Christmas Nail Art Series 2011 Recap

Hi everyone! Here is a recap of my 2011 Christmas series:

So there you have it! My 2011 Christmas series. I hoped you all enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed working on it for you(: I wanted to do a lot more but I was crazy busy this month. Oh well, I can save the ideas for next year! I also did two holiday looks which weren't "officially" a part of my Christmas series, but were still linked to the holidays/Christmas. One of them was a Readers Request (HERE) and the other one was a NOTD for a Christmas pool party (HERE). If you want I can add their photos into this post as well.

If you would like to know what products I used on what manicure, just click the photo! It will redirect you to the corresponding post :)


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

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas
xoxo

10-Day Challenge Recap!

Hi everyone(: Here is a recap of all the manicures I included in my 10 Day Challenge. Enjoy!

Day 1:

Day 2:

Day 3:

Day 4:

Day 5:

Day 6:

Day 7:

Day 8:

Day 9:

Day 10:

A big thanks to Jessica from Luv My Lacquer for asking me to do this challenge with her. It was a blast! And thanks for all the nice feedback! It really made my happy(: My personal favorite would have to be day 8, no words can describe how much I loved my Up nails... I was sad to take them off. On another note, this challenge allowed me to experiment with free hand nail art which is something you guys will hopefully see more of :)

I also wanted to mention that each picture is linked to their original post. So if you want to know details such as what products I used, be sure to click on the photos.

I hope you enjoyed this challenge and much as I did and be sure to let me know what you think!

Thanks again!

Halloween Nail Art Series 2011 Recap

Hi! Here is a recap of all my 2011 Halloween posts :)

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These are definitely "out of the box" Halloween mani's haha. I didn't want every manicure to be black and orange. 

For details such as what colors/plates I used, click the photos, it will redirect you to it's original blog post. 

I hope you all enjoyed my Halloween series. The holidays are just around the corner so maybe I'll do a holiday series. Let me know!

Thank you so much for reading and be sure to let me know your thoughts on the series! :)

Happy Halloween!

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**)