Mom Monday Cheetah Nails!!

I am slowly teaching my mom the way to position your hand for a good picture!! You can see her progress :)

This was her New Year's Mani, it matched her shirt perfectly!! She got tons of complements too and got to brag about me and my little blog ;)

Yes, my mom wears shirts like this..... 

This one really shows the multi colored effect of the holo sparkles !!

This is two coats of Pure Ice Best Friend, with Sally Hansen Black Diamond tips. I stamped over it with Zoya Codie using m57. And then my mom needed her glitter (Wet n Wild Megalast Dasher),

I was pretty surprised how light Codie stamped, but I really liked it in the end.

Stacy's Mom Has Got it Goin on!

Small Backstory: My mom has always wished her name was Stacy. When she was a kid that is what her pretend name was. (P.S. Mine was always Crystal :) )

SOOOOO I thought as a cute little christmas gift, I would get her Zoya Stacy. 

She loved it and said that not only was the name perfect, but the color was her favorite color crayon. Perfect huh?

So here is her first "Stacy" mani :)

This is two coats of Stacy with tips of Studio M Magic Attraction.

Here it is blurry to see the holographic sparkles!!!

It was super cute and she keeps showing everyone!!!

As another side note I am SO grateful that she did not name me Stacy (She wanted to) because everyone says my mom is hot and I DO NOT want that song sang to me lol. Every time I hear Stacy's Mom I cringe a little before singing along :)

And that is my embarrassing story for the day!!

What name did you always want as a kid??

Zoya Indigo!

I just got this polish from Zoya's Flash sales and I immediately wanted to swatch this baby because of the holographic sparkles!!

Just look at them!!!!

But did they go on the nail? NO :(

Even though I was super bummed about the holo sparkles disappearing, in some lights you could still see SOME sparkle (see above pic).

It is still a beautiful color. Above is two coats with topcoat. It applied like a dream (as all zoya's do). It was a super deep blue that was almost black in dim lighting.

Did any of you see the disappearing act when you wore it? Do you still like the polish?

Christmas in... January?

Since I never gave myself time to blog pre-holidays I wanted to show what mani's I did for Christmas!!!

First up are my Mom's Nails. She said she wanted 'Santas Belly!!!"

I am still teaching her how to control her fingers :) Shes so cute!!

I used 2 coats of NYC Times Square for the base and then Sinful Colors Black on Black for the belt, White on White for the fluffy haha. And a striper polish for the buckle. 

I loved the way they turned out and she got so many complements!!

These were my Christmas nails.... I did santa's sleigh.

See Rudolph's nose??

And here's Santa!!!

I used two coats of Zoya Indigo for the base and striper polish for the rest. I love santa's cute little hat and coat :D

Hope you all had a great holiday and great mani's to match!!!

Fireworks :)

Oops :) Forgot to take pics of this mani before wearing it :)

Well you get to see the wear of the polish this way :)

Haha

This is my pre-new year mani, I am going to be changing it for the actual night/day.

Excuse my dry hands!

They are supposed to be fireworks :)

I used 1 coat of Sinful Colors Black on Black, then a coat of WnW Megalast Blackmail. That has multicolored glitter in it, but on the nail it wasn't visible :( I was thinking it would make it look like the starry sky but oh well.

Then I stamped 'fireworks' on with several metallic golds and silvers. I used BM02 for the plate and Orly Luxe, Zoya Richelle, and Zoya Trixie.

I really loved this manicure upclose but it was far too subtle to wear for new years. I need some bling!!!

What are your plans for this new year's mani??

Also, my blog sale has been updated so go check it out!!

Black Friday Haul :)

Since I have been gone there have been TONS of nail mail days, and unfortunately I just unpacked them and screamed without pictures ;) haha

So I figured I would show my black friday/cyber monday nail polish haul!!

Here is the full haul! 33 polishes total.

Instead of having a one day sale, Zoya (because they are so awesome) had tons of flash sales. I sent their twitter posts to my phone, so I managed to catch quite a few :)

L-R: Petra, Trixie, Edyta, Dree

L-R: Richelle, Codie, Qtica Natural Nail Growth Stimulator

L-R: Jo, Tallulah, Breezi, Yummy

L-R: Ibiza, Indigo, Cynthia, Marina

L-R: Happi, Lillith, Lola

L-R: Rea, Adina, Zara, Kendal

L-R:Casey, Juleanne, Neeka

Then Cult Nails Had a sale!! I own all of the polishes already, but then I heard she was including some that never made it into a collection. 

L-R: Feel Me Up, Blackout, Tied Up

Andddd Jordana had a sale, I had never tried this brand, so I figured now was a good time to pick some up!

L-R: White, Chiffon, Mellow Yellow, Yellow Dazzle

L-R: In Love, Pink Bunny, Lavender Fields, Grape

L-R: Rich Green, Boy Oh Boy, Purple Glam

And Sephora was having their $15 gift card special, so I got this beauty for free!! 

Vice

So as you can see, I have a problem haha. This haul actually is what led me to do a purge blogsale. (There are still over 80 polishes available!!) So go check it out!

Also, I am going to be doing a bunch of swatching, and I want to know what brands you guys would like to see. So vote up in the top right corner!!

Did you guys score on black friday too???

Day 9 - Rainbow Nails

Here is a mani I did like a few weeks ago for my friend and totally forgot about. But I love it so I wanted to share it with you.

From L-R: Zoya Sarah, Rica, Finger Paints Psychedelic Sunshine, Zoya Ivanka, Charla

From L-R: Zoya Kotori, OPI Last Friday Night, Zoya Mimi, Lindsay, Ozotic 528

So I did them in order on each nail, and alternated from silver to black swooshes.

This was super fun to do! It is a great idea for simple nail art too! I just used some stripers from sallys. 

Day 6 - Purple !!!!!!

Purple is by farr my favorite color, so this was difficult to decide... I chose Carry On by Essie because it is an awesome fall color and I just got it, (WITH A COUPON). haha

I think this picture shows the potential this color has when in sunlight. It is super stormy here so this is indoors with flash. I would say it would never truly be this color but this is the color it is based on. 

This is what it looks like indoors without flash, it is a great vampy color. A tad lighter than this IRL.

Then I stamped it over with Zoya Dove using BM 206 and then put Seche Vite topcoat on it. 

I love this mani so much I am wearing it right now :D Ill update this post with wear later. 

Day 1 - Red Mani :)

I fail at posting but that is what happens when you are pre-pharmacy :)


Lets get to the post!!

Day One -Red

I decided to show my back-to-school mani, I wore this on move-in day :)
Our colors are red,yellow, and black and this is what I came up with!

 This is two coats of Zoya Jasmine over a base coat by Julep. 

Then I added black lines in a tick-tack-toe formation.

Then I added the same pattern but in yellow off to the side. 

This was a great way to do a different more intricate plaid. It was totally distracting!! But everyone loved it and it lasted a long time! 

That's it for today!! If any winners from my contest have received their prize, attach a link so we can all see what you have done with them!! :D

50 Followers Giveaway!! **CLOSED**

I know I should have probably waited till I reached 100 followers, but I have been picking stuff up for it so much, I would have had a HUGE prize :)

****EDIT*** Now there will be 5 winners :)

All edited things are in red 

Sooo Here is what you can win!!!

First Prize

Close up of the prizes!!

Borghese Milano Taupe, Zoya Crystal, Essie Chubby Cheeks, Essie Shifting Power, Essie Matte About You (My Favorite matte top coat!!)

Top: Sally Hansen HD in Byte and Laser, Wet N Wild Kaleidoscope and Grey's Anatomy

Bottom: (top to bottom) Icing Force of Love (dupe for DL's Across the Universe) and Magnetic Attraction

Nicole by OPI's Nic Sticks in Where's My Chocolate and Cram for an Exam

Plus 7 Stamping plates, Stamper Set, French Guides, and Essence Nail Art Stickers!!

Second Prize 

From left to right: Sally Hansen HD DVD, California Colors in Fusha, Red, Orange, Pink, Navy (Found at TJMaxx, great pigmented colors), Color Club Uptown Dash and Breathless, Essie Shifting Power

Also an Art Deco Striper of Gold Glitter and Some Perfume Samples!!

Third Prize!!

To be announced :)

Fourth Prize!! (Kinda Like a Gag Gift) hehe

Left to Right: Stripe rite Yellow striper, Color Club Uptown Dash, and Heavenly

Random Fact Winner!

I will pick the 5 funniest/weirdest facts and YOU will vote who wins. This prize will be announced a week after the giveaway! :)

Prize to be announced :)

Rules:

1. Must be a GFC Follower :) (+1 entry)

2.  Must tell me a random fact about you (+1 entry) yeah I am a weirdo :)

Extras:

1. Add me to your blog roll (+2 entries)

2.  Post about my blog on your blog (giveaway page, side bar, post etc.) (+1 per)

3. Tweet about the giveaway (+1 entry)

4. Facebook about this giveaway (+1 entry)

Woo Hoo thats all!!!! Hope you guys like the prizes!! You can comment about the giveaway, but to enter you need to fill out the form below. :)

Ends June 30th :) And open internationally!!!


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