PCFSC: Favorite Spring Pink!

Today i'm showing you my favorite spring pink. this is kind of funny, because i just bought this mini Orly at a bargain basement place, and the name is complete rubbed off! So it's my favorite, but i have no idea what the name of it is.
Place your bets and best guesses here folks! step right up to the comment box!!

Glass Pink's shimmer is so pretty! 

my nails are all different shapes, i know. i will work on it.

NEED MORE TIME TO DO NAILS!!!!

Base of the unknown Orly Pink, with a coat of Sinful Colors Glass Pink.
(I just picked up GP for 99 cents at walgreens, yay for sales and bargain basements!)

Gloomy Joy Gets Happy!

It's been a gloomy week here in Greensboro Gloomsboro, NC. so I created a little spring on my fingernails. i was inspired by this look from Kahtreenahh's tumblr.


Excuse the fact that is my instagram pic, but it gets the point across!

OPI Pink Friday, SH Lavender Cloud, Zoya  Marley, Barry M Mint Green, Orly Flirty.

I used Flirty on my first attempt at little flowers, which turned out looking more like jelly beans, but hey, it's cool!

The dots are from a stamping plate, which is sooo much easier than using a dotting tool!

But also, you can see on my thumb the drawbacks to stamping instead of using dotting tools, the design gets cut off on wider nails. :]

I suppose you could use the stamp as a guide for where to put your dots, yes!

Hope you enjoy a little taste of spring...!

31 day challenge: Flowers

Day 14: Flowers! Well i've made it to day 14, two weeks! I had two options for flowers, freehand or konad stamp. i only have one plate with a flower on it, so i decided to try freehand. 

What I used: Sally Hansen Black Out, Kleancolor Pastel Pink,

Orly Flirty, Sinful Colors Happy Ending.

Since I have never done freehand flowers before I used  Rebecca Likes Nails tutorial which was great to go by, i highly recomend! 

I did a black background so it would have the 90's floral print dress look

(that is sadly back in style, oh my)

90's it up!

Hi Orly!

close up!

These were really fun to do! even though i don't have the BEST nail art brushes 

(i have old art brushes i found laying around my house) i made it work, and it turned out just fine! 

i would love to try them a little bigger so you can really tell what they are from a far, instead of looking like weird, pink jelly bean polka dots...right?

Thanks for reading, readers! <333

PS. I'll be posting my next giveaway later today. here's a hint...

On The Prowl, and glow in the dark!!!

Debunking the ridge filler rumor

Maybe you haven't heard this rumor but I definitely had:

"You can use Ridge Filler Basecoat as a matte top coat!"

This is Ridge Filler

L to R: Ridge Filler, Matte Top coat, Ridge Filler, Out the door top coat.

L to R: Ridge Filler, Matte Top coat, Ridge Filler, Out the door top coat.

click to enlarge, see for yourself! ewww

To me, putting ridge filler on your nails looks like you put

Elmer's Glue on your nails. barfatronic.

But, you be the judge.

31 day challenge: Lavender/Purple

day 6: Lavender/purple! Finally! I have TONS of purples. at least... 11. at least.

I decided to try an Ombre look including an accent nail. and then strangest thing happened...

See that glitter nail? it didn't start out that color.

It was almost the same color as the middle finger.

Then i put glitter over it. and it changed to a darker/brighter color.

Then when i put top coat on it (Out The Door) it changed again!

it almost turned NEON!

I have never had that happen to me.

i don't know if it was the polish i had on under it or the glitter it's self.

All in all a happy little ombre is what came out of this. :]

Honestly i was pressed for time on purple, and i feel like it deserves a second chance.

(being my favorite color and all) i'm thinking some sponging... and maybe a stamp or two?

any suggestions?

P.S. for my most favorite purple mani ever see the post before this one, i might have done that look again for the purple day, but i loaned out my matte top coat.

While i was gone....

I'm back from the beach, betcha didn't even know i was gone :P

Well, despite taking my entire polish collection and all my supplies i only managed
to do two different manicures. here they are :D

SUN!!

okay this picture is for the view....

Orly Flirty. so pretty!

--Then i turned it into cupcakes--

--Color Club Ms. Haute--

buuuh this is such a pretty color! :D

50 follower giveaway!!!

Giveaway time! here's what you'll get!

1] You must be a public follower of my blog via GFC - new followers welcome!

2] This is open to US residents only. sorry :{

3] Giveaway will end on Friday, September 16, 2011 at 11:59 pm EST

Konad stamp - m73 and 57 over Haute as Hello

Not an entirely original idea, i saw it here and thought it was super cute and  i've been wanting to try. I just got a new image plate, Konda m73, and thought it would be a good way to try them out. I need a thicker white, mine is super cheap and doesn't show up well at all for stamping. but oh well, sometimes subtle is better. :) see that purple stripe on my index finger? see below for explanation. :(

So far i only have 2 konda plates, i really enjoy them when i use them, but i haven't used them to their full extent just yet. How many nail stamping plates do you have?

ps. my fingers are really dry and funny looking in these pics, i had been using pure acetone to remove my nail polish and it was really starting to mess up my skin. i recently got a new remover from Sally's with wheat protein and vitamin E,  hopefully that will help me out. 

 Left hand - remember kids, always clean off your stamper and plate before use, even if they look clean, or you'll end up with a stupid purple stripe on your nail like auntie joy. :(

right hand

Orly Shine on crazy diamond and Essie Haute as Hello

close up right hand