl 3D Effect line. I have said it before and I'll say it again...LOVE these polishes! Just look at the gorgeous teal color and the depth it has...super gorgeous.

A polish that pretty doesn't need to be messed with a whole lot! So I added some simple nail stickers from Born Pretty Store. These came on a large sticker sheet and can be trimmed to fit the nail however you want them to look. They weren't as sticky as I would have liked but as long as I pressed down hard and applied top coat immediately after they stayed put pretty well.

I like the metal look these have!

These stickers come in silver and gold and there are a variety of patterns to choose from. Find them on the Born Pretty site *here*! AMG10, my coupon code, gets you 10% off too!

Don't forget to enter my giveaway if you haven't already! There is a bottle from Bootie Babe up for grabs....you have one more day!

*Product sent for review in exchange for my honest opinions.

Summer-y Orange Skittles

I have been into skittles manis a lot lately and this saturated, bright orange shade is for sure one of my faves to wear once the heat rolls around. So I combined the 2 and here is what I ended up with!

Pointer-Pinky: LA Girl 3D Effect Electric Coral, Zoya Myrta, Sephora + Pantone Tangerine Tango Glitter, OPI A Roll in the Hague with Sephora + Pantone Tangerine Tango Shimmer on top.



I would definitely say this shade is a go to for me in the summer, along with anything neon!

Do you have go to colors for summertime?

LA Girl 3D Holographic Dazzling Pink

Hey readers!

Today's mani is sort of a palette cleanser. I don't usually wear just one polish and call it good, but that was what I was in the mood for! This is Dazzling Pink from the recent LA Girl 3D Effects collection. There is nothing not to like about this gorgeous shade of holo pink!

Have you picked any polishes up from this collection? I highly recommend any of them!

A Holo Half Moon

I found the LA Girl 3D Effects holos at Rite Aid a while back and picked up a few. Even if these aren't linear in finish, I love 'em anyway! The collection dupes last year's holiday Zoya holos (Aurora, Storm, Blaze). In fact, there are dupes for those 3 in the LA Girl collection, plus more! 

This half moon mani is done using China Glaze Sexagon and LA Girl Brilliant Blue. 

I love how this turned out! I wore this for maybe 4 days and had no wear, which is worth mentioning since holos can sometimes chip quickly.

Are you eyeing any of the LA Girl 3D Effects? At half the price of Zoya, they are definitely worth it!

L.A. Girl Luxury Creme Lip Color Swatches/Review

Hey guys! I took another short break from blogging because I have been distracted with other projects...that you will find out about soon! ;)

So today I'm showing you more of my Cherry Culture haul. I decided to try these L.A. Girl Luxury Creme Lip Color out on a whim. There were tons of colors to choose from and the claim of moisturizing plus pigmented color caught my attention. 

I can't really wear normal lipsticks because they dry my lips out too much even after trying many lip treatments, and primers. So now I look for highly pigmented glosses. But these cremes turned out to be a great alternative to that! They are really soft and creamy with a high color payoff. 

So here are the colors I bought. L-R: Last Night, Endless Kisses, and Sinful.

So even though these are super cheap (on sale now for $2.50 each!) the packaging didn't seem flimsy or cheaply made. Plus their kinda cute!

Here are some quick swatches of these for reference. I tried finding some before I purchased them, but didn't find a whole lot. I don't know about you guys, but finding blogger's swatches before I buy makeup has become a must for me! 

This is Last Night. 

Endless Kisses.

and Sinful

Like I said before, these are very creamy and moisturizing. I definitely prefer these to the Revlon Lip Butters. There are tons of colors and shades to choose from and they are a great deal! I hope to get more colors in the future.

You can get the L.A. Girl Lip Cremes at Cherry Culture.

Thoughts on these?

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Black White 10 Day Challenge Day 1: Black on White

Hi!

Today marks the first time I have done a blogging challenge! Even though it's only 10 days and they are spread out 3 days apart, I hope I can stay committed! :) I was invited to join this challenge by one of my first blogger friends,  the lovely Dolores from Colorful Bottles Blog. 

                              

So the first day is black on white. I chose Orly Au Champagne as the base. This polish has such a unique finish. I definitely prefer this finish to a creme for white. Then I topped it off with LA Girl Glitter Addict in Uninhibited. Such a simple combo, but I LOVE the effect! Looks like cookies 'n cream right?

Speaking of cookies 'n cream, I made *these* cookies last night that I found on Pinterest. They were sooo yummy!!

Here is a list of the other girls participating in the challenge:

Purple Glitters  

Colorfull bottle

Biba's beauty corner 

Taya 

Nail crazy 

Mateji ustvarjata 

Colores de Carol 

Emerald sparkle 

Wacky Laki 
Omgnoodles
LACQUERED TIPS  
WelcomeTo Brianna's World! 
Pink Polish Addic
My Little Vanities

I look forward to seeing what they have come up with!

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Zoya Penny

Hi guys! 

I just wanted to share a quick mani with you tonight...I hope to have some more exciting things to show you this week! This mani is my version of a palette cleanser. After my last post (the chunky, wrinkly, half moon failure), I chopped my nails down and kept it simple. It felt SO much better! :P

This is Zoya Penny, a pretty metallic copper with full coverage in 2 coats. 

And because I can't leave it alone, I had to add glitter. But I chose one that was the same color so it wasn't very obvious. This is LA Girl Glitter Addict in Flamboyant, one coat. I have a polish identical to this in my blog sale (check it out in my tab) only it's Love and Beauty brand.

What's your favorite palette cleanser mani?

LA Girl Cracked Polish

So I am betting that you are really bored if you click on a post about crackle. I am just so over it! I received a couple to review, so I tried to get a little more creative with it.

The base for the first is LA Girl Iron Red. This leans more pink, but it's such a pretty color!

And then it's topped off with LA Girl Shattered. The metallic effect is much more apparent in person, fun, but still not my style. The polish itself worked well though...so no complaints there!

And the second look is purple and white stripes over a white base, and then topped off with LA Girl Shattered. Kinda fun right?

So there you have it...LA Girl Cracked polishes. These come in more colors also...another good brand to try for those of you who aren't tired of crackle!

*Some products sent to mr for review.

Layering with LA Girl Glitters

Hi ladies! 

I have some simple layering for you today. With all the polishes I own the possibilities are endless and I could probably play around with different combos all day. haha

The base for these combos is LA Girl Urge. This is a pretty pastel lime green with gold shimmer. I really wasn't expecting to like this as much as I did! This is somewhat sheer, so this is 3 thicker coats. Totally worth it, I think!

For the first layering combo, this is LA Girl Glitter Addict in Inspire. This is a light, rosy pink glitter with different size glitters throughout. Not too simple and not too crazy...this polish is a fun way to play with glitter and not look like a little kid. :P I wore this particular combo topped with LA Girl Diamond Top Coat for 3 days and had no tip wear and it smoothed the glitter out. Usually I get some sort of tip wear by the 2nd day.

And here is one that reminds me of Frankenstein...perfect for Halloween! I think this is my favorite of the 2. It's called Eutopia. 

Overall, I am a HUGE fan of these glitters and hope to be the proud owner of all of them at some point! :) 

One thing I did want to ask you ladies is, have you noticed the similarities between Forever 21 polishes and LA Girl? Their bottles are identical. And recently, I picked up the copper version of this glitter from Cherry Culture and realized it's the EXACT same as one I had from Forever 21! Weird...

Well that's all I have for now, but I will be back later to show you more! <3

*Some polishes in this post were sent for review in exchange for my honest opinions.

*Guest Nails*

Morning! You are probably wondering who's nails these are...these are my baby sister's! Well, she is 16 but she is the youngest of my siblings so I will always see her like that. :P

Also in other news, as of writing this post I am ONE follower away from 500! Woo hoo! Thanks for being so awesome! I am gathering a few things for a giveaway but I can't promise it will be huge like last time. Sometimes simple is good. :)

On to the mani! My talented hubby did her nails one night and I liked them so much and I thought you lovelies would too!

Polishes used:

LA Girl Iron Red, LA Girl Glitter Addict in Uninhibited, and Icing Blackout

Plates Used:

Born Pretty M59 and M71

It's no secret by now I am a sucker for anything girly so I am in love! What about you?

LA Girl: Iron Red

Hey ladies! I am on my trip visiting my family now, but I still have lots to show you during that time! 

So today I am showing you LA Girl Iron Red, which is supposed to be a metallic. I picked this one up at Fred Meyer...it was my first time going there and for my area at least, it was a treasure trove of brands I didn't think were locally available! Love it when that happens! haha This color is perfect in one coat...I think it almost looks like a coral/pink.

This combo was created by my lovely husband. This is LA Girl Glitter Addict in Uninhibited. A real funky black glitter, but I think the effect is cool. I saw this on another blog a while back and they compared it to how dirt looks...which it's kind of true! :P

Finally, here is the stamping design. We dotted the tips of the cupcakes, but it doesn't show very well. I think the overall look is whimsical though! 

Hope you enjoyed today's post and always thank you for reading! <3