Animal Print Safari Bling Nails!!

Hey everyone!! It has been a while since my last nail tutorial, so I am finally posting one today! :D Yay!!!! I hopefully will have more up in the near future, I've got a lot of ideas and more time on my hands so I will try to get those done soon! So here's the tutorial for my blingy animal print safari nails:

I was very pleased with the way this design turned out!! They are super wild and blingy and I love them. :D Here are a few pics, didn't get too many:

Thanks for visitng, come back soon!!


-Nicole

NOTD: Revlon Fashionista.

Hey everyone! So it's been a while since I've posted on here, sorry about that. I've just been so busy but am trying to get back into doing posts and tutorials for the new year! :) So today's color is Revlon Fashionista, which is a gorgeous, deep teal color, which I absolutely love!! I noticed that Revlon and L'Oreal put out a new collection of shades recently, and most of them look pretty unique and different, so this is one that I picked up. 

Sorry I only have the one picture this time, but I think it shows off the color pretty well. I will definitely be doing more blog posts and tutorials here soon, so check back!! :)


-Nicole
 

NOTD: China Glaze Ahoy!

So today I have China Glaze Ahoy! on my nails. I really love this color, it's a hot fuschia pink with gold shimmer in it. Amazing. :) One of my favorite colors now for sure.

So that's it for now, thanks for stopping by! :)

-Nicole

NOTD: A Very Natural Manicure. :)

Hey guys! So today I decided instead of hiding my nails under a nail color like I usually do, I wanted to have them out on display! But unfortunately, they were looking a bit yellowish from all of the dark nail polish that I often use, so I decided to brighten them up a bit with a nice, very subtle everyday manicure. :) This is so easy to do, and it makes your natural nails look fabulous! :D I will explain the process below, but first here are the before and after pics:

 BEFORE:

 AFTER:

Quite a difference, huh? I just love looking at my nails like this! Makes me want to never polish them a color again, but I know that's not gonna happen haha. :) 

So here is what I did...I first started by washing my hands, applying my cuticle oil, then just giving them a quick rinse to wash off the excess oil. Then I applied my Orly Primetime, but this isn't a necessary step. So then I applied my basecoat, then applied a nail whitener over that. If you don't have the primer or the whitener just use a basecoat.

Next I took a really sheer white polish, like really sheer, I think it's actually meant for a natural french manicure. I used one called Washed Down White by CND, and it is described as a warm, sheer color. So with this I just painted two really thin coats just on my tips.

After that I took a really sheer nude/peach color called Soft Layers by Jade. You can use a really sheer french pink color also, this is just what I had. So with this color I just applied one thin coat over my entire nail.

And lastly, just applied my favorite top coat, Seche Vite. This really made my nails shine bright! :D Oh and if you are wanting your nails to have a more natural finish, you can apply a matte top coat instead so it looks more natural. :)

And that's it! Maybe eventually I will film a quick little tutorial on this. :) Hope you enjoyed this, thanks for looking!!

-Nicole

NOTD: China Glaze Skyscraper.

So I got an amazing deal on China Glaze Skyscraper, from the Metro Collection for Fall 2011. I went to my local Sally Beauty and it was on clearance!! The whole metro collection was, and so was the MineralFX collection from Orly. Crazy good deals though! I bought a couple from the Metro collection for $1.99 each, and a few from the MineralFX collection for $3.99 each. I will do a post about my recent hauls here soon. :) But anyway, here is Skyscraper, a really really gorgeous navy blue and silver glitter! Sooo amazing.

I LOVE this color. So gorgeous, I could wear it everyday. :D I will post my hauls sometime soon, and that's it for now! Thanks for looking! :)

-Nicole 




 

NOTD: Orly Au Champagne+Essie Shine Of The Times.

I just can't get enough of Essie Shine Of The Times! Today's NOTD is SOTT over Orly Au Champagne, from the 2011 Holiday Collection. It's a shimmery pearl white, which I actually really love on its own. It's just a very wearable white, doesn't have that white-out look to it. :) So here are some pics of my current mani, this reminded me so much of how an opal looks! Sooo amazing! I tried really hard to get good shots, but it wasn't easy!

So I really enjoyed this look, can't wait to try Essie SOTT over other colors!! Thanks for stopping by! :)

-Nicole

NOTD: Zoya Jana+Essie Shine Of The Times!!

So I have been wearing Zoya Jana for a couple of days, and today I got my hands on a bottle of Essie Shine Of The Times from their new holiday Luxeffects collection!! :D I was sooo excited to get this, it looks like an exact dupe of Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure, which I have seen all over the internet, but I've never had the chance to own it. So I may be getting a backup bottle as well, just in case this becomes hard to find. :) So here it is over my Zoya Jana mani:

So bottom line, I am very happy with this topcoat. I am thinking of getting the other four from the collection, they are just all so gorgeous. :) Thanks for stopping by!!

-Nicole 

NOTD: Zoya Jana.

So another Zoya color from the Fall 2011 Smoke and Mirrors Collection. This is Jana, a smoky, gray color with mauve undertones. This is one of those colors that is along the lines of being a nude, but has just a little more to it. Perfect fall color. :)

Thanks for stopping by! :)

-Nicole 

 

NOTD: Ulta Material Girl.

So today I have on Ulta Material Girl, a really pretty purple/pink with holographic glitter in it. It is so sparkly and glittery in the sunlight, such a gorgeous color. :) 

So that's the look for tonight, hope you like it! :) Thanks for stopping by!


-Nicole