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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Matte is Murder by ManGlaze

This is a matte black nail polish that goes on very easily. It's called "Matte is Murder" and is made by "ManGlaze". All of ManGlaze polish is matte. I have three so far but, will most likely be getting a few more. For those of you who are not used to matte yet, you may not like this but, I simply adore it. Sorry, I forgot to snap pictures of this color covered in a top coat which makes it glossy / shiny instead of matte. When I wear this again, I will try and remember to update this post.

Matte is Murder - Manglaze

Sorry I have been slacking on posting, I will try not to do that in the future.

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Stunning Ares Over Black

In this manicure I decided to use black as a base color. Any black will do. I used Rimmel. I then applied Ares by HITS over top using one coat, which is a Red holographic polish. I think this is absolutely stunning! Feel free to comment below telling me what you think. Also if there is anything in particular you'd like to see up please don't hesitate to ask!

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Revlon's Sparkling Cafe Pink

In this manicure I used one coat of "Cafe Pink" by Revlon which was not easy to work with... very streaky while wet. I am still looking for a light pink that does not streak while applying. I applied 2 generous coats & topped it off with "Sparkling" also by Revlon using 1 nice coat but, for the thumbs because they are larger in size they got two coats to make glitter appear well distributed between the nails. I finished it off with Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat. The only reason I used Sparkling to begin with is because for some odd reason I don't think my skin tone looks good with this shade of pink but, after applying the glitter it looked much better.

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

"Mermaid's Tears" by OPI

This is a minty sea green color & is called "Mermaid's Tears" by OPI. Applied nicely in 2 coats evenly. This is part of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" Collection. I purchase this polish at Target. Let me know what you think in the comments below.

"Mermaid's Tears" by OPI

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Rain Of Flowers by MAC

My very first MAC polish. I was so excited I had to paint them right away. This polish is blue with purple undertones. It has tiny blue & purple glitter in it. It's called "Rain of Flowers" & was opaque in two coats but, I felt compelled to apply another coat even though it was not needed. The brush size is average but, I do wish it was nice n thick. I didn't think the polish was as glossy as it should have been. I tried correcting it by adding a top coat but, it didn't help enough. I do like the color. When it is dry on the nails it appears to be a blue but, when u remove it the cotton ball ends up purple.
I purchased this polish from MAC.

Rain of Flowers by MAC (indoors)

Rain of Flowers by MAC (outdoors)

Rain of Flowers by MAC (indoors)

Rain of Flowers by MAC (outdoors)

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Valentine's Day Animal Print Recreation

I was inspired to recreate this nail design I originally found on Nails in Nippon. This is my first time using the Sponge method & I am still improving on Konad Stamping. She only used polish for the first coat, then she used Acrylic Paint which I do not have. She also did her tiger stripes freehand which, I also have never tried therefore I am not so sure I would be good at it yet.

I used 2 coats of Catrice White polish, next I sponged Essie's French Affair over the white, then proceeded to sponge a Red polish (I used NYC's 131A). After that I used Milani's 584 RED Glitter over the tip area. Once it was dry I used Konad Stamping to create the animal stripes & topped it off with Seche Vite top coat.

Inspiring Recreation

Again this is my first time doing anything of this nature, so please be kind. It's a work in progress.

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~Karina XoXo

Monday, February 13, 2012

Flecked by Finger Paints

Here is another Finger Paints polish from the Special Effects Collection. It's called "Flecked". It appears to be a green flake polish... & all this while I thought that's just what it was until one day I noticed while wearing it over Black that in the Sunshine it changes from green to blue. It was very fascinating to watch. I have not seen this polish do that in any other lighting So, it did catch me off guard. Sorry, I was unable to get those camera shots but, here's what I did take.

"Flecked" by Finger Paints (Special Effects Collection)

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~Karina XoXo

Monday, February 6, 2012

Teenage Dream by OPI

This is a really nice light pink glitter. Applied in one coat & was the easiest glitter polish that I have ever removed. It's called "Teenage Dream" by OPI. Looks nice over other colors too! Comment below & let me know what you think.

"Teenage Dream" by OPI

"Teenage Dream" by OPI (Macro Shot to show shimmer)

"Teenage Dream" by OPI

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Matte-ly In Love over Twisted

So, I thought of a great idea... making "Twisted" by Finger Paints matte. So I took the only matte polish I own which is "Matte-ly In Love" by Hard Candy & put it over top of "Twisted". I think it looks great! My opinion possibly even better than Twisted by itself. You be the judge!

"Matte-ly In Love" by Hard Candy over "Twisted" by Finger Paints

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~Karina XoXo

Monday, January 30, 2012

Sugar Plum Yum over Anne

So... I decided to add a little flair to "Anne" by Julep by adding "Sugar Plum Yum" by Color Club over top. It is a glitter polish with Purple hexagon glitters & tiny Green square glitters. I think it looks very nice although the images do not do justice. It was very easy to apply. I did put two coats on with Seche Vite top coat over it. What's pretty cool is that when I dries it has a sweet grape scent
(only cause I can't envision what plum would smell like) LOL.

It is probably the hardest glitter polish I have taken off thus far... So I definitely recommend the foil method!

I think its pretty stylish but, I still can't wait to get those Finger Paints on so.. that'll be next for sure!

"Sugar Plum Yum" by Color Club (blurred)

"Sugar Plum Yum" by Color Club (slightly blurred)

"Sugar Plum Yum" by Color Club

Sorry images do not do justice... Camera obviously was not happy taking these LOL.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Anne by Julep - Review

This is a purple cream polish called "Anne" by Julep. I do like the color but, I do feel that it wasn't easy to work with because it was a tad too thick. It was definitely a FAIL. The only reason I added a second coat was to even out the first one. I have never had any issues with Julep nail polishes & I think this was unusual... having said that I'm pretty sure if I just add a little bit of nail polish thinner it should be fine, which means it still has potential. I'll have to try that next time.

"Anne" by Julep

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