Essie Wicked and Trophy Wife

PRESS SAMPLES

Hiya Dolls!

I have two more Essie polishes to show you today, Wicked and Trophy Wife.

First up is Trophy Wife,  a stunning teal polish with amazing shimmer.  I used two coats for my swatch and a coat of Essie All In One on top for super shine.

Next up is Wicked, a vampy maroon with brown undertones.  This polish is sooo pigmented, I used two coats for even coverage on the nail.

What are some of your all time fave Essie polishes?

Twinsie Tuesday Something Blue

Hey Dolls

 

We are onto Something Blue this week for Twinsie Tuesday.  I chose an unnamed glitter from the mini Sally Girls polishes at Sally's.  I started with a base of China Glaze's For Audrey and then two thin coats of this pretty glitter.

 

 

Check out the other Twinsie's blue mani's this week:

 

 

Amanda at Amandalandish
Amber at Nails Like Lace
Anna at Going to the Showing

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Cordia at Seriously Swatched

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

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

Traci at DrinkCitra

 

Also don't forget to enter our Twinsie Tuesday Holiday Giveaway here

 

 



Twinsie Tuesday Fictional Animal Print

Hello hello, welcome to Twinsie Tuesday.

 

I am going to start by saying that this weeks theme was a total bust for me!  I do NOT like doing nail art, and this week I was forced to do some.  The theme is Fictional Animal Print, so the print of a dragon, mermaid, unicorn etc.

 

I chose mermaid and tried to do a scale mani using a cute one I have seen around by Chalkboard Nails.  Well, mine does not look like hers!  This took so flippin long to do that I was not going to start all over with something new, so ya get what ya get this week!

 

Just glance at it quickly and keep reading please!

 

 

 

Why were dots so hard for me to do?  I was too impatient while making new dots to let the other dots dry, and my polish was getting all goopy. 

 

I do like the colors I chose though!  I used China Glaze For Audrey, Sinful Colors Cinderella, Zoya Shelby and China Glaze Something Sweet.

 

Check out the other Twinsie's:

 

 

Amanda at Amandalandish

Anna at Going to the Showing

Ashley at Art Evolve

Brandi at The Beaulieu Review

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Cordia at Seriously Swatched

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

Jamie at Polish, Please!

Katherine at Haul of Fame

Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Meredith at Polish and Charms

Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails

Rachel at Top Coat It

Sarah at See Sarah Swatch

Tara at Polishy of Truth

 

 



Gold Leaf Topcoat

There are a few swatches going around that have gotten me OBSESSED with gold leaf topcoats!  This one by Ash from Art Evolve, and this one from Polish Amor.

 

I cannot seem to find the OPI Man With the Golden Gun topcoat, so I decided to make my own!  I picked up some gold leaf from Micheals, it cost me $6.00.  Now this is a big pain in the butt to make, but the pay off is pretty great!

 

This beautiful soft teal China Glaze is For Audrey.

 

 

This pretty pink is an un-named Sally-girl polish.

 

So this is how the gold leaf came when I bought it.  The best way I have found to make it, is to use a piece of paper and an exacto knife and just slice the leaf into tiny pieces.  It takes some patience!  When I got the pieces small enough, I added about 10 drops of clear polish and swiped the polish over my nail, I did have to dot a few pieces on here and there to get the look I was hoping for.  A generous coat of Seche Vite made it glassy smooth!