TGIF: Earthy Aqua Gradient

Thank God it's Friday everyone! This week has absolutely been so very hectic for me, with school and tennis, and I'm still trying to balance everything out!

I started off two dreamy coats of Earthy Angel, and then sponged on Bettina Aqua, and then a little bit of Zoya Zuza. Afterwards I stampeded over it using Silver Sweep... You can't see it IRL, but Aqua actually turned the stamping gold, so on top is silver and on the bottom is gold... It looks cool. 

Oh... And the photos look a lil bit weird because I am using a new camera and I'm trying to find out how to use it, lol.

Thoughts??

-Kelly xx

• Base Color: Color Club Earthy Angel
• Sponged Color: Bettina Aqua
• Sponged Color #2: Zoya Zuza
• Stamp Color: Sally Hansen Silver Sweep
• IP: BM212

(**Bettina Product sent for consideration**)

Cotton Candy Gradient

Hellooooo. So. Slowly easing myself into blogging. Hopefully once I start school again my schedule will be more... Sorted out. Right now I wake up at like 9:00-10:00 and stay in my pajama's unless I have like three hours of tennis or going somewhere with my friends.

I started off with Pink Friday from the Nicki Minaj collection. I am not of a pink wearer so I actually haven't tried it (but I've dabbled a bit with it) until now. I was originally going to add the blue right away but I was in a hurry and left it pink-- Which I ended up loving for some reason-- for a couple days before adding the rest of the nail art.

I started off with two coats of Pink Friday which is your average light/medium pink Creme. Nothing to special, but for some reason I liked it (excuse bubbling on ring finger i was in a hurry). I then sponged on a bit of For Audrey and then stamped over it using a silver polish. It's sort of hard to tell, but the design is sort of a fish scale look... Not sure. A girl from my tennis class said it looked like mountains. Haha. The image was on a french tip plate so I did have to stamp it twice.

Anyway, I hoped you liked it and be sure to let me know what you think! xx

• Base Color: OPI Pink Friday
• Sponged Color: China Glaze For Audrey
• Stamp Color: Sally Hansen Silver Sweep
• Plate: BM217

Banquet Nails :)

Hi everyone. So again, horrible title of the post, I know, I am just not that creative with names :/ Anyway, I'm going to a graduation banquet tonight so I thought I would do my nails :)

I started off with two effortless coats of Zoya Zuza (Which you can win in my giveaway!), and then afterwards I stamped over it. Yea, I know. Simple blah blah blah I seriously need some inspirationnn. I'm running out of ideas hahaha.

Anyway, that's it for today! Thanks so much for stopping by and be sure to let me know what you think :D

• Base Color: Zoya Zuza
• Stamp Color: Konad Black
• Plate: M78

Bettina Hustle

Hi everyone! So I finally cut down my nails :) They were getting a bit too long for my liking and I started having a hard time typing... but anyway. Today I get to show you this gorgeous color from Bettina's Disco Collection!

Hustle is packed with blue glassflecks. Reminds me of OPI Austintatious Turquoise but I'm not sure if they are actually that similar... I'll have to check. It's a blue with a lot of green undertones and it has a slight purple and maybe even lime green duo-chrome, but it wasn't that visible on the nail. Perhaps next time I shall layer it over black and see what happens :) The formula is a little watery so the first coat was very sheer but it builds up, and dry time was fast. Overall a very gorgeous color, and it's kind of a chameleon. Sometimes it's hard whether to say it's blue or green... but most of the time it's blue, haha. I love it! This was three coats.


 Anyway, thank you so much for reading and be sure to let me know what you think! :)

(**Bettina product sent for review**)

Sponged Leopard

Hi! So I wanted to do something colorful and fun today :) I think I saw this over on Chalk Board Nails but I'm not sure... But yea, I remember seeing this somewhere and I thought it would be to try and replicate :)

I started off with one thin coat of Bettina Clouds, and then using a cosmetic sponge I sponged on the different colors. Afterwards I stamped a leopard print using a white polish.

I don't think this turned out that great but I still like it :)

Thanks so much for reading and be sure to let me know what you think! :)

• Base Color: Bettina Clouds
• Sponged Colors: Pink- Bettina #4, Green/Blue- Bettina Ocean, Purple- OPI Planks-A-Lot, Blue- Sally Hansen Blue Me Away
• Stamp Color: Luv My Nails White
• Plate: BM221

(**Bettina products sent for consideration**)

OPI Did It On 'Em

Hi! So it's Monday... And it's been kind of a crappy morning >.> I woke up with a sore throat :( Anyway, I decided to do my nails. Hope you like!

I started off with two coats of OPI Did It On 'Em. Interesting color... I like it though. It's one shade lighter than OPI Who The Shrek Are You, or at least in the bottle. Let me know if you want a comparison :) Formula was similar to WTSAY, meaning, it was kind of patchy and stuff, I needed three coats to even everything out. Dry time was a little on the slower side. But besides all that I really do like the color :)

  Afterwards I sponged on a blue color and the stamped over it. LOL. Another gradient... I don't know why but I love doing them. I'll have something different for my next mani, I promise, haha :)

 Thanks so much for reading and be sure to let me know what you think! :)

• Base Color: OPI Did It On 'Em
• Other: Fly
• Stamp Color: Konad Black
• Plate: BM201

(Late) Easter Mani!

Hi everyone! Happy Late Easter! I meant to post this yesterday but it was so hectic and busy that I didn't have any time, but hey, better late then never, right?

This was inspired by decorated pastel Easter eggs! I thought of it the other day and I thought it would be really fun to do :) All of the designs/dots were made with a small dotting tool :)

What did you wear on Easter?

Thank you so much for reading and be sure to let me know what you think!

• Blue: China Glaze For Audrey
• Yellow: Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow
• Pink: OPI Pink Friday
• Purple: Bettina Haze

(**Bettina product sent for consideration**)

OPI Gradient!

Hi everyone! Welcome back to my blog! I wanted to quickly thank everyone who participated in my poll :) But I also wanted to say that I'm super stupid because the summer collection is already out... I guess I should have checked before I started the poll, haha. I felt like an idiot once I went on the website. Anyway, I'll order the polishes sometime this week! Thanks for being patient! Ok, enough blabbering, onto the photos!

I started off with two flawless coats of OPI Fly, a gorgeous... Teal (?) color. Like honestly, it's so pretty. It's a little bit more green than in the photo's though. Afterwards I sponged on OPI Dim Sum Plum.

 Oh, and I know I have like three pictures but here is a picture my dad took of my nails at Queen's Bath on some lava rocks. Ignore my ugly wrinkly fingers, haha.

 Anyway, thank you so much for reading and be sure to let me know what you think! :D

xoxo

• Base Color: OPI Fly
• Sponge Color: OPI Dim Sum Plum

Tribal Nails!

Hi everyone! So I finally got around to doing tribal nails! :)

I started off with two coats of Bettina Clouds, which is seriously the best white I have ever used. All of the whites I have tried in the past are nasty, streaky, and look like I painted my nails with white out.  The formula on Clouds is amazing and smooth...  It's a "real" white but it's... soft... like, not as stark. It's amazing and so pretty...

Afterwards I sponged on a bunch of different colors and then stamped on a fun polynesian-esque tribal print.

Thanks so much for reading and let me know what you think!

• Base Color: Bettina Clouds
• Sponged Colors: Orange- Bettina Art Deco Orange, Yellow- Bettina Art Deco Yellow, Navy- Bettina Indigo, Red- OPI Red My Fortune Cookie
• Stamp Color: Konad Black 
• Plate: BM221

(**Bettina products sent for review**)

Color Club New Bohemian + Revlon Whimsical

Hi! So I was at Longs the other day and I stopped by the Revlon display and it was packed full with Whimsicals along with a whole bunch of awesome colors. I snatched it up immediately. I was so excited!!  I couldn't wait to try it :)

I started off with two coats of Color Club New Bohemian, which is basically the same color as China Glaze For Audrey... but I want to say NB is maybe just a pinch greener but it's not as green as in the pictures, haha... Let me know if you want a comparison. Formula was a little runny but nothing horrible. Application was patchy on the first coat but evened out by the second. Dry time was average. This is two coats.

Whimsical is really sheer, which is why I layered it over NB. The glitter is kind of sparse and you have to sort of place it where you want it. But besides that, application was fine. It's very pretty. There is pink and blue hexagonal glitter, along with reflective micro glitter all suspended in a light milky blue base. Dry time was average. This is two coats.

I am so happy! I have officially bought my first Deborah Lippmann dupe, hahaha. It's gorgeous! I have been really into glitter lately... In other news, I didn't get to take photos until like 4:00 PM, and I usually like to take photos at 12:00 because the natural lighting is always nice. But I was crazy busy today... I got a little side job as a helper and the hours are always during my "blog hours" :( Oh well, I'll make it work ^_^

Anyway, thank you so much for reading and be sure to let me know if you picked up any of the Revlon dupes :)

Color Club Blue-topia+Essie Shine of the Times

Hi everyone! Happy Saturday! Today I get to show you a match made in heaven!

*DROOL* Pretty right? Ever since I got Shine of the Times in a swap with the wonderful D'Anna, I knew exactly how I wanted to use it! I wanted to layer it under a dark blue! I started off with two coats of Color Club Blue-topia, then after I applied one coat of SotT. Gorgeous! I took so many photos and there were too many pretty ones so... yea, pic heavy post, haha.

Blue-topia is an extremely dark navy color. On the first coat it was a perfect navy (if you were careful you could get away with one coat!), but the second coat turned it almost black. Still pretty, but a bit too dark for my taste. Formula was amazing and dry time was fast.

Shine of the Times is a gorgeous flakie that flashes, green, lavender, orange, red, and maybe even aqua! Gorgeous! Formula was nice and dry time was fast.

And yes, I did trim my nails again. They have been so weak and yucky lately, better to keep them short so they don't break. Hopefully they will be stronger once they start growing out again.

In other news, I am finally on Christmas break! I am so exhausted from exams. My friends and I are going to dress up and go out for sushi later to celebrate. Should be fun! :)

Do you have any fun plans for the weekend??

• Base Color: Color Club Blue-topia
• Flakie: Essie Shine of the Times

10 Day Challenge: Day 5

Welcome to day 5 of the challenge! Today's theme are blue nails(: Oh, and Jessica and I figured everybody would be busy shopping so we skipped posting yesterday :)

Blue is one of my favorite colors so the possibilities were endless. I decided to use one of my most favorite blue's of all time, OPI Suzi Says Feng Shui. Afterwards I added a thin coat of Bettina #189, a gorgeous shimmery blue packed with micro blue/green reflects. The end result was gorgeous! Then I stamped on this fun image on plate BM204 using a silver polish.

Overall I think it turned out really cute, what about you??

Be sure to check out Jessica's take on blue nails

• Base Color: OPI Suzi Says Feng Shui
• Layered color: Bettina #189
• Stamp Color: Sally Hansen Silver Sweep
• Plate: BM204

(**Bettina product provided for review**)

Bettina Ocean+Floral Stamping

Your probably wondering what the heck happened to my nails and why are they so short. Well, I was watching the Pretty Little Liars Halloween special the other night, and when I have the same nail polish on for over 3 days, I start to fiddle with them. Especially when they are super long. Anyway, long story short, I chewed them. Ok I am going to stop talking now and just get to the photos.

So my best friend in the whole world (Keani) picked out the base color. I chose the stamp and the stamp color:) I am really liking this combo. What about you?? Also, please excuse my nasty cuticles :/

Thanks for reading!

xoxo

• Base Color: Bettina Ocean
• Stamp Color: Zoya Kieko
• Plate: BM211

(**Bettina products sent for review**)