Try It On Tuesday: The Muse's Attitude & The Temptress' Power

Good evening everyone! Post #2 for today, if you missed the first one you can check that one out right here.

Tonight I have my first TIOT! Yay! I have so many untrieds that I haven't even counted them...I'm going to go out on a limb and say that at least 50% of my stash is untried...and if you have seen my stash list lately, which needs to be updated, you know that's a lot of untrieds! So hopefully TIOT's will help thin that list down a bit!

For today's TIOT I got a little help form one of my lovely Facebook fans! She wanted to see something mint or teal...

Day 27 Inspired by Artwork

Goooood morning polish world! I have completed yet ANOTHER day in the challenge! Surprised my polished pretties? If you are I can't say I blame you! Today is suppose to be inspired by art. When thinking of what I wanted to do for this the only thing I could think of was watercolor paintings. So here is my Art inspired mani for day 27. I am half asleep, so this is going to be quick! 

Day 26...and I bet you thought I forgot!

Inspired by a pattern. I really was having a major block when it came to picking back up in the challenge. I have been doing so much swatching lately that I feel like I have nail art block. Just when I was about to call it quits, I decided to use the pattern I see every single day. My towels! Duh. 

So here it is, my day 26 mani., and yes I know I skipped 23, 24 & 25, so please forgive me.

Jindie Nails *Santa Claws Collection*

Happy November girls and boys! I hope everyone had a safe Halloween. I spent mine finishing up all of the pictures for this post, so I hope you all like it! I warn you right now this post will be very, very picture heavy! I assure you though, it is well worth it! I now present to you the full Santa Claws Collection by Jindie Nails.

Polish TBH Opening! *Review and Swatches* Pt. 1

Good morning ladies! I have something very special for you all today! I was recently sent a collection for a brand new Indie by the name of Polish TBH. 

I decided to break this review up into 2 parts since these posts are picture heavy. Today I will have Circus, Twist and Hidden.

Delicate Flowers...Days 14 & 15

Ok here it goes!  I am rushing through this post to try and beat midnight! O_O  I've been slacking off a bit lately and I need to get ahead of the game here! I apologize.

Today is day15 of the 31 day challenge but, since I missed day 14, I decided to combine the 2!

 

I started off with 2 coats of L'Oreal VIP Status...

 

VIP Status is a lovely charcoal color with a kind of blue undertone.

 

The formula is awesome, 2 coats gave full opacity and it is very forgiving if spots are missed, which I tend to do, you can go back over those spots and it blends well.

 

Then using Bundle Monster stamp plate BM-318 I stamped hibiscus flowers with Essie No Place Like Chrome.

 

I'm still working on perfecting my stamping skills but I LOVE stamping with the Essie Mirror Metallics. They are thick enough to make stamping so much easier for someone who gets the process but hasn't got it down pat yet.

 

I felt it was lacking something, and it was still a bit to severe in contrast to be "delicate" so I wanted to add something and decided on Finger Paints Flecked.

 

This is my first time using a flakie. I have to say I am in Love! I love the texture it brings to the mani without being overpowering like normal glitter can be. This particular bottle was a prize in a giveaway that I recently won.

 

I decided I wanted to make this a matte mani to make it even more subtle so I used my new butterLondon Matte Finish. 

 

Unfortunately in my excitement over using 2 new polishes I forgot to take pictures before I mattified it! Sorry! It was just as lovely all shinny as it is matte, at least I thought so.

 

Sorry about all the pictures I just couldn't get enough! LOL

 

As always don't forget to check out what the other lovely ladies have done!

Aaaaaand...if you haven't entered my giveaway click on the picture on the left of the page right above my profile!

 

 

-Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa
-Mari at Nailista
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L
-Chameleon Stampede
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance
-Me, Myself, and Polish
- Robin Sparkles



Favorite Things Day 8: Hearts/Love

This mani did NOT go as I had planned it. It was suppose to be love letters and hearts with kisses and such, but the stupid stamp plate was not cooperating. I am blaming the design because I got several others to work.

I started with 2coats of my brand new Zoya (yay!) Dove. I was so happy to get this because I needed a nice cream gray!

On my thumb and pinkie I applied a coat of China Glaze Full Spectrum, from the Prismatics collection. This one has a pink duochrome very pretty. Then for a bit of extra shimmer I applied a coat of Orly Be Brave. Now I wasn't sure how much I'd like this but after seeing it on my nails! WOW! I love how the glitter changes color...it's pink but flashes the entire rainbow in the light! Simply beautiful. this was part of the FX collection but also part of the Breast Cancer Awareness polishes they released as well.If you can find this get it!

My hearts (and lips) are:

 Pure Ice Iced Merlot & Flirt Alert

L'Oreal Penthouse Pink

Sinful Colors Ruby Ruby

Finger Paints Black Expressionism

Only 2 days left in this challenge! I can't believe how fast it went!

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!

Pink Deco

I wanted to do a basic mani so I started off with my SH Salon Manicure Base Coat.

Then 2 coats of L'oreal Penthouse Pink, a nice opaque cream polish.

Next I applied 1 coat of Sinful Glass Pink, a pink jelly like polish with very fine pink glitter.

I added nail stickers to my ring finger for an accent nail.

The great thing about the combo of polishes I used is that the jelly didn't change the color of the cream at all, it just gave it some sparkle!

I then topped it off with a coat of SV.

Now, here's my problem...I was bored with it.

I needed to  add something to make it more interesting.

So i pulled out my scotch tape and Sinful Black On Black

This time, since I was actually finished, I topped it off with a coat of SH Mirror Shine.