Happy Late Blog-O-Versary!

Hi everyone! So... My blog-o-versary was on July 25 and I forgot.... So... Enjoy this late post :)

I was hoping it would be a little bit more pink, it looks a bit orange, but I'm still happy with the outcome :)

Hope you all have a lovely day, I'm off to tennis now! xx

• Base Color: Bettina Yellow
• Coral: Sephora by OPI I'm Wired
• Stamp Color: Konad Black
• Plate: BM208

(**Bettina products sent for consideration**)

(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**)

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**)

Halloween Nail Art Series: Candy Corn Bats!

Hi everyone! Another halloween post for you(:

So this was inspired by (THIS) post by Amy from I'm Feeling Nail-Venturous(: Hahha, well not much to say... I started out with striping each color horizontally and then stamped cute bats on it afterwards.

Anyways, thanks so much for reading! Be sure to let me know what you think:)

• White: Luv My Nails White
• Yellow: Bettina Yellow
• Orange: Bettina Orange
• Stamp Color: Konad Black Pearl
• Plate: BM213

(**Bettina products sent for review**)

Awesome Two Toned Tropical Mani

I am in love with my nails at the moment(:

Ok first of all, this mani is so much more vibrant in real life. Second of all, I <3 two toned mani's!! Haha, I seriously can't stop looking at my hands. I absolutely loved the way this turned out. And since this is super summer-y, I have a special fall mani post ready. It should be up on Thursday:)

Let me know if you like(:

• Base Color: Bettina Art Deco Yellow
• Stamp Colors: Zoya Kieko, Zoya Shawn
• Plate: BM221

(**Bettina product sent for review**)

Bettina Week Recap + Final Thoughts

Hi everyone!!

I hope all of you enjoyed Bettina Week(: Here is a recap just in case you missed anything. I'll have the names link back to their post if you want to read them separately. I also wanted to mention that these aren't all the Bettina's I own, I had two more that I swatched earlier and then two more that I didn't have time to swatch. Anyway, moving onto the photos! :)

Art Deco Yellow: Three coats of my new favorite yellow, then stamped it using another Bettina color... I love the way this turned out, I got so many compliments!

Secret: I have to say that I am not a fan of black. I did find a use for this color though! It works for stamping, yay!! I used two coats and layered Sinful Colors Out Of This World over it. I apologize about the lightning.. the pics were taken hours apart.

Art Deco Orange:  This is probably my new favorite orange! I love love LOVE it:) This is two buttery smooth coats. I then stamped it using a fun flower print. I think it looks super summ-ery and fresh(:

#4: This is one of the two only pinks in my collection... and I love it! It's a little peachy for my skintone but I like it nontheless:) This is two slightly thick coats and I stamped it using another Bettina color. 

Trees: Green jelly perfection! Formula was awesome (as usual) and dry time was great. Stamped with another Bettina color... not crazy about the print though.t

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Final Thoughts: Overall I am in LOVE with Bettina. They come in a bunch of fun colors, and even when they are basic they still have that something that makes them special. The formulas are amazing, even for the tougher colors such as yellow. Dry times are usually above average and they dry shiny, which I love. Even the colors which I didn't exactly love, I still found a use for them. 

About Bettina: Bettina is a cosmetic brand from Puerto Rico. I first heard about them through Let Them Have Polish! They just recently started distributing their lacquer in the US, starting in Miami, Florida. Not sure about retail locations, but I am pretty sure you can order them.  If you have any questions visit their FB page, they are pretty good (and fast) at answering your questions. To see more of their enamels visit their website: www.bettinacosmetics.com

If you are want to know exactly what products and things I used, please click on the name of the polish, it will redirect you to their post. If you want to see the colors that I didn't feature in Bettina Week, you can click my Nail Polish Collection tab below my header(:

Thanks so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed my recap! :D

(**Products were sent for review**)

Bettina Art Deco Yellow

Loving my nails right now! So cute and summer-y(:

If you follow me on Twitter, which I suggest you do ;), you would know that this week is Bettina Week!   So this whole week is going to be focused on the Bettina brand. I wanted to start things off with something bright and fun, so I chose Bettina Art Deco Yellow(:

Art Deco Yellow is this fun, bright yellow creme. The formula on this wasn't great, but it was better than my other yellow. I don't think it was Bettina's fault though... It's hard to make a good yellow polish. And like I said, the formula on this yellow was way better than my Sally Hansen yellow. This is three coats but dry time was fast so it didn't bother me(: Overall this color is gorgeous and if your looking for a good yellow I recommend it. 

Afterwards, I stamped it using Bettina Art Deco Orange and this fun circular image from BM206. The stamping is way more stark and vibrant in real life. I love the way this turned out, what about you?? :)

• Base Color: Bettina Art Deco Yellow
• Stamp Color: Bettina Art Deco Orange
• Plate: BM206

(**Products were sent for review**)

Bet It All On OPI+Dots!

I added some cute polka-dots to Bet It All On OPI (HERE). Cristina from Let Them Have Polish! gave me inspiration for this mani.

I applied a topcoat on my pinkie and the decided I liked it without the top coat just because I thought it looked nicer when it had texture. I kind of messed up on the dots but since this mani is abstract, you can't really tell. 

Do you love polka-dots?

• Base Color: OPI Bet It All On OPI
• Dots: Green- OPI Who The Shrek Are You?,  Blue- OPI Suzi Says Feng Shui, Yellow- Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow

Mellow Yellow... the best yellow ever!

For some reason, when it comes to yellow polish, I have the hardest time finding them. I find these little wannabe yellows (the gross looking kind with shimmer) but I can never find a true yellow creme. It took me 6 months to find Lightning by Sally Hansen (Insta-Dry). The week before I finally saw Lightning, I spotted this yellow creme in the X-treme Wear section. I could have never asked for a better yellow.

Mellow Yellow is sort of in between a yellow, yellow, and a medium yellow. It looks different in different lights. The last picture is proof of that... I think that was taken in the shade. A lot of people say that the formula on yellows are a pain in the butt, but honestly, I didn't have any trouble. I admit that the first coat was a little patchy, but everything evened out on the second. Drying time was average.

What's your favorite yellow?