ILNP Sunday

I have gone slightly off track with ILNP Hatched collection lately. But I am back Sunday which is a pastel pink with bright fuchsia flakies. 

This color just screams strawberry milkshake to me. So I improvised with these cute little strawberries from Whats Up Nails B008. 

I stamped with Mo You Black Knight, the light pink in the center is Color Club Je T'aime, the green is Mo You Hello Absinthe, and the stunning red is Cirque Strawberry Fields. 

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I hope you all have a wonderful day! 

-Samantha

Hedgehog Love

Well, it’s been a very long time. I am trying to get back into my love of all things nail art. I figured what better way then to start with cute Valentine’s Day nails.


I’m a bit rusty so my stamping isn’t as good as it used to be and I need a new white stamping polish but overall I think these are adorable.


I started with two layers of Color Club’s Je Taime before going in with UberChic plate 6-02 for the the swirls.


The cute hedgehog is from UberChic love and marriage 02. I stamped with black and filled in using Opi Samoan Sand for his stomach, Orly Prince Charming for his spikes, and Opi Quarter of a Cent-Cherry for the heart.


Of coarse I am still using my beloved Glisten and Glow top coat.

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-Samantha

Galaxy Nails Mani Swap

The ever so lovely @mvargas_nails from Instagram and I decided to do a mani swap. I had been wanting to go a pastel galaxy look for a while so this was the perfect opportunity. She chose my purple floral design that you can see here.

I was fine right up until it came time to do the stars. Unfortunately my brush that I have been using is starting to fray so it is not as crisp as it used to be. I am looking into ordering a new one. I tore apart a latex free makeup sponge to be able to do the different colors. I usually cut them with I do gradients but tearing them seems to give better results for this look.

I painted the light purple as my base color before I went in with the different colors. I sponged on the blue first, then the pink, yellow, and finally I went back in with the purple to add a bit more dimension. I free handed the stars. Once it was somewhat dry I used Northern Lights to help blend the colors a bit more.

Polishes: Duri Rejuvacote and Sally Hansen Lacey Lilac as base
Sponged with: Opi Can't Find My Czechbook, Color Club Je T'aime and Macaroon Swoon
Stars: Look, Don't Tusk
Top Coats: Inm Northern Lights and Out the Door

You can see the original look here. Be sure to check out the rest of her photos, she has some wonderful designs.

Hope you all are having a wonderful day

-Samantha

Sponging and Stamping

I have been looking at my Winstonia plate #W111 and trying to decide how I wanted to paint the background for it. I finally decided to do a pastel type watercolor mani. I didn't feel like breaking out the plastic wrap so I just used cut up sponges to layer the colors. I put down a base color of Opi's Alpine snow because I really wanted the colors to pop. I used all China Glaze polishes. They are Lotus begin, What a pansy, At vase value, and Bahamian escape. I just would sponge on one color at a time and then at the end I went back in with the base color of Bahamian escape to even it out. I stamped with Konad's white special polish. As per usual I used my favorite Glisten and Glow HK Girl topcoat.

My base of sponging

Indoor light

Indoor light

Sunlight

Sunlight

Sunlight

Poptastic Collection 2014

My order of the new Color Club Poptastic Collection 2014 came in today and of coarse I couldn't wait to play with them. There are 6 new colors to this bright collection. They all have an iridescent shimmer to them. Without a white base underneath they are a bit on the sheer side, but can be built up. First up is Not-So-Mellow-Yellow which is this fluorescent yellow that has a hint of green in it. Next is Foxy Mama, a highlighter orange color. There are two pinks in this collection. First one is Peace, Love, and Polish which is more of a bubble gum pink color. Kapow! is more of a strawberry pink shade. Right on is more of a bright violet shade. Lastly Bell Bottom Babe is a denim shade and also my favorite right now.

I Love Applause Swatch

I recently went on a little splurge at Sally's Beauty and one of the polishes I picked up is from Opi's new muppet collection. I love applause is this beautiful milky pink color. The polish applied like a dream. It only took two coats to get full opacity. I would recommend this color to anyone who is looking for a light pink. I have several in my collection but this one is in the top 5 because of how creamy the formula is. Unfortunately while painting I managed to get lint in the polish so please excuse that while looking at the pictures. It is of coarse sealed in with Glisten and Glow's HK Girl Topcoat. 

Soft Nautical Nails

So for day 28 of the Nail art May challenge the theme is nautical. I actually decided to be a little early doing these as today is memorial day as well. I didn't want to do the traditional colors seeing as I hate red nail polish. It's such a pain to remove. So I used Color Club's Look, Don't Tusk as my base color and the blue is their In De-Nile while the pink is Je'Aime. Whole thing is finished off with Glisten & Glow Hk Girl topcoat.

Pastel Pink and Sparkles

I picked up several colors at Sally’s Beauty Supply the other day and one of them was Opi’s Mod About You. I had heard that the color was gorgeous but the formula was a bit difficult. Both are true. I have been struggling with finding a base coat that I really love so I decided to use my Gelous one this time. The first coat of Mod was very streaky and patchy. I was thinking “this does not look good.” Luckily with the second coat things seemed to smooth out. It was by no means perfect but I always hate using 3 coats of any polish unless it’s a jelly. For my accent nail I used two coats of Color Club’s Sugarplum Fairy. Which is GORGEOUS and beyond sparkly. I have yet to meet a Color Club polish that I am not in love with. I finished everything off with a coat of Glisten & Glo HK Girl Topcoat. I noticed within hours of wear that I had a small chip on my pointer finger. By the next day there were chips on 3 of my nails where I had painted the pink. My overall opinion is that it’s a pretty pink but don’t expect a lot of wear time out of it.

Mother's Day Mani

I wanted to do something simple on my nails for Mother’s Day. I have been practicing my roses but I am a little ocd about it and feel like they are never good enough. Oh well. I used a base coat of Gelous before adding on two coats of Spring in my step. I have to say that the color was beautiful but the formula was a mess to work with. I had to use 3 coats to smooth it out completely and it chipped off within a day of wear. For the roses I used Color Club’s Pucci-licious, Warhol, and Twiggie for the leaves. I also used China Glaze’s Lotus Begin, White on White, and Peonies & Park Ave. I finished everything off two a coat of Glisten & Glo HK Girl Topcoat.