Best Blog Award!

Hey guys!  Long time no blog...  I've actually been going outside for once and it's made me realize how out of shape I'm in how nice it is to be outside around other people. ; )  Anyways, we got another blog award!  Thanks to Lisa from The Polish Playground for nominating me.

 These are the rules:
1. Answer the questions asked by the blog who nominated you.
2. Nominate up to 20 other blogs with less than 200 followers.
3. Create 11 questions for them to answer.

Questions
1. Do you have any siblings?
Yes I have 3; an older half-brother, sister, and a younger brother.

2. What's your guilty pleasure?
CHOCOLATE!  I swear I have the biggest sweet tooth.  I also love watching Phineas and Ferb (there's nothing wrong with a 20 year old watching cartoons)!

3. What's your zodiac sign?
Cancer (\/)!_!(\/)

4. What's your favorite color?
Turquoise

5. Your favorite genre of music to listen to?
I love a little bit of everything but right now I'm listening to a lot of Hip Hop and Reggae.
 
6. What's your one favorite nail polish at the moment?
Sinful Colors Endless Blue ❤

7. What was your first ever nail polish you bought?
I want to say it was either N.Y.C. Fuchsia Shock Creme or Love My Nails Hot Tamale.

8. What colors do you have the most of in your collection?
Blue and glittahhh *sprinkles glitter in the air*

9. What's your favorite nail polish finish to wear?
I'm definitely a shimmery kind of gal!

10. What's your most expensive nail polish that you own?
Zoya Gilty!  I haven't worn it yet but I love staring at the bottle.

11. Do you prefer short or long nails?
I prefer a medium length.  I think they look better on my chubby fingers.

Well that was fun!  Thanks again Lisa for nominating me for the Best Blog Award!

**Here's my nominees!**
Fairly Charming
Cat's Adventures in Lacquer Land 
Charismatically Polished
Fancy Schmancy Nails
Nails By Coco
Once Bitten Nails
Polish Sickness
Polish Smoothie
ProcrastiNails
Simply Thrifty Nails

Here are the questions:
1.  How did you come up with your blog name?
2.  How much is too much polish for one person to have?
3.  What is one type of nail art that you want to try?
4.  What is your favorite nail trend?
5.  What polish is at the top of your wish list?
6.  How often do you change your polish?
7.  Who is the first blogger that you followed?
8.  What is your "go to" nail polish?
9.  Favorite Disney princess?
10.  Favorite movie?
11.  What is your dream vacation?

Thanks for reading!
Crystal ❤

Simple Color Blocking + Stamping Fail 2.0?

Hey guys!  So you know that nail art contest that Sally Hansen has had these past few months?  Well I planned on entering each month but I kind of get distracted by other things easily and didn't take time out to sit down and focus on a doing a design didn't have time for it...even though I have no job and all the time in the world... -_-

Anyways, I thought I would rapidly do some color blocking and enter it for last months theme...on the day the entry period ended (I swear I'm the procrastination QUEEN)!  I picked up some polishes and painted my nails faster than a ninja moving through the forest!  Wait...what?!

Here's what I came up with:

Polishes used:

Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet

Sally Hansen Lacey Lilac

Milani black striper polish

I decided to do something pretty simple so I thought,"why not put a huge stripe down the middle of my nails" and then BAM you have color blocking!  Very creative right? *sarcasm* (lol)  At first I wasn't sure if I liked the way my mani turned out but after string at my nails for a while I started to really like it!  Unfortunately I didn't finish my nails in time to enter last month's contest (I was literally 15 minutes late) but I'm sure I didn't have a chance since my nail art was so simple.

Oh what do we have here...did I try my hand at stamping again?!  Let's have a look shall we?

So I thought it would be a great idea to stamp some images on my nails to add some "oomph" to my color blocking.  I tried to stamp the flower looking image (the one on my index, ring, and pinkie fingers) in the middle of my nails but as you can see the image ended up being a little crooked *oops*.  I really like the way the butterfly image came out though and my stamping skills are a lot better than when I first started obviously.

Do you like color blocking manis?  What's your favorite color combo?  Are you a procrastinator like me? Lol don't answer that! XD

Thanks for reading!
Crystal ❤

Pure Ice swatches!

Hello beautiful people!  Today I wanted to share some swatches of a few Pure Ice polishes that I bought a while back.

From L to R:  Internationally Known, Champagne, and Busted

Internationally Known:  A medium teal creme

I love this teal!  Application was nice and the polish is very opaque.  (2 coats)

Champagne:  An emerald green duo chrome

 My attempt at getting a picture of the duo chrome effect. (I tried LOL)

Eeekkkkk...this color is gorgeous!  I really love the finish on the nail!  The duo chrome is noticeable on the nail but not as strong as is it in the bottle. (2 coats)

Busted:  A light lilac duo chrome

This was the disappointing one in the bunch for me.  It's a pretty color but it's extremely sheer.  I was hoping that this polish would be opaque in at least four coats but nope it was still sheer.  You can definitely layer this over another polish (like I did) and still get a nice effect on the nail.  (1 coat over 2 coats of Finger Paints Aren't You Glad-iolous?)

I've been loving the new colors that Pure Ice has been coming with lately!  You can find Pure Ice polishes at Walmart for around $1.99.  You can check out their Facebook page HERE and their website HERE for updates on new colors and contest! :)

What is your favorite Pure Ice polish?  Mine is French Kiss hands down; you can see a pic of it HERE!  ← Please excuse my uneven nails!  I was in stage where I didn't want to cut my nails after one broke so yea...

Thanks for reading!

Crystal ❤

Nail Polish Spotlight: Revlon Flirt and Julep Sienna

Hello hello everyone!  Today the spotlight is going to shine over one of my favorite combos for spring!

 Julep Sienna (a light gold metallic polish) and Revlon Flirt (a bright pinky purple creme polish)

Revlon Flirt is a gorgeous color but the application was a little patchy and it took three coats to reach full opacity.  Julep Sienna is gorgeous!!!  I absolutely love this gold and the application was flawless.  I only applied two coats to reach full opacity.

I've been loving accent nails for a while and love pairing cremes, metallics, and glitters together!  What are some of your favorite accent nail pairings?

Thanks for reading!
Crystal ❤

Indie Spotlight: Lush Lacquer!

Hey everyone!  So I was looking through my photos to see what I wanted to post today and found lots of pictures from last year that I still haven't done post on!  The next couple of weeks will be "catch up" for me so that these pictures will finally have their time to shine on the blog! : )

Today I want to share some swatches of some Lush Lacquer polishes that I bought a while ago!  Lush Lacquer is an indie polish brand that has TONS of awesome glitter polishes that will make you drool! 

My small but MIGHTY Lush Lacquer collection (believe me, this will be expanding soon)!  From L to R:  Party Hearty, Salt n Peppa, and Summer Lovin.

Party Hearty:  A light pink polish filled with multi-sized glitter (including bright blue hearts)!

I was a little worried about the application since this had quite a few big hearts in it but it was surprisingly easy to fish out the bigger glitter after I left the bottle upside down for a few minutes.  (2 coats w/ top coat)

 Salt n Peppa:  A combination of black and white glitter with a hint of iridescent glitter in the mix.

Salt n Peppa reminds me of a very popular black and white glitter that I discovered when I first started blogging (indie polish lovers know which one I'm talking about) so I was happy to find a close dupe offered in a mini size.  The polish was easy to apply and laid nicely on my nails.  In the pic above I have 1 coat over Sally Hansen Coral Reef (left) and Wet n Wild On a Trip (right).

Summer Lovin:  A fun neon pink polish filled with pink, blue, white, and yellow glitters.

This polish is so fun!  The glitter was easy to apply and distribute on the nail.  The photo above doesn't show it's true neon-ness (is that even a word)?!  I think Summer Lovin is a perfect polish for summer.  I applied 1 coat over Sinful Colors Easy Colors Easy Going but I would recommend applying this over a white to get the full neon color on your nails.

I love indie polishes and Lush Lacquer has a bunch of polishes that I definitely want to add to my collection.  

What's your favorite Lush Lacquer polish?  I'm dying to get my hands on their neon glitters!  What indie polish brands do you like?

 

Thanks for reading!

Crystal ❤

Dupe Alert?!: OPI I'm All Ears vs Sinful Colors Forget Now

Hey guys so recently I've been going through my collection and swatching my polishes on note cards.  As I was doing this I realized that I have quite a few polish dupes in my collection.  Today I'm going to share a possible dupe of one of my favorite OPI polishes!

The two polishes that I'm comparing tonight is OPI I'm All Ears (from the Minnie Mouse collection) and Sinful Colors Forget Now (permanent collection).

 

OPI I'm All Ears vs Sinful Colors Forget Now

Bottle comparison:  In the bottle the polishes look very similar but SC Forget Now is slightly darker than OPI I'm All Ears.

Click "Read More"  to see if these are dupes!

OPI Liquid Sands Swatches (Mariah Carey collection)

Hey guys!  Today I wanted to share some swatches of the OPI Liquid Sand polishes from the Mariah Carey collection!  I bought the minis so I could try out the textured polishes to see if I liked these textures polishes.

From L to R: Get Your Number, The Impossible, Can't Let Go, and Stay The Night

Click "Read More" to see swatches!