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Gelish Shadows Collection

Gelish Shadows Collection

Gelish released The Shadows Collection on November 1st and they are just starting to hit the retail stores. These are dark metallic colors.  Stay tuned for pictures and swatches! The colors in this collection are: Welcome to the Masquerade Angel in Disguise The Dark Side Is it an Illusion?...

Chickettes.com Nail Foils

Nail Foils from OMGNailStrips.com

OMGNailStrips.com sent me two products to review, and the first product that I tried were these nail foils.  This was my first ever experience with nail foils, so I went into this with absolutely no knowledge of how they were supposed to work.  I wanted to see if I...

Julep Viola swatch from Chickettes.com

Julep Viola Swatch

I recently signed up for a Julep Maven account.  I had been contemplating this for some time, but finally figured I would give it a shot.  It’s a monthly program where they send you $40 worth of products for $19.99.  I found a coupon code that allowed me to...

Nail Station with Custom Built Nail Polish Shelf

Custom Nail Polish Shelf & Nail Station

My office redecoration is almost complete!  Just a few more finishing touches are needed, but I wanted to share my new nail polish station and custom built nail polish shelf.  The table and chairs are from Ikea.  The glass table top is supported by two helmers. I searched for...

Smitten Polish - Candy Kisses Swatch

SmittenPolish – Candy Kisses

This is the first polish I have tried from SmittenPolish called Candy Kisses.  It’s a white base with purple and pink glitters of various sizes.  It applied smoothly and evenly and built up nicely.  This is three coats of Candy Kisses, with two coats of Seche Vite top coat.

Gradient Giraffe Print Manicure

Gradient Giraffe Print Nails

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...

Purple Paisley Nails

It’s been a crazy week and I haven’t had much time to do my nails or post. I hope to have more time this coming week to play with my 2012 Bundle Monster stamping set. I was having an issue with many of the plates where I couldn’t get...