Weekly Nail Polish: 7/5-7/12

I decided to give nail art another shot this week with an (in my opinion) uneven, flame type of design.

After an application of two coats of Essie's First Timer (a sea green shade), I lightly brushed a few strokes of Wet n Wild's Magic Trident (a glittery golden-orange shade) focusing on the bottom of my nails.

The finished look gives of a nice effect and I think it also plays with different lighting as well.


As always, I thank you for visiting my blog...have a nice week :)

Weekly Nail Polish: 6/30-7/5

I rarely have a theme for my manis/pedis, however, this week I was very excited to go patriotic and try my hand (no pun intended) at nail art.

What I'm wearing:
*Wet n Wild's Megalast in Root of All Evil (a Shimmery deep blue shade)
*Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear in White Out (a pure white shade)
*Ciate's Mistress (a candy apple red shade)

For the designs, I actually used two different sized paper clips as dotting tools. Even though it's not perfect (I never claimed to be an artist), I still love how fun the look turned out.

As always, thank you for visiting my blog.
Have a happy and safe Independence Day!!!!! :)

 

Weekly Nail Polish: 6/14-6/21

 

Since I couldn't decide whether or not to go with a light or dark polish, I mixed.

What I'm wearing:
-Sinful Colors Unicorn-creamy yellow shade
-Sinful Colors New Wave-navy blue shade
-Wet n Wild Gold & The Beautiful-sparkly gold top coat on my ring finger

As always, thank you for visiting my blog :)

Weekly Nail Polish: 6/7-6/14

This week I decided to pair Wet n Wild's How I Met Your Magenta with Revlon's Whimsical...a nice and bright combination, unlike this dreary Jersey weather. But I digress......

As always, I thank you for visiting my blog :)

Ciate' Perfectly Polished Nail Palette

 

Ciate' is a UK based nail brand that, at least in my opinion, is mostly known for their various nail techniques (for lack of a better word) such as the Caviar Manicure...they're also certified as being "3 Free".

Antique Brooch

Amazing Gracie

I've mostly seen their products in Sephora but was never exactly pulled to give them a shot, mainly because of the price. I did, however, find a great deal a few months ago, which inspired my two-month long experiment...

Dangerous Affair

Heirloom

Onto the product at hand...
The Perfectly Polished Nail Palette contains eight mini paint pots with colors ranging from neutrals to brighter and more dramatic shades. I won't lie, the bottles are all pretty small but still so cute, especially with their little bows.

Looking Glass

Mistress 

The shades include:
Spending Spree-a glittery golden shade (you can read my weekly polish post Here)
Power Dressing-a deep blue jean shade (sorry, I did not have a post about wearing this polish)
Mistress-a classic red shade (you can read my weekly polish post Here)
Dangerous Affair-a burgundy shade (you can read my weekly polish post Here)
Amazing Gracie-a soft pink shade (you can read my weekly polish post  Here)
Heirloom-a glittery purple/gold shade (you can read my weekly polish post Here)
Antique Brooch-a glittery ruby/gold shade (you can read my weekly polish post Here)
Looking Glass-a glittery silver shade (you can read my weekly polish post Here)

Power Dressing

Spending Spree 

The Good:
*long wear (at least five days)
*shiny finish
*quick dry
*gorgeous pigmentation

The Not So Good:
*could get a little streaky upon application
*the glitter in Antique Brooch actually pulled on my clothes

Overall, I was really impressed by the quality, however, at $15 a bottle (full size) I doubt I'll be picking up more anytime soon.

The nice part about this set is that it gives you the opportunity to try out several polishes from this brand for about $30.
If interested you can order or read more about this here. As of right now I believe this is a QVC exclusive. You can also find other products at Sephora, Nordstrom, and the Ciate' website.

As always, thank you for stopping by :)

Note: I purchased these products with my own money. The opinions expressed in this post are those of my own. I have never accepted any kind of compensation in exchange for a review. For more information, please check out my Disclaimer.

Weekly Nail Polish: 4/15-4/19

 

This week I'm wearing two polishes that I've been really excited to try out-Sally Hansen's Coral Reef (melon-pink) and Hard Candy's Gummy Green (glittery mint green).
I feel like this combo screams, "Go away cold weather!!!"

As always, thank you for visiting my blog :)
(p.s. My thoughts and prayers go out to all who were affected by the Boston tragedy.)

Weekly Nail Polish: 4/5-4/12

This week I'm embracing spring with a couple pastel polishes that I picked up last weekend-Royally Yours (a baby blue creme) and Creme Puffs (a cream shade with a pearly finish) both from L'Oreal's Versailles Romance Collection.
Now that the weather is finally starting to get warm, I feel like I'm able to have more fun with different nail colors.

As always, thank you for visiting my blog :)

Weekly Nail Polish: 3/29-4/5

This week I'm wearing Revlon's Girly, which is a sheer pink with chunky glitter...in my opinion, it makes my nails look a little like a mix between an Easter egg and a jelly bean

 

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This was my first time trying this polish out and was a little disappointed in the way it came out, at least for a primary polish. I think next time I'll probably use this for an accent nail.

As always, I thank you for your support :)

Fun At The Drugstore

I found out exactly why I don't have my prescriptions filled at my local drugstore....it gives me wayyyyyy too much time to look around....


(From Left to Right: Sinful Colors in Orange Cream, Wet n Wild Mega Last in Candy-licious, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Coral Reef, Sinful Colors in Unicorn) 

 

(From Left to Right: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Breeze Blue, Sinful Colors in Cinderella, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Pacific Blue)



(From Left to Right: L'oreal in Look at Me, Sinful Colors in Sweet Tooth, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Pink Satin, L'oreal in Lacey Lilac)


Oh well, at least now I have a bunch of fun colors for the spring and summer :)
...and I'm still not done yet!!!!

As always, thank you for visiting my blog :)

Upcoming TSV: Nails Inc.



Photo courtesy of QVC.com


This coming Thursday (3/28), QVC's TSV is going to be a 10 piece Nails Inc. set which includes:

*4 Mini Polishes
    ~Upper Brook Street (metallic navy)
    ~Westminster Abbey (metallic gold)
    ~Chelsea Square (glittery rose gold)
    ~Electric Lane (glittery silver)

*6 Full Sized Polishes
    ~The Thames (cool gray)
    ~Porchester Square (mushroom nude)
    ~Jermyn Street (taupe)
    ~Lower Regent Square (deep pink)
    ~Tate (red)
    ~Great Marlborough Street (deep plum)

The total cost is just under $40 once the s/h and additional taxes are added.

Personally, I really like the quality of Nails Inc. but am still on the fence about this. I'm at the point where I'm over anything dark or reminiscent of winter and am ready for brighter shades, which, unfortunately, isn't really offered here. Plus, I already have two of the polishes that are offered so if I do order, I'll probably give those away ("Oh mom....")

If you're interested, you can read more/order here.
You can also check out my review of the Must Haves 4-Piece set here.

As always, I thank you for stopping by :)

Note: This is not a sponsored post. The opinions expressed in this post are those of my own. I have never accepted any kind of compensation in exchange for a review. For more information, please check out my Disclaimer.

Weekly Nail Polish: 3/22-3/29

This is my last week testing out Ciate' polishes...It's been fun but oh so long (about two months)...I really miss using other brands...

Anyway, I'm wearing Spending Spree, which is a metallic gold/lavender, depending on the way the light hits. After two coats, it's still lighter than in the bottle but I feel like it's really nice for Spring and actually reminds me a little of sand.


As always, thank you for checking in and stay tuned for a review of my Ciate' collection.

Weekly Nail Polish: 3/10-3/15

Having been sick all weekend, I really hadn't planned on doing my nails but considering they had not been manicured in almost two weeks, it was really starting to annoy me.

Anyway.. What picks up a mood better than sparkly glitter? This is why I used Heirloom from Ciate', which is a shade that really plays with the light. For the most part this comes off as a copper tone, otherwise it looks anywhere from pink to gold. It actually looked much darker in the bottle but it's actually a nice and bright.

I hope you're having a great week and enjoying the warmer weather :)

Nails Inc. Must Haves

Photo Courtesy of QVC.com

Nails Inc. had originally started as a U.K. based nail-bar chain and has since expanded throughout the world. A couple of years ago Sephora began to carry a select few of their polishes and somewhere along the way, QVC jumped on the bandwagon as well.

I ordered this one Friday night after watching a presentation and within minutes it completely sold out. This collection offers four of their most popular neutral shades.

Included are:
*Porchester Square=grey shade
*Elizabeth Street=nude pink shade
*Jermyn Street=taupe shade
*Cadogan Square=camel shade
Note: There is no shimmer.

The wide brush and thick polish make for an easy and even application. I found that you really don't need more than one coat thanks to the impressive pigmentation. The colors are quite wearable and quick drying. My manicures lasted at least a week without any kind of chipping.

I normally don't like to spend a lot on nail polish but I've been enjoying this set. Overall, I'd like to give some of their more colorful shades a try.

If interested, this set is (I believe) exclusive to QVC.
Nails Inc. also offers a wide variety of colors and effects which can be found at nailsinc.com or Sephora.

As always, I greatly appreciate you support that allows me me to talk non-stop about makeup ;)

Note: I purchased these products with my own money. The opinions expressed in this post are those of my own. I have never accepted any kind of compensation in exchange for a review. For more information, please check out my Disclaimer.

Perfect Formula Nail Essential Discovery Kit

For the past couple of months I have been trying out a a few products from the Perfect Formula nail line which were offered in a discovery kit sold on QVC.

Included are:
*Original Gel Coat
*Pink Gel Coat
*Daily Moisture
*My Favorite Top Coat
Please note, these are not full size.

There were plenty of mixed reviews but, personally, I've had absolutely no problem. While I've been applying the Daily Moisture each night, everything else has been used on a weekly basis.

Gel Coats=The difference between the two formulas is that the original is clear, while the pink gives a little color to the nails, giving it more of a gel effect.

Daily Moisture=This is used to keep nails and cuticles moisturised in order to promote healthy nail growth.

My Favorite Top Coat=This helps my manicure last longer and gives a high shine finish.

The following are the benefits I've gained from constant usage:
*Quicker nail growth
*Stronger nails
*No more peeling or cracking
*Less of a need to file and/or buff

Other Notables:
*All four products have a thinner consistency
*The brushes are wide with a plastic texture

The only complaint I have is the fact that the base and top coats contain a very strong chemical smell so I recommend using these in a well ventilated area. Other than that I absolutely love how my nails look and the fact that these are fast drying is certainly an added bonus as well.

This kit cost around $30 (the same price of a full-sized bottle of Gel Coat) for a 60-day supply. I have gone beyond that time period and have a lot of product left.

If you're interested, you can read more/order this kit here or by visiting Perfect Formula.

As always, thank you for your much appreciated support :)


Note: I purchased these products with my own money. The opinions expressed in this post are those of my own. I have never accepted any kind of compensation in exchange for a review. For more information, please check out my Disclaimer.

Weekly Nail Polish:2/22-3/1

This week I decided to try out Ciate's Dangerous Affair, which is a really pretty deep red. One of the reasons I love it so much is because it reminds me of the polish Cher wore in my all-time favorite movie Moonstruck. If you haven't seen it, I strongly recommend you do!

As always, I thank you for taking the time to visit my blog...have a nice week :)

Weekly Nail Polish: 2/8-2/15

Winter Storm Nemo inspired me to try out Ciate's Looking Glass, which is a sparkly silvery polish. What I love is that depending on how the light hits, it also comes out looking anywhere from green to pink and remindes me a lot of how pretty snow can be.

As always, I thank you for visiting my blog and hope you have a great (and hopefully warmer) week :)

Weekly Nail Polish: 2/1-2/8

This week I decided to go with Amazing Gracie by Ciate', which is a very lovely pale baby pink shade.

As much as I enjoy dark nails, wearing a lighter color, especially during the cold winter months, really helps to brighten my mood. I find that it also gives hope that eventually spring and summer will return.

As always, thank you for visiting and have a great week!

This Week's Nail Polish: 1/26-2/1

For my birthday week I decided to go with Ciate's Antique Brooch, which is an absolute gorgeous color involving tons of glitter. Depending on the way the light hits, it can look anywhere from yellow gold to a pretty lilac.

Unfortunately, no matter what kind of lighting I used, the picture just did not do this polish justice. You can get a better look at it here.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog...have a great week! :)

This Week's Nail Polish: 1/18-1/25

This week I really moved away from my comfort zone and decided to wear Mistress from Ciate' which is a pretty candy apple red. This just might be one of the only lighter red polishes that I currently own. I love the way this looks and have even received several compliments :)

You'll probably notice that my next several nail posts will involve Ciate' polishes...this won't be happening any time soon but keep an eye out for a review...

Have a great Thursday and try to keep warm.
As always, I thank you for visiting and supporting this blog :)