Target Haul--12/27

I spent $24 today on 5 nail polish! (Tell me there's a better way for this!!)

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Essie-Master Plan

Sally Hansen- Lacy Lilac (the perfect purple that I've been searching for forever!!)

Sinful Colors-Frenzy

OPI-Dulce De Leche (a neutral I'm not quite sure Imma keep because I believe I have a similar color in my collection..therefore I plan to exchange once I get home for a more brown tone of neutral)

Sally Hansen-Mint Sorbert

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Blending

There are plenty of times when I go away on the trip and do not have time to give myself a full color change. Regardless of that..I still get bored and want to change it up.

There are also times were I just want to add spark to certain colors for different events or seasons. For example, my white nails decorated with the blue polish with drops of glitter. This made for a great holiday look.

So! I believe every collector/lover of nail polish should invest in glittery nail polish. It switches up a look and add sparks!

Remember my green holiday color? Well woolah! (Inserted picture--meet Sinful Colors' Frenzy!). By the way, I cut my nails!!

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almond shape nails

So I'm obsessed with 'stiletto nails'. And I even dedicated a post just for it. It's only recently I decided to give it a try. I YouTube a video of how to shape my nails as such. My nails are long but not long enough to get the full affect. Therefore, I'm going to grow them longer (if I don't get tired of it) so that I can shape them how I really want it.

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Nails

Here are a few pictures of my nails over the past few weeks.

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Leah Beah

Here is a picture of one of my line sister's nails. What is so unique about these nails? She actually got them done in China!!! So cool..it only cost her $25! It is hard to tell but these are 3D type nails with jewels and other things. Love them! :)

Fall Selection

These colors would look so wonderful for the fall!

Distint Design

Chanel Nails

Do you think people should get brand names on their nails?
Is it worth it?
Is it tacky?
Is it classy?
Is it cliche's?

Goo Goo for GaGa---Nails

Poker Face

No Strings Attached

Lovely!

Man Down

I love Rihanna sense of nail fashion!
She may have "shot a man down in central station", but she did it with pretty nails!

Tips for Tips

Bored and Tired of the Usual Tips? Try these:

!!!

Bow Tie/Tuxedo !!!

Fall 2011 Nail Trends

What colors will carry on to Fall 2011?
How about:
Chanel's New Line for Fall:

When I first saw these colors I thought: no, no, AND no!!

However, I studied these colors and envisioned these colors on my nails :) and thought: yes, yes, and yes!!

Here is a closer look of Chanel Peridot

Chanel Quartz

Summer 2011 Trends

I'm back!! :) Hopefully for good!
What are the trendiest shades for the summer? Well let us take a look:
Glitter!
Loud colors! ..&& no I'm not talking neon colors.
Bright Pinks!
Purples! [which I am wearing now]
Pearly Pinks!
Pastels! [which I absoluteley love!]---
Lovely!!

Yellow! --which I have recently been acquainted with.
Blues!

M.I.A.

Hey loves!
Been kinda busy w school!
I will be back soon..and better than ever!
I have plenty of mani's to show!
And I will review a new brand! ;)
Be back shortly!
Love me!

Let's Take A Vacation

A pretty neutral pink: Vacation Time

Pretty! I call it neutral just for the simple fact that it is subtle. So maybe I should stop calling certain pinks neutral..hmm..and more subtle.
It kinda looks like an "old school" pink if I can say that. Like, a color an elderly person would wear. But I promise it is so pretty in person!

Let's Meet

I have reviewed this beautiful color once before in a previous post. It is just a beautiful color and it stands out on my dark skin, which is something I love. It looks especially good when typing on a black keyboard. Instead of three coats [as previously], I used two coats. It dried pretty fast and the application was tremendous. I also talked about how it shimmered, but I didn't quite talk about the color. It is more of a goldish color than yellow. This can be good considering some people are scared of the actual color yellow on skin.
I did two takes. One with minimum lighting and then another with lighting. Both inside pictures.

Happy Valentines!

This is such a pretty red! It's not too bright and not too dark. Very elegant. This is Sinful Colors GoGo Girl. It applied very nice. Unfortunately, since my nails aren't so healthy right now they do not look the best.

Ridge FingerNails

I hate when my nails cannot be as pretty as they should be because of ridged nails.

Ugly right? Ugh! ..Sinful Colors has a Ridge Filler for about $4.
Anyway! I got to look fabulous for tomorrow so look for a swatch between tonight and tomorrow! Smooches :)

The "IT" Shade

A shade that I have been craving for is navy!
I see my peers wear it all the time and I just crave it!
Shade is a perfect color for the summer due to the whole "sailor" look. It is also a good winter color as well though.
Some pretty navy?
OPI-Russian Navy
OPI-OPI Ink
OPI-Yogota Get This Blue

China Glaze Bermuda Breakaway
China Glaze Calyposo Blue
China Glaze First Mate

Essie Spring Collection

Sorry for the lack of post. I have been quite busy. On top of that, I haven't had anything to post. My nails are still naked! :( That will probably change today. The nail polish I have been wearing has already been reviewed, which is another reason why I haven't done any swatches. Anyway, as I digress...

Essie Spring Collection..what can I say??

I love Essie because most of their polishes are neutral/pastel type colors. And well...that is right up my alley! I love Essie's choses of colors! Simply put..

Their Spring Collection is called French Affair

Their choice of color can be applied on any skin tone.

Kisses & Bisses - ivory pearled shade

Topless & Barefoot - nude shade

Sand Tropez - taupe shade

Azure - which is a cool blue shade

Nice is Nice - lavender coloration

French Affair - soft pink shade

Keyshia Cole

I was watching Keyshia Cole's newest music video and..her nails caught my eyes! I mean, duh! ;)
They were so cute and stylish to me. It is definitely something that I would love to do with my nails.

Bare

I decided to cut my nails about a week ago. Suprisingly, I actually like my naked nails..but only when they are cut short. It's always good to let your nails breath anyway!

Rise and Shine, Let's Meet

Of course, I am a Sinful Colors type of girl! I need to broaden my horizons, but until then...
Okay first off, Let's Meet is a beautiful type of goldish yellow color. Depending on how you apply it depends on the sheerness. The first time I applied this color, which was about a month ago, it was very sheer. I had to put multiple coats on and it still wouldn't give me the bottle color. However, last night when I applied the coats, it only took two. I did three anyway though. It has a little shimmer in it as well which is probably the cause for it's sheerness.

Next up, rise and shine. Rise and Shine sister is Mint Apple. The only thing is Rise and Shine has more of a aqua color to it. Both, however, have a little shimmer in it. The opaque is still great regardless. Now let me say this, I was not a big fan of Rise and Shine. I do not know if it was because I purchased the wrong bottle or what. It applied so thick and the brush was so chunky, which made it seem like the nail polish was sitting on it like a big glob! Not only that, the color was so pretty once applied. But when it dried up it looked like I was a little girl playing with my Crayola paint. -_-

No shine whatsoever! I had to apply a top coat just for it to look presentable.

 All three pictures were attempted to take in natural light but my camera failed to get the true bottle color. Rise and Shine leans more on the green side contrary to what the picture shows. Let's Meet is more golden than yellow.

Cloud 9

I am not a big fan of the color orange. AT ALL. However, being a nail polish addict, I decided to buy it anyway. Here is Sinful Colors' Cloud 9 with 3 layers and and a top coat

Bright Lights, Big Color Give-a-way

I am following a fellow blogger who goes by the name of L is giving away China Glaze Spring 2011 Anchors Away collection. Now if you are not familiar with China Glaze, they are a well known nail polish brand. Not only are they well known, but their shades of colors are so original and they speak volumes on your pretty little nails!
If you are a polish addict/freak [which ever you prefer] then this opportunity that is being offered by L is a must! You would be foolish if you did not participate! It is a great way to test the China Glaze brand as well as sport pretty colors for the upcoming spring! If you want to take a look at some of the colors, just go directly to her linked blogspot or you can go to the previous post I've had on them.
Trust me! These are some true spring colors. They are all beautiful and what better way to receive them then through a contest entry?

Turn Old Into New

Last weekend I purchased 4 Sinful Color nail polishes. I am not a big fan of dark colors, though I have been making an effort to love them. My first step was purchasing a color called What's Your Name. If you look quickly, this color is all black. However, looking closely, it is easy to see that it contains some green glitter/shimmer. Even in certain lighting, it shows as a dark dark green.
Because I am not a big fan of this color, I decided to switch it up by including some Gorgeous by Sinful Colors. Take a look:

This isn't my finish project, seeing how I still have to put a top coat on it and clean it up. But Gorgeous is a greenish-blue color, almost a teal. with a hint of gold. In the bottle, the gold even makes is seem a little metallic-ish. Anyway, I love the outcome! Looks so chic!

"Design"er Nails

Being the nail polish addict that I am *bats eyelashes* I have been looking at everyone hands. At the dentist office, this young lady had white nails with a bedazzled pinky nail. I just thought that was so cute because lately I have been seeing people have a design on their pinky nails. Seeing her nails made me want to go to the nearest Sally's and pick up some stick on jewels for my pinky nail. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to do so. So instead, I did a little design of my own that I will show you in the next blog post. In the mean time, enjoy this picture!

PS: I also like the fact that people are deciding to design every finger nail differently. Like this:

Zoya Give A Way

If you love nail polish, you will love the fact that Zoya is giving away 3 free nail polishes until January 7th!
All you have to do is like their facebook page and you will know the code that is needed for check out!
I just ordered mine, I cannot wait!!

Spring 2011 Trends

The designs of the Spring 2011 trends are in! Courtesy of
Color of choice:
Anything neutral! How lovely, my favoite shades! :)
Metallics

Designs:

Pop Art Graphics

Moon Manicures

Decals
I want to try the moon manicures and the pop art graphics! Seems interesting.

Stiletto Nails

A few celebrities are wearing the stiletto nails. I think they look nice to an extinct! I would never wear them; only admire them from a far. They could definitely be hit or miss. They almost look like witch nails, but like I said: hit or miss.