Digital Nails Hipster in a Blender

Today I have a really great neon glitter for y'all :) Tonight I am doing a Glow in the Dark Midnight 5k Run/Walk for Relay for Life, so I wanted something neon & bright!

 Sunlight

I chose Digital Nails Hipster in a Blender, over China Glaze Def Defying.  I was going to do a white base to make the neon pop but I wanted a nice solid green base instead.  This polish is great in every way, the formula was wonderful (no fishing, not even the larger hexes!), it was packed with glitter but not thick, and the color is awesome!

 Shade

This polish is, as descibed by Raphaelle at Digital Nails, " a super sheer chartreuse jelly with green, pink and yellow neon glitters, supplemented with black fiber glitter & hexagons".  I did a mixture of brushing and dabbing and it turned out great!  This is one coat Def Defying and two coats Hipster, topped with a coat of Gelous & one coat SH Insta-Dri.  The Gelous left little bubbles everywhere , sorry about that!

*I hope to have my husband dig out a black light to take a picture with tonight, will update asap*

 Left: Sunlight, Right: Shade

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Jindie Nails Barbie's Pink Ferrari

Hi Y'all, today I have an awesome limited edition polish from Jindie Nails called Barbie's Pink Ferarri.  There were only 35 bottles of this created and I got bottle #21 (one of my favorite numbers!)

This polish is a neon pink jelly with LOTS of white silver and blue glitter, in all shapes and sizes, including dots, shards, stars, moons, bars, squares, diamonds and rectangles (whew that's a mouthful).  This polish is 100x better in person, because my camera hates pinks/reds and tends to make them look like either over contrasted blobs of red, or blurred colorless blobs. 

This is one coat SH Ruby Sequin undies, and two coats (mostly dabbed) of BPF.  There was some minor fishing fot the large dots and rectangles,  although that's to be expected with such a densely packed glitter (especially the large/heavy ones!)

Natural Light: Shade

Indoor: Flash

Natural Light: Shade, Macro

I personally LOVE this polish, it's a great easy & quick mani that's sure to draw attention! I'm really glad I was able to snag a bottle <3

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Orly Elation Generation & Revlon Heavenly

*Disclaimer- Im riding in the car so I just snapped a quick pic but I'll have better pics up soon*
Hi y'all :) We are out heading to the mountains for the weekend and I went to see Jillian Micheals Maximize Your Life last night with a friend so I had to do a super quick mani this week.  I wanted something fun and glitzy so this combination is perfect!
This is one coat Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Ruby Sequin, one coat Orly Elation Generation, one coat Revlon Heavenly and one coat Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Topcoat.
  I could have skipped the Ruby Sequin and just used Elation Generation but its a jelly polish and I didn't have time for multiple layers.

 

EDITED TO ADD 2 MORE QUICK PICS

I'M SORRY I DIDNT GET BETTER PICTURES :(

 

5k Walk Multiple Sclerosis Mani

Today I'm sharing a mani I did for another charity/fundraising walk this weekend.  This 5k walk is benefiting the Multiple Sclerosis Society, to help raise money for researching a cure.  If you would like to donate towards our team, you can do that here.

The orange nails are two coats of Zoya Sharon, topped with one coat Zoya Sienna.  The white fingers are two coats China Glaze White on White, the orange is Ulta Sun of a Gun, black is CG Liquid Leather, & green is Sally Hansen Grass Slipper topped with Milani Hi-Tech.  All nails have one coat of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri.

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China Glaze Ombre Kit- Cure for the Colors

Hi y'all :)

Today I have a mani I did for the Cure for the Colors 5.26 mile walk I participated in this  past weekend.  I walked with a team and was there mostly in memory of my Papa, who passed away in 2008 from pancreatic cancer, about 6 months after he was diagnosed. Purple is the color for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness & Lavender is the color for General Cancer Awareness.

 I had a great time doing this walk, with a great group of friends and look forward to doing many more.  I'm working on getting back in shape and participating in community events like this is great motivation for me.  As a matter of fact, I am doing a 5k MS Walk this upcoming weekend and a 5k Glow Walk/Run in May.

This was done with the China Glaze Grape Expectations Ombre Kit, topped with CG Fairy Dust.  Accent nail is Pure Ice Silver Mercedes, Glitzology Diamonds & Pearls, and the ribbon is CG Spontaneous.  All nails have one coat SH Insta-Dri.

You can check out Cure for the Colors here
I am taking donations for the MS Walk if you'd like to donate, click here

 Sunlight

Shade

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Julie G Gumdrop Textures

Today I have half of the Jesse Girl Julie G Gumdrop collection for y'all :) There are 6 polishes total in this collection, today I used the 3 warm shimmer texture shades.  

The 3 warm shades are closest to the texture of the Zoya Pixiedust polishes, with the texture being a smoother shimmery glitter in the same shade as the base color.  The 3 cool shades have a texture closer to the OPI Liquid sands, with a silver, chunkier glitter texture.

I want to mention real quick the amazing customer service experience I had with this company.  I ordered during the pre-order sale, and was unclear on the shipping time frame.  When I hadn't received the set, I contacted Jesse's Girl customer service and it turns out that my order was marked as shipped but never sent out.  Cathy in customer service apologized and sent out a person set to me and had it in my mailbox in one day.  How is that for above & beyond customer service?!

Hot Cinnamon, Sugar Rush, Tangerine Dream, Crushed Candy, Blueberry Fizz, Rock Candy

 Hot Cinnamon, Sugar Rush, Tangerine Dream

Crushed Candy, Blueberry Fizz, Rock Candy 

Shade-Camera

 Shade-Camera

Shade-Phone Pic

 Shade-Phone Pic

This is Julie G Hot Cinnamon (Red), Sugar Rush (Coral-ish) & Tangerine Dream (Orange).  I used striping tape to make the diagonal stripes on my accent.  This is two coats of each color, no top coat.  If I had to pick a favorite out of this collection, it's Sugar Rush!  I have been staring at this color all night :)

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Easter Mani

Hi y'all & Happy (Late) Easter!

I'm going to keep this one short and sweet so let's get straight to the mani :)

(Please forgive the crappy cuticles, I was in a hurry and didn't moisturize)

Colors used in the designs:

Yellow- Sally Hansen Instadry Lightening
Orange- Zoya Sharon
Hot Pink- Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Ruby Sequin
Purple- China Glaze Sweet Hook
Blue- China Glaze For Audrey
Green- Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Grass Slipper
White- China Glaze White on White
Black- China Glaze Liquid Leather
Coral (bunny ears)- Sinful Colors Island Coral

 Outside Sunlight

 Outside Sunlight

Thumb: Skittle Dots, Index: Daffodil

Middle: Chick, Ring: Bunny 

 Pinky: Egg Design

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Above the Curve Risen Angel

Hi y'all :)  My weekly nails are getting posted a little late this week due to serious nail block. Couldn't pick a color, theme, or design to save my life.

I finally decided on Above the Curve Risen Angel and I am so happy I did!  This color is beyond gorgeous, although mine seems to be more purple than the swatches I've seen.

This is my first linear holographic so I don't know the standard on formula, but the formula on this was great.  It went on smooth with no streaking, but I noticed it started to get a bit goopy if I went back over a spot.  I think that may be more of a holo thing though.


This is two coats ATC Risen Angel,   & the accent nail is two coats China Glaze Grape Pop, with Risen Angel polka dots. All nails have one coat Sally Hansen Insta-dri Topcoat.

Also, you can purchase Above the Curve Lacquer below:

ATC on Big Cartel 

ATC on Etsy 

ATC on Facebook

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Spellbound Nail Giveaway Package

Hi Y'all!  Today I have a prize package I won from Spellbound Nails in her giveaway.  Without further ado, here are the awesome goodies!

All the goodies!

Caviar Nail Kit

Wallet, Lotion, Lip Gloss & Nail Polish

 Plum Out of Chocolate & Peppermint Pinwheels

from her Candy Coated Collection.

 

Plum Out of Chocolate & Peppermint Pinwheels

from her Candy Coated Collection.

Close Up of Plum Out of Chocolate

Close Up of Peppermint Pinwheels

I LOVE everything I got, I've swatched the polishes on a nail wheel and the formula is wonderful.  I switched to the wallet as soon as I received it, I've been wearing the lip gloss constantly and the lotion stays in my purse.  The only thing I haven't used yet is the caviar bead set because I haven't had anywhere to wear it yet!

St. Paddy's Day

This weekend I have a beautiful green mani for St. Paddy's Day! My husband is part Irish (born here) & I have a thing for Irish accents and drinking so this is a favorite holiday of mine :)

Basecoat: Nail-Aid 3 Minute Artificials
Base Color: Barielle Lily of the Valley- 2 coats
Diagonally on the Tips: Sinful Colors Call You Later- 2 thin coats 
Shamrock: Barielle Lily of the Valley
Gold Base: Sinful Colors All About You- many coats (lost count, maybe 5-6?)
Topcoat: Sally Hansen InstraDri- 2 coats

I forgot to put a base on under it to help with opacity, I did however add a base on my left hand and that one only took maybe 3-4 coats. The shamrock was done with a dotting tool and the diagonal tips were free-handed.

 

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Recent Haul Pics

Hi Y'all! Today I have some of my recent haul pictures from Glitzology, Zoya, Sally's, & Above the Curve.

First up is Glitzology...

She will be putting her shop on vacation soon per her facebook so I'm not sure when these will become available.  Mali-Blu Stacy is not available yet but the others are.  I will be posting a review soon in which you can read about my issues with Country Girl.

 Mali-Blu Stacy

 Country Girl

 Crunch Berries

 Hell on High Heels

Next we have Zoya...

  London, Sharon & Nyx

 London, Sharon & Nyx

Next up is Sally's...

 Orly Elation Generation, My favorite of the Hope & Freedom Collection

China Glaze Ombre Grape Expectations

 Sweet Hook & Spontaneous

 Grape Pop & Crimson

It even comes with sponges! All for $12.99!

Lastly is Above the Curve, Risen Angel

 How gorgeous is this polish!?

Well that is all of the haul pictures for today :) Hope y'all enjoyed!

 

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