Feather Mani

Good morning! I am happy for a fresh new week. Maybe that's because I actually slept last night! So I am back to (hopefully) redeem myself after yesterday's snoozefest of a post. I have been wanting to try this idea for forever and finally picked up some feathers at my local craft store. This is a fairly simple mani to acheive. 

The base for this is Color Club Soft as Cashmere. I know that this look is typically done by sticking the feather in wet topcoat, but my husband had the genius idea to use nail foil adhesive and that was 12487391 million times easier!! Once it's topped off with a nice, thick layer of topcoat, the effect is pretty awesome!

The other thing I loved about this is that it has staying power. I am on day 3 of this mani and the feathers haven't lifted or anything. 

I hope to find some more colorful feathers and try this again sometime. <3

Zoya Yara

How is it going everyone? I'm trying to chill out and watch the Emmy's pre show, but my little baby is making that difficult. Actually, this whole weekend has been difficult. She hasn't let my hubby or me get any sleep...I wish I could just hand her off to someone else for a while! That said, I can only muster the energy to show you a swatch today.

But don't let my unenthusiasm detract from the beauty that is Zoya Yara! This was the only must have for me out of Zoya's new fall colors. It's a pretty army green with gold shimmer flakes. This is 2 coats. 

Well, I'm sorry if you were slightly underwhelmed by me today....hopefully I can get some sleep and be back and better than ever tomorrow!! I have lots to show you!

Also, my giveaway has FOUR days left! Don't forget to enter if you haven't already! <3

Born Pretty Blue Glitter Polish and Stamping

Hey ya'll! I'm back with nails today. I have another Born Pretty Store polish to show you and I realllly love this one! They have tons of colors like this polish which is even more exciting! The closest thing these can be compared to are the Milani One Coat glitters. But unlike Milani, these play nice with topcoat. They are also much more concentrated with shimmer/glitter which helps play down the gritty chunkiness that is so common in most glitter polishes. 

Maybe I am biased because this is one of my favorite shades of blue, but this is just gorgeous! And it is practically a one coater...yes please!

 To top this off...you guessed it...nail art! This is Born Pretty plate M81. No issues with the plate at all, very easy to stamp and the designs are a good size. This is Konad Pink and Black special polish applied to the image plate in different spots and scraped across to get the multi colored effect.

The shimmer polish retails for $4.74, and the stamping plate retails for $2.99 (half the price of Konad!!). And as always, you can use code AMBERL73 for 10% off your entire order! Hope you enjoyed my design today...enjoy your weekend! <3

Jordana Eyeliner Swatches and Review

Happy Friday everyone! Today is the first rainy, cool day of the season and I kind of love it! I probably won't be saying that in a few months though. haha

Today I am showing you some swatches of Jordana's retractable eyeliners. They come from 3 separate lines:

Bright Eyes- These are matte shades that remind me of how crayons look! I love fun colors for eyes so I think you could get really creative with the looks you come up with with these pencils. The names for these are pretty straightforward: Purple, Pink, Orange, Blue. Purple and Orange were the least pigmented  and needed a second coat to build up. The Blue and Pink went on really well though in just one. These also have great staying power.

Metal Rocks- I loved all of these! Out of Green Envy, Paradise Blue, and Purple Prism, I think the purple is my fave. These were all super creamy and once applied, looked like an actual cream liner. The metallics are very flattering and there are enough shades to mesh with any eye color. All of these are very pigmented and stay on all day.

Glitter Rocks- Punk Rock Purple is a medium dark purple shade with glitter. I thought the glitter would look cheesy and juvenile, but it actually meshes really well into the purple for a more shimmery effect. This would be a super easy way to dress up your look!

Jordana actually has free shipping with a $25 purchase on their site right now! You can also find Jordana at drugstores, and Kmart. Which are your favorites?

*Products in this post were sent to me for review in exchange for my honest opinion.

Born Pretty Glitter Top Coat Review with China Glaze Trendsetter

Hi! How is everyone today? Good I hope. :)

I have a polish from the China Glaze's Metro collection to show you, but the real star comes later. This is Trendsetter, a mustard yellow/pea green shade with shimmer. I was worried what this would look like on me, but I like it!

And here is the best part...glitter of course! :P This is one coat of a glitter from Born Pretty Store. Unfortunately it has no name, what do you guys think it should be called? I thought this would be a good complement to Trendsetter and it really is! I like this combo a lot.

And here is 2 coats layered over black. I think I prefer the 1st combo a little better. I think this glitter could be a full coverage in 3 coats. I couldn't stop when looking at my nails when I first put this on. I haven't seen a glitter quite like this one before!

What do you think about this no name glitter from Born Pretty? I know I'm a fan! Don't forget to use the 10% off code in my right sidebar if you order from BPS. ;)

*Some polish in this post was sent for review in exchange for my honest opinion,

Blue Stained Glass Nails

Good afternoon readers! My husband had to drive 3 1/2 hours to take the PCAT today, so I have been alone all day long...but it's been a productive day so it's not all bad! :)

Just a quick post today. This mani turned out kinda meh to me...but I figured it was still worth showing to you. I got the inspiration from Mad Manis and think their end is result is MUCH better than mine, but here it is anyway:

Polishes used: Zoya Charla and Robyn

Orly Luxe, Stone Cold, and Green With Envy

The colors were dotted on the nail, then a thin coat of Orly Green with Envy was put on top of it all. Finally, Bundle Monster stamp 208 was put on top.

I think it had potential...can't win em all! haha <3

Orly Fowl Play

Hello again! I'm back this morning to show you Orly Fowl Play! I was so excited to find this polish and I think you can guess why just by looking at pics! I found this at Ulta. Fowl Play is part of Orly's fall 2011 Bird's of a Feather collection.

This polish is a deep plum jelly base with blue sparkles and flakies like Nubar 2010. PERFECTION for fall! :)

Dustin did it again! This look he came up with he calls "ghost stamping". It works best with sheer/jelly polishes. This is one coat of Fowl Play on top of Bundle Monster stamp BM15. I LOVE this effect! Expect to see more in the future! 

That's today's mani...what do you think? <3