Scented Nail Polish - With Cupcakes!

My 2 favorite things – makeup and baking ha! These little guys were a total impulse buy at TJ Maxx – only $5! As you can see, I got what a paid for and the polish is very streaky and crappy. I didn’t expect it to be great quality of course, I just thought they were too cute to pass up! They’re scented – the purple smells like grape soda =)

Hope you dolls are having a fantastic day! xoxo

Cougar Attack

New polish!! Not the greatest painting job on my part, but I really love this color! It's my first nail polish by Spoiled and it's called Cougar Attack haha. I picked it out because it looked like a reddish OPI color i've been wanting - but after applying two coats it looks more on the copper side than red. But I still really like it! I don't own a color like it so i'm happy with the results.

Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend! And be sure to follow my other site if you love to bake!

http://majestybakescakes.blogspot.com/

xoxo

My First Butter Polish

This is my first nail polish from Butter - the shade is The Old Bill. I love the color! You guys have been raving about Butter polishes so I wanted one of my own (of course).

I took it to my nail salon this weekend and had it applied professionally. It reminds me of a color I would wear as an eyeshadow - kind of a coppery bronze. She applied 2 coats of polish and a top coat, and it's starting to chip already which i'm not happy about, but at least I have the color for touch-ups! =)

Hope everyone had an amazing Labor Day weekend! xoxo

Sinful, Ready for the Weekend Nails

Sinful Nail Polish in Dream On

Hope everyone has a killer weekend!

xoxo

Crayola Makes...Scented Nail Polish?

How random! And kinda cute! Has anyone heard anything about these? I was kicking around Rite Aid the other night, and came across these Crayola scented nail polishes. I thought - what an odd collaboration.

But at the same time, Crayola is known for colors - crayons, markers, pencils, etc. They also have scented products as well - I mean, who didn't have smelly markers when you were in grade school? So maybe it's not as crazy as I originally thought.

Just wanted to share! Hope everyone is having a great day!

Ombre Manicure...Yay or Nay?

I'm not so sure if i'm feeling this new multi-colored nail trend. What do you guys think? Are we going to look back on this in a year or two and laugh? Will this be the modern day equivalent of the perm from the eighties? Or worse, bright blue eye shadow?

It might be cute to do once, just to see how it looked. But celebrities have been wearing this trend on the reg and it's kinda making me cringe.

So the question remains - Yay or Nay?

Madonna's Material Girl Line Adds Beauty Products!

Fun glosses

Polish

Fragrance

Love Kelly!

Madonna's Material Girl line of clothing has been doing pretty well. So what better way to make it more profitable than to add beauty products?!

I'm impressed with the glosses and especially the nail polishes - how cute! I think tween/teen girls will go wild for this stuff. I saw this on cocoperez.com and wanted to share with you guys.

The famous mother/daughter team will launch the beauty products August 15th.

Wedding Nails and Vintage Things

Vintage green and gold ring

Ulta Professional polish in Green with Envy

A hard topped, vintage clutch

Hope everyone had a great weekend! I had a wedding to go to on Saturday, and needed to paint my nails desperately. I already had this Ulta polish and was wearing a black strapless dress, so I thought the green would go nicely. I've been going a bit crazy with my nail looks lately - chucks of glitter, hearts, nail stickers, etc so this color looked...tame.

I love mixing new and old items with my wardrobe. I'm a sucker for jewelry, especially vintage jewelry. This ring and unique clutch were given to me by my great aunt before she passed away. I always admired her accessories - classic, timeless, beautiful items that would pull her look together. Even in her later years, she would come to our family parties with exquisite pearl necklaces, broaches and rings. I was fortunate enough to be given this ring and clutch, and always smile when I wear them. I like thinking about how each item traveled through the world before it got to me. In addition - they are great conversation starters!

xoxo

Note To Self...

UGH.

4th of July Party Nails!

Big. Blue. Sparkles.

Fancy, huh?


Yay!

Kinda loving it

I used the Savvy as a base, then two coats of the Sinful glittery blue!

The shades


I just bought this topcoat because my friend recommended it,

and it seriously dried my nails in two minutes.

You guys like them!? I wanted to do a fun/crazy party nail for 4th of July weekend! I've been favoring wild nails lately, so I figured this glittery blue was perfect for the holiday.

I bought all of these polishes at Target on a whim (I know, surprise surprise, right?) I'm doing a few fun things for the long weekend - going to the vineyards for wine tastings, relaxing at the pool and going to a BBQ. I'm really happy with the way they came out, they remind me of little fireworks!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Girly NOTD

Nicole by OPI & Savvy Femme Couture NOTD. I love the little hearts, so cute! xoxo

Polish Fusion

Sparkly and dark!

Glitter flecks

I used the green one as a base, and put the silver on top

New Ulta and Nicole by OPI colors! =)

I decided that I wanted to go with a dramatic nail look last night, and here are the results! I feel in love with the silver one and the huge glitter flecks when I saw it at Ulta. But since it's mostly sheer, I wanted to put a bold color underneath to offset the silver. Enter: Green With Envy. This green is almost black with a green/gold sheen. It looked really pretty alone, but I was hellbent on trying the silver, so I tried them both =)

You guys like it? Hope everyone had an awesome weekend!

Lickity Split Lime

Bright!

<3

I love this! This is my first Sally Hansen Insta-Dri nail polish and I really like it. In a fit of rage, I ripped off all of my gel nails. One broke, so instead of just letting it be I took them all off, causing my nails to look like crap. To cover up the creases (even after I filed and buffed them they still have dents) I wanted an obnoxious nail polish as a distraction. My boyfriend's favorite color is green, so I wanted to do a neon/lime green polish - he loved it!

The Insta-Dri really does live up to its name - I have trouble not touching anything (texting, reading, etc) after I paint my nails, so a polish that dries fast is a must. It's weird having short nails again, but I think i'm going to give my nails a break and keep the gels off for a while.

You guys like the color? Does anyone else like Insta-Dri? Happy Makeup Monday! =)

NARS-Y NAILS

Can't get enough lacquer

Happy Pink Feet!

Guess i'm having a pink moment, huh? Strange, considering my wardrobe consists of mainly black and i'm not really a cutesy pink kinda chick (not that there's anything wrong with that, I just prefer skulls over hearts ha!)

Anyway, this NARS nail lacquer in SCHIAP was given to me by my mother. Her skintone is a lot lighter than mine, and she said it was too...well...pink for her. I have more olive skin, so I think it works for me. Not sure if I would have picked this color out for myself, but now that I have it I don't mind it. I generally go for a darker pedicure color, like a blood red, but this is a nice change up for the summer months! =)

You guys like it?

Pretty Princess Nails!

Pink with tons of glitter!!

A close up

Yay!

And purple toes!

This weekend, I was gearing up for a party – a Jersey Shore themed party to be exact! Therefore, nails and toes had to be done before seemingly gallons of vodka were consumed (see: monster hangover in the dictionary, and my photo should be there).

I wanted to get something different on my nails, so I chose this crazy/fun party pink! It’s by OPI, but not sure what the shade is because I picked it from the nail salon. It’s totally not me, but it’s a cute change up to the usual French manicure. Same with the toes – instead of a dark red which is my go-to toe color, I opted for a bright purple instead.

What nail colors are you guys loving for Spring?

Milani Holographic Nail Lacquer HD

Glitzy and fun! So after my nail sticker debacle (click if you haven't read the review), I still wanted silver nails. So I ripped off my nail stickers and went to CVS for some cheap thrills. I picked up this Milani nail polish in HD and the results are fun and glittery! It did take 3 coats to achieve this color payoff, but I can't stop looking at my nails because I love them so much. (the little things in life, right?)

What do you guys think?

Nail Salon Anxiety

I hate getting my nails done. Yes, you read that right.


I get them done once every 3 - 4 weeks with UV Gel or LCN and I dread the day. For me, it's a necessity for my nails to look good. However, the sheer thought of me having to sit still in a salon chair for over an hour is enough to make me go off the deep end.

Tick...tock...seconds feel like HOURS as the nail lady files over every tiny imperfection AHHHHH I just want to scream! I wish there was a time machine, or a button I could press that reads "Get Nails Done" and poof! A beautiful French manicure, done! Dare to dream I guess, right?

End rant.

MORE Shatter Polish from OPI?!?!

I am geeking out HARD right now. Just saw this photo on a friend's facebook page, and I am shaking just a little out of excitement!!! As seen in my earlier post, I am so obsessed with Black Shatter, and have gotten so many compliments on it.

Seems like the new colors will be available sometime in May, and I hope that it's true. Can't wait to get my hands on other colors! Such a cool idea, well done OPI.

Black Shatter Masterpiece

I am so in love with OPI Black Shatter nail polish! If you're following me on Twitter, you've probably heard me whining about how badly I wanted this nail polish. WELL, I finally got it and it was so worth the wait!

I purchased Black Shatter in a salon in NYC, and the chick who worked there gave me pretty good advice on how to best apply it. To start, choose a base shade that is bright or metallic - the more punchy the shade the better! I used SEPHORA by OPI's Queen of Everything. Allow the base coat to dry completely, and don't use a top coat at all.

Next, apply a thin layer of Black Shatter directly on top of the base shade. I've found the thinner the layer, the better so the polish can "crack" and give you that cool stained-glass effect.

I'm eager to dry different shades under it! My boyfriend and I kept admiring how cool and fun it looked. What do you guys think?

Beauty Bar - NYC

What could be better than a great manicure? A manicure with a free martini!

At Beauty Bar, you can have just that. A retro, 1950's themed nail salon that doubles as a bar!

The front window of Beauty Bar

Inside Beauty Bar! Chicks getting their nails done

For $10, you get a manicure and a free drink! Isn't the card cute?

Our nails & martinis! I love the color I got - purple with gold flecks

1950's hair dryers! Can we say Grease?

Love this place

This place was an absolute blast! They played all retro music - 50's, 60's, all the way through the 80's. The crowd was very fun and the atmosphere was so unique! Definitely a cute place to take your girlfriends if you're looking for somewhere new to try (E14th street). They also have locations in San Fran, Chicago, Vegas, Portland, Denver, San Diego, Austin & LA. For more info, they have a website: http://thebeautybar.com.

What do you dolls think..cute, right? I couldn't wait to share the photos with my makeup addicts! =)