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April 16, 2013

Geometric Nail Art & Gelish You’re Such a Sweet-Tart 2

by Andrea • Gelish Swatches, Nail Art • Tags: , , ,

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It’s actually starting to feel like spring outside… ahhhhh.  The warm air inspired me to play with some bright colors. This manicure started with a base of Gelish You’re Such a Sweet Tart and then I used nail art striping tape to apply some additional geometric shapes on top of it. The other colors used are Gelish My Favorite Accessory and Carnival Hangover. I added the dots with a dotting tool and my Konad white polish.  I really had no plan and just randomly added shapes, but I think it turned out kind of cool.

Chickettes.com Geometric Nail Art with Gelish

This is Gelish You’re Such a Sweet-Tart from the Candy Land Collection. It’s a fun, bright green with a subtle shimmer.  This is a great spring/summer color.

Gelish You're Such a Sweet-Tart

Gelish You're Such a Sweet-Tart

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March 14, 2013

Ink SOG Gradient Manicure with Paisley 8

by Andrea • Ink Soak Off Gel Swatches, Nail Art • Tags: , , , ,

I tried a new brand of soak off gel (SOG) polish today called Ink by Glam and Glits.  I wanted to try some colors that are springy since I’m soooo ready for some warmer weather!  I started off with three coats of Ink Lime Sorbet, which is a lovely soft green color.  I then sponged a teal blue color called Ink Calypso onto the tips.  After applying and curing my top coat, I applied a paisley stamp using Bundle Monster plate BM315 and Konad black polish.  I then applied another thin layer of top coat.  I used my Gelish foundation and Top It Off.

Chickettes.com - Ink SOG gradient with paisley stamp Chickettes.com - Ink SOG gradient with paisley stamp Chickettes.com - Ink SOG gradient with paisley stamp

Here is Ink Lime Sorbet all by itself before I applied the gradient.  It’s actually slightly warmer in person.  I thought this was what Gelish Mint of Spring was going to look like, but it’s actually blue and not green at all…. so I had to seek out a light green, and I’m totally loving this!

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And this is the gradient before the stamp.  I just used a makeup sponge to apply Ink Calypso onto the tips.  I couldn’t get the opacity that I wanted, but I still like how it turned out.  :)

ink-gel-gradient

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March 6, 2013

St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Nail Art 1

by Andrea • Nail Art • Tags: , , , , ,

Yay… it’s March, and spring is just around the corner! I planted my seedlings this past weekend and I can’t wait for warmer weather. Last year St. Patrick’s Day was unusually warm for this time of year, and I’m hoping for a repeat!

I was inspired to do some St. Paddy’s Day nail art when I got my Square Hue box in the mail the other day. The three colors in the box were “Patty’s Pint” (dark emerald green shimmer), “Blonde Ale” (light tan/gold shimmer), and “Amber Lager” (amber/bronze shimmer). I used the first two colors in this manicure, and I applied Julep Vivien over the Blonde Ale for some gold glitter. I used China Glaze Passion and a dotting tool to create the shamrock, and then I added a few random green “glequins” for a little extra glitz!

Chickettes.com St. Patrick's Day Shamrock Nail ArtChickettes.com St. Patrick's Day Shamrock Nail Art

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February 28, 2013

Shimmer Polish – Jasmine 6

by Andrea • Indie Polish Swatches, Nail Art • Tags: , , , , ,

Today I have another Shimmer Polish called Jasmine.  The description of this polish says it has aquamarine, light blue and green glitter, but I also see some metallic gold or copper glitters as well.  I was originally going to pair this glitter polish with a teal blue color, however I picked up China Glaze Four Leaf Clover yesterday and wanted to see how they would work together.  I personally think the combo turned out really cute.  If you check out Shimmer Polish’s Etsy page for Jasmine you can see that it also looks great when paired with different shades of blue.

To get this look I polished my nails with two coats of Four Leaf Clover and then painted the top two-thirds of each nail with Jasmine.  After letting it dry for a little while, I added some gold nail art striping tape across each nail to define a line between the glitter and base color.  The glitter polish is a bit top coat thirsty and just as a general practice I normally apply two layers of top coat over any glitter so I topped this off with two coats of Seche Vite for a glossy finish.

Shimmer Polish "Jasmine" SwatchShimmer Polish "Jasmine" SwatchShimmer Polish "Jasmine" Swatch

*Products provided for review.

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February 24, 2013

Shimmer Polish – Christina 3

by Andrea • Indie Polish Swatches • Tags: , , , ,

I have a gorgeous Shimmer Polish to share with you today called Christina.  This polish is a clear base loaded with different sized green and fuchsia glitter.  This glitter in this polish is very dense which makes it layer beautifully.   In the swatches below I applied three coats of Christina and two coats of Seche Vite over top to give it a smooth finish.  This polish could also be applied in one layer over top of a solid color.  I think it would look awesome over black or a dark teal.  Christina is a real stunner!  It reminds me of a shimmery mermaid tail.

Shimmer Polish - "Christina" Swatch

Shimmer Polish - "Christina" Swatch

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January 9, 2013

Gelish Sizzling Summer Nights Collection Swatches 5

by Andrea • Gelish Swatches • Tags: , , , , , , ,

Gelish Sizzling Summer Nights Collection Swatches

Yes, I know it’s the middle of winter (at least it is here in the US), but today I have the Gelish Sizzling Summer Collection to share with you. These polishes are all “showstoppers” in my opinion! I can’t believe I waited this long to try these colors… they are stunning!  These all had full coverage with just two coats and applied flawlessly.

This is Sunrise and the City, a gorgeous duochrome.  It really does remind me of a sunrise with the burning shades of orange.

Gelish Sunrise and the City Swatch

Gelish Sunrise and the City Swatch

This is Shake Your Money Maker, a sparkly olive green.  I didn’t expect to like this one, but once it was applied I LOVED it!

Gelish Shaker Your Money Maker Swatch

Gelish Shaker Your Money Maker Swatch

This is Showstopping! Wow… this one totally blew me away. I took pics of this one in the lightbox and under an OttLite to try to show you how shiny and sparkly it is, but the photos still don’t do this color justice. Love, love, love!

Gelish Showstopping Swatch

Gelish Showstopping Swatch

Gelish Showstopping Swatch

Gelish Showstopping Swatch

And finally, this is Big City Siren, a sparkly red beauty.

Gelish Big City Siren Swatch

Gelish Big City Siren Swatch

Sizzling Summer Nights Collection

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December 27, 2012

Julep New Year’s Mystery Box Swatches 4

by Andrea • Nail Lacquer Swatches • Tags: , , , , , , ,

Well as you can see I just couldn’t wait to try out the new polishes that I got in my Julep mystery box.  I thought I would just try out one or two today, but I ended up swatching all five of them!  I’m really pleased with this box… all of the colors are gorgeous.

I’m going to start with the polish that I thought was my least favorite in the bottle, but turned out to be one of my favorites once applied.  This is Lauren, a HOT pink with a creme finish.  I’m normally not a fan of bright polishes, but I really like this.  It applied very smoothly and was pretty opaque with two coats, but I applied a third coat for good measure.

Julep Lauren SwatchJulep Lauren Swatch

This is Sienna, a gorgeous shimmery gold.  This one also had a great formula and only required two coats.

Julep Sienna Swatch

Julep Sienna Swatch

This is Cindy, an emerald green with gold micro-glitter.  I wish I had this one before Christmas, it would be great for some holiday nail art.  :)   The little micro-glitters sure did get all over the place during removal though!  It took a bit of work to get rid of it all.

Julep Cindy SwatchJulep Cindy Swatch

This is Georgia, a shimmery peach.

Julep Georgia SwatchJulep Georgia Swatch

And last, but not least, this is a mystery color with no name.  This one has a semi-clear base with a grey/black tint and is loaded with different sized glitters.  There are teeny tiny black glitters, and then larger orange and other metallic glitters.  This one reminds me a bit of Halloween.  I applied one coat of the mystery polish over two coats of OPI Black Onyx.

Julep Mystery SwatchJulep Mystery Swatch

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November 12, 2012

Gradient Giraffe Print Nails 7

by Andrea • Nail Art • Tags: , , , , , , , ,

I’m having more fun with my Bundle Monster stamping plates.  This is plate BM313 which has two different giraffe prints.  I started this manicure with two coats of Jordana Good Luck Charm, and then sponged on Jordana Boy oh Boy for a gradient effect.  I applied a thin coat of Seche Vite top coat and let them dry for several minutes.  Then I applied the stamps using Konad black polish, and topped off again with Seche Vite.  I love how this turned out!

Gradient Giraffe Print ManicureChickettes.com Gradient Giraffe Print Manicure

 

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November 6, 2012

KB Shimmer Swatches 3

by Andrea • Indie Polish Swatches • Tags: , , , , , , , ,

I purchased a few KB Shimmer polishes from my wishlist this week and I’m so in LOVE with them!  I had to try them all on this morning, so I have swatches of all three.  They all applied very smoothly and evenly, and I didn’t have to go fishing for glitter.  (Unfortunately my nails are now super short… ugh.  I had two bad breaks and had to cut them all down.)

Anyway… on to the swatches.  Each manicure is 3 coats of polish with 1 thick coat of Seche Vite top coat, which is the best for taming glitters in my opinion.

This is Don’t Teal Anyone… my favorite of the lot.  The color combo is so awesome and the blue gel base has great coverage.  I have this on both hands right now and plan to leave on for a few days.

KB Shimmer Don't Teal Anyone Swatch

KB Shimmer Don't Teal Anyone Swatch

This is Oh Splat!  I’ve had an obsession lately with polishes that have a white base and different colored glitters.  Of all the ones I’ve tried lately, this is my new favorite.  I feel like I say that every time I try one, but I swear this is the one!  LOL  Again, the base had very even coverage.  It was pretty opaque with just two coats, but I applied 3 coats in all of these swatches just for consistency.

KB Shimmer Oh Splat! SwatchKB Shimmer Oh Splat! Swatch

And this is Toucan Touch This.  The green base in this polish was much more sheer than the others, but it also applied great.  It has another great color combo.  Next time I might try adding this on top of another color to see what it would look like.

KB Shimmer Toucan Touch This SwatchKB Shimmer Toucan Touch This Swatch

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November 1, 2012

China Glaze Smoke and Ashes 0

by Andrea • Nail Lacquer Swatches • Tags: , , , ,

This is another China Glaze that I just picked up, Smoke and Ashes from the Hunger Games collection.  In the few swatches that I saw  it looked like the shimmery flecks were silver/grey, but they’re actually green.  The swatches below show two coats of this polish with one coat of Seche Vite on top.  I actually got great coverage with just one coat, and didn’t really need the second coat.  I wore this for a few days and really liked it.  I apologize that my fingers look a little icky in the photos though… I did a messy job when polishing and had to do a lot of cleanup with acetone and forgot to moisturize before taking the pics.

China Glaze Smoke & AshesChina Glaze Smoke & Ashes Swatch

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