Merry Christmas!!

It's Christmas! Let's have a party.

Here you go, have a cookie!

No party is complete without flashy nails. WnW Flirty Rose sponged with Carolyn New York Lincoln Center (red). Topped off with Party Hearty!

Merry Christmas to you and your family. God bless!

Sephora Hello Kitty Swatches

Hello Dear Readers! I'm busy working on Christmas cookies but I wanted to post a few swatches of the Hello Kitty polishes.

All images are click-able.
Pink Sprinkles, Purple Sprinkles, Blueberry

Hottie, Purple Sprinkles, Overdose

L'Esprit, Blueberry, Lapis of Luxury

Purple Sprinkles over: Pink, White (clear), Purple, Black, Blueberry. Blueberry alone, Lapis of Luxury.

With Flash, same colors: WnW Flirty Rose, WnW White, Pucci-licious, Black, Blueberry. Blueberry, Lapis of Luxury.

Stickers

The bottles are adorable and made of heavy glass. I couldn't find the weight marked on the bottle, but I guess around 10mL? Unfortunately I was disappointed in Pink Sprinkles but Purple Sprinkles is okay because it's unique to my stash. I like it best over white, pink and black. It's very thick and dries quickly. Blueberry went on with one thick coat compared to Lapis of Luxury which required three coats to become opaque.

I'll have more swatches soon. Have a great Holiday!

Hot Topic Deborah Lippmann Bad Romance Dupe? Swatch

As promised, here is the lovely I found yesterday. The mall wasn't very crowded, but I got there 20 minutes after they opened. First I ventured into Hot Topic and picked up what I heard was similar to Bad Romance. This was my first time in their store and they had a pretty decent polish collection. I also went to Anthropoligie for the first time. I was trying to figure out their target audience and asked the SA, but the question threw her off guard. They had a wide range of $$$ products and many of them were in a neutral palette, so I figured they were pretty conservative.

Anyhow, here is the pretty I found, an unnamed black jelly with purple glitter. It came in a 2-pack with a purple creme.

All of the pictures are clickable.

(3 coats, no top coat)

(4 coats no topcoat)

(4 coats, no top coat)

I was pleasantly surprised with this little polish. As you can see, it's super shiny and gorgeous! I'm not sure if my mind was playing tricks on me, but it smelled like candy. The box is labeled as a mini set and it retails for $4.99. A great buy if you have been lemming Bad Romance or if you like great glitters. I don't own a bottle of BR, but it looks very similar to the pictures I have seen.

I also got a Matteo Olivieriff, a StrangeBeautiful polish from Anthropologie. They're on sale for $3.99 if you're willing to brave the mall. Have a great Monday!

Holiday Manicure Ideas - 8

Cover me, I'm going in! Ooooo weee, I haven't been to the mall since June of this year. I'm much more of an online shopping type of girl, but when I heard that HotTopic has a possible dupe for Lippmann Bad Romance I volunteered to pick up a gift card for dh. I'll let you know what I find when I return.

Today I have a fun Christmas mani made using Cina nails stickers from Sally's. I picked them up last year on clearance for 99 cents. I started by making stripes using Essence VIP Appeal (pink) and Check Me Out (green), then placed stickers and that's it! For the stripes I used Chloe's tape method. If you haven't heard of her, check her out, her blog is wonderful!


Just for fun I added Hello Kitty. Speaking of Hello Kitty, did any of you get the new Sephora polishes? I snatched a few and will post pics when they arrive!

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by!

Holiday Manicure Ideas - 7 and Giveaway Winner

Good morning Sunshines! Can you believe there's only 11 days until Christmas? I've been super busy shopping, decorating the house and attempting to study for finals. I say attempting because I haven't been very motivated. Since I only have 3 finals this year compared to the usual 6, I'm not as stressed out about it. But I have a feeling the closer they get, the more stressed out I'll be. I plan to study all week but we'll see how that goes :)

Today I wanted to share another gift wrap inspired mani. I'm not sure why I'm preoccupied with gift wrap this year. This is day 2, as you can probably tell from the tip wear. The blue is Sally Hansen Laser and stamped with China Glaze Emotion. I also did another Christmas mani, but I was rushing and it was a complete fail. I'm saving it to show off during my parade of nail failures.

I also wanted to announce the winner of the CSN & Holiday Giveaway. There was a total of 63 entries and the number selected by random.org was 36, which is Morgan of Pass the Polish Please!. I've emailed Morgan and she has 2 days to reply. Thanks so much to everyone that participated. I will be having another giveaway very soon!

Milani Gems Gradient

Today I created a glitter gradient using the Happy Birthday dupe Milani Gems. You have to be extra careful with this one because it goes on thick. Use 1/4th of what you think you'll need.

To create the gradient, I gently dabbed the brush onto the nail. For the base I used WnW Black and China Glaze Devotion for the tip. Super fast and super easy!

(Out of focus shot to show the glittery goodness)

Thanks for stopping by! If you haven't already please enter my giveaway, there's only 2 days remaining.

Barielle Elle's Spell Swatch

Are you ready for another flakie? I know I am. I'm loving Elle's Spell from the Holiday Hustle Collection. I had to drive out of the way to pick her up but it was totally worth it. It's a gorgeous red flakie in a red base. Since I've been wearing a lot of Holiday mani's, I decided to switch things up a bit and layer it over purple. It really brought out the intensity of the flakes and sorta reminds me of OPI Merry Midnight, but much brighter.

Layered over Hard Candy Purple (sorry i don't have the name, it was on the package)

Isn't it beautiful! I purchased this polish from ULTA for $6. Woo hoo, what a steal!Thanks for stopping by :)