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Saturday, May 31, 2014

Swatch Saturday: OPI Coca Cola Collection!

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For this week's edition of Swatch Saturday, I bring you the new Coca Cola by OPI Collection! "Coca-Cola by OPI offers a range of colors and hues representing everything from classic red for Coca-Cola to metallic silver for Diet Coke, dark red and black for Coke Zero, black cherry for Cherry Coke, cream and warm pink for Vanilla Coke, shimmering citrus green for Sprite and glitter-packed orange and deep purple for Fanta Orange and Fanta Grape."

Friday, May 30, 2014

Bold, Simple Dot Nail Art With Elevation Polish!

Good morning and TGIF! I'm so looking forward to this weekend and I've picked two of my favorite Elevation Polishes to wear for it. My sister, Caitlin, is coming home for the summer after teaching in Cambodia the past year! I can't WAIT to see her in person and hug her instead of talk on FaceTime.
Elevations Angels are the Yetis of the Clouds and Arabian Sea paired so well together for a bold combination!

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Paint Box Polish Sweets & Treats: Fizzing Whizbees and Pygmy Puff Review!

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Calling all Harry Potter Fans! Paint Box Polish is releasing another Harry Potter inspired collection on June 1st and I have two of the four to show you today. The Sweets & Treats Collection is bright and full of different kinds of flakies-- inspired by the yummy and fun things found in Honeydukes and Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes shops in the Harry Potter World.  Below are Pygmy Puff and Fizzing Whizbees!

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Metallic Taped Chevron Nail Art!

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Good afternoon! It's been hard for me to get back in the blogging groove after the long holiday weekend and Hailey being on summer break! Also, we've been working on some really exciting new things for AIA lately that take up a bit of my normal "blogging" time. I'm hoping to find a balance again soon. In the meantime, I have my current nail art mani to show you. It combines the look of a "half moon mani" and chevrons!

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Press Release: Sally Hansen Color Foil Collection!

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Sally Hansen is releasing a new collection of chrome-like polishes in 10 different colors! Below is the press release info:


GET A METALLIC DIPPED MANICURE WITH
THE NEW SALLY HANSEN® COLORFOIL™ NAIL MAKEUP COLLECTION

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Swatch Saturday: OPI Neons Collection!

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Good morning and YAY it's the weekend! Since it's scorching out here in Florida already this year, it's the perfect time to share the new Neons by OPI Collection! 6 bright colors and a white base coat will help get your creative juices flowing and you will be ready to show off those summery nails in no time!

Friday, May 23, 2014

Press Release: Nicole by OPI Seize the Summer Collection!

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Nicole by OPI is launching a new collection for summer! Below is the press release!

Seize the Summer! 

Nicole by OPI Launches Four NEW Nail Lacquers for Summer

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Bold and Bright Chevron Nail Art!

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Good morning! It's the first day of summer break over at my house so I'm showing you what I currently have on my nails. I was looking for some nail art inspiration so I did a general search for the term "nail art" on pinterest and guess what? CHEVRONS were dominating the page. It must be the current trend so I figured I would give it a go. 

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

KBShimmer Early Summer 2014 Swatches!

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Good morning! KBShimmer is releasing the first of 2 Summer collections on Friday and I have half of the Early Summer Collection to show you today! There are 12 in total: 6 holos, 3 cremes, and 3 glitter textures. I have 2 of each category to give you a peek into all parts of the new collection!

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Press Release: Coca-Cola by OPI Collection

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OPI and Coca-Cola are teaming up and I have the press release on the new collection below! They will be arriving here in a couple of days to swatch for you as well!

OPI Partners with The Coca-Cola Company to Release New Limited Edition Nail Lacquers

Alter Ego Swatches!

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Good morning! I have seven new polishes from Alter Ego Nail Enamel to show you today, AND once the rest of the reviews are posted, Cynthia has promised a sale code for you all! So grab your wish lists, and get ready to add some to it!

Monday, May 19, 2014

Elevation Polish Angels Are the Yetis of the Clouds Nail Art!

Good afternoon everyone! I have something to brighten up your Monday blues today: Elevation Polish Angels are the Yetis of the Clouds. I recently won this amazing limited edition polish by entering through the Elevation Polish IG and I still can't believe I won. It is gorgeous! I wore it alone this weekend but today I decided to try some nail art mixed with some of my other Elevation Polishes.

Saturday, May 17, 2014

Swatch Saturday: Zoya Tickled Collection!

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Good morning! Are you ready for some swatches? Today, I have the new Tickled Collection by Zoya to share with you. If you missed it last weekend, make sure you check out the Bubbly Collection as well! These are "six pigment packed, full coverage creme shades that glide onto your nails. Be ready to stand out in the crowd- the eyes of the world will swoon over these beauties."

Friday, May 16, 2014

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Decades, Day 5: Scooby-Doo Nail Art!

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Hello and good morning! Is it really Friday already? This week flew by! I hope you've been enjoying Decades Week with The Digit-al Dozen as much as I have. These weeks challenge me and I love that I find things to do for nail art that I wouldn't have already tried without the prompts!

This manicure is inspired by the 70s tv cartoon Scooby-Doo. (Okay, okay, if you want to get technical, the first show was in 1969 but I already did a 60s mani this week.) Shaggy is Scooby-Doo's best bud so of course I had to paint him as well. The other two nails are inspired by the design on their cool van: The Mystery Machine.

Thursday, May 15, 2014

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Decades, Day 4: Lisa Frank Nail Art!

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Hello, everyone! I have a bright and funky manicure for you today! It's day 4 of "decades" week with The Digit-al Dozen so here is a 90s Lisa Frank inspired look! The entire collection of new OPI Neons arrived yesterday so they were perfect to use in this mani! The neons are gorgeous and I can't wait to swatch them all for you soon. I think this was even brighter in person than my photos are suggesting as well.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Decades, Day 3: Nintendo Nail Art!

Mr. Adventures In Acetone and I are 80's babies, so I asked his opinion to think of something to do for 80's nail art. He immediately thought of Nintendo video games! Who hasn't played some kind of Nintendo Super Mario Brothers video game in their lifetime? I'm pretty sure we even have a Mario game for our Nintendo Wii in Hailey's room. So, here is my nail art attempt at one of the controllers for the original Nintendo and a scene from Super Mario Brothers.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Blog Sale Updated!!

I've just added a lot of new polish to the blog sale tab! Go check it out!

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Decades, Day 2: Groovy Flower Power Watermarble Nail Art!

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Good morning! Are you ready for day 2 of Decades Week with The Digit-al Dozen? Today's mani was inspired by the flower power, rainbow colored, 60s! It was really easy to make rainbow colored flowers by water marbling so that's exactly what I did!

Monday, May 12, 2014

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Decades, Day 1: Lalaloopsy Nail Art!

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Hello and good morning! It's Digit-al Dozen week again, and this month we are doing "Decades." Today's post is a stretching the theme a bit, but I have a more important announcement: it's my daughter, Hailey's, 6th Birthday today! So, I decided to twin up with my good friend Casandra over at The Mani-logues and do a mani inspired by Hailey! She is a huge fan of Lalaloopsy dolls (as are Casandra and her daughter Violet) and has been collecting them since they came out in 2010. (See, this theme totally fits in with our current decade!) We both picked some favorite Lalaloopsy dolls to recreate on our nails for Hailey! 

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Swatch Saturday: Zoya Bubbly Collection!

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Good morning! I hope you are having nice weather this weekend because I have a sparkly new summer collection to share with you from Zoya! It's called Bubbly and I really like it! Bubbly is "six dazzling hues loaded with shimmering holographic glitter particles. This is color made to dance in the light and deliver great color well into the night!" 

Friday, May 9, 2014

Simple Friday Skittlette!

 TGIF! Woohoo! It's time for the weekend and I can't wait! I'm still rocking my waterfall mani from yesterday's post so today is a mani I wore earlier this week. I hadn't done a skittlette in a while so I grabbed three of my favorite polishes: Elevation Polish Muztagh Ata, Elevation Polish Pata Puffer 2, and OPI My Current Crush! The glitter in Pata Puffer 2 complimented My Current Crush nicely and I was happy with this new-to-me color combo!

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Waterfall Nail Art With Zoya Tickled and Bubbly!

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Good afternoon, everyone! I hope you are all having a fabulous Thursday! I love Thursdays--my sister comes over every week and we watch The Vampire Diaries together. Tonight is the first half of a 2-part finale so I can't wait! (Any other TVD fans out there counting down the hours, too?!)

I was working my way through swatching the new Zoya Tickled and Bubbly Collections this morning and they are great! When I got to Wendy, I loved it so much that I stopped with 3 polishes left to go and decided to wear it as a full mani instead. That turned into this waterfall mani, inspired by a tutorial from The Nailasaurus, using a few polishes from each collection that seemed to coordinate well with Wendy!

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Unicorn Nail Art!

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Good morning! I have a cutesy manicure to show you today! It has been a while since I've done any "cute" nails so I took the suggestion of my friend Jen, from My Nail Polish Obsession, and modified my Zebra Tutorial to be a unicorn! (It was supposed to be for tutorial tuesday yesterday, but my tutorial attempts didn't work out very well. I may visit it again in the future if anyone really does want to see this as a tutorial?)

Monday, May 5, 2014

Press Release: Neons by OPI Collection!

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Oh my goodness, ya'll! OPI is finally releasing full sized neons this summer! We've been waiting for the chance to have more than just mini bottles like they've been releasing for quite a while. Below is the press release, I can't wait to try these out and review them for you!

OPI Releases Six New Neon Nail Lacquers with
Accompanying White Base Coat to Boost Bright Color

OPI Adds Its First Full-Size Neon Shades to Permanent Collection

Textured Watermarble Nail Art!

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Hello, everyone! I've been toying with the idea of a textured watermarble mani for a month or two but wasn't happy with my results so far. Today, I saw that my friend Ashley from Smashley Sparkles posted a really awesome watermarble using one of the Zoya Magical Pixie Dusts (ultra texture!) as the base and I had to try it! My previous attempts weren't textured enough after the thin layer of polish caused by the watermarble, so using the most textured polish I had as a base seemed like the perfect solution! 

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Zoya Tickled and Bubbly Tape Mani!

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Good morning, readers! Yesterday, both of the new Zoya Ticked and Bubbly Collections arrived at my doorstep and they are super fun! I knew I wouldn't have time to get them all swatched for you for today, but I had to try them out! I noticed that almost every polish in the Tickled Collection had a "coordinating" Bubbly shade so I grabbed Rooney and Binx for this mani. The Bubbly colors can be worn alone or layered over another color, so that's what I'm showing you today! 

Friday, May 2, 2014

Red Dog Designs: The Butterfly Garden Collection Swatches and Review!

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Good morning readers, and TGIF! Adding to the awesomeness of Friday, Red Dog Designs will be releasing The Butterfly Garden Collection today! It was inspired by flowers that attract butterflies and fun, spring flowers, and gardens.  It consists of 8 polishes- 3 glitter toppers and 5 springy creme based polishes with different finishes: a holo, a flakie, an iridescent, a satin, and a texture sand! I love the versatility of this collection, come check it out!

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Superficially Colorful Serene: Thermal Color Changing Polish!

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Good morning, readers! I have a polish "from the vault" to share with you today! This is another gorgeous shimmery thermal color changing polish from Superficially Colorful and it was waiting for it's chance to shine on the blog-- and today is the day! (Look at how long my nails were a couple of months ago!)