Holiday Mani Wrap Up: Snowflakes

Happy Saturday! 

This is my 500th post! That's quite the milestone, I think! :D

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend. We got snow today! Not a lot, just enough to dust the ground...but it's pretty anyway. :)

I am showing you the last of the holiday manis I wore this past week. I actually wore this one for Christmas Day. Dustin got me Butter London Scuppered as an early present (my first BL!) so that was the base for this mani. Hit Polish Noel went unexpectedly well with Scuppered, so I used that as an accent. Dustin stamped on the snowflakes and the rhinestones just tie it all together so well!

I also wanted to share a mani done by Dustin for my sister! He stamped snowflakes using some Color Club metallics and used Jordana Lunar Lights to add to the effect. I really love how this looks! I love that my husband knows how to make cute nail designs and execute them perfectly. :)

What do you think of these manis?

My Thanksgiving Mani!

Good morning!

Just a quick post to show you what I wore on my nails for Thanksgiving. A little late but that's ok! :) I did this mani sitting on the couch with my 2 year old jumping all over the place so that said, I'm quite happy with how the whole thing turned out. haha 

I did a sponging gradient with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Bronze Ablaze and Quick Brick and topped it off with Autumn Harvest from Hit Polish. My accent nail is a feather...I should have doubled up on topcoat because it's looking a little dull.

Overall, I think it looks cute. :)

Fall Nail Art ft. China Glaze Life Preserver

Hi readers!

It's getting closer to Thanksgiving and I have some cute nail art to celebrate. I really love this design. Everything came together so well!

The base is China Glaze Life Preserver (PERFECT fall shade!) and the accent nail has Sweet Potato Souffle from Hit Polish as a gradient at the tips. The colors used for stamping are Essie Good As Gold  and Sally Hansen Insta Dry Coco-a-Go-Go.

Are you guys planning on sporting a fall mani for Thanksgiving? 

Halloween Mani Spam!

Happy Halloween!

I hope you all have a great day having a little more fun than you normally would any other day of the week. ;) 

I promised myself I would post my Halloween manis in a timely manner so that I wouldn't have to post them all at once on Halloween. But guess what happened?! And I am such a perfectionist that it would really bother me to post a Halloween mani after Halloween. haha

So here is some spam of my recent Halloween manis for you to enjoy on Halloween! :P

First up is China Glaze Zombie Zest and Hit Polish Halloween with  China Glaze It's Alive (LOVE this glitter!) as accent nails.

This is an ombre look from black to white with CND Violet Shimmer on top to sort of tie in the ombre. I topped that off with Hocus Pocus from F4 Polish.

Next up is Zoya Sienna (a totally amazing glass flecked orange!) with Daring Digits Trick or Treat on top. This is definitely a top favorite of this bunch! I love this combo!

And here is Sincerest Pumpkin Patch from Sonoma Nail Art. This one is so fun! I layered this over a Sweet Polish from Born Pretty.

And finally, here is Spookly also from F4 Polish. I have a soft spot for these milky white based glitters. This is easy coats.

So there you have it! I may post one more today if I get the time, which is my current mani to celebrate Halloween. I have obviously been infatuated with indie glitters lately, so there wasn't much nail art to be had. If you haven't already checked out my 2011 Halloween Mani Roundup, there's more inspiration to be found *here* that includes more nail art!

Zoya Monica + Hit Polish Aquarelle + Nail Art!

Hey polish lovers!!

Today really feels like it should be Friday and sadly it's not. :( 2 more days!

I am excited to share with you this mani that I love the way it turned out. It's easy and simple, but still makes a statement!

My ring finger is Essie To Buy or Not To Buy with Zoya Monica scotch taped at the tips. I added some rhinestones for a little more flair! The rest of my fingers are Zoya Monica and Hit Polish Aquarelle.

Rachel recently revamped Aquarelle a little bit, so I have the older version but I don't think they are too different. Either way, I LOVE how this pops over the dark base!

And a yummy close up...I am still working on perfecting these shots...

Overall, I love how this mani came out! 

What do you ladies think of Aquarelle?

Essie Penny Talk + Hit Polish Precious Metal

Hi everyone!

I hope you are all having a great Saturday! Dustin and I did a mini Amazing Race this afternoon with some little girls from our church and I think we had more fun than they did. haha

I have a bunch of Hit Polishes that keep accumulating because Rachel won't stop putting out awesome polishes and I won't stop buying them. HA!

So with that said, I am showing you Essie Penny Talk with Precious Metal from Hit Polish. I am disappointed in my photos...I had a hard time capturing this for some reason. Also Penny Talk did this weird crinkling thing on my ring finger. Maybe if I would have chosen a different base? I don't know...

I liked the mixed metal look of Precious Metal. It's a little out of my comfort zone and I think that's why it intrigued me.

What other base color would you use with Precious Metal?

**PS...Hit Polish minis are on sale 10% off right now until tomorrow at 3pm! Definitely a good reason to pick up some if you have been eyeing any!!

Zoya Natty + Hit Polish Nautical Nonsense

Hey everyone!

I scheduled this post for today since I knew I was gonna be a little more busy. I didn't want to skip a day since I have got so much to show you! It's kind of ridiculous how many untrieds I have right now. But I'm sure some of you know how that goes. ;)

I have another polish from Hit Polish (previously D & R Apothecary) called Nautical Nonsense. Cute name and it totally makes me think of boats and sailing. I did about one coat and placed a few glitters where I wanted them to get this coverage. I layered this over Zoya Natty and was very pleased with how this combo turned out.

This isn't your typical glitter combination but it works! That's why I love Hit polishes because there is such a wide variety of glitters that make me push my comfort zone and fall in love with combos I would have never thought of before.

Rachel puts out new stuff pretty much every week! I love it. haha She seriously has a ton of polish to choose from. She recently had a sale, so her stock is a lot lower than normal, but be sure to check back because it won't be long before there are more pretties available!

What do you ladies think of Nautical Nonsense? Would you wear it?

Coastal Scents Lily Pad + Hit Polish Retro Chic

Hi readers!

Have you ever heard of Coastal Scents? They have a bunch of eyeshadow palettes, nail polish and lots of other makeup items. They have great specials as well. Right now, the Ultra Shimmer Palette  with 88 colors is only $9.95! I recently made an order from them and that was one of the things I got and I love it! I also ordered one of their nail polishes. The line is called Coat and there are a ton of colors to choose from. These are also on sale for .99 right now too!

 So all that to tell you that's where my base color came from. haha It's called Lily Pad and it's an awesome mint green. The formula was great on this, especially for a pastel. I topped it off with Hit Polish Retro Chic (huge fan of the brand, but I didn't have to tell you that!). There are some satin matte minty glitters in here that got a little disguised by the minty base so that was kinda sad, but this is a super cute topcoat!

Do you like this combo? Do any of you happen to own Retro Chic?

Hit Polish Shockwave

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all have plans for a relaxing weekend!

I have another polish from one of my favorite indie brands to show you today. This is Shockwave from Hit Polish. I believe that this was discontinued but then brought back again because of demand. I'm glad it was because I would hate to show you a polish that you couldn't get your hands on!

I layered 1 coat over China Glaze Elephant Walk. This combo is perfect! Shockwave has an awesome formula: no digging for glitter and everything placed just right on its own. This is a very eye catching polish...love it! I also layered 1 coat of Gelous over this before my topcoat and this baby was so smooth and glassy. I get too lazy to do an extra step all the time when doing my nails, but this is sooo worth it when you want your glitter polish to really look amazing.

I love all the tiny bars in here!

Are you guys loving this polish as much as I am?

Be sure to check out Rachel's shop...she has over 60 polishes available to choose from!

Also, don't forget you have the chance to win 3 minis from Hit Polish and lots more in my Indie Extravaganza giveaway that ends in 4 days!!

D & R Apothecary's Hit Polish: Blackberry Ice

Hey guys!

More Hit Polish awesomeness for you today (my latest obsession if you missed yesterday's post)! This one is called Blackberry Ice. I layered one coat over China Glaze Kaleidoscope Him Out. Once again, perfect application! I love how this glitter looks over the holo. I happened to choose this mani on a not so sunny day, so I had to use my flash to bring out the holo. Hopefully you get the idea!

So fun... I love it! 

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Hit Polish from D & R Apothecary: Candy Fluff

Hey you guys!

Hope you all had a great weekend. Mine was pretty relaxing so that was good.

I am SO excited to share with you my latest and (most favorite!) find in the indie polish world so far. How many of you have heard of D & R Apothecary? They make homemade soaps, lotions etc, but also have their own line of polish called Hit Polish. And it's AMAZING! I am so in love with pretty much every polish Rachel makes. The pricing is pretty good, she is super sweet and gives awesome customer service. I could go on and on, but seriously check them out yourself and tell me what you think!

So, I am very disappointed with how my pictures came out because they really don't do this polish justice at all. So don't judge Hit Polish by only my photos! :P I am showing you a LE (and unfortunately now unavailable) polish called Candy Fluff. I layered one coat over Zoya Zuza. Application was perfection. All the glitters went on perfectly and just where I wanted them.

Pink and turquoise are one of my favorite color combos, so this polish was right up my ally. 

And a macro bottle shot:

Yes please! Hit Polish is a hit for me! :)

I recently bought a bunch of minis from Rachel that I will be showing you over the next few weeks. Get excited!

You can purchase Hit Polish here.

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