Sassy Saturday Guest Post: A-Mani-Maniac

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Hello loves! I hope everyone had a fantastical Thanksgiving and you all are enjoying your weekend! I haven't had a Sassy Saturday guest post in a while but I have a great one for you today! One of my fellow challenge bloggers has so graciously volunteered to do a post for us today and I am loving what she came up with! 

I have one more slot opened for 2013 December, 14. so if you or anyone you know may be interested in guest posting for me on that day please shoot me an email at sassypaints2012@gmail.com. I t does not need to be nail related! I would love a guest post for anything: Food, Makeup, OOTD...anything at all! 

Loaded Lacquer: "The Dog Ate My Homework" & "Rubbernecker"

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Hello loves! Is everyone ready for turkey day tomorrow? I'm not! LOL I still have to go to the sore. UGH! I have to wait until my hubby gets home from work though. He had to take my truck because his fuel pump went out on his car. I just love shopping the night before Thanksgiving! NOT! LOL Hopefully the store wont be picked over.

Anyway, today I have a review of another new indie brand. Loaded Lacquer just opened shop about a week and a half ago. All Loaded Lacquer's are 3-Free and Cruelty Free. 

Illamasqua " Lament" & Nars "Orgasm"

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Hello loves, welcome to another Try It On Tuesday! It's been a couple of weeks since I posted a TIOT here so I figured I needed to do one even though it's been a busy day and I am taking care of my poor sick hubby.

Glam Polish "Mermagic" & "Aquanaut"

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Happy Monday loves! Did anyone do anything fun this weekend? I got to visit a little with my family! It was really nice because we very rarely get to have myself, both my brothers and both my parents together. I live in Illinois, my older brother is in Indiana and my little brother lives in Missouri as do my parents, who divorced 14 years ago by the way. We all just hung out at my moms, ate talked, watched movies. It was great! I just wish it lasted a little longer, one night isn't near long enough. 

Oh well enough chit chat. If you follow me on Instagram you know I filed my nails to the stiletto/almond shape again. Yay! However before I did that I swatched these gorgeous Glam Polish glitter toppers I received from Sisi over at Color4Nails. Have I told you lately how much I love Color4Nails? Well I do. The selection is amazing, the prices aren't marked up like crazy and shipping is super fast! So if you have been eyeing something that Color4Nails stocks, take the plunge and make that order! Maybe you'll want to add these two beauties to your list!

Renaissance Custom Lacquer *New Indie Brand*

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Hello loves! I have another late post today, oops! I have been having issues with my computer today and have been working on the kinks. I finally have it working normally, for now, so I wanted to hurry up and get this post up in case it decides to crap out on me again!

Tonight's post is a special one. I have the pleasure and honor of being able to review a new indie brand that was created by Meghan of Will Paint Nails For Food and her sister Laura! Meghan is an amazingly talented blogger already so I was extremely excited to try these out! I just knew she would create some spectacular lacquers and I was correct!

I have 4 polishes to show you today, 2 stand alone colors and 2 from The Seasons collection, see Meghan's blog post for swatches of those 2 shades. The formulas for each of these are perfect. They are a little on the thicker side but it gives nice control so there is no flooding of the cuticles or sides. The thicker base also helps suspend the glitters nicely. There were no issues at all, they apply smooth as silk and have great dry time.  All photos are shown as 2-3 coat, I will specify on each one, and topped with HK Girl.

Mish Mash Challenge: "Gray"

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Hello Loves, happy hump day! I have a Mish Mash Challenge post for you today! It's been a while since I have done one, I'll admit if I don't find the inspiration I just skip that week in the challenge. I almost skipped this week but I decided I wanted to try the Numbus technique that The Nailasaurus recently came up with. The reason I was wanting to try it was to see how it compares to the watercolor technique. 

Left to right: Finger Paints Black Expressionism, Sally Hansen Gun Metal, Sinful Colors Slate, Essence Gray-t To Be Here.

KKCenterHK Giveaway!

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Hello everyone! I have a great giveaway for you all today! KKCenterHK was kind enough to offer up $40 worth of goodies for one lucky person to win! 

FINAL DAY ALERT: SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICING ENDS NOV 20, 2013

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Zoya Nail Polish: MATTEVELVET* LE NailPolish Reissue w/Gift Boxes.

Find the Zoya MatteVelvet* LE Nail Polish Collection and over 300 stunning BIG5FREE* Zoya colors on www.zoya.com. Each and every color has a name as unique as the women who inspired it.

*BIG5FREE Formula is completely free of formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, dibutyl phthalate, toluene and camphor.

*MATTEVELVET nail color by Zoya is not intended to be worn with a base coat, top coat or speed dryer of any kind. Due to the unique matte formulation, color is not as long-wearing as traditional nail color. A completely clean, dry nail surface yields the best results for matte nail color wear. For best results make sure to always prepare nail with Zoya Remove (3-in-1 nail polish remover, nail plate cleaner and new color prep.) prior to applying color. If a base coat is desired, we suggest Zoya Get Even.

SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICING - $9.00 ea. (US). Regular Price: $10 (US).

ENDS NOV 20, 2013.

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Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Gradient with KKCenterHK Purple Laser Studs

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Hello loves, happy Monday! I hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was pretty busy so I did my nails on Friday night and didn't change them until this morning. Yep I kept my mani on for more than 24 hours! LOL 

Born Pretty Store Spike Studs

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Hey hey hey, it's Friday!! Who's excited? I have some pretty funky nail art for you today! These aren't something I'd wear for a normal day but it's pretty darn fun, really edgy and could be great for a night out!  

Born Pretty Store Round Neon Studs

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 Hello loves! I hope everyone is having a lovely evening! I would have had a post up earlier today but I had a lunch date with my dad, which was really nice since we don't get too see each other very often. We talked like gabby school girls! LOL Once I got back home I went into full swing cleaning mode for some reason! On the up side my living room is spotless and I got 5 loads of laundry done! 

So tonight, as promised, I have another Born Pretty Store post for you all. I really love using studs with my nail art so when Born Pretty Store started carrying neon studs I was giddy! Yes the silver and gold ones are nice but sometimes you want to add a little color to your manicure! These will definitely do the trick!   

Lucky 13 Lacquer "Golden Snitch" & Born Pretty Skull and Crossbones Nail Charm

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Good mornin' all! I have a post up before dark *Woohoo* aren't you all proud of me? :)  As I said in yesterdays post I had come across a stash of items recently that I had apparently tucked away for safe keeping. Well they were kept very safe since I had forgotten I had them and the items were nail art decorations for review! So I want to apologize to the Born Pretty Store for the delay in my posts! I am never late with my posts and I feel just awful! 

Since today is Tuesday I decided that I would combine my Try It On Tuesday mani with a Born Pretty Store review! Up first is my very first Lucky 13 Lacquer! 

KKCenterHK Angel Wing Water Decals

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Hello loves! I have been meaning to post some KKCenterHK nail art manis for a loooooong time now. I had a bunch of nail art decorations for review and they got placed in a bin that was overlooked as the crap on my polishing table piled up! Ooops! :/ So I will have a few nail art designs coming up soon! 

Today I have some water decals to show you. I've used nail art stickers and nail tattoos but I've never used water decals before so I wasn't sure what to expect. 

PC: KKCenterHK

Press Release: Zoya Pre-Order of Mattevelvet Reissue

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Sassy Saturday Guest Post (The late edition): Glittery Fingers & Sparkling Toes

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Hello loves, I was supposed to have this up yesterday, since it is the Sassy Saturday Guest Post! Buuuuuuut I am a little bit of a dummy and I goofed the scheduling up somehow and it never posted! I apologize to my lovely guest poster Dionne! I have been really off my game this past week and I think I lost my marbles! 

Today's post is brought to us from one of the sweetest gals I know! I have gotten to know some really awesome people through blogging and especially through the group I joined for challenges. Dionne has always been so sweet and I am so happy to have her guest posting on my blog today! I hope you enjoy what she has prepared for us today! ♥