Swatch: Simmer & Shimmer

If you remember reading this blog when the movie Burlesque came out, then you probably remember the obsession I had with going to see it and the nail polish collection OPI did for it. Well, here's yet another nail polish from that collection: Simmer & Shimmer. It's a GORGEOUS blue based glitter extravaganza for your nails. Usually I'd stay away from doing an eye-catching glitter like this on every nail but, you know what, today I wanted some eye-catching digits! Here are some pictures of OPI Simmer & Shimmer.

A few glitter shots:

   

See? Eye-catching, no? They kind of remind me of these shoes:

Swatch: It's Up to Blue

Blue is my favorite color (next to red and silver) and I'm always on the hunt for the perfect blue. Does anyone else feel like there aren't many different blues out there? Anyway, this long-time part of my collection caught my eye and I just had to use it. It is so perfect for summer and, while summer is winding down (ew) I want to use as many summer colors for as long as I can! Here's Orly's It's Up to Blue.

I love a French Accent

So I was going to do a simple, all black manicure for today but then when I saw them I changed my mind to add a little color and an accent nail. A french manicure with a black base and red tips and then an accent nail of the reverse? Sounds good to me!

For this digits I used China Glaze Cherry Pie and Orly Liquid Vinyl.

Swatch: OPI Mermaid's Tears

Hey everyone! Today's post is a Swatch post of OPI's Mermaid's Tears. It's raining outside hard enough that I can hear it bashing on my roof and I saw the bottle of Mermaid's Tears and went hmmm, perfect! This polish is from the new(ish) collection OPI did for the most recent Pirates of the Caribbean movie (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides). It's a really beautiful sea-foam green color and, though the application was a little annoying, it dries fast and leaves you with a great manicure. 

Application: I needed 3 coats (which I usually do anyway) and on some of the nails you could see the different layer lines (I guess I didn't really apply it as well as I thought!)

Color: Beautiful! I didn't have anything exactly like it in my collection. It was a worthy addition.

Drying/Hardening: Pretty quick but not as quick as Zoya polishes. Does anyone else feel like Zoya polishes are little fast-drying freaks of nature??

Wear: Surprisingly it lasted through a night at the diner (I'm a server) without major chips and that was WITHOUT a top coat. I'd say at the very least I'm very impressed!

Here are the pictures!! Does anyone else own this polish/ones from this collection?

29 Again?? Lookin' Fab!

Today is my Mom's *ahem* birthday! We bought her cake and presents and the whole family (+3 others) went midnight bowling to celebrate. One of my mom's favorite things is Hello Kitty and I thought that would make a perfect birthday design:

I got my inspiration from here. I used Orly White Out for the French Tip and then Color Club Art Club in black for the eyes and whiskers, Color Club Art Club in Yellow for the nose, and Orly Ole for the bow.

Anybody else out there love Hello Kitty??

Colorful Leopard

Hey everyone! Finally I'm taking the time to update the blog here with a new post. I was flipping through the channels the other day and came upon Style network. Has anyone heard of the show Jerseylicious? I hadn't seen it before but noticed they were sporting a ton of animal prints and my mind just went "AHA!" There was my inspiration: animal print. I went with lots of color because it's summertime and then a leopard stamp. Here my nails!

I used China Glaze Conga to My Cabana, China Glaze Solar Power, China Glaze Tree Hugger, and China Glaze Towel Boy Toy. Also I used Kleancolor True Purple and in Kiss Brush On Nail Art Paint in black with BundleMonster 221.

Father's Day 2011

Hey everyone! If by any chance I have any dads reading my blog (I doubt it though): Happy Father's Day! When I was younger I remember everyday my Dad going to work dressed in nice black pants, a button up collared shirt, and a tie. I figured that would make a good manicure to celebrate the day. Here are today's nails: a Father's Day Tie manicure. It's simple but...I thought it worked!

I used Zoya Shawn and Color Club Art Club in white.

Anything goes

Tonight I am filling in at the diner and I feel like it is going to be a slow, uneventful night. In order to combat my impending boredom I painted my nails with a bunch of fun colors. These nails are just some fun because I have to be working and be up all through the night!

Shake your BON BONS!

So how many of you used to have little Bon Bons nail polish when you were younger?

While walking through Wal-mart the other day with my sister (she was hunting for a silver crackle polish she knew they had) we saw a couple bins of these teeny tiny nail polish bottles. At only 98 cents I couldn't help but buy one. It's a "blue string glitter" according to Lacquerized.

I know a lot of my fellow nail bloggers have done a lot with glitter polishes and layering so I wanted to give it a try. I put the blue string glitter (it doesn't have a name!) over China Glaze White on White.

And a close up of the string glitter action: 

Review: Sally Hansen Color Quick

Hey everyone!


Today's post is a review of this really neat product my mom bought me: Sally Hansen Color Quick, a fast dry nail color pen. You push in the top to release some polish and then you just swipe it on just like you're holding a pen. The one I have is silver but there's so many options to choose from. The nails dried so quickly and I was really impressed with how they ended up looking. They did chip pretty easily though so I would definitely suggest a top coat if you're using these. You can buy them at Ulta in all different colors: hot pink, beige, white, black, clear, etc. And for under $4? Awesome! 

If you'd like to know more about these neat little nail polish pens check it out here.