Showing posts with label Sally Hansen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sally Hansen. Show all posts

Friday, March 29, 2013

Gradient Friday : Happy Easter

Good Friday is a day to remember the sacrifice Jesus made for all of us on the cross...a time of reflection and thanks.
For this Easter-y gradient, I painted my nails with a coat of Sally Hansen White On. Next, I painted 3 lines using the three polishes I chose on a sponge and sponged only 1 layer on because I wanted a lighter whimsical effect. I used Joe Blueberry, Joe Lavender, and Joe Buttercup.
Wishing you a wonderful Easter weekend.
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Thursday, January 24, 2013

A Smile makes Everything Better

A smile can brighten up your day, regardless of what may have happened, a smile still makes you feel just a little bit better. I had so much fun painting these nails that it brought multiples smiles on my face! I started off with a base coat of Color Club Almost Famous, a bright yellow cream polish, and used 2 coats. Next I stamped on smiley faces with BM plate using Konad Black. Finally, I finished off with Seche Vite and accented one nail with Sally Hansen Black Out. I stamped a full happy face on my thumbs. Have a wonderful day and dont forget to smile!
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Monday, December 3, 2012

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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Friday, November 9, 2012

Gradient Friday : 2 way gradient

I decided to do a 2 way subtle gradient this week to share with y'all. First, I started off with a light to dark gradient from pinky to my thumb. Then I shifted the polish colors down and sponged them lightly on the tips. I wanted a more raw looking gradient, so I did not use a top coat to blend.
Base color from pinky to thumb: GOSH Bright Idea / Essie Chinchilly / Sally Hansen Greige Gardens / Essie Merino Cool / Essie Mink Muffs
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween

This design was something quick and simple to do but still looked polished. I started out with 2 coats of Sally Hansen Grass Slipper and stamped on  a cool design using Konad black with BM 223. Quick but effective right? Have a safe night everyone!
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Friday, June 15, 2012

Gradient Friday : Holographic purple

Base color OPI DS Diamond [ purple holo with a touch of pink ] / A England Lady of the Lake [ royal purple holo ] / Sally Hansen ShowTime [ silver holo ] / nails inc. electric lane [ holographic glitter top coat ]  / Stamped with OPI My Private Jet [ black holo ] 
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Friday, June 8, 2012

Gradient Friday : Pink Sundae



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Sunday, April 8, 2012

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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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Corset it up

This is the mani I wore on Valentine's Day. I started off with 2 coats of Sally Hansen Madame X, which is a gorgeous deep reddish-pink color that applied flawlessly. Next, I used Color Club Vintage Couture, a cream pink, and painted the tips in a V shape. I added black outlines and accented a finger with a corset using Milani Black Sketch Nail Art. 
Also, thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway…the winner is..
Congratulations! Your prize should be on its way. 
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Monday, February 13, 2012

Hearts are Fluttering

Here is another Valentine's mani I did over the weekend! I started off with 3 coats of Color Club Ready to Wear, a pink-gold duochrome polish. I used Wet N' Wild Kaleidoscope on my tips to add some glitter. Next, I painted some hearts using my dotting tool and Sally Hansen Madame X. I finished off this look with some pink jewels and a coat of Seche Vite. 
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Saturday, December 31, 2011

Swirling around in candy cane dreams

Hope all of you polish addicts got to take some time to rest and enjoy some time with friends and family. I know I did! As we end this year and start onto the next, I would like to thank each of you for continuing to read my posts! It has been a little over a year and I still love blogging as much, or even more, than when I first started. Today's design is a water marbled candy cane mani, which I hope you enjoy. I used Sally Hansen White On and Wet N' Wild Red Red for this mani. Have a wonderful new years. 
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Friday, December 16, 2011

Festive Green Gradient Friday

The holidays are near, so I decided to try a festive green gradient Friday. I used one coat of Nubar Earth as my base color. It is a pretty shimmery teal green with teal sparkles and applied well. Next, I sponged on Essence Lime up! on my tips. Finally, I blended this manicure together using China Glaze He's going in circles, which is a light green holographic polish. I added some dots on the tips using Wet n' Wild Red Red and Sally Hansen White On. I stamped 2 festive bows on using fauxnad plate m59.
Hope this starts off your holidays with a smile!
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Friday, November 11, 2011

Let Us Remember...

Colors used: OPI Skull & Glossbones /  Loreal Resist & Shine #155 / OPI Steady as She Rose / Wet N' Wild Red Red / Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen Black / Seche Vite Top Coat - Gradient Friday
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Monday, October 31, 2011

Spooky Night

Here is my design for today. I used OPI Hes My Boo on my thumb, index, and pinky. Next, I layered Wet N Wild Tangled in my Web on top. Tangled in my Web is a clear suspended polish with black hexagonal glitter.
On my middle finger I used OPI I only Date Werewolves as my base and drew a white circle using Konad White Polish. I used Sally Hansen Nail Art pen in Black to draw a jack-o-lantern face.
On my ring finger I used OPI Zom-body To Love, a glow in the dark polish, as my base and painted on the chevron tip using OPI I only Date Werewolves. I added a nail decal spider to finish off this look.
Have a safe and happy night everyone! Chocolates...here I come!


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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Behind Closed Doors

Here is another simple but stunning Halloween manicure! I really like how this looks. I started off with one coat of Sally Hansen Black Out. Next, I layered on 2 coats of Wet N' Wild Behind Closed Doors, which is a red base polish with hexagonal and fine glitter. This polish is another one from their On the Prowl collection and the formulation was okay. You need to roll this polish a couple of times before you use it, otherwise the red hexagonal glitters don't end up on the brush. Thanks for reading!



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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Short leopard tips

Here is another fun and cute short nail design. I did a neutral colored leopard print French tip on my nails to trick my nails into thinking that they have some time off from nail polish. First I used nails inc. Porchester square, mushroom taupe cream, to freehand some French tips. Next, I used OPI You don't know Jacques!, taupe cream, and dabbed on random sized spots all inside the French tip. Finally, I used Sally Hansen nail art pen in Black to outline some of the sides around the spots to make it look like a leopard spot. I added a bit of gold using Sally Hansen nail art pen near the smile line. I sealed this off with a coat of Seche Vite and voila! Done.

I am enjoying doing short nail art designs more than I though, would you like to see more? Thanks for dropping by.


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Friday, October 7, 2011

Bold runway gradient

For today's gradient Friday, I decided to recreate a runway nail look I saw. I used 2 coats of Sally Hansen Blue me Away!, a bright cream blue as my base coat. Next, I gently sponged on Sally Hansen Black Out near the base of my nails, creating a bold gradient look. What do you all think?

Happy early Thanksgiving to all my Canadian readers. Enjoy the long weekend!


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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Ladybug party

I was invited to a cute ladybug themed party recently, so I thought it was only suiting that I did a mani to match! I used Zoya Carmen (swatch seen here) as my base coat and then used Milani Nail Art in Black to draw my ladybugs. I used Sally Hansen Nail Art pens in white to add the dots. I thought my thumb looked a little bare, so I added a leaf using Milani Nail Art Green Sketch and Black.

I took some pictures of the party favors and cupcake decorations. They are all homemade! Arent they adorable? Thanks so much for reading. It has been a crazy week.



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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Pink Blush Diamond

Hurray! I finally got my hands on a Sally Hansen Nail Prism! I have read so much about them so I wanted to try them out for myself. Sally Hansen Nail Prism Pink Blush Diamond is a soft pink holographic polish that was opaque in 3 medium coats. The formulation was quite smooth and the dry time was decent. This reminded me of OPI DS Reserve but a tad bit lighter. This is quite nice and I am glad to add it to my collection. I am just adding the finishing touches on the giveaway. I promise it will be up by the end of this week!



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Thursday, September 8, 2011

It's ShowTime

Nothing says showtime like silver holographic polish. It is just plain mesmerizing. I bought this Sally Hansen Showtime off Polish Obsessed and I am so glad I did! Sally Hansen Showtime is a gorgeous linear silver holographic polish. It is a bit on the thin side, so it needed 4 thin coats to be opaque.

How does it compare to China Glaze OMG? See for yourself. I used OMG on my index and ring finger. The amount of holo just does not compare. How did China Glaze make their old formulation so holo-y? I love it. Please bring it backkkk. If any polish addicts out there has an extra bottle of any of the old China Glaze Kaleidoscope and OMG line and they are willing to part with it, let me know. For now, I will stare at my Showtime nails.



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