Sally Hansen - Color Frenzy Polishes

Sally Hansen recently came out with some new glitter toppers and I have 3 of those Color Frenzy shades to share with you today.

L to R: Red, White & Hue, Candy Drops, Sea Salt

These are pretty glitter toppers, although on the bottle they say "Textured Nail Color", which may be slightly mis-leading. But anyway, let's get to the colors!

Red, White & Hue:

Red, White & Hue is a nice patriotic topper. This was out before the 4th of July and I saw a lot of ladies rocking it on their nails. I went for a different look by laying it over a yellow base.

Candy Drops:

This a lovely pink topper with hexes, bars, and holo glitters. I went for a monochromatic look by laying over a bright pink base, but it could be worn over a lot of base colors for a pretty look.

 

Sea Salt:

Sea Salt was the most complex of these three shades, it had micro glitters in blue and a light yellow/green/white color, along with gold shimmers and silver holographic shards.

 

So which of these toppers do you like best? I have to say that surprisingly I liked Sea Salt the most; normally things with shards don't strike my fancy but something about this one did.

Patriotic Stamping - Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July for the girls and boys in the US! Of course I had to do a patriotic mani and with all the holiday themed stamping plates out there, it was easy :)

 

Polishes Used:
-China Glaze - Electric Beat
-China Glaze - Man Hunt
-OPI - ?? (It's a mini bottle red shade)
-Rica - Whiteout
-Cheeky Jumbo Plate 6 - Happy Holidays

This is just a really simple look, I started with the Electric Beat base and them sponged on some random red and blue and topped it off with the USA stamping :)

To celebrate the day, I'll be hitting up the Pirates / Phillies game later today and maybe getting together with some friends. (Can't get more American than a baseball game on the 4th right?)

Let me know what you think of the look and what your plans are for the day!

Patriotic Mani featuring KB Shimmer Nail Decals

Well the USA didn't win their game yesterday in the World Cup so that's a bit disappointing however with Independence Day fast approaching, I have some Patriotic Nails to share with you!

 

 

 

 

For this look I used Rica White Out and applied the decals directly on top. They were REALLY easy to use, I mean, peel and place! This was a super easy look to create for a fun Patriotic mani! The red nails are OPI Mighty Bow (I love that color!)

 

These star decals come in a Stars and Stripes Set:

 

Image from KB Shimmer Website: https://www.kbshimmer.com/shop/stars-and-stripes-nail-vinyl-decals/

As mentioned with my last post, the instructions for the decals are simple:

Steps for Nails Vinyl Decals (Leave On Sticker)
1)       Apply nail polish and allow nails to dry. Wait longer then you think to assure no smudging occurs when decal is applied.
2)       Peel away vinyl decal from paper. Use a tweezers to help with small pieces.
3)       Place decal onto your nail in desired location.
4)       Press decal firmly.
5)       Apply a clear top-coat to seal in the design.

You can find KB Shimmer at the following locations:
-US: https://www.kbshimmer.com/
-International: http://www.harlowandco.org/

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

The Nail Challenge Collaborative Presents - Skittles - Week 3

For all of my fellow US readers, Happy Memorial Day!

For my third Nail Challenge Collaborative Skittles mani, I decided to do something patriotic for Memorial Day and go Red, White & Blue.

Polishes Used:
-OPI - Red (I don't know the name because it was from a mini bottle -- they should really just put mini labels on those!)
-Orly - White Tips
-China Glaze - I Sea the Point

I am totally in love with this look! I love doing glitter placements like these; I had originally planned on just doing the glitters on the white nails, but I loved them so much that I added the glitters to the rest of my nails as well. In my mind, you can't go wrong with a patriotic look, and add in some glequins and well, you get this :)

What do you think of this look? Did you do any special manicures for Memorial Day?

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Happy 4th of July / Summer Mani Challenge!

Happy 4th of July (Independence Day) to all of my US readers :) I like patriotic holidays and there are so many combinations of Red, White and Blue that you can do.

So anyway, I recently ordered the Bundle Monster Holiday Plate Set and they arrived in perfect time to create my 4th of July mani :)

Polishes Used:
-Poshe Basecoat
-OPI - My Boyfriend Scales Walls
-Konad Red
-Konad Blue
-Poshe Topcoat
-BM-H25

I love this flag design and I just used both the blue and red polish to the image before stamping. I love the look of stamping with red but I hate the clean up :-/ I didn't want to be too flashy though, so I have the accent with some Red, White (Silver), and Blue glequins. I have been wearing this mani since Tuesday and got tons of compliments on it at work.

What are you doing for the 4th? Did you do any fun manis?

Check out what everyone else did for their 4th of July nails in the Summer Mani Challenge!

Fourth of July Nails!

Happy Fourth of July! Today is Independence Day which means a day off of work, picnics, and fireworks. I decided to so with a simple red, white and blue cloud mani.

Polishes Used:
-OPI - Nail Envy
-Sally Hansen - Pacific Blue
-Essie - First Dance
-Sinful Colors - Snow Me White
-Out The Door - TopCoat


I got a lot of compliments on this mani so far, I think it's fun for the 4th and I have seen a ton of awesome patriotic mani's in the last week. Everyone is so creative!

Are you doing anything for the Fourth of July?

Lazy Days of Summer - Flag Day

Today's theme in the Lazy Days of Summer is "Flag Day". I was thinking of saving this mani and posting on July 4th, however, since we have to go in order for the LDOS I didn't want to wait that long; i've been having fun with this one (and I'm sure i'll be able to come up with another fun mani for the fourth.... already have some ideas brewing)

Flag Day:

Polishes Used:
-Nailtiques - Formula 2 Plus
-Sinful Colors - Snow Me White
-Wet 'n Wild - Saved By The Blue
-Konad - Special White (Salon Express Stamping Plate)
-Red Striping Tape
-Out The Door - TopCoat

This was my first time using striping tape since probably middle school or high school. My biggest issue with it then was that it always seemed to peel up off my nails and not stay put; I was hoping with my improved nail skills and advancements in adhesive since then that I would have better results with this, but even as I am typing this I just feel like the tape is starting to lift (I used 2 layers of topcoat - any suggestions for next time? Maybe I should use Gelous?)

Onto the accent finger, the Salon Express plates stamp well but their "full nail" designs don't cover my entire nail at all, hence, why I went for a tips/half nail look with this. The plates would probably be fine for someone with smaller nails or even a child, on a positive note, the individual designs are pretty big and they all transfer very well.

Even with all my ranting and raving, I really do like the look of this mani and hopefully it lasts until tomorrow without me picking at it. LOL. So, some final questions, have you ever had any issues with striping tape, and if so what did you do to "fix" it? And, on a more personal note, do you have any plans for the 4th of July?