Fruit Stripes


I picked up some more new butterLONDON colors last week and I couldn't wait to try them out.  I had a few diffrerent design ideas for them but then I got in a hurry and just did some simple stripes.  It actually came out pretty nicely and it didn't take very long at all!

All colors are butterLONDON.  Stripes are Dosh, Blagger, and Jaffa.

Kitty Purry


We finally had a few sunny days here in the Mid West and I wanted to take advantage of them by wearing a glitter polish I hadn't tried yet.  I chose the OPI Teenage Dream because I love that it has all different sizes of glitter.  Of course when I got finished it didn't seem like enough so I decided to do a subtle leopard print on top.  It actually reminds me of those 'magic pictures' I had as a kid where you put a red circle over a red and white design so you can see the blue picture underneath.  Anyway it was fun mani while it lasted!! Enjoy!

Base is OPI Sparrow Me the Drama.  Two coats of Katy Perry Teenage Dream over that.  Leopard print was done with Orly Halley's Comet.

Guilded Butterfly


Simple nails!!  I'm loving this new Zoya color (Caitlin) that I got for free last week.  It's a nice, dusty purple and in some lights it's kind of grey toned.  I didn't want to cover it up too much so I went with a simple butterfly design on my ring finger.  I went back and forth between using silver or gold for the butterfly's but I thought the gold was a bit easier to see!

Base is Zoya Caitlin.  Stamped butterflys on my ring finger using fauxnad stamp m66 and Orly Luxe..  Two coats of Seche Vite over the top and done!

Be Steady my Heart


This was a quick mani and I actually really liked it after it was finished.  It was a result of my wanting to use my new Pirates polish (Steady As She Rose) and not wanting to leave them at just a simple nail color!  I thought some little hearts would be cute over the top and it actually reminds me of those tights all little girls end up with at one point or another with the little hearts sewn into them! Ahh...childhood memories! :)

Base coat is: OPI POTC Steady As She Rose and then I stamped hearts on with Konad m3 using Essence in Humpty Dumpty.  Two coats of Seche Vite on top and done!

Riveting Roses





So tornados, weekend trips and illnesses have kept me away from blogging for a few days.  But I'm back and I have a ton of new polishes to show for it!!  I was able to complete my China Glaze Vintage Vixens collection recently and I'm loving all the colors from it so much!  This one is Riveter Rouge and it's so so pretty! It has these tiny little shimmery red flecks in it and it almost looks like a foil in the sunlight.  I wanted to do a simple design to as not to cover the pretty base coat and I decided to use my new Zoya Jewel to make a simple and subtle nail art with roses!!  The picture below is with flash since the sun never seems to shine on Ohio anymore!!






Base coat is China Glaze Riveter Rouge and roses are Zoya Jewel.

Geo-matte-ric


It seems like everyone in the polish world is always raving about Zoya polish.  For some reason, I just can't seem to get into it.  For one thing, no one around me really sells it (although Ulta is starting to pick up some) and for another, everytime I see it on the displayers it just looks so blah.  The colors are nice it just seems like they look like every other color out there.  I've also been told that Zoya polish does not agree with Seche Vite. This mani didn't prove or disprove that theory since it uses a matte top coat but I picked up some free Zoya's so time will tell if that's true!  Anyway I picked up the entire Mod Matte collection from Zoya the other day because I'm trying to give them a chance and I love these colors.  They're much brighter in person but due to massive storms and tornados it's been hard for me to get any sunny pics. :( Maybe next time. 

All colors are Zoya. Base color is: Mitzi and over that I stamped Lolly with Fauxnad m65. Top coated with Essie Matte About You.

Side note: removing this matte Zoya was a NIGHTMARE.  Not only did it take forever to get off but it also left wicked yellow stains on my nails. I'll have to experiment with different removers and base coats to see if this is a fluke but I never get staining with any other colors using my current base coat. :( Bummer.

Castles in the Sand


First I want to say...26 followers!! Thank you all so much!  I'm pretty new to the nail art game and am learning as I go but I'm having a lot of fun learning and sharing with you (and also getting tips from you guys!) so thank you so much for following along with me! And onto the nails...

I finally got my hands on butterLONDON's All Hail The Queen and I think this might honestly be my favorite nail polish of all time. Ever.  It's a wonderful nude tone and it has tiny holographic glitter flecks in it which are AMAZING.  It kind of reminds me of a sandy beach on a sunny day.  It glitters subtly in the light and looks just as gorgeous in the shade.  It was a really smooth formula as well, though I've come to expect that from butterLONDON.  This is two coats and it didn't even need a top coat because it was shiny and smooth without it.  I did a simple stamp over the top because I really didn't want to cover up the color!!   This mani lasted me three days which is by far a record for me!

All colors are butterLONDON. Base is All Hail The Queen.  Stamped
The Old Bill over the top with Fauxnad plate m65.

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