Summer Mani #1

So I decided to redo my nails and So I did! The base color is Sally Hansen Green With Envy. On top of that is Sinful Colors Hottie. I hope you enjoy this mani as much as I do!

Quick Little Haul!

Yesterday I went shopping and I did make a small stop at Ulta. I did buy three nail polishes, and so here they are!

 The first polish is the Sally Hansen Double Duty Base and Top Coat. This was $4.99 at Ulta and I am so glad I bought it. I have been needing a new base and top coat, and it was cheaper to buy the two-in-one polish rather than buying two separate ones. I really like this and it gives me a glossy shine and it has not chipped yet. Also, I love it as a base coat, so I would really recommend it. Here is a better picture of just this polish. 

The next color is China Glaze Swanky Silk. I LOVE this color and I am wearing it right now! It is so pretty and so different! It was part of the New Bohemian Collection, which was the Fall 2012 Collection. It is a gorgeous gold-green and then it shifts to a peachy-rose. It is gorgeous and I love it! Also, it was originally $9.00, but I got it on sale for $4.99! What a steal!  Here it is on my nails!

The last color of the three that I bought was Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Color in Angel Bite. This color is gorgeous as well! In the bottle it looks almost maroon or a red toned brown, but when I swatched it, I was so surprised by that it was more of like a wine color! I love this so much for the fall and winter, and I will definitely wear this color a lot. This was originally $7.00 but I got it for $3.99! So happy that I bought it! Here is Angel Bite. 

Overall, I really would recommend all of these polishes! Also, I started a YouTube channel so go check that out and subscribe! Here is the link to my latest video!

http://youtu.be/Uv8I0lfduHI

FIRST ORLY POLISH! EXCITED!

So today I went to CVS and it turns out that there is a sale on all of the Orly nail colors of 50%, excluding the base coat and top coats. So I was in the market for a new gold so I picked up Luxe. And I LOVE it! It is just your regular gold but the application was da bomb .com. AMAZING! I think I found my new favorite brand! So, here is Luxe. 

Girly but With a Twist...

So I added a little to my matte black ad white nails by layering Revlon number 260 Girly over the white and then re-layering the Matte Me Crazy top coat from NYC. Girly is just a pretty jelly Lavender with indigo, peach, coral, and magenta hexagon glitters and iridescent square glitters. Hope you enjoy!

Matte Black and White Nails!

Today I decided to paint my nails plain old black and white! So I painted my thumbs, middle fingers and pinkies with Sally Hansen Hard As Nails X Treme Wear in 300 White On. And, on my remaining nails I painted on 370 Black Out from the same line as White On. Then, I used my NYC Matte Me Crazy Top Coat on all of my fingers. Hope you like it!

Sorry guy that I haven't posted!! But I am going to try to post a whole lot more!!

So here is NYC In a Minute Quick Dry Nail polish, in 221 Spring Street. It is a really pretty creamy scarlet/reddish orange color. And it was only $1.72 at target!! You can't beat that!

My First Gradient!!

So today I did my first gradient manicure. To learn how, follow the steps below!! If you already know, my mani will be pictured at the bottoms of this post!

MATERIALS:
Base Coat
White Nail Polish
Three Cohesive Polishes
Top Coat
Makeup Sponge
Q-Tips
Nail Polish Remover

How To:
1. Remove all nail polish from the nail and apply a base coat. I used Revlon Colorstay Gel-Smooth Base Coat ($4.99 at Target).
2. Apply two coats of a white polish, or until full opacity. I used OPI Alpine Snow ($8.00 at Ulta).
3. Paint a heavy stripe onto the makeup sponge of each polish, making sure one overlaps the one above it. The three polishes I used were NYC In A Minute color in 221 Spring Street ($1.72 at Target), then Zoya Jancyn ($5.99 at TJ Maxx), and lastly Sally Hansen Hard as Nails XTreme Wear in 360 Mellow Yellow ($3.19 at CVS).
4. After applying, remove the remaining polish around your finger. Apply a top coat and your done! The top coat used was NYC Long Wearing Nail Enamel in 271 Extra Shiny Top Coat ($0.94 at Target).

I really love this manicure and will be sure to replicate throughout the summer!!