Metallic Double Stamp

Happy Monday Loves!!! I always love the time change that come with Daylight savings, I don't however love getting my kiddos to adjust to the new bed time schedule... Just imagine trying to explain to a 2 year old why they have to go to sleep while it is still light out!!! For my Monday Mani I did a little double stamping! Thankfully this mani turned out perfect, considering I usually mess up stamping and this mani gave me double the chance:) 

For my base I used a classic white creme. I love a simple white mani, it is cleansing like fresh falling snow! I stamped on Essie Nothing Else Metals and Penny Talk, gorgeous Lavender and Copper metallic foils. I used plate BM-319 from Bundle Monster:) I just love how shiny this mani came out! It is shiny but not blingy, and while all girls love some bling, sometimes it is nice to just have shiny:) 

🎔 Melissa

Blurple Smoosh

Hi Dolls! So a few weeks ago I saw a Instagram nail tutorial by @nail_muse and just had to try it!!!  For my base I used China Glaze Bizarre Blurple. My accent color was a plain white creme.  I painted a small square on my silicon mat in my base color, put a drop of my accent color, and then another drop of my base. I then took my clear stamper and smooshed it down once. I painted a coat of SV on the square, and then after it dried used it as a decal:) 

This is definitely a little tricky to get the hang of and super easy to smudge (as you can see on the corner of my nail). However it is very pretty and has a ton of possibilities! I am excited to try multiple colors and color combos!!!

🎔 Melissa

Snowflake Gradient

Hi, Dolls!!! So we had our first and probably only snow last weekend (turned out to be more ice than anything) but we did have some awesome visible actual snowflakes toward the end of it!!!  This is the first time I had actually seen a "traditional" snowflake so I was pretty excited!!! So of course I had to do a mani inspired by it!!!

I did a base of white and a gradient of China Glaze So Blue Without You (this gem is from their holiday collection 2013)! I then stamped on some white snowflakes using Ejiubas EJB-

03. Followed it all up with a coat of SV!!!

 I love the way this turned out!!! and this China Glaze is one of my favorites, it has a foil like finish and is such a bright color:)  

Here is a pic I snapped of the snow flakes:) 

 🎔 Melissa

Seas and Greetings

Hey Dolls!!! Hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving Holiday!!! So today I have the unconventional Holiday Collection from China Glaze:) Seas and Greetings, is a tropical take on traditional holiday classics that will make you want to jet away to a white sand beach with crystal blue waters.

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First up is the namesake of this collection, Seas and Greetings. This beauty is a medium purple with an intense pink shimmer. The formula was a little thin but builds up easily:) 

Eat, Pink, Be Merry is a gorgeous pale pink with a bright pink shimmer:) Again formula is a little thin, here are 3 coats.

Joy to the Waves is a serene light blue shimmer, that has a slight metallic quality. 

Let's Shell-ebrate, is a explosion of purple and gold glitter in an variety of sizes in a clear base.  This does cover really nicely, here are 3 coats:) 

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Starfish, is a pale green micro glitter bomb in a clear base:) Again excellent coverage, so full of glitter it almost appears to be a metallic:) 

Good Tide-ings, is a cool blue lavender creme! This one has great pigmentation and great coverage:) Here is 2 coats!

Sand in my Mistletoes, is a pale peach creme. I love this color but, it does something very funny to my skin tone :/

Warm Wishes, is a brilliant watermelon pink with a slight silver shimmer.

Tis the Sea-Sun, is a orange leaning coral creme:) That is brighter in person! Here are 2 coats.

Snow Way, is a beautiful iridescent whiten with a heavy pink shimmer:) If you liked Pearl Jammin' from the Rebel Collection, you will love this!

Partridge in a Palm Tree, is an aqua green with a slight shimmer that has a matte finish:) The formula is a little thick and dries super quick, beautiful but a little hard to work with:(

The More the Berrier, is a metallic magenta with a hot pink shimmer!

I love this entire collection! I like the fresh tropical take on the traditional:) I was very happy with the formulas for most of the colors, but I feel like the shimmers could have been more pigmented, and the matte was very finicky! This collection is available at Sally's Beauty Supply now!!! My faves are Eat, Pink, Be Merry, Snow Way and Tis the Sea-Sun:) 

❤ Melissa

*Press Sample: Some of the products in this post were sent to me for review. I was not paid for my review of this product and all opinions are my own*

Blue Roses

Hey Dolls!!! Oh boy do I have a fun mani for you today!!!! I have been wanting to try some nail art roses for a while, so I decided to give it a shot:) I used Purity and Mallory by Zoya for this mani.  On my Accent nail I started off with a base of Purity and then took my large dotting tool and made some scalloped edged circles in Mallory. I then went back with a small paintbrush in a semi random pattern with Purity and detailed the petals. LOVE, but still felt like something was missing so I added in some random dots:) but I couldn't stop there so I did contrast dots on my other nails and DONE!!!

Hope you like this as much as I do, and way easier than I first thought:) Loves!!!

♥ Melissa

Blue and Green Simple Nail Art

Hi Dolls:) I have some new easy nail art for you today! For this mani I used Zoya Dory, Barry M Greenberry, Sally Hansen White On. For the Silver I did a 2 step process with China Glaze Check Out the Silver Fox as a base and Salon Perfect Twinkle Twinkle sponged over.  I used striping tape for the design on my ring finger; and a sponged gradient and dotting tool for the design on my middle finger!

The only gripe I have about this mani is the drying time... When using striping tape on any mani you have to let the base dry COMPLETELY before putting on the tape or it will rip it up:( 

♥ Melissa

Freehand Flower

Happy Friday Dolls! For today's mani I decided to do a little bit of freehand nail art. I used China Glaze Bite Me as my main color and painted my 2 accent nails in Sinful Colors White on White. I added a few quick black dots to my middle finger:) For my ring finger I used China Glaze Bite Me, None of Your Risky Business, Pool Party, and That's Shore Bright to do an impressionist style of flower and added some black dots to highlight the center :)

This kind of freehand art is so easy, there are no straight lines and no way to really mess it up:) and it looks fantastic:) Hope you all have a wonderful relaxing weekend!!!!

♥ Melissa

Neon Dotted Mani

So last week after I got the new China Glaze Lite Brites collection I just had to do a little nail art:) (see my full review here) Simple nail art is my fav, mostly because it is a quick way to up your nail game! And when you have a toddler running around your ankles quick is essential.  I did a basic white base coat and then grabbed Lime After Lime, Whip It Good, None of Your Risky Business, and I'll Pink to That. I did some basic dots in different sizes, added a top coat and DONE!

See simple but beautiful!!! The more I use this collection the more I Love it!!! Hope you all have a great weekend:) 

♥ Melissa

Yellow Polka Dot...

Everybody knows the song Itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini!!!! Even though it came out decades before I was born:) When I received Lemon Drops from Barielle's new Protect Plus Color with ProSina line, it was the first thing that came to mind!!!! ProSina is a specialized keratin that is infused into the polish to help protect and strengthen weak nails, awesome!!!!  But there is NO WAY that I am putting on a Bikini and posting photos, so instead I used that song as inspiration for this mani!!!!

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Lemon Drops is a bright yellow creme! I used 2 coats and dotted on an easy pattern in white and followed it all up with a coat of SV. The wear time on this mani was decent for me, no tip wear or chipping until day 3:)  Of course I was doing laundry and we all know how that can destroy a mani!

♥ Melissa

*Press Sample: Some of the products in this post were sent to me for review. I was not paid for my review of this product and all opinions are my own*

Modern French with a Twist

Happy Friday Dolls!!!! I have really had a surge of inspiration for nail art lately, I feel like I am finally getting back into my groove :) So for today's mani I did a modern twist on the classic french mani:) I did a creme gradient with full coverage pink and white, stamped on a square pattern in white and then matted the whole thing!!! 

I used China Glaze Pink or Swim and White on White for the gradient, stamped Konad White using Bundle monster plate BM-320! I finished this mani with China Glaze Matte Magic:) This is a super easy mani to wear, just like a classic french it goes with everything!!! Hope you all have a great weekend:)

♥ Melissa

Zoya Petals

Happy Hump Day!!!! Time changes in just a few days so don't forget to spring forward, and you know what that means?!?!?!? WARMER weather!!! And with the warmer weather out come the Spring colors!!!! Zoya's new collection Petals is perfect for Spring!!! It is a six piece collection of shimmery, flowery, feminine colors:)  All Swatches are 3 coats with an accent nail of Leia gradient nail art!!

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Aster is up first, a beautiful periwinkle with a strong silver shimmer!!!! This one is my favorite, it has a nice cool tone with just a hint of fuchsia flecks:) 

Zahara, a nice warm coral/orange with a rich opalescent effect:) This gem looks more like a sunbleached tangerine on my skin:( But I think it would be great with a nice tan!!!!

Tulip is a creamy pastel salmon with just a hint of sliver shimmer!!! I love the thought of this polish but not sure about how it looks on me?!?!? 

Laurel, is a soft shimmery petal pink:) This is such a classic color and has a cooler toned base to it that make it so easy to wear!!!!

Azalea, is a vibrant medium pink with a strong silver/fuchsia shimmer!!!!  This polish applies and looks so much like a foil, it just feels a little out of place in this collection... However this one had the most opaque coverage and I will definitely be wearing this on my toes!!! 

Leia is the last in this collection and the Stand Out in my opinion!!!! This gem is a sheer opalescent white with flashes of Fuchsia, green and gold depending on angle and light!!!! I am in love with with polish and it will be getting a lot of love from me!!!!

So overall I like this collection, I am not blown away except by Leia and Aster... I think the transitions of heavy to light shimmer is too much:( maybe all heavy, all light, or half and half... It's my ocd coming out in me!!! This collection is available now @ www.zoya.com!!!

♥ Melissa

*Press Sample: Some of the products in this post were sent to me for review. I was not paid for my review of this product and all opinions are my own*