31 Days of October... I See GHOSTS!

Hey everybody:) I have a really cute Halloween mani for y'all that I saw on Pinterest . I'm not sure who did the original mani cause the lack of watermark. I started my mani off with China Glaze Creative Fantasy (purple) for the tips. After drying I painted on the graves, pumpkins, ghosts, and moon; I also added star stickers. After drying again I added a little bit of China Glaze Fairy Dust. Here is my mani I See GHOST!

I think this mani is so super cute for Halloween, and was easier than I thought it would be to create! Leave me a comment and tell me what you think of this mani!

Happy Polishing Everyone!
Love,
~Anne~

31 Days of October... Poison Apples!

Hey everybody:) Today I have a really cute mani inspired by the poison apple in Snow White. Nobody does wicked better than the Evil Queen in Snow White and this poison apple is the embodiment of all her evil! With Halloween right around the corner and everybody looking for nails to match there wicked costumes, this hits the top of the list!
I started off with Color Club Mamba halfway down the tips of my nails and then China Glaze White on White at the cuticle line and down to make the poison on the apple. Here is my version of Poison Apples and a shot of the poison apple from the movie.

I love how this mani turned out! Leave me a comment and tell me what you think about this look.

Happy Polishing Everyone!
Love,
~Anne~

31 Days of October... Jack the Pumpkin King!

Hey everybody:) Today I have a really cute Jack the Pumpkin King mani to share with y'all, I first saw this on Pinterest by Botanic Nails. The mani in her picture made me want to try these out, and I love them! I started out with my base colors white and orange. Made dots on my pointer finger in black and orange and the started on Jack's head, after that had time to dry I then took striping tape and made the black lines under Jack's head. Here is my version of Jack the Pumpkin King!

Oh how I love Halloween! These nails are down right adorable! Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of this mani.

Happy Polishing Everyone!
Love,
~Anne~

31 Days of October... Throwback Thursday with Mummy Water Marble Nails (and video)

Hey everybody:) Today I have throwback Thursday for y'all... Mummy Nails! I got my inspiration from My Simple Little Pleasures, she is the queen of water marbling! I love this mani so much and wanted to share a video of how I do my water marble so y'all can share in the love too! For this mani I used Zoya Louise and Spencer along with China Glaze White on White.

Awesome! I just love all the cuteness of this mani! I know how much y'all are liking these videos and will try my darnedest to make them for you♥  Here is a still shot of the finished mani:)

I just can't get enough of these "wrapped up Mummies", they are so cute for Halloween! I hope y'all fall in love with this mani as much as I have♥. Leave me a comment and tell me what you think of this Mummy Mani!

Happy Polishing Everyone!
Love,
~Anne~

31 Days of October... Breast Cancer Awareness

Hey everyone:) Since it's October I wanted to do a BCA post and give y'all some information on breast cancer.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide and the second-most common cancer overall. In 2014, an estimated 232,030 cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. alone. So no matter who you are or where you live, understanding breast cancer is important. But the most important thing to know is this: a diagnosis is not a death sentence. Breast cancer can be treated. 

American Cancer Society recommendations for early breast cancer detection:

Women age 40 and older should have a screening mammogram every year and should continue to do so for as long as they are in good health.

Women in their 20s and 30s should have a clinical breast exam (CBE) as part of a periodic (regular) health exam by a health professional, at least every 3 years. After age 40, women should have a breast exam by a health professional every year.

Breast self-exam (BSE) is an option for women starting in their 20s. Women should be told about the benefits and limitations of BSE. Women should report any breast changes to their health professional right away.

You can find more information: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-detection

Here is my Breast Cancer Awareness Mani :)

There is hope out there for people with breast cancer and I pray that the doctors find a cure soon! Please do your self exams and if you find something go get it checked! Leave me a comment and tell me what you think of this mani.

Praying for a Cure!
Love,
~Anne~

                                                                                                                                    

Annual 4th of July Water Marble

Hey everybody! I'm so ready to celebrate the 4th of July and this mani screams I love the Red, White and Blue! This idea came to me a while back, I want to try to water marble stars.... and make it look awesome! Well after trying almost all my reds, blues and whites together (that was a whole day of trying colors) I finally came up with all China Glaze polish. These three Red Satin, Scandalous Shenanigans, and White on White were a home run.

I started off with a white base as usual and then W.M. in order red, white and blue- now the thing that was different about this W.M. is that I pulled out with my tooth pick and NOT in! I pulled out in the shape of a star then I pulled in- pulling in at each middle part in between each point in the star. I added a few dots with Essie No Place Like Chrome. And this is the end result, Happy 4th of July!

I just want to say a BIG Thank You to all the men and women who have fought and are still fighting for our freedom, without you we would not have a 4th to celebrate---Thank you!
Leave me a comment and tell me what you think of this mani and what you are doing this holiday!

Happy Polishing Everybody!
Love,
~Anne~

Neon Dot and Clean

Have everybody:) Today I have a really cool mani that I saw on a friends FB page and wanted to try it out. For my version of this mani I started off with a white base coat, after that dried I dotted neon colors (one at a time) and dipped a q-tip in acetone and cleaned it off. Here is a link to the short video.... LINK , shout out to stylish_mom for the inspiration! Here is my version I like to call "Neon Dot and Clean".

Leave me a comment and tell me what you think of this mani! I did try this look with black but neon and black don't really mix to well when you are trying to take the color off :(

Happy Polishing Everyone:)
Love,
~Anne~

13 Days of Halloween...Day 13 Bloody Good Time!

Hi all today is the last day of the 13 days of Halloween for us and I wanted to share with you one that can be used two different ways...To start off I used China Glaze's Rainbow, stamped with Astro Hot from Konad M73..then I used China Glaze White on White for tips. Now if you stopped here this could go with a Beauty Queen costume, Debutante costume, Princess costume and so on...(I wanted these to look as fake as possible for it). Second picture I added drips of Sally Hansen's Cardinal and a straw to blow the drips out to make it look like I used my nails to claw at something and things got bloody. This could be used for a Zombie girl, or a murderous beauty queen.... I did want the actual design to show through a bit more but over all I'm happy with how it turned out. 

Happy Halloween everyone! I hope you have a safe and fun evening.

13 Days of Halloween 2013 ... Day 9

Hey everybody :) Today for day 9 I have a serial killer who loves a good stab... Jason Nails! Jason nails are super easy and fun for Halloween and you get all those compliments on having a killer mani!
Here are my "killer" nails!

Leave me a comment and tell me what you think of these Jason inspired nails:)

Happy Polishing Everybody!
Love,
~Anne~

13 Days of Halloween 2013 ... Day 7

Hey everybody:) Day 7 of the 13 days of Halloween and I have a Wicked inspired mani for y'all.
So when I was sitting around thinking of ideas for Halloween, I thought maybe some kind of witch, and then while looking at movies to watch I saw Oz the Great and Powerful. Light bulb! I was so scared of that crazy witch in the Wizard of Oz when I was younger, what better way to celebrate Halloween than with a evil witch! So here is my mani inspired by Wicked!

And for those people out there who have no idea what I'm talking about here is the poster for Wicked.

This mani was harder than I thought it would be, but I love the way it turned out ♥. Leave me a comment and tell me what you think of this mani.

Happy Polishing Everyone!
Love,
~Anne~

13 Days of Halloween 2013 ... Day 5

Hey everybody :) Today for day 5 of the 13 days of Halloween I have a acetone washed mani. I was looking at some jeans with my daughter the other day and she was talking about really light colored jeans ... "like back in your day, Mom" and it hit me! Acetone washed nails with maybe a cool face or something and then my son said why not try a skull .... DUH! So that is what I have for y'all today an acetone washed out mani with a skull!

I think this is one of the creepiest manis I've ever created and I love it!!!! Leave me a comment and tell me what you think of this mani.

Happy Polishing Everybody!
Love,
~Anne~

13 Days of Halloween 2013...Day 2 China Glaze is having a ball...a Monster Ball

Hi all today I have for you three polishes sent to me for review from China Glaze's newest Halloween collection Monsters Ball.  All three I'll be showing are glitters lets get started. 

First up is Bat My Eyes. Bat My Eyes is a Black/olive base with gold glitter and bar in orange and green (that is the way it looked to me). It was really a great sparkle polish. This is three coats of Bat My Eyes. 

Howl You Doin' is a pretty purple jelly with fuchsia, purple glitter. This is 2 coats of Howl You Doin'. Now Purple is a favorite color of mine but I wanted this to be a bit more to me...I do like it but I just wish it BAM'ed a bit more. 

Now here is a great glitter I can get behind...This is Boo-gie Down. I wanted to show how many ways you could wear it so I started with China Glaze's White on White on my Index and Ring fingers, my middle finger has only Boo-gie Down on it, and on my pinkie finger has Cross Iron 360 on it. So this picture is showing one coat of Boo-gie Down which is large, medium, bar and small black glitter...medium copper glitter and medium white glitter. I have to add how much I love this over Orange it just says Halloween to me!!! 

I really liked all of these. Out of the three I received for review I have to say Boo-gie Down is my favorite to wear..I'm not a bar glitter girl but I have to say this is so perfect for Halloween I probably would have picked it up for myself when I found them at my Sally's. Thanks for reading everyone.  I hope you enjoy the rest of 13 Days of Halloween.

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13 Days of Halloween 2013 Day 1

Hey everybody :) Today for day 1 of the 13 Days of Halloween I have Jack the Pumpkin King! I love Jack and just think he is super easy and perfect for Halloween. I did the other nails with some stripping tape and Jack with a ultra fine tip Sharpie. Here is Jack the Pumpkin King!!!

I hope this is getting you in the Halloween spirit! Leave me a comment and tell me what you think of this mani.

Happy Polishing Everybody!
Love,
~Anne~

Happy 4th of July!

Hey everybody and Happy 4th of July! Today I have a really awesome water marble for y'all! I love celebrating Independence day and this water marble shows how much I love the Red, White and Blue! Here is my July 4, 2013 Independence Day water marble!

a picture turned upside down to give a different view of the mani

I hope y'all have a safe and happy 4th of July! Leave me a comment and tell me what you think of this mani or what you might be doing to celebrate:)

Happy Polishing Everyone!
Love,
~Anne~

Easy Water Marble

Hey everybody:) I wanted to start this Independence week off with a easy water marble that just screams Happy Birthday America!

First I started off with China Glaze Frostbite in a half moon shape on the side of my nail. And then the rest of my nail I painted with Color Club Mamba. After that was dry I used China Glaze White on White and Finger Paints Sparkle Top Coat to water marble. I added some dots and BAM... Red, White and Blue water marble heaven!  Here are my pictures!

I hope y'all have a great 4th of July (week)! And just take a minute to remember all the people that fight for our freedom everyday!
Leave me a comment and tell me what you think of this 4th of July water marble!

Happy Polishing Everyone!
Love,
~Anne~

Stripes and Sponge with a little bit of Holo.

Hi all today I have for you a Sponge Mani with an accent of stripes!
I started this mani with picking my colors Turned Up Turquoise (CG), White on White (CG),  Black Cream (WNW) and Mercury Twilight (Layla). I started off with a white base and sponging TUT on top...I mixed TUT with a bit of WOW for my lighter sponging color, and BC with TUT for the darker color. I then sponged a bit of Mercury Twilight on top to pull in the holo from my accent nail. 

I really liked how this turned out with the holo stripe that I added a bit sponged on the rest of my fingers.
Are you ready for Summer? We have had high temps for the past week up into the 80's and it's only spring...I'm kind of dreading the temperature of this summer but I really am ready for more bright colors.

Water Marble week- Day Five

Hi all today's water marble is all purples! I used China Glaze's Grape Juice, Spontaneous, Avalanche and White on White (I know not purple but it did help add a pop of color). 

Purple is one of my favorite colors. I liked putting different shades of purple together for this...usually I'd put together contrasting colors but I like this a lot!

Water Marble Week- Day Three

 Hi y'all I know today is Holographic Quick Shot day... but since it's Water Marble week I switched it up a tad. The first few pictures show you China Glaze White on White, Sexy in the City, Ride the Waves and Deviantly Daring.

These last few pictures Show the water marble top coated with Hits Hefesto. 

I showed this to a friend of mine and she told me it reminds her of the ocean! ^_^ I really like this combo with or without Hefesto!