Nicole by OPI "One Big Happy Fame-ily"

Hi everyone!  So this week I decided to dig into my nail polish collection to try another polish I had never tried and out came a Nicole by OPI nail polish!  This Nicole by OPI nail polish is part of the Kardashian Kolors and is called "One Big Happy Fame-ily."  It is a pretty lavender with a silver shimmer, which I find perfect for Springtime!  (I am after all ready for Spring to be here so the weather will warm up and the trees will bloom!)

I really like this color!  It is very light and shimmer and not too in your face.  As you can tell from the picture the nail polish looks darker in the bottle than it appears on your nails.  I used two coats of "One Big Happy Fame-ily" but I probably should have used a third coat just to make it more opaque.  (Notice how the tips of my nails are still a bit see through!)  In terms of application Nicole by OPI's "One Big Happy Fame-ily" went on really easily and did not leave any streak marks!  As for chipping I haven't had much.  I have been wearing the polish for about four days and I haven't had any chips at all, which is awesome!

Overall I am pretty impressed with Nicole by OPI's "One Big Happy Fame-ily."  It applies easily, lasts a long time without chipping, and is a gorgeous color!  The only thing that I am not so fond of is that this nail polish really should have three coats to make it look nice.

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China Glaze "Dorothy Who?"

Hey guys!  Sorry it has been a bit since my last post.  Life just got super busy all of the sudden and I didn't even have time to paint my nails!  But I am back now with freshly painted nails!  :)  So this week I decided to dig into my nail polish bins (yes two full bins!) and look for a nail polish I hadn't tried yet!  And I found China Glaze's "Dorothy Who?" which is this gorgeous  royal blue glitter!  I love a good glitter polish so I decided to go for it!

So China Glaze's "Dorothy Who?" is this royal blue nail polish with loads of silver and blue glitter in it.  I was worried that with all of the glitter "Dorothy Who?" would be hard to apply, but I was so happy to be proved wrong!  It went on very easily and in nice coats, and it took only two coats to get a nice opaque look.  I was also worried about the dark color of the nail polish staining my skin and nails and once again China Glaze's "Dorothy Who?" surprised me not staining at all!  As for removing the nail polish, I was surprised how easy it was!  I use the cotton ball technique and "Dorothy Who?" came right off without too much work, which was such a nice surprise!

In the end I purchased this polish originally because of its reference to The Wizard of Oz but I am happy to report that I adore this nail polish!  The color is fantastic and an easy to apply glitter polish always a winner in my book!  I can't wait to wear this color this summer because it is super fun and perfect for the beach!

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EDIT: So while I still love this polish it chips so fast!  I barely wore the polish for 48 hours when massive pieces of polish began to flake off!  That is a little disappointing, but the color is still gorgeous and it applies so well for a glitter polish!  But I still plan on wearing this polish some because it is super pretty!

However, if you decide you want to give this polish a go it can be purchased on Amazon (affiliate link)

OPI "Suzi's Hungary AGAIN!"

Hi everyone!  So with Valentine's Day coming up in a few days I decided to paint my nails pink for the occasion!  I am super excited about this color which is OPI's "Suzi's Hungary Again."  This color just came out on February 6th and is part of OPI's Spring/Summer 2013 collection, which is called Euro Centrale.  The entire collection is fabulous, but I just bought a couple of the polishes that really caught my eye.  You can find this OPI collection at most ULTAs and each bottle retails for $9 (USA).

OPI's "Suzi's Hungary Again" is this gorgeous hot pink/coral color.  When I looked at the polish in the bottle the color looked pretty bright, but it is nothing compared to when you actually get it on your finger nails!  "Suzi's Hungary Again" almost wants to be a neon polish, which is super fun!  I really love the color and since it isn't a true neon polish there isn't any streaking.  Also the formula is fantastic!  Not too thick and hard to deal with but not too thin and watery either!  As for chipping I got the polish to last about 5 or 6 days before any chipping occurred, and even then the chips were mostly at the tips of my nails.  I am definitely super impressed with how long the OPI's "Suzi's Hungary Again" lasted!

Overall I love this nail polish!  Great color, no streaking, fabulous formula and very little chipping!  I cannot wait to rock this color some more this Spring and Summer!

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Rimmel London "Sage All The Rage"

Happy February everyone!  So now that February has officially arrived, and Punxsutawney Phil has predicted an early end to Winter, I have started to think about Spring nail polish colors.  I mean let's face it I am totally over dark Winter colors and I am ready for some Springtime fun!  But I didn't want to suddenly pick a completely bright Spring color so I decided to pick a pretty muted green color!  I settled on Rimmel London's 60 Seconds in "Sage All The Rage"!  Now I have heard of Rimmel London before but this was my first time trying one of their nail polishes!  I was pretty excited to try their nail polish and I must say it did not disappoint!

So first off I purchased my Rimmel London nail polish from Wal-Mart, which sells the polish for $1.50 (USA).  I think that is a fantastic price for this nail polish!  Each bottle has .27 ounces, which is about half of an OPI or Essie bottle, which is a little sad until you consider that it is now $9 (USA) for a bottle of OPI (At ULTA) and only $1.50 (USA) for the Rimmel London, making it an extremely great deal!  The only thing I will say is that the nail polish does NOT dry in 60 seconds like the bottle claims.  It still took about 10-15 minutes for each coat to feel dry to the touch.  So that is a little disappointing, but the quality of the polish is still good and there was not a single streak mark on any of my nails.  The brush is fantastic as well!  It is wide enough to help apply the polish to your nails with relative ease, but not too wide that it makes it difficult to apply the polish. 

So aside from my new found love of the brand Rimmel London I really do like the color "Sage All The Rage" which is this really pretty muted dusty sage color!  It is super pretty and feels very Spring-like without being overly bright!  Also since the polish is relatively neutral it still matches nicely with my Winter wardrobe.  As for chipping after about 3 days I began to notice some minor tip chip, but nothing too noticeable.  It wasn't until the end of day 5 that I saw extreme chipping.  The nail polish literally started to peel off in large chunks!  But for a nail polish that only cost $1.50 I am impressed that it lasted 5 days!  That is better than some of my more expensive polish!

Overall I am in love with Rimmel London's 60 Second nail polish and cannot wait to use it again!  As for the color "Sage All The Rage" I love it as well and it adds a unique color to my collection which I haven't had before!

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January Nail Design: YouTube

Hey everyone! So with Valentine's Day coming up in a few weeks I decided I wanted to try a nail art design that was cute and girly but not the traditional red and white heart designs you usually see! So I decided to try water marbling! I have been wanting to try this technique out for a long time now but just never really got around to it!  Here is the original picture/video I looked at.  (I took a screen shot of the YouTube video!)  It was done by cutepolish, a YouTube user who does lots of fabulous nail art tutorial, and the link below the picture takes you to her tutorial on water marbling, which is really helpful!



 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9A_9FH7e-A&list=UUT8z80a4ESgO2Y4qajk-iXw&index=83
(The above picture and video link are not mine and belong to user cutepolish on YouTube!)

 So I watched cutepolish's water marbling tutorial several times before attempting to try water marbling myself.  As you can see the original picture/video uses primary colors, but as I mentioned before I wanted mine to be Valentine's Day themed so I went with two pinks and a purple.  Here are the polishes I selected:

Polishes from left to right: ULTA "Tutu Cute", OPI "Italian Love Affair", and ULTA "Flamingo".

 

So after selecting my polishes I simply followed cutepolish's steps/directions in her video.  (I suggest you watch her video to really understand how to properly water marble!)  Which to sum it up including filling a small disposable cup with room temperature water (I used tap water since that is all I had!), and then to place tape around each of your nails.  I placed a piece around my finger (and under the front end of my nail) and then placed a second piece right above my nail bed.  It looked like this:

 

 

After that I simply painted a clear coat on my nails, followed by a coat of white nail polish.  For the clear nail polish I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in "Invisible" and for the white nail polish I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in "White On."  Here are my nails right before I started the water marble:

 

 

 

Okay so to water marble you simply drop dots of the nail polish you wish to use into the cup to form a bull's eye and then used a toothpick to create the design of your choice!  You have to work relatively quickly because the polish on the water dries fast!  Once you create your design you simply place your nail down into the water to adhere it to your nail, but BEFORE you remove your nail from the water you need to remove the excess nail polish from the top of the water.  I used Q-tips for that part!  Then you'll need to go ahead and remove the tape from the nail you just water marbled before the polish hardens too much (otherwise it will ruin your polish later).  I used an old set of tweezers to help me and it worked pretty well.  And then last but not least you simply need to clean up around each nail and add a topcoat!  I used Orly's "Sec'NDry" on my nails!  Here are my finished nails!

 

 

As you can see they didn't turn out perfect, but for a first attempt I am pretty happy with them!  Also, as you can probably see, while removing the tape I accidentally smudged my middle finger's nail polish.  I also had a bit of difficulty getting the right temperature for the water so my designs did not come out as clear as cutepolish's did in her YouTube video.  (Which is especially obvious on my pinky finger!)  I think with practice I can fully master the art of water marbling and I plan on trying it again soon!

 

Overall I thought water marbling would be extremely hard but I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it actually was!  I definitely plan on trying water marbling out again soon!

 

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Sephora by OPI "Nonfat Soy Half Caff"

Hey guys!  So this week I decided to break out some new Sephora by OPI polishes I got for Christmas.  My parents ordered me a great 15 polish set of Sephora by OPI nail polishes off of QVC (which in case you aren't American, is a TV channel that sell all sorts of products from cooking equipment to bed to beauty and clothes.)  The set is called "Sephora by OPI Merry & Bright 15-piece Holiday Nail Collection" and can still be purchased at www.qvc.com. The set also includes a limited edition Sephora by OPI nail polish that can only be purchased through this set!  So I really like the set, it has a variety of colors and showcases some of the more popular Sephora by OPI colors.  Here's what the set looks like:

I really do like the set, and the first nail polish I decided to try out is "Nonfat Soy Half Caff" which is this really pretty and dainty pinkish skin color.  It also reminds me of a shell color.  I really like this color and it looks nice on my skin tone, which makes me happy because a lot of nudes I have tried haven't looked good.  Like most of the Sephora by OPI's nail polish I have tried before "Nonfat Soy Half Caff" has a fabulous formula and goes on really easily!  It also was nice to still only need two coats of color to have opaque nails.  Lighter colors sometime streak or require many coats but "Nonfat Soy Half Caff" did not!  Also I was a tad nervous about using the miniature sized bottle because the handle looks so small but actually it worked wonderfully!  As for chipping, I can't really say because I had to work several days in a row and I maimed my nails pretty quickly.  But I know that if I had been kinder to my nails the polish would have lasted longer.

Overall I am really pleased with "Nonfat Soy Half Caff."  I love the color and the quality of polish.  My only regret is that I destroyed the polish at work so quickly.  I would have liked to have been able to wear the polish for longer, but that just means I will have to use it again soon!  :)

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ULTA "The Jungle Look"

Hey guys!  So after last week's 22 store visit looking for Nicole by OPI polishes, which I didn't really find but I did buy 8 new polishes, I went looking through my entire nail polish collecting looking for polish I had never tried before.  And one of the ones I found was ULTA's "The Jungle Look," which is this fabulous green color!  Now I know kelly greens aren't usually a winter color but I just couldn't resist adding a splash of spring to my day!  (I am already ready for summer!)

These ULTA nail polishes retail around $3-$6 a bottle depending on whether it is on sale or not.  And every now and again ULTA puts these polishes on sale for buy one get on free!  (Which is usually when I buy them!)

Okay on the the actual nail polish!  ULTA's "The Jungle Look" is this super pretty kelly green, which I purchased not only for its color but also for its name (based on the Disney movie The Jungle Book!)  "The Jungle Look" goes on really well and has an awesome formula!  You can almost get away with just one coat of polish, but I did two because I always do!  As for chipping "The Jungle Look" held up pretty well for about 4 days, but then I did start to notice small chips appearing at the tips of my nails.  As the week went on the chipping was minimal.  I am very impressed with ULTA's "The Jungle Look."  I love when you can wear a nail polish for a week and see very little chipping!

Overall the ULTA's "The Jungle Look" is a good polish.  It has a great formula, goes on well and has a great green color, and lasted 4 days before chipping, which is always a plus in my book!  I definitely recommend this nail polish!  It is a good quality nail polish at an affordable price!

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