The Nail Challenge Collaborative Presents - Geometric - Look 2

Last week I saw THIS look by @hookedondal on Instagram and immediately knew that I had to re-create it for the Nail Challenge Collaborative. (P.S. if you don't follow Dallas on IG already, you should!) There is a simple edginess and geometric feel to this which I loved.

Polishes Used:
-Zoya - Genevieve
-Decals by Lacquer by Lissa

I started with natural nails, used some straight nail decals and applied the grey polish; topped it all off with topcoat and voila! I am completely obsessed with how this turned out; and am still loving the negative space mani trend.

Be sure to check out the looks the other ladies created for their 2nd Geometric Manicures!

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Happy Monday Darlings!

I'm participating with some other lovely ladies in an Instagram giveaway later today (10:30pm EST) so make sure you're following me (www.instagram.com/oblassa) for your chance to enter and win!

I hope to see you all over there later today!

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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Daily Hues Nail Lacquer - An OOPS Bottle

I follow a lot of polish brands on Instagram, and recently I saw Jenn of Daily Hues Nail Lacquer post a picture that she had made a couple of "OOPS" polishes and asked if anyone wanted to purchase one. These were polishes that had nothing wrong with them, other than they weren't exactly the colors that she was aiming for when she mixed them. There were a couple bronzy rose-ish holo polishes so I knew I had to snag one up.

I am wearing one coats of "OOPS :)" with topcoat. I one coater, what?! Perfect!! Seriously though, how gorgeous is this shade? I know it was an OOPS bottle but Jenn may want to consider making this an actual shade, I'm sure that she wouldn't have any trouble making any sales. I loved wearing this and kept staring at my nails in the sun, in fact, I took a quick video to show you how holo and pretty this was so make sure to check out my Instagram later today.

You can purchase Daily Hues Nail Lacquers in her Storenvy Shop.

Pastel Rainbow Nails

I recently created some nails and submitted them for the Pastel Rainbow collage that was put together by Nails Like Lace & Peace, Love & Polish on Instagram. I did these nails around Easter so it was perfect for the season.

 

Polishes Used:
-Nails Inc - Bruton Lane (thumb)
-MiniLuxe - Corey (pointer)
-Precision Nail Lacquer - On Cloud 9 (middle)
-Precision Nail Lacquer - McDreamy (ring)
-Precision Nail Lacquer - Walking On Air (pinky)

I thought that this was a really fun look. I don't normally do looks where you can see my bare nail underneath, but I have been seeing a lot of "cutout" manis and figured I might as well try one, and it definitely wasn't as bad as I thought. (I don't like how stained my natural nails can be sometimes which is why I was hesitant)

What do you think of this look? Would you try something like this on your own nails?

Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer - Monster's Tea at Tiffany's & Un Sueño Mágico

I recently won two pretty Blue Eyed Girl Lacquer polishes in @nailpolishtherapy's Instagram Giveaway. Clariza recently reached 1500 Instagram followers and decided to do something special to thank her followers. I was so excited to win because as soon as I saw the giveaway on Instagram, I knew I needed to add those shades to my collection, and I wasn't going to get the custom, Un Sueño Mágico, without winning!

This is what she had to say in her giveaway post: This giveaway is being sponsored by the lovely Julie of BEGL @blueeyedlawyer and author of Wishes of a Blue-Eyed Girl blog! She made my wish come true by creating the custom aptly named Un Sueño Mágico which is a beautiful glitter topper that will complement her core polish Monster's Tea at Tiffany's.  I threw my ideas her way and I was floored when she sent me swatches as she captured exactly what I wanted! I'm truly amazed and impressed by her talent and creativity and I'd love to share this set with one of you!

Now onto the polishes!!

Monster's Tea at Tiffany's: Tiffany blue polish with a green to pink/red shift.

Un Sueño Mágico: This is the custom topper that Clariza had Julie make for the giveaway! It contains blue, white and pink glitters in all shapes and sizes.

Aren't these polishes gorgeous!!!!?!??! I mean, look at that macro, and even the Tiffany's is amazing on it's own.

Which look to you prefer? Plain or with the glitter topper? Any other undies you want to Un Sueño Mágico over?

The Nail Challenge Collaborative Presents - Inspired By A Tutorial - Week 1

This month's theme in the Nail Challenge Collaborative in Inspired by a Tutorial. I voted for this theme, because there are so many pretty looks out there with tutorials that I always "pin", or "like", and think, I need to try that; so here is my opportunity.

For this first mani, I decided to follow this tutorial from Lunaloveschocolate on Instagram. While my look is a little different (she has nice long nails, so I sort of ran out of room) it definitely started out following the tutorial step for step.

Polishes Used:
-OPI - Alpine Snow
-Kiss - Beach Pink
-China Glaze - For Audrey
-Mash - Black
-Hard Candy - Matte-ly In Love

When I started out I hadn't really expected this to be a bright pink and black look but that's sort of where it ended up; haha. Oh well. I think you can see how Luna's mani has inspired mine. (side note, I'm surprised how well this actually showed up as "neon" in my pictures, I usually have a hard time capturing neon)

What do you think of this look? P.S. If you aren't following Lunaloveschocolate on Instagram, you are missing out, she has some awesome looks!

Don't forget to check out what the other ladies of the NCC did and who they were inspired by, maybe it was you!

Jindie Nails - Swatches!

I recently showed you some of my new Jindie Nails polishes (here) and today I have a couple other polishes to share with you that Jen provided for my review.

First Up, Hex on the Beach:

Jen describes this shade as "Hex on the Beach is available in full and medium size.  This is one of five shades in the Summer Chic Collection.  This polish has a white crelly base with matte, opaque baby pink, peach, red, orange, pastel yellow and canary yellow dots, diamonds & hex.  This also has metallic copper & light pink dots & hex throughout plus a gorgeous peach shimmer.  Opaque in 2-3 coats." This shade is seriously gorgeous. The more I look at my pictures, the more I just want to wear it all the time, and I am pretty sure that you know how I feel about white crelly bases! GAH! I am wearing two coats of Hex on the Beach with a topcoat of HK Girl. 

Next up, She Blinded me with Science:

Jen describes this polish as, "She Blinded me with Science LE (limited edition) nail polish will be available for a limited time in full and medium size.  It has a pale pink crelly base with multiple sizes of neon, holographic and metallic dots, squares, diamonds, rectangles and hex glitters.  This polish features small, medium and large silver holographic dots, small & medium & extra large matte black dots, large metallic turquoise dots plus lime green large metallic dots, matte pale purple dots, white dots and moons plus matte gray moons. 3-free, cruelty free." I love this shade as well! I am wearing two coats of She Blinded me with Science topped with HK Girl. This has such a neat mix of colored glitters in it!

Finally, we have That Purple Ish:

Jen describes this as, "That Purple Ish nail polish is available in full and medium size.  This shade is one of 5 in the Summer Chic Collection.  It has a periwinkle purple crelly base loaded with silver shimmer and an assortment of wine, purple, lilac, lavender, hot pink, navy and magenta dots, squares and hex.  The base is a crelly base that is opaque in about 2-3 coats.  Looks great on its own with no base coats.  3-free." I am wearing two coats of this shade and topped it with HK Girl. It's such a pretty purple shade it will definitely be making a permanent spot in the "go-to" purple indie rotation. 

I also have one additional polish from Jen, a glitter topped, which will get its own post :)

Which of these shades is your favorite? I am not sure I could decide if I had to!

Check out Jindie Nails here:
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*Products in this post were provided by the manufacturer for my honest review*