Royal Lacquer-Love Me Tender and Such a Lady

Today we have two more gorgeous shades from Royal Lacquer. Love Me Tender from their Valentine's collection, and Such a Lady. I love these! They are so girly and beautiful!

 

I actually did these nails right before Valentine's Day with the intention of posting them before then, but time got away from me and it just didn't happen.

Both of these colors were opaque in two easy coats. They had a special  with their Valentine's polishes, you got a sheet of heart decals with each purchase. I chose these with Love Me Tender, and they threw in Such a Lady and some cute pink hearts too! I love how easy these decals are, and these two colors looked perfect together!

There are all these pretty iridescent  glitters that didn't really show up in my pictures :( It was much more sparkly in real life.

Check out their Etsy shop here for other colors and decals!

Glitter Chevrons!

I started out with the intent of doing a pond manicure for today. It reeeeally didn't work out. My layering polish was a little too sheer. I'll give that look a try another time. So after one failed mani, I completely switched directions and started over about 10:30 last night. I absolutely love how this turned out!

I started with 2 coats of OPI- My Boyfriend Scales Walls, then used the large chevron Vynails nail decals. I used them as guides for this look. They were super easy to use, and it went really quickly. I painted one coat of Nina- Twinkle, Twinkle over the guides, then peeled them off with tweezers while the polish was still wet.

This is something I would definitely do again! But I'll need more of those chevron stickers! And that blue glitter! Isn't is amazing?? I was surprised how opaque it was in just one coat as well! I picked this gem up on clearance at Sally's a few weeks ago.

Last Hurrah

 Since it's the last day of the year, I have to get a post in. I cut it pretty close on this one. I'm putting Christmas and New Year's Eve all in one post since it's kind of my last shot.

On the left is my sweet little Chloe's nails. She's 4 and really wanted some Christmas nails, so we did these one evening while she watched Mulan 2. She loved them and was excited to take pictures just like Mommy. On the right are my Christmas sweater nails. A very popular trend this season, I really liked how they turned out. I used Color Club- Berry and Bright, then stamped with Sinful Colors- Snow Me White and W120.

 Next up is my look for New Year's Eve. My mom bought me a pack of 7 mini polishes at Ross awhile back. I don't know what brand they are, but this is one of them. It's called Grapevine. It's such a gorgeous dark purple and in direct light you can see the beautiful pink and blue shimmer in it. I just love it!

 I started with 2 coats of Grapevine, then decided to do a skittle, something I rarely do. On the index finger I added Hard Candy- Hip Hip Hooray, very fitting for party nails, I think! The other images are stamped with Pure Ice- Silver Star and BM-311 and W117.

Better late than never, right?? 

My goal for my blog in the new year is to start posting more regularly. Hopefully we're doing with sickness and surgeries for awhile, so things can calm down. I do my nails, I just have trouble finding the time to post! Maybe once the older kids go back to school, I can start carving out some time during Sesame Street for blogging :)

Happy New Year everyone!!

Royal Lacquer Swatches & Review

Back in October I posted about Suds n Stickers, they did the great Vynails decals. They recently started a line of polish called Royal Lacquer and I was lucky enough to receive a few colors for review! Unfortunately, I got them the same day I had my tonsils out, so I've been out of commission for a couple weeks, so sorry ladies!

On my index and middle finger is Aura. A gorgeous purple glitter topper. I layered it over OPI- You're Such a Budapest. This color is so sparkly and the glitter payoff is great. The larger circle glitters take a little fishing, but that's to be expected.

 

 

 On the ring and pinky fingers I've got this cute little unnamed mini. It's a delicate glitter topper, some pink, purple, blue, very pretty. It's also over You're Such a Budapest. 

 

 I really loved this next color, it's gorgeous! This is three coats of Inner Glow. A gorgeous berry colored jelly with some redish micro glitter and some copper and holo glitter. It's so pretty! It dries to kind of a waxy finish, which is cool, but I really love it with top coat!

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Topcoat

 The last one is another cute little unnamed mini. It's a pretty teal color packed with black, white, and silver glitters. All different shapes, hexes, squares, circles, stars, although I didn't manage to get any of the stars. I really like this color, the larger glitters do require a little fishing of course, but it's worth it :) This one also had a waxy finish to it.

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Topcoat

Thank you to the ladies from Royal Lacquer for giving me the opportunity to review your polishes! I absolutely love them!!

Go Cardinals!

My husband is a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan. Oops, I mean...we all are :) I was informed that it's our household team. Anyway, he's been really excited because they recently tied for the best record in baseball and they're playing their first playoff game tomorrow against the Pittsburgh Pirates. So naturally, I had to do some nails for the occasion, and this is what I came up with.

I used two coats of Pure Ice- Crimson on my ring finger, then did the logo with Wet 'n' Wild- Denim Chrome, and Nail Ritz pen in white. My middle finger has 2 coats of Sinful Colors- Snow Me White, and Pure Ice- Crimson for the stitches. The rest of my nails are two coats of Wet 'n' Wild- Denim Chrome with a gradient of Pure Ice- Freedom.

I thought they turned out pretty cute. My husband loved them!!

A little bit of bling

I logged into my dashboard today and realized I lost a follower :( With only 36 followers, I treasure you all! I hope I can keep the rest of you coming back to read!

I found this pretty pink polish at Tuesday Morning. I had never been there before, but had heard that people have found great polish there, so I went hunting. I found a little display of Calvin Klein polishes. I've never tried or even seen them before, so I grabbed two to try. The one I used here is called Sheer Sparkle. The formula was flawless, the first picture is 2 easy coats. I love the shimmer it has.

For some added sparkle, I used Wet n Wild Fergie- Rock n' Roll to make a little glitter gradient. I picked this up at Walmart a few days ago, and I'm glad, because it needed a new home. It's packed with beautiful gray glitter and a little holo glitter as well. I loved how it looked with the pink in this look.

Sparkling Garbage

I was at Sally's a few days ago and this polish caught my eye. I'm so glad that I picked it up! It's gorgeous!!

I started with one coat of Sally Hansen- Mint Sorbet. Then added 2 coats of Orly-Sparkling Garbage. I really love this combination. I think it's so pretty together.

Here's a picture in the sun too, I love how sparkly it is!

New 31DC Day 26: Inspired by your country

The good ol' USA. I figured red, white, and blue was only fitting. So I picked up this cool glitter, appropriately named Freedom from Pure Ice. It's packed full of red and blue glitter, with cute little silver stars in it.  I let the bottle sit upside down for awhile before I started because all of the stars were settled in the bottom. Even still, I was only able to fish a couple of them out and you can hardly see them on the nail. My base was 2 coats of Milani- White on the Spot.

New 31DC Day 25: Inspired by your childhood

I did a lot of swimming when I was younger. I was on the swim team for probably 7 years, and took lessons for years before that. We spent so much time at the pool every summer. Practice twice a day and swim meets every weekend. It was great.

 

I started with a glitter sandwich, inspired by this look from Essie at iHeartPrettyPolish. Since I saw her mani, I have been searching for Revlon-Royal. I finally snagged a bottle in a recent blog sale :)  Anyway, I started with 2 coats of Royal, then added 2 coats of LA Colors- Sparkling Diamonds, then topped with one more coat of Royal and topped with HK Girl. 

 

I added the waves on the tips with BM-216 and Sally Hansen- Blue Away. The image didn't want to transfer very well, but you get the idea :) I like this one better without the stamping, but it definitely reminds me of the pool.

New 31DC Day 21: Merge or Melt

For today's challenge, I had big plans. I wanted to try watermarbling again, then I wanted to try the reciprocal gradient, then I ran out of time :(  It seems like I've been really busy, but at the same time, I feel like I haven't really accomplished anything. Anyway...I ended up with a simple glitter gradient.

I started with 3 coats of OPI- You're Such a Budapest. I LOVE this color! Then I added LA Colors- Jewel Tone for the gradient. I liked how it turned out.

This polish looks more blue in these pictures. My camera has a hard time capturing purples.

New 31DC Day 13: Cheer yourself up mani

I had a hard time with this theme. I don't really have a go to look for when I'm feeling down. Eventually I decided to go with my favorite color combination and figured that would make me happy. It worked! I loved this one. I absolutely LOVE gray and pink together.

On my thumb, which I now realize I never took a picture of, I did 2 coats of Milani- White on the Spot and one coat of Orly- Winter Wonderland. You'll just have to believe me when I say it was pretty :) On my index and pinky, I used 2 coats of e.l.f.- Misty Haze. I love this gray, but it chips the next day :( My middle finger is 2 coats of Sinful Colors- Easy Going, followed by one coat of KleanColor- Holo Pink. My ring finger is 2 coats of Misty Haze, then stamped with White on the Spot and BM-201. Then I used a dotting tool and Easy Going to add the little heart. One coat of Out the Door to finish it all off.

A little neon leopard

Literally :) These are my 7-year-old step-daughter's nails. She's always so excited for me to do her nails before she goes back to her Mom's house so she can show all her friends at school. And I love that she's always so happy with how they turn out. This time she told me she definitely wanted something neon, but left the rest up to me.

So...we started with 2 coats of China Glaze- Flip Flop Fantasy, a gorgeous neon coral. It's hard to really get a picture that does this color justice. Then we stamped the leopard print with BM-221 and Konad- Special Black. Then I took a Sally Hansen gold glitter polish and a dotting tool to accent the spots. I don't know the name of that polish, I've had it for so many years, it doesn't have the sticker anymore. Topped it all with one coat of Out the Door and she was ecstatic! She was even more excited when I told her I needed pictures to put on the blog :)

A Little Birthday Look

Last week, my sweet little baby girl turned one! Isn't she just the cutest?!?

Naturally, I had to have great nails for her party, so this is what I came up with.

I started with one coat of Sinful Colors- Easy Going, then I sponged KleanColor- Holo Pink on all but the accent nail. For the dots, I used Orly- Miss Conduct, and Sinful Colors- Snow Me White. On the accent nail, I stamped with BM-307 and Avon Mirror Shine- Blaze. Then added some dots with the same colors and Pure Ice- Five Some. Topped it all with 2 coats of Out the Door, and we have a perfect look for a little girl's party!

New 31 Day Challenge Day 8: Duo Chrome, Flakie, or Holo

 I know I missed the challenge for day 7...I'm hoping to get caught up on that. It's been a super busy week, my baby girl turned one, and I've had appointments to get ready for Lasik this week!

This look started with 2 coats of Sinful Colors- Easy Going, followed by 2 coats of KleanColor- Holo Pink. I really loved this glitter! This is the first time I've used it and it's amazing. I love the way it sparkles in the sun, it's hard not to stare at :)

New 31 Day Challenge Day 6: Favorite Color Family

Oops! I'm a day late posting this! It's been a busy week so far and I completely forgot to post this yesterday, so here it is!

The challenge for day 6 is favorite color family. Of course, I went with pinks. I have a feeling this challenge is going to have a lot of pink in it...

I started with one coat of Sinful Colors- East Going as undies. Then 2 coats of NYC- Polyester Pink Creme. Topped with one coat of Out the Door to speed up dry time. I stamped the flowers with BM-205 and Avon Mirror Shine- Blaze. It seemed like it was still missing something, so I took LA Colors- Sparkling Diamonds and fished out the big glitter bits with a dotting tool and added them to the center of some flowers. Topped it all with two coats of Out the Door to lock in those glitters :)

I like this one :)

Superbowl!

Let me begin by saying, I have zero interest in football :) I enjoy the Superbowl for the commercials and the snacks. However, my husband is a big 49er's fan. So I decided I might as well root for his team.

For the footballs, I did 2 coats of Essie- Little Brown Dress, added dots with Sinful Colors- Nirvana, then did the stripes with my white Nail Ritz pen, and topped it with NYC- Matte Me Crazy. For the accent, I did 2 coats of Color Club- Berry and Bright, one coat of e.l.f.- Gold Star, added the SF with the Nail Ritz pen, and one coat of Out the Door.

 They didn't win, but at least my nails looked good!

My first glitter sandwich

I wanted to try something different that I'd never done before. I've seen a lot of glitter sandwiches, or jelly sandwiches, and really wanted to try it. I didn't really know what kind of polishes are typically used for this, so I used Essie- Marshmallow. It was sheer enough that I figured it would work.

I started with 2 coats of Marshmallow, then 2 coats of LA Colors- Jewel Tone. Jewel Tone is a gorgeous mix of blue and purple micro glitter in a clear base. I topped that with one more coat of Marshmallow and one coat of Out the Door topcoat.

I ended up loving this! I realized I don't have many chunky glitters in my collection, which are probably pretty good for this. I really want to try this with more colors, but I need to find some jelly polishes to do this with.

Happy New Year!

I got this pretty purple at Maurices. And it appears to be nameless. It has this slight silvery shimmer to it that is so pretty. I used an eyeshadow applicator to sponge on LA Colors- Sparkling Diamonds. It almost looked like little disco balls, so cute. Then I used the numbers from BM-320 and BM-313 for the year!

Miss Conduct

I bought this color at Sally's yesterday. It's Orly- Miss Conduct. I absolutely love it!! It's such a gorgeous color and super sparkly. The formula was amazing too, it's not gritty at all. I added the accent with Konad Special White and BM-311. My stamp didn't transfer so great, but I really like the ampersands. I have one tattooed on my ankle :)

A blurry picture to show the sparkle...isn't it amazing!?!

Starry glitter

This one didn't take much work. I just didn't want to have naked nails, so I did this while my daughter was sleeping. It's 2 coats of Wet 'n' Wild- Denim Chrome and one coat of LA Colors- Sparkling Diamonds. All topped with one coat of NYC.

 I wish I had been more careful to not get it on my cuticles...it drives me crazy!