Teal Tuesday: Copy Cat

This Tuesday our assignment was to recreate someone else's mani in teal. Yesterday my friend Helen at Nail Newbie posted this awesome mani. I loved how sweet and simple it was so I decided to recreate it :)

I used two coats of Weird Indeed I Speak Whale, then topped it with Orly Shining Star. Then I painted with letter with a dotting tool and Color Club Worth the Risque. I really love the glitter over I Speak Whale. It reminds me a lot of the orange/yellow/green flakies, but in glitter form.

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

Elysse at Elyssian Bauty

Teal Tuesday: Braided Mani

I was super excited when we voted on braided manis for this week's Teal Tuesday. The one I did before wasn't so hot and I was itching to try it again. I started with one coat of a England Galahad.

I then used a fine paint brush and painted the braids with a England Holy Grail and Sally Hansen Jumpin' Jade. These pictures are funny because I think my middle and ring finger look best in real life, but they look the worst in the pictures lol. And these pictures are doing A LOT of favors for my pinky nail. It's a hot mess in real life.

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

Fanservice Nails Tesseract

Tonight I have another polish from Fanservice Nails to show you! I finally saw The Avengers a couple weeks ago. It was amazing. When I was shopping around on Etsy and found one called Tesseract, I had to have it. 

Tesseract is a ice blue shimmer base with flakies. Perfect color for a Tesseract. This is two coats.

The VNL you see here wasn't at all visible in real life. I didn't notice it was there until I uploaded the pictures and had already removed the polish :/

I'm completely in love with this polish! I soo gorgeous. The last picture is with flash to help show off some of it's shimmery goodness :)

Fanservice Nails is available on Etsy here. They sell for $11 or 3 for $28.

Sinful Colors Zeus

I'm currently taking Classical Mythology in summer school. To get in the mood for studying, I bribed myself with Sinful Colors Zeus. Zeus is a gorgeous dusty purple with pink shimmer.

This is two easy coats. I did have some shrinkage after top coat :( Like the other recent Sinful polishes, I was really impressed with application and coverage. A second coat was almost unnecessary.

Monkey See Monkey Do Monday: China Glaze I'm With the Lifeguard and Nail-Venturous Floam

Time for another Monkey See Monkey Do Monday! I wasn't sure what I was going to do and I saw China Glaze I'm With the Lifeguard staring at me from my untried box. I love love love this polish! So fricking awesome. After I put it on, I remembered Lindsey's (Neverland Nail Blog) awesome combination and decided to recreate her mani!

Lindsey does some awesome nail art. Even though this is one of her more simple manis, it's still genius!  If some awful tyrant made me choose to only have one mani for the rest of my life, I think I'd choose this one. It's so bright and happy! 

I started with two coats of China Glaze I'm With the Lifeguard. You need this polish in your life! Then I used two coats of Nail-Venturous Floam on my thumb and ring finger nails as an accent :) These two go so well together!

Check out the other awesome blogs participating in Monkey See Monkey Do Mondays! If you'd like to participate, click on the badge at the top of the page and join the facebook group!

Amber at Amber Did It

Amber at Never Naked Nails

Ana Cris at Esta Cerrada la Drogueria

Arlene at Nails and Vanities

Ashley at Follow the Yellow Polish Road

Basia at Polish My Mind

Carrie at LeSamowen:Life, Love, and Nail Polish

Cristina at The Clockwise Nail Polish

Debbie at The Crumpet

Elizabeth at Nail Polish is My Crack

Emily Esqueleta at Macabre Manicures

Emma at Manicurity

Erin at Erin's Beauty Bumbles

Gwenn at Sweet Sugar

Helena at Nail Wish

Jen at Jens Painted Tips

Jenn at Polished Crazed

Kim at A Polished Addiction

Kirsten at Geeky Owl

Kristin at Manicured Monkey

Laurie at Dressed Up Digits

Layka at Kawaiinize Your Life

Melissa at The (mis)Adventures of a Wanna Be Martha

Misha at Enigmatic Rambles

Missy at Gnarly Gnails

Nayade at Toxic Vanity

Neivys at Maquiclub Girl

Summer Challenge: Swimming Pool

Swimming pools are pretty much my favorite thing ever. I once told my parents I'd give up my bedroom for a pool. They didn't go for it :( For this mani I tried to capture the gorgeous water sparkly in the sun :) 

I did two coats of China Glaze For Audrey, which might have been too dusty for my purpose. Then I did a coat of Sally Hansen HD Spectrum (which I found at  Dollar Tree!) and then a coat of China Glaze Snow Globe to mimic sparkles and bubbles :) This mani makes me really happy!

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

Teal Tuesday: Ladies' Choice

Today's Teal Tuesday theme is Ladies' Choice which made me immediately think of this:

I loooove Zac Efron and this version of Hairspray. I was obsessed when it came out. If I'd had more time this holiday weekend, I would've done a mani inspired by the video, like those fabulous curtains in the back and those awesome paper lanterns...I'm gonna have to keep that in mind for a rainy day ;) 

I kept it simple and did two coats of Fanservice Nails Did I Fall Asleep?. This polish applied really well. It's a teal shimmer base with iridescent glitter and flakies.

I'd worn this a couple of day, so I did have some tip wear. And chipping on the ringer finger at the cuticle because I was picking at it :/

This polish was absolutely fabulous and I loved it. But my favorite thing? Removal. Usually darker polishes are a nightmare to remove because they stain your hands and nails and are super messy. These are my nails right after removing Did I Fall Asleep? without any special treatment:

 I removed it with Zoya Remove+ and felt with absolutely no problems. I only used 1/2 a piece of my felt pieces and I usually used at least a full one (sometimes two) to remove dark colors like this. And I only used one coat of nail hardener as my base coat! Excellent!

Fanservice Nails Polishes are available here. There are some wonderful polishes available. I've already worn all three I bought and loved them. I can't wait to buy more!

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!

Pink Wednesday: Strawberries and Dots

For today's edition of Pink Wednesday, I chose China Glaze Strawberry Fields. I bought this polish recently because of the name. And after I put it on I had Strawberry Fields Forever stuck in my head all day.

This is two coats. It's a bright pink with gold shimmer. It's soooo pretty! Then Nubar Black Polka Dots was staring at me, so I decided to throw on a couple coats. Polka Dots is the perfect name for this polish because that's exactly what it looks like!

Even though I love this polish on, it was a pain in the butt to apply. The brush bristles are black, so it's impossible to tell if there are any specks on your brush. Also, they're really sparse, so this is about 3 coats. And it drags really bad, so you have to keep rearranging the dots. It's still totally worth it because it's so stinking cute!

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

Untried Month Day 4: Models Own Indian Ocean

Models Own Indian Ocean is from the Summer Beetlejuice Collection. This was part of my Spring Surprise. Whenever I pulled this bottle out of the bubble wrap, I was entranced by it's beauty. It's really sheer, so I layered it. I started with two coats of Julep Susie and then added two coats of Indian Ocean. 

Isn't this gorgeous! I couldn't stop staring at it. It's really cold and kinda icy. And reminds me of cotton candy. I think that's because of the pink flash within the light blue. And it makes me want to sing Shake Señora ;)

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

Teal Tuesday: Splatter

The Internet at my house has been annoyingly spotty, so this is a day late :/ Sorry. This week's Teal Tuesday theme is splatter! I'm not super proud of this mani, but oh well. I did it so I'm posting it!

I did two coats of China Glaze Sunshine Pop and then splattered with China Glaze Grape Juice and Icing Mr. Right Now. 

I think perhaps I might like it more if I had used more opaque colors to splatter with. The teal turned out more green that I wanted. You live, you learn.

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!

Teal Tuesday: Animal Print

Whenever animal print was announced as the winner for today's Teal Tuesday theme, I got a really great idea that I was excited about...and then promptly forgot it haha. Luckily, I eventually remembered it :) This mani was inspired by one of my favorite pairs of earrings.

It's a peacock! While teal isn't really the main color here, the teal-ish color on the earring inspired me, so that totally counts...right? Sorry about the black specks. It was really late and I didn't get the chance to clean up.

Colors used: Zoya Apple, L.A. Colors Circuits, OPI Brisbane Bronze, OPI Fly, Ulta Dance Teal Dawn, Julep Marisa. The teal spot is Fly for the opacity+Dance Teal Dawn for some shimmer. I drew the designs with some different sized paint brushes.

I was having difficulties taking pictures of this because it was so shiny. I decided to add a coat of NYC Matte topcoat. It also kinda makes the effect similar to the earring.

I am head over heals for this mani! I love it a lot and don't want to take it off!

Check out these other Teal Tuesday blogs!

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!

NOTD: Pure Ice Layering

After seeing this post on Caitlyn's Creative Corner, I decided to get some of these awesome Pure Ices and layer them together :)

L.A. Colors Circuits, Pure Ice Heartbreaker, Tease and Oh Baby!

I started with two coats of the awesome L.A. Colors Circuits and then layered these shimmers over each other.

It has a really pretty look, but Oh Baby! is definitely my favorite. I think it has the best contrast against the black and has the clearest base, so it doesn't make your nails look cloudy. Also, the purple/blue of the Oh Baby! is my favorite color shift out of them all :)

Do you have any of these awesome Pure Ices?

Hunger Games!

Remember when I got my Hunger Games Nail Mail? Well I've swatched ten of them here for you! When I first saw swatches, I wasn't really blown away by these colors, but I had to have them all since I love the books so much. A lot of these are kind of what I'd call "grown-up" colors, but I was really surprised by how much I liked the colors I thought would be really boring. I had already used Mahogany Magic and Luxe & Lush but didn't photograph them. I couldn't decide what to layer Luxe & Lush over for this and Mahogany Magic was kinda boring lol.

Fast Track

First up is Fast Track. This shade is super pretty, without being in-your-face flashy. And is covered really well in 2 coats for such a light shade. There's a little bit of stubborn green left in my cuticles from the green I wore before this :/ Sorry about that.

Dress Me Up

This is the type of shade I avoid like the plague. I was SO surprised that I couldn't keep my eyes off of it during class. This covered in one coat I believe.

Foie Gras

 This one covered in one coat. I was on the more favorable side of neutral for me lol. Neutral=meh to me, and this was better than that. I wasn't really wowed though. And 1 coat! That helped pushed it away from meh.

Hook & Line

 I really thought I'd hate this one. To me, the frosty finish wasn't noticeable in real life. Plus, it's a gray, so I loved it a lot. This was 2 coats and I see myself wearing this again and again.

Stone Cold

This one kinda disappointed me. It is such a beautiful polish, and was the easiest matte to apply I've tried yet. My issue with it is that I think it shows off every imperfection in my nails. It's like when you find a gorgeous dress, but on you it just accents all of your least favorite qualities? This is that in polish form. I apologize for the tip wear. I painted my nails for this and the next swatch, then went to bed. Then after I woke up I cooked lunch and then took pics.

Smoke and Ashes

This one was probably the most disappointing :( This isn't super original and I feel like it's not the best version of this. I much prefer Sinful Colors What's Your Name. I wore What's Your Name under my Firework Mani. Before I painted the fireworks I wore it to church and could not stop staring at it. I didn't get that same interest from Smoke and Ashes. Note: I remember one blogger saying this was as difficult to remove as a glitter. I used felt and pure acetone, and it removed like a creme. My felt didn't fray at all.

Agro

 This was 2 coats to even everything. I liked this, despite thinking that I wouldn't. Really pretty, even if somewhat Fall-ish.

Harvest Moon

Gorgeous! This was two easy coats and it was so stinking pretty and shiny! This is one of my favorites of the collection.

Left Hand: Riveting and Electrify

Right Hand: Riveting and Electrify

These are my favorites and this is what I'm wearing to see the movie (tonight at the drive-in!). On my left hand, I used 3 coats of Riveting and then 4 coats of Electrify on my ring finger. The only difference on my right hand is that I did one coat Riveting and 2 coats Electrify on the ring finger. I liked using Riveting as underwear better. This is so bright and pretty! I really love these two! :)

Overall, I'm so so so happy I got this whole collection. I liked it a lot more than I thought I would, and they were really really great to apply! I highly recommend most of these. I'd only leave behind Smoke and Ashes, I think. Do you have any of these? How do you like them?