The Nail Challenge Collaborative Presents - Black & White - Week 4

So I was loving the Black & White theme so much that I decided to do my 4th and final look early! Two NCC look's in one week?! Lucky You!

If you follow me on Instagram you already saw a sneak peek at this look.

This is the look that I wore on my actual birthday and for a couple days afterwards. I got a TON of compliments on it, guys, girls, strangers, etc.

These are actually Formula X ASAP 5-finger- Real Nail Lacquer Appliqués from Sephora. You can find them HERE. There were 8 different designs in the package so you can see the designs that I didn't have an opportunity to use below.

I found these appliques to be similar to some of the other appliques that I have tried previously, such as the Incoco strips.

I still have some money left on a Sephora GiftCard so chances are I will pick up another package of appliques next time I'm in the store.

Check out how the other ladies of the Nail Challenge Collaborative have incorporated Black & White into their final June looks :)

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NOPI Roughles - On What Grounds?

I recently met up with some Pittsburgh nail girlies and the lovely Nicole of Doctor Crafty gifted me my very first NOPI Roughles polish, On What Grounds?

I am wearing two coats of On What Grounds? without topcoat. I really liked how this shade had flecks of other colors in it and dried nice and quickly. It is a nice simple seafoam teal color so it's very on trend as well.

I will probably be keeping my eyes peeled to see if I can find the rest of the Roughles Collection (if you're still seeing them out in stores, let me know where!)

Do you own any polishes in the collection?

KB Shimmer - Summer Collection Swatches & Review

Today I have six gorgeous shades from the KB Shimmer Summer Collection. And if you're wondering, yes, this is her SECOND Summer Collection already! (I believe this is it for now... lol)

 

Radiant Orchid – Radiant Orchid, 2014 color of the year, is the ideal shade to transition nails from spring to summer and even fall.  This pink toned purple has fuchsia and mauve undertones.

 

I love creams and how much more on-trend can you get than a Radiant Orchid polish named Radiant Orchid?! This is two coats, and as with her other creams, the formula on this polish was excellent.

 

Peak My Interest – A melon pink colored polish with triangle glitters in white, pink and dark aqua.

 

This is my first polish with triangle glitters; I love that! I liked the glitters and base combo of this polish. This is three thin coats.

 

Look High And Holo – A raspberry jelly with a rainbows worth of holographic glitters in hexes and squares.

 

I am wearing two coats of color here; this shade is super jam packed with glitters so it's more of a dab me on type of glitter. I love the raspberry jelly base of this shade.

 

Scribble Me This – A graffiti inspired glitter top coat featuring mini stars, triangles, and neon glitters.

 

I love neon glitters; plus the triangles?! Love! This is two coats of the glitter topper. I can totally see the graffiti inspiration in this.

 

Sweet Wave – A Bright pastel candy inspired glitter top coat with white, mint, periwinkle and watermelon colored glitters.

 

This glitter topper reminds me of spring; but I love that because pastel glitters are so pretty! This is jam packed with glitters as well; two coats shown.

 

Happily Ever Aster – A floral inspired glitter top coat with purple, lavender, light aqua and white glitters swimming in a sparkling base.

This one reminded me of a spring polish as well, but as with the last one I love it! I'm sure if it paired this over a bright blue or pink it would seem more summery, but since I chose this pastel base I think it's leaning more "spring". This is two coats of glitter topper.

 

There are 6 additional shades in the collection and you can check out the Press Release HERE for more pictures and descriptions.

 

So which of these shades is your favorite? Will you be picking any of these up?

 

There are also some cool nail decals which I will be reviewing in a separate post! You can purchase the polishes and decals at the following locations:

• Inside US: https://www.kbshimmer.com/
• Outside US: http://www.harlowandco.org/

*Products in this post were provided by the manufacturer for my honest review*

Twinsie Tuesday: Summer Lovin'

Welcome new Twinsie's, Bridget and Jessica!

Today's Twinsie Tuesday theme is Summer Lovin'; I wasn't exactly sure what this theme meant so I just did something that reminded me of summer; neon and skin :-P

Granted I don't wear that much neon or show that much skin anymore, but this seemed kind of summery so I went with it. I have been loving these negative space, striping tape looks lately so that's how this look was born.

For the polishes I used Zoya Paz (pinky), Zoya Tobey (pointer), Dear Rus Venor 5 (ring), and Dear Rus Venor 16 (middle).

Does this look summery to you at all? Would you wear a look like this?

Make sure to see what the other ladies did for their Summer Lovin' looks!

Alaina at The Little Canvas

Amanda at Amandalandish

Amber at Nails Like Lace
Anna at Going to the Showing
Bridget at A Painted Nail

Casey at CaseyLane Loves Polish

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Cordia at Seriously Swatched

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

Erin at Paint Those Piggies

Jessica at Blue Velvet Lacquer

Kelly at Tuxarina

Lakeisha at Refined and Polished

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Stephanie at A Little Polish

Tiffany at Polished To Precision

The Nail Challenge Collaborative Presents - Black & White - Week 3

I'm already onto my 3rd June Nail Challenge Collaborative mani which a pretty good pace for me. Whoohoo! So I recently met up with a couple Pittsburgh nail ladies and fellow NCC girl, Nicole, gifted me my very first MoYou London stamping plate! How sweet!

For this look I started with a simple white base of Orly White Tips; once it was dry I stamped with black the flower pattern (Plate - Pro Collection 06). I had been wanting to try the lead light technique for a while so I created some jelly polishes and tried it out. Not bad for my first attempt! I thought it would look cool matte so I added some Hard Candy matte topcoat.

Soooo, it just happens to be my birthday and after my first experience with MoYou London Plates was so lovely, I think I'll be treating myself to a couple more for my collection!

Check out what the other lovely ladies did for their 3rd Black and White manis!

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