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Nail-Venturous~ Orange You Unique

2012-02-28T22:11:00.000-05:00

Today I have another beauty from Amy over at I'm Feeling Nail-Venturous. This lovely polish is called
Orange You Unique and it is simply stunning! It has a peachy/orange base with matte glitter and it really is unique! What you see here is 3 coats of the polish on it's own and it applied beautifully and actually dried very quickly for a glitter. I used Sally Hansen Acrylic Top Coat as a "glitter tamer" and the finish here is smooth as glass. Another amazing polish Amy!!! Enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

The orange base shows up a lot more in sunlight

Essie Armed and Ready with Ellen Gold~ Golden Sparks On Top!

2012-02-25T15:58:00.000-05:00

Today I have a lovely combination to show you. I used Essie's Armed and Ready from the Go Overboard Collection and I really loved it. The next day I wanted to bling it up so I chose Ellen Gold in Golden Sparks for a top coat. I love how this combo turned out! I got the Ellen Gold from my lovely friend Samantha along with some of the other top coat "effects". What do you guys think? I love it and can't wait to use more of the Ellen Gold effects to jazz up more mani's!!! Enjoy! XOXOXO~Rach

Pretty & Polished Candy Coated

2012-02-17T21:26:00.001-05:00

hello loves! today i have a gorgeous polish made by my dear friend Chelsea from Pretty & Polished. This beauty is called Candy Coated and it is one of her new shades that she sells in her Etsy shop. Candy Coated is a pale pink creme with multi colored glitter and it is sooo beautiful. I actually wore this as my Valentines Day mani <3 I am showing you Candy Coated on it's own with no underwear and this is 3 coats. Enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

Illamasqua Grab w/ A Dash Of Princess On Top!

2012-02-11T13:44:00.000-05:00

My lovely friend Amy from I'm Feeling Nail-Venturous is quite the talented polish maker! Today I am sharing her creation called A Dash Of Princess. ADOP is large white, dark pink, translucent pink , silver and translucent holo hexes in a clear base with ultra fine pink glitter! I cannot even begin to tell you how gorgeous this polish is in person, I am completely obsessed with it! I layered Dash Of Princess over Illamasqua Grab. This combination is pure perfection! As with all polishes that contain several types of glitter, you will get a different look on each nail. You may have to manipulate the glitters a little to get them where you want them, but I did this easily with the brush. I think the result is simply stunning! Amy is not taking orders right now, but she plans to in the future! Thank-you Amy for this beauty!!! Enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

Here is a ring that I made with A Dash Of Princess! Essence Colour and Go in Lime Up! Is the base color

~Natalie's Nails~

2012-02-07T09:23:00.003-05:00

My 14-year-old daughter does some amazing nail art and I like to try and share that whenever I can. I have mentioned before that I would like to make this a regular feature but I would have to get her to cooperate first! This is some nail art that she did last week and I am so impressed with it! It took her forever to do but the result is stunnning! What to you think? enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

The Heart Truth {Nerd Lacquer Warrior Ethos}

2012-02-03T11:30:00.000-05:00

A friend of mine in my FB polish group told us that today is National Wear Red Day in honor of Womens Heart Health. She asked if we would all like to join her in supporting this cause my doing red manis and posting them on our blogs. I chose my recently acquired Nerd Lacquer in Warrior Ethos! Warrior Ethos is a blood red jelly packed with black and irridescent micro glitter and sparse large orange hex glitter. I thought this would be the perfect polish to show solidarity with The Heart Truth, a campaign to raise awareness about womens heart disease. My best friend lost her mom to heart disease while waiting for a heart transplant so I do this mani and post in memory of Zora <3 Please take a few minutes to check out the website I linked and make sure you have a talk with your physician if you have any concerns about your heart health! enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

Soflajo The Conjurer

2012-02-02T13:17:00.002-05:00

My lovely friend over at Soflajo has a made some amazing polishes! They are a set of gorgeous top coat effect polishes that are duochrome AND glitter! These polishes she has made for the Year Of The Dragon and they all have medieval and magical names. The one I am showing you today is The Conjurer. The Conjurer has purple glitter and depending on your top coats, shifts from silver/green to silver/red to green/gold. All of her polishes are made from natural pigments and glitters are are 3-free! To order The Conjurer and her other gorgeous creatoins, check out her shop HERE. The polishes are .5 ml and are $5 each. And just look at her sweet packaging! Enjoy! XOXOXO~Rach

this is how the polish was wrapped. look at the amazing dragon tape!

This is what was inside the bubble wrap! An adorable little crown and fun confetti...

here is a better shot of the glitter

this one shows the most shift...so pretty!

I had a hard time capruring the silver/red and green/gold shift as it was not particularly sunny today, but trust me, this polish is GORGEOUS!!!

Rebecca Likes Cupcakes!

2012-01-31T08:33:00.000-05:00

I am still sick so just a quick little post to show you a franken by Rebecca over at Rebecca Likes Nails. This is called Rebecca Likes Cupcakes! I layered her franken over 2 coats of Illamasqua Jo'Mina. I love the sparkles in this one, it reminds me of sprinkles! enjoy! XOXOXO~Rachel

~Natalie's Nails~

2012-01-24T08:08:00.003-05:00

Hello!!! It's been a long long while since I have done a post on my daughters nail art! Her name is Natalie and I call the feature, Natalie's Nails. Natalie is 14 and she does some pretty sweet nail art! This time she used 3 polishes to create a Nailside-esque look on her nails. I think she did a terrific job freehanding this design with a nail art brush! To create this look she used Essie Armed And Ready and Essence Colour and Go in What Do You Think? and You Belong To Me. I would love to make this a weekly feature but I have to get her to cooperate with this! She is such a "only when I feel like it" kinda girl! Give her some love to let her know you would like to see some more of her nail art!!!! Enjoy! XOXOXO~Rach

Nubar Reclaim

2012-01-14T14:47:00.000-05:00

Today I have the stunning Nubar Reclaim to show you. Reclaim is a "grass" green holographic polish. I picked up Reclaim last Summer and this is the first time I have worn it! I don't know what took me so long because I am in love with this polish! I think I may need a back up bottle. The formula is amazing on this one, I did not experience and of the "dragging" or bald spots that are typical of linear holo polishes. I ended up with three coats just because I loved applying it so much and when it comes to holo, you can never have too much in my opinion! My only complaint is that Nubar does not make any more linear holo polish! Enjoy! XOXOXO~Rach

Catrice Forget-Me-Not!

2012-01-11T17:47:00.000-05:00

My lovely friend Kati from the Netherlands sends me the best polishes! She sent me this beauty in our first swap package last summer. She sent me lots of gorgeous purples! She knows I am a purple fanatic :) Forget Me Not in an intense "electric" purple full of shimmery goodness. It has some very fine silver micro glitter which gives it such an amazing shine and intensity. The application was great, I did two coats but was so enamoured with it, I ended up being greedy and went for three! I LOVE the brushes on Catrice, they are the perfect size and shape and they really help you apply the polish flawlessly. Forget Me Not is being discontinued so if you have a chance to pick it up, you should! Enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

OPI Fly and Save Me {Nicki Minaj}

2012-01-09T21:18:00.000-05:00

Today I have the lovely Fly from the OPI Nicki Minaj collection. I was dying to get my hands on these! Fly is a teal creme, it leans more towards the blue side and it bright but not neon. The formula was a bit thinner than I expected but it went on beautifully and was opaque in 2 easy coats! This is one of those colors that I just adore, it's got enough pop to be eye catching but not in an in-your-face kind of way. The first two pics are of Fly alone then last pic I topped it with the glitter Save Me. Save Me is a mirco and bar glitter that is really pretty over Fly....i love the way it transforms Fly into this shimmery look. What do you think? Do you have any of the OPI Nicki Minaj polishes? Do you love them? Enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

Ozotic 507...a Quickie

2012-01-03T12:26:00.001-05:00

I just wanted to pop in and say Happy New Year!!! My first mani of the New Year was Ozotic 507 {layered over Orly Liquid Vinyl}. Although this polish looked amazing and held such promise, I have to say I was not in love with it like I thought I would be. It is VERY PRETTY, just not for me I guess! I ended up making a swap deal with my dear friend Clausdia for something more my speed. But I wanted to go ahead and share the ONE pic that came out of all the ones I took of her.....enjoy! XOXOXO~Rach

OK I fibbed, I did get one more pic, it's not up to par IMO but I guess I will share it anyway!

China Glaze Blue Years Eve

2011-12-31T10:32:00.000-05:00

Well today is New Years Eve so I decided it would be appropriate to use China Glaze's Blue Years Eve! I pretty much love all blue polish and this one looked so pretty in the bottle I had to have it. I was a bit disappointed with the texture of this one, it was jellyish and squishy and took 3 coats to get full opacity. I was expecting it to be like Glittering Garland but it wasn't. I actually got so frustrated during the application I almost stopped and took it off! I am glad I left it on because it really is gorgeous so I think it was worth the aggravation. I topped it with Love & Beauty's "Navy" which is a blue micro glitter with large silver hex glitter. I am not sure how much I am digging the glitter top coat though, although it does feel very festive...kinda like confetti on my nails. Happy New Years Eve everyone, I hope 2012 brings Prosperity, Health and Happiness to all of you! xoxoxo~Rach

Here it is on it's own

and here it is with the glitter top coat

Essence Just Rock It! w/ Love & Beauty "Blue/Green" on top!

2011-12-21T12:37:00.000-05:00

I picked up some Love & Beauty polishes at Forever 21 this past weekend and I wanted to show you the one they call Blue/Green/ I saw in in the bottle and it had an amazing duochrome so I grabbed the last bottle! I tried it layered over Essence Colour & Go in Just Rock It.... an amazing deep navy blue. I was so impressed with the gorgeousness of the Love & Beauty! And it was only $2.80! Do you guys own and Love & Beauty polishes? Do you have this one, what do you think? enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

China Glaze Glittering Garland

2011-12-18T12:52:00.000-05:00

Today I have the utterly gorgeous and amazing Glittering Garland from China Glaze. I have absolutely fell in LOVE with this polish, I wore it for almost 3 whole days so that should tell you something. GG is an evergreen jelly base packed with greenish gold glitter/glass flecks. The color is deep and mesmerizing, I could not stop staring at my nails. Application was perfect, no dragging or anything. This is part of the 2011 Holiday collection so if you have not picked it up yet....do it now!!! enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

Golden Rose Matte Velvet #107

2011-12-12T21:22:00.002-05:00

I received this polish from my dear friend Kati who lives in the Netherlands. She always picks out such amazing polishes for me! This time she surprised me with the purple beauty....Golden Rose Matte Velvet #107. I wish Golden Rose would name their polishes instead of just giving them numbers but that does not make this polish any less gorgeous! The formula was amazing on this...so smooth and easy to apply. The finish is different from the OPI Suedes and the Mattes, it has a ton of micro shimmer in it, I know it would look spectacular with a top coat! Thank-you Kati for sending me this beauty! enjoy! xoxoxo~rach

Color Club Antiquated w/ Gingerbread On Top!

2011-11-23T20:08:00.000-05:00

It took me a little while but I finally decided on a mani for Thanksgiving! I went with Color Club Antiquated from the Foiled collection and Gingerbread from the Beyond the Mistletoe Collection. This combination is gorgeous!!! Gingerbread is one of the most gorgeous glitters I have ever seen! I can't wait for everyone to be blinded my my gorgeous nail bling tomorrow! Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate <3 xoxoxo~Rach

China Glaze~Wagon Trail

2011-11-20T17:07:00.000-05:00

Sorry for such a long absence, I have been going through some personal struggles and I just have not had the time to do any blogging lately. Things are looking up now, though so I will try to post as much as I can :) Today I have China Glaze Wagon Trail from the 2008 Rodeo Diva collection. Wagon Trail is a deep, dark olive green and has quickly become one of my all time favorites! I love dark, rich looking polishes and Wagon Trail certainly does not disappoint! Enjoy!~xoxoxo rach

3o Days of Untrieds~Color Club Sugar Plum Yum

2011-11-10T19:53:00.000-05:00

i am so behind on the 30 days of untrieds but I am making an effort today so I am going to show you Color Club Sugar Plum Yum. SPY is from the Holiday scented line. It is a large pruple and smale green hex glitter topper that smells like.....well...Sugarplaums! I used Color Club Perfect Mol-Ten as the base. I am not 100% sure I am loving this mani, I think it is growing on me though. What do you guys think! Enjoy! XOXOXO~Rach

30 Days of Untrieds~ Ozotic 515

2011-11-03T14:24:00.000-04:00

For day THREE of the challenge, I have Ozotic 515....a gorgoues holographic blue! This polish makes me sooo happy wearing it. Ozotic is an Australian brand not available here in the US...I ordered mine from a friend who places group orders to keep our prices and shipping low. This is 3 coats, the first coat went on a little streaky and draggy with is consistent of most holo polishes but by the second coat it applied like a dream! I added a third cause you can never have too much holo! Do you guys have any Ozotic? what are your favs? enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

here are the participating Bloggers! go check them out!

Alexandria at Je T'aime Lacquer
Alyssa at Always Polished
Amber at The Polished Momma
Andrea at Addicted to the Allure of Beauty
Ashley at Follow the Yellow Polish Road
Caitlin at Something Creative
Carly at Lacquered Lover
Caroline at Good Lack, Nail!
Caroline at Shadow's Nail Art
Chelsea at Pretty and Polished
Gwen at Pudgy Nails
Ingie at Limited Addiction Nails
Jacki at Adventures in Acetone
Jamie at Nails Adored
Lindsey at Nailtopia
Natalie at Gems in a Bottle
Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails
Sarah at Lucky Lacquers
Shaina at Haute Lacquer

Taylor at Nailed to the T
Thalie at Glazed Talons

30 Days Of Untrieds~ OPI Lincoln Park After Dark SUEDE!

2011-11-02T12:36:00.000-04:00

Day 2 of the Untrieds challenge is OPI Lincoln Park After dark Suede. I bought this one after seeing it on a blog somewhere. I loved it so much! Purple is my thing! So I have to admit I have never used a SUEDE polish before...I am a suede virgin! I used 2 coats and then I also added some SV {Seche Vite} so I could show you what this looks like "un-sueded". Whatcha think? Do you like it better left suede or shinified??? enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

and here it is un-sueded! With a top coat!

here are the participating bloggers:

Blogger Challenge....30 Days Of Untrieds

2011-11-01T13:24:00.000-04:00

Let me say that I normally run far, far away from any kind of nail polish challenge when it is presented. Why? well for one I am a total control freak, I want to wear what I want when I want to, not because some stinkin challenge says I have to! Second, I am really realizing that my skills in nail art are quite limited and even when I do attempt them, I end up hating the results. Soooo, when my friend Taylor from Nailed To The T suggesting a 30 day challenge of untrieds, I hopped on board. I have too many untrieds and this challenge will give me the control to choose what I want to wear! The first polish I have for the challenge is OPI Cuckoo For The Color. CCFTC is from the amazing Swiss collection. CCFTC is a deep teal shimmer and went on perfect in 2 coats. If you look closely at the pics when they are enlarged you will see the most gorgeous light blue shimmer in this polish. I AM IN LOVE with this color! I am in love with this polish, seriously I don't want to ever take it off! see for yourself how wondrous this polish is

Teal is my second favorite after purple and this polish has stolen my heart~~~~

here are the other amazing bloggers participating in this challenge:

Taylor at Nailed To The T

Shaina at Haute Lacquer

Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails

Carly at Lacquered Lover

Thalie at Glazed Talons

Jacki at Adventures in Acetone

Caroline at Good Lack,Nail!

Alyssa at Always Polished

Caitlin at Something Creative

Ashley at Follow The Yellow Polish Road

Amber at The Polished Momma

Andrea atAddicted To The Allure Of Beauty

Jamie at Nails Adored

Go check out all the other bloggers posts on this challenge!!!!

Julep Zoe w/ Rachel's Folly {A Franken by Laurie} on top

2011-10-27T10:53:00.000-04:00

Today I am sharing with you the lovely Julep Zoe and the gorgeous franken my friend Laurie made for me called "Rachel's Folly". I told her that I really really wanted China Glaze Spellbound {you can see pics of that HERE} so she whipped up a beautiful franken for me that may just be better than the real thing! Laurie even named it after moi since it was somewhat of a "custom" franken! I love Laurie, she is a master frankeness!!! I have a bunch of her lovely frankens and I look forward to all the new ones she has to share! I used Rachel' Folly over 2 coats of Julep Zoe. Zoe is a metallic burnt orange and it is stunning! I plan on wearing the one again on it's own sometime this fall! It is a prefect Fall color, reminds me of the fiery leaves on the trees as they start to turn. What you see below is 2 coats of Zoe and 2 coats of Rachel's Folly! I love the combo! What about you? Do you have CG Spellbound? Do you think this is a good dupe for it, or do you think it is better like I do??? Enjoy! XOXOXO~Rach

China Glaze Near Dark w/ It's Alive on top!

2011-10-26T13:11:00.000-04:00

I am feeing better today! Thanks to all my lovely FB, Blogger and real life friends that gave me support and love! I am back today with 2 of the polishes from China Glazes 2011 Halloween Collection~Haunting. I used Near Dark first. ND is a jellyish forest green...the first coat was a streaky mess and I usually get serious anxiety from this kind of polish. The second coat went on much smoother, I could have used 3 full coats but I decided instead to just touch up the edges where the polish had not become fully opaque yet. I ended up really LOVING the end result! ND was deep and glossy and just lovely and despite the somewhat minor application issues, I can see myself using this one on it's own again! I added 1 coat of It's Alive, a swampy green glitter with micro and hex glitter. IA has a base similar in color to Near Dark as well! I love the look of these two layered, it is such an appropriate combo for Halloween! enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

Orly~Goth

2011-10-25T19:35:00.000-04:00

I am in the Halloween spirit today! I used Orly Goth and I ended up loving it so much, I had to pull myself together and do a blog post so all my sweets could see just how amazing this polish is! Goth is a pure black creme with silver glitter throughout. What I like about this polish is that the black is a "true" black and very pigmented and the silver is sort of suspended throughout the polish, not just laying on top or getting lost. The silver glitter adds just enough depth to make it very interesting and eye catching. Goth went on in 2 perfect coats and the application was excellent! I can see myself reaching for this polish again and again! I think I may need to buy a back-up bottle! enjoy! XOXOXO~Rach

Oh and please forgive my awful cuticles! I kinda got nipper happy yesterday! That was a big NO NO!

Apologies

2011-10-24T18:50:00.003-04:00

sorry i have been MIA for a little bit. I am struggling in my personal life right now and just not able to post here. I will be back as soon as things calm down and I can think straight. Thanks for sticking with me! love you all
XOXOXO~Rach

OPI Espresso Your Style w/ Nubar Brown/Gold Glitter Accent Nail

2011-10-18T08:20:00.000-04:00

Hello my sweets! Did you enjoy Sarah's guest post? I loved it, she has even inspired me to try a splatter mani again! Today I have OPI Espresso Your Style....a deep,bronzy,shimmery brown....with an accent nail of Nubar Brown/Gold Glitter. EYS is a gorgeous fall color, and I have fallen in love with it! Enjoy!xoxoxo~Rach

Guest Post~Chalkboard Nails!

2011-10-15T14:45:00.000-04:00

hello my sweets! i asked my lovely and super talented friend Sarah from Chalkboard Nails to do a guest post for my blog! Holy moly did she do an amazing job! Sarah has super duper nail art skills as I am sure you will be able to see from this splatter mani as well as all the lovely posts on her blog! Please go check her out after you have a look see at this Halloween Inspired mani! Enjoy! xoxoxo~ Rach
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Hello! When Rachel asked me to do a guest post for her blog, I was immediately both thrilled and plagued with indecision. She wanted me to do something Halloween themed, but there were so many ideas running through my head that I could barely decide on one. I managed to narrow it down to two choices, and asked Rachel which one she would rather have me do. Her choice was a Halloween splatter manicure!

Splatter manis are great because they are relatively easy and produce very dramatic results. You can never predict what they are going to do, and that is what is so great about them! For this particular one, I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Wet Cement as my grey base. The grey base almost makes this look like zombie flesh! I then added on splatters of Color Club Wham! Pow!, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Sun Kissed, and Wet N Wild Ink Well.

There are a number of good splatter tutorials out there, but I'll give you a quick text rundown of how I like to do mine! I start out all of my splatters by laying down a few pieces of wax paper. Cover more area than you think you will need to. Splatters go far and I don't want you ruining your table!

First you paint your nails with your base color. Then, tape off the areas of your finger that are surrounding your nail. This will make cleanup MUCH easier for you at the end. Take a straw and cut it in half. You can use one half straw for each color you plan to be splattering on. I dip my straw directly into the polish bottle, but that can sometimes prove wasteful -- you can choose for yourself how to get the polish into the straw. Then, do a short, hard blow of air through the straw and on to your nail. Repeat with your remaining colors. Remove your tape and after a bit, add your topcoat.

Sometimes a big bead of polish will appear on your nail after you blow the splatter on it. When that happens, I like to take a clean, polishless straw and blow clean air on top of the bead to spread it out more.

I like the contrast of the two oranges a lot in this mani. It looks festive and sort of spooky and fleshy all at the same time! I hope you all like it as well.

Thank you Rachel for allowing me to come and invade your blog for a day. :)

isn't she amazing??? Thank-you Sarah for guest posting on my blog! xoxoxo check Sarah out at http://chalkboardnails.blogspot.com/

Ozotic Pro 528! Gorgeous!!!!

2011-10-12T00:01:00.001-04:00

I had the opportunity to purchase some Ozotics recently and this is the first one I tried! This the the gorgeous Elytra 528! I layered this baby over 2 coats of OPI Russian Navy! I will let the pics speak for themselves! enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

Halloween Nail Spooktacular~ MAC Vintage Vamp

2011-10-11T16:55:00.000-04:00

I got this beauty from a friend in my facebook group! I think this fits the Halloween theme very well! Vintage Vamp is a deep, wine red with brown undertones! It reminds me of my beloved Chanel Vamp {the original}! I am not sure I am in love with this...the formula was thin and streaky and I had to use 4 coats for full opacity! I think it looks very pretty on me though! It was pain to clean up so I am not sure I will be reaching for this again any time soon! Also, I changed the format of my pics a bit, only showing 3 fingers instead of 4...I could never get my pointer AND pink to cooperate at the same time so I just decided the pointer could be left out! I also changed the angle that I took the pics at! Do you guys notice a difference good or bad?? xoxoxo~Rach

Illamasqua Phallic with Golden Rose Scale Effect on top!

2011-10-10T17:15:00.000-04:00

So if you remember, my favorite polish brand is Illamasqua! I love their formula....it is the BEST formula of any polish I have ever used. There colors are deep and rich and never boring. I have been wanting to use Phallic~ a deep, shimmery navy blue~ for awhile now. It was sooo gorgeous and rich and happy going on that I almost didn't want to put the Golden Rose on top! I am so glad I decided to....Golden Rose Scale Effect is a gorgeous blue, breen and copper flakie topper! I got this polish from my lovely friend Kati in the Netherlands! She rocks! I think this resembles Deborah Lippmann Across The Universe. I know it is not the SAME but the coloring is! Whatcha think???? gorgeous no???? enjoy~! XOXOXO~Rach

Valentine Kisses 500 follower Giveaway!

2011-10-09T09:21:00.000-04:00

Ok so I normally do not do whole blog posts about giveaways but this one is so epic! Valentine Kisses is having a HUGE 500 follower giveaway! Go enter now!

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Halloween Nail Spooktacular~ China Glaze Mummy May I

2011-10-08T19:38:00.000-04:00

Hello my sweets! Thanks for all the lovely comments on my Breast Cancer awareness mani! I love you all! Today I have one of the 2010 China Glaze Awakening polishes to share with you! This one I was particularly excited about because it is PURPLE.....my favorite polish color! Mummy May I is a dark purple jelly base with purple glitter and it is gorgeous! I really love this one! Enjoy! xoxoxo~rach

Pink Wednesday~ Breast Cancer Awareness Mani

2011-10-05T17:23:00.000-04:00

So I am going to take a break from the Spooktacular Nail Polish posts {well i only did one so far!} and post my Pink Wednesday / Breast Cancer Awareness mani that I did for my lovely friend who has been recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She is an amazing woman, so loving and kind and she deserves nothing but happiness. I hope this mani lifts her spirits even if for just a few moments. It literally took me like 2 hours to complete this since I really am no good at nail art! Remember to check your boobies my sweets and get an annual exam or mammogram {of you are over 40 or have a high family risk of female cancers}.XOXOXO

Halloween Nail Spooktacular! Sally Hansen Pumpkin Spice

2011-10-04T00:01:00.001-04:00

hello my sweets! I LOVE HALLOWEEN! It is by far my most favorite holiday of them all! I bought so many "Halloween" and "Fall" polishes in anticipation of this month! I am going to try and show you ALL of them! Today I have Sally Hansen Pumpkin Spice! First of all, I wanted it just for the name alone! I am a pumpkin connoisseur....so anything with the name "Pumpkin Spice" must be mine! I layered PS over Color Club Rebel Spirit....a very rich dark brown! I know most everyone layers it over black but I thought the brown gave it just bot more depth :) I have so many lovely Halloween and Fall polishes I want to show you I cannot wait! I might even get brave and attempt some nail art! eeek! enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

Color Club Foiled Collection

2011-10-03T12:59:00.000-04:00

Today I have the entire Color Club Foiled collection to share with you! I picked up the Foiled as well as the Boho set from my Ross for a super duper price! I normally do not buy ALL of any collection because I just can't see spending the extra money on a polish I don't really like just for the sake if having the entire complete collection! I am VERY impressed with Color Club....they have a wonderful formula for such a low price point....all of these were easy to apply and opaque in 2 coats! The formula is like a very small glass fleck....similar to the Zoya Sunshine Collection. I think the glass fleck particles are smaller in the Zoya's meaning they leave quite a LOT of little tiny sparkles around your nails...the clean up was much less messy with the Color Clubs! I am LOVING Color Club....I really want to add more to my collection! Enjoy!~Rach

{ Perfect Mol-Ten } Silvery Sea Foam green....I like this one! If It were perfect it would be about 2 shades darker though!

{ Antiquated } Warm silvery Champagne. I like this a lot more than I was expecting to like it! It has a very warm, yummy feeling to it

{ Hot Like Lava } Dark silvery pink. I LOVE this one! I am a sucker for dark and not usually a big pink fan but this one won my heart!

{ Lumin Ice-Cent } Silvery cool blue. I usually love blue and I do like this one, just not as much as the others.

{ Foil Me Once } Light silvery pink. This is my other least favorite of the collection. It's just to pale for me!

{ Cold Metal } Shimmery dark blue. This one is my favorite! I love the depth of the blue on this one....reminds me of a deep dark cold pool of icy water!

My ONLY complaint with the sets I bought at Ross are the fact that the bottles are not labeled with the polish names! They are listed on the little insert in side the box but I NEED my polishes to have names on the BOTTLE. I guess I will have to go ahead and write the names on some little round stickers and label them myself! Sheesh! LOL

Cult Nails~ In A Trance with Hypnotize Me on top!

2011-10-02T09:10:00.000-04:00

Hello my sweets! Today I have for you a lovely layered mani courtesy of Cult Nails! Cult Nails is a relatively new brand and it is one of my favorites! The formula on their polishes is stellar, I have heard it compared to Rescue Beauty Lounge {which is considered by many in the polish world to be the creme de la creme of formulas} I bought the entire Hypnotic collection when is came out....these are 2 of the polishes from that collection. In A Trance is a shimmery mossy green creme that goes on beautifully in 2 coats! I wish I had taken some pics of it on it's own but I was so excited to get the sparkles on top I forgot! Hypnotize Me is a blue and green micro glitter in a jelly-ish base. I think this color combo is pretty unique {the blue/green sparkles layered over the mossy green base} what do you guys think? enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

Essence Twins~ Bonnie & Clyde!

2011-10-01T14:28:00.000-04:00

I have for you today another of the Essence Nail Art Twins sets...this one is Bonnie and Clyde. Bonnie is a really unique deep teal blue creme....Clyde is the glitter topper with teal micro glitter and large SQUARE holographic glitter pieces! This is such a gorgeous combo....I love it! I have to say that the formula on these Essence Twins are absolutely amazing! The pictures you see here are actually three whole days of wear! Do you see how amazingly this mani lasted! Essence Twins are not available in the US...I got mine from my lovely friend Ruth in Spain! enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

China Glaze QT~Holo Heaven

2011-09-26T18:25:00.000-04:00

I don't think this polish needs too much introduction...this is China Glaze QT from the fabulous {discontinued and HTF} OMG collection! QT is a deep pink with a linear holo effect. The effect is best in full sun but can be seen a little in low light and inside! This is 2 coats topped with Seche Vite! Enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

Indoors with artificial light

Indoors with natural light

Orly~ROCOCO A-GO-GO!

2011-09-24T12:04:00.000-04:00

Yester day I went "dusty hunting" and next door to one of the salons was a Sally Beauty! I rarely shop at Sally's just because it is kind of out of my way but I wanted to pick up some Tropical Shine nail files so I popped in for minute! I had not planned on buying any polish but when I saw the Orly Mineral FX display I knew I had to pick up the two I really wanted from that collection....Rock Solid and Rococo A Go Go! RAGG.....is a beautiful glass flecky, duo-chromy delight! The application is perfect with this one..only two coats needed! I actually love the smaller Orly brush as it allows me to have a more precise application and less clean up! I can definitely see myself reaching for this one again and again! I am soo happy I picked this one up! Enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

OH and do you guys think my pics look a bit better??? I have a new camera and better lighting! Tell me what you think!

Clarins 230 dupe??? A Layering Experiment

2011-09-20T05:24:00.000-04:00

Clarins 230 is a discontinued and VHTF polish that the polish world has dubbed "Unicorn Pee" due to it's rarity! You can see swatches of it HERE. I decided I wanted to try and "dupe" it so I layered OPI Movin Out over OPI Honk If You Love OPI. I think the result was pretty amazing! Keeping in mind that I have never seen 230 in real life, and my camera {I should be getting a new one today, so my pics will finally be more accurate!} is not the most wonderful thing.....I think we have a pretty acceptable substitution for it! What do you guys think???? Would love your feedback, especially anyone who has the real deal! XOXOXO~Rach

here it is swatched on nail wheel....it's the one on the left. The one on the right is Movin Out over OPI Diva of Geneva!

Sorry About the Upsidedown & Sideways Pics!!!

2011-09-17T17:57:00.000-04:00

Gah! Blogger is being fussy with me and not loaded my pictures in the correct rotation! I don't know what is going on...just wanted to let you all know so you would not think I have lost my marbles completely! I am working on the issue and will try very hard to get it resolved for my next post! xoxoxo~Rachel

Essence Twins~ Romeo & Juliet

2011-09-17T13:31:00.001-04:00

I was going to do a post about my SF {Spectra Flair} franken but I decided to do one on one of my new Essence Twins collections! As you know, I have a lovely friend named Kati in the Netherlands and she sent me all these amazing polishes! I just HAD to do Romeo & Juliet first...not only because it is my most favorite epic love story but also because my sweet Japanese Chin doggie's name is Romeo! So here you have Romeo & Juliet {actually the name on the bottle says "Julia" not sure if that was some kind of intentional misake or not!}. The base polish of Romeo is a gorgeous dove gray, the formula was lovely and butter and covered beautifully in 2 coats! Juliet is a holographic glitter topper with large square holo glitter and small holo glitter. Today was the perfect day for a gray/holographic glitter mani! It was 55 degrees and gray and rainy outside!

Enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

****as per requested by a couple of readers already....these polishes are not available in the US :( I got these from a swap with my friend who lives in the Netherlands!

Epic Nail Mail from the Netherlands!!!!

2011-09-15T09:28:00.000-04:00

So my friend Kati and I decided to do a swap a few months ago and yesterday was the happy day that I got my package from her!!!! I cannot even begin to explain how exciting it was to get a package from the NETHERLANDS and know that it contained all kinds of wonderful and amazing foreign nail polishes! Kati was so good at picking out everything I love..purple, glitter, flakies!!!! She also sent some lovely hand lotion and cuticle softener as well as yummy candy and treats for my puppies! Thank-you soooo much Kati!!! I cannot wait to swap again! xoxoxo~Rach

this was the happy package!!

Essence Special Effect Topper in It's Purpleicious ,Essence magnetic polishes, Catrice Dirty Berry/Purpleized/Foget-Me-Not, GOSH Purple Heart and Teeez Holo in Outta Control

Essence Twins!!! Gabriella/Troy, Edward/Bella, Romeo/Julia, Chuck/Blair

Essence You Rock! in Speed of Light Blue, Golden Rose Scale Effects flakie, Kamil hand lotion, Essence magnet, cuticle softening pen, yummy doggie treats and yummy candy!!!!

I think I am going to do "Week of Essence Twins" soon so I can show all of you these happy polishes!

Oops I Did It Again! ~ A Franken by Laurie

2011-09-14T14:00:00.003-04:00

Today I have another gorgeous franken from my love Laurie!!!! I was so gaga over the dupe she made of China Glaze VHTF Grape Crush that I just HAD to get a bottle from her! I do not own Grape Crush but the swatches should speak for themselves! Laurie did an amazing job.....I LOVE this polish so much!!! xoxoxo~Rach

You gotta Click on these to see them BIG and BEAUTIFUL!!!!! It's worth it I promise :)

China Glaze~Let's Do In 3-D

2011-09-08T17:34:00.002-04:00

I had some super shiny sunshine today so I decided to use one of my "untrieds" that I acquired recently from my super sweet friend Chelsea from Pretty & Polished! I have bought a BUNCH of China Glaze OMG and Kaleidoscope from her! She is amazing :) Let's Do It In 3-D is a charcoal colored holographic with amazing rainbow properties even in low light or no sunlight! This polish is super amazing and soooo pretty, if you have a chance to get it....think about picking this beautiful baby up! Enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

300 Follower Giveaway!!!

2011-09-06T13:28:00.002-04:00

WOWZA!!! i am sooo awed that I have actually made it up to 300 followers! You guys are amazing and I appreciate you so much! Special thanks to my Facebook girlies who always lift me up and have my back! I LOVE you all soooo much! mwahhhh! Here is what i am giving away!

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Revlon:

Blue Mosaic

Facets of Fuchsia {Deborah Lippmann Bad Romance Dupe!}

Starry Pink

NYC:

Starry Silver Glitter {my all time favorite glitter topper!}

Purple Pizzazz Frost

Luxury Lime Creme

Classic Coral Creme

West Village

Pier 17

Rules: You must be a follower, for 1 extra entry you can reblog or tweet about this giveaway. For another extra entry, you can "like" CherryGlamGirl on Facebook! To enter, please complete the form below! Giveaway ends September 30th! Good Luck and THANK YOU for helping me to make it this far! You guys ROCK! xoxoxo~Rach

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CONGRATS TO WINNER EMILY CORRIVEAU!!!!

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Glitter Gal Dark Purple!!!

2011-09-04T16:48:00.000-04:00

My good friend Traci posted about Glitter Gal in our Facebook group and I was sold! They are spectacularly holographic, super sparkly and just plain amazing! I got Not Just Another Red and Dark Purple. I am going to show you Dark Purple today :) I am a purple lover,especially the darker purples and plums, so this one fit right in! It a dark purple holographic...I used 3 coats for this mani, I could have gotten away with 2 but when it comes to purple and holographic, I always say "the more the better!!!!". Enjoy! xoxoxo~rach

Glitter Gal is from Australia but can now be purchased HERE!!!! Go order some right now!!!! GO!

OPI DS Desire~Oh My Holo!!!

2011-09-02T18:57:00.000-04:00

Let me introduce you to my lovely friend....Desire. She is a spectacular fawn colored holographic polish that absolutely steals the show! Just take a look at that gorgeous holo sparkle! I could not stop staring it my nails all day! We have a saying in my Facebook polish group...."Don't Holo and Drive" and that is the truth! i was getting majorly distracted looking at the holo rainbows on my nails I had to remind myself to keep my eyes on the road! LOL xoxoxo~rach

OPI Desire is discontinued and currently hard to find! I was lucky enough to have a wonderful friend....Brie...that found this beauty dusting hunting! Thanks love!

My Julep Box~ Meet Samantha

2011-08-31T12:40:00.000-04:00

hello my sweets! it's been awhile! my mangled finger/fingernail is finally almost grown back in..so I decided to get some swatching done! My lovely friend Traci from TraceFace Philes introduced me to a company called Julep.com. You get a box of polishes and treatments every month according to their Style Quiz results. It's really fun to take the quiz and find out what you are! I got Bombshell so in my first package, I got Samantha and Zoe along with their Nail Therapy base coat and Hand Scrub! All this for $20 a month :) So let me show you the first polish I swatched...Samantha. I was a bit wary when I saw Samantha in the bottle...she is a VERY bright neon Pink. I know my pics make it look a bit red....but believe me..is is PINK! This is not really a color I would wear on it's own so a couple of my girls on FB suggested to use a topper on it. I could not decide on on so I did three different toppers to see what they all would look like! Here is Samantha on her own

and here she is topped with {from left to right] SOPI Traffic Stopper Copper, OPI I Lily Love You and China Glaze Medallion}

If you are interedted in joining Julep.com....please use this link to sign up!

Julep.com

A Quick Update!

2011-08-20T11:55:00.000-04:00

hello my Sweets! I just wanted to let you guys know that I have not been swatching because I cut a big chunk out of my nail bed while chopping peppers the other day :( It hurt like crazy and I have been so depressed because i can't even take the polish off of that finger until that raw skin heals enough. I think a couple more days and I should at least be able to get the polish off. Until then , I will post a Natalie's Nails pic! Natalie's favorite character is Domo and she did a cute Domo mani a few months ago. enjoy! xoxoxo~Rach

OPI DS Magic~It's Magical!!!

2011-08-16T20:35:00.000-04:00

I got this lovely OPI DS from my friend Brie on my Facebook group. I had no idea I was going to love it as much as I do!!! Magic is one of the non-holo DS's but it is spectacular IMO! It is a royal blue shimmer with little flecks of PURPLE!!!! This is has become one of my most favorite polishes ever! I did need 3 coats for the full effect you see here. If you have a chance to pick this beauty up...do it quick! xoxoxo~rach

China Glaze LOL

2011-08-15T10:13:00.000-04:00

I love holographic nail polish and I love purple polish! So of course I just HAD to find the lovely China Glaze LOL! It is a dark royal purple holo and it is gorgeous! LOL is part of the discontinued and hard to find OMG collection from China Glaze. The only way you are going to pick this up is on eBay or dusty hunting{or have an amazing dusty hunting friend find it for you!} Enjoy! xoxoxo~rach

These were all don outside in full sun with no flash!

These are all done indoors with flash!

Nubar Prize

2011-08-12T20:39:00.000-04:00

I am having a love affair with Nubar....this is the second polish I have tried this week and I adore everything about it! I love the brush, I love the formula, I just LOVE it! Nubar Prize is a hot pink scattered holo polish, these pictures really do not show how sparkly and glittery this polish really is! If you do no have any Nubar, I would recommend you pick up Prize or one of the other Prism collection polishes or one of the Sparkles! You will not regret it!!! xoxo~rach

this were all shot indoors with artificial light

OPI French Quarter for Your Thoughts {surprise at the end!}

2011-08-08T17:20:00.000-04:00

I got 5 of the OPI Across America collection and this is the first one I am swatching for you. It's French Quarter For Your Thoughts. This is a medium toned dusty gray. I have to say OPI really upped their game with the formula on this! It is creamy perfection in only 2 coats! I am super impressed! I love gray and this one is no exception. I can see myself reaching for this a lot this coming Fall and Winter! enjoy! {and don't forget to scroll tot he surprise at the end!} xoxoxo~rach

Now for the surprise! I added the SF {Spectra Flair} top coat that I bought from the lovely Lori Hill Stevens {dubbed gLORIous}to the top and WOW!!!! This combo is amazing holo happiness!

OPI Brand New Skates with China Glaze Techno On Top!

2011-08-07T17:37:00.000-04:00

I got a bog lemming of mine from a lovely blog sale last week....OPI Brand New Skates! BNS is a gunmetal gray metallic with tiny flecks of gold. It is super pretty! I wanted to bling it up so I threw China Glaze Techno on top. As you can see, Techno is a holographic hexagon glitter and holographic micro glitter polish that is love on top or on it's own! I love how pretty and sparkly this mani is!!! enjoy! xoxoxo~rach

China Glaze DV8~ Holo Happiness!

2011-08-06T15:45:00.000-04:00

I finally got one of my biggest lemmings thanks to my friend Chelsea last week! China Glaze DV8!!! This is part of the discontinues OMG line of polishes and is VHTF. DV8 is a dark teal linear holo....I wish my camera had captured more of the holo awesomeness! Please excuse my somewhat messy cuticles, I lost my regular clean-up brush and had to use a wonky one! enjoy! xoxox~ rach

this is with flash

Heal Your Nails! Dr.'s Remedy Nail Polish

2011-08-03T10:14:00.000-04:00

Dr.'s Remedy Enriched Nail Polish is a revolutionary nail product that contains beneficial ingredients such as tea-tree oil, garlic bulb extract, wheat protein and Vitamins C and E. These enriching ingredients strengthen and protect your nails against fungus, discoloration, cracking and brittleness. Dr.'s Remedy contains zero toxic ingredients such as formaldehyde, toluene and DBP. It is "baby safe' meaning it can be used safely by pregnant and lactating women. This is their Summer Collection of 5 polishes. I have swatched all 5 for you today!

First up is Nurture {Nude Pink} It had a pretty shimmer in the bottle but unfortunately that did not translate to the nail. The formula on this one was on the thin side and I ended up needing 4 coats for full coverage. I am not a huge fan of nudes but this one was actually very pretty and complimented my skin tone nicely!

next up is Tranquil {Tangerine} This one was much more pigmented and only required 3 coats for full coverage. The formula was smooth and easy to apply.

This is Glee {Gold}. This one was on the thinner side as well, I did 3 coats here but I could have done 4 for even greater color depth. Formula was smooth and easy to apply.

This is Bold {Baby Blue}. I only used 2 coats of this one, it was very pigmented and smooth. Very pretty metallic shimmer on this one.

Lasty, {and my favorite of the collection} is Lovely {Lavendar} a gorgeous dusty lilac creme. It applied beautifully in 2 coats! I absolutely love this one!

Overall these polishes were a breeze to apply and work with, the brush was average length and width and spread out nicely on the nail with no dragging. I love that they are free of toxic chemicals and are actually good for your nails too! I would definitely use these again,especially Bold and Lovely! Dr.'s Remedy can be purchased here or by calling 1.877.3623.NAIL{6245}. You can "like" their Facebook page here.

*These were sent to me for review*

More Natalie's Nails!

2011-08-01T10:00:00.000-04:00

I am still feeling less than happy about my nail length so I am going to do another post on Natalie's Nails! This one is inspired from a design she found on The Daily Nail...one of out most favorite blog sites! I love her take on the design, she used Sassy Nails Polish Pens to do the lines. Enjoy! xoxoxo~ Rach

OPI Mermaids Tears, Sally Hansen Celeb City and China Glaze Fairy Dust

Natalie's Nails

2011-07-29T17:23:00.000-04:00

I am sad :( i had to cut my nails down again because they were peeling so bad. I am hoping in the next month or so, the new healthy nails will be coming in so I wont have this issue anymore. In the meanwhile, I did not exactly feel like doing anything snazzy on my nails so i am going to do a post on the feature I have dubbed "Natalie's Nails". My daughter Natalie is 14 and she is my polish buddy :) She has some beautiful nails and she is also very talented at stamping! {I, sadly am NOT}. Today I am going to share one of her recent designs. This is Fresh Paint in Oatmeal, Konad Plate # m57 and Opi Black Onyx! enjoy! xoxoxo ~rach

Essie Fair Game w/ Midnight's Master On Top!

2011-07-24T17:03:00.000-04:00

This is my second franken from the lovely and talented Laurie Nievin....this one is called Midnight's Master and it a beautiful black and holo glitter masterpiece! I put this over Essie Fair Game because I thought it would complement the blueish grey metallic color perfectly! I love these two together! I also really want to try it over just black! Thanks again Laurie...mwahhhh! xoxoxo

Natural Law~ A Franken by Laurie Nievin!!!!

2011-07-23T19:27:00.000-04:00

so my lovely friend Laurie Nievin is a Frankening Master!!!! She offered to swap 2 of her lovely frankens for Illamasqua Baptiste. This is the first one, she dubbed "Natural Law" In my opinion, it's an absolute dupe for Essie's VVVHTF Starry Starry Night. Now, I don't have a bottle of the Essie to do a swatch comparison, but from what I have seen...it's a match! Thank-you Laurie for sharing this little Beauty with me...I adore it!

natural light~no flash

natural light~WITH flash

China Glaze Octa Gone Wild!!!

2011-07-21T19:32:00.000-04:00

So i know i am a little late to the party...but I just got the lovely and gorgeous China Glaze Octa Gone Wild from the super fantastic Chelsea from Pretty 'N' Polish! When I opened the package, I knew I had to try this baby immediately! It is beyond gorgeous!!! Yummy holo deliciousness :) {please excuse the lack of clean up here...i was in a hurry to photo this out in the sunshine!} xoxoxo

Pink Wednesday!

2011-07-20T03:01:00.000-04:00

This is the first time {and maybe the last too!} that I did a mani for Pink Wednesday :) It's not that I don't like Pink it more like I want to wear it when I feel like it, not when I am "supposed" to LOL. These are two pretties I picked up from the Clearance section at Target the other day. Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Raspberry Race {base color} and Snappy Sprinkles {top coat} it was a very happy combo! xoxoxo

100 Follower Appreciation Giveaway!!!

2011-07-19T12:40:00.000-04:00

As promised, I am doing another giveaway in celebration of getting 100+ followers so far!!! I really did not think it wold happen this fast, but I am so happy...thank-you to all my sweets! up for grabs are the beautiful Zoya Faye and Charla! Two ountstanding, lovely colors! Open to international followers {i know many of you do not have access to Zoya!}. Here are the rules. You must be a follower of my blog {old or new!} You can gain two extra entries. One by blogging about this giveaway and one by becoming a follower on my Tumblr blog CherryGlamGirl!!! Thank-you and GOOD LUCK!!! xoxoxo Open until August 9th!!!!

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~Congrats to Winner Kellie Fox!~

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100 Followers!

2011-07-19T08:54:00.000-04:00

Ok, so I know to some...100 may seem really small and insignificant, but to me it is wonderful!!!! I just want to say a quick thank-you to all my followers and let you know I am going to post another appreciation giveaway today!!! xoxoxo

Glitterbomb Time!!!

2011-07-18T03:00:00.000-04:00

So Monday's theme over at Polish-aholic Anonymous was "Glitterbomb" i was sooo excited cause i am totally a glitterbomb kind of girl! For this mani i used China Glaze He's Going In Circles for the base then layered on China Glaze Snow Globe, Santee Emerald, and SOPI Sparkle Me Silver on top! My pics don't even sow how blingy and pretty this mani is! i love it :) all hail the Glitterbomb! xoxo

TraceFace Philes 800 Follower Giveaway!!!

2011-07-13T13:14:00.000-04:00

My fantabulous friend Traci is having another giveaway!!! go enter now! xoxo

click here to enter!

Haute Laquer Giveaway!!!

2011-07-12T13:24:00.000-04:00

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50 Follower Giveaway!!!

2011-07-12T11:57:00.000-04:00

I finally made it up to 50+ followers thanks to my loves at Polish-aholics Anonymous! Thanks so very much to everyone who followed me! You are all amazing Now on to the giveaway! I have Zoya Apple from the Zoya Sunshine collection and Ulta Pinata-Yada-Yada a beautiful muti colored glitter topper! I only have 2 rules...you must be a follower and you can re-blog for one extra entry! Easy peasy :) open to International followers too! This giveaway will be open until July 22nd...

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Casandra Weaver is the lucky winner!!! Congrats! :) Thanks everyone for entering!!!!

Essie Tarte Deco w/ {new} SOPI Sparktacular Top Coat on Top!

2011-07-12T10:23:00.000-04:00

Sephora by OPI has a bunch of new colors, but I was only able to get this one...and boy am I glad I did! This is a gorgeous multi-colored glitter top coat. Similar to Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday but this one has more of the smaller glitter so i think it is even prettier!

Cult Nails My Kind of Kool Aid w/ Revlon Star On Top!

2011-07-11T18:27:00.000-04:00

i am so loving all my new Cult Nails polishes that i got last week! Today i tried My Kind of Kool Aid and to make it even prettier, i threw my new Revlon Star topper on! The results were lovely....what do you think?

Illamasqua Baptiste with Nubar 2010 on Top!

2011-07-06T12:09:00.001-04:00

do i even need to say anything....i think i will let the photos speak for themselves...oh.my xoxoxo
click to see BIG...it's worth it!