Teal Tuesday: Monochrome

Today's teal manicure is monochrome! I was inspired by The Crumpet's awesome mosaic manis. I also had some fabulous new teal I couldn't wait to try out!

For this mani I started with a base of China Glaze Exotic Encounters. I then drew my mosaic outline with China Glaze Ink and filled it in with Color Club Untamed Luxury, China Glaze DV8, and Love & Beauty Metallic Teal using a dotting tool. I wasn't the most precise dotter, so I went back over my lines with Ink to make it a little clearer.

I thin it's funny that I classify all these as teal, but all together they make each other look not so teal haha. I'm trying to decide which is my favorite nail, but just when I think I've decided, I notice something I like about another one lol.

Check out these other Teal Tuesday blogs! If you'd like to join us, click on the badge at the top of my page!

Missy at Gnarly Gnails

Rhonda at Nails Beautiqued

Kirsten at Geeky Owl

Amanda at Mandy's Polish

ColorSplash Nails

Simple-and-Beautiful

Aimee at Persistently Glittery

Nat at No Holos!

Ana at Cherries Sweet

Caitlin at Caitlin's Creative Corner

Ariane at The Frenzied Polisher

Kia at Lacquered Libra

Belén at Nail Polish Lane

Sam at  Polished Art

Jess at Once Upon a Polish

Jasmin at Subtletyisoverrated

Blogger Friends Forever: Girly

Today's challenge prompt is girly. I started with one design, but was just having one of those bad polish days and gave up on it. Then massively broke a nail :( But it's ok because I saved it! Here's my second design. 

I started with three coats of Lex Cosmetics Tuilleries. It's a gorgeous milky pink base with pink, red, orange, white and silver glitter. It's so soft and delicate. I tried to stamp a French tip design, but my nails are just too small for any image to show up well and I had to paint over them. I used paper reinforcement stickers to block the parts of the nail I didn't want painted. I used China Glaze Passion for the tips. I like the result of the technique, but I preferred the look before I added the tips.

I got this polish from sneakpeeq. It's a really interesting website that offers special pricing and lots of specials while you're peeking...or peeqing. Check it out here (referral link).

Here are the fabulous bloggers participating in this challenge:
Thiamere of On Beauty Stuff & What Else's

Pram of My Nail Polish Addiction

Bec of Lacquer Dreams

Kerrie of PishPosh and Polish

Caitlin of Caitlin's Creative Corner

Emma of Manicurity

Alyssa of Fancy Phalanges

Sally Of Nail Pron

And here's what we have in store! (My week is August 23-25)

Mall Haul and Some Indie Nail Mail

Such a rhyme-y title! On Monday I had a whole day off work, so I decided to go to the mall. I hit up my favorite polish shops and got some goodies :) First up is Forever 21. I seriously controlled myself and only allowed myself to buy two bottles. I got a gorgeous metallic teal and a green glitter (which I'm pretty sure is a dupe of L.A. Girl Glitter Addict Purge).

And then Icing! I seriously love Icing polishes. I got 2 shredded glitter polishes and a crelly with iridescent glitter.

Icing Pre Game, Peachy Keen and Shredded

And I also picked up a mini set of neons with mirco glitter! They're so pretty and bright! I love them a lot :)

And then to The Gap. I think I can count on one hand how many times I've been to The Gap. But I really really wanted Gold Rush which is a dupe for Chanel Peridot.

Doesn't it look magical?! And look at it from this angle:

Blue/green!

Finally, I headed to JC Penney and got OPI My Pointe Exactly and Pirouette My Whistle. And they were only $6 each! They were labelled $8, so I was really excited haha.

Then after hitting up the mall, I stumbled upon Fanservice Nails on Etsy. I HAD to have these and I can't wait to try them out!

Fanservice Nails Blowfish Driving a Sports Car, Invitation
to Endless Wonder and Did I Fall Asleep?

I can't wait to use these beauties!!!

Teal Tuesday: Stars

Today's Teal Tuesday theme is stars!!!!! Since I love love love stars, I was super excited :) Yesterday, I found this gorgeous metallic polish at Forever 21. I couldn't decide if it was teal or not, but the label says it is, so I used it! :) This is one coat! I'm gonna have to test it out for stamping.

Then I added on some nail stickers I got in my Spring Surprise. Blue and silver just make me happy together. And I think the stars just look magical in this mani :)

Check out these other Teal Tuesday blogs! If you'd like to join us, click on the badge at the top of my page :)

Missy at Gnarly Gnails

Rhonda at Nails Beautiqued

Kirsten at Geeky Owl

Amanda at Mandy's Polish

ColorSplash Nails

Simple-and-Beautiful

Aimee at Persistently Glittery

Nat at No Holos!

Adventures in Stamping: Plate Ending in 5

This weeks Adventure in Stamping challenge is any plate ending in 5. I chose Cheeky plate CH5. There were stars on this plate so there was no way I could resist it! 

I started with a base of 17 Fury. This polish covered in 1 coat! Then I stamped over it with W7 Purple Paradise.

I love this color combination! In the light I was working in, Fury looked more gold. With the stars, it really reminds me of Harry Potter for some reason. Anything that reminds me of Harry Potter makes me really happy :) 

If you'd like to join in on the adventure, click on the badge at the top of my page!

Untried Month Day 15: Sally Hansen Blue It and Forever 21 Flakie

Hey guys! Today I decided to use the Forever 21(Love & Beauty) Flakie I got for my birthday. It's a dupe for OPI I Lily Love You! I'd tried it over a light base before, so I decided to try it over a dark base this time. 

I started with one coat of Sally Hansen Blue It. This metallic blue is GORGEOUS! I love it a lot. Then I added on two layers of the F21 flakie.

I'm not sure what's up with the tips in this picture. It definitely didn't look like that in real life. And, this was so much prettier in real life. I could not get the camera to capture it. It was so shiny and had more purple in reality. Now I'm off to go do my nails for formal tonight :D

Be sure to check out the other ladies' untrieds!

Helen at Nail Newbie

Alyssa C at Polish Junkie Ninja

Ashley at One Nail to Another

Nicole at The Epitome of Superficiality

Zoe at Obsessive Compulsive Nail Painting Disorder

Lexi at Finger Painted

Miagi at Pretty Kitty Claws

Untried Month Day 9: Lock and Key

The other day I was frustrated with how many untrieds I had, so I decided to use as many in one manicure as I could and I also wanted to use my new LO01 plate.

Base colors from thumb to pinky: Zoa Harley, Revlon Fall Mood, Zoya Meg, Sally Hansen Golden I, and  Zoya Tao. The stamping was done in Kleancolor Metallic Fuchsia, Red, Pink, Sapphire, Purple, Orange and mango.

This was after a couple days wear, so the tips weren't perfect. My favorite nail is my ring finger. I love the golf and pink together :)

Be sure to check out the other ladies' untrieds!

Helen at Nail Newbie

Alyssa C at Polish Junkie Ninja

Ashley at One Nail to Another

Nicole at The Epitome of Superficiality

Zoe at Obsessive Compulsive Nail Painting Disorder

Lexi at Finger Painted

Miagi at Pretty Kitty Claws

Untried Month Day 2: Deborah Lippmann Almost Paradise and Kleancolor Metallic Green

After this past week's haul, I've managed to double my collection of Deborah Lippmanns. They were all half of except one ;) Almost Paradise is a cute and spring-y light green. I've heard it described as pistachio, but it reminds me of lime sherbet. This is two easily applied coats.

Then I decided to try out some of my new stamping colors. This is one of my Cheeky plates (don't remember which, sorry :/) and Kleancolor Metallic Green.

Please pardon my stamping. I'm kind of out of practice, so it wasn't great. And I had to wipe off the two nails in the middle and start over. Unfortunately I used a dirty piece of felt and it got my nails kinda gross. And what's up with my index nail? Why does it insist on growing like that?! Despite these flaws, I still really like these two polishes together :) Be sure to check out the other ladies' untrieds!

Helen at Nail Newbie

Alyssa C at Polish Junkie Ninja

Ashley at One Nail to Another

Nicole at The Epitome of Superficiality

Zoe at Obsessive Compulsive Nail Painting Disorder

Lexi at Finger Painted

Miagi at Pretty Kitty Claws

Untried Month Day 1: Zoya Zuza and Deborah Lippmann Mermaid's Dream

The other day when I got Zuza, I could not wait to use it, so I took it to school with me and applied it during classes haha. This is two coats of this gorgeous turquoise foil.

Then when I got home, Mermaid's Dream was sitting on my porch waiting for me, so I applied two coats on my ring finger as an accent nail. I'm obsessed with mermaids because I really want to be one. Really bad.

I went to Dallas this past weekend and was so looking forward to going to Nordstrom and buying a Deborah Lippmann to celebrate 1.) my birthday and 2.) winning the presidential election of my student organization! I figured I'd splurge for the special occasion. Unfortunately we ran out of time and I didn't get to go, so I ordered this from HSN on Sunday and got it on Wednesday! I decided to wear it until I was announced as president on Thursday.

From swatches I saw online, I wasn't sure that I'd like this, but I figured since it had the word mermaid in the name I'd find a way to love it. You guys, it is so much prettier in person. My pictures and others I've seen online make me think of eyeshadow for some reason. Like sorta chalky/powdery? It's got these gorgeous golden sparkles in it and I'm pretty sure supermicro holo particles. In the sun it is just gorgeous!

It was so shiny that trying to get a picture was hard, so I mattified it with NYC Matte Topcoat for the next picture. This made it look like eyeshadow in real life, but it was still super beautiful :)

Also, Helen at Nail Newbie has started an Untried Month to get through all the polishes she hasn't used yet. I decided to join her since my untried drawer is full. Also joining us are some girls from our birthday group. If you'd like to join, let me know in the comments and I'll link you in my posts!

Helen at Nail Newbie

Alyssa C at Polish Junkie Ninja

Ashley at One Nail to Another

Nicole at The Epitome of Superficiality

Zoe at Obsessive Compulsive Nail Painting Disorder

My New a Englands!!!

a England had a sale the day before my birthday, so my mom let me pick out 4 for the occasion :) I chose Princess Tears, Ascalon, Bridal Veil and Perceval. They were out of St. George :( But I love the polishes I got! Unlike Tristam, which kinda disappointed me, these were awesome!!! 

I wanted to use two at a time, so I did an accent nail! This is two coats of Perceval (the red) and Bridal Veil. Oh my gosh Perceval is so dang pretty!!! I can't wait to use the other two!

I got this with two other packages on Monday, a package on Tuesday and two on Wednesday. And I'm expecting at least 2 more by the end of the week, so I'll be doing an awesome haul post this weekend!!! :D

31 Day Challenge: Day 8-Metallic Nails

I couldn't bear completely taking of my Black and White Day nails, so I left it on my right hand and painted my left hand with metallic polish. For today's mani I used Icing Chrome Copper that I got on clearance at the start of summer and hadn't used until today. This is 2 coats with Seche Vite. Sorry for my cuticles. Between semi-arid West Texas, winter and changing my polish everyday, they can't catch a break. I'm working on it though :)

Application on this was great. I could've gone one coat for this, but did two just to make sure everything was even.

Look how pretty in the sun! I hope you like it as much as I did!

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!