SNAAARKM Challenge Day 4: Glitter, Rhinestones, and Fimo Oh My!

Hey guys!

Today I have a glitter explosion for you. I know you have seen plenty of glitter on my blog before but I really didn't have a ton of time/inspiration today so you get glitteeerrrrrr!!!


I started with two coats of OPI Plants A Lot, a lovely lavender purple creme.

Then came the glittteerrr!! (sorry for the claw!) 

Thumb: Pure Ice Busted

Index: Nicole by OPI One Less Lonely Glitter

Middle: Jordana LA City Nights

Ring: Milani Pink Flare

Pinky: Kleancolor Silver Lining

 Right Hand:
Pinky: Pure Ice Heartbreaker
Ring: Kleancolor Dolly Girl
Middle: Kleancolor Disco Ball
Index: Spoiled Jewelry Heist
Thumb: NYC White Lights Glitter

Soooo much glitter!!!

Check out the other lovely ladies glittery goodness manicures today!

Alaina - The Little Canvas - http://thelittlecanvas.blogspot.com
Ryan - Dream A Little Dream of Polish - http://dreamalittledreamofpolish.blogspot.com/
Ave - Polish Pixelle - http://www.polishpixelle.com
Megan - Let there Be Lacquer - http://lettherebelacquer.blogspot.com/
Nicole - My Nails. My Polish - http://www.missnik7.blogspot.com/
Kristen - In the Name of Polish - http://inthenameofpolish.blogspot.com/
Stephanie - Sincerely Stephanie - http://sincerelystephaniee.blogspot.com/

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Color Club Worth The Risque

Hey guys! Happy Saturday! Do you have super fun plans for this weekend?

So I got this from Amazon by redeeming some of my Swagbucks. Yaaayy!

Worth the Risque is a silver holo... it's not quite as holo-y as I was expecting but it's pretty. I kinda feel like I got a bad bottle.. is this possible??

Two coats, no top coat. I needed much better lighting for this polish, probably. Or the sun. I'll have to try this again when the sun is out :-)

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

SNAAARKM Challenge Day 3: Dotting Tool

Hey guys!


Welcome to day 3 of the SNAAARKM Challenge. Today requires the use of a dotting tool. Now, I have dotting tools but I hadn't actually used them yet so I was glad for this challenge. It's one of those things that just sits on top of my nail polish drawer and I never grab them. So today, I did!

I used the same mani I did for the Day 2 Challenge (OPI Vampsterdam) and dotted using the Color Colub Take Wing collection.

Sorry for subjecting you to my ugly thumb but ya gotta see the dots! The thumb and ring finger colors look the same, but I promise you they are two different colors.

From thumb to pinky:
Color Club Daisy Does It
Color Club Sparkle And Soar
Petites Utopia
Color Club Fly With Me
Color Club Sky High

And that's my dotticure! Very simple. But I liked it and I got a few compliments on it at work :-) And I didn't take pictures, but my other hand has the corresponding colors painted as solids... so I have Lotsa Dots and Skittles! LOL

Be sure to check out the other ladies posts for their awesome dotticures!


Alaina - The Little Canvas - http://thelittlecanvas.blogspot.com
Ryan - Dream A Little Dream of Polish - http://dreamalittledreamofpolish.blogspot.com/
Ave - Polish Pixelle - http://www.polishpixelle.com
Megan - Let there Be Lacquer - http://lettherebelacquer.blogspot.com/
Nicole - My Nails. My Polish - http://www.missnik7.blogspot.com/
Kristen - In the Name of Polish - http://inthenameofpolish.blogspot.com/
Stephanie - Sincerely Stephanie - http://sincerelystephaniee.blogspot.com/


Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Comparison: China Glaze Ray-Diant vs. Wet n Wild Born Into Privilege

Hey guys!

Today I have a comparison post for you. I picked up all 5 of the limited edition Wet n Wild ColorIcon Be Jeweled polishes a while back and when I finally saw the China Glaze Prismatic collection, they looked similar. I snagged one of the CG's and when I got it home found that, yep, it's pretty much identical, at least in the bottle.

Let's compare, shall we??

First, I cannot for the life of me remember the base color for this swatch. I've searched all of my brain cavities and come up empty. Sorry. Anyway... This is one coat of each of the glitters over a purple basecoat. 

Index and Ring Finger: China Glaze Ray-Diant
Middle and Pinky: WnW Born Into Privilege. 

This last picture is two coats.

I'm calling these exactly the same. I love China Glaze like it's family, and the formula was pretty much the same for both polishes. If you can't find the China Glaze collection, I'd grab the Wet n Wild to satisfy your glittery craving :-)

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

SNAAARKM Challenge Day 2: A Classic

Hey guys!

Welcome to Day 2 of the SNAAARKM Challenge! I loved what the other ladies did with their jelly sammich's and I can't wait to see what their 'Classic' mani's look like!

First, a Reminder of the Challenge Days...

Now for today's mani.

A "classic" mani made me think for a second. Actually, I polled my Twitter followers to see what their idea of a classic mani was and there were a bunch of different answers! I decided to go with what I was originally thinking, which is a vampy color.

Coincidentally, I received this lovely from my G Maria at Nails Made Simple. This is OPI Vampsterdam from the recent Holland Collection.

Vampsterdam is a deep purple with red undertones. I used two coats and no top coat for these pictures.

 Pretty simple, but I guess that's why it's a classic, ha!

Check out the other ladies blogs to see their take on a Classic Mani!


Alaina - The Little Canvas - http://thelittlecanvas.blogspot.com
Ryan - Dream A Little Dream of Polish - http://dreamalittledreamofpolish.blogspot.com/
Ave - Polish Pixelle - http://www.polishpixelle.com
Megan - Let there Be Lacquer - http://lettherebelacquer.blogspot.com/
Nicole - My Nails. My Polish - http://www.missnik7.blogspot.com/
Kristen - In the Name of Polish - http://inthenameofpolish.blogspot.com/
Stephanie - Sincerely Stephanie - http://sincerelystephaniee.blogspot.com/

Talk to you soon!
Amanda

Finger Paints Comet's Collar

Hey guys!

This is a super old swatch from my draft folder... I figured since we're halfway to next Christmas, I should post it, eh? :-/

Comet's Collar is from Finger Paints holiday 2011 collection. It is a really pretty sagey green with shimmer. Ya'll know I love me some shimmer :-)

Shimmery green goodness!! Yayyy!


2 coats, no top coat.


Talk to you soon!
Amanda

SNAAARKM Challenge! Day 1: Jelly Sandwich

Hey guys!

Today is the start of a 7 Piece Challenge that was brought to my attention my Ryan at Dream A Little Dream Of Polish. Basically, there are 8 of us that will be posting everyone day with an awesome manicure. These posts will go up at 6pm on the days listed.

Our Posting Schedule:

• Day 1: Jelly Sandwich - Monday, May 14th
• Day 2: A 'Classic' - Wednesday, May 16th
• Day 3: Dotting Tool - Friday, May 18th
• Day 4: Glitter, Rhinestones, and Fimo, Oh My! - Sunday, May 20th
• Day 5: My Favorite Effect - Tuesday, May 22nd
• Day 6: My Forever Mani - Thursday, May 24th
• Day 7: Water Marble - Saturday, May 26th

For my Jelly Sandwich, I used Pretty and Polished Jawbreaker with OPI Care To Danse. CTD is super super sheer. I used 4 coats as a base (!!) and then one coat of Jawbreaker, then 2 coats of CTD. I think this is my first official jelly sandwich, and I can definitely see what the big deal is! Super fun!

What do you think of my first jelly sammich?


Be sure to visit the other ladies blogs and check out what they are doing for the challenge! I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!

Alaina - The Little Canvas - http://thelittlecanvas.blogspot.com
Ryan - Dream A Little Dream of Polish - http://dreamalittledreamofpolish.blogspot.com/
Ave - Polish Pixelle - http://www.polishpixelle.com
Megan - Let there Be Lacquer - http://lettherebelacquer.blogspot.com/
Nicole - My Nails. My Polish - http://www.missnik7.blogspot.com/
Kristen - In the Name of Polish - http://inthenameofpolish.blogspot.com/
Stephanie - Sincerely Stephanie - http://sincerelystephaniee.blogspot.com/


Talk to you soon!
Amanda