Clarins 230 Dupe Giveaway over at Polish Ninja!

You've got to go check this awesome blogger out.  And while you're there - enter her giveaway for a dupe of Clarins 230, the most sought-after nail polish ever! :)

http://www.polish-ninja.com/2012/01/giveaway-max-factor-fantasy-fire.html

Taste the Leopard Rainbow

Hello all!  Today for you I have an awesome rainbow and animal print nails.  I got the idea from one of my most favorite bloggers, the ever so lovely Christina at Let Them Have Polish, of which you can view here. 

And here are mine (sorry for the crap-tastic cell phone pic).



For the pinky & pointer fingers I used:  Color Club (aka CC) Warhol, CC Poptastic, CC Wham! Pow! & CC Almost Famous

Ring (and thumb but not shown here):  CC Almost Famous, Sally Hansen Insta-Dry Chartreuse Chase, CC Twiggie, CC Factory Girl & China Glaze Bahamian Escape.

Middle Finger (also my favorite):  CC Factory Girl, CC Chelsea Girl & CC Pucci-licious

I sponged all of these colors on using a make-up wedge.  I then stamped the leopard print image on using Konad black pearl and image plate M78.  I then topped it off with Seche Vite

This was so fun and looked so awesome in person that I can't wait to do it again!

Hope everyone has a wonderful, turkey-filled & safe Happy Thanksgiving!

Pink Feather Mani

I've seen this on several other blogs and so I thought I'd try my hand at it.  I'm not sure if I like it or not...

I used China Glaze Purple Panic for the base color and the feathers I purchased at Michael's.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!



Essence No More Drama

Hey there all!  Today I have for you Essence Colour & Go nail polish in No More Drama which is the perfect lavendar creme color.  This is either 1 or 2 coats, sorry I can't remember. :)  Anyways, on the ring finger (aka accent nail), I added a little nail art with some Cinapro nail art stuff I purchased from Sally's awhile back.  I think those are supposed to be teardrops but since teardrops made me sad and I like to be happy, I turned them in towards each other and made a flower.  Hope you like & have a great day!

And here it is from another angle:

 So what do you think?  Have you ever used any of the Essence products?  Some of their products are available at Ulta and may I add that the prices are so low they're insane!  I have several in the Colour & Go line and so far have loved them all.  I only wish we could get more of their products here in the US.  :(

Holographic Halloween Nail Art

Sorry I haven't posted in quite awhile but life is just always so very hectic and I don't see it slowing down any time soon.  I don't even know the next opportunity that I'll have to post.  lol  Anyways...
Although I'm not a fan of Halloween, here is some halloween-themed nail art I did.  The base coat is Essie Mesmerize, which is the perfect cobalt blue and then for the designs I used Nfu Oh #61.  Unfortunately the sun was never out when I had this on so all I have for you are indoor pics and therefore doesn't show the holographic beauty of Nfu Oh 61.

Pointer & Ring Fingers:  Konad plate M65
Middle Finger:  Pumpkin - BM222; Bat - BM13
Pinky Finger:  Spider Web BM13

On my thumb I had the skull from BM211 but I forgot to take a pic of that. :(

For Pink Out Loud!

This post will be short & sweet word-wise but very pic heavy!  Who are we kidding?  We're here for the pics, aren't we?  =D

This is Milani's Pink Out Loud over black ~ Orly's Liquid Leather.  Just look at this layering awesomeness!

Well, what do you think?
Do you have of any good layering combo secrets you'd like to share?

Milani Nail Polish Review: Pink Out Loud

Hello faithful followers & new followers as well!  I apologize for not posting as often as I had been but life has been crazy lately.  I won't bore you with the details - we all know why we are here - nail stuff! :)

This polish was sent to me by Milani to review - it is Pink Out Loud 118. 

Milani is a nice drugstore polish - one of the better lines available I might add.  This is a nice soft pink with some beautiful glass-flecked gold shimmer.  In real life, this color falls in line quite nicely with Pantone's 2011 Color of the Year.

At first glance I thought this polish was going to be too sheer but to my surprise it wasn't!  It did require more than 1 coat but with all the glass-flecked shimmer keeping your eyes busy you could probably get away with doing 2 coats.  However for these pics I did 3.  I also tried 1 coat over a black polish and it looks absolutely stunning!  I will add pics of that soon!

Color:  Great (not to mention stylish with it being the "now" color)

Finish:  Great

Application:  Normal

Wear:  Below normal

Opacity:  Surprisingly Normal

Smell:  Normal

Price:  Cheap

The bottom line?  I definitely give this polish an A.  It would be an A+ but I had tipwear within just hours of application (and yes I used a top coat).  I have a few more Milani polishes to review so I will try a different base/top coat with them and if I find out it's the chemistry between the combos, I'll add a revision/edit letting you know.  Stay tuned for the next review coming in a few days!