St. Patrick's Day Smoosh Nail Art

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Happy St. Patrick's Day.  I don't normally wear green polish but I wanted to celebrate today  I am a small percentage Irish according to Ancestry.  My Dad was born in Dublin, Ireland (even though he's actually English!).

I used Zoya Leif, Ness and Harbor for this Smoosh Mani.  Of course I added a little gold foil which was so fitting for St. Patrick's Day!

Anne xo

OPI Coca-Cola Two To Celebrate Duo

PRESS SAMPLES

Hey Dolls!

I have the two new OPI Coca-Cola polishes to share with you today.  These were added to the nine-polish Coca-Cola Collection that came out last year (my swatches here).  These two limited edition polishes were made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Coca-Cola's green glass bottles.

This silvery foil is called Centennial Celebration.  This is a slight variation of your regular silver foil, it has little gold flecks that gives it a champagne feel on the nail.  I did three thin coats for my swatch.

Visions of Georgia Green is inspired by the green glass bottle.  It is a frosty green with green and pink flecks and a pink duochrome.  I liked this polish way more than I thought I would.  Three thin coats for my swatch.

These two beauties will be available in July 2015.  Will you be picking them up?

OPI Hawaii Collection Spring/Summer 2015

Press Samples

Happy New Year Dolls!

For my first post of 2015, I'm super excited to share a few polishes from the new OPI Hawaii Collection for Spring/Summer 2015.

First up is Is Mai Tai Crooked?  I LOVE this gorgeous 'fruity' orange cream.  I don't have anything like it in my collection.  Two medium coats.

Next is Suzi Shops and Island Hops, a gorgeous, soft pink cream.  Formula was good, two medium coats.  I own a fair amount of pink polishes, but this pretty pink shade is unique to my collection.

The last polish I have to share with you is My Gecko Does Tricks, a stunning pearly green.  I wasn't expecting to like this polish as greens aren't really my thing, but this was soooo fun on the nail!  Definitely catches your attention.  Formula was fantastic, two easy coats.

The Hawaii Collection is available February 2015.  Will you be picking any polishes from this collection?

**Polishes in this post were provided for review purposes

Nicole by OPI Polka Dots

Hiya Dolls

 

Hope your week is going great!  It feels like Summmer has arrived in BC and I am soaking it all up.

 

I did a polka dot mani that feels super Summery on me!  I was inspired by @arlenails on Instagram and her sweet polka dot mani's.

 

I used Lay It On The Lime from the new Nicole by OPI Summer Collection, and Nicole by OPI Yoga-Then-Yogurt for the polka dots. 

 





Seasonal Gradient, Twinsie Tuesday

Hey Dolls

 

We are showing you a Seasonal Gradient this week for Twinsie Tuesday.  I know that it's still early Winter and Spring is a while away, but I had to do something to incorporate Spring as the weather is so beautiful right now in BC.  The sun is shining and things are greening up and my bulbs are sprouting already.

 

I used Essie Rock The Boat and Clinique Hula Skirt with a dusting of China Glaze Fairy Dust on top.

 

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

 



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

 



Twinsie Tuesday Space Nails

Hiya Dolls

 

This week's TT theme is inspired by Space.  I just did Pink Galaxy nails last week, so I decided to just choose a polish that had a 'space-y' feel to it.

 

I decided to try Love & Beauty by Forever 21 Emerald.  This polish really surprised me (I really should've read the name!)  I was expecting it to have a burgundy base, but it has a green base.  I wasn't sure if I liked it as I was applying it but once I had done three coats and noticed the beautiful shimmer with the fun green edges, it won me over.

 

The shimmer in Emerald reminds me of stardust!

 



I had to take a pic out in the sun for you!

 



 

Be sure to check out the other Twinsie's space inspired mani's:

 

 

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

Meredith at Polish and Charms

Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails

Rachel at Top Coat It

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Traci at DrinkCitra

Island Girl Big Island Volcano

Hiya Dolls

 

My friend brought me back a few polishes from Vegas, and Island Girl Big Island Volcano was one of them.  BIV is a stunning green with fine white shimmer.  Well, it's hard to tell if the shimmer is white or light green.  It took 3 coats to reach the opacity I like.  This is such a fun Summer color.

 

Ain't she perdy?

 





Clinique Enamel, Limited Edition Summer 2013, Swatches and Review

Press Sample

 

Clinique A Different Nail Enamel for Sensitive Skins has just made it's debut in Canada.  I have totally fallen for Clinque polishes, the application is a breeze, they dry soooo quickly and wear super well!  You can see my swatches of the permanent collection here.  Today I have four out of the nine limited edition colors for Summer 2013.

 

First up is Hula Skirt, the prettiest grass green cream.  Formula was fantastic, two smooth coats for perfect coverage.

 

 

Pinkini is a flirty bubble gum pink cream.  Pinks are always a hit in my books, so it's no wonder that this one is my favorite.  Again this is two coats for perfect coverage.

 



Hot Date is a squishy purple jelly.  I used three coats to cover up my nail line and this jelly built up wonderfully.  My camera showed Hot Date more red than it is in person.  I see some fun jelly sandwiches in the future with this one!

 

 



Strappy Sandals is a shiny silver foil.  I was surprised that a silver foil was in a Summer collection, but as soon as I read the name Strappy Sandals, it made perfect sense!  I think that it's a fabulous idea and I am super excited to wear this in the Summer.  Application was great, two thin coats were all I needed.

 



 

Which ones catch your fancy?

 

*Products in this post were provided for my honest opinion.



Twinsie Tuesday Birthstone Mani

Hello friendlies!

 

We are showing you a mani using our birthstone color this week at Twinsie Tuesday.  My birthday is August 17, and August's birthstone is peridot.  Peridot can range from yellow-green to olive green.  When I was younger, I thought that peridot was really boring, but now I love it.  Green is now one of my favorite colors (not so much for nail polish though).

 

Since I don't love green nail polish that much, I didn't have much to work with.  One shade of green that I like in polish is mint or aqua.  I own two mint polishes, one of them is Revlon Minted which I am showing you today. 

 

Minted took 4 coats to reach opacity.  I do quite thin coats so I'm sure you could get away with 2-3 thicker coats.  It did dry really quickly, so it made the 4 coats manageable. 

 

 

I want to send a warm welcome to our newest Twinsie Jamie!  So glad to have you!

 



Amanda at Amandalandish

Anna at Going to the Showing

Ashley at Art Evolve

Brandi at The Collegiate Nail

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Cordia at Seriously Swatched

Jamie at Polish, Please!

Jenn at All That is Gorgeous...

Jenna at I'm Still Thinking...

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

 



Nein! Nein! Nein! OK Fine!

Nein! Nein! Nein! OK Fine! is from the OPI Germany Collection.  A deep, grey creme with green undertones, this was so rich and felt very chic.  Amanda from Amandalandish and Nory from Fierce Makeup and Nails sent it to me in a care-package.  Love those girls!

 

On my accent finger, I'm wearing OPI, Bring on the Bling from the Burlesque Collection.  The amount of glitter with just one swipe of this polish is fabulous!  BOTB flashes mostly gold on the nail, but there are lots of green, orange, light blue, silver and pink glitters in there too.

 



Where Is The Party?

It's Friday ya'll and I'm looking forward to a beach day today!  But before I go, here is a swatch of Essence Where Is The Party?

WITP is a purple to green duochrome.  As soon as I saw this in the store, I HAD to grab it.  Lucky, cuz it was the last one on the shelf.  Are ALL Essence displays completely picked through everytime you see one or is it just mine? 

This polish had so many different looks, no 2 lighting situations were the same.  Sometimes this polish looked all purple, sometimes greyish, sometimes green.  It has a frosty feel to it, so it was a bit streaky.







Billie Anxiety

Yay for Friday!

I lurrrrve this glitter, but really dislike it's name.  Seriously, what's up with that name?  Anxiety?

Anyhoo, "Anxiety" has loads of fun glitter in a green jelly base.  It has silver, gold, purple, blue and a lot of different greens in there.  This was 2 coats, and I put it over top of Sinful Colors Mint Apple that I wore the other day.

For a bit more fun, I added some NYX Prismatic Gold to the tips.  I love those holo gold hex's!



*Today is the last day to enter my giveaway.  Check it out here





Mint Apple

Hiya!

I'm so excited to show you Mint Apple by Sinful Colors !  The wonderful Amanda picked it up for me in one of our swaps, and I was sooo excited, I swatched it straight away!

Mint Apple is a beautiful green with gold shimmer.  The shimmer is very visible which I love.  I plan to wear this a lot in the Summer, if Summer ever comes to BC this year!

I did 2 coats of Mint Apple, with no top coat.



Fish Eggs, Caviar, micro beads

I tried my first micro bead mani!  I hear there is a lot of controversy going on right now with the 'caviar' look!  I just found these beads the other day and wanted to give them a try. 

When I first saw these mani's, I have to admit, I though they were a bit redonculous!  Buuut, now that I am rocking it on my hands, I think it's actually pretty dang cool.

The beads are waaay smaller looking in real life, and they stay stuck on really well.  I think it's looks cute on an accent nail.

The pastel green is Mint Sorbet by Sally Hansen.  And why the heck didn't I use a silver under the accent nail?  Next time folks.  Live and learn.  Macro really shows up those spaces between the beads, it's not noticable in real life.

Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway.  Comments are now closed and I will pick a winner this week fo sho.  Stay tuned