Haul: Rhinestones, Molds, Acrylic Powder

 Hey Everyone!  Hope you are all having a fantastic Thursday!

Time to show you all a long overdue haul!  :)

I bought these nail wheels off eBay for $17.  There's 20 wheels here. What a bargain! :)

There's microbeads, pearls, standard rhinestones, various shapes and sizes, fimos - everything!

I also bought a lot off of eBay of acrylic molds.  I got 12 molds for $17.  :)

 You can't see the molds super well... but there's music notes, hearts, pearls, scroll work type stuff, flowers, etc.  :)

And finally, I bought some primary colors of acrylic powder so I can mix whatever color I want.  :)

This kit was from Sally Beauty Supply and I think it was about $30 USD. :)

NOTD: Essie - Real Simple **fail**

Essie - Real Simple

This was an epic fail.  Three coats?!  This looks like one!  Luckily, I got this on sale.  I think it was $2 at Ulta on clearance.  Maybe someone with nice nails naturally could wear this.  I just couldn't get it to work for me!  How about you?

Anyway, y'all don't need to see my horrible nails, so only one picture for today!  :)

NOTD: China Glaze - Peachy Keen

China Glaze - Peachy Keen

The above picture is the most color accurate.  I had the worst time getting this to photograph the way it actually looks (natural light or artificial lights weren't working!)!  These photographs are darker orange.  I guess I could have photoshopped it to be a little lighter, but that's cheating! :-P

FOTD: June 4, 2011

Man, oh man, do I ever get behind posting these!  I actually thought I lost the card that has the products listed on it for this look.  But voila!  Found it!

Main Products Used:

• MAC e/s in Dazzlelight, Naked Lunch, Carbon
• NYX e/s in White
• NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
• L'Oreal HIP cream liner in Black
• Maybelline Pulse Perfection mascara

On the cheeks, I have The Balm in Down Boy.

On the lips, I'm wearing MAC l/s in Angel over Sephora l/l in Candid Candy.

I feel like I look crazy in this pic... lol.  But I was excited to finally see Mr. Drop Dead, Gorgeous!  :-P

NOTD: Black Shatter Swatches

I finally got my little paws on a bottle of OPI - Black Shatter!  It's been sold out everywhere around here!  Thank you Ulta!  :-P

Left to Right (all China Glaze unless otherwise stated):
Red Pearl, Pool Party, Kiwi-Cool-Ada, Tree Hugger, Turned Up Turquoise, Flip Flop Fantasy, OPI - Pink-ing of You, For Audrey, Sun Worshipper, Liquid Leather

All colors with a coat of black Shatter.  :)

For fun, I tried the last one, Liquid Leather, for a black on black look.  It just kind of looks... grungy.  lol

On my thumb, I have China Glaze - Jitterbug with Shatter (obviously).  :)


Which color combo do you like best?!

NOTD: OPI - Last Friday Night

OPI - Last Friday Night

I love this polish!   Unfortunately, you don't achieve the color in the bottle (I did 4 coats - 5 on my index finger because I screwed it up! lol) but I do feel like the shade you do get is a little more wearable.  On a nail wheel, I did several coats (maybe 7?) and I still didn't get the bottle color.  Also, it was starting to look super thick and yucky.  I'm sure you could layer this over a blue shade and get a closer-to-bottle-shade result. :)

NOTD: Sally Hansen - Spectrum

Without flash ^^^^

With flash ^^^^




Sally Hansen - Spectrum

I don't often branch out from my usual brands of China Glaze and OPI, but this color is so gorgeous!  I saw a swatch somewhere, and I just had to have it!  It's a blue glitter that has a faint reflect of purple.  :)

These pictures just DON'T do the color justice!  

DIY: Repairing a Nail Tear

You can buy these silk wraps from Sally Beauty Supply for just a couple bucks.  I don't remember exactly how much they were, but it couldn't have been more than $5.

There's nothing worse than growing your nails out all nice and even then having one tear!  Then you pretty much have to cut the nail with the tear and the cut rest of your nails down to match.  Oye!  I hate that!

Fortunately, we're not the first people on earth with this problem.  lol

These wraps come in a variety of sizes and are all quite long.  They're a thin, mesh fabric with an adhesive backing.  What you do is put nail glue all over your nail with the tear, then place the silk wrap on the nail glue and let it dry.  After it dries, add a layer of nail glue on top of the silk wrap.  Take nail clippers and cut the excess of the silk wrap off (you can use a nail file to make the edge smooth).

Use a buffer to even out the texture of your nail (which will be quite rough at this point).

Avert your eyes!  Natural nails coming up!

My pitiful nail here with a tear... :(  Owwie!  This picture also includes the wrap on top.  I'm not sure why I didn't get a "before the wrap" picture.

The pink is an outline of where the wrap is on my finger.  The green traces the tear.

After you smooth out your wrap, you can apply a base coat (probably a ridge filler would be a great bonus!) and paint your nails.  It won't even look like anything happened! :)

I usually have to replace my wraps every few days, but it gets the job done until my nail grows out far enough for me to cut off the damaged part.  Perhaps roughing up your nail before applying the wrap/glue would be the best approach.

Good luck!

FOTD: May 7, 2011

Happy Sunday, everyone!


I wasn't originally going to post this because I don't think it turned out very well.  But, I posted it up on MakeUpTalk.com, so I might as well do it here too.  :)

Main Products Used:

• Urban Decay Naked Palette - Creep, Buck, Sin
• Urban Decay 24/7 e/l in Zero
• Bobbi Brown e/s Mahogany (brows)

• Revlon Matte l/s in Pink About It
• Sephora l/g in Rosy Glow

NOTD: Leopard Print

Thumb: China Glaze - Spontaneous
Index: China Glaze - Shower Together
Middle: China Glaze - Tree Hugger
Ring: Nailene - French White (China Glaze - Flip Flop Fantasy spots)
Pinky: China Glaze - Lemon Fizz


All black spots are China Glaze - Liquid Leather.  All white spots are Nailene - French White.

Collection: Nail Polish

These pictures are ALREADY out of date, as I have acquired maybe 10 new polishes recently.

But anywho, here's a look at what I've got!

**Note - Photos on the rocks are in sunlight.  Photos with a white background are artificial light (camera flash)**

***Note #2 - All swatches are just two coats of polish***

Wheel #1:

1. Essie - Real Simple
2. Sally Hansen - Radient Rose
3. OPI - Bubble Bath
4. Sally Hansen - Shell We Dance?
5. China Glaze - Innocence
6. Estee Lauder - Rose Candy
7. OPI - Pink-ing Of You
8. China Glaze - Exceptionally Gifted
9. China Glaze - Naked
10. China Glaze - Pool Party
11. China Glaze - Flip Flop Fantasy
12. China Glaze - Wild Mink
13. Essie - Peach Daiquiri
14. OPI - Indi-a Mood For Love
15. Estee Lauder - Rosa Rosa
16. China Glaze - Red Pearl
17. China Glaze - Ruby Pumps
18. Estee Lauder - Black Wine

Wheel #2:

1. OPI - What's With the Cattitude?
2. Revlon - Petal Chrome
3. China Glaze - Shower Together
4. Sally Hansen - Spectrum
5. China Glaze - Up All Night
6. China Glaze - Jitterbug
7. China Glaze - Liquid Leather
   18. China Glaze - For Audrey

I have For Audrey as #18 because I forgot about it and it fit in better with the light blue than it does the black!  lol

Wheel #3:

1. OPI - Rumple's Wiggin
2. Claire's - Grape Bubbly
3. China Glaze - Spontaneous
4. China Glaze - Grape Pop
5. China Glaze - Avalanche
6. OPI - Meet Me On The Star Ferry
7. Estee Lauder - Red Lights
8. China Glaze - Evening Seduction

 Wheel #4:

1. OPI - Fiercely Fiona
2. OPI - Who The Shrek Are You?
3. China Glaze - Tree Hugger
4. China Glaze - Kiwi Cool-Ada
5. China Glaze - Turned Up Turquoise
6. China Glaze - Lemon Fizz
7. China Glaze - Peachy Keen
8. China Glaze - Sun Worshipper
9. China Glaze - Thataway
10. China Glaze - Your Touch
11. China Glaze - In Awe Of Amber
12. Estee Lauder - Frozen Fantasy
13. China Glaze - Chiaroscuro
14. OPI - Royal Flush Blush

Blog Giveaway Winner! :)

Finally!  We have an official winner of my Smashbox giveaway!

Evita, from MakeupAndMoreByEvita, is the winner!  :)

The first winner didn't contact me until after the two days, but I'll try and get her a little prize too because she contacted me JUST a few hours late!  :-/

Thanks everyone for participating in this giveaway!  I'll be having another one soon!  :)

NOTD: Essie - Peach Daquiri

Essie - Peach Daquiri

This is a gorgeous coral-pink!  :)  I highly recommend.  And!  This is my first, but not last, Essie polish!  Hooray!