Red Hot Valentine's Day Mani!

Happy Valentine's Day!  This is going to be a fast and furious post because I have alot of stuff to take care of before I pick my boys up from school.  I'm dropping my kids all off with my parents so the hubs and I can get out for a date night!  YAY!  So let's look at my red hot sexy nails!  *apologies in advance, for some reason I paint like a toddler when I use red polish*

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I started this lovely mani with 2 coats of OPI Red Hot Rio on my thumb, index and middle finger nails.  WOW this red is awesome.  It shiny and squishy and has full coverage.  I'd say it's a crelly finish.  I topped it with Lynnderella Nail Bed of Roses.  This is a SE and I am super happy I snagged one!  Look at that gorgeous holo glitter sparkle!  I used 2 coats of Nail Bed of Roses but 1 would have been fine.  I then used Sinful Colors Black on Black - the perfect  black creme!  I used 2 coats for full coverage.  I created a little Lynnder-layering and put 1 coat of Night Shade (a silver holo and black satin glitter combination) and 1 coat of UnDead Red (a silver holo, red metallic and satin red glitter combination).  Hullo I love how this turned out!  I finished up with 2 layers of topcoat.

Valentine's Day Nails

Good morning lovelies!  I think it's high time that I start posting some Valentine's Day mani ideas, what do you think?  I'm very proud of this one because not only is it pretty, but I STAMPED!!  I did!   And it came out pretty good too!  Good thing you are looking at my left hand and not my right hand though.  I used a mix of drugstore and indie brands, but since drugstore brands are fairly easy to come across I will only list the indie I used today.  Well let's take look at this pretty little ditty.  

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I started this mani with LA Girl Dazzling Pink, a scattered holo, on my ring and pinky nails.  This is such a lit from within holo.  Dazzling Pink is very flashy - I love that about it.   I used 3 coats for full depth and coverage.  I also used Barry M Dragon Fruit, a bubblegum pink polish with very light silver shimmer.  Dragon Fruit is a fantastic jelly finish and it is so easy to work with it with amazing color payoff!  I used 3 coats of Dragon fruit and then stamped a cutesy heart on top with Sinful Colors Black on Black.  I used Black on Black as the base for my middle and thumb nails.  Such an fabulous 1-coater black creme!  I topped that with 2 coats of The Nail Junkie Cupcake - the most adorable glitter combination of light pink, hot pink and red circles with a good helping of holo shimmer in a clear base.  Application and formula of Cupcake were both wonderful - loads of glitter came out with each brush dip and the glitter spread nicely on it's own without manipulation.  I finished off with 1 layer of topcoat.  

*outside pictures*

True Blood Skittlette

Are you a Trubie??  I am!  So I have this quick post to show you a skittlette mani I did for tonight's season premiere!  I AM SO EXCITED!  I am on Team Eric in case you wondered.  So this isn't a review, just some pictures to show you how I paired things together.  I have never done a skitlette and honestly, alot of thought goes into it to make sure you are pairing everything just right.  I'm sure that future skittlettes will be better and more intricate but for today I am happy with how this turned out.  Chit Chat Nails is pretty much the expert on the subject (and the creator from what I can tell).  Here's her tutorial for the method if you are interested in trying it!  

Thumb: Sinful Colors Black on Black

Index: Jade Vermelho Surreal

Middle: Sinful Colors Black on Black, Lynnderella UnDead Red, Lynnderella Very Pretty Vampire

Ring: Jade Vermelho Surreal, Lynderella Very Pretty Vampire, Lynnderella UnDead Red

Pinky: Jade Vermelho Surreal

1 layer of topcoat on all fingers

 And here are my regular hand poses becuase I couldn't just take 3 pictures.  Enjoy!

Fruity Friends Nail Art with The Nail Junkie Fruit Collection

Hi hi!!  Happy May 31st!  I'm a happy (albeit scattered) lady right now because there is only 1 more week of school for my kids!  Woot!  But there is so much going on I am truly bogged down with activities and being a crazy mom of 3 littles.  So to keep it lighthearted I've been having some fun with my nails and trying a few new art styles.  This is a cute one that popped into my head after I did a mommy & baby mani with my daughter using The Nail Junkie Strawberry and Blueberry.  I thought, how cute would it be to use all The Nail Junkie Fruit polishes and actually draw the fruit?!  Well I did just that and it is CUTE!!!  I want to hug and squeeze all these little fellows!  
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I started with a base of 2 coats of The Nail Junkie Gardenia.  I free hand drew all the fruity friends and did not use topcoat.   Blueberry: The Nail Junkie Blueberry (blueberry), Sinful Colors Black on Black (hair, eyes), The Nail Junkie Strawberry (cheeks), NOPI Challenge Red-Y (mouth) Strawberry: The Nail Junkie Strawberry (strawberry), Sinful Colors Happy Ending (stem), Sinful Colors Black on Black (eyes), The Nail Junkie Coffee (seeds), NOPI Challenge Red-Y (cheeks) Banana: The Nail Junkie Banana (banana), The Nail Junkie Strawberry (cheeks), The Nail Junkie Coffee (stem and banana line), NOPI Challenge Red-Y (mouth), Sinful Colors Black on Black (eyes) Orange: The Nail Junkie Orange (orange), The Nail Junkie Coffee (stem), The Nail Junkie Strawberry (cheeks), Sinful Colors Black on Black (eyes), NOPI Challenge Red-Y (mouth) Grape: The Nail Junkie Grape (grape), The Nail Junkie Coffee (stem), Sinful Colors Happy Ending (stem), Sinful Colors Black on Black (eyes), NOPI Challenge Red-Y (mouth), The Nail Junkie Strawberry (cheeks)

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