New Year's Eve Mani- Zoya Song

Happy New Year's Eve :)

My NYE mani is inspired by the sweater I will be wearing tonight that is black and blue striped with a very slight shimmer.

**UPDATE: Here's a picture from NYE of the shirt :)**

I swatched this color when I first got it, because I fell in love with it immediately.  Its a beautiful, shimmery sapphire polish with a glass fleck look.  The formula was great, this is just one coat and no topcoat!

Now onto tonight's mani!
Tonight I have one coat Zoya Song, black stripes with Wet N Wild FastDry Ebony Hates Chris, one coat China Glaze Fairy Dust and one coat Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Topcoat.

 (Left: Indoor with Flash, Right: Outdoor Direct Sun)

(Indoor with Flash)

( Outdoor, Sun, Blurry)

(Close Up, Flash)

 This did NOT turn out how I wanted it. I hate using scotch tape, I need to invest in some striping tape badly.  I can never get my stripes the size I want them to be so then I have to start over or try to fix them (I was too tired this morning to start over)


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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 Polka Dots

Merry Christmas (Again) Y'all :)

This is what I had on my nails Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.  I was really rough with my chevron mani and had a little tip wear (very little actually) and a few places were lifting up.  when I took it off, that mess was like cement! it took quite a few layers off my ring and pinky fingers :( 

This mani is made with Sally Hansen Salon Effects Nail Polish Strips, in Haute and Naughty with polka dots in China Glaze Ruby Pumps, Sally Hansen Instadry Spring Green, and China Glaze White on White, with a coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust on top.  

I was not a fan of the strips, although this is my 3rd day of wear and i have no chips, lift or tip wear.  however when I applied them they looked as if i had immediate tip wear because i couldn't get the strips to wrap on my tips.  I also couldn't find a perfect size match on some of my nails so there is a naked strip on the side of those nails, and they didn't fit up to my cuticles so it looks as though my polish has grown out.  I did however like the ease of applying these and no dry time since this was a 2am rush mani.  I also really loved the color and the lack of wear after 3 days of opening presents and building baby toys.  I would be willing to try these again as i think maybe it's something i would like better after some practice.  These were part of a giveaway package I won from Radiant Brown Beauty. 

**update- i am now on my 5th day of wearing these and im bored so im taking it off. i have 0 wear. no more tip wear than when i applied them  and no chips!  on the other hand, I had a horrible time removing them! i used my usual method that works great even for glitter bombs, and it just made them gummy. when i finally got the color off there was a glue type residue left.  I didn't get it all off until i removed polish 3-4 times and filed my nails**

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

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. 

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

Zoya FeiFei Swatch

I honestly don't even know how to describe this color. The base is a steely blue color packed with tons of shimmer, and has the lovely glass fleck look. There are a million colors of shimmer in this so it hard to explain, its something you need to see in person. This is 3 (rather sloppy :/) coats, its a bit sheer.

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Contact me if you'd like to purchase one, and Thanks for looking :)
http://steelandsashes.blogspot.com/

Rudolph & Santa Mani

Good morning y'all :)
Here is this week's christmas mani,  Rudolph & Santa nails. I love how they came out, my dominant hand Rudolph is a little wonky but all in all not that bad! 

One coat Pure Ice Creme Siren, one coat China Glaze Ruby Pumps, one coat Sally Hansen Insta-dri Topcoat.

Santa's Belt (middle finger)

Black belt is Zoya Storm, buckle is Pure Ice Silver Mercedes and L.A. Colors Art Deco Silver Glitter.

Rudolph (index finger)
Two coats China Glaze White on White, Rudolph's head is a no name Color Workshop brown, antlers are Ulta Chocolate Kiss, eyes are China Glaze White on White and Wet N Wild Ebony Hates Chris.

  *** Y'all please take a minute to also check out my jewelry page :)

Contact me if you'd like to purchase one, and Thanks for looking :)
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I won my first giveaway!

I won my first giveaway! Thank you so much to Lisa from NailPolishCreations  for the lovely package! These are my first Indies also and i love them :) 

I love how beautifully Lisa packaged it :)  

View of everything

Daring Digits- Blood Diamonds
Sheer, slightly red tinted base, red micro glitter, small red hexes, and silver holographic diamonds.

Wet N Wild- Speak When Spoken To
Irredescent purple-pinkish silver micro shimmer with small multi color round glitter.

GlitterDaze- QueenB
Clear base, gold micro glitter, small gold hexes, small gold shards, medium black shards, and silver bar glitter.

365 Days of Color- Funfetti
Milky white base, multi color round glitter, small hexes, and medium hexes

Treasures by Tan- Always A Bridesmaid
Lavender tinted sheet base, irredescent silver purple micro glitter, and medium silver holographic square glitter

Copper Micro Glitter
Bright Blue Small Glitter

Red Bar Glitter
Blurple Bar Glitter

Sunny's Miracle Balm Strawberry

Bundle Monster Stamping Plates
Salon Express Stamping Plates
Mash Nails Stamping Plates


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Candy Cane Nails

This is my first of (at least) 3 Christmas themed manis :)

This week is candy canes :)

I started out with one coat Pure Ice Creme Siren, over basecoat. Then 2 coats China Glaze Ruby Pumps, one coat was fine but i wanted to build some depth. White stripes were done with L.A. Colors Art Deco. Sally Hansen Insta-dri Topcoat.

Sorry for the picture overload, but i had a lot of matching props :)

 *** 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 :)
http://steelandsashes.blogspot.com/