China Glaze Textures Swatches

Hi Guys,
Today I am super excited to show you my first "collection" of texture polishes. I do own other texture polishes such as Zoya Pixies and OPI liquid Sand, but I really wanted textured polishes without glitter. I did look for Milani at my local stores but never found them. I then found these on Amazon and had to have them all. I love them because they are all bright colors, ready for summer.

The first is called Bump and Grind, a lovely dark pink. The application for this was great, it only needed 2 coats and the texture was not overpowering the color. Lets face it, sometimes when we have texture polishes, we tend to gravitate to the texture and forget how beautiful the color is.

Itty Bitty Gritty is a nice coral. It's very different from other corals I have seen, because its a bit on the bright side. Application was smooth and only needed 2 coats. 

 Toe-Tally Textured is a bright orange that holds true to it's name. As you can see the texture for this one is very pronounced. In some lights you can almost see a hint of yellow in it. Application for this was not perfect. It ran at the cuticle and wanted to clump in different spots. This one was more bumpy then others in the collection.

Of course is a bright light blue. In indoor lights color is a bit darker. Application was easy and 2 coats where used.

In The Rough is  a yellow green and I know it looks really bright but I bet it would look great at a accent color. 

Unrefined is what I like to call a "Barbie" pink. This is my favorite out of the bunch. Application wasn't so great ( clumpy at time) 2 coats where needed.

I wore Unrefined for 24 hours and no chipping or wear. This is a big plus for me since I spend 70 percent of my day writing and using my hands. I am really excited to have these and I cant wait to make some nail art. I would like to add that the texture is different from others like the Pixies and Milani's, but I did my hair test ( I ran my nails through my hair) and guess what? no grabbing. That definitely passes my texture test. 

So will you be picking any of these up? Please share your thoughts.

Tri Polish Challenge Day 2

Hi all
Here is my second design for the Tri Polish Challenge. As explained in the previous post, I am using the exact same polishes to create another look. What a great way to use polishes that haven't been used or are just lying around picking up dust.

Today I decided to spotlight coral. Not a big fan of corals but it's always nice to try something new. I didn't want to over power the coral with the other colors. I thought a water marble would be appropriate. I got lucky and got different tones of coral with out even trying :)

Once again These are my colors.

Nina Tangerine Dream, China Glaze Spontaneous, and Four Leaf Clover.

                         

Stay tuned next week for the next designs..USING THE SAME NAIL POLISH!!!

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Simple Flower Nails

Hi All,
Todays post is for my entry for Lydia's Nails Nail Art Contest. This design was super easy to make and only five different polishes where used. As I was looking through my stash I noticed that I always gravitate towards my Sally Hansen White On. It's not a strange thing to me because white is my favorite color ( it's a color right? or not :/) For my spring inspiration I chose flowers. Every time I go hiking I always look for a place that I know is filled with trees and flowers. I'm not really into flowers, but I do like daisies and looking at them isn't so bad. Last week I saw OZ the Great and Powerful and these flowers reminded me of some I saw. When people are staring at James Franko, Im starring at the scenery.

As my base I used Sally Hansen White on . For the flower I used Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow and China Glaze Passion for Petals. The stems are made with Zoya Shawn and Revlon Sassy. I like my little bud on my pointer, its my favorite.

Close up of my flowers. I don't know what they are but they are cute!

I don't know about you but I am counting down the days till spring!

Enjoy!

Let It Snow Challenge Longing for Summer

Hi guys

Today was a very nice day in California, or so I heard, I spent countless hours doing school stuff and having my brain blow up multiple time. Any way this weeks theme is longing for summer, and yes I am! I cant wait for hikes and the beach.. woohoo!

I used Tart-y for the Party along as my base along with four other shades from the China Glaze Avant Garden Collection. I don't care to much for purple but pastel purple is slowly starting to grow on me.

Flowers where made using a dotting tool and the following colors

Life is rosy: pink

Fancy Pants: dark purple/blue

Fade into hue: periwinkle creme

Passion for Petals:red pink

Hope you enjoy this lovely change in weather and time!

Stripes with China Glaze Avant Garden Polish

Hi guys
Here is my second nail using my new polishes from China Glaze Avant Garden Collection. This design is very different from my first post. In fact this design is very different from anything I've done before. I have to admit that when it comes to nail designs.. here it goes... I'm very girly, I love hearts and flowers and sparkle and all those yummy girly things. Even though its different I still like it.

For this look I used China Glaze Fancy Pants as my base, it a blue/purple with slight pink shimmer. For the bold lines I used Tart-y for the Party a nice pastel lilac. For my accent finger I used the previous colors along with Life is Rosy, Passion for petals, and Fade into Hue.

I used my trusty nail tape for this. I do have to admit my tape skills are improving since the first time I took the tape dive.

As my top coat I used Sally Hansen Mega Shine topcoat. It lasted 3 days with out any chips.

So what your favorite color so far? This is only my second nail art mani and I think a pastel will have the spotlight next!

Enjoy!

Life is Rosy China Glaze Avant Garden Nail Art

Hi
Today I have made some simple art using some of the colors from China Glaze Avant Garden Collection. These are some beautiful colors for spring. Lately I have been doing so many winter art , now I am winter wasted... NO MORE COLD, PLEASE BRING ON THE WARMTH!!!!.. Sorry someone had to say it. This is my official first spring mani so I hope you enjoy.

As my base I used Life is Rosy, a nice rosy mauve, perfect for those nice summer dresses we all have hidden in our closets. I used two coats and application was great.

Using an art brush and dotter I painted on some different style of flowers using, fancy pants, a purples/blue color with some pink shimmer, Life is Rosy, and Passion for petals,  a creme between red and a little pink tone.

I thought is would be nice to add topcoat and make it look like a painting.. I love the matte look. Which do you like better?

Thanks for reading. Enjoy

My Valentines Mani Using China Glaze

Hi Guys!
Happy Valentines Day! Today Im going to give lots of hugs to my mom, my lil clients, my brother and of course my lovely Fiance. For me Valentine Day is giving love to everyone. Last year I showed all my love to mom, and bought my now fiance some candy.
Any way this years mani is very different from any I have done. If you look back at my other posts you will notice I have done a lot of pinks and reds, and so on. So for  today I wanted to try something different and cool. With this mani I feel like Frida Kahlo came and gave me inspiration. I love it.

I like the keys I made on my thumb. One is for my mother and the other is for my fiancé. They hold the keys to my heart :) ( today I can be cheesy right!)

All was done with a small art brush and dotting tool. 

Base coat used is China glaze liquid leather.

Happy Valentines Day everyone. Love and respect all who are special to you each and everyday.

 Thank you for reading my blog.  

Have a wonderful day!

10 Days of Valentines Day 10 Gold gradient

Hi
Last day of 10 Days of Valentines Day. Glitter gradients are always fun to do and they bring so much attention to your nails. Also it's great for those of you who aren't big glitter fans, but want a little sparkle.

Time: 20 minutes.

Nail polish used
Red: OPI 20 Candles on my cake
Gold: China Glaze Champagne Kisses

ON THE 10TH DAY OF VALENTINES DAY MY TRUE LOVE SENT TO ME.... JEWELRY..YES!

This was another easy mani for those of you who don't have have much time to paint your nails, but still want to look good.

Enjoy!

Crumpet 31 Day Challenge Day 29 Inspired by a blogger

Hi
Well todays challenge is super fun for me because I get to talk about my favorite blogger Alexis from  Glittertips. I recently started following her after the 31 Day Challenge began and I was in total amazement when I saw all the beautiful nail art she makes. Everything she creates seems to unite so perfectly.  She is a British blogger and I am totally jealous of all the great polish she has available to her that I don't. In her honor my inspiration came from her blog's name, glitter tips.

For this look I used:
Wet n Wild ' Ebony Hates Chris as my base. One coat was very streaky, I had to apply two coats.
For the glitter tips: Sally Hansen  Gem Crush Big Money under China Glaze Hello Gorgeous!
I topped it off with Revlon no chip topcoat

Love love love this look, the black really made the glitter pop!

Thank you Alexis for your inspiring blog. 

Enjoy!

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The Crumpets 31 Day Challenge Gold with China Glaze Champagne Kisses

Hello everyone!

Today is day three of The Crumpets 31 Day Challenge and the theme is GOLD!. I have the same feelings about gold as I do about silver, way too much shine to be worn alone. Alone this polish looks very simple, a lot of bling, but simple. I added simple flowers to balance out this intense color. 

 I started with two coats of China Glaze Champagne kisses. Without a top coat this polish is gritty and has a lot of sparkle but no gloss. to build a gloss I added two coats of Seche Vite ( the first coat was absorbed) Using a dotting tool I made flowers using China Glaze liquid leather and Italian red.

This is such a vibrant gold and the only way to show you how much is glistens was to take the pictures in natural light. It is absolutely beautiful.

As you can see I made black flowers followed by by smaller flowers made with Champagne Kisses. I finished with China Glaze Italian red in the middle. 

The flowers were great and the gold still pops. All together it was a good balance. Would you wear this color on its own?

Enjoy

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Crumpet 31 Day Challenge Day 22 Inspired by a Fabric

Hi All
I cant believe I am actually on track with all these nail creations. It's shown me how much I can do with my nail art besides a couple dots here and there. Todays challenge is one which does not require my brain to work a lot. Inspiration from a fabric is the theme for today. When I saw this I ran to my favorite shirt this winter. My mother gave me this shirt and I absolutely love it, and the pattern is simple and nice. Today I used it as my back round.

For this look I used my new Transitions polish from China Glaze. I don't have a dark blue polish and I was really bummed, but then I remember I had this polish year!. For the dots I used Zoya Rekha, Helen, and purity. For the "buttons" I used Essie good as gold and I used some black rhinestones from the born pretty store.

I should have worn this shirt when I had this mani, but it was way to cold to wear such a sheer shirt. NEXT TIME! Enjoy