Adventures in Stamping: Can't Wait for Fall

Usually we stamp on Sundays, but I'm bringing you a late installment. I've been super busy the past two days coordinating Welcome Week for my student organization so I didn't have time to write up the post (or take photos of it at its best). I wasn't really feeling fall colors but since it was Welcome Week and the start of the fall semester, I used my school colors! 

For this mani I used Blackheart Amsterdam, Sally Hansen Whirlwind White, L.A. Colors Circuits, Sally Hansen Wet Cement, Spoiled Shuffle the Deck, Lush Lacquer Midnight Affair, Jade Magia Negra and Jade Vermelho Surreal. I used Bundle Monster plates BM322, and BM301, and Mash plates Mash 47, Mash 45, and Mash 49.

Rainbow Favorites: Yellow

I don't have a lot of yellows for today, but I knew which one would be my favorite. I bought Wet n Wild The Wonder Yellows last summer and I looooove it! It's so bright and cheery. It tends to be kinda brush-strokey, but the awesome color redeems it :)

This is 3 coats. It took forever to dry! Still love it though.

And since I'm enamored with my new Bundle Monster plates, I used them again!

This is BM 305 and Kleancolors Metallic Pink. If you don't have the metallics, you need them! They're gorgeous and work great for stamping.

Check out all the blogs participating in the Rainbow Favorites Challenge!

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Summer Challenge: Kites

Today's summer challenge prompt was Kites or Balloons. I chose kites! I'm not very good with kites, and in my part of the world, it has to be a pretty heavy-duty kite to withstand our wind.

I started with two coats of Sally Hansen Yellow Kitty...I just got that name. It rhymes with Hello Kitty...oh man, I feel dumb hahaha. Anywhooooo! Then I freehanded kites and tails with Color Club Hydrangea Kiss, L.A. Colors Circuits, Sally Hansen Heat Flash, Went n Wild FuchsiaRama, OPI Thanks a Windmillion, Color Club Sweet Pea, and OPI I Don't Give a Rotterdam. They're not perfect, but neither are kites swirling around in the wind :)

Make sure you check out the other awesome blogs participating in the challenge! Click the image above if you'd like to join us!

Debbie at The Crumpet

Danielle at Little Book of Beauty

Neivys at Maquiclub Girl

Jo at Northern Nails

Arlene at Nails and Vanities

Helena at Nail Wish

Róisín at Cuti-Clue-Les

Katee at A Girl and Her Polish

Sarah at Y Nails...Why Not?

Bec at Lacquer Dreams

Misha at Enigmatic Rambles

Sharon at What Color Is My Coat

Melissa at (Mis)adventures of a Wanna Be Martha

Laurie at Dressed Up Digits

Lucie at Lucy's Stash

Emma at  Manicurity

Caitlin at Caitlin's Creative Corner

Jane at Absolute Varnish

Amber at Never Naked Nails

Vic at Glowstars

Jackie at Mema's Manis

Rychelle at Colorsplash Nails

Stella at My Wet Nails

Missy at Missy's Manis

Kim at A Polished Addiction

Christine at Lost in My Reverie

Angie at Our Painted World

Bazzia at Polish My Mind

Missy at The Manicured Maniac

Michelle at Lacquer or Leave Her

Nikki at Lil Green Heart

Elizabeth at Nail Polish is My Crack

Ana Cris at Esta Cerrada la Drogueria

Shayleen at Simply Handy All Year

Dina at Secretary's Nail Art

Nayade at Toxic Vanity Toxic Vanity

Karen at Nails by Kaybel

Summer Challenge: Jubilee Street Party

I really had no idea to do for this mani. I've never been to a street party or been under the rule of a queen. The whole concept was foreign. Then I was looking through my untrieds and found Icing Pre Game, which is perfect for a party!

I paired it with Wet n Wild How I Met Your Magenta. I bought this polish purely because of the name. I LOVE HIMYM! I've even dressed up as Robin Sparkles once. I'm glad I bought it because this color is seriously fantastic. Even though it was kinda thin, I didn't have problems with cuticle problems and it applied really well! This was 3 coats. For some reason, any pink that I wear I put on 3 coats and still have VNL. I wasn't too concerned this time since I was layering over it.

And then Pre Game!!! I love love love this polish! It applied really well and I want to put it over everything! Seriously fun. And it's a party in a bottle! This was one coat (with no glitter "plopping", just normal strokes). I could not stop staring at my nails!

Make sure you check out the other awesome blogs participating in the challenge! Click the image above if you'd like to join us!

Debbie at The Crumpet

Danielle at Little Book of Beauty

Neivys at Maquiclub Girl

Jo at Northern Nails

Arlene at Nails and Vanities

Helena at Nail Wish

Róisín at Cuti-Clue-Les

Katee at A Girl and Her Polish

Sarah at Y Nails...Why Not?

Bec at Lacquer Dreams

Misha at Enigmatic Rambles

Sharon at What Color Is My Coat

Melissa at (Mis)adventures of a Wanna Be Martha

Laurie at Dressed Up Digits

Lucie at Lucy's Stash

Emma at  Manicurity

Caitlin at Caitlin's Creative Corner

Jane at Absolute Varnish

Amber at Never Naked Nails

Vic at Glowstars

Jackie at Mema's Manis

Rychelle at Colorsplash Nails

Stella at My Wet Nails
Missy at Missy's Manis
Kim at A Polished Addiction
Christine at Lost in My Reverie
Angie at Our Painted World
Bazzia at Polish My Mind
Missy at The Manicured Maniac

Summer Challenge: Summer Sunset

I'm a day late on this challenge :/ And earlier today I looked down and all the polish on one nail just popped completely off! Hence the weird hand position.

I started with a base of Icing Peachy Keen because it was right between orange and yellow. Then I sponged OPI In My Back Pocket, Color Club Almost Famous, and Color Club Blushing Rose. Then I sponged Wet n Wild 9.0.2.1.Orange over everything.

Make sure you check out the other awesome blogs participating in the challenge! Click the image above if you'd like to join us!

Debbie at The Crumpet

Danielle at Little Book of Beauty

Neivys at Maquiclub Girl

Jo at Northern Nails

Arlene at Nails and Vanities

Helena at Nail Wish

Róisín at Cuti-Clue-Les

Katee at A Girl and Her Polish

Sarah at Y Nails...Why Not?

Bec at Lacquer Dreams

Misha at Enigmatic Rambles

Sharon at What Color Is My Coat

Melissa at (Mis)adventures of a Wanna Be Martha

Laurie at Dressed Up Digits

Lucie at Lucy's Stash

Emma at  Manicurity

Caitlin at Caitlin's Creative Corner

Jane at Absolute Varnish

Amber at Never Naked Nails

Vic at Glowstars

Jackie at Mema's Manis

Rychelle at Colorsplash Nails

Stella at My Wet Nails
Missy at Missy's Manis
Kim at A Polished Addiction
Christine at Lost in My Reverie
Angie at Our Painted World
Bazzia at Polish My Mind
Missy at The Manicured Maniac

Icing Lemme See Your Peacock

And another Icing glitter! This is Lemme See Your Peacock. It's a mix of green, purple and blue glitter. I layered two coats over three coats of Wet n Wild Teal of Fortune.

I love this sooo much! It's so sparkly and reminds me of a mermaid! I went outside in the shade to help show all the colors better and I seriously love this!

My Birthday Manicure!!!

April 1st was my birthday! I really love my birthday. Like a lot :D This is definitely me:

It took me forever to decide what I wanted to do for my birthday manicure. A lot of people do cupcakes (which are super cute!) but I don't like cupcakes...or cake lol. I finally decided to do a skittle mani! I love skittles because I get to use 10 different polishes :) And I of course did them in a rainbow because I love love love rainbows! It's like the alphabet of colors!!! Then I topped them off with Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday which was an early birthday present from my daddy :)

Colors used: Right hand (pinky to thumb) - China Glaze Dance Baby, China Glaze Salsa, Zoya Paz, Wet n Wild The Wonder Yellows, China Glaze Gaga for Green.

Left hand (thumb to pinky) - China Glaze Starboard, OPI Fly, China Glaze First Mate, China Glaze Sweet Hook and Zoya Mimi.

I love this manicure so much! And the shoes I wore to dinner were glittered with similar colors as Happy Birthday. I keep changing my mind on which nail is my favorite. I'm really partial to the greens, but they're all so pretty!

January Haul

Hello everyone! Here's all the polish I got in January. I didn't really realize I'd gotten this much...

OPI: Pink Friday, Fly, Not Like the Movies, The One That Got Away, A Rose by Dawn...Broke by Noon, Metallic 4 Life, Did It On 'Em, Yoga-ta Get This Blue, Teenage Dream, Siberian Nights, Planks a Lot, Stranger Tides, Skull & Glossbones, Pamplona Purple, Here Today...Aragon Tomorrow, Steady As She Rose, Sparrow Me the Drama, Brisbane Bronze, Manicurist of Seville, Wocka Wocka.

Nine of these I got in a Buy One Get 2 Free sale, and the Pirates ones were on Clearance, plus I used a coupon :) The Nicki Minaj colors and Teenage Dream were $8, so I didn't pay full retail for any of these!

China Glaze: Salsa, Peachy Keen, Sun Worshipper, Re-Fresh Mint, Starboard, Four Leaf Clover, Ingrid, Recycle. I found Starboard on clearance for $2 at Ulta in Dallas. Four Leaf Clover, Sun Worshipper and Recycle were from my Secret Valentine :) The rest I bought at Sally's using a $10 off of $20 coupon :)

Love & Beauty Misc. Glitter and Royal. MIA: Matte teal. All regular price @$2.80.

Zoya: Paz, Mitzi, Ivanka, Charla, Julieanne, Tao. Paz and Mitzi were on clearance at Ulta, plus I used a coupon, so I got those and Starboard for $7! The others were from the Zoya New Year promotion, so I only paid shipping!

Julep: Nail Therapy, Hayden, Leah, Megan. Ulta: The Jungle Look, Wild Night, Pinata Yada. Nicole by OPI Rainbow in the S-Kylie. The Juleps were in my January Maven Box. Ulta was buy 2 get 1 free. I bought those with Rainbow in the S-Kylie using a 20 % off coupon!

Jordana: Gemstones. Sinful Colors: Cinderella. Wet n Wild Duo. Essence: Choose Me!. Revlon: Carbonite, Whimsical. NYC: Skin Tight Denim. Sally Hansen: Lady Luck, Wedding Crasher. Pure Ice: Rio, Purple Reign. The Wet n Wild and Carbonite are from Big Lots. Lady Luck was also from my Secret Valentine. Everything else was regular price (which is pretty cheap).

a England: Tristam. Orly: Dazzle. Icing Written in the Stars, Epic Winning, Golden Age of Glitter, Party Confetti, Magnetix in gold, pink, silver and blue. Gelous base coat. MIA: Icing After Party. I got Tristam in the a England anniversary sale. I also bought the Orly and Gelous with my Sally Coupon. Icings were buy one get one half off (as always).

Total: 75 bottles added to my collection. Wow! There are a couple more polishes that I've ordered but haven't gotten to me yet. On their way to me are Essence Twins Chuck & Blair, Edward & Bella, Gabriella & Troy, Romeo & Julia, as well as Deborah Lippmann Across the Universe, Happy Birthday and Today Was a Fairy Tale! :)

31 Day Challenge: Day 29-Inspired by the Supernatural

One day I was on Stumbleupon between classes and somehow started stumbling in the oddities section. I stumbled on a website devoted to the supernatural occurrence of spontaneous combustion. It was really interesting. I love reading about weird stuff like that. Anyways, when trying to come up with a supernatural mani, I thought of this.

Doing a person spontaneously combusting was a little too dark for me, so I just drew the flames. I love watching fire. And throwing certain things in the fire will make it change colors. My favorite I've seen so far: Christmas lights. My grandma had some that stopped working so she just threw them in our fire. It turned blue and turquoise and was amazing! Anyways, I really like this mani, even if the flame on my index finger looks like a teepee. I like how the glitter in the yellow kinda looks like sparks in a flame.

Colors used: Sally Hansen Black Platinum (2 coats), Prisma Colors Yellow, China Glaze Peachy Keen, a Wet n Wild bronzy color that isn't labelled, OPI Color So Hot it Berns, OPI Brisbane Bronze. What do  

you think?

Also doing this challenge is Emma of Manicurity, Bec at Laquer Dreams, Julia at Julia Loves Nails, Linda at Nail Polish Enthusiast, Kirsten at Geeky Owl, and Jenna at The Key to Jennasis. You should definitely check these lovely ladies and their nails out!

31 Day Challenge: Day 22 Inspired By a Song

For today's challenge my mom suggested a lot of songs. Really old songs. They didn't really inspire me. And then I wanted to pick a Beatles song. I thought Eleanor Rigby would be super cool, but decided I didn't want to try to paint a face in a jar by the door in nail polish. I decided to go to my iTunes and look at my most played songs. And then one of them really appealed to me...

Firework! Originally by Katy Perry, but the one I listen to all the time is the Glee Project version. Cameron Mitchell was my favorite and I especially love his part in the song. It's one of my go-to jam songs :)

I showed you my right hand first because I think it actually came out better than the left hand. I started with two coats of Sinful Colors What's Your Name for a night sky and then decided it would be a good idea to file my nails. Hence the lack of polish on some tips. I'm really impatient and I just wanted to file my nails and go to bed haha. Said filing also resulted in my weirdly short index nail on the left hand. I got a little too enthusiastic with the file :(

Today after church I added the fireworks with a striping brush. I used Color Club Foil Me Once topped with Color Club Candy Cane, Color Club Perfect Mol-ten topped with Color Club Beyond the Mistletoe, Color Club Hot Like Lava topped with Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink, Wet n Wild The Bold & The Beautiful topped with China Glaze Ultamate Holiday and Color Club Cold Metal topped with Color Club Jingle Jangle.

On the left hand I used the same colors but arranged in different order. I used the striping brush on most of these, except the thumb and ring finger. I used a needle marbling type effect and then went over it with glitter on the striping brush. I decided I liked the brush technique better, but my thumb nail is growing on me.

Side by side. I really love this one. :) And now the song that inspired it!

Also doing this challenge is Emma of Manicurity, Bec at Laquer Dreams, Julia at Julia Loves Nails, Linda at Nail Polish Enthusiast, Kirsten at Geeky Owl, and Jenna at The Key to Jennasis. You should definitely check these lovely ladies and their nails out!

31 Day Challenge: Day 10-Gradient

When I thought about a gradient, I immediately though I should do blue since I have so many I haven't used yet. I also kinda wanted to do glitter because I'm obsessed with it. And I think they're easier to gradiate. So I decided to mix the two. Mostly because I didn't want to try to remove all the glitter from my nails. I'm really pleased with the result :)

Polishes used: Orly Sweet Peacock (base), Color Club Blue-topia, WnW Cost Is No Issue, WnW Believe Me It's Real, China Glaze Skyscraper, WnW Back Alley Deals.

I tried to peel a label off a bottle and ruined the thumb :(

Most color accurate photo of the glitter. Glitter is a pain to clean up around the cuticle, so I kinda gave up.

I was really proud of how smooth the gradient was on the ring finger. And I liked the glitter nail in this one too, so I left it.

I also really liked these two nails, even if it is blurry. This is the best gradient I've done!

Also doing this challenge is Emma of Manicurity, Bec at Laquer Dreams, Julia at Julia Loves Nails, Linda at Nail Polish Enthusiast, Kirsten at Geeky Owl, and Jenna at The Key to Jennasis. You should definitely check these lovely ladies and their nails out!

Haul and Nail Mail!!!

So, I got paid and went a little polish crazy. I ordered some stuff online, got some Ulta coupons and found the Finger Paints Flakies!!!

Top row: The colors I lacked from the Wet n Wild Ice Baby Collection (half off at Walgreens!!!) Give Me a Price Quote, It's All in the Cut 24 Karats. Also Orly Rock-It from Ulta.

Second Row: From Sally's Finger Paints Flakies, Orly Au Champagne (half off), Seche Vite (my first bottle!), China Glaze Trendsetter ($1.99) From Free Cycle: Revlon Get Reddy and OPI Glove You So Much

Third row: From CVS Confetti Black Tie, Spoiled Shuffle the Deck and Revlon Peach Smoothie. From Icing Christmas Mini Set ($2!!!!!).

Not pictured: OPI Planks A Lot. I couldn't find it for the pic, but eventually did.

I'm super excited to try out the flakies. I asked my brother to send me a pic of my recent purchases while I was at work and he arranged the flakies like that for the picture. I liked it and stole his arrangement :) I'm also really excited about Shuffle the Deck because it's my school colors! And it has BLACK GLITTER!!!!

I ordered this from Trans Design last Friday and got it tonight. It should've been here last night, but the autofill option at the computer at work had my address wrong for some reason. I contacted Trans Design right after I found out and they fixed and responded very quickly. 

AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!

I also stuck in Revlon Whimsical that I got today at K-Mart. The China Glazes are Paper Chasing, Atlantis (SWOOOON!), Skyscraper, Pelican Gray, Concrete Catwalk, Midtown Magic, Cowardly Lyin', Ten Man, C-C-Courage, and Good Witch? All the China Glazes were $3, except for Atlantis. It was like $3.85, but still totally worth it!

I now have all the Wizard of Ooh Ahz!!!

I still have my Julep box on the way as well as some things I'm bidding on on Ebay.

31 Day Challenge: Day 1-Red Nails

For this challenge, not only am I following the day guidelines, I'm also trying to use unused polishes. If you saw my last haul post, you can tell that there's quite a few I haven't gotten to use yet. And there were lots more hauls before I started posting :/ First up, we have China Glaze Winter Berry and Wet n Wild Rockin' Rubies on my ring finger. I got Winter Berry for $1.35 at Sally's the day after Christmas :D

indoors.

Inside, Winter Berry was darker and almost vampy. Beautiful! I love it :)

sunlight.

But then outside, it was bright and juicy-looking. Almost squishy. LOVE it! I like it inside, but outside, it kept catching my eye while I was driving :)

sunlight.

I applied Rockin' Rubies at work and didn't bring any tools to clean it up. It's sooo sparkly. Can't look away!

sunlight.

I'm so glad I finally got this polish. I really wasn't interest in it at first, but how could I resist at such a low price? Poinsettia is a gorgeous red, but Winter Berry is much more my shade.