Psychedelic Stamping

Hi Lovelies!

How is your week starting out? I didn't get as much done this weekend as I had hoped, but I can't say that I'm sorry for taking some time to just be lazy and relax. However since I was so lazy, today I would like to share with you another manicure out of the archives. I'm having so much fun going through old photos and remembering the manis. I created this manicure while playing around with the Glam Polish Hairspray collection in early 2015. It was one of my favorite collections and looking back at the manis I created with it makes me want to play all over again...

Colour Me Orange

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A few weeks ago I purchased some Colour Alike polishes for stamping. Out of the 13 polishes that I got, I ended up buying just one metallic beauty whose swatches caught my eye. Let me tell you, I'm now kicking myself for not getting the rest of their metallic stamping polishes because this beauty stamps like a dream! I am certain I will purchase them sometime soon, but for now I will have to pacify myself with this pretty named B. a Scary Pumpkin...

Slay Grey!

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Happy Friday to all of you! Today I would like to share with you the manicure that I have been wearing for the past week. It features a lacquer from the Sinful Shine King Kylie collection. I came across a display for the collection a few weeks ago and this gray beauty really caught my eye. Although my initial thought was that it is likely a relabel of their wildly popular 2014 shade Prosecco, I knew I had to take it home and compare. Figuring that in the worst case, I'd have a backup of a shade I love, but instead I was pleasantly surprised that they are indeed different. They do, however, both have the gorgeous golden iridescent shimmer which drew me to them...

Glam Polish Hairspray Collection Swatches and Review

Hi Lovelies! I'm such a ditz lately. I have started working nights and got my days all confused. I meant to post my review of this gorgeous Glam Polish Hairspray collection yesterday, with time to spare before the release, but instead I'm sneaking in right under the gun with just a few hours left before the release. Please pardon my blunder and the enjoy swatches.

The Glam Polish Hairspray collection is a limited edition release, inspired by the musical of the same name. Hairspray is one of my favorite musicals, which I actually got to see on Broadway, so I was super excited for this collection. It contains nine gorgeous shades and I've got six of them to show you today!

Reindeer Sweater

Hi! Today is a manicure that I should have shown you a long, long time ago. Well most certainly last year! I have been pre-occupied with personal and family issues very recently and while I will try to keep up with the blog, it is going to take a backseat for a bit. Now on that 'happy' note, I'd like to show you a manicure that I created when I was in a festive mood, inspired by everyone's holiday sweater creations...

Thermal Stripes

Hi Lovelies! Sometimes I get wonky or should I say wacky ideas for nail art that I must then try out or they give me no rest. This is one of those! While playing with the Polished by KPT Paris & Me collection a while back, I was fascinated by two thermals which are both a gorgeous charcoal gray in their warm state, but completely different when cold. The idea was to combine them into one manicure so that when the nails are warm it appears to be a solid color and then magically reveals a pattern as it gets cold. The result is subtle, but see what you think...

This is one of the transition stages...

31DC2013 Day 29 - Inspired by the Supernatural

I've got only a few days left to complete in the 31 Day Nail Challenge and I couldn't be more excited. Day 29 of the challenge called for a manicure inspired by the supernatural. Since Halloween is just around the corner, all things ghost and goblin came to mind. I've been wanting to try this particular technique for creating sheer ghosts for a while. I'm not sure who originally came up with the idea, but I see it done a lot these days...

Cloudy Days Go Away!

Fall weather in Seattle is such a fickle thing. Although the sun is peeking out now, it has been pouring buckets on and off for days now. Polished by KPT Cloudy Days Go Away couldn't capture my mood or sentiments any better. I decided to create some playful nail art to go along with this beautiful polish and my cloudy days state of mind...

31DC2013 Day 26 - Inspired by a Pattern

Hi All! I'm continuing today with Day 26 of the 31 day challenge. The task for today was to create a manicure inspired by a pattern. I have long been wanting to stamp the houndstooth pattern, but somehow don't seem to get around to actually following through. I decided to take advantage of the opportunity and finally make it happen. Polished by KPT Fall-O-You for me is a perfect shade for the task. It reminds me of a great Fall jacket and I think the houndstooth pattern suits it well. Now if I could actually find a jacket that goes from charcoal gray a the top and gently transitions to and army or olive green at the bottom, I'd be sold...

Polished by KPT Paris & Me Collection Swatches and Review

Happy Friday Lovelies! I am super excited today to share with you my review of the new Polished by KPT Fall collection named Paris & Me. The collection which features nine gorgeous lacquers will be released next week. It is definitely one you shouldn't miss. There is something for everyone here from thermal to holographic to glitter. I am incapable of picking favorites here so please pardon me while I gush...

Fashion Inspired: Smoky Star Pumps

If you follow me on Instagram, then you may have already seen this manicure. I created and wore it early this week after a fellow Instagram member suggested showing off our shoe inspired manicures. I have done quite a few such manicures in the past and seem to often be inspired by shoes. For that reason, I really couldn't pass up the golden opportunity to dig through my inspiration folder which is filled with photos of shoes that I hope to one day recreate in the form of a manicure. I chose these beautiful gray star pumps because they were the perfect match for the gray shade I had been wearing at the moment...

Select Shades of Dance Legend Smoky Collection

Happy Friday everyone! I was recently given a wonderful opportunity to review some Dance Legend shades and I will be showing you my selections from a few of their different collections over the coming weeks. One of the collections that I'm head over heels in love with is the Smoky collection. Despite the fact that I would categorize these as Fall colors, I have been sporting them all week and still can't get enough of them...

Ruby Wing Sweet Fantasy Collection Review

Hi Everyone! Well here we are half way through summer and I'm just now showing you a Spring collection that I've had my hands on since February. It is true, I might be the worst blogger ever, but let me plead my case before you make up your mind. You see, the collection is Sweet Fantasy by Ruby Wing which means all of these beauties are solar active and require sunshine to swatch. I happen to live in Seattle which sees sunshine in February somewhere between never and never ever (OK, maybe I exaggerate, but it is not a lot). I kept putting off the swatching for sunny days that never came and then there was my long vacation so here we are. In the middle of July, I'm finally getting to show these beauties off...

Polished by KPT Nostalgia and Ophelia's Love...

Hi Everyone! Today I would like to show you two more Polished by KPT thermal beauties that Katherine, the creator and mastermind behind this lacquer, sent to me for review. These are darker and moodier than the previous Polished by KPT lovelies that I have tried and I just adore them. Both of these transition from a pale gray to black and the shimmer what makes each of them so unique...

365 Days of Color Romantique Spring Collection Swatches and Review...

Hi Everyone! Today I have swatches for you of the beautiful 365 Days of Color Romantique collection. True to it's name, these soft and feminine shades make me thing of spring and romance. The collection features seven jelly shades filled with glass fleck shimmer...

Dazzle Dry Do You Love Me? Spring Collection Swatches and Review...

I've been away from the blog for just four short days, but it feels so much longer. I'm happy to be back today to show you the Dazzle Dry Spring collection named Do You Love Me?. This collection consists of four beautiful, romantic shades...

Barielle Vibrants Collection Swatches and Review!

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Today I would like to show you the Barielle Vibrants collection. This is the second half of the spring release and features six gorgeous bright cream shades. In case you missed the softer Velvets half of the collection yesterday, you can check it out here...

Nicole by OPI Carrie Underwood Collection Swatches and Review!

Hi Everyone! Today I'm excited to show you swatches of the complete Nicole by OPI Carrie Underwood collection. Usually I split collections up for the ease of shorter posts, but I thought I'd try keeping it all together for once. Please be aware this is a much longer than usual post and very photo heavy...

I confess that I love country music, so I was so excited for this Carrie Underwood collection. I enjoyed listening to her songs while swatching and playing with these beauties!

Snow woman...

I wanted to show you some nail art that I created while swatching the Elf-tastic Christmas collection by 365 Days of Color. I thought it would be fun to play off the snowflake glitter embedded in this beautiful gray polish by adding a few stamped snowflakes. Of course once there was snow, a snow woman decided that she would fit right in with her bright red hat, scarf and buttons...

365 Days of Color: Elf-tastic Christmas Collection

Hi Everyone! Today I would like to show you the Ef-tastic Christmas Collection by 365 Days of Color. This fun collection features three radiant glitters and one gorgeous holographic beauty. Although created with the Holidays in mind, I think most of them can be worn any time of the year...