Sweet Polish of Mine: September 2012

Friday, September 28, 2012

31 Day Challenge Day 14: Flower Nails

Hello ladies!

Today's theme is flowers! I love flowers and I love flower nails.

So today should have been easy, except I ran out of time.

It's fall and the days of direct sunlight are going to be few and far between so I spent my free time swatching my holos, something that I've been meaning to do for a while.

Tonight is my old high school's alumni game and I wanted to have some purple on my nails to represent :)

So I multitasked, I slapped on one of my favorite holos Nfu-Oh 61 and added some purple and flowers.

1 coat Nfu-Oh Aqua Base

2 coats Nfu-Oh 61

2 coats Sation Tardy Tart on the ring and thumb fingers

stamped with BM-306 and Pure Ice Silver Mercedes

topped with SV

I love holos and I am counting down the days to Color Club's Halo Hues 7 days!

Check out what the other girls did:

Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa
-Mari at Nailista
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L
-Gini at Sassy Paints
-Chameleon Stampede
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance
-Me, Myself, and Polish
- Robin Sparkles

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

31 Day Challenge Day 13, Animal Print Nails

Hey!

Welcome to Animal Print day! I think it will be fun.

I decided to go a different route today. I once saw a picture of a fish called a Parrot Fish and it was rainbow colored! This is my version of it:

1 coat OPI Nail Envy

2 coats OPI Ink

2 coats Hits Moonbow

stamped with Revlon Metallic and Mash-39

1 coat SV

Here is the little guy who inspired me

Here is a look at Moonbow on its own. Prepare for lots of pictures!

The multi chrome on this is amazing! I see green, blue, purple, pink, yellow and a little bit of orange! This polish is so distracting! I wore this for three days. That is a long time for me.

What do you think?

Check out what the other ladies did today:

Sunday, September 23, 2012

31 Day Challenge Day 12: Striped Nails

Hello to all!

Today is striped nails! It's time to bust out the striping polishes!

1 coat OPI Nail Envy

2 coats Sally Hansen White On

Stripes with Art Club Bright Pink, Bright Yellow, Sky Blue

1 coat Poshe

Check out what the other girls did today:

What do you guys think?

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

31 Day Challenge, Day 11: Polka Dots

Hey Ladies!

Short and sweet today..

1coat OPI Nail Envy

2 coats OPI Fly

1 coat Nubar White Polka Dot

1 coat Nubar Black Polka Dot

1 coat Poshe

What do you guys think?

Monday, September 17, 2012

31 Day Challenge Day 10, Gradient Nails

Wow today has flown by!

I had to work a longer shift today then I thought, then dinner with the hubby for our anniversary.

Before I knew it its 9:30 and I'm already a day late on this post but I personally think this mani is worth the wait. Now I have done gradient nails before and I have done a gradient stamp before as well. This is the first time I have mixed the two, and I love it!

1 coat OPI Nail Envy

2 coats Maybelline Bold Gold

gradient with Bold Gold and Zoya Carly

stamped Bold Gold, Carly, Mash-44

1 coat SV

What do you guys think?

You guys will probably be seeing a variation of this again because I am smitten!

Check out what the other lovely ladies have been up to:

Special Post

Hey guys I know that I am a day late on my Day 10 of the 31 Day challenge and I will post it after work later today.

The reason for this post is because today is mine and my husband's 1 year anniversary.

I just wanted to give you guys a glimpse into my life out side of nail polish.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

31 Day Challenge Day 9, Rainbow Nails

Hey guys!

I can't believe how fast this challenge is going! I am having a lot of fun coming up with all these designs.

Today's nails are Rainbow Nails. For these I didn't want to go the traditional rainbow route. I wanted something a little different so I picked some close to- rainbow colors.

My stamp didn't turn out as well as I would have liked but I still really like this mani!

1coat OPI Nail Envy Original

2 coats OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls

I sponged on in this order:

OPI Kiss Me on My Tulips

Sally Hansen Sun Kissed

Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow

Sally Hansen Insta-Dry Mint Sprint

OPI No Room for the Blues

Sation Tardy Tart

Stamped with Konad Special White and Cheeky XL plate A

dotting with a dotting tool and Konad Special White

My work space and bottle shot

Pre-clean up and stamp

I love puzzles so I knew this stamp was for me! I've been waiting to use it.

What do you guys think?

Check out the other lovely ladies from the challenge!

Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa
-Mari at Nailista
-Greta at How Was Your Day?
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L
-Gini at Sassy Paints
-Chameleon Stampede
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance
-Me, Myself, and Polish
- Robin Sparkles

Monday, September 10, 2012

31 Day Challenge Day 8: Metallic Nails

Happy Monday!

I am having a ton of fun with these challenges and I hope you guys are too!

My life is crazy right now so this is gonna be a short and simple post.

One of the best things about metallic nail polish is that it stamps like a gem.

When I pick up a bottle at the store and it is metallic I know that I will use it for something no matter what, even if it is just stamping. Even better if it is a cheap, drug store, easily accessible polish that anyone can own. I have a few precioius hard to find or expensive polishes that are near and dear to my heart, but when I find a jewel of a polish at Walmart for 99 cents I dance in the aisles! Outrageous from Pure Ice is one of those polishes.

Onto the challenge...

1 coat OPI Nail Envy

2 coats of China Glaze Jungle Queen

stamped with Pure Ice Outrageous and plate Mash-50

topped off with SV

On a side note CG Jungle Queen is amazing! I had to leave an accent nail with just JQ on it because it was so pretty. I couldn't stop staring at it looking for that purple shimmer that jumps out in just the right lighting.

What do you guys think?

Check out what the other girlies did:

-Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa
-Mari at Nailista
-Greta at How Was Your Day?
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L
-Gini at Sassy Paints
-Chameleon Stampede
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance
-Me, Myself, and Polish
- Robin Sparkles

Friday, September 7, 2012

31 Day Challenge Day 7, Black and White Nails ;-)

Hey!

So here is something weird, there are two groups of girls doing this 31 Day Challenge. Our group started earlier, but we are posting every 3 days. The second group started later but is posting every day. What are the odds that the two groups would sync up and have Black and White day on the same day?!

So for today's mani I wanted to use something that I haven't featured yet. I love this polish and I am so happy to own it but it takes some practice to make it look nice. This is OPI Black Spotted:

1 coat OPI Original Nail Envy
2 coats Sally Hansen White On
1 coat China Glaze Fairy Dust
1 coat OPI Black Spotted
accent nail stamped with plate Mash-43 and Konad White