Crows Toes Nail Lacquer- Tequila Sunrise

Hello everyone!

A while ago I ordered my first Crows Toes polish that I was completely in love with. Sadly, when I got it, it was shoved into the background and I never wore it. I picked it up recently and I fell in love with it all over again. Tequila Sunrise is the prettiest color shifting polish. It is a hot pink polish that shifts from pink to a yellow-green to gold.

I had no problems with the formula, but I did use three coats. The polish is somewhat sheer, but can easily be layered. I love the way the polish looks when light hits it!

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful week and a great weekend!

XOXO
Rachel

Essie - Cute as a Button

Hello everyone!

The weather has been a tease the past couple of weeks, going from warm to cold and over again. The days that are warm make me want Spring and Summer so much more! To keep my spirits up, I decided to paint my nails a nice springy color! Essie Cute as a Button is the perfect color for spring!

Shown here is two coats. The formula was very easy to work with and went on so smooth. Some Essie formulas are quite questionable, but this is one I like.

So pretty! Are you ready for spring to be here? Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO
Rachel

Valentine's Day Mani 2014

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

I hope every one of you have a wonderful day!! Wether it be with you special someone, or just a group of friends, have fun today!! I have another mani for you all, as I said I would in my last post. This is sort of a mix and match pink and glitter mani!!

They are so simple yet I could stare at them all day!! The pink is two coats of Sinful Colors Boom Boom. On my ring finger I have two coats of Salon Perfect Diamond Dust topped with one coat of OPI Which Is Witch. I also used Which Is Witch for the glitter gradient. The little diamond studs are from Winstonia Store.

Every time these catch the sun, the holo glitters just go crazy! What do you think of this mani? Thanks for stopping by! I hope you all have a fantastic heart day!

XOXO
Rachel

Valentine's Day Nails!

Hello everyone!

It has been a few days since I have blogged, but I am back with a cute Valentine's Day nail design!  I think I might do one more themed mani before Friday, so be on the look out for that! I decided to keep it fairly simple, and took inspiration from my nautical mani that I did a little while ago!

I'm really happy with the way my stripes turned out! For the base of my accent nails I used OPI Alpine Snow. The gold is Julie G Metallic Heels. For the pink I used Sinful Colors Cotton Candy and the red is Revlon Revlon Red.

I am super happy with the way these turned out. I think the colors go together so well! What mani are you going to be wearing this Valentines Day? Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO
Rachel

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!!

Gradient Bubble Nails for International Nail Art Day!

Hello everyone!

Today is International Nail Art Day or #INAD!! This is a day where all nail art lovers can come together and create awesome nail art together!! To find out more info, check out the INAD Instagram and Twitter!

For today's nail art I decided to try something I'd never tried before, bubble nails!! I absolutely love the way these turned out for a first time! I wanted to mix it up a little bit.. so I did a gradient with the bubbles!!

It looks so cool, right! I started with a base of OPI Alpine Snow and then used acrylic paint for the bubbles. To find out how to do this, go check out Trendy Polish's tutorial on YouTube!

Did you participate in #INAD? Would you wear this mani? Thanks for stopping by!!

Julie G Crushed Candy and Essie The Girls Are Out

Hey everyone!

I'm so glad that I got my computer working and I can now access the pictures I need! Sorry about that little bump in the road!

Today I have two beautiful polishes to show you all! Essie The Girls Are Out looks so good paired with Julie G Crushed Candy! And thats what I did! Paired them up!

Just look how gorgeous it is!! I used two coats for each polish.

I absolutely love this combo!! What do you think of it? Thanks for stopping by!!

Geometric Skittlette

Hey everyone!

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!!

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!!

Orly- Peaceful Opposition & Sinful Colors- Cotton Candy

Hey everyone!

I really wanted to paint my nails but I didn't know what color to choose (the usual right?!). I opened my drawer full of polish and Orly Peaceful Opposition caught my eye. But I wanted an accent nail so I reached in and pulled out something at random, which happened to be Sinful Colors Cotton Candy. These two were a match made in heaven!

Instead of one accent nail, I went with two! I really love this combination! Shown here is three coats of each with topcoat.

What do you think about this mani?
Thanks for stopping by and reading!

China Glaze- Strawberry Fields

Hello all!

Today I am wearing Strawberry Fields by China Glaze. This polish is a stunner! With a rosy/magenta base and gold shimmer, it is absolutely beautiful! I found this polish in my local Sally Beauty Supply about a year ago and I have come to the knowledge that this polish comes from the 2009 summer collection! It may be a little tricky to find since it comes from an older collection, but it would be worth the hunt!

This polish was a little tricky to photograph, but I think it is pretty color accurate. Oh, and excuse the tip wear!

I just love the gold shimmer in this polish!

Thanks for reading!

Liquid Sky Lacquer- Fuchsia Illusion

Hello everyone!! I can't believe that I haven't posted in two weeks! I have been so busy lately and I just didn't have time to paint my nails! My schedule is freer than the last two were, so I am hoping to have posts up more often!

*Warning- Picture HEAVY!*

I can't even start to tell you how much I am in love with this polish. It is Ah-Mazing! Fuchsia Illusion is a thermal polish that changes from a dark purple holo when cold to a pink holo when warm! This is just one of the amazing creations from Liquid Sky Lacquer, and can be purchased here. To see the other two Liquid Sky Lacquer posts I have, you can click here and here

 Here it is in all its glory! Isn't she a beaut!?!? I dipped my nails in hot water and this picture is showing the change from pink to purple.

Above is what the polish looks like when it is cold. Shown is three coats and no topcoat. You can also see some of the holographic glitter in the pinky.

This is what the polish looks like when it is hot. The polish is a holo when it is hot and cold. 

And just a few shots during the transition.

Do you love this polish as much as I do? I think it is absolutely gorgeous and I am so glad that I was able to snag a bottle!

Thanks for reading and I will be back with more posts later this week!