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

Chevron and Sparkles

Hi everyone! I just wanted to say THANK YOU for 700 followers! That's crazy! I've been super busy lately but I am going to really try to get back into blogging and make time for it :) Hopefully this post is a start...

I vaguely remember seeing a picture somewhere that had a chevron accent so I thought it would be fun to recreate.

Hope you like it and be sure to let me know what you think!

Thanks for stopping by xx

• Base Color: Bettina #4
• Sparkly Accent: Zoya Faye
• Chevron Accent: Bettina Clouds + Konad Black + BM 201

(**Bettina products sent for consideration**)

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**)

(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

NOTD! Glitter Gal!

Hi everyone! So I had this post scheduled but when it published there was nothing on it... So like.. Blogger ate my post or something. WTF? Anyway, here is a quick NOTD. Enjoy! :)

• Base Color: Glitter Gal Frappe
• Stamp Color: Konad Black
• Plate: BM221

(**Glitter Gal product sent for review**)

Bettina Orion

Hi everyone! Today I have a gorgeous layering combo to show you(:

This is so pretty!! It's so fun, subtle, and sparkly and it reminds me of fairy dust, haha. I started off with two effortless coats of Bettina #4 and then applied one coat of Bettina Orion, which is an extremely sheer polish packed with micro glass/glitter flecks all floating inside a translucent soft pink base. It flashes mostly silver and a soft pink, but you can spot a random purple glitter particle every once in a while :) I also wanted to mention that Orion is sheer enough to layer over other colors (besides pink)
without changing the base color too much.

If only you could see this in real life....

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

• Base Color: Bettina #4
• Sparkle: Bettina Orion

(**Products sent for review**)

Shabby Drab and Polka Dots!

Hi everyone! Happy Valentine's Day! :) I'm probably just going to stay home and read The Hunger Games and eat chocolate but I thought I would do my nails anyway :P

So I guess it's not the most Valentine-y but I didn't really want to do hearts or anything so I just went with some pastel polka dots!

I started off with two coats of Color Club Shabby Drab, a gorgeous dusty periwinkle color! Like seriously, it's gorgeous! Formula was awesome (despite being a tad bit water-y), dry time was fast and this baby dried shiny! This is two effortless coats.

Anyway, thanks so much for reading and let me know what you think! Happy Valentine's Day! :)

xoxo

• Base Color: Color Club Shabby Drab
• Polka Dot Colors: Green- Revlon Minted, Pink- Bettina Orion layered over Bettina #4, White- Wet N Wild White

(**Bettina products sent for review**)

10 Day Challenge: Day 1

Hi! So I have some exciting news(: Jessica from Luv My Lacquer and I are teaming up to do the 10 Day Challenge together. Basically, it's the shorter version of the 30 Day Challenge, haha. And, for your convenience, I'll have the challenge list in the sidebar so you can view it whenever you want to. And since it's the first day, I'll post it below as well(: Also, all credit for the list and the challenge goes to Marketta at Pink Polish Addict, go check our her blog! She is doing the challenge as well with her own challenge buddies! :) Anyway, welcome to day 1! Pink nails!

I don't own many pinks so I don't have a lot to choose from. (I have about 4). Since I just wore two of my pinks recently, I decided to go with OPI The One That Got Away. A gorgeous fuchsia color packed with glassflecks! (I know it looks red but I promise, it's fuchsia...well... fuchsia red.) This is three thin coats.

Afterwards I stamped over it using a silver polish. And as promised, the list:

Anyways, I know they aren't that pink, but let me know what you think anyway! :)

Be sure to check out Jessica's take on pink nails(:

• Base Color: OPI The One That Got Away
• Stamp Color: Sally Hansen Silver Sweep
• Plate: M64

OPI Steady As She Rose

I know your probably sick of hearing about the Pirates collection, but last time I featured this color, I took photos too late in the day to be color accurate, so I decided to swatch it today(:

OH.MY.GAWD. So pretty. Steady As She Rose is a soft pink/nude color. It's a little less pink in real life than in the photos. The formula on this was a lot better than Mermaid Tears. Dry time was average.  

If you want to see what I stamped over it when it was featured last week, click (HERE).

Thanks so much for reading(:

Fun Pink and Purple Stamping :)

I was originally going to post swatch pictures of Steady as She Rose but since they were taken later in the day, they weren't color accurate at all... It looked like it was a nude when it's actually a soft pink. Anyway, I am just going to show the stamped pictures which for some reason... are a lot more color accurate. lol.

Please excuse the bubbling... I really need to get a new bottle of top coat. Also, the stamping is much more vibrant/opaque in real life. And yes, I did file down my nails again. They were getting too long... I started to scratch myself :/ Anyway, I really love the way this turned out, let me know what you think :)

• Base Color: OPI Steady As She Rose
• Stamp Color: Zoya Kieko
• Plate: BM201

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

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