The Digit-al Dozen Does: Patterns on Patterns - Look 5

Whoohoo; It's Friday! For my final Patterns on Patterns look I decided to do something pink and pink and white since tomorrow is Valentine's Day.

Polishes Used:
-NOPI - Be AMA-zing!
-Konad - Pink
-Konad - White
-Stamping Plate - Cheeky Jumbo Plate 8

This is another one of those looks that I wish I would have taken a picture of the first pattern alone before adding the second stamp because you can hardly see the pink on pink stamp. In case you can't tell, I used the same stamping image on the bottom and the top, but just rotated it so the flowery pattern was on different parts of the nail in the different colors.

I really enjoyed this theme, although I know some of the other ladies weren't loving it. Be sure to check out how everyone else wrapped up this Pattern on Pattern week!

An InLinkz Link-up

-Stephanie

Love Story by Incoco Review

*Press Sample

Today I sharing with you three shades from the Incoco Love Story Collection, for Valentines Day 2015, so let's jump right in!

Lovey Dovey ($8.99): Hearts within hearts on a soft, pearly pink

Hello Sweetheart ($7.99): Pink glitter with touches of silver glitz

Lace Allure ($8.99): Seductive black lace on shimmery silver

 

These are perfect shades for Valentine's Day. My ABSOLUTE favorite of these 3 is definitely Lace Allure; unfortunately it was the first one that I put on so I wasn't able to keep it on too long before trying the other designs. It seems the shimmery appliques are the easiest to apply (most flexible).

As you know, I love nail appliques and the Incoco ones are great; they come in a lot of different patterns and finishes and have quick delivery as well.

A little more from Incoco, "Incoco has revolutionized nail beauty with 100% real nail polish appliques - not stickers! Each applique includes a base, color, and top coat of real nail polish and can be gently stretched for a perfect fit. The appliques provide a brilliant, salon-quality manicure in minutes with no drying time, smudges or streak. Beauty Meets Innovation."

Be sure to check out Incoco at the following locations:
-Website: Incoco.com
-Facebook: facebook.com/incoco
-Twitter: twitter.com/incoco
-Instagram: instagram.com/incocoproducts
-Pinterest: pinterest.com/incoco
-YouTube: youtube.com/incocoproducts

-Stephanie

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

Golden Oldie Thursday: Valentines

Today's theme for the Golden Oldie Challenge is Valentine's!

You know I love Valentine's Nails but unfortunately I got a little behind schedule and won't be able to post a look today :(  However, I highly recommend that you check out the link-up to see what all the other ladies created for their GOT Valentine's Look!

Pink & Red Dots

Are you looking for a simply mani for Valentine's Day? Well look no further! LOL. As you know I have been loving dotted mani's lately and this one is perfect for the season :)

Polishes Used:
-Dior - Rose Kimono
-Essie - Snap Happy

I started off with two coats of Rose Kimono; once that was dry I added the dots with Snap Happy. I added top coat on my pinky but noticed that the dots weren't exactly dry when it smeared so I quickly took the pictures and then finished top-coating the look.

This is a super simple look that anyone could create. Are you going to be doing anything special on your nails for the holiday?

Twinsie Tuesday: Valentines Day Nails

Obviously, today's Twinsie Tuesday theme is Valentine's Day Nails. As you know, I love Valentine's nails so this was perfect.

Polishes Used:
-Sally Hansen - Celeb City
-OPI - Alpine Snow
-Misc. OPI Minis

For this look I created some simple stripes, starting with a base of Celeb City. Once that was dry I added some striping tape and popped on my pinks and white! To add the final touch of Valentine's spirit I added the tiny heart on my ring finger.

I can't wait to see what the other ladies have put together for their Valentine's Nails!

Alaina at The Little Canvas

Amanda at Amandalandish

Amber at Nails Like Lace
Anna at Going to the Showing

Casey at CaseyLane Loves Polish

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

Erin at Paint Those Piggies

Heather at Peace, Love, & Polish

Kelly at Tuxarina

Lakeisha at Refined and Polished

Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Rachel at Top Coat It

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Stephanie at A Little Polish

Tiffany at Polished To Precision

Traci at DrinkCitra

 

 

Incoco Real Nail Polish Appliques - Review & Giveaway!

Happy Monday! Today I am super excited to share with you another Incoco Real Nail Polish Applique review. If you have followed my blog for any amount of time, you know that I LOVE the Incoco Appliques and highly recommend them.

I recently received 3 different patterns to review, Love Spell, from the Sweet Surprise Collection (which I will be showing you today) as well as, Paparazzi (The pink and silver ombré design will dazzle your mind and have you seeing sparkles everywhere you go!) and Sealed with a Kiss (Pucker up! This pink lipstick stained nail design looks like it's been smothered in smooches).

Love Spell, is described as, Swooning, giggling, and lovey-dovey doodles are well-known side effects of a powerful Love Spell.

I love the cute heart doodles of this design, and the baby pink is perfect for Valentine's Day, or any day you're feeling cutesy and girlie!

What I love about the Incoco Appliques is that they are super easy to apply, they are stretchy enough to get nice coverage without wrinkles but are not too stretchy that they rip when trying to apply. Also, since they are made out real nail polish, they remove easily with nail polish remover, but they also last long enough to wear for up to two weeks (if you are unlike me and control yourself from having to do your nails once a day hehe).

You can follow Incoco at the following locations:
-WEBSITE
-BLOG
-FACEBOOK
-TWITTER
-PINTEREST
-INSTAGRAM
-YOUTUBE

Incoco is offering a discount to all my lovely readers, use the code ALITTLEPOLISH for 15% off your entire order! (valid today through March 10, 2014)

Since they know how much I LOVE the appliques, Incoco has offered to sponsor a giveaway for one set of the Incoco Real Nail Polish Appliques in the design of YOUR choosing!

The giveaway is open to all US and Canadian residents only and will run for two weeks. Enter Below!!

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AIS: Valentine's Day Nails

Today's theme in Adventures in Stamping is Valentine's Day Nails. I decided to do something simple for this look.

Polishes Used:
-OPI - Casino Royale
-Konad - Pink
-Bundle Monster Plate - H17

I actually haven't used this Valentine's kissing lips stamp before and had it laying out as one that I wanted to use this season, so perfect timing. I have a couple others sitting out as well so hopefully I will be able to get those in before Valentine's Day as well :)

Nail Art for Nubs Link-Up

First Monday in February? This calls for a Valentine's themed mani on my nubs. :)

Polishes Used:
-MiniLux - Corey
-China Glaze - Bottoms Up
-Sally Hansen - Parrot
-Misc OPI minis
-Glequins

For this look, I created a super girly and pretty Valentine's Day look! Now that I know how to do roses I plan to do them often, and what a better time to improve my skills than during the Valentine's Day season. I didn't want to do all roses though so I accented with these light green glequins. I really loved the look of this mani and got lots of compliments on it at work. Surprisingly, all the gentlemen that commented on it, liked the glequin nails more than the roses; lol.

Don't forget to see what the other ladies did with their nubs! Think there will be any other Valentine's Day looks?

Colors by Llarowe - Yo, Cupid, Take a Hike

I recently received a pretty blue holographic polish from Colors by Llarowe called Yo, Cupid, Take a Hike. This shade is available exclusively as part of the February, "Anti-Valentines Day", A Box Indied.

Polishes Used:
-Nailtiques - Formula 2 Plus
-CbL - Yo, Cupid, Take a Hike

I am wearing two coats of Yo, Cupid, Take a Hike with no topcoat. As you can see, it is a vibrant blue with linear holo. Although I am a huge pink fan and am always excited by Valentine's Day collections, I do like that CbL is mixing it up with a blue.

Do you like this shade? Are you one of the folks that love pinks for Valentines or like to go in the opposite direction during the season?

You can purchase Colors by Llarowe HERE.

Valentine's Day - February Nail Art Challenge

Happy Valentine's Day Loves!!!!

Hope you have been getting into the spirit with my previous Valentine's Day themed posts; I know I have! Today's "theme" is February Nail Art Challenge is "You Pick", so pink holo stamping, here I come!

Polishes Used:

-OPI - Nail Envy

-Essie - Need A Vacation

-Sally Hansen - Magenta Magic

-Konad Plate - m83

I really loved this mani, the stamping and holo was subtle but elegant and pretty for Valentine's Day. I am wearing a nice black top with bright flowers on it in pinks and reds so this is understated and complex but without competing with my outfit. 

My husband and I got a "joint gift" this year for V-day, a new camera lens (hence some of the cute macro shots) and we signed up for a photography class next weekend! Should be a really fun time where we will learn cool camera stuff, and we don't normally do stuff like this so it will be fun. He also bought me this nice bouquet of white vidalia roses. Here is a shot from last night when he first brought them home and they hadn't opened up yet:

Hope you all have a great day whether you have a Valentine or not, do something special for yourself :)