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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Revlon Blue Lagoon Swatch

When i got this color i was looking for Sinful Colors Cinderella but Walgreen's didn't have it and this was pretty close. The only difference I've noticed from swatches is that Cinderella has a lovely pink shimmer flash that Blue Lagoon does not.  Blue Lagoon is a baby blue with a silver shimmer. Its  sheer, this is 3 coats, and formula is a really thin, as you can see by my hideously flooded cuticles.  The glitter on top is Sinful Colors Ice Dream. Ice Dream is a cheaper dupe for China Glaze Lorelei's Tiara and Sally Hansen Gem Crush. There's small differences but hardly noticeable. Check out a comparison post at Hooked On Polish.

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Radiant Brown Beauty Giveaway!

I wanted to share with y'all about the giveaway I won over at Radiant Brown Beauty!  This was a great prize package and I am thrilled with everything :) Here's a look at everything I won...

The whole package was wrapped so pretty!

 Shot of everything included

(L-R) Jamacian Black Castor Oil, Salerm 21 Leave in Conditioner, Jamila Henna, & Twist n Clip hair ties

(L-R) Drawstring Loofah for bar soaps, Coconut Lemongrass Soap, Coconut Lemongrass Lotion bar, Coconut Lemongrass candle, & Sweet Almond Cocoa Cream

(L-R) Nail Tek Intinsive Therapy #2, CoverGirl Outlast Stay Brilliant Nail Polish in Always Autumn, Sinful Colors Nail Polish in All About You, & Sally Hansen Salon Effects Nail Polish Strips in Haute and Naughty

(Ive swatched the two polishes on my nail wheels, the tab is at the top of the page. Fifth wheel, numbers 14 & 15)

I haven't gotten to try out everything yet but the things I have, I love!

The Twist n Clips- LOVE. I have crazy thick, coarse and curly hair. a claw or octopus clip only holds it maybe an hour before it starts to loosen. this held my hair 8 hours (i took it out to shower after 8 hours) without getting loose at all. i was seriously amazed.

Drawstring Loofah- I had been using half of a washcloth sewed up on the edges for my bar soaps, this is so much easier to use plus its more abrasive which helps exfoliate like I need!

Nail Tek- I recently posted about how my chevron mani pulled multiple layers off my ring and pinky fingers and after using this ONE time under my polish, my nails are already smooth again. 

Salon Effects Polish Strips-  You can read here for my full review of these strips. There were pros as well as cons with them, some of which will be resolved with more practice applying them.

Well, that's all I've had a chance to try out so far but so far so good!  I'm so grateful I won this package, I rarely win anything! Thanks again to Michelle at Radiant Brown Beauty for selecting such great items to giveaway :)

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Christmas Chevron

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays Y'all!
Here is my final Christmas manicure, a Christmas chevron design :)  I hope all y'all have a great holiday weekend, we will be having lots of family time.

Red is Pure Ice Creme Siren with China Glaze Ruby Pumps.
White is China Glaze White on White with Orly Winter Wonderland.
Green is Sally Hansen Instadry Spring Green, China Glaze Paper Chase and Sinful Colors Call You Later.  Two coats Sally Hansen Insta-dri Topcoat. 

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Nail Wheels :)

1.  Wet n Wild- fastdry- ebony hates chris
2.  Sally Hansen- xtreme wear- black out 24
3.  Ulta- little black dress 3403
4.  China Glaze- stone cold 1125 (matte)
5.  China Glaze- lubu heels 601
6.  China Glaze- some like it haute 1052
7.  Max Factor- Diamond Hard- midnight silver
8.  Ulta - smoke screen 3423
9.  Ulta- chic peek 3409
10.  Wet n Wild- Megalast- wet cement
11.  The color workshop- chocolate brown
12.  Pure Ice- iced penny 827cp
13.  Finger paints- fall of surprises 806611
14.  Sally Hansen- teflon tuff- rhinestone frost 22
15.  Afterthoughts- attitudes- soiled silver 233
16.  Pure Ice- silver mercedes 988cp
17.  Maybeline Express Finish-Silver Aluminum
18.  Sally Hansen- crackle overcoat- fractured foil 03 (over black)

1.  Love My Nails- Milky way 1584 (over black)
2.  Sally Hansen- diamond strength- diamonds 120 (over black)
3.  Sally Hansen- teflon tuff- rhinestone frost 22
4.  The color workshop- peach shimmer
5.  Pure Ice- twinkle 984cp
6.  China Glaze- thataway 093
7.  Pure Ice- strip tease 979cp
8.  Pure Ice- Splash 970cp
9.  Sally Hansen- diamond strength- ruby sequin 43
10.  Revlon- passion punch shimmer 196
11.  Pure Ice- flirt alert 617cp
12.  Claires- neon fire (matte)
13.  Pure Ice- creme siren 603
14.  markwins- deep red
15.  The color workshop- dark red
16.  Goldie- wulung
17.  China Glaze- ruby pumps 182
18.  The color workshop- dark mauve

1.  No Name- Metallic purple
2.  CoverGirl- NailSlicks- grape ice 110
3.  Revlon- scented- grape icy 330
4.  Claires- vegas (matte)
5.  The color workshop- eggplant
6.  Love My Nails Franken- deep violet 120
7.  Ulta - chocolate kiss 3405
8.  Ulta- femme fatale 3404
9.  Sally Hansen- diamond strength- save the date 28
10.  Finger paints- Skeych-y 806235
11.  Sally Hansen-xtreme wear- blue me away 130
12.  Revlon- top speed- first class
13.  China Glaze- shower together 650
14.  Sally Hansen-xtreme wear- marine scene 280
15.  Sally Hansen- instadry- mint sprint 440
16.  Finger paints- Tough art to follow 806172
17.  China Glaze- paper chase 720
18.  Nina Ultra Pro- lime light 709 510 (matte)

1.  Sally Hansen- instadry- spring green 03
2.  Ulta - limelight 3413
3.  N.Y.C- lime 110a
4.  Ulta - sun-sational 3414
5.  Naturalistics- Inspire
6.  Ulta - sun of a gun 4018
7. Zoya- Storm 645
8. NYC- Matte Me Crazy Top Coat 274 (over black)
9. Orly- Nite Owl 48725
10. Orly- Winter Wonderland 48623
11. Pure Ice- Pardon My French 655cp
12. Pure Ice- Viva Las Vegas 845cp
13. Zoya- Opal 583 (over black)
14. Revlon- Blue Lagoon 92
15. Revlon- Radiant 441
16. Deborah Lippmann- Across the Universe 2006B
17. Daring Digits- Blood diamonds
18. Wet N Wild- Speak When Spoken To 33825

1. GlitterDaze- QueenB
2. 365 Days of Color- Funfetti
3. Treasures by Tan- Always A Bridesmaid
4. Sinful Colors- Call You Later
5. Sinful Colors- Ice Dream
6. Zoya- Daul
7.  Zoya- Fei Fei
8. Zoya- Natty
9. Zoya- Song
10.  China Glaze- For Audrey
11.  China Glaze- Water You Waiting For
12.  Orly- Fowlplay
13.  China Glaze- Fairy Dust (over black)
14.  CoverGirl Outlast Stay Brilliant- Always Autumn
15.  Sinful Colors- All About You
16.  LA Colors-  Wired
17.  LA Colors- Bashful
18. LA Colors-Reckless

1. China Glaze- It's A Trap-Eze!
2. LA Colors Color Craze Metallics- Pink*
3. LA Colors Color Craze Metallics- Fuchsia*
4. LA Colors Color Craze Metallics- Purple*
5. LA Colors Color Craze Metallics- Blue*
6. LA Colors Color Craze Metallics- Green*
7. LA Colors Color Craze Metallics- Grey*
8. China Glaze- Red Satin 1111
9. China Glaze- Frostbite 634
10.  China Glaze- Winter Holly 1115
11.  China Glaze- Pizzazz 1120


*The Color Workshop polishes and LA Colors Metallics are not named, these are just what i have labeled them.

*This doesn't include white creams, clears, base or top coats. 
 

 
*** Y'all please take a minute to check out my jewelry page :)
Contact me if you'd like to purchase one, and Thanks for looking :)
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