Nail Art - Memorial Day Mani

I wore this mani yesterday for Memorial Day. I will probably keep in on all day today, as well, so I can show it off at work :)

I started off with two coats of Orly Au Champagne, then put a coat of Orly Prisma Gloss Gold over it. Next, I cut a piece of scotch tape in half, placed it in a diagonal line across my nail, then painted one coat of OPI Big Apple Red and two coats of China Glaze Ride the Waves. When the tape started getting gunky, I just used acetone and wiped it off. Amazingly, it had enough stick power for all my nails. Who woulda thunk it? Finally, I added the gold stripes with the LA Colors nail art polish in Gold Glitter and topped it off with a healthy coat of SV.

What do you think? It kinda reminds me of Captain America. lol.

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Creative Nail Design by Sue (International)
Fashion Footing (US Only)
Live Life In Style (International)
Lola In The Lounge (International)
Lost Girls Notes (International)
Polish. Glitter. Rock & Roll! (International)
Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite! (International)
Tigirlyly Konadicures (International)

Essie Tart Deco

I have another beautiful spring color for you today. I have a hard time describing this color, because I feel it's too orange to be called coral, yet there is enough pink in it for it not to be a true orange. Maybe more of a salmon color. It's bright and fun for spring...just bright enough to get noticed, but not bright enough to look crazy. Love.

Two careful coats is all it took, but you will want to be cautious when applying because it drags really easily. I also had a bit more pooling in my cuticles than normal, but that happens sometimes. I will take it when it comes to this shade.

1 coat Orly Bonder, 2 coats Tart Deco, 1 coat SV

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Paint on the Glitz (US Only)

Where are the hauls!?!?

Here are my polish additions from the past two weeks. I figured out I haven't been hauling as much since now I am done with school, so I'm not out stalking drug stores like I used to. I would stop at 4 different drugstores at least once a week on my way home from school. Now, I only go if I am looking for something in particular.

Not to mention, I have been spending so much money on my garden. Every time I drop another 60, 70 dollars....I think how much polish that could have been. Oh well, though, it's fun to have another hobby and something that I can share with my daughter all summer.

Anyways, here are the polishes I got the last two weeks.

 China Glaze Sacred Heart, Orly Au Champagne

 China Glaze I'm With The Lifeguard, Sun-Kissed, Orange You Hot?, Surfin' For Boys

 China Glaze Under The Boardwalk, Beach Cruis-er, Ride The Waves, Splish Splash

 Flirty Tankini, Pink Plumeria, Love's A Beach, Hang-Ten Toes

Essie Your Hut or Mine, Julep Mandy, Julep Alyson

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Blushing Noir (International)
Eternise-Moi (International)
Nail and Polish (International)
Sugar Junkie (International)
The Glamorous Gleam (International)
The Sunday Girl (International)

Julep Anne

Julep Anne is a bright, springy violet shade. Julep describes it as an ultra-saturated violet creme. Anne is a beautiful shade, and definitely ultra saturated. You can have full coverage in one thick coat with this polish. Also, easy enough with two thinner coats if that is more your painting style. My only two complaints with this polish are that it chipped really fast, and dried very dull. You will certainly need a top coat to bring out the shine in this polish.

Other than that, not too much to say about it.

1 coat Orly Bonder, 2 coats Anne, 1 coat SV

Ending 5/27

Amanda Landish (International)
Crystaliciousss (International)
Free Samples, Reviews, & More (US Only)
Project Give It Away (International)
Tall Girl In Heels With Pretty Painted Nails 

No giveaways?!

That's right...there are no giveaways ending today. Isn't that something. I have noticed that this month has been a bit slower than previous. There are significantly less ending on the 31st as there have been the last few months. I think for a while there were just so many, and now bloggers are kinda taking a break from hosting so many.

Anyways, I'm still trying to get caught up with blog posts. I have one swatch post that I need to edit pics for. I also have a couple ideas for nails this weekend, but we will see if I even have time to do them. I spent nearly three days planting a vegetable garden with my mom and daughter...well, birds came along and ate all 70 of my plants!! So, now I have to go buy more and do it all over again. Shouldn't take as long this time, but frustrating none the less. I've been given a few tips about keeping the birds away, so hopefully it doesn't happen again.

My fiance bought me a new laptop for graduating college. YAY! It's really nice, too. So, now I will have more opportunities to work on blogging and stuff since I won't be limited to the desktop computer. I'm so happy. I've also been thinking of upgrading to a better camera already. The one I have works well enough, but I can see in my head how I want my pictures to look, and I just don't think this camera quite has the capability. IDK, I also need to try some new things with lighting to see if that helps.

I should be getting my second Helmer this week because I have completely ran out of room in my first one. I have about 20 polishes sitting on top that will not fit and I have had to put polishes in drawers that they don't belong in because there is just no more room. I'm also getting some swatch sticks, so I will be able to organize my stash by color on the sticks. I think it's going to be quite the task for over 500 polishes, though. Yikes!

Just thought I would update a bit since there weren't any giveaways to post. Have a great day!!

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