essie Crocadilly

Hello! I know it seems like magnetic polishes are everywhere and that quite a few of us in blogger land are over them.  When I saw the essie Repstyle collection, I wanted to give it another try! This is my first attempt and I need to practice some more, but I think it came out pretty good!! I found I had better results with a thinner coat. Enjoy!

Last Chance

Hello! I have a gorgeous green to show you today.  I've showed this before, but it was over  year ago and my application and photog skills have improved a little since then! If you want to see the original post click here.  I am of course talking about Sinful Colors Last Chance and what you see is 2 coats.  I took these pictures the next day so there are a few little lines and nicks.  I am not so gentle on my nails! Since I have been completely obsessed with matte, I had to add it here too and I think it came out beautiful!  I did a little gradient with Essie Gold as it Gets.  I hope you guys can bear with me this week, I have a few more matte mani's this week!  The only down side to this polish is that it is the absolute worst staining polish I own! When I take this off it looks like I have colored my nails with a highlighter! Stay tuned tomorrow to see how I tamed the staining! Enjoy!

Big Spender

Hello! I think I have found my perfect pink! Of course it's been sitting right in front of me for a long time.  This is Essie Big Spender.  It's a darker more reddish pink, with a little bit of a purple undertone.  I think the darker pink looks better with my skin tone.  This is 2 effortless coats! Enjoy!

Also, I just want to send my thoughts and prayers to any families who were affected by the tornadoes in the Dallas/Forth Worth Area.  That's my home town area.  Thankfully my family is ok, but there was lots of damage all around.

Essie No More Film

Hello! I have a gorgeous polish to show you today.  This is Essie No More Film.  A rich dark purple.  From a distance it looks black, but up close you can see the rich color. I love it! I wanted to add a little something too it, but didn't want to over power it.  So I added a little side stripe of Color Club Platinum Record to my ring fingers and thumbs. Just the right amount of sparkle! Enjoy!

Amethysts, Diamonds, and Gold! (pic heavy!)

Hello! I have a little update to yesterdays Amethyst post.  I decided it needed a little something.  I added a layer of Sally Hansen Diamond Strength in Glass Slipper and Essie As Gold as it Gets. When I did this I alternated which ones were layered first (pinky, middle, and thumb had Glass Slipper first, ring and index had GAIG), then went back and layered the other.  I liked the way it came out, but I couldn't leave well enough alone so I added Hard Candy Matte-ly In Love.  I liked this even better! Enjoy!

Saucy Take 2!

Hello! Yesterday I showed you Revlon's Saucy, and I couldn't leave well enough alone! I added a layer of Essie Luxe Effects As Gold as it Gets.  I know I just showed you that over the NOPI, but I couldn't help myself! Out of all of the Essie Luxe Effects Shine of the Times and Gold as it Gets are my favorites! Enjoy! (I wish my pictures had come out better, It looks much better in person)

Saucy!

Hi Everyone! I have a gorgeous red for you today!! I was at the grocery store and I couldn't pass this one up. (especially since there was a coupon) This is Revlon Saucy.  I used 2 coats of this beautiful color.  Application was great, a tiny bit runny, but nothing that I couldn't work with.  This red has a nice shimmer to it as well! Perfect for the holiday season! Now as far as that coupon goes, for all my Texas girls, if you shop at HEB they have 2 separate Revlon coupons this week.  One for nail stuff and one for lip products.  The nail product coupon was 2 dollars off and the lip was for 3.  I picked up one of the new Revlon Lip Butters.  The check out girl didn't believe me that the polish was Revlon.  I managed to grab one with out anything on it that says Revlon, but the bottle is the same as the others.  Enjoy!

More Essie Luxe Effects

Hi Everyone! Today I have another top coat from Essie's Luxe Effects collection.  This is As Gold as it Gets over NOPI Khloe Had a Little Lam-Lam.  You can see my original post of that here.  I really like the way this came out! Please Excuse the bad clean up, I thought I got most of it! Enjoy!

Kiss me Here and Shine of the Times!

Hi everyone! I have a great combo for you today!!! I was trying to think of some different colors to use with my Essie Shine Of The Times (I'm going to need a back up bottle lol!). I decided to try gray. I used 2 coats of Pure Ice Kiss Me Here (you can see that here, it has a matte topcoat over it) and then a thin layer of Northern Lights ( I love this stuff!) and then a layer of Essie Shine of The Times.  I then decided to go one step further and added a layer of my Hard Candy Matte Topcoat.  I think it came out pretty good, I can't stop staring at my nails!!! My pictures don't do it justice, in person it looks awesome! Enjoy!