Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Sorry for the lack of posting lately. We had visitors from out of town, Hurricane Sandy/"Frankenstorm", and I finally ended up getting the nasty cold that has been going around the office.

But moving on. Since I have been feeling under the weather, but still wanted to do something semi-Halloween related for work today, I decided to go with some classic vampy french tips. Every time I look down at my nails I sort of chuckle, this isn't something that I would normally wear too often on my nails now a days but was COMPLETELY something I would have rocked all the time in High School. lol.

Polishes Used:

-OPI - Nail Envy

-Pure Ice - Scandal

-Kiss - Nail Art Striper - Silver Glitter

-OTD

Very simple and easy, and fun switching things up a bit. I think I get sick of wearing Halloween mani's on myself earlier than most people because my high school colors were black and orange, and my previous place of employment color was orange, so I get over orange pretty early. Although I love seeing all the other ladies awesome halloween mani's and I love that vampy colors stay around all fall and winter. 

Did you do anything special on your nails for Halloween? Were you effected by the "Frankenstorm" at all?

31 Day Challenge - Day 30: Inspired By A Tutorial

I can't believe there is only 1 mani left after this! It has been fun and I have loved getting to know the girls better too :) Today's challenge is Inspired By A Tutorial and I knew exactly what I wanted to do, Grunge Nails. You can see the tutorial posted by Nails Adored here! Jamie always does good nails, and this tutorial was very easy to follow (though I didn't follow exactly...lol)

Inspired By A Tutorial Nails:

Polishes Used:
-NYC - Sidewalkers
-Sally Hansen - Parrot
-Sinful Colors - Cream Pink
-Pure Ice - Scandal

I was really pleased with how this mani turned out. Each mani with this effect would be different and that is one of my favorite things about it. No matter how it turns out, it is always right ;)

If you're not already following Kelsie, Amanda, Erin and Jess, make sure to check out their INSPIRED BY A TUTORIAL here:

Kelsie - Kelsies Nail Files

Amanda - Nox Nails

Erin - Erins Beauty Bumbles

Jess - Nearly Natural Nails

31 Day Challenge - Day 23: Inspired By A Movie

Today's challenge wasn't too bad. I am not usually too creative but I had fun with this challenge. I am getting better with my freehand and using nail art brushes, but my smallest brush isn't as small as I think I would like it.  My movie inspiration was Wizard of Oz and each of my nails represents a different aspect of the movie, so here we go.

Inspired By A Movie:

Polishes Used:
-Nailtiques - Formula 2 Plus
-NYC - Sidewalkers
-Sinful Colors - Snow Me White
-Sinful Color - San Francisco
-Kiss Nail Art - Black
-Kiss Nail Art - White
-Kiss Nail Art - Silver
-Sally Girl - Epic
-Sally Hansen - Parrot
-Pure Ice (no name polish?)
-China Glaze - Solar Power
-China Glaze - Ruby Pumps
-Konad - Special Green
-Out The Door - TopCoat

Boy, that's a long list of polishes. My pinky nail is inspired by the twister which takes Dorothy from Kansas to Oz. My ring finger, which is composed of two different shimmery reds represents Dorothy's Ruby Red Slippers. My middle finger is inspired  by the blue and white pattern of Dorothy's dress. My pointer is based off of the Yellow Brick Road, and finally, my thumb represents Emerald City. Do you like?

If you're not already following Kelsie, Amanda, Erin and Jess, make sure to check out their INSPIRED BY A MOVIE NAILS here:

Kelsie - Kelsies Nail Files

Amanda - Nox Nails

Erin - Erins Beauty Bumbles

Jess - Nearly Natural Nails

Upcycled Tape Mani

My Scandal mani from yesterday wasn't chipping off yet (aka. I hadn't started to pick it off myself) so I decided to do an "upcycled" mani without taking yesterday's off. Here we go!

Polished Used:
-Nailtiques - Formula 2 Plus (Yesterday)
-Pure Ice - Scandal (Yesterday)
-Out The Door TopCoat (Yesterday)
-Funky Fingers - Cheshire (2 coats) (Today)
-Sally Hansen - Lacey Lilac (2 coats) (Today)
-Out The Door TopCoat (2 coats) (Today)

What do you think? It's a tape mani! I like this mani but I wish that the lines were cleaner; If I would have taken the tape off sooner they may have been cleaner. Oh wells, it's still fun!

I want to use some of the Sally Hansen Nail Strips that I got over the last couple of weeks but I will feel wasteful if I do use them and just take them off so I may be absent for a couple days if I do end up putting them on ;) I'll keep you posted!

Happy Wednesday!

Swatch: Pure Ice - Scandal

Quick post today, just swatching one of my favorite colors that I haven't worn in a while. This is Pure Ice - Scandal.

Polishes Used:
-Nailtiques - Formula 2 Plus (2 coats)
-Pure Ice - Scandal (2 coats)
-Out The Door TopCoat

So these photos make this color look almost black however, it's actually a dark wine. I have on two coats and it definitly does need at least 2 coats, 1 is just streaky. Sometimes I don't like to wear dark colors in the spring but I don't mind this one, it's one of my trusty favorites.

Do you girls have one (or two, or three...) "go-to" polish that you really like to wear no matter what season?

Easter Bunny

As I mentioned earlier this week I wanted to do some fun nails for Easter, since today is my last day of work this week before the holiday I thought these would be perfect. I got the idea from this post from Spektors Nails. She did a great job and I was happy that mine looks like an actual bunny, sometimes my freehand can be questionable. hehe.

Polishes Used:
-Nailtiques - Formula 2 Plus (1 coat)
-Essence  - You Belong To Me (2 coats)
-Pure Ice - (for the dots - the color name came off though!)
-NYC - French White Tip (2 coats for the bunny)
-Revlon - Twinkled Pink (for the ears)
-Kiss Nail Art Paint - Black
-Out The Door TopCoat

I will try to get another easter mani in before the holiday on Sunday, however, they may turn into Pittsburgh Pirates or Philadelphia Phillies nails (as Rob and I are going to the games on Saturday AND Sunday)

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Polka Dot Accents

This weekend, I went down to my mom's house to do her nails and catch up. She wanted something for St. Patrick's Day but I told her it was a smidge too early and I would do something more festive next week, so we compromised with some greens, pinks and purples. (She apologized in advance for her dry cuticles - she's so cute)

Polishes Used:
-Sinful's Mint Apple
-Essesnce's You Belong To Me
-Wet n Wild's How I Met Your Magenta
-Sinful's Easy Going
-Pure Ice's Scandal
-Out The Door Top Coat

Yesterday Lindsey at Neverland Nail Blog posted a new challenge that I will be participating in starting this week, so get ready for the Girly Girl Challegne!