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.

Mom Monday!!

I think I will do Mom Mondays until I run out of mani's haha :)

She is so funny! Always wants tips on her nails and these sparkles :) 

This is OPI Ogre-the-top Blue with Julep tips in Helena.

And my mom's signature sparkle - Wet n Wild Megalast Dasher

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!!

First Franken :)

This was the first 'franken' I ever tried!!! To be honest, its really not a franken... more of a way to save one of my sally hansen magicals :)

I used polish thinner to get all the dried remnants of the magical out (bad ebay purchase haha). And added the wet n wild dark purple to it.

I ended up using WAY too much purple (first franken, remember?) so I added some of the spectraflair holo topcoat that I had.

Inside, not much holo, but a pretty color!

And outside!! 

It is a very slight linear holo, but I really love the subtle effect it gives. Like a secret that I know and no one else :)

I named it Lena after the main character in one of my favorite book series, Beautiful Creatures. She is very unassuming like this polish, but has a hidden beautiful secret ;) Deep, I know haha.

In case you are interested, I wrote a review for it on my other blog here.

That's it for today, do you like it??

*** I did not write down the name of the wet n wild or magical that I used :( if anyone can tell from pictures, let me know!!***

Glitter Week Day 6!

Hey girls!! (and guys) I am really failing at remembering to post everyday!! I read other nail blogs and the facebook groups so much I forget to pay attention to my own blog!! :)

Onto the glitterryy goodness :) This one was the one I was the most excited for... I wanted to compare some of my holographic glitters.

From left to right: Northern Lights Top Coat, Wet n Wild Dasher, Odd nameless snowman, China Glaze Fairy Dust.

All of them by themselves, Two coats each. From left to right: Fairy Dust, Snowman, Dasher, Northern Lights.

Here they are in the sun, blurry to see the glitter.

One coat of each over black.

Here is a close up of Northern Lights. It is a clear base with holographic glitter that also doubles as a top coat. I honestly don't see what all of the hype is about with this top coat. I suppose it is cool that it is a top coat and not just a glitter, but I had to have TEN layers of this to get the glitter coverage I wanted. Not okay...

Here is a close up of Dasher. It is a limited edition polish so that stinks because it is a mini and I really like it! It is a clear polish with tons of silver/holo glitter.

Here is a close up of the snowman. It was on clearance for like 50 cents at meijer so I figured, what the heck? If you do enough coats this is a linear holo!! Woot. But I have no idea who made it. It also doesn't like to cover easily as you can see on the right picture. But for the price, you can't beat it.

Here is a close up of Fairy Dust. It is another clear based polish with similar glitter to Northern Lights. It is pretty holo as well. When I took these pictures I was like.... Um okay?? Where is the magic? But it really doesn't show its true potential until you put it over a color. Which I did... Later that day lol. Post to come :)

So.. What do you think?? Did I kill any lemmings for showing these? lol. I don't know if I would purchase Northern Lights if I had seen these pics before. It has good glitter for someone who doesn't want too much glitter.

What do you think??

Glitter Week Day 5 :):)

I know it is pink Wednesday! But I need to go in order for my glitter posts because I am OCD about that. Oh! And at this point I have 115 followers :D:D:D:D:D:D:D I could not be more excited!! 

I am picking up more polishes to add to the giveaway! So look out for that!

Onto the glitter!! These are all silver holographic-ish glitters!

From left to right: Icing Frost Yourself, Wet n Wild Kaleidescope, NYC Starry Silver Glitter, Icing Glamorous.

Here they are with two coats each, over nothing. From left to right: Glamorous, Starry Silver Glitter, Kaleidescope, and Frost Yourself

 Here they are one coat of glitter over black!

Here is a close up of Frost Yourself. I love the movie reference for this nail polish!! It has a clear base with big circle silver glitter, and HUGE hexagon silver glitter. Super original in my opinion and it has a holographic effect as well!

Here is a close up of Kaleidescope. It is a great glitter for the price and I think everyone should have it!! It is one of the prizes in my giveaway too!! It is a clear base with tons of micro glitter and bigger circle glitter. It is also holographic in the sun! :)

 Here is a close up of Starry Silver Glitter. It is another great cheap glitter!! It has a clear base with a bunch of silver holographic glitter and then some bigger hexagon glitter in blue, purple, and silver. A must have!!

Here is a close up of  Glamorous. It has a clear base with TONS of glitter. In the right pic you can see how holographic it is!! And that wasn't in any direct sun!! 

I love all of these because of the holographic effect, it just gives an extra oomph to an old mani. :) 

What is your favorite??  

P.S. Because I swatched all of these glitters during the course of one day, my cuticles get stained black more as the week goes on. Please don't mind this! It was literally impossible to get off no matter how hard I scrubbed. :(

Glitter Week Day Three!!

Hey girls! I hope you all have seen that I have opened my 50 followers giveaway :D If you haven't entered already, click the picture -->

At the time of writing this I already have 82 followers!! If I reach 100 I will add more prizes :)

One of the requirements is a random fact about yourself! I really want to share them with you! So at the end, I will post a list of them :) If you don't want yours to be shared let me know!!

Onto the glitter post :)

Today's is all of my purple glitters!!

From left to right: Sinful Colors Frenzy, Nina Ultra Pro Purple X-ing, and Wet n Wild Night Prowl

In the pictures the order is reversed, from left to right: Night Prowl, Purple X-ing, and Frenzy. Each with two coats by themselves. 

Here they are over black, one coat of black and one coat of glitter. 

I'm adding this picture of them blurry so you can see the sparkle!!

Here is a close up of Frenzy!! It is an amazing polish! I love layering it over a pink color because of the awesome contrast. It is a clear base with TONS of purple and blue glitter. 

This is a close up of Purple X-ing. This is definitely able to be worn alone, its a one coat glitter!!! But I thought it would look nice over black as well, and I wasn't disappointed. This is a super thick glitter because it has tons of holographic mini glitter, plus purple glitter, plus a purple base! It looks so much better in real life, but be warned - It is bumpy to the touch so use a thick top coat!

Here is a close up of Night Prowl, In case you can't tell, over black is on the left and alone is on the right. It has a black base packed with purple glitter. Wearing it alone gives it more depth, but it also is a great topper over black.

I love purple, so it is no surprise that I love all of these :)

As a bonus, check out what I found watching me take pictures of my nails!!

Hehe, I love squirrels! 

Which glitter is your favorite?? 

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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Glitter Week! Day One!!

Okay So I randomly took on the project of swatching ALL of my glitters over black and by themselves. Crazy right? Well I felt like I had a lot of similar/dupey glitters so I wanted to weed those out. SOO.... I sorted them out (kinda) into groups of three or four that were similar. Each day you guys will see one hand! :)

SO LETS GET STARTED!!! :D

This hand was all the random ones left over without matching ones :)

From Left to right: Wet N Wild Party Of Five Glitters, Sinful Colors Green Ocean, Sinful Colors All About You

All of them by themselves. In the pictures the order above is inverted. So from left to right in this pic is All About you, Green Ocean, Party of 5 Glitters

All of them over black

Close up of Party Of Five Glitters. This is an awesome glitter suspended in clear polish. There are small circular pieces and larger hexagon pieces. 

Close up of Green Ocean. I never saw what the big deal was about this polish until I saw it over black!! Green and Blue flakeys suspended in a light green base that almost looks like it should glow in the dark. Sadly, it doesn't. ;)

Finally a close up of All About You. This seems like it would be more opaque in the bottle. However, its base is clear. It is packed with gold micro glitter and bigger pieces of gold and red. The red glitter makes this one unique in my opinion.

So that ends today's post :) 

I am hoping to get the rest of the pictures edited by tomorrow and hopefully set up a scheduled post for everyday this week!! Please follow me, because there will be a giveaway at 50 followers :)

What do you think of todays glitters?