NYX Acid Pink with Sponging

You guys! It's been so long since I have blogged! Moving is such a drawn out process! I am happy to say that we are slowly getting back on track enough for me to get back on a regular posting schedule. :)

This post is simple, but I figured that was the best way to find my blogging groove again. I recently made a Cherry Culture haul that you will be seeing more of in the future. 

Today I am showing you NYX Advanced Salon Formula in Acid Pink. I really like this line of polish. There are some unique shades as well as more simple colors that all have a great formula. Acid Pink is a super bright hot pink with some bluish shimmer. Dustin sponged white at the tips and I layered Sinful Colors Pinky Glitter over the top to make the look cohesive.

I really liked this look. It was a fun twist on a french mani that was more "me". 

Thanks for sticking with me through my short hiatus! :)

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Whimsical Ideas by Pam: Hatched

Hey there!

It's been a while since I blogged last. Dustin and I finally made it to Tennessee and tomorrow I am driving to Orlando with my sister to drop her off for her internship at Disneyworld! After that, it should be back to regular posting, and You Mix Cosmetics will be back and better than ever as well!

Today's post features a polish from Whimsical Ideas by Pam, an indie polish maker that sells through Facebook. The one I am showing you today is called Hatched. It's a pale yellow base with an array of sizes and colors of glitters. Most of them are pretty pastels. Below is 3 coats, but with some thinner I could have done 2. The formula was pretty good, I had to wait a little between coats, but it was nothing that was too annoying.

At first I wasn't too impressed with how the yellow looked on me, but it grew on me after a while. Even though this is a glitter, it's actually a toned down polish that isn't very loud or flashy, at least for my skin tone.

Such a fun, springy polish! 

All you have to do is email her your order. She has some fabulous polishes, and there are a couple more of hers that I have been eyeing recently! Have any of you gotten any polish from Pam?

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Absolutely Alice Leopard Nail Art

Hey everyone! Hope you are all have a good day! Tomorrow Dustin and I begin our 2 day drive to Tennessee, so posting will probably be a little sporadic for the next little bit. :(

Anyway, today's mani features OPI Absolutely Alice and OPI Spark de Triomphe ( SdT this also happens to be one of my top 5 polishes!). These are 1 coat layered over Zoya Breezi and OPI Did You 'Ear About Van Gogh respectively.

Next Dustin stamped some leopard print in black and dotted the OPI and Zoya cremes on the opposite color. I thought this turned out really cute!!

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NYX Soft Teal + Springtime Dots

Hi everyone!

Today's post is short and sweet. I am sharing with you some nail art that is another idea from Pinterest. I love all the inspiration from there!

This is a really easy and quick mani. All you need is dotting tools and a few different colors. I chose NYX Soft Teal as the base, with Sinful Colors Unicorn and Wet n Wild Dreamy Poppy for the dots.

This is a favorite color combo of mine, but I say that a lot...I just LOVE color in general! ;) Pin It

Strawberry Nails

Hey everyone! Hope your weekend is going well!

I have been on an unintentional freehand roll these last few days. I hardly ever go for freehand because I am such a perfectionist when it comes to my nails. That's why I love stamping so much! :)

But I saw these nails on Pinterest a while back and thought they were too cute! I  chose OPI Love is a Racket for the base which I think looks just like strawberry jam. Then I got Dustin to freehand the leaves. I wanted to use scotch tape to make them, but Dustin did a pretty good job! He used Sally Hansen Insta Dri in Lickety Slick Lime and a black creme for the seeds.

So although I can't say freehand is my fave, I thought these still turned out cute. Makes me excited for summer!

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Holo Cloud Mani a la Nailside

Hey hey!

I have been wanting to try this look for quite some time from Nailside, who is super talented at original nail art. Definitely give her a follow if you haven't already! The look I am showing today is by far her most popular look, the cloud mani. I decided to put my own twist on it by using holos from the China Glaze OMG collection: DV8, 2NITE, and OMG. I think the end result is pretty awesome!

Love it! How many of you have tried the cloud mani? 

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Nail Polish Tag :)

Hello again! 

I got tagged for this nail polish survey and don't have a whole lot else going on, so I thought it would be fun to repost it.

The Rules:

1: Answer 10 Questions

2: Pass to 5 bloggers

3: Make sure the bloggers you tag know about this.

1: How many nail polishes do you have?

I try not to get too obsessive about polish (more than I already am anyway!) so I don't really keep track of an exact number, but I'm pretty sure it's between 350-400.

2:What is your favorite brand of nail polish?

I don't think I have one favorite, but I definitely like Zoya, ChG, and OPI.

3: Do you like crackle polish or do you have it?

I actually really dislike crackle...it's just never appealed to me. But I will say I am interested in trying the new NOPI Opalescent Crackle.

4: What is the brand of your first nail polish?

It was a super dark blue creme from Wet N Wild.

5: If your going to have a nail polish line, What would you name it?

Dustin is going to answer this one: He say's Manly-cures. ;)

6:What nail polish does not compliment you?

I have a hard time with most yellows and oranges, but that usually doesn't stop me from wearing them.  

7:What nail polish compliments you?

I like to wear neons and jewel toned shades.

8:Name 2 of your nail-art best friends?

Not sure what this really means, but I am close with Amy of I'm Feeling Nail-venturous and Dolores from Colorful Bottles Blog. :)

9:What was the best nail polish gift you ever received?

Hands down the entire OMG collection for my birthday last year from my amazing husband!!

10:Thank the blogger who gave you this tag:

Miranda from http://www.mirandasmakeupandmore.com/. 

I'm not a fan of singling out bloggers for these tags, so anyone who wants to can do it and I would love to see the link! :)

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