Nail Art: Seaweed or Morse Code?

Hi everyone! I was really inspired by a post by The Daily Nail a couple of weeks ago and I wanted to share what I created. I can't decided if it looks like seaweed or morse code.What do you think? I used China Glaze Metallic Muse as the base color and Art Deco Bright Green as the stripes. Please excuse the chipping and horrendous cuticles; it's been a long week. Do you like it?

NOTD: Neon Rainbow!

Hey everyone! I have been really loving neons lately so I decided that I wanted to wear a lot of them at once. From thumb to pinky they are (all China Glaze) Pool Party, Flip Flop Fantasy, Kiwi Cool-ada, Blue Sparrow, and Flying Dragon. I have gotten a lot of compliments on this manicure, it is so bright and fun! What do you think? Are you wearing any neons this summer?

China Glaze DV8

Hi everyone! Today I have a backlogged swatch to share of China Glaze DV8. This is such a lovely holographic polish, although it is definitely the least holographic of the three that I own. It is still a gorgeous polish though, I love looking at the rainbows on my nails! I wish that my nails still looked like this though lol. It dries at a normal rate to a nice and shiny finish. This one chips on me a little bit, but it is worth it to have this color on my nails. What blue colored polishes are you all sporting this summer?

China Glaze Blue Sparrow

Hi everyone! I have been loving neons lately despite the snow, and today I wanted to share one that I picked up awhile ago, China Glaze Blue Sparrow. Why did I not get this one earlier? What was freaking wrong with me? This blue is so bright and so gorgeous! I love the sparkles in there too, it really adds depth to the color. This color applies well and dries very quickly, but again I had the same problem I had with Flying Dragon, it chips very easily on me, even with a topcoat! A lot of you did not have this problem, so I am thinking that something about my nail chemistry that doesn't like neons. I am still going to rock this color anyways! Do you have this color, do you love it too?

Maybelline Two-Timer

Hi everyone! Today I bring you an old school Maybelline that I found at the dollar store. I looked through all of the colors there and wasn't impressed, but this one caught my eye and I snatched it right up! This is a gorgeous frosty light blue with a violet flash in the bottle, although it doesn't really show up on the nail well. This polish stinks though, defintely not big three free! It is beautiful though, I really want to use this next winter for snowy manicures and nail art! Do you love this too? Did you make a dollar store haul to snap up some of these old Maybellines?

NOTD: Glitter and Neon!

Hi everyone! Awhile back I tried to do this combination to spice up China Glaze Blue Sparrow after it totally chipped on me. I kind of like how weird it looks, I don't know. I will call it "unusual", fair right? The silver glitter is Art Deco Silver Glitter. I will say that it saved me a lot of time from re-doing my nails because I had places to go and things to do! By the way I am loving Blue Sparrow, do you love it too?

CHI Hot Ring Illusion Around Saturn

Hello everyone! Did you know that CHI makes polish? Yes, the same company that makes those famous hair straighteners and other hair products also bring you "Ceramic Nail Laquer". Don't ask me what that means, because I don't know. This is the last polish from the lovely Kellie from Also Known As that I am reviewing from our awesome swap. When I first saw this polish, I immediately thought of my Australis Emerald Star nail polish, they look very similar in the bottle. The colors are very similar, but the Australis is definetly a duochrome whereas this one only has a slight shimmer of green in the teal.

It applied alright, this swatch took three coats and turned out nicely. It dried a little slowly but other than that it is a nice polish. I *think* that you can find these at Ulta, but I am not entirely sure. Have you tried any CHI polishes? Did you even know that CHI made polish?

Nail Art: 80's Night!

Hi everyone! Today I am bringing you a fun manicure. I was actually just playing around with my polish and I kind of stumbled upon this, and I really like it! It totally reminds me of the 80's. Although I never personally experienced the 80's I sure love the neons and glitter that were quite popular during that time. I used China Glaze Flyin' High, Art Deco Intense Pink, and Art Deco Gold Glitter for this mani; does it remind you of the 80's too?

ELF Dark Navy

Hi everyone! Out of all of the ELF polishes that I got, this one is my least favorite. I was expecting a lovely dark navy out of this, like OPI Russian Navy without the shimmer? Nope, didn't get that. This looks black on the nail. Like jet black. Only in the first coat can you tell that it is blue, but you really need a second coat with this polish. I liked the formula and it applied fine, I just am not terribly impressed with the color.

Swatch Spam: Mediums

Hello again and welcome to the second installment! Today I bring you some medium-toned polishes, enjoy!

OPI Sea? I Told You!

Sinful Colors Fiji

Sinful Colors Jamboree

OPI Fuchsia Fling

Sinful Colors Bronze

KOTD: Teal Flowers

Hello everyone! I am starting to get into more of a spring mood now that the sun is starting to shine again, so I wanted to do something cute. Sorry about the pointer finger, it smeared in the top coat stage. I used CHI Hot Ring Illusion Around Saturn and I stamped with China Glaze For Audrey using the m20 plate. Isn't it pretty, I thought that it turned out really well! Do you like it? Are you ready for warmer weather too?

NOTD: Sea Pearls

Hello everyone! (Backlogged post!) Who doesn't love a little subtle sparkle? I was really in a blue mood so I decided to use OPI Sea? I Told You! as the main color. I then topped it with Sinful Colors Pearl Harbor and I used the Essie Matte topcoat to matte the look. I love how it turned out, it looked more sparkly in real life though. What do you think? Do you like to matte bright colors too?

This has nothing to do with nail polish in the least, but I am going to go ahead and pimp out my new blog, Playing With Piercings. I know that it has nothing to do with nail polish in the least, but I figure that some of you are probably into body mods too. When I was researching various piercings and such, I found that there just aren't a lot of personal blogs about it. I am by no means a professional or a hard-core body modifyer, but I want to document my experiences and share what I learn/learned. Check it out if you are interested, I will put up a new post on it here soon! :D

NOTD: Jade Pearls

Hi everyone! Here is a simple combination today, I wanted to wear OPI Jade is the New Black with a little bling. So I layered Sinful Colors Pearl Harbor over it, I love how it brings out the blue tones in the polish! Very simple but a little flashy, you like? What is your favorite creme/glitter combination?

KOTD: Light Blue Tone-on-Tone

Hi everyone! How about another tone-on-tone manicure? I am really loving this one, it reminds me of summer and fun and vacations and awesomeness. I used China Glaze For Audrey, China Glaze Metallic Muse, and the m57 plate. I like to imagine that the flowers are just falling down my nails. Do you like this mani too?

I apologize in advance that I won't be able to check comments all day today. As you read this I am at a conference presenting my research project (my first of 3 conferences this spring, and they are all within a month). I am really nervous because I have yet to present my research to anyone outside of my research lab (who I present my progress to every week), but I think that I will do well. I like to think that I am a pretty good presenter! We'll see how it goes, wish me luck! In case you are curious, I am wearing OPI Kreme de la Kremlin on my tips and OPI Dulce de Leche on my toes for the presentation. My nails look SO boring lol!

China Glaze Flyin' High

Hi everyone! Today I am bringing you yet another color from the Up Up and Away collection, Flyin' High. I really like this collection lol! Can you believe that I didn't have anything like this in my collection? Not a single medium blue creme. This is such a pretty color, and it applied so well in just 2 coats. Dried within a reasonable amount of time, and it didn't chip for the two days that I wore it. Do you love this color too?

To all of my nail blogging buddies; I am sorry that I have been falling behind in commenting and reading your posts. I have been studying for a test that I am taking this morning, and then I have to prepare for a huge presentation that I am making tomorrow, and I will be at that conference all day without my laptop. I have been checking comments on my blog and answering questions though. I will try to catch up this weekend!

Nail Art: China Glaze/Seche Contest Entry!

Hi everyone! I decided to participate in the Nail Blog Network's China Glaze/Seche contest, and this is my entry. The challenge was to use only China Glaze and Seche products for the manicure. I used China Glaze For Audrey as a base color, and then marbled a mixture of China Glaze 5 Golden Rings and China Glaze Flyin' High to place on top of For Audrey. I love how For Audrey is peeking out from under 5 Golden Rings and I love the contrast in finishes. I topped the mani off with Seche Vite Top Coat. This was my first attempt at marbling; I think that it turned out really well! Do you love it too?

Please go and vote in the contest for your favorite manicure, I will link it in this post when voting begins!

VNS Haul!

I am so excited! So this is my first time buying nail polish online; usually I need to see the polish in person before I will buy it. Lately there have been tons and tons of swatches of China Glaze's OMG collection, which came and went months before I got into nail polish. I really wanted some of these colors, so I swallowed my pride and bought some of them online. I also picked up a couple of other polishes to make the shipping worth it. I picked up OPI Mad As A Hatter (I haven't been able to find this anywhere, it has been sold out in my area!), China Glaze OMG, China Glaze DV8, China Glaze QT and China Glaze Recycle. I can't wait until the sun comes out so that I can swatch these awesome holos for you all. Sorry, I was just very excited and I thought that I would share. :)

NOTD: Sea Sparkles!

Hi everyone! Sorry my nails looks so short, this mani was backlogged so it is a little older. I am so excited for summertime; so awhile back I decided to pull out my favorite bright blue, OPI Sea? I Told You!, but it needed an extra kick. What better way to turn a polish up a notch than holographic rainbow glitter? So I topped it off with a coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust. It looks way more sparkly in real life, I love it! Do you love it too? I can't wait for it to be Friday personally, what about you?

Nail Art: CND Inspired!

Hi everyone! Did you see the nails that CND did for NYFW? They were so cool! In fact after you read this, you should check out Trincess's amazing recreation of it! So I decided to do my own spin on the concept and I did a metallic light blue instead of the gold and I kept it shiny. I got so many awesome compliments from people when I was wearing this! I used China Glaze Metallic Muse and OPI Black Onyx for this mani, you like?

NOTD: Textured Nails

Hi everyone! Do you see my awesome new header? Isn't it gorgeous? Niki over at Polish on Digital Paper made it for me, go check out her awesome blog! Thank you so much Niki, I absolutely love it! I do a happy dance everytime I see it! :D
(Back to our regularly scheduled programming) Today I bring you kind of a strange manicure; I think that the execution could be improved upon. I used ELF Dark Navy as the base with a light coat of ELF Pearl over it. Now I only planned on doing a very thin layer of Pearl to kind of turn it grey, but I put too much on. So I kept swiping my brush over the nail and it created a neat contrasted texture on the nail. It isn't as bright in real life, but it is in the light. It looks rugged, don't you think? You like or dislike?