Memorial Day Stars and Stripes

*Some products sent for review*

Hope all of my US readers are enjoying your Memorial Day weekend! I picked up these American flag stencils from What's Up Nails awhile back and thought they'd be perfect to honor our veterans this weekend. 

I used OPI Infinite Shine Non-Stop White for the base, Lynnderella Unicorn Shoes for the blue stars, and China Glaze Ruby Pumps for the stripes. Overall I love how it came out, but I had some challenges with the stencils themselves. The stars did NOT want to pop out of the stencils. I had to pretty much individually remove them with tweezers, so the whole thing took quite a bit longer than I expected. But I do like the finished look!

These stencils are available now at What's Up Nails!

First St. Patrick's Day Mani of 2018!

Having a snow day yesterday gave me some extra time to do my nails! Of course I had to go with a green with a little shamrock accent for St. Patrick's Day! This nice spearmint green creme is OPI Infinite Shine S-ageless Beauty. I haven't worn it since it came out and I had forgotten what a nice pastel yellow-toned green it is.

I used Zoya Chita and What's Up Nails Shamrock Stencils for an easy shamrock accent. Have you done any St. Patrick's Day manis yet? Let me know in the comments!

Valentine's Day NOTD with OPI and What's Up Nails

*Some products sent for review*

Valentine's Day isn't really my thing, but I typically do try to do a mani for it at least. This year I went simple, but eye catching, with OPI Let's Be Friends as a base for some hearts. Let's Be Friends is from the Hello Kitty collection and I forgot how much I liked it until I put it on for this mani. It makes a great stark white pink base for the hearts. I used these heart chain stencils from What's Up Nails and Vapid Lacquer Hard Candy for the hearts.

If you are planning on celebrating Valentine's Day I hope you get lots of chocolate and have a fun evening!

Snowflake Mani with Vapid and Sally Hansen!

Happy Monday! There is some snow expected here tomorrow/Wednesday, so I thought it was time for a snowflake mani. I picked up a Vapid Lacquer Winter Midnight one-off in the Purge sale. A one-off just means that something about the polish is slightly off from the formula. I can't really tell what is different between my one-off and regular Winter Midnight, maybe it's a little lighter or has fewer of the white shimmer flakes? Whatever the difference is, it's beautiful!

I used What's Up Nails snowflake vinyls for this and sponged on some Sally Hansen Insta Dri Silver Sweep. I also used Vapid Catsuit latex to make clean up easier and prevent getting the silver polish on my skin. Kinda hoping my snowflake nails bring me a snow day tomorrow 😉!

I believe Krys from Vapid has said that Winter Midnight will be available again. Check out http://vapid.mybigcommerce.com and keep an eye on the Vapid Facebook page for restock info.

Happy Halloween with Sally Hansen and Rimmel!!

*Some products sent for review*

Happy Halloween!!!!! Hope everyone had a fun Halloweekend and maybe got a chance to dress up, because that's the best part of Halloween! Sally Hansen and Rimmel London sent me some products (both new and old) recently that are just perfect for Halloween. I used some in my Halloween mani (above) and others over the weekend for a costume party. Let's start with my NOTD- a graveyard scene with a twinkling gradient night sky. For the tombstones, I used my favorite tombstone vinyls from What's Up Nails and Sally Hansen Hooked on Onyx. It was important to me to have a really pigmented jet black polish for these, as you really can't do a second coat with vinyls, and Hooked on Onyx worked perfectly here.

For the night sky gradient, I used one coat of OPI Angel with a Lead Foot, then sponged on OPI I Saw... U Saw... We Saw... Warsaw and OPI Reach for the Sky. I topped it off with one layer of China Glaze Fairy Dust before adding the tombstones. Love love love the finished product and super happy that I had some time to do this for Halloween!

Over the weekend I wore this easy mani. This is two coats of Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Blacky O, with freehand designs using the new Sally Hansen I 💛 Nail Art Pen in Orange. This pen is probably the best nail art pen I have ever used. Usually I find them to be kind of a pain, either the polish doesn't come out enough or it floods your nail and ruins any design you might be going for. This one is just right, enough polish comes out to write or draw, but not so much that you can't control where it's going. I did this in a huge rush and it still came out half way decent for me and freehand designs haha.

My pinky nail is supposed to be googly eyes but I didn't really have enough room. Don't judge.

Rimmel London also has two great new products that are perfect for Halloween makeup. Rimmel Stay Matte Liquid Lip Color in Pitch Black is a super black matte liquid lipstick (top pumpkin swatch in the picture above). It is a very saturated black color. I am not the world's best applier of matte liquid lipstick, but it was pretty easy to work with and didn't dry down so quickly that it became patchy. I just had trouble smoothing out the edges and couldn't figure out what to use as a liner! My new favorite Rimmel product is the Scandaleyes Bold eye liner (bottom pumpkin and line swatch in above picture). It has a very cool innovative round tip that I found to really help me apply the liner evenly. I wore this liner over the weekend and it lasted perfectly, no flaking or smudging at all. It's very very black too, which I prefer!

If you are in need of any last minute Halloween supplies, these great Sally Hansen and Rimmel London products are all available at a drugstore near you!

Lynnderella Friday, Vol. 74!

 *Sent for review*

Happy Friday! Are you hanging in there today? This week was rough for me after St. Patrick's Day weekend and we still have a few more shows to do this weekend. But I'll make it, I guess! I have some pretty Lynnderellas for you today, starting with my new favorite golden neutral, Lynnderella Puppy Cake. Lynnderella describes this as "beige microglitter with small tonal holographic accents and matching multishimmer". This is one of my favorites of recent releases, it's really beautiful. The color is neutral enough that I think you could wear it to work. But with all of the sparkle, it's not at all boring!

This is two coats of Puppy Cake. It dries a bit on the textured side, so I definitely recommend using two layers of top coat for shine and smoothness. The formula was a tad thicker, but not hard to use.

 *Purchased by me*

Next up, we have a Lynnderella Mystery polish I purchased recently. Look at the St. Patrick's Day kitty on the label!! How could I not buy this one? The fact that this is a smooth silver holo nanglitter with green accents is a plus too! There are green moons, flowers, circles, and more in here! I added the clover glitters, I had them loose from some other polish years ago. 

This is two coats of this Mystery! The glitter packed a lot of shine and holo, but it was nice and smooth with one layer of top coat. This particular Mystery is not available, but Mystery polishes are listed all the time in the eBay store.

 *Gift from Lynnderella*

This gorgeous green multi glitter was a gift to me from Lynn. I had to wear this as my St. Patrick's Day mani!! This polish has a green shimmer-packed base with green accent glitters in lots of different shapes and sizes. There are moons, stars, hearts, large circles, diamonds and more! The green shimmer is so pretty and iridescent in this one. This is one coat of the Lynn over OPI I'm Sooo Swamped!. I used What's Up Nails Shamrock vinyls and Sally Hansen Emerald Express for the accent nail.

Lynnderella Puppy Cake will be available again on the Lynnderella eBay store. The other two polishes are not available, but similar offerings may become available on lynnderella.com or Lynnderella on Amazon.

Happy Vapid Valentine's Day!!

*Purchased by me*

Happy Valentine's Day!! I don't typically do many Valentine's Day manicures, it's just not my favorite holiday. But I recently got Vapid Lacquer Hard Candy and happened to have these What's Up Nails heart vinyls, so I figured I should put them to good use! Vapid Hard Candy is a gorgeous hot pink metallic with lots of scattered holographic particles. The base color just glows with beautiful shimmer and then the holo particles on top are so pretty! 

The accent nail here is OPI Pink Friday with the What's Up Nails heart vinyls. They came out great except for the one on the bottom, that's kind of a mutated heart for some reason LOL. These vinyls are pretty easy to use, except I did have a hard time getting all of the solid hearts out of the stencil portion, even with tweezers.

This is three thin coats of Vapid Hard Candy, it's pretty opaque though, so two coats should be fine. I am loving this color!! The formula is great, very smooth and easy to apply. I used one layer of top coat and it is nice and glossy.

Vapid Hard Candy is currently sold out, but hopefully Krys will bring it back at some point. Keep an eye on http://vapid.mybigcommerce.com for restock dates. The heart vinyls are available on What's Up Nails. What's Up Nails also has a great selection of St. Patrick's Day nail art supplies, I have my eye on a few things!

What's Up Nails Pine Trees and Glitter

*Some items sent for review*

Can you believe it's nearly Christmas? I still have a lot of shopping to do, I've really left it a bit late this year! I'm on my way to get some gifts now, but wanted to show you my nails of the last few days.  I mentioned I had more What's Up Nails Christmas vinyls, and these pine trees are adorable!! I used a pine tree green Lynnderella Mystery polish that she just sent as a Christmas gift (thanks Lynn!!!) for all of my nails except the ring and thumb nails. This mystery is just gorgeous, it's such a rich green. For my accent nails, I used Sally Hansen Glow with the Flow and the What's Up Nails pine tree vinyls with the Lynnderella. I made the ornaments on the tree with the tiniest dotting tool I own and used Glow with the Flow and L'Oreal Silver Star.

These pine tree vinyls were super easy to use. If you are just starting out with nail vinyls, I would definitely recommend them. I think I have at least one more mani with Christmas vinyls coming up for you, I just can't get enough of them this year!

What's Up Nails Pine Tree vinyls are available at https://store.whatsupnails.com. This particular Lynnderella mystery polish is not available, but there are mysteries for sale in the store. Sally Hansen Glow with the Flow is available at a drugstore near you!

Christmas Trees and Reindeer Games!

*Lynnderella Holly Jolly Jammy sent as a gift, all other products purchased by me*

'Twas the Sunday before Christmas... OMG I can't believe it's already the Sunday before Christmas! I have so much shopping and baking to do, it's not even funny! I have my NOTD for the last few days to show you and I'm really enjoying wearing this one. For this mani, I used Vapid Lacquer Reindeer Games on my thumb, index, and pinkie nails, and then did two coats of OPI Angel with a Lead Foot on the other middle and ring nails. I used What's Up Nails Ribbon Tree vinyls and used Lynnderella Holly Jolly Jammy for the body of the tree and Lynnderella All Hallow's Gold for the stars. 

Vapid Reindeer Games is amazing, by the way! It's the perfect Christmas red with a smattering of holo sparkles. I think I will have to wear it again, maybe for Christmas Day. The two Lynnderella worked beautifully for the tree and the star and the nail vinyls were incredibly easy to use. What's Up Nails really makes a great product, if you haven't tried them yet. They are perfect for the lazy nail artist, like myself. 

I sported this festive look for decorating my Christmas tree, as well as some of the Christmas parties at work. I have some more What's Up Nails vinyls for the Christmas season, so this isn't the last vinyl mani you'll see from me this year.

The Vapid store is closed until the new year, so you can't get Reindeer Games right now. Maybe check around in some Facebook groups in case someone is selling it. Lynnderella All Hallow's Gold (my custom) is available now on the Lynnderella eBay store. Holly Jolly Jammy was a Christmas gift from Lynnderella last year, so that's unavailable as well. Happily, you can nab the ribbon tree vinyls at What's Up Nails, along with other fantastic Christmas vinyls.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

*Polishes sent for review, vinyls purchased by me*

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my U.S. readers! I hope you have a wonderful day and spend quality time with friends and family. Despite having some super nubs right now, I wanted to show you my Thanksgiving mani. The base is Zoya Flynn and I used Vibrant Vinyls leaf vinyls on two accent nails. The leaf colors are Zoya Autumn (copper), Zoya Ash (red), and Zoya Yara (green).

I really love Thanksgiving, as it signals the start of the holiday season!! 💛💛

You can order these Zoya polishes for 70% off tomorrow on zoya.com, use code "Yay" to save!!

Happy Halloween!!! Graveyard Nails!

*Polish sent for review, vinyls purchased by me*

Happy Halloween!!! My favorite day of the year has arrived! I decorated the inside and outside of my house, got lots of candy and did my Halloween nails. Now I'm sitting here and there have been only a couple of trick-or-treaters :(. I am about to watch Hocus Pocus, though, so that will cheer me up. My Halloween mani is the new just released Lynnderella Falling for Stars Hollow with What's Up Nails graveyard vinyls. Falling for Stars Hollow is an excellent orange-y red with teeny golden holo glitter. It's like a glowing burning ember. Lynnderella describes it as "russet red shimmerella with gold holographic nanoglitter accents and red shimmer". As most of you know, red is not one of my personal favorite polish colors, but I am really feeling this one! It goes perfectly with my Halloween vinyls and I think it will also be amazing with Thanksgiving and Christmas manis.

This was two easy coats of Falling for Stars Hollow. I used Sally Hansen Black to Black for the vinyl design. The What's Up Nails vinyls are my favorite ones to use. They are so easy to work with and always create a clean looking design. I have trouble removing some of the other vinyls I have tried, but these are easily gripped with my Tweezers and peel off perfectly every time. I plan to get a bunch of Christmas vinyls from What's Up Nails!

So I'll be hanging out eating my favorite Halloween candy (Mounds) and watching Hocus Pocus!!

*Mounds purchased and eaten by me*

Lynnderella Falling for Stars Hollow will be available shortly on http://stores.ebay.com/lynnderella-lynnderella. The graveyard nail vinyls are available on https://store.whatsupnails.com. Sally Hansen Black to Black, my new go to nail art black, is at a drugstore near you!