ASBMF #8 Matte Magic

It's time for another spring challenge mani.  Number 8 is Matte Magic.  I have to admit, I was a little worried about this one,  I didn't have a matte top coat and every time I hit the store, there weren't any Essie's Matte About You.  Luckily, when I ordered my set of Kleancolor Holos, it came with a matte top coat, YAY!!  What is the best type of matte mani?  In my opinion, a flakie one!  I have just one flakie, Essie Shine of the Times.  I love this flakie.  It looks so different over different colors.  I chose to use blue as my base color.  It's nice and sunny here, a bright blue seemed fitting.  Here is what it looked like

Base Coat:  Seche REBUILD

Base Color:  Sinful Colors Midnight Blue

Top Coat:  Kleancolors Madly Matte

Teal Tuesday: Marble

This weeks theme is Marble, any type.  I am such a procrastinator, I waited until last night to even attempt this one.  I knew I didn't have time to do a water marble so I thought I would do it with my dotting tool.  FAIL!  It didn't come out anything like I had hoped.  So I tried again, FAIL!  Hahaha, see a pattern here?  Then I decided I would do different patterns of black and white on my nails then use a turquoise glitter to marble in, FAIL!  So I decided to sponge on my glitters.  I ended up using Finger Paints Art you Wondering? and Romanticism Ruby.  You can see some of the white by mt cuticle :(  But I surely wasn't going another round with this mani.  This is what I ended up with

I am really bummed with how the polish looks around my cuticles, but what can I say?  If I had this to do over again, I would just use an all  black base.

Base Coat:  Seche REBUILD

Base colors:  Sinful Colors Snow Me White / Wet n Wild Ebony Hates Chris

Glitters:  Finger Paints Art you Wondering? / Romanticism Ruby

Top Coat:  Seche Vite

Giveaway: Winner Announced!

Congratulations to the winner of the Sinful Colors giveaway, Katie Gillespie!  Please respond to my e mail with in 48 hours or I will have to choose a new winner.  Thanks to every one for entering and joining me on my blog journey :)  

ASBMF #7 Glitter Tips

I have really been lacking on my Spring Challenge Mani's :(  I got some nail mail on Thursday and had to try a few things out.  I got some Essence Polish from a friend in the Netherlands.  Having never used these, I was excited to give them a try.  Most were glitters so I decided to do my Glitter Tips challenge mani.  I went with the sponge technique, it didn't come out like I had hoped.  I wanted a glitter gradient, I don't think I succeeded.  But it's a really pretty color :)

Base Coat:  Seche REBUILD

Glitter Gradient:  Essence Choose Me

Shimmer Top Coat:  Essence Boys are back in town

Top Coat:  Seche Vite

Only 1 day left to enter my giveaway, check it out HERE

Pirate Nails

It's been a pretty polish boring over here.  After having to cut my nails down, nothing looks good.  Sunday we had a pirate party for my son's 2nd birthday.  I HAD to do something fun to celebrate.  I did the best I could with my short little nails.  Plus, I had just gotten CG Ruby Pumps, LOVE IT!!  Here is what I came up with

Base Coat:  Seche REBUILD

Base Color:  China Glaze Ruby Pumps

Stripes:  Kleancolor Metallic Yellow and L.A. Colors Black Striper

Top Coat:  Seche Vite

What do you think?  

Going Naked Update

If you have been following me for a little bit, you know I had to cut down my nails and start from scratch.  You can see the post on that HERE.
It's been a week and I did all that I said I was going to do.  After taking pictures and getting a real close look at my nails.  I am not happy.  First off, I tore the side of my nail on my left index finger.  I filed the side down so it isn't too noticeable.  I did the by running my fingers through my hair.  Seems a strand caught the side.  Does that make sense?  It sucks.  It also seems as though I still have some peeling.  Take a look

It looks like I have 2 layers of my nail growing.  I never noticed that until I was watermarking my photo.  I am going to stick with the regimen for a month.  If nothing changes, guess I will have to switch and try some thing else.  My nails are growing, which is great, I don't like the way the polish looks when they are super short.

In other news, my giveaway ends soon.  Be sure to enter HERE

Versatile Blogger Award

I received the Versatile Blogger Award from a few fellow bloggers.  How exciting!!  I wan to thank Sarah from  All This Polish, Pamela from Nail Soup, Liesl from Liesl Loves Pretty Things, Tami from My Nail Polish Diary and aviDliaN....Thank you ladies!!

Now it's my turn to return the favor to some of favorite new bloggers.  Here are the Rules:

1.  Nominate 15 fellow bloggers who are relatively new to blogging

2.  Let them know you nominated them

3.  Share 7 random facts about yourself

4.  Thank the bloggers who nominated you

5.  Add the Versatile Blogger Award picture to your blog post

I am not going to check these blogs to see if they have already received this award, besides, it's fun to get nominated more than once, right?

So lets get started!

Polished Prisms

DIY Polish

Manicurator

Counting Down to Bliss

One Nail to Another

Rustic Comfort

Football and Fingernails

What Color is my Coat

Munia's Nails

Marci's Nails

Polished Dezinez Addict

My 7 random facts:

1.  I love my nail polish, but I also make cute desserts.  You can see my stuff HERE

2.  I have 4 mini doxies, all are strange in their own way, but I love them <3

3.  I am the pickiest ever!  Worse than my 3 children, no kidding.  I won't even eat a hamburger.

4.  I am addicted to PB M&M's,  Seriously. I can't live with out them

5.  I love shopping, especially for other people.  I hardly buy for myself

6.  My feet have grown a size since having kids. I had to get rid of about 30 pairs of shoes :(

7.  If I can go any where by myself, I will.  I stay at home all day.  Any break I can get, I will take!!

There you have it.  Thanks again ladies for the award.  Off to let these lovely ladies know I have nominated them :)

Happy Tuesday!!