SpaRitual- Off the Grid

Hello everyone!

Today I have a gorgeous SpaRitual polish to share with you! Off the Grid is a gorgeous blue shimmer polish, that has hints of purple and teal in it. This polish reminds me of a mermaid every time that I look at it! When the light hits my nails, I can't help but stare!

This polish is somewhat sheer, so I used three coats. I think you can still see some visible nail line, even with three coats.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

XOXO
Rachel

Blue Swirl Mani

Hello everyone!

Today I have a simple blue mani for you guys! I'm not quite sure what the actual pattern is called, but I am going to call it swirls! I used Essie Where's My Chauffeur and Julie G Rock Candy. The swirls were made with a small detail brush.

I really like how the pattern turned out! I will definitely be doing it again sometime in the future! I also like the element of a textured polish! What do you think of this mani? Do you like textured polishes? I hope you all have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO
Rachel

Wet N' Wild - Teal Slowly and See

Hey everyone!

Today I have just a little snippet for you all. Wet N' Wild Teal Slowly and See is such a gorgeous blue and I don't know why I didn't wear it sooner! This was a limited edition color from the Pop Art Craze collection.

This was so easy to work with and took two coats to reach opacity. I love how smooth and shiny they look!

Thank you for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

XOXO
Rachel

Blue Dotticure!

Hello everyone!!

I was browsing through Instagram the other day and I came across a gorgeous mani by @ermahgerdperlish who is ever so talented! I knew that I just had to try and recreate it! I haven't really used a dotting tool much lately, and so I thought this would be great practice!

Aren't they super cute!? For the base I used two coats of OPI Alpine Snow. The accent nail is two coats of Nails Inc. Baker Street, THE most beautiful blue ever! The black dots are Wet N' Wild Black Creme and the glitter dots are Salon Perfect Diamond Dust. Surprisingly, this didn't take very long at all and I am super happy with the way they turned out!

Go check Kristin out on Instagram to see her stunning mani! I think that if I used pinks and reds, these could be super cute valentines nails! What do you all think about them? Thank you so much for stopping by!

XOXO
Rachel

The Fault In Our Stars

Hello everyone!

I am so excited to share this nail art with you today!! Recently, I was on Pinterest browsing through. I came across a few manis inspired by the New York's #1 Bestseller, The Fault In Our Stars. I just finished the book a couple days ago, which I HIGHLY recommend. The writing in this book is absolutely phenomenal, full of intelligence and thought provoking statements. John Green, is an excellent author, who also takes part in a Youtube channel, VlogBrothers.

In honor of the trailer coming out today, I decided to take my shot at some nails! I decided to use two symbols, that play a big part in the book. If you haven't read it, you may not understand. Just enjoy the nail art!

So I know this probably isn't the best writing ever, but I tried. I am super proud of the way they turned out! For the base I used Sally Hansen Blue Me Away. For the polka dot gradient, I used Wet N' Wild Black Creme and A Blank Canvas. The rest is black and white acrylic paint.

I think they turned out pretty well! I really love how the dotted gradient came out too! What do you all think of these? Have you read the book!?

Ciate- Pepperminty and Members Only

Hello everyone!!

So today I have one of the last few posts of my little Ciate series for you! Pepperminty and Members Only were my polishes of choice! I didn't know if these two would make a good combination, but I went for it anyway.

First up I have Pepperminty! I absolutely love blue polishes, especially teal polishes like this one! For full opacity I used three coats.

I decided to layer Members Only over Pepperminty. I didn't really know how they would look together, but I think I like the way they turned out!

What do you think of this combo? Thank you so much for stopping by!

XOXO
Rachel

Ciate- Locket and Ferris Wheel

Hey everyone!!

So this is the second installment in my little Ciate series!! Today I have two polishes to show you all, Locket and Ferris Wheel! Let's jump right in!!

Locket is a silver polish with little silver glitters in it! Im not really a fan of the way this looks, and it was hard to apply. over all I would give it a 3 out of 5. By the time cleanup rolled around I was over it, hence the uneven cuticle! Shown is 2 coats with a thick topcoat.

Next up is Ferris Wheel. Whenever I saw the bottle I thought the polish was going to be a little darker, but I like the pastel blue! For full opacity I used 3 coats. The formula is pretty nice and is easy to apply!

Thank you all so much for stopping by!

XOXO
Rachel

12 Days of Christmas Nail Art Challenge- Day 7

Hey everyone!

So I'm still one day behind on this challenge, but I am determined to catch up this week! Before we know it, the challenge is going to be over! The challenge ends on Christmas, which is in 9 DAYS!! I love the Christmas season!

Today is Christmas free style! I decided to go with blue and silver because I wanted to get away from the traditional red and green for a day!

The blue is Orly Stone Cold. I made the different sized dots with Salon Perfect Diamond Dust. I think the Salon Perfect is just gorgeous! You can kind of see some of the holographic glitters on my thumb!

This was a last minute idea, and I like the way it turned out!! What do you think? Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO
Rachel

Back to School nails!

Hey everyone!

Today I have some back to school nails to show you all! It is that time of the year again! I have actually never done back to school nails, so this was a first go at them! I like how they turned out, but they got a little smudged from the top coat. I always get impatient and put it on to fast! I'll just have to be more patient next time!

Alright. If you will notice on my ring finger, it says the square route of one. Yes, I know that is not possible :P I was trying to think of a number and one came to my mind! It was much later that I realized what I had done! 

Onto the colors:

Red- Revlon Revlon Red

Blue- Sally Hansen Blue Me Away

Black- Wet n' Wild Black Creme

White- OPI Alpine Snow

I think these are perfect for back to school! What do you think? Would you give these a shot? Thanks for stopping by!

Gold and Teal!

Hey everyone!!

Today I have a really simple mani to show you guys! Although it is simple, I really love the color combination!!

For the blue, I used 3 thin coats of Color Club Blue-Ming. Then I free handed the hearts with Zoya Tomoko, which is ABSOLUTELY gorgeous!!

I think these two colors make a fabulous combination!! What do you think of this mani? Thanks for stopping by!

Nautical Mani!

Hey everyone!

I have seen about 651234 different variations of nautical nails on Pinterest, Instagram, and floating around the web! I decided I would give them a go! I saw this mani from @yesnails on Instagram and I knew that I wanted to do my nautical mani kind of like hers!!

Yay I love them!! Colors used:
 OPI Alpine Snow and I Saw... You Saw... We Saw... Warsaw ( I hate that name >.<)
Sinful Colors Cotton Candy
Julie G Metallic Heels

For the Anchor I used a small striping brush and for the stripes I used striping tape and a small brush.

I really like the way these turned out! How would you do your nautical mani? Thanks for stopping by!!

TIOT- Revlon Dreamer and Essie Stroke of Brilliance

Hey everyone!

So I didn't have a TIOT post up last week due to my computer difficulties, but I'm back on track this week!

Today I decided to use Revlon Dreamer! I had to use 3 coats for full opacity. Then I added top coat!
I absolutely love this color! It is just gorgeous!!

Next I added 1 coat of Essie Stroke of Brilliance! I've never found something that I wanted to pair this with, so I decided to try it over Dreamer!

I really love these two!! Especially paired together! What do you think about these two? Thank you for stopping by!

A Girly Manicure

Hey everyone!

A few months back I was scrolling through my Instagram and I just fell in love with this mani from @susieq1980 ! It looked stunning on her and I wanted to give it a shot myself! I am really proud of the way it came out!

I used a bunch of different colors so here we go!

Thumb and Middle- 1 coat of Color Club Hydrangea Kiss topped with 2 coats of Revlon Girly
Index- 2 coats of Color Club Hydrangea Kiss. Spots with Color Club Blue-Ming and Laven-Darling
           Outlines with black acrylic paint
Ring- base of OPI Alpine Snow. Color Club Hydrangea Kiss, Laven-Darling, Blue-ming, and                                
          Blushing Rose sponged on top. Then to top it off, 1 coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust.
Pinkie- 2 coats of Color Club Hydrangea Kiss. Glitter placement using glitter from Revlon Girly

I am in love with these!! What do you think of them? Thanks for stopping by!!

Try It On Tuesday! Zoya Wednesday and Zuza

Hey everybody!

Today I have something new that I am going to start doing on the blog! Gini from Sassy Paints came up with something genius called Try It On Tuesday, which I will be participating in! TIOT is where every tuesday, you can post a polish (or two) that you haven't used yet! Then you can email her and she will post your manicure, along with everyone else who participated, on her Facebook as a collective album! I really love this idea because I have a lot of polishes that I would love to try out, but never end up reaching for!

For today's TIOT, I have two polishes from Zoya!! First up we have Wednesday, which is just an absolutely gorgeous color!! This polish went on flawlessly in 2 coats! Shown is without top coat, and it is still sooo shiny!

Next up I have Zoya Zuza! This is also another perfect and gorgeous color! I just layered one coat over Wednesday and it looks awesome! I can't stop starring! It reminds me of a mermaid!

I absolutely love both of these Zoya polishes! What do you think of these two?

Thanks for stopping by!

Geometric Skittlette

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I really have been wanting to expand on the amount of nail art that I do! Right now I'm sticking to simple things, but at least I'm trying something! Today I have a really awesome mani for you all! I decided to try a skittlette, of which Marta from Chit Chat Nails created and is known for!

I love the way the geometric nails came out! They could use some work, but it looks pretty good for a first try! On my thumb and pointer I have 3 coats of Essie Where's My Chauffeur? On my middle and ring fingers I started with a base of OPI Alpine Snow and then using a small striping brush to make the triangles, I used Essie Where's My Chauffeur?, Sinful Colors Sugar n' Spice, and Wet n' Wild Black Creme. Then for my pinkie I started with a base of Pure Ice Beware and topped it with OPI Which is Witch? 

What do you think of this mani? Would you wear it? Thanks for reading!!

Funky French!

Hey everyone!

Today I have a fun french manicure for you all! French tips aren't really my thing, but I thought I would give it a shot! I decided to do a striped french!

I decided to use some beachy props! I thought they were theme fitting!

For this look I used the colors:
Revlon Dreamy
OPI I Saw... U Saw... We Saw... Warsaw
China Glaze Aquadelic
China Glaze Hanging in the Balance
Sally Hansen Breezy Blue

I taped off the tip of my nail and used a small detail brush to make the stripes.

I'm extremely happy with the way these came out! I might have to try something similar with a different color scheme!
Here is an artsy pic for ya! I really like this!

Thanks for reading!

Happy 4th! Sugar Spun nails!

Hey everyone! Happy 4th of July!

Today I have a patriotic mani, DUH!! I decided on trying some sugar spun nails! I really like the way they came out, especially for a first try! Of course there is room for improvement, but this is what the final product looks like! Oh and excuse the boo-boo on my pinkie :P

For a base I used two coats of OPI Alpine Snow. Then I created the "sugar" with Sinful Colors Endless Blue and Revlon Revlon Red. I didn't add a top coat because of the 3D effect that the polish made. Go check out Sammy from The Nailasaurus' tutorial for this look on her blog!

I'm in love!! What do you think about this look? Would you try sporting this look?
Thanks for stopping by!

Sinful Colors- Endless Blue with stripes!

Hey everyone!

Today I have some simple but awesome nail art for you all! I didn't really know what I was going to paint, but this is what I ended up with! I really love the way it turned out!

Oh and I had a little break on my index, but I refuse to cut them all down!

For the base on my pinkie, ring, and thumb, I used two coats of Julie G Frosted Gumdrops in Blueberry Fizz. Then I added some freehand stripes using Sinful Colors Endless Blue and OPI Alpine Snow. For my index and middle I used two coats of Endless Blue and added some studs from Winstonia Store.

Since Blueberry Fizz is a textured polish, I used one generous coat of Gelous and then a coat of INM Out The Door for top coat.

What do you guys think? What color combo would you use? Thanks for stopping by!

BellsKandi- Thermal Polishes! swatches/review

*Provided for review*

Hello everyone!

So today I have four polishes to show you guys from an indie brand called BellsKandi! Show some love and go check out her etsy store! These four polishes are thermals, and they are awesome!

To see more pictures of these awesome polishes, CLICK BELOW!!

Mix n' Match!

Hey everyone!

Recently I received my Julie G Frosted Gumdrops order from a deal Groupon had! I wanted to just try one out to see what it was like, but I didn't want to do my full hand, so I did an accent nail! I have really been into mix n' match nails lately, so why not keep it up? I went with a simple black, blue, and glitter mani!

I really love these! And I also like the texture of the Julie G polish! now for some colors!
black- Wet n' Wild Black Creme
silver glitter- Essie Set in Stones
glitter on middle finger- loose glitter that can be found in any craft store
blue- Julie G Blueberry Fizz

I am so excited to try the rest of the Frosted Gumdrops collection! What do you think about the polishes?

Thanks for stopping by!