Gradient Friday : Tranzitions

If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you know how excited I was when I heard that China Glaze was coming out with a line of polishes that changes color with the addition of top coat. China Glaze's Tranzition line opens up a door of opportunities for lots of cute designs without having the bulky layers and worrying about matching colors. 

First up is a gradient tip design I did but did not fully capture well. I found that the more layers of top coat you added, the darker the color turned, so I tried a 2 layer tip gradient which is a bit hard to see in the pictures for which I apologize. I cannot wait to show you more cute designs from these polishes. I used China Glaze Modify Me for this gradient, which turns to a darker blue with top coat.

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Ringin' in the New Year

Wishing all my readers a wonderful new years eve. May the next year bring you much joy, love, and happiness. Be safe on the roads and have a great night. God Bless.

OPI DS Classic [beige holo] / China Glaze Ray-diant [multicolored fine and round glitter]

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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

I am so very excited to start off the Christmas season! I just need to live through the end of this week and then I can bake, decorate, and shop to my heart's content. I did a simple red and white design to kick off December. I dotted white on with a dotting tool and lined the edges with gold using a striper brush. What are you MOST looking forward to in December?

PS – This is the time of year where I cut my nails down to nubbins for the sake of dodgeball finals. This is a perfect short nail design because it gives the illusion of longer length nails with the tips and half moon design

 Orly Ma Cherie / Sally Hansen White Out / China Glaze Champagne Bubbles / nail jewels 

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Gradient Friday : Breaking Dawn

If you are a follower on my instagram and twitter, you know that I was extremely excited to find the essence Twilight: Break Dawn part 2 line at my local Shoppers. I picked up all 4 colors so it's only fitting that I used one for this week's gradient Friday. I decided to use Jacob’s protection, a deep blue jelly polish with blue, silver and purple fine glitter, as my base. The formulation on this polish was a bit goopy and was a bit hard to apply. I added a few drops of my nail thinner (Seche Restore) and then it applied better. This polish takes a while to dry, so you need to be patient and not move around too much. I used China Glaze Angel Wings on my accent finger and also for my sponge gradient. Happy Friday! 

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Gradient Friday : Fading Gradient

I started this fading gradient by using essie chinchilly, a cream granite grey with a hint of purple, at the tips of my nails. I let it dry a bit and then used a clear polish to drag out the bottom color towards my cuticles. Next, I used nails inc. special effects sugar house lane, a beige cupcake sprinkle effect, and applied it in the middle of my nails. After letting it dry for a bit, I used the clear polish to drag it down towards my cuticles for a gradient fading look. For my accent finger, I used China Glaze Glistening Snow which is a beautiful silver sparkle polish with holographic bits scattered throughout. 

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Gradient Friday : Halloween Edition

Here is a ghoulish gradient mani for Halloween. For the base, I used China Glaze Midnight Kiss. Next, I sponged on China Glaze Urban-Night and finished off the tips with Fantasy Makers (Wet N' Wild) Black Magic. I stamped on some spooky designs using my BM plates and Konad polishes. For a spookier look, I used nails inc. matte topcoat westminister bridge. 

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Gradient Friday : Glitter on Dark Navy

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Gradient Friday : Studded Purple

OPI Parlez-Vous OPI? / China Glaze Jungle Queen / China Glaze Purr-fect Plum / CND Raspberry Sparkle / Martha Stewart metallic glass microbeads

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Gradient Friday : Chrome

I am totally loving these chrome polishes. They are so pretty and not that streaky at all compared to past chrome polishes. I used 3 coats China Glaze No Plain Jane, a chrome deep purple, for my base coat. Next, I used China Glaze Want My Bawdy, a chrome royal blue, to sponge on my tips. I finished this manicure off with some white dots and a coat of Seche Vite.

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Happy Canada's Day

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Gradient Friday : Pink Sundae

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Happy Easter

This design was inspired by Cadbury mini eggs! My favorite (especially the ones with crackle candy inside)! Dots were made using a dotting tool and Sally Hansen White On. Base color from thumb to pinky: China Glaze Sweet Hook / SkinFood BL005 / SkinFood BL001 / Essence Mellow Yellow / China Glaze Something Sweet

Happy Easter everyone.

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Gradient Friday: Purple with a touch of holo

For today's gradient Friday, I started off with one coat of China Glaze Sweet Hook, which is a pretty light lavender cream polish that applied very nicely. Next, I sponged on an anonymous purplish Color Club polish. Finally, I sponged on OPI Planks a Lot on my tips. I blended this in with 2 coats of nails inc. holographic top coat. Have an amazing weekend!

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Cling On

China Glaze Magnetix Cling On is a magnetic mossy green polish. I used 2 coats for full opacity and finished the design with the star magnet. It reminds me of optical illusions.

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Gradient Friday: Falling Blocks

For this week's gradient, I started off with 2 coats of OPI Fly, which is a pretty teal cream polish. The formulation was good and it applied smoothly. Next, I sponged on China Glaze Kinetic Candy on the tips for a simple gradient effect. Finally, I used Wet N' Wild Black Crème to stamp on an image from Konad m73 plate. Don't they look like falling building blocks? Lastly, I sealed this mani off with a coat of Seche Vite. I also decided to try making earrings with my polish, and pictured below is a pair I made for my friend using OPI Fly and OPI Black Shatter. What do you think? 

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You Move Me

 Although I have been loving the magnetic polish craze, sometimes there really IS too much of a good thing. Therefore, when China Glaze released their new Magnetix line, the only thing I wanted to pick up was their magnet due to its designs. Obviously this did not turned out as planned. Being the sucker that I am,  I ended up picking 2 of their polishes because their colors caught my eye.  You Move Me is a very pretty metallic brown polish. I used 2 coats of polish before applying the magnet on top. I found that this made the design stand out more. I used the chevron magnet for this design. Still deciding whether or not to get these polishes? I will have one more swatch up for you soon!

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Gradient Friday : Holo

For today's gradient Friday, I decided to start off with A-England Saint George as my base color. This is the second polish I picked up from their new The Legends collection and it is absolutely gorgeous.

Saint George is a stunning dark teal soft scattered holographic polish and was opaque in one coat. It glided on effortlessly and drying time was quick. I used China Glaze Kaleidoscope Him Out, a light blue holographic polish, and sponged it on the tips for an easy gradient look. 

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Sunday Snaps

24 Hr Color Tattoo Eyeshadows / Dream Bouncy Blush / Voluminous Smoldering Eyeliner / The Body Shop Chocolate Shower Cream and Butter / Nail polish Haul (China Glaze / OPI)

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How About a Tumble

This gorgeous gorgeous holographic pink polish is another one of my lemmings. I bought this a little while back from a fellow blogger. China Glaze How About a Tumble is a 3 coater and applied very nicely. I attached more pictures than usual because it is so mesmerizing. If you ever see this or any polishes from this line anywhere, PICK IT UP. I promise you it's worth it!

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Prosperous Year

Orly Emberstone–2 coats / China Glaze Midnight Kiss / Orly Shining Star–gold flakes

Wishing all my dear readers a happy Chinese New Year! May this year be full of cheer and happy moments. Click here to enter the giveaway! 

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