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time for a HOT mani - featuring studs from Born Pretty

Posted by Unknown on Friday, June 8, 2012

Hey guys! Pretty much I am the worst blogger ever this week, because I am busy being a good employee at my new job!
I've been super super busy but it's gonna slow down after tomorrow and I can get back to my regular flow. Good thing, too, because I might soon die of exhaustion! Opening new stores is hard work. But I love my new job and my coworkers. So life is good!

Tonight I'm going to show you a mani that is freakin' hot!

I recently received some new items from Born Pretty to review so you'll be seeing those over the next little while.

The first thing I tried out are these awesome studs!

Sexy! I'm a sucker for anything studded so I adore these nail studs.

These are the 4mm gold square studs from Born Pretty which you can buy right here.

They came in a nice resealable bag:

There are so many things you can do with these studs, I had a hard time deciding what to try first!

I got so many compliments on this mani, the studs are really eye-catching and fun to wear. They give your nails that extra somethin' somethin'!

The base color is China Glaze - Love's A Beach from the Summer Neons Collection. I'll have a full review of these polishes when I get the second half in the mail, but let me just say now that this one is amazing!
I love the shimmer and the formula is fantastic. 2 easy coats. As usual for neons it dries matte but comes alive with topcoat.
My ring finger is Milani Jewel FX - Gold.

I applied my studs into a coat of wet Seche Vite and then I added another coat on top.
I wore this for 2 days before losing a stud - and that was only because I was unpacking dozens of boxes at work! I could likely get these to last 4-5 days under normal circumstances.
Despite being kinda big, I didn't find they stuck out much at all once covered in a thick coat of Seche Vite.
The one on my pinky nail was more stuck out because the nail is so much smaller but that's to be expected.

Overall I totally love these studs and I can't wait to use them in a bunch more manis!
Get these and all your other nail art needs at Born Pretty.

Keep your eye out for some more BP product reviews soon, including a way cool polish!

And don't forget to use my coupon code if you order, for 10% off your purchase!

Product provided for honest review.

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glitter in the air + extra glitter!

Posted by Unknown on Monday, May 21, 2012

Good evening! Or prevening, for all my Big Bang Theory fans out there.

Today I'll be showing you a random mani I wore about a week and a half ago.

Please excuse the little purple hearts on these photos, but I'm sure you'll find them less offensive than what was underneath... I had a booboo. And it was super painful and made it hard for me to pose my hand. I actually had naked nails for a few days because I couldn't bend my thumb enough to paint them! Haha!

I wanted something dainty for my first mani after having sad naked nails, and I decided I wanted to finally wear Deborah Lippmann's Glitter In The Air.
I had yet to wear it because I couldn't decide what color to wear underneath!
But it struck me to use Color Club Secret Rendezvous, a sheer lavender color that you can use several coats of to make it opaque, or wear just 2 coats like I did for a jelly finish.

I really liked the combo! But I got tired of it after a few days so I added some more glitter.

Not my best effort.
I filled in one side with Nicole by OPI - One Less Lonely Glitter, and added a stripe using Milani - Purple Outline, from their nail art collection.

Meh. I think liked it better before the added glitters.
Hey, at least I found a nice way to wear Glitter In The Air!

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Milani - Twinkle

Posted by Unknown on Sunday, April 22, 2012

Milani One Coat Glitter has added Twinkle to the line up. Twinkle is a clear base with medium blue sized glitters, and slightly smaller pink/purple glitters. Sadly, this wasn't a one coater for me. I'm confident it will thicken up with age and might get better, but it's still quite thin now.

This is 3 coats! And you can still tell that it's not complete coverage. :( The good news is that the glitter disperses evenly and smoothly with each coat. The formula was thin for a glitter polish, but it was still pleasant to work with.

Here I layered one coat over OPI Swimsuit Nailed It! and you can see that it makes a lovely sparkle.

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Milani - Lavender Fizz & Pink Flare

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, April 17, 2012

These are some more of the new Milanis in the One Coat Glitter line. I found them at my local CVS.

Lavender Fizz. Not to be mistaken for Milani Lavender from their Jewel FX line.

This is 2 coats of purple glittery goodness. I LOVE their One Coat Glitters. They are so delicious and opaque!

Pink Flare is an exact dupe for OPI Teenage Dream from the Katy Perry collection. I knew that before I bought it, but my Teenage Dream bottle is almost half gone and it made me sad that I maybe wouldn't be able to find it again. This is 2 coats of Pink Flare.

I also like that these Milani glitters aren't terribly topcoat hungry. Usually 1 coat of Seche Vite and their smooth as can be. Even after a day or so.

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Lavender Bubblegum

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, March 27, 2012

I wanted a bright fun glittery look to go along with the gorgeous spring weather. Here is Revlon Bubblegum (yes it's scented) with Milani Jewel FX Lavender on top.

This is 3 coats of Revlon Bubblegum (it's a little thin) and 1 coat of Milani Jewel FX Lavender.

The scent of the Revlon was really strong to start with and made me a little nauseous as I was trying to fall asleep. Lol. But it had faded to nothing by the next evening.

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Milani Jewel FX - Lavender

Posted by Unknown on Sunday, March 4, 2012

This is another one of the new Milani Jewel FX polishes. Here is 2 coats. It has about the same density and glitter distribution as it's sister Fuchsia.

This was in no way complete coverage, but it probably could have been after 3-4 coats. This was just a simple swatch though.

In the sun I was shocked by how blingy it was! It shines like a mirror! Color me impressed. :)

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Milani Jewel FX - Fuchsia

Posted by Unknown on Friday, February 24, 2012

Milani recently released some new glitters in the Jewel FX line. Check your store's regular display. That's where I found these. They didn't set them out on a special display. So far I've worn this one. It was a pretty awesome glitter bomb.

This is 2 coats over Essence Dress To Party.

This is 2 coats on a swatch stick so you can see how opaque it is. Not quite on it's own unless you're willing to apply 4-5 thick glitter coats. The good news is that it spreads very easily and evenly. And Dress To Party was an almost perfect match to the color of the glitter. That perfection that falls between pink and purple. :)

It was very blingy and eye catching!

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31 Day Challenge - Day 1 - Red

Posted by Unknown on Monday, February 6, 2012

I've gotten pressured into doing this challenge finally. I honestly didn't really want to because I couldn't think of a way to put my own spin on it. And I usually don't like the level of stress I put myself under to complete a challenge. But Hadley keep suggesting it, so here's what I plan on doing.

Thanks to Michelle over at Sonoma Nail Art, (she did an awesome 31 Day Challenge during the month of October of Halloween themed nail art!) Michelle suggested I do cartoon themed nail art according to the challenge. Duh! Why didn't I think of that? I don't want to feel stuck into 31 days exactly, so I will do it a bit more like Emerald Sparkled and just complete 31 manicures even though it will take me much longer than 31 days.

What cartoon did I pick for "red?" Alvin and the Chipmunks! Alvin's shirt was red with a big yellow "a" on it.

Left is Simon, Middle is Alvin, Right is Theodore.