OPI Holiday Glam's In The Bag 2014

PRESS RELEASE

Hey Dolls

I was so excited to receive OPI Holiday Glam's In The Bag to review because it came with a polish that I have wanted for so long now, OPI Funny Bunny.  This gorgeous white jelly/cream is perfect for Winter.  Funny Bunny came with OPI Bagota Blackberry and also two super cute makeup bags, one in black sateen and the other in a white and black print with contrasting red zipper.

Funny Bunny has a great formula, I did three very thin coats and although there is some visible nail line showing, I love the finish.  It looks super squishy.

Bagota Blackberry is a stunning raspberry wine color with pretty shimmer that makes it look like it's glowing.  I had tons of compliments when I wore this.  Two easy coats and very little brushstrokes.

Have you guys picked up any of the Holiday Glam's In The Bag?  They retail for $21.50 cnd and are available as of Oct 2014.

OPI Ford Mustang Collection, 2014

PRESS SAMPLE

 

Hey there Dolls!

 

I have three shades from the new Ford Mustand by OPI Collection to share with you.  There are six shades in this collection, and they are all gorgeous! 

 

First up is The Sky's My Limit, a stunning blue, full of gold and blue shimmer flecks.  Two easy coats and a topcoat for this swatch.

 

 

 

Angel With A Leadfoot is a beautiful white cream.  This is a true white, and it is gorgeous!  Two super easy coats made this perfectly opaque.

 

 

Girls Love Ponies is a fun hot pink cream.  OPI calls it a 'grown-up pink'.  I can't ever get enough of pinks, so this is right up my alley!  Again, two easy coats.

 





Which one of these beauties is your favorite?  I don't wear blue very often but I have to say that The Sky's My Limit really impressed me and is def my fave!

 

 This Collection will be available for purchase in July, 2014.

 



Nicole By OPI New Core Shades, 2014

**Press Release

Hey Dolls

I have three of the new core shades from Nicole by OPI to share with you today!  There are so many beautiful colors to choose from, my three picks are Yoga-Then Yogurt, I'll Have The Salmon and Fabulous Is My Middle Name.

First up is Yoga-Then Yogurt, a lovely white cream.  Application was perfect easy, two thin coats.

My year long hunt for the perfect peach polish is finally over thanks to I'll Have The Salmon.  It is so soft and lovely, and there is a tiny bit of shimmer in it as well.  I used three thin coats, and even though there is still some VNL, I love it!

Last but definately not least, we have Fabulous Is My Middle Name.  This is a party in a bottle!  I have been so into bar glitter lately, so this is right up my alley!  There is magenta, red and blue bar glitter along with silver micro glitter.  So fabulous!

 



 

Are any of these catching your eye?

 

*polishes in this post sent to me for my honest review

Nude and White Gradient

Hiya Dolls!

 

Brrrrr!  It's getting cold in BC.  I'm going to be bustin out my Christmas decorations pretty soon.  Eeeeee! 

 

I finally tried a nude and white gradient a few weeks back.  I really love how it turned out!  I used OPI Did You 'Ear About Van Gogh? and Sinful Colors Snow Me White.  I did three coats using a sponge.

 

 

 

Do you guys like the look of the nude and white gradients?

 



Twinsie Tuesday Cloud Mani

 Hiya Dolls

 

This weeks TT theme is Cloud mani's.  I started with a base coat of Maybelline Color Show Wine & Dined.  The first layer of cloud is Jessica Summer Lovin which is a pretty peach leaning nude.  My last layer of cloud is OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, which is my fave white polish.

 



 

 

Be sure to check out the other Twinise 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

Pink Galaxy Nails, Breast Cancer Awareness

Hiya Dolls

 

Day 6 of Pink Week for Breast Cancer Awareness.

 

I gave galaxy nails another go (see my first galaxy nails here).  I started with a base coat of OPI My Very First Knockwurst.  Then I sponged on Zoya Dita, Essie Jamaica Me Crazy, Clinique Pinkini and some plain white.  I added a few white dots and a coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust and there you have it, Pink Galaxy Nails!

 



 

Fact 6 about breast cancer:

 

 

Twinsie Tuesday Girlie Mani

Hiya Dolls!

 

We've got Girlie Mani's this week for TT.  Girlie mani's are right up my alley!

 

 

I took a trip to the States last week and picked up a few polishes that you can't buy here in Canada.  This is Jesse's Girl Fire Fly.  What amazing yellow to green shimmer in there!  This is one coat of Fire Fly over Wet&Wild White.  The cute bow is from Born Pretty Store.

 

Be sure to check out the other Twinsie's girlie 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

 

 *some products provided for review purposes



Twinsie Tuesday Splatter Mani

Hiya Dolls

 

For TT today we all tried our hand at a Splatter Mani.  I played it safe and just used black and white for my splatter effect.

 

My base coat is Barry M Gelly in Prickly Pear which is the most gorgeous lavender.  I splattered Wet & Wild Black first using the straw method and then OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls next.  Two generous coats of my fave top coat NYC Grand Central Station made it nice and smooth.  I really love how this turned out.

 

 

Take a peek at the other Twinsie's 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

Meredith at Polish and Charms

Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails

Rachel at Top Coat It

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les
Sarah at See Sarah Swatch

Traci at DrinkCitra

Summer Mani

Hey Dolls

 

I've got a fun Summer mani for you today!  I love spicing up a pretty cream with an accent nail, and I'm also loving the multi-color mani's too, so today you get both!

 

That beautiful coral is China Glaze Surreal Appeal. The white is OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls (which is my favorite white ever!) and the glitter accent is OPI Bring On The Bling.  I love these colors together.

 

 





Twinsie Tuesday Nationality

Hiya Dolls

 

Twinsie Tuesday is here again!  We are showing our Nationalities this week.  My parents are both British and Irish.  I was not about to attempt any flag nail art, so I just stuck with the British flag colors, and for my Irish heritage I free handed a little clover leaf.  It looked much cuter in person!

 

 

The white polish is Wet n Wild White.  The blue is Zoya Song, such a pretty blue!  The red is OPI Nicole Kourt is Red-y for a Pedi.  And the green clover is OPI Nicole One Time Lime.

 

Be sure to 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

Twinsie Tuesday, 3D Nail Art

I knew right away when I read this week's Twinsie Tuesday prompt for 3D nail art, that I wanted to do another bead mani.  I love these things, they are so impractical, but very cute for the 30 minutes that they last!

 

I picked up these beads at my local dollar store.  They come with 8 colors and this set was all sheer!  I used the iridescent clear ones for this mani, with a coat of SH Whirlwind White underneath.  The pretty blue shimmer polish is a Sally's mini, and it doesn't have the name listed on the bottle.  Guess I'll have to go back to the store to remember the name.

 

Cannot wait to see what my other twinsie's are rocking this week!  Check them out...

 

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 Srsly Swatched

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

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

 



Twinsie Tuesday, Halloween Mani

Welcome to Twinsie Tuesday!

 

We are showing off some Halloween mani's today!  Halloween is my least favorite holiday... but I do love the candy part!  Mmmm mmmm.

 

On my index finger I used Barielle Soho at Night, middle finger is OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, ring finger is Wet & Wild Black Creme and pinky is Sinful Colors Hazard.  The glitter on my middle and pinky fingers is OPI Bring on the Bling, and the glitter over black is Essence Space Queen.

 





 

Excited to see my fellow Twinsie's Halloween inspired mani's!

 

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 Srsly Swatched

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

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

Twinsie Tuesday Indie

Indie Mani's are happening today at Twinsie Tuesday!

 

I am showing you an indie polish by my friend Nory from Fierce Makeup and Nails.  She sent me Melted Sprinkles in one of our swaps, and it is such a gorgeous polish!  I love how the glitter is so subtle, you have to look close to see it once it's on the nail.  It reminds me of those white speckled jawbreakers that I used to get as a kid!

 

 

I'm super excited to check out what Indie polishes my other Twinsies are showing today!

 

 

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 Srsly Swatched

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

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

My Boyfriend Scales Walls

I've got the yummy white polish from the OPI Spiderman collection to show you today.  Thanks Nory-girl!  My Boyfriend Scales Walls is lovely white cream with just the slightest hint of grey, and I swear I see a blue tint, but I can't find anywhere online that agrees with me!

And then for funzies, I added a coat of W&W Light With Caution and a layer of OPI Don't Touch My Tutu from the Ballet Collection to make a jelly sandwich.

Light With Caution is such a pretty glitter.  I love the small iridescent glitter sprinkled in there.

Melted Sprinkles

I've got a super cool franken to show you today, made by my lovely friend Nory from Fierce Nails and Makeup.  She sent it to me in one of our swaps and I squealed out loud when I unwrapped it!  They are available for sale on her blog, go check them all out, they are fabulous!

Melted Sprinkles has small pink and blue glitter mixed with holo glitter of varying sizes in a white base.  It totally makes me think of cupcakes and sprinkles!  Application was a breeze, 2 coats and it was fully opaque.  I used 2 coats of Seche Vite to make it perfectly smooth.  Oh and it dried super quick too!

Shade



And look at this purdy bottle shot!



Joe Fresh Frost

 Hello friends!  Twinsie Tuesday is here! 

This week we are showing our "go-to mani"  I knew right away what polish I would use.  It is Joe Fresh Frost.  

If I want to do a quick mani just to look polished, I paint on something light.  It can be any color, as long as it's pale.  I find the clean up so much easier!

Frost is a beautiful milky white/pink with pretty gold and silver shimmer flecks.



Please go and check out the other Twinsie Tuesday ladies...they are all fabulous!

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

Jenn at All That is Gorgeous...

Jenna at I'm Still Thinking...

Katherine at Haul of Fame

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

french stamp

Hiya friends

Oooh I was so happy to see that I've hit 200 followers!  It' so exciting for me, and I'm glad to know people are enjoying my little blog.  So thanks ya'll.

For this mani I did a purple tip, and stamped my favorite design over the whole nail.  The purple is Joe Violet, the white is SH Whirlwind White, and the plate is M71 I believe.