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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Day 16 of the 31 Day Challenge "Tribal Print"

Hello ladies, yes again! I know, 2 posts in one night!? It's a miracle! LOL I had been so behind in my 31 day posts I really wanted to try and keep in schedule since I have a really full month! Today was the day in the challenge, along with day's 18 and 19, that I have been dreading! I've never done a tribal print mani before. I have adored the time some of you girls take to put into the very detailed tribal but I just don't like spending that much time on a mani that I know will be taken off in 24 hours anyway! However, once I saw my inspiration for this mani I actually got a tad bit excited about it.

I started off with 3 coats of Orly Dayglow.

Dayglow was part of the Feel The Vibe collection and my favorite white in my collection so far. It has a slight blue shimmer to it, which is extremely hard to capture in pictures. Take my word for it, it's beautiful!!!

These earrings were the inspiration for this mani. I found them on Pinterest. Here's the link to my board with the pin if you're interested.

Next I used Spoiled Distant Memory and Sally Hansen Golden-I to create my designs

I know my designs aren't an exact match for the pattern on the earrings but they were my inspiration none the less. I'm pretty happy with how they turned out, much better than I expected!

Don't forget to check out the links below for the other great tribal manis that were done!

-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

I want to end this post by telling you all that my friend Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed is having a giveaway! She has an awesome blog with a butt ton of free hand nail art! Her blog is one of my faves! Go follow her and enter her giveaway by clicking the picture below!!!

Jamberry Nail Shields Review

Hello ladies! I have a review for you today. Now it's not polish but it's a polish alternative for those of you who are looking for a longer lasting manicure. I am asked constantly, by family, friends and followers about how to have a manicure that lasts. While there are steps that you can take to prolong a polish mani there are other alternatives. A lot of women like using shields, and there are a wide variety of them out there. So I contacted Shelly, a Jamberry Independent Consultant, to send me a sample to review for you all.

I applied the shield as an accent nail to give you a comparison of how well it would hold up vs polish.

The basics of application are as follows:

On a clean nail that has been buffed out you match the shield to the finger it will fit on the best. Peel the shield off the paper and warm it up with a blow-dryer for about 15 seconds. Once it's warm you apply it to the nail and then smooth it out and seal it with a cuticle pusher(preferably a rubber one so you don't damage the shield) Then you trim excess with scissors and file the rest in a downward motion. Then apply heat and pressure to the shield again to insure a seal.

Application wasn't to hard but it does require a little bit of practice. You'll see in my pictures that I had a bit of a hard time with getting one side to smooth out. I do believe that if I had a full set I would have nailed it (oun intended, haha) byt he 2nd or 3rd nail or had I applied this to my left hand it would have gotten smoothed out completely, since I am right handed!

I wore the shield and the polish for 6 days. Here is the differnece in wear.

Shields vs polish...I think the shields won. What do you think?

As you can see the corners are gone, but I will again claim responsibility for that. I didn't get the seal on the shield well enough and it happened right away. I have to say I am impressed with Jamberry shields. I have tried a few of the store brand shields and those have failed miserably. The adhesive on those things melt so badly they start to slip off after a couple of good hot hand washes or after a sink full of dishes. Even with my flawed application these didn't budge. No goo, no slipping, cracking, or tearing. (the corners, I had to cut off because I failed to realize that they weren't sealed until after I had gotten my hands wet and applied cuticle oil so there was no way to save them) These are very good quaility shields in comparison to the others I've tried. For all of you ladies who aren't polish junkies and just like to have a nice looking set of nails these may be for you.

Pros

-NO SMELL and NO MESS!

-You're not dealing with liquid which means NO DRYING TIME.

-They DON'T CHIP, like I said I had to cut the corners off, I couldn't get them off any other way!

-They're WATER PROOF!

-Priced at $15 a sheet is great considering they last waaaaay longer than getting a manicure at your local salon that cost even more! (They can last up to 2 weeks on fingers and 6 weeks on toes)

-There are designs for every holiday, occasion and season. So no more wishing you can flaunt your cool nail art, you can just apply it with these!

Cons

-Application can take a little practice and patience.

Overall, I was very satisfied with these shields and pleasantly surprised. If you have been wanting to try them out I would recommend doing so! If you are interested contact Shelly these 3 ways:

Her Facebook Page

Her Website

or through email smhollander@hotmail.com

Shelly is currently running a special offer this month for first time customers offering a free gift with purchase for those who place an order with her before Oct 9th! So swing by her page or site to take advantage of this offer and let her know I sent you! =)

She's also having a party special going on now as well.(see the picture below!)

Have a great night gals

-Gini

*This sample was sent to me for a review, all oppinions are my own.*

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Happy NAIL-AWEEN Day 1

Hello everyone! Last week I told you guys I was going to be starting a Halloween themed challenge, hosted by datyorkLOVES. It's a 10 day challenge, that is work as you please, which is great for me because I'm still working on my 31 day challenge and between the 2 and a couple of reviews I am going to do this month is extremely full! Anyway, here is my water marble for Day 1!

Colors used left to right:

Nail Pattern Boldness Bitches Brew

LA Colors Shock

Sinful Colors Citrine

Nicole by OPI Gilda's Dream II

Finger Paints Black Expressionism

I'm really happy with how this turned out. I've only done water marble nails 2 times before this and they weren't the best. This one isn't perfect but it is much better than my previous attempts. Also, since I am kind of a glitter junkie, I had to have a glitter accent nail! =) I can't help it, am just so in love with Bitches Brew! If you are too make sure to enter my giveaway, there is a bottle of Bitches Brew up for grabs for 1 lucky winner, plus other goodies!

Here is what challenges are ahead! Make sure to visit the blogs and facebook pages of the other ladies in the challenge to see what water marble mani's they have come up with!

datyorkLOVES

Erica's Nails and More

DreamyMM Nails & Make Up

Tes Did It Nails
Nicole gets Nailed
glitznglammer
Finger Food
Wicked Tips
Fancy Schmancy Nails
Delight In Nails
Polish Groupie
My Nail Journey
Get Polished Up!
Just A Girl and Her Polish
Spellbound Nails
Le nail's corner d'Alex
Hello.Lacquer
Countess Nails
Color the world with polish
Nail Crime Nail Art
Coat of Mani Colors
Cutie Cuticles (nail art by Laraib)
Wacky Laki
Nail-Aween Nail Art Challenge October 1-31st, 2012
GLAMOROUS NAILS
Over The Topcoat
Polish Gone Crazy
tragedystipsandtreats

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!

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