The Digit-al Dozen Does: Nature - Look 5

Happy Friday! As we come to a close on Nature week for The Digit-al Dozen, I think I really enjoyed coming up with looks for the week. I am closing out my week with nails inspired by Druzy Stones.

For this look I started with a textured blue base and sponged on a little bit of different blues and purples (although it's super hard to tell that I added any other colors); then I added this tan-ish color to the outside to represent the outside of the stone.

I am mixed on how it turned out, but I don't hate it, lol.

Check out how the other ladies are wrapping up their Nature week!

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-Stephanie 

KB Shimmer Winter/Holiday 2014 Shades - Part 2

I'm finally back with Part 2 of my KB Shimmer Winter/Holiday review, and I'll be sharing with you the textured shades of the collection.

 

White Here, White Now: This snowy white polish is a blustery addition to our textured collection. Two coats offer more coverage than any blizzard.

 

 

Dressed To Gild: A gold cousin to Hexi Bikini, this textured polish is rich with holographic gold glitters. Hints of lavender and lime glitters add depth and extra shine. 2 coats recommended.

 

 

Turnip The Beet: A rich sangria colored base accents holographic glitters in magenta, purple and red making this a super sparkly textured polish. 2 coats recommended.

 

 

Too Cold To Hold: A rich sapphire blue base is filled with holographic silver, blue, and green holographic glitters for a bejeweled textured look. 2 coats recommended.

 

 

Textured polishes are still all the trend right now, so these polishes fit perfectly with that. Also the glitters in all of the colored shades really make them super fun and sparkly for the holiday season.

 

 

 

You can purchase these now at KBshimmer.com :)

 

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

 

Zoya Ultra Pixie Dust - Fall 2014

Happy Monday! Today I have the three lovely shades of the Zoya Ultra Pixie Dust for Fall 2014 Collection to share with you!

All swatches shown with two coats; no topcoat

Oswin: A true red textured Pixie Dust with crimson mega hex particles.

Arianna: A blue-toned red wine textured Pixie Dust with mega hex particles.

Noir: A deep, vampy plum textured Pixie Dust with red mega hex particles.

As you've probably seen online, Oswin does an amazing job of drying to the matte finish as described; Arianna and Noir but are super lovely shades but didn't dry to the same finish as expected. I have heard (although I can't personally confirm) that polishes from the stores and later batches have been reported to all be drying to the matte finish.

Here's a video from Zoya about how to best apply these Pixie Dust shades: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm5ZTEtYZmI&feature=youtu.be

Overall, these are all really pretty shades that would look gorgeous left in the matte / textured finish as well as topped with a nice coat of topcoat to create a super deep and squishy feel. The colors are perfect for Fall but also awesome to transition into the Holiday season as well.

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

OPI Beach Sandies Nail Art

A couple of Friday's ago I arrived home from work to find a mysterious birthday gift waiting for me. The first time this happened to me (around Christmas) it took me a while to figure out who the gift was from, however, this time I knew right away, my friend Amanda! Amanda and I used to work together and were really close when we were working; she has since found a different job, and although we don't get to hang out as much, she's still a good friend, and super sweet for leaving mystery presents on my doorstep!

This package included a Coach wristlet and the OPI Beach Sandies mini set. Coincidentally, I had been eyeing up this set earlier this year when it came out but never ended up picking it up for myself, so it was perfect that she got this for me.

Is anyone surprised that I decided to do a negative space look? LOL. I'm obsessed lately! The colors included in this look (and the set) include, Samba-dy Loves Purple (purple), I'm Brazil Nuts Over You (pink), What's a Little Rain Forest? (blue), and You're So Flippy Floppy (yellow).

These colors are so bright and vibrant and were perfect for creating this fun summer look, especially since they dry to a textured finish. What do you think? Do you own any of these Beach Sandies?

P.S. Thanks again Amanda!

Twinsie Tuesday: Skittles

First of all, I cannot believe that it is already July! This year is flying by; I hate that!

So anyway, this week's Twinsie Tuesday theme is Skittles. I went with a super simple look for this theme because I have to admit, I wasn't feeling very creative.

I went with all red shades to sort of get into the fourth of July spirit; I probably could have / should have gone with red, white and blue but, lol Oh well.

So I didn't do anything amazing with this look but I'm sure the other ladies did, so check them out!

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

​Lisa at The Polish Playground

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Marisa at Polish Obsession

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Stephanie at A Little Polish

Tiffany at Polished To Precision​

 

 

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?

Zoya - Magical Pixies Summer 2014 - Swatches & Review

Today I have for the Zoya Magical Pixies Summer 2014 polishes!


All swatches are shown with two coats of color without topcoat

Bar: Nude Topaz Magical Pixie

This shade is pretty and is definitely more gold than the previous Pixie, Cosmo. I would consider this a neutral, that would be fine to wear to the office or to add a little glitter to a look without a crazy color.

Ginni: Pink Tourmaline Magical Pixie

This is a pretty pink shade, it's fairly sheer so you can still see a VNL with two coats, but I was OK with it. I'm a sucker for pink, what can I say?

Arlo: Violet Amethyst Magical Pixie

I really wish that they described this more as a Radiant Orchid shade, because that's the color that I view this as. However, despite the description, this was my favorite of the collection :)

So there you have it, the Magical Pixies Summer 2014 Collection.

You know my favorite, now tell me yours!