China Glaze OMG & Christmas Nails

This is 3 coats of the much loved China Glaze OMG. I featured OMG in one of my very first posts, but I think it's worth showing again. My nails are so much nicer now! The first 2 pictures were taken in full sun, next I took one in the shade and then 2 indoors with a flash.
OMG dries super fast and you can have a bit of drag before you get used to the formula. Once you get the hang of it though, it is very easy to apply and a great option if you need to get out of the house quickly. It's still in my top 5 favorites for sure!



Do any of you know where I can find a list of the China Glaze polishes and the numbers that are listed on the bottom near the name? There is a beauty supply store in town that has TONS of old China Glaze polishes but they are still in their boxes and shelved by number. The owner doesn't want people to browse but expects you to know what you want and ask her for it. If I had a list of the names and numbers, I could easily see what she had without waiting for her to look up the numbers and without having to know exactly what I want before I arrive. I know she has the whole OMG & the Kaleidoscope collections. Help me out and I'll see if I can find some rarities for future giveaways!

Here is my second attempt at a Christmas Tree manicure inspired by Blue Tape and Nail Tips Shooting Star manicure. I don't like how this one turned out very much but I still say it's a great idea even though I messed it up twice! Prove me right ladies and make some Christmas Trees!


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Color Club Pretty In Platinum

This is 2 coats of the lovely Color Club Pretty In Platinum. I really love this slightly frosty, super pale gray/silver! I think its very flattering and looks great with most of my wardrobe. It reminds me of a silver Silly Putty Egg I had at some point.

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April

Current Giveaways

• American Apparel Polish Giveaway! Ends 12/3.

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Black crackle polish over silver

Unknown brand - Black crackle polish over silver

This lacquer is one of my many eBay finds (the seller's ID is lilychenli). Unlike the new Isadora Graffiti polishes that are super thick, difficult to apply and dry in 30 seconds max., this one was thinner than regular polish, much more forgiving in application and took much longer for the cracks to develop, perhaps around 4-5 minutes. I had to wait until the next day before I could apply a top coat or the crackle polish underneath would bleed and ruin the effect.

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ManGlaze Hot Mess

This is 3 coats of ManGlaze Hot Mess with no top coat. Super cool matte silver! It's supposed to be a topcoat but I think it looks pretty amazing all by itself!

I won all of the ManGlaze polishes from Sara of Daily Polish. Thanks again Sara!

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Sally Hansen Celeb City

I got Sally Hansen Celeb City hoping it would be a dupe for Zoya Trixie. This is 2 coats with lots of cuticle drag. Celeb City stinks! It smelled very strongly of sharpies, even on my nails for a few hours. Blech. I'm not the only one who has had problems with this Sally Hansen Line. Here's Rebecca of Nails Etc's post about her experience. I really can't stand the smell but it sure does look great!

Today's World Cup Hottie pick is Gonzalo Higuain playing for Argentina. He scored a hat trick in today's game!

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Queens Metal Jewelry Giveaway! (Closed)

I won this necklace from the Queens Metal blog. I gave it to Ashley as a late Christmas present and she did her nails to match. She used Maybelline Gold Aluminum & China Glaze Millennium for this awesome french manicure.

This is a great simple piece that works well alone or layered with other necklaces, something Ashley is good at doing. Queens Metal has an amazing collection of unique pieces available on her Etsy shop. This Chrysler Ring is my favorite!

I asked the lovely Krista of Queens Metal if she would like to sponsor a giveaway for my readers and she said yes! Woohoo! it's open to EVERYONE WORLDWIDE and you can pick ANY item in her shop $40 and under!!!!
RULES:
PLEASE READ ALL OF THE RULES BEFORE ENTERING.

• This giveaway is open to everyone worldwide! Yay!
  
• This giveaway starts today, March 14th, and will end Sunday, March 21st, 2010 at 11:59PM Central Time.
• We'll select the winner with random.org's random number generator and notify the winner by email on Monday, March 22nd.
• The winner will have 24 hours to respond. If the winner doesn't reply within 24 hours, that winner will forfeit the prize and an alternate winner will be selected via random.org.

HOW TO ENTER:
I'm going to keep this one super simple. One entry per person.

• Go to the Queens Metal Etsy shop and tell us which item you want to win. Think carefully and explore all options because this will be your prize if you are the winner! Use the form below to enter. This works MUCH better than comments, so I've turned them off for this post to avoid confusion.
  

I did not receive any compensation for this giveaway in the form of product or payment of any kind. I won my necklace fair and square .

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NOTD: S-HE's GUPPY

HI ladies... today I've made a mani that inspired by a nail foil.. I saw this nail at Nhirida I like the nail foil design so much..sweet Nhirida send a couple of nail foil for me but I'm always failed every time I try to put the foil on my nail.. I don't know what's wrong why it didn't transfer on my nails..since I'm not really good in putting nail foil I just made a mani that inspired by a nail foil.. what do u think?

thanks for looking!!
happy polishing!! XoXO!

polishes used:

s-he 464
guppy "#44" silver foil finish with micro holo glitters

image plate used:
fauxnad H30 (chez-delaney)

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Midnight in Green Ocean

Hi Ladies...last night i checked some of manicure photos that i made during my vacation in Dubai..here's the photos that i found...I made this mani 2 months ago i know it's a late post but still I like to share..thanks for looking!!

happy polishing!! XoXo!

indoor

polishes used:
cassy color "midnight"
tips & toes "silver"
jessie paris "gold"
sinfulcolors "green ocean"

image plate used:
Fauxnad H17

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China Glaze Millennium & A Giveaway Roundup

Pure love! That's what I feel for China Glaze Millennium. The formula took a little getting used to, so I used 2 coats this time but I think I'll be able to get away with just one coat next time. I love metal robot nails!!!! Enter my giveaway!! You can win 250 custom stickers for promoting your band, event, business, yourself or whatever. You get 250 stickers with whatever you want on them! Brooke you could get 250 Dinky stickers!!!!

I used Konad plate M63 for this one. This is one of my all time favorites!! I still can't believe that I can make a houndstooth pattern on my own nails!

Giveaway Roundup

1. Win 4 candles from Aunt Sadie's & Simply Stacie. Hurry ends tonight!
2. Win Cowgirl Chocolates from Penny-Pinching Mama. Hurry ends tonight!
3. Win a $75 gift certificate from L'Occitane & the Alternative Consumer. Hurry ends tonight!
4. Win 2 KOH nail polishes from Witoxicity. Ends 2/13.
5. Win Cowgirl Chocolates from TicTacDough. Ends 2/13.
6. Win the jewelry of your choice from LuShae & Leslie Loves Veggies. Ends 2/14.
7. Win a Clean Rest Bedding Set from Mommy2TwoGirls. Ends 2/14.
8. The Vintage Wren is giving away a prize from each of her three lovely Etsy shops! Help her celebrate the launch of her new blog by entering her awesome giveaway! Ends 2/14.

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OPI "bogota blackberry & konad

hi everyone... heres my another past konadicure... i used the OPI "bogota blackberry" this is my fave OPI polish... on this design i used the konad ip M64 and tips and toes "silver" polish..

what do u think about my design? do u like the combi i made?

My LiL cheska toes....

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Zoya Dea, Envy, & Trixie

These are the 3 free polishes I got from Zoya when they did the Twitter give away.


From left to right they are Dea, Envy and Trixie. I didn't have any application issues, and they were all opaque in two coats.

This is Dea. When applying it I thought it was going to be more of a caramel brown color but with the second coat it darkened to a nice chocolate brown color. I think it will be a color I wear a lot this fall.



This is Envy. It's a nice deep dark green creme. It does look almost black in some lights. I think this will be another color I wear a lot this fall.
Now that I have a dark green I want a little lighter one like Orly's Enchanted Forest or even Nubar's Forest. I don't think i'll ever have enough greens!



I thought Envy would be my favorite color but I think I like Trixie the most.
It's such a fun and shiny color. I love the finish. I can't wait to wear it out.
I just hate removing glitters though, they get everywhere!


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China Glaze OMG

My boyfriend and I decided that we will call this one Baby Unicorn Blood!

If I could only have one nail polish this would be it.
This is two coats. It looks like a pale grey shimmer in low light and then you go in bright light or sunshine and it's MAGIC! I thought I was gonna have a wreck the first time I wore it while driving, because I kept staring at my hands. Embarrassingly I actually said OMG when I started applying it.
-April

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