30 Day Nail Challenge - Day 4: Green

So I really enjoyed this one, so nice to get away from oranges and yellows! Just not my thing lol. I did an ombré style for the green day, and was very happy with the way it turned out. :) Colors light to dark: Zoya Tracie, OPI Hot Fun in the Summer-Lime, China Glaze Starboard, Orly Wandering Vine, Zoya Edyta. Can't wait for Day 5! :)

-Nicole

Dripping Blood Halloween Nails!

Hey Everyone! So here's another Halloween tutorial. I wanted to get away from the orange for now, so this is a blood-inspired design. :) Hope you like it! Here is the link for the tutorial: DRIPPING BLOOD HALLOWEEN NAIL TUTORIAL

So the materials I used:
Ulta Concrete Evidence
Orly Naughty
Ulta Devious
Small brush
Toothpick 
Clear Top Coat (for rhinestones)
Seche Vite Top Coat (over whole nail)
Purple Rhinestones

I want to do at least one or two more Halloween designs, so hopefully I'll get that done soon! Thanks for stopping by! :)

-Nicole

Recent Haul...and Time For A NO-BUY Haha

Hey Everyone! So I made a couple of trips to a couple of Ulta stores...and ended up buying a lot more polish than I had planned. :\ I did really well though as far as getting good deals and hitting up the sales(buy 2 get 1 free, 2-for-1, clearance), and using coupons and rewards, so that made me feel a little better about my purchases. :) So here is the first group I bought:

These three are Zoya Jem, Neeka and Jana, all from the Smoke & Mirrors Collection. I now have 7 out of 12 from that collection, and I think it will stay that way:

These three were random from various collections, left to right: Zoya Ali from the La-Di-Da collection, Zoya Marley from the Intimate collection, and Zoya Shay from the Touch collection:

Then I just had to take advantage of the 2-for-1 deal with Ulta nail polish, so I picked up Ulta Concrete Evidence and Army of 1:

So that was my first little haul...Then while visiting my grandparents I took a trip to the local Ulta there, and had an amazing time shopping there! It's funny how each Ulta can have a totally different selection of things and clearance items! :D I was very pleased with this second trip:

So these were buy 2 get 1 free, and are from the Orly Birds of a Feather collection. From left to right: Fowl Play, Nite Owl, and Peachy Parrot:

These two I just couldn't pass up. Ulta Material Girl and Chocolate Kiss:

And then, as I was about to leave, the clearance section caught my eye. I just had to check it out, and found a few sweet deals. :) I picked up China Glaze Blue Iguana and Electric Pineapple from the Island Escape collection, and Barielle Out-Grey-Geous. I tried so hard to get a good picture to capture these colors, but I just couldn't get it. :\ The blue is actually a blue and purple duochrome shimmer, Electric Pineapple actually has a greenish tint to it, and Out-Grey-Geous had little flecks of holographic glitter. Hopefully when I wear these I can get better pics of the true colors:

So here's the whole lot together!! :D

Ahhh so pretty...But seriously, this has put me in the No-Buy phase. I told myself I need to wear every one of these colors before I do another major haul. Hopefully that will actually happen. ;) Thanks for stopping by, I should have new Nails of the Day and tutorials up sometime this week!

-Nicole

My First Halloween Design and Tutorial! :)

Hey everyone! So this will be my very first Halloween design that I've done! I was so excited to do something new, and very happy with the results. :) I also have a video tutorial on how to do this design yourself! Check it out: Halloween Red Spiderweb Nail Tutorial

I used Sinful Colors Snow Me White as a base color, then sponged on L'Oreal Raven's Strength, and used Orly Naughty for the spiderweb. Hope you like this design and check out the awesome tutorial! I hope to have more tutorials up soon! Thanks for stopping by! :)

-Nicole