Easy Halloween Nail Stamping

I can't believe the year is almost over. Less than 100 days to Christmas and one of my favorite Holidays is right around the corner.  Yassssss!  It's time for spooky lights and tons of candy!

While I won't be having all of the candy I want this year, I will make time for lots of fun decorations and manicures of course. 

I'm starting the Holiday season off with this easy nail stamping design. As I sorted through my stack of Halloween plates, I grabbed randoms which I thought were too cute to pass up.  I ended up with D04, W116, Handy 2, Handy 11, BM 209 and BM 224. All of these stamped over China Glaze Halloween 2015 green, orange and purple. 

Stamping colors: KleanColor Black and Purple Sapphire, Pure Ice Silver Mercedes. 

I think it turned out pretty cute (if I do say so myself :)

I hope you like this design as well. Thanks for stopping by!

OPI Color Paints Swatches and Review

Today I have swatches of the OPI Color Paint collection! They are "blendable" polishes that are supposed to melt easily together, to allow you to use your nails as a canvas and create easy nail art.  They are designed to be applied over a silver base, (which makes the color brighter) but I prefer the jelly-effect and thought I would share what they look like without the silver basecoat.

The colors are really pretty and represent almost every color of the rainbow.  I used 3 coats for each polish except the silver and yellow.  The finish is jelly-ish but not as sheer as a jelly. I was hoping the darker colors would be more sheer but unfortunately they are not.  I may try to make my own sister jellies by mixing with sheer polish.

Indigo Motif

Landscape Artist

Chromatic Orange

Pen & Pink

Purple Perspective

 Magenta Muse

Turquoise Aesthetic

Primarily Yellow

Silver Canvas Base Coat

 I really love the look of Primarily Yellow and Pen & Pink and wish I could achieve the same effect with the darker colors, but they are trickier to work with and can come off patchy or streaky (when trying to achieve a sheer look).  They do look great if wearing as a regular polish though and are extremely shiny.

Overall these are a lot of fun to play with. The colors blend really well together.  It does take some practice to get the hang of using these, the formula is more gooey/sticky than regular polishes.  I was able to create a very easy look by applying a base coat and simply dropping dabs of a second color on top.  

The Color Paint Collection will be available very soon at retailers that carry OPI.

~ Provided by PR for an honest review~

New Wet N Wild Silver Lake Polishes - Spring 2015 Swatches & Review

Hi beauties! Today I have the Wet N Wild Silver Lake collection to share with you.  Read more after the break.

OPI Hawaii Spring 2015 Collection - Swatches and Review

OPI Hawaii Spring 2015 Collection!!!

Hiya beauties! Today I have the OPI Hawaii Collection to share with you.  More pictures after the break.

China Glaze Road Trip 2015 Collection - Swatches and Review

Let's take a road trip baby!!! 

Hey beauties. Today I'm sharing the road trip collection with you.  The set consists of 12 cremes with 4 of them laced with hidden shimmer. 

Here are quick swatches of each color. I grouped them together to compare and contrast differences and similarties. I started with the peaches and brights. From left to right: Wanderlust, Pack Lightly, More to Explore, and Pinking Out the Window,

Wanderlust - 3 coater lilac with hidden pink shimmer. Surprise favorte!
Pack Lightly - Light peach creme with hidden gold shimmer. Very cute and classic 3 coater.
More to Explore - Gorgeous peach 2 coater. I love this one!
Pinking out the Window - dusty but bright pink creme. Another suprise favortie!

The next 4 in the collection were my least favorites because I have polishes similar to them. From left to right: Sun's Up Top Down, Trip of a Lime Time, Pop the Trunk and I Brake for Colour.

Sun's Up Top Down - sunshine yellow creme with pink shimmer. Another 3 coater.
Trip of a Lime Time - baby food pea green creme. Two coater but too familiar.
Pop the Trunk - bright orange creme 2 coater.
I Brake for Colour - tomato red/coral 2 coater. This color is so similar to Pop the Trunk I almost mixed them up. It's really difficult to tell the difference.

Next are my absolute favorites from the collection!!! I'm in love with these blues! From left to right: My Way or the Highway, License & Registration PLS, Boho Blues and Dashboard Dreamer. 

My Way or the Highway - dusty yet bright teal creme 2 coater.

License & Registration PLS - vibrant medium blue creme, 2 coats.

Boho Blues - periwinkle blue 2 coat stunner.

Dashboard Dreamer - baby blue with hidden pink shimmer 3 coater.

This is a gorgeous collection for the Spring.I'm in love with the blues and peaches in the collection. The red, orange, yellow and green were my least favorites because they are too familiar.  The collection is all creme so there are probably several dupes out there but Boho Blues is definitely worth considering.  Overall this set Screams Spring!

The polishes are available online now. I purchased this set from Transdesign.com. I haven't seen them in retail stores but I'm sure they'll arrive soon.

Sally Hansen Halloween Insta-Dri Polishes 2014 - Swatches and Review

Hi beauties!  Today I have swatches of the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Halloween collection to share with you.  There are 4 polishes from the set but I have 3 to share with you today

Scaredly Matte

I'm so in love with this matte from the collection. It's a black matte with a slight slick finish, so it reminds me of leather. This is a photo after it dried for about 30 minutes with no base coat. It did pretty well covering my ridges but they are still somewhat visible. I wore 2 coats here. 

Pumpkin Queen

A bright happy orange, perfect for Halloween. My picture mutes its a little, it's more of a bright tangerine cream (think Reeses Pieces orange). It was pretty opaque with 2 coats but I wanted to make sure there were no streaks so I applied a third coat. 

OMGhost

Okay I have to admit that I partially wanted this one because of the name.  OMG is a marshmallowy white cream. I used 2 coats to make it opaque.

I really like the fun colors for Halloween or anytime of the year. I'll definitely wear the black and white year round. I'm not sure if they are good for stamping because I haven't tried them out yet but most polishes from the Insta-Dri line are perfect for stamping.

The Halloween Insta-Dri's are limited edition and are available at retailers that carry Sally Hansen.  

~ Press Sample~

OPI Neons Collection 2014 - Swatches and Review

Hey everyone! Today I want to share the OPI Neons with you. 

Kiss Gel Dress Nail Stickers - Swatches and Review

Today I have a review of the new Kiss Gel Dress Nail Stickers.  They are nails stickers that you can put a gel top coat over (and put in the LED lamp) and it's supposed to last up to 2 weeks. You're then supposed to be able to peel them off your nails. 

China Glaze On The Horizon Feather Collection Fall 2013 - Swatches and Review

Hey lovelies! Today I have swatches of the new China Glaze On The Horizon Collection to share with you. I thought these would be really cute for the Fall so I scooped them up. There are 6 feathers (mini bar glitters) in the collection of various colors. Most of them have Fall inspiration with hints of orange and black and would be great for the Halloween season.

I swatched them over black and white. My first 2 nails have a black base, and my last 2 have a white base.

 

Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat and Sugar Coat Summer 2013 Collection Swatches and Review

Zoya Summer 2013 PixieDust Collection

Hello everyone. Today I have the Zoya Summer Pixie Collection to share with you!

"Infused with even more magic and wonder! Because everyone wants more of it... The color experts at Zoya went back to the lab and created six more beautiful, long-wearing textured, matte and sparkle Zoya PixieDust Colors for Summer 2013! The incredible and best-selling formula is sure to captivate with a magical sparkle and sugary finish like no other."

L'OREAL Miss Candy Gellie Collection Summer 2013 - Swatches and Review

Hello beauties. Happy Monday! Tonight I have the L'OREAL Miss Candy Gellie's to share with you.   I choose 4 from the collection of 8.

Zoya Summer 2013 Stunning Collection - Swatches and Review

Hey beauties! Today I have the Zoya Stunning Collection to share with you.  The collection consists of 6 fun-in-the-sun cremes!  Click below to read more :)

NOTD DRK-B Pink Dots & Hello Kitty

Hello beauties. Just a quick nail of the day. I was going to change my mani but decided to stamp over it using the DRK-B image plate. My base is Julep Teri, a dusty tangerine, that chipped after a days' work. I'm not sure if Julep doesn't play well with Orly, but I had a difficult time applying it over Orly bonder.

For the stamping polish and accent nail, I used Born Pretty's pink polish which is more of a neon fuschia when used as a polish base.

My daughter also wanted to share her mani stamped using Sylvia's Hello Kitty image plate. Sorry for the lack of clean-up but I don't apply acetone to my daughter's skin (if I can help it).  I usually just let the excess polish wash off in the shower.

That's all for tonight. Thanks for stopping by :)

OPI James Bond "Bond Girls" Liquid Sand Collection - Swatches and Review

Happy Easter!  I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday. I didn't realize Easter was so early this year, so I didn't plan anything special. I'm also new in town, so I really don't feel at  home yet. It's weird, the only time I miss my old town is during the Holiday season which is normally spent with family.  I still had a great day with my girls and they are stuffed with Easter goodies :)

Today I tried something a little different. I made swatches using video instead of doing still photos. I'll probably go back and take still images later, but I've been wanting to do a video for a while, so I finally jumped out there.

This is my first video ever, so please be kind. I realize now that I was way too close to the camera, LOL. I have a lot to learn, but I still think the video is okay for a first try.

Hope you enjoy the swatches. I also added in a couple of polishing techniques. They're probably a little unorthodox, but its my way of doing things. Enjoy :)

Click here to watch the video.

The Bond Girls Collection will be in stores May 2013 at Ulta and other fine retailers that carry OPI.

*The above products were sent to me for an honest review. My opinions are my own*

Hard Candy Candy Sprinkles Spring 2013 Collection - Swatches and Review

Hello Beauties! Today I have the new Hard Candy "Candy Sprinkles" Collection to share with you. I initially panicked when I couldn't locate these at the first Wal-Mart I went to. But I was thrilled to find them closer to home. The set comes with 9 glitter polishes (oops 1 is not featured above), but you'll find it below. For all of the polishes, I used 1 base coat and 2 coats of the Sprinkle polish. 

OPI Euro Centrale Collection Spring Summer 2013 - Swatches and Review

Today I have the OPI Euro Centrale Collection to share with you! The collection is inspired by Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary and Poland. 

Happy Halloween!

 Here's my last Halloween mani for the week.  For this look I tried a layering combination. I used Sally Hansen White Veil over OPI Black Spotted over Maybelline Orange Blazes.

I really like how this turned out. Interesting but not too over the top for work.  

Be safe tonight. Thanks for stopping by!

Halloween Week: Scary Pumkins

Dusted off my stamper to make these cute and scary pumpkins. I stamped using Konad White and image plate A37 over Julep orange crackle (Sabrina) and dirty blue (Eloise) combo.  

I tried to sponge the crackle on instead of polishing it on.  It made it look very "industrial".

A quick swatch of Eloise alone. 

All of the contents of the October Box American Beauty Box.  I'm excited to try the Quick Dry Drops. They usually never work for me.  Hopefully these will. 

More Halloween manis to come. Thanks for stopping by!

Halloween Week: Candy Corn Drizzled with Glitter

Where does the time go? Halloween is about a week away so I decided to do Halloween themed mani's this week.  The first one was inspired by another nail fanatic I noticed on the nail board.  For the gradient I used Wet N' Wild White and then sponged with OPI Hi Pumpkin (orange) and Candlelight (yellow).  Then topped it off with Sticks N' Stones. I love how this turned out and so did everyone at work. 

Thanks for stopping by :)