Born Pretty Nail Stamping Plate

Happy Wednesday Dolls!!! Wow what a morning I have had, it just seems like nothing is going my way today:( So I am gonna just dive right in to what makes me happy... Polish:)

*press sample*

I have been reviewing some nail art products from Born Pretty and I just had to try out their stamping plates:) I pick out the vintage floral arabesque  template, it has 13 designs!!!! I Love the way holos look on super dark colors so I picked OPI Honk if you Love OPI and stamped it with Color Club Cloud Nine:) 

I am super happy with this stamping plate, I love the design and had no problem with picking up the image:) You can get this plate from the Born Pretty Store and you can get 10% off  with the coupon code below:)

♥ 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*

Monday Nail Art:)

Another week is starting, really where did the weekend go???? I will begin by saying I have a love/hate relationship with nail art:/ But this mani I Love!!!! I started with a base of SC White on White and then painted on Color Club Angel Kiss in some swirly designs:) Followed it up with a coat of HK Girl:)

What do you think of this mani??? I think I am finally getting the hang of nail art, but it definitely is a work in progress!!! Now stay tuned because later this week I have a beautiful Limited Edition Polish by Chirality to show you:)

 

♥ ~ Melissa

French Tip Fun

Happy Friday Loves:) Hope you are ready to start the freaking weekend, I know I am!!! So tonight lets have a little French Tip Fun:)  For this mani I used Essie Sand Tropez for the base, this is the perfect nude (at least for my skin tone)!!! For the tips and the accent dots I used Color Club Cherubic from the 2012 Halo Hues collection:) I love how understated this mani is under natural light but sparks to light in the sun (and flash of a camera)!

 

 

 

 

 

So what do you guys think of this??? Love it as much as I do or hate it??? Let me know:) Happy Weekend!!!

 

♥ Melissa

Sunday Funday

Hiya dolls!!!  Sorry for the absence I have been under the weather:( and I have a 5yr old graduating Pre-School this week!!  This same 5yr old has also come down with a nasty stomach bug, so tonight's post will be short and sweet:(  I did this mani a couple of weeks ago right after I cut down my nails:( I hate them this short!!!  I used 2 Coats of Sunday Funday from the China Glaze Avant Garden Collection:) I love this creamy sky blue, it practically paints itself the formula is so great:) I added some simple dotted accents on the tips with Color Club Blue Heaven and ta-da!!!

 

 

Love, Love, Love this combo!!! Happy Weekend Dolls!!!!

 

♥ ~ Melissa

 

 

Eurso Euro...Holo Fun:)

So let me begin by saying... I know that I have been MIA, I have had a ton going on IRL:( But I have a bunch of new posts coming up in the next few weeks:) and a really big surprise coming next month:) For tonight's post I wanna show you lovelies a gorgeous mani!!!  Eurso Euro! is a fabulous dark blue crème from the OPI Euro Centrale collection:)  I used 2 easy coats followed by a coat of SV:) I then stamped on Color Club Harp On It using Bundle Monster plate BM-319.  Oh my goodness how gorgeous is this:)

 

 

 

 

This is one of my favorite mani's of all time!!!! The blue was dark but not tooo dark and the stamping just added that little something extra:) So what do you guys think of this mani:)  And for some really great news.... Tomorrow's FRIDAY, tgif!!!!

 

♥ ~ Melissa

Holy Holo Stamping

I have a fabulous new mani to show you tonight:) I wore this mani for 4 days and that is un-heard of for me. I am just loving all of the new holo colors that have come out recently, and I can't wait to see the new China Glaze Collection scheduled to come out in the next couple of months.  For tonight's mani I used Color Club Halo-Graphic, a gorgeous pink Holo ,and Sinful Colors Black on Black.  

 

 Over the base color black I stamped with Halo-Graphic using the Bundle Monster plate BM-314. I was super surprised how well this polish stamped, most holos are too thin to stamp well with but this worked like a dream:) For my accent nail I just inverted the colors and stamp pattern:)

 

What do you think of Holos, I LOVE them. I'm also thinking about a giveaway soon... Maybe St. Patty's Day.  Green is one of my favorite colors after all.  What would you like to see as prizes???  Let me know and I hope you all are having a great week:)

 

♥ ~ Melissa

On the Second day of Christmas...

I wore a Fabulous Mani featuring the New Color Club Halo Hues Blue Heaven:) I am the Lucky duck that won this whole Collection from Kaki @ Glitter Obsession!!!! and I couldn't be more blown away!!!!  I have been wanting these beauties since they came out, but I couldn't find them anywhere :(.  They were even sold out online when ever I went to buy them...  It's plain to see why!!!

 I did a simple Snowflake design using Sinful Colors Snow me white as my base.  I must say free hand art is sooo not my forte`.... But I think I did a pretty good job on this one:)  I Just Love the way the snow flakes sparkle in the sunlight, It makes my heart smile:)  

If you don't have this collection, you need it!!!! Every single polish is absolutely gorgeous!!!  Tomorrow I have a Christmas Lights Mani so stay tuned:)

 

♥ ~ Melissa

Trick or Treat

So earlier I showed you Mix my Matte Up by Daring Digits, if you missed it you can see it here:)  But now I wanna show you one of Daring Digits Halloween Polishes, Trick or Treat!!!   Now I LOVE Halloween, I LOVE Fall, and I LOVE this polish:)

I had a super hard time deciding what color to put this polish over, but I finally decided to put it over Color Club Revvvoultion. I am not in ♥ with the combo but it still is very pretty.  I think I need to put it over a medium creme gray and matte it!!! 

This polish was a dream, it wasn't clumpy or runny, no digging or risk of not getting enough glitter, and it dried in a flash.  The only thing was is it really liked my topcoat (cause it kept eating it) I had to use 2 coats of gelous and a coat of SV. But then again I like my finish super smooth, I can't stand texture on my nails , which is probably why I don't use rhinestones or micro beads.

SO are you in LOVE yet????  What do you think of the Combo??? What would you layer this polish over???

You have the chance to win Trick or Treat and Mix my Matte Up by Daring Digits in my giveaway.  Until then, you can Buy this polish and many more from the Daring Digits Etsy Store. And make sure you check out their Facebook Page for upcoming releases and sales:)

♥ ~ Melissa

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.

Spun Sugar Fun

Inside Flash

Outside Sunny

So last night I tried my hand at the spun sugar technique.... If you don't know this method, you will def need to youtube it;) After watching a tutorial I figured out pretty quick this was so not at easy as I thought it would be, and I will def use tape on my fingers next time. But I love the effect it gives so it was def worth the time:)  For this Look my base is Color Club "Worth the Risque" and the sugar spun is Sinful Colors "Pink". All followed with 2 coats of Gelous and 2 coats of SV... I ♥ a smooth finish!!!! Hope everyone is having a fabulous Friday:) I have some surprises coming up soon so stay tuned Dolls:)





I got an A in Gradient!!!!

So last night I made my second attempt at a gradient and must say I think I've got it!!!! I used Color Club "Worth the Risque" a silver holo, as the base. The gradient I matched is Color Club "Revvvolution" a dark gray holo. I LOVE IT!!!! The only complaint that I have is that I smashed my fingers today and chipped the polish so I don't have any outside sunny pics:(  I will be doing this mani again though!!!! Now I know there are a lot of methods to doing a gradient, I used a makeup sponge for this:)

Lights, Camera, Action!!!! & Nail Mail

I was soo excited when I got home to find nail mail:) I have been excited about this all week my Zoya pinterest trio:) but alas I opened it to find 2 Kimbers and a Reagan (I feel a giveaway coming on)!!! But I called customer service and I must say they rock!!!! Told them what I got and they are shipping me the right ones out and told me to keep the others at no cost:)!!!! How cool is that:) Any whooo  for today's mani I am wearing Essie "Camera"  with an accent nail in Color Club "Sugar Plum Fairy".  I Love, Love, Love this color but it is really sheer. I am wearing 3 coats and I still have some see throught :( I'll have to put a white base on next time!!! Hope everyone has a great Friday!!!!

So not an Orange!!!

I have had this beauty in my stash for a while, but I am so not an orange girl. Last night I thought to my self YOLO... JK I hate that saying, I thought why not if I hate it I can always take it off!!!. Saying that I am still not an Orange Girl!!!! Even though I LOVE this color and I may do something with it for Halloween, It is not a good color for me!!!! Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear "Crushed" a dark almost red pearl orange. For a bonus I added glitter tips in Color Club "Gingerbread" :) Now that said I am not really a gold girl either, so it may be one color or both colors that turn me off of the mani... AHHH but on a better note gonna try something new tonight so stay tuned!!!!

What a Teal!!!!

Okay now for the fun stuff!!! Figured I would put up my latest mani before I destroy it working in the yard today:)  Also thinking I may do a water marble this afternoon:) If only I could figure out how to do one on my feet!!!:) For this mani I used China Glaze "Turned up Turquoise" as the base:) I used striping tape and Color Club's "Worth the Risque" for the stripes. Followed with Color Club's "Beyond the Mistletoe" over the silver for a glitter flash:)  Oh, and make sure to check out the giveaway page!!! I have added a ton this week:P 

Eye Opening:)

So last night I decided to try my hand at gradients... I will just say it was a eye opening experience:)  I have not given up in fact I am now determined to figure this thing out:) So here is my first attempt at gradient.  For this I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear "Mint Sorbet" a beautiful light green, and for the Gradient I used Color Club "Worth the Risque" a silver holo. I like the effect. I just think I need a bigger contrast in the colors:)

STOP... HOLO TIME!!!!

So holo's are all the rage right now, but they cost a pretty penny. I wasn't even sure I was gonna like one, so I hunted for one that didn't cost over $10 a bottle and this is what I found:) This little beauty is Color Club "Worth the Risque" and I got it on Amazon for $3 + $3 in Shipping:) I LOVE IT!!!! It is not a definitive as some of the other holo's out there but still really pretty:)

Inside with flash

Outside Sunny

Swatches inside with flash

I will definitely using this beauty alot:) the darker holo in the swatch pic is also by Color Club called "Revvolution", just as beautiful:) Oh, the other great thing about these polishes, is they are a 1 coat wonder:) very rare with holos from my understanding!!!!