BadAss Polish: Copper Waters {Review}

Evening ladies!!  I had planned on doing this post this morning, but I go wrapped up in getting Birthday Club polishes put away and re-organizing some baking stuff to make room for more crochet stuff.  Yeah, lots of moving stuff around today.  I am not quite done, but I will prob get to it again after the kids go to bed.  So for now, here is my review for BadAssPolish Copper Waters.  This is a new addition to the core line.  It's a mix of blue holographic glitter with copper glitter in a clear base.  It's quite pretty.  Check out the bottle:

I swatched this baby over quite a few colors and it was hard to choose my base to show you.  In the end I went with black and gold.  I did just one coat of my base colors, Wet N Wild Ebony Hates Chris and Essie Good as Gold along with one coat of Copper Waters.  I topped with a coat of Seche Vite and I was good to go. 

Isn't it pretty?  The formula was great and I definitely didn't have to do any fishing here.  You could do as many coats as you like, but I like to see the base color under this one.

Here are a few more pics for your viewing pleasure :)

I am enjoying all my BadAss Polishes.  

Copper Waters is not yet available, but will be soon in their Etsy Shop

In the mean time, check them out on Facebook, Amy likes to give away a bottle before you can buy it.  Also Facebook is where you will get all updated info, including release dates.

Hope you have a great evening, I am outta here!

XOXO  Mandy

Nfu-Oh NFU 61 Zebra Mani

Morning!  Or afternoon, depending on where you live ;)  Hope every one had a great Easter, I know I did.  It was a lot of work and a lot of fun.  So much so that I did practically nothing yesterday, I was pooped!!  But I am back today to share my fun holo zebra mani.

I got Nfu-Oh NFU 61 from a blog sale a while back, and now that the sun has been peeking out, it was a good time to give it a try.  In general you are supposed to use an aqua base for this polish, but I don't have one.  So I did a little looking around for other options.  A lot of people sandwiched 61 with Seche Vite.  If you don't use an aqua base or some alternative, this polish is very streaky and leaves bald spots.  Not pretty!  I used my normal base coat of Rejuvacote, did a coat of 61, then a coat of Seche Vite, another coat of 61 and topped with Seche Vite.  Get all that?  Next time, I think I will start with Seche Vite as my base and go from there.  See if it works easier.  But hey, it turned out just fine with a little finesse.  And because I can't leave a holo polish alone, I decided some stamping was in order :)

What do you think?  I used Konad M57 and Konad Special Black for the zebra print and Bundle Monster BM317 and Sally Hansen Insta Dri in Flashy Fuchsia for the bow.  Then topped with another coat of Seche Vite :)  

Today is the 2nd day of Spring Break and I am already going nuts, I plan on sharing at least 1 more post this week, hopefully 2, but we will see how things go here.

XOXO  Mandy

Nerdlacquer: Event Horizon

If you have been a polish lover or in a polish group of some sort, then you have probably heard about Nerdlacquer.  She has some awesome creations and her polishes are very sought after.  A while ago, she disappeared, no one knew what happened and if/when she would come back.  You can go check out her Google+ page for all the details, as she has explained her situation in detail.  When I heard she was back, I made sure to pay attention so I could grab a couple Nerds when she re-stocked, AND I DID!  I knew to get in and get out as quickly as possible, as her stuff sells out in literally a couple minutes.  I was nervous the whole time waiting for a message to tell me that my items were no longer in my cart.  But when I was finished, I got my confirmation e mail and that was that :)  My 2 Nerds were mine!  

Today I wanna share Event Horizon, I have had my eye on this one ever since I heard about Nerdlacquer.  It is described as a blackened teal with blue, aqua, green, silver and holographic glitters and boy is it pretty!  It's pretty packed and 2 coats was def enough for full coverage.  I put it on Friday afternoon, and today, Tuesday, no chipping with minor tip wear :)  I took quit a few pictures and I am gonna share a few of them.  Get ready!!

Sorry for the pic spam, but I just couldn't decide which pic I liked the best.  If you wanna get a hold of some Nerds, you should follow her on Google+ HERE, as that is where she posts updates and re-stock info.  You can also check out her store HERE, she has all her polishes listed so you can see pics.  Obviously, you won't be able to actually buy until her next re stock.  But at least this way you can make your list and go from there :)  

So I have to know, do you have any Nerds?  Have a wishlist?  Which are you hoping to get in the next re stock?

XOXO  Mandy

2nd Day Nails: Stamping (Snake Skin/Reptile)

Happy Hump Day!  I have some 2nd day nails I wanna share with you :)

Last weekend was my son's 4th birthday.  We took him to the Reptile Zoo, which he LOVED, and decided a mani to match would be fun.  I had done some Googling and saw THIS from Nail Polish Wars.  She does such great stuff.  I had A England Lady of the Lake and Color Club Worth the Risque in my stash, so I gave it a try.  Here are a couple pics in direct sunlight:

What do you think?  Here are a couple pics in the shade:

Base Coat:  Rejuvacote

Base Color:  A England Lady of the Lake (2 coats)

Stamping Polish:  Color Club Worth the Risque

Stamping Plate:  Bundle Monster BM215

Top Coat:  Seche Vite

I have been enjoying this design, I still have it on my nails today, 4 days total :)  No chipping and only minor tip wear.  If you want to see my post on Lady of the Lake, click HERE

Thanks for stopping in to have a look see!

XOXO  Mandy

A England: Lady of the Lake

Quick question......Do you like to hear a little background about the author of a blog or just the nitty gritty details about the post topic?  Sometimes I wanna chat here a little, but I don't know if any one cares.  Let me know what you like :)

Today I am sharing A England Lady of the Lake.  I have had this polish for a while and I don't know why I waited so long to use it!  It's gorgeous and glides on like butter!  It's purple with a light holo effect.  Lady of the Lake covers real well in just one coat, but I did 2, just for good measure.

A England is available depending on where you live.  If you are in the UK, you can order from http://a-england.co.uk/  Recently, Royal Mail has started destroying packages that contain illegal and flammable items, such as nail polish.  Luckily, A England has been working on the problem and if you live some where other than the UK, you can still purchase from http://shop.llarowe.com/

I have a few A Englands and non disappoint.  Keep an eye out on their FB Page or sign up for e mails.  They often have sales and discount codes :)

That's it for now, have any A Englands?  Which is your fav?  Have a great Tuesday!!

XOXO  Mandy

BadAss Polish: Chocolate Covered Cherry {Review}

Sooooo, I have some good news for you today, but you will have to wait until after my review of this awesome polish from BadAss Polish.  Today I have Chocolate Covered Cherry.  It's very similar to Dusk, which you can check out HERE, except this one is a chocolate brown version and well, it's got some red holo glitters in it!  This polish is so versatile there are so many ways to wear it and depending on the light, you get different effects all through out the day.  I ended up taking pictures with 3 different light sources.  There is THAT much of a difference.  And all are beautiful and sparkly!

When I swatched CCC, I couldn't decide what I wanted to use for my base, so I went with 2 colors and did an accent nail :)  I used Wet N Wild Ebony Hates Chris and for the accent (ring finger) and Sinful Colors Mercury Rising.  Just one coat of CCC, a coat of Seche Vite and I was good to go.  I loved my mani and was excited to go outside and take some pics, but when I stepped out into the sun light, my nails were all kinds of holo-y & sparkly, it was so cool!  I have a couple photos from each light source I wanna share with you, so get prepared from a bunch of pretty pictures :)

 See what I mean?  Lots of different effects.  This beauty will be available for sale on Wednesday March 20th in their SHOP :)  Ok, so I told you there was some good news.  Amy, the creator, has a giveaway going on right now on her FB Page.  You can win this beauty before it's even available for sale.  All you have to do is go to her FB Page, like her page and share the ***FLASH GIVEAWAY*** status she has pinned to the top.  Easy right?!?!  You should go like her page any way to keep up to date on new polishes and release dates.  She has 4 more coming in the near future.  

The week is almost over, YAY!  I have a busy weekend planned for my son's 4th Birthday :)  See you here tomorrow to see my simple and cute St. Patrick's Day mani

XOXO  Mandy

Pretty & Polished Happy Holodays Duo

Pretty & Polished has a Holiday collection coming out this Friday the 9th.  I was fortunate to be able to purchase some in a pre sale to review.  So I have for you today the Happy Holodays Duo, which consists of a ruby red holo appropriately named Ruby, and a red and green glitter simply known as Glitter Topper.  Easy right?  I had to pick up this duo when I saw it.  It's right up my alley and has the things I love the most.  Red and Glitter!!

Let's get started.  Ruby is meant to be the base color, it's an awesome ruby red.  It went on smooth and was opaque in 2 coats.  As I was putting this one I was falling in love, I LOVE this red holo.  It's not super holo like the new Color Clubs or the Brazilian Jades, but it has just the right amount to make me happy :)

Here is Ruby alone:

Next up is the Glitter Topper.  This one is soooo pretty in the bottle.  It consists of red and green hex & micro glitters in a clear base.  It's jam packed!  I did 2 coats over Ruby as was very pleased.  This topper is not sticky at all and spreads nicely.  When I was done I looked at all my nails and I just have to say that I am so glad I picked up this duo.  I have a business Christmas Dinner to go to next month and this is the combo I will be wearing.  I am loving this!

Here is Ruby with Glitter Topper:

Isn't it just awesome?!?!  Well, I think it is.  Of course this is much more sparkly in person.  Seems no camera can capture all the sparkles of wonderful glitter polishes.

If you are looking for something fun and glittery for the holidays, this is a great duo.  The glitter topper will look good over a black or gold polish as well.  I will have to give that a try.  Lots of fun to be had with these :)

If you already have some Pretty & Polished polishes, then you know the polish is great and the customer service rocks!  

Just had to share one more pic LOL

Happy Thursday!!

Essie Power Clutch & Essence Julia

I wanna start off with thanking all of you who have joined me on my polish journey.  When I logged in this morning, I saw that I am up to 299 followers, thanks everyone!

It's also post election day.  I am not gonna get political or anything, but whether your candidate won or lost, glitter is bound to make you smile!

I was able to snag Essence Julia from a blog sale.  It's part of a "twin" set.  But I don't have her twin Romeo, which is a light grey.  I recently got a lovely grey in my Birchbox, Essie Power Clutch.  A full size I might add!  Any who, I immediately thought of my Julia when I opened the box.

I am going to give my opinion of both of these polishes as this is the first time I have used either :)

Essie Power Clutch:  This one is a lovely grey, it's pretty opaque in one coat, but I suggest 2.  It went on really smooth.  I really love the formula of this one

Essence Julia:  She is an awesome holo glitter in a clear base.  There are mico glitters as well as square glitters.  I have to say, I LOVE this glitter polish.  It sparkles no  matter where you  are.  It's constantly showing off it's rainbow glittery awesomeness.  Whether it's a sunny day, gloomy day or you are stuck in doors, this one sparkles everywhere!  One coat is good coverage, at least for me, but you can def do more and get lots more bling :)

Here are the 2 layered together:

Base Coat:  Rejuvacote

Base Color:  Essie Power Clutch

Glitter:  Essence Julia

Top Coat:  Seche Vite

This pic was taken outside in the shade.  You can see how much it sparkles in the bottle and on my nails.  If you love glitter polish as much as I do and you come across some one wanting to get rid of this one, GRAB IT!

Guest Blogger Friday: Space Life Thoughts

Say hi to my friend Gwen, we met in a FB group and have been chatting and doing swaps ever since.  I was so excited when she agreed to do a guest post for me.  I love her blog and her mani's.  Make sure to stop by Space Life Thoughts to say hi :)

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Hiya!

When Amanda asked people to do a guest post for her I didn’t have to think about it. I decided I wanted to participate immediately. So here it is, my guest post for Mandy ‘s Polish.

I want to show you guys a pretty holographic lacquer. The summer hasn’t been very warm and sunny in the Netherlands but when the sun was shining for a couple of days I really wanted my nails to shine. This is three coats of Milani Digital. I sandwiched this color with a layer of Poshé topcoat after the second coat of Digital.

This polish is at its finest in the sun.  But it’s not dull at all in the shade. It would be perfectly fine to wear this color when there’s no sun at all!

Thanks for watching and I hope to see you guys at my blog sometime!

My Special Franken Polish

There are lots of FB groups for polish lovers as well as groups where you exchange polish every month.  I have a birthday group, which is where you buy a polish gift for a different girl during her birthday month.  Then when it's your birthday month, you sit back, relax and enjoy 11 gifts sent to you, make sense?  Well, I wanted a little group where every one received a small gift every month.  I created my Round Robin group which consist of 5 girls and a new theme each month.  We alternate who we buy for each month.  Sadly, August was our last month :(  But we had a cool theme.  Franken!  I have never made polish, mixed it or anything of the sort.  I am proud to say that my girl for August LOVES the polishes I made for her.  I am so happy cause I was a little worried LOL  I got super lucky though.  One of the gals in my group creates and sells polish as a home hobby.  She had me for August!!  YAY!!  She made me 2 awesome polishes.  Today I am going to share with you  a pink glittery holo with some flakies in it.  I layered 2 coats over black and I LOVE IT!!!!!

Base Coat:  Rejuvacote

Base Color:  WnW Ebony Hates Chris

Holo:  Sassy Lacquer Custom

Top Coat:  Seche Vite

I am pretty bummed about the shrinkage, but that has nothing to do with my perfect franken.  It happens some times with Seche Vite :(  

Carrie has a new line coming soon, you should check out her store HERE

Thanks for stopping in!

Guest Post for Karinea0a

Guest posts 2 days in a row?  Yeah, it happened.  Not on purpose.  As I said before, I love guest posting.  It just so happened that the 2 gals I posted for scheduled them right next to each other.  Works for me!  

Here is a sneak peak of my post 

Head on over to see Karine for the details :)

Adventures in Stamping: Beth's Birthday

I haven't participated in  stamping challenge for a while.  I am as slacker :(  But, seeing as how it is Beth's Birthday (daughter of the AIS founder) I decided I needed to do a cute birthday mani.  I didn't have a lot of time so I went with cute and simple.  Plus, I got to try out a new polish.  I am loving this holo pink, and I don't usually go for pinks.  Aaaaaannnnnnd, I got to use my new MASH plates!  Fun Fun Fun.....Hope you like what I came up with: pink, holo-y and girly :)

Base Coat:  Rejuvacote

Base Color:  OPI DS Reflection

Stamping Polish:  Konad Special Black

Stamping Plate:  MASH mash43

Top Coat:  Seche Vite

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETH!!!

Color Club: Revvvolution

It has been so hot and sunny here I thought I would share a Holo with you.  This is Color Club's Revvvolution. Such a pretty grey, but then you get out in the sun light and BAM!  Holo-y goodness.  So fun to have this one when you are out running some errands on a sunny day.  You never stop looking at your fingers :)

Base Coat:  Seche REBUILD

Base Color:  Color CLub Revvvolution

Top Coat:  Sech Vite

ASBMF #2: Lady Bugs

Today I have the 2nd challenge from the April Showers Bring May Flowers Challenge, Lady Bugs.  Yet another nail art task I have yet to try.  You are seeing my first attempt.  It's ok.  Not great, but I am happy enough with it to wear it for the rest of the day :)

The process I used was this:

1.  Red french tip (2 coats with sticker guides)

2.  All red accent finger

3.  Holo top coat over all red polish (2 coats)

4.  Stripe down center of accent finger

5.  Black dots on all red polish

6.  Black accent over french tips (by hand)

7.  Top coat over all nails

8.  Added black french tip on accent finger

9.  Added eyes to my lady bug

10.  Top coat over accent nail

Seems like a lot of work.  It kind of was.  I think it will go faster if I try this design again.  There are a couple things I would change, like adding the spots after doing the black tip on the accent nail.  I would also pay more attention to the placement of the eyes.  She looks a little cross eyed LOL  You learn by doing, right?  What are your thoughts on this design?

Base Coat:  Seche Rebuild

Red French/Accent Nail:  Sinful Colors Ruby Ruby

Holo Top Coat:  Made by Me :)

Black:  L.A. Colors Striper

White:  L.A. Colors Striper

Top Coat:  Seche Vite

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!