Swatch Saturday: OPI Hawaii Collection

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Good morning, readers! I have the new OPI Hawaii Collection to share with you today. There are 12 new colors, so grab a seat (imagine you are drinking out of a coconut in Hawaii) and keep reading below for my thoughts on this big collection!

Quatrefoil Nail Art With OPI Hawaii!

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Good morning, readers! Are you ready for the weekend? This weekend on Adventures In Acetone, I'll have the new OPI Hawaii Collection swatched for you. Make sure you come back to see those 12 new shades. Today, I used three of the new Hawaii colors and Vinyl Boutique nail vinyls to create this quatrefoil mani! 

Farewell, Parks and Rec!

Good morning, readers! I'm a day behind but I wanted to join in with The Lacquerologist and some others and bid farewell to Parks and Recreation. The big series finale was last night and I can't wait to watch it tonight with Mr. Adventures In Acetone. It's always sad to see a favorite show come to a close, but I am still anxious to watch the final episode. I'll be happy for closure and I hope they wrap up everyone's story lines.

I decided to take one of my favorite moments from the show and translate it onto my nails! Season 4, episode 8 is called The Smallest Park. It's the place where Ben and Leslie, ignoring how it will jeopardize their careers, decide to just be together. The scene starts with them agreeing it would be best to go their separate ways--but at the last minute they say screw it and kiss in the park. Such an emotional roller coaster for me as a viewer because I thought for sure they would be done for good. So, YAY!

Creative Shop Stamper Review!

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Good morning, readers! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend. Today's post is all about the new Creative Shop stamper from the Ukraine. Let's take a look at this short, fat, squishy stamper and compare it to a couple of others I have been using. It came with this clear business card that doubles as a really great scraper! It's now my go-to for scraping excess polish off of the stamping plates because its more flexible than a typical credit card that I was previously using. 

Swatch Sunday: Barielle Gentle Breeze Collection!

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Good morning, readers! I have the newest collection by Barielle to share with you today! The Gentle Breeze Collection for Spring 2015 reflects the soft, gentle, eclectic hues of the most welcome and delightful season. Let's take a look at these 5 new shades.

Swatch Saturday: OPI Infinite Shines!

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Good morning, readers! I have 6 of the new OPI Infinite Shine Gel Effects Lacquer System shades to show you today! There are 30 new colors, plus a base and top coat (both needed for the system to work correctly) that give the shine of gel polish and up to 10 days of wear, without the need to cure with a light or soak off for removal. Let's take a look at the 6 colors I received. 

Elevation Polish Mill City Ruins + Nail Art!

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Good morning, readers! After the crazy week last week with The Digit-al Dozen, I'm wearing a simple mani today using the new Elevation Polish Mill City Ruins. It's the first thermal polish by Elevation and it's stunning with and without the thermal change! A gorgeous dusty olive green with gold flake and shimmer, I chose to pair it with a gold arrowhead geometric design. 

Swatch Sunday: Milani Fierce Foil Collection

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Hello, readers! I have a gorgeous new collection to share with you today: Milani Fierce Foil Nail Lacquers. 6 new polishes inspired by famous Italian cities that are metallic, have flakes, and I just love them! Totally glamorous--let's take a look!

Swatch Saturday: Alter Ego Nail Enamels egoSCENTrics Collection!

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Good morning, readers! Happy Valentine's Day if you are celebrating! We have a fun family day planned so no valentines nail art from me today. Instead, I have a new collection by Alter Ego Nail Enamels that launches today at Noon (CST). Alongside 5 new gorgeous polishes, there is a new product called egoSCENTrics! They are moisturizing perfume sticks that can also be used as a cuticle balm! Let's check everything out!

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Patterns On Patterns, Day 5: Chevrons and Cheetah Print with Elevation Polish!

Good afternoon, readers! TGIF! It's the final day of Patterns on Patterns Week with The Digit-al Dozen and I am really enjoying my final design! I used three shimmery Elevation Polishes, some chevron nail vinyls from KBShimmer, and a dotting tool to create freehand cheetah spots.

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Patterns On Patterns, Day 4: Stripes, Dots, and Roses!

Good morning, readers! This Patterns on Patterns Week is really kicking my creative butt. I am torn at what to combine and it's proving to be difficult. However, I was scrolling through Facebook yesterday and Paulina's Passions posted the most perfect "pattern on pattern" idea WITH a tutorial and I desperately had to recreate it for today. So a huge thank you goes out to Paulina for saving the day!! Her original design had pink roses so I tried purple as to not be a complete copycat the day after she posted. Let's take a look!

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Patterns On Patterns, Day 3: OPI Hawaii Collection Stripes + Dots!

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Good morning, readers! I have a colorful manicure today for Day 3 of Patterns on Patterns Week with The Digit-al Dozen! The 2 easiest patterns for nail art are stripes and polka dots--so I've decided to combine them! I've used the entire new OPI Hawaii Collection (minus the yellow glitter called Pineapples Have Peelings Too!) for the base stripes of this mani. I think it's fun to see them all side by side, and they made a bright base for the bold polka dots.

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Patterns On Patterns, Day 2: Vera Bradley Mocha Rouge Nail Art!

Good morning, readers! I have a fun manicure for Day 2 of Patterns on Patterns Week with The Digit-al Dozen! Instead of trying to come up with a random pattern combo, I looked in my closet at my Vera Bradley purse collection and found a great example of patterns on patterns! I've recreated this floral on floral design called Mocha Rouge and I love how it turned out!

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Patterns On Patterns, Day 1: Beehive Nails

Good evening, readers! It's the start of a new nail art week with The Digit-al Dozen. This month's theme is Patterns On Patterns and it's certainly a challenging concept. I'm starting out the week with a subtle stamped honeycomb pattern topped with simple bees arranged like polka dots. I've used one of the new OPI Hawaii Collection polishes as my base because they all arrived on my doorstep this morning and I couldn't wait to try them out!

Swatch Saturday: Zoya Delight Collection!

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Good morning, readers! I have the latest collection today by Zoya for Spring 2015: Delight. Of the 6 new colors, 3 are cremes and 3 have gorgeous shimmer. I really like these colors together and already used them in a nail art manicure that I posted last weekend. Let's take a look at each color individually below!

KBShimmer Spring 2015 Nail Vinyls Review!

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Good afternoon, readers! I have the third and final new sheet of nail vinyls that released TODAY by KBShimmer. Take a look ay my previous reviews of the new colors, swirl vinyls, and thick/thin connected lines if you missed any of them this week. 

This nail vinyl sheet is full of Spring/Easter designs for loads of options when it comes to usage and manis. I've used most of the different designs in these 2 "skittle" manis to show you some options and ideas of how you could use the different designs. I have some favorites and I know I'll be taking single nail ideas and putting them into a full mani the next time I use them. Let's take a look!

KBShimmer Thick/Thin Connected Lines Nail Vinyl Review!

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Good morning, readers! Yesterday, I showed you one set of new KBShimmer Spring 2015 nail vinyls-- the swirls. Today, I have another of the new sets to share with you. These are the thick/thin connected lines and are extra long for those of you with long nails. I love connected lines in nail vinyls, the connected chevrons are a favorite of mine and I was excited to try these. The connected sides make for easy positioning (no having to guess at even spacing between stripes) and removal all at once instead of peeling each stripe off one at a time. 

KBShimmer Swirl Nail Vinyl Review!

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Good morning, readers! I am really excited about the different Spring 2015 nail vinyls that KBShimmer is releasing this Friday. Did you catch my swatch post of part of the collection this weekend? Go check it out if you haven't, I have photos of the 3 different sheets of nail vinyls as well. Of the three different vinyl sheets, I was most excited to try the swirl designs! There are three different kinds of swirls, with 2 different sizes of each kind on the sheet (64 swirls per sheet). 

I was still wearing my final 13 Days of January challenge mani this morning but I had tip wear and was ready to take it off. Then, I realized the swirl nail vinyls would provide a perfect "extend-a-mani" solution (thanks to Sheila at Pointless Cafe for that great term) and the base could look really neat peeking through a black top color. Turns out, it worked just like I had hoped!

Swatch Sunday: KBShimmer Spring 2015 (Partial)

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Good morning, readers! I have part of the new KBShimmer Spring 2015 Collection to share with you today! They release on February 6th-- 12 new seasonal and holiday inspired colors, plus new nail vinyls. I have 7 of the new polishes to show you, and I plan on sharing some nail art later this week using the new vinyls. Let's take a look!