Kinda glittery eh?

Hey guys!

Yes I am alive and well. I was forced to take a little break from blogging after some stupid kids stole my iphone, which I had been using to take my nail pics but now that that’s been sorted out, I’m just trying to get back up to speed with all the posts I’ve put on hold. My Halloween series will resume this Friday and it will be a twofer to make up for last week.

Today I’ll be showing you the polish I wore to my friend’s birthday dinner this past Saturday (Hey Fed!). We went out to this little Jamaican restaurant and had some much needed girl time.

OPI’s Gone Gonzo! is only one off the 6 amazing glitters that make up the new Muppets collection.  When I saw it there in the display,  I stopped dead in my tracks and tried to play it off like I wasn’t dying to take a bottle home. I turn around only to  find Jon looking at me like “Oh would you just get the damn thing already?!?”.

Ahhhhhhh. Love at first glitter. I used Sally Hansen’s Blue Away as a base and added 3 coats of Gone Gonzo! – What?!? With glitter you either go big or go home man.

Glitterific!

 Talk to you guys soon!

Vee…xox…

A gift from my boy toy

Hello beauty freaks!

Okay so today I’ll be showing you a random swatch of a polish that my Honey picked out for me. This one actually ISN’T made by OPI which should make my little sister Mims pretty happy since she seem to be under the impression that I am an incurable  OPI whore. I have no clue what she’s talking about… *blank stare*

Revlon’s Ocean Breeze is a beautiful color (I’m not gonna bother trying to describe the shade, you have eyes, you see what it looks like!) and the cool thing about it is that it’s scented. The not so cool thing about it is that this particular polish kinda smells like house cleaner. Thankfully the smell does die down eventually. A fabulous shade nonetheless.

I think this would have been great with black shatter.

Enjoy,

Vee…xox…

Throwback post

Hola dear polish freaks!

Today’s post is a throwback because I wore this polish a few months ago but am only getting around to posting pics of it now. OPI’s Big Hair, Big Nails is one of the sorbets shades that came out with OPI’s Texas collection for Spring 2011. This is the first sorbet polish that I’ve ever owned and though I prefer full opacity I decided to wear this polish on the sheer side like most people apparently do. This was two easy coats. You can still see the VNL (visible nail line) but it’s still a sexy shade to me.

Mmmmm…. Sorbet…. *Homer Simpson voice*

‘Til next time!

Vee…xox…

It's that time of the year!

Hi guys!    

        

I hope everyone is doing well and I want to say hi to the new people following my blog. I truly appreciate you stopping by and checking me out.

Today officially kicks off my Halloween manicure series! I’ll be posting Halloween-themed manis every Friday this month. I know that there will be many parties and events to attend and I wanted to show you guys some cute looks to go with your Halloween outfits.

I actually rocked this first look at work and got many compliments on it. I started off with Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Black Out and a layer of Sèche Vite. Next I used French manicure guides to protect the half moon and just painted the rest of the nail with Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Sun Kissed. Once all of that was dry I chose a spider design from a Bundle Monster plate and stamped cute little spiders on the index and ring finger.

So what you think about this look? Feel free to send me some suggestions for my next Halloween mani.

My spider senses are tingling…

For more cute Halloween manis be sure to check out Polish Insomniac's Halloween link party!

Talk to you later!

Vee…xox…

Imitation is the highest form of flattery...

Hello beauty freaks!

The manicure I want to show you today was recreated after I saw it on one of my favorite blogs. Cristina from Let Them Have Polish is so talented and this mani was so cute I just had to try it for myself. I ended up using OPI’s Sparrow Me The Drama as a base and topped it off with Sally Hansen’s Snappy Sprinkle. The ring finger was left plain so that I could stamp on a cupcake using Konad’s special polish in white. I decided to add a pink rhinestone for added detail. Super cute. 

*Edit: This picture is actually a throwback so please forgive the lighting. 

Shout out to Cristina at Let Them Have Polish!

Click here to see the original.

Enjoy,

Vee…xox…

Gotta love short nails and dark polish!

Okay so I’m still on a dark polish kick (I just love dark polish on short nails!) so today I am rocking China Glaze’s Branding Iron from the Rodeo Diva collection. I own a few of the shades from that fall collection and they are all awesome. Branding Iron applies like a dream. Super cute.

Which dark polish have you been rockin’ lately?

Thanks for reading,

Vee…xox…

Brown all around!

Hey guys!

My short nails along with the weather got me craving dark colors so today I’ll be showing you something new. Brownstone is one of the 12 shades promoted in China Glaze’s latest collection called Metro and it is lovely! I guess you could say it was love at first sight with this one. The warmth of the shade and the fact that its unlike anything I have in my collection made this a very easy purchase. Maybe too easy… but that is neither here nor there.

Application was a breeze so this polish is a total win as far as I’m concerned. I wish I had pictures of it before I went nuts and stamped the crap out of this mani but I forgot (Scrangie has awesome pics of it though). I wanted to do something subtle so I stamped a flower design with Konad’s special polish in gold. I was pleased with the final result.

What do you think?

Thanks for reading,

Vamica…xox…