Nail Mail!!!! (Picture Heavy)

I've been stalking the mailbox for a little while now waiting on  four packages.

Of course the two that I expected to arrive last show up first! My Nail Pattern Boldness

and Rainbow Honey both came today! These babies were all added to my collection by my fantastical husband for my birthday! So a big THANKS YOU to my Bubba!

 So now, of course, on to pictures!

 

 

 

I've been stalking Allison from NPB for a couple months now to get my painted claws on Flipping Out Hard! I can not wait to try it out! NPB was my first Indie brand I have purchased. I absolutely love all of them I've bought so far. Too bad for me my bank account won't allow me to get all of them right now, some day though! Go check out her Etsy shop here!

 

I plan on having a giveaway just as soon as I figure out what the

prizes will be get and I get them all  together.

 

However, as of right now I can say that

Flipping Out Hard is going to be one of the prizes!

 

These are my first Rainbow Honey's. I wanted to buy both of the collections in their entirety but to be realistic I  decided on A Little Kindness and Sakura Matsuri . Since I first laid eyes on them I wanted them, I had to have them and now they are MINE!

 

Sorry about all the pictures, I just Loooooooove the packaging!

 

Ok I'm done now! Hopefully the other 2 packages full of beauties will show up tomorrow!

 I'm starting to get worried!!! LOL

 

Laters!

Smitten Kitten

I recently won a great giveaway that was hosted by the super sweet Dulcie at ohthreeohfour.

I won 2 polishes, Smitten Polish Mint Chip and Elevation Polish Stay Behind Catch A Wave

 and a cute nail file.

So of course I had to try out at least 1 of my new lovelies, I decided on Mint Chip.
I wasn't sure how it would look on me but as soon as I put it on...WOW! I love this polish!
I applied 3 thin coats of it. For those who like glitter bombs this isn't one of them the small glitters come out no problem, the larger you have to pick out but it works well with this. If they came out in an abundance it would have been too much to actually look like Mint Chip Ice Cream!

I used Sinful Colors Nirvana on my ring fingers.

I says it's a "matte" but it wasn't, but it's ok with me. 

I used Mash plate 46 with Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet to stamp some flowers.

and I added 1 coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust. I really like Fairy Dust, it's a great fine glitter polish, very subtle for those days when you just want a hint of sparkle.

I finished it off with a coat of SV.

I liked this so much I wore it for 3 days! That's a long time for me!

What's your favorite Smitten Polish?

And as promised in my last post here are the China Glaze polishes my
nephew picked out for me last weekend, exept the Fairy Dust
he didn't care for that one too much! LOL

He did a pretty good job I think!



Drug Store Haul Pt 2

Yes, another haul. This time I got 30 bottles!

Again I have to thank God for a very sweet and understanding husband.

He saw my haul and said "More? I'm sure glad I didn't go and get those like I had planned."

Isn't that sweet? He had my "stash" list and was going to go buy all of the colors I didn't have! My sweet, sweet enabler! LOL

Anyway, here is what I got in today's haul...

From left to right...

Rich In Heart, Georgio, Nirvana, Vacation Time

Dancing Nails, All About You, This Is It, Pull Over...

Cloud 9, Clementine, Citrine, Boogie Nights

Gogo Girl, Cross My Heart, Energetic Red...

Forget Now, Easy Going,

You Just Wait, Cream Pink, Dressed To Kill..

Let Me Go, Outrages, Dream On

Fig, Let's Talk, Rain Storm...

Envy, Happy Ending, HD Nails, Innocent.

Well hopefully this will hold me over for a while.

My husband has nicknamed me the Polish Monster. LOL

Keep Calm...Drug Store Haul!

One of my very dear friends upset me so much last night I was almost smoking from the ears! After our conversation I had to blow off some steam so I went to Walgreens to see if i could find a new polish. I get there and what do I find? Sinful Colors on sale for $.99!!! Aaaaaak! I bought 22, yes 22 bottles of polish. O_o

I would have gotten more but I wasn't sure if all of them were on sale because of how they had them marked. Needless to say I will be going back for more!

Left to right:

Out Of This World, Tokyo Pearl, Snow Me White, Unicorn, Let's Meet...

Mint Apple,Nail Junkie, Ocean Side, Savage, Why Not, Love Nails, Blue By You...

Lavender, Purple Diamond...

Soul Mate, 24/7, Thimbleberry, Boom Boom,Oasis, Bikini...

Sugar Sugar, Ruby Ruby

I have to admit I did feel much better after bringing in such a huge haul! Kind of a nail polish high. LOL My hubby just laughed at me when I walked in the door with my big bag of polish and a cheesy grin on my face.

I'm still upset with my friend but no longer fuming, mission accomplished!

Nail Pattern Boldness: My First Indie Purchase

This is going to be long post...Sorry!

I have been checking out a lot of nail blogs lately, and one thing they all have in common is their love for Indie label polishes. So of course I needed to check them out. I've become quite obsessed actually! The problem is they are sooooo popular and very limited so they sell FAST! Well it just so happens that I managed to catch a limited restock for Nail Pattern Boldness...OK, OK! I was kinda STALKING her  Blog and her Facebook Page. LOL

Aaaaaanyway, I managed to snag a few bottles.

I did a few swatches first...

This is a bottle JAM PACKED full of fine glitters.

Mostly matte white, with some yellow, green, blue, red and even a little purple.

I'm 100% positive that this would look Aaaaaamazing in direct sunlight pix. I unfortunately didn't capture any...I will next time though.

1. 3 coats of NPB Mrs.White

2. 1 coat L'Oreal VIP Status and 2 coats NPB Mrs.White

3.1 coat Pure Ice White On and 2 coats NPB Mrs.White

Now, this polish can be pulled off as a "full coverage" polish BUT you have to let it dry completely between coats or it will clump and end up looking ragged like my #1 nail does (I'm impatient)

I actually like the solo look the best. Next time I will let it dry properly to wear it this way.

My second favorite is #3. It adds a subtle glitter look since most of the glitter is white...it looked much better in person than in this picture.

I like #2 but it's not my fave. I need to work on what darker color this would look fabulous on because the VIP didn't do it for me.

What do you think?

Next up: Ninja vs Pirate

That is 2 coats of  N vs P.

It's filled with very chunky black and white matte glitter that look like glass shards.

It, obviously, is meant to be a top coat and not a stand alone polish.

I decided to use this one for my full mani.

I alternated Sinful Colors Midnight Blue and Wet n Wild Red Red.

I then dabbed a bit of Wet n Wild's Spoiled in Daddy's Credit Card...a silver metallic color...with some saran wrap on each nail, to give it a bit of a silver shimmer.

I then added 2 coats of Ninja vs Pirate.

On top of that I added NPB Glitter Food.

This nifty stuff is a two in one polish. It's a top coat that was specially formulated for thirsty glitter polishes, to even them out and keep the finish from being rough or bumpy.

It's also good to, as Allison from NPB says, Fix A Flat...flat glitter polish that is.

For those polishes you have that their base formula couldn't hold up the glitter. There is a better explanation for this process at this link... Fix a Flat.

I used Glitter Food on all but my pinkie nail. I then topped them all with Sally Hansen Mega Shine. (Glitter Food dries to a satin finish, so it is recommended that you add a top coat like my favorites SV or SH Mega Shine to give it a glossy look)

I used 2 coats of the Mega Sine on the pinkie and it was still very bumpy and rough vs the rest of my nails which were relatively smooth. So the Glitter Food was money well spent! 

I am so happy with how this turned out. I am in love with Ninja vs Pirate!

I am so glad I was a stalker! I plan on making another purchase as soon as NPB makes another restock!