Color Blocking

I recently purchased my first China Glaze polish. I usually don't spend more than $5 on polish but I really wanted a bright orange and it was the only one I loved.

On top of my base coat I applied 2 coats of Sinful Colors Slate, a cream gray with a subtle shimmer.

I applied a coat of SV.

Then I taped off small sections to create my color blocking

I used China Glaze Japanese Koi (It didn't photograph as well as I wanted. It is MUCH brighter in person.) Sally Hansen Blue Me Away &Vibrant Violet.

Topping it all off with Sally Hanson Mega Shine.

Breaking Bad

Since one of one of my favorite shows just had the season premiere

I decided to do some Breaking Bad nail art.

First I applied my SH Salon Manicure Base Coat, 

then a coat of SC Last Chance, a dark green cream polish.

I hand painted (obviously, LOL) the show's theme Br & Ba.

Then I water marbled my thumb and pinkie with Sinful Colors Exotic Green and Last Chance, Sally Hansen Green With Envy and Pure Ice First Time.

Then I painted my ring finger with SC Cinderella for my "blue crystal".

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.

Lightning Strikes!

I wanted to try my hand at some lightning nails. It wasn't as easy as i thought it would be.

 My first attempt was fairly successful. The problem was it was a practice run and I actually painted the whole thing on a ziplock, peeled it off and applied it to my nail. Good in theory but not long term. It didn't last but for about 2 minutes.

So I tried again. This time the regular way. It wasn't as nice as the ziplock method but it did last more than 2 miutes. :)

I started off with my Sally Hansen Salon Manicure Base Coat.

Then 2 coats of Sinful Colors Black On Black.

I then sponged on a bit of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Violet Voltage

and Confetti Bayou Blue.

Then I used my white nail art polish to paint on the lightning bolts.

That's A Wrap!

I've been seeing so many Pins on Pinterest with Saran Wrap nails I wanted to try it out for myself

I started off with a base coat and then 2 coats of Pure Ice Flirt Alert.

I let that dry completely and then I painted on 1 coat of Sally Hansen Pacific Blue.

Then I bunched up a piece of Saran Wrap and blotted it on my nail before it dried.

Then I topped it off with a coat of Sally Hansen Extreme Shine.

I LOVE Extreme Shine! That paired with Sally Hansen Salon Manicure Base Coat, WOW!

My mani lasts for so long with that base/top coat combo. This one lasted for a week no chips. It would have lasted longer but I couldn't holdout any longer and HAD to change my color.

I love this color combo! The blue blended with the pink and made a kind of purple outline.

Show me some skin

For the past couple of weeks I have been on the look out for a good neutral color. The problem i have found is they are usually too pale or have shimmer. I was at CVS and their Spoiled polish display had just been restocked and I noticed the perfect neutral color...Show Me Some Skin.

I decided to do a stamp (plate BM19) in Sally Hansen's Golden-I for a discrete contrast.

I then topped it off with Spoiled's Jewel Heist, a chunky glitter polish.

You can really see the pattern in these last 2 pics.

All That Glitters

I was at Target with my step-daughter recently and of course we went to the cosmetics section!

I decided to let her pick the colors for my next mani.

She picked out 2 colors by Sally Hansen.

They were from the Smooth and Perfect Color Care series.

She picked the colors Sea and Sorbet

I added the gold to make it pop, plus I wanted to use my gold Hello Kitty sequin!

I love my Hello Kitty! I got a bunch of them in a pack of studs, gems and sequins that came free

with the dotting tools I ordered from Amazon.

These colors are very pretty but VERY thin and pale!

I had to use a coat of white on top of my base coat.

I still had to use 3 coats of either color to get them to even show their color.

My little one loved it, so overall it turned out OK.