What I Wore: Christmas Eve Edition

I hope everyone is having a good weekend! Today I'll be sharing with you the nails that I wore on Christmas Eve.

Polishes Used:
-Seche - Conquer The World
-China Glaze - Ruby Pumps

This look was super simple and super easy to create. I loved how the shimmer / glitter in Ruby Pumps popped against the soft green.

Nail Art For Nubs Link-Up

Since today is the last Nail Art for Nubs Link-Up before Christmas, I decided I had to do something festive!

Polishes Used:
-OPI - Nail Envy
-JulieG Gumdrops - Hot Cinnamon
-Konad - White
-Cheeky Jumbo Plate 6 - Happy Holidays

This was a really fun mani to wear (I wore it last week to the office) and I got a lot of compliments from my co-workers. I really like stamping over a textured base because it almost seems to grab the image off the stamper better and really "holds" it on (if that makes sense?).

Check out what the other ladies did with their Nubs but I am guessing there are going to be a couple other festive holiday looks for Christmas and the Holiday Season.

Crumpet's Nail Tarts Christmas Winter Challenge - Holiday Colours

I have really been liking this challenge; it is my only holiday challenge so I am not getting overwhelmed with Christmas themed looks. Today's theme is Holiday Colours, and I am loving the look I came up with.

Polishes Used:
-OPI - Nail Envy
-OPI - Alpine Snow
-Gelous
-Glequins

This was a really simple look to create but it looks very detailed, which is one of my favorite things. I simply painted the base with the white and then added the glequins just freehand with my orange stick. Looks like this remind me of disco balls and I would love to be able to wear something like this to work sometime but I don't have the left hand skills to be able to place the glitter onto my right hand; so it had to go plain. Maybe one of my friends will want me to re-create this look for them for the holidays!

Are you loving this look as much as I am? Check out the other ladies Holiday Colours manis!

Crumpet's Nail Tarts Christmas Winter Challenge - Winter Nature

Happy Sunday!!! Today I am back with my second mani in the Crumpet's Nail Tarts Christmas Winter Challenge. This look is, Winter Nature.

I had something in mind for this look and I really love how it was executed on the nail :)

Polishes Used:
-OPI - Nail Envy
-NOPI - Midnight Madness
-Revlon - Emerald
-Maybelline - Bold Gold
-Hard Candy - Matte-ly in Love
-Cheeky Jumbo Plate 6 - Happy Holidays

Originally I had planned on just doing gold trees overtop of a green base, however, I decided that adding the dark shimmerly blue with the green in a Saran Wrap mani would give more of the "at night" illusion to this look. Ulitmatley, after stamping I decided it would look good matte; and I loved how the final look turned out! Christmas Trees outside at night!

What do you think? Does this fit with the Winter Nature theme?

Don't forget to check out what the other Nail Tarts did with this theme below!

Crumpet's Nail Tarts Christmas Winter Challenge - White Christmas

Happy Thursday! I am so happy the work week is coming to a close (I seem to be saying that every week lol) and today I am excited to share that I decided to participate in another Crumpet's Nail Tart Challenge - a Christmas Winter one!

 

 

As you can see, today's theme is White Christmas; I knew exactly what I wanted to do for this look, and although it isn't all white, it is white-ish so that works for me!

 

Polishes Used:
-OPI - Nail Envy
-OPI - My Boyfriend Scales Walls
-Sally Hansen - Celeb City
-Essie - Merino Cool
-Konad - White
-Cheeky Jumbo Plate 6 - Happy Holidays
-Gelous
-Out The Door

I really like the look that I created with these nails. They were inspired by a look that I saw Instagram from @bondanaillounge. I got a lot of compliments when I wore this look. I think that the glequins on the middle finger and rhinestone accent on the pinky snow flake give it that little something extra glittery for the holidays!

Make sure to see what the other ladies participating created for their White Christmas looks!



MAKE THE SEASON MAGICAL WITH CHINA GLAZE®

MAKE THE SEASON MAGICAL WITH CHINA GLAZE®

Los Angeles (October 2013) – Reindeers won’t be the only ones lighting up the night sky this holiday season. China Glaze® Nail Lacquer launches a party-perfect collection sure to get the celebrations started off right. These twist-on-traditional shades and gift sets make perfect party favors, stocking stuffers and gifts (shhh, we won’t tell if the gift is for yourself!).

The China Glaze® Happy HoliGlaze collection features 12 new polishes and one top coat.

There’s Snow One Like You: Limited edition white Texture with matte glitter

Elfin’ Around: Red rust with an aluminum-like mirror finish

Just Be-Claws: Red with an aluminum-like mirror finish

Santa Red My List: Pink/red with an aluminum-like mirror finish

Put A Bow On It: Magenta glitter

Be Merry, Be Bright: Multi-magenta purple glitter

All Wrapped Up: Midnight purple and blue glitter

Your Present Required: Multi-sized and multi-colored glitter

So Blue Without You: Blue with an aluminum-like mirror finish

Bells Will Be Blinging: Blue and gold multi-colored glitter

Mingle With Kringle: Fierce gold with aluminum-like mirror finish

This is Tree-mendous: Green with fine gold glitter

Travel In Colour: Iridescent travel effect top coat

The China Glaze® Happy HoliGlaze collection also features 10 seasonally-inspired gifts.  Gift sets include:

Be Merry: 

Mini bottles of Just Be-Claws, Santa Red My List, Put A Bow On It & Be Merry, Be Bright

Be Bright: 

Mini bottles of Your Present Required, Bells Will Be Blinging, Mingle with Kringle & Be Merry, Be Bright

Touch of Twinkle: 

Just Be-Claws, Santa Red My List & Be Merry, Be Bright

Dash of Dazzle: 

Mingle With Kringle, Bells Will Be Blinging & So Blue Without You

Oh, Joy!: 

Just Be-Claws, Santa Red My List, Your Present Required, & So Blue Without You with a “Joy” necklace

Sparkle All the Way: 

Your Present Required, Be Merry, Be Bright, Just Be-Claws & a purple compact mirror

Get Carried Away: 

Santa Red My List, Your Present Required, So Blue Without You & a silver change purse

Snow Buddy: 

There’s Snow One Like You, Be Merry, Be Bright, Elfin’ Around & a plush polar bear

Holiday Travels: 

18 mini bottles of Travel In Colour in a 12 pc. bucket

 

The China Glaze® Happy HoliGlaze collection will be available in November 2013 at fine salons and beauty supply stores nationwide. China Glaze® is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde.

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Essie - Where's My Chauffeur & Ulta - Walking On Broken Glass

Here is a really cute simple look, using one of my favorite colors, teal!!! Both of these are untrieds, mainly because they are both fairly new to me, I couldn't let these babies sit in the untried pile too long!

Polishes Used:

-OPI - Nail Envy

-Essie - Where's My Chauffeur

-Ulta - Walking On Broken Glass

-OTD

Isn't this a really pretty combo? Both of these colors are super pretty and had really great application. I have on two coats of Where's My Chauffeur and for the accent nail, one coat of Walking On Glass overtop :) It's a pretty dense glitter, and I like it!

I got the Essie from my sister-in-law for Christmas, what were some of your favorite Christmas polishes?

Merry Christmas! Christmas Nails and Goodies

Merry Christmas!

Today I am showing you the nails I did last night for the big day. I LOVE Christmas, it is my favorite holiday. Unfortunately today we aren't having a white Christmas but that would have been nice. I am spending the day with my family so that will be nice.

Anyways, onto the nails; this is my first "dripping" mani and was inspired by the recent drip mani's that Shaina posted over at Haute Lacquer. Make sure to check out her Candy Cane Drip and Christmas Plaid Drip! Mine are "dripping" the other way though; lol.

Polishes Used:

-OPI - Nail Envy

-China Glaze - Ruby Pumps

-OPI - Alpine Snow

-Two Birds - Santa's Underpants

-Gelous

-OTD

I really LOVE the look of this mani; I sort of wish that I would have done it on all of my nails, but I wasn't sure if it would be too much, and I definitely couldn't do it on my right hand, so the accent nails solve that problem. It wasn't too hard to create the "drip" effect, so I will be trying this again with other colors and designs.

Here are some shots of Ruby Pumps before the drip:

Very Pretty.

Some of you may know that I was out of town this past weekend, and got back yesterday. The hubby and I were at his parent's house doing an early Christmas with some of his family. His mom and my sister in law both got me some nail supplies for Christmas so I thought I would share that with you.

Here you can see the polish names

Dried Flowers

Micro Beads

There you have it! Hope you are having a wonderful Christmas Holiday!