Collective Haul!

swatches and pictures

so much holographic glitter! in love.

get yourself down to CVS for their sale. So worth it.

Collective nails of the day post!

I don't have anything to post right now since I am at a friend's for the weekend, and I have had these pictures from my nails for the past few months just sitting on my computer.  Be warned that most, if not all, are taken by my camera phone. 
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O.P.I. Ink-taken underwater to show the blurple-ness of it.

French mani done with Nailene flesh toned polish with sparkles and my Migi nailart pen

Icing Cosmo Cutie with Orly Dazzle for the tips

Some horrible pink Sally Hansen polish with a stripe of CG For Audrey. Excuse the mess.

China Glaze For Audrey tips with silver Migi pen

China Glaze VIII with Migi nail art pen in silver and white

Orly Matte Vinyl

Orly Matte vinyl with Orly Dazzle

Personally, I love Orly most of all. China Glaze wears the second best on myself, while O.P.I usually peels off within 24 hours. I use Seche Vite for most of these, except the matte which I kept looking good with a coat of China Glaze's Matte magic. I used Out The Door as my fast dry topcoat before Seche and I will be switching back after I am done with this bottle of Seche. It's less expensive and dries rock hard and stays put, unlike Seche that makes my polish peel, not chip. O.P.I. is also the most expensive and the hardest to find in my area. I have to go to Ulta which is 45 minutes away, just to find it. Orly and China Glaze are both found within a mile of my house at Sally's Beauty Supply. Orly is the least expensive, with China Glaze not far behind.

Do you find it is the same way for you? Or do you prefer a different kind of polish?

Nails Of The Week-November 30th

Hiya guys! Coming at you with my nails of the week. On day three of this mani and love it!

Here's what I used:
Clear base coat-any kind you want
Three coats of China Glaze- For Audrey
Seche Vite Quick Dry Top Coat
Migi Nail Art Pen- mine is silver on one side and white on the other. You can use any white nail art pen you have!
Orly- Black Vinyl

How I did it:
I started with a thin coat of a clear base coat. I polished my nail with three coats of For Audrey and then slapped on a medium coat of Seche. I let that dry for about twenty minutes.
For the snowman:
Use your white nail art pen to draw a circle in the middle of the bottom of your nail.
Fill that in. Then add a circle slightly smaller on top of that. Add the smallest circle last.
I used a silver nail art pen for my snowman's scarf- use whatever color you like.
Follow the line around the bottom of the smallest circle with the scarf color. Then add a V upside down shape where you want it. Voila! Scarf!
For his eyes, mouth,and buttons I used Orly-Liquid Vinyl and a dotting tool.
Just make two dots for eyes, a few dots for the mouth, and three buttons in the middle circle you drew. You can even add a orange triangle for a nose:)

I hope you guys enjoyed my Nails Of The Week! Tell me what you think in the comments!