Challenge Day 10 - Gradient

Instead of doing just a normal gradient like I am supposed to, I decided since I had already done a gradient for Day 6 Violet, I would just show you a Ombre Mani instead. This was my first attempt at ever doing an Ombre mani and I really like the end results and the fact that it was super easy to do!

For this mani I used: Base Coat: Revlon Base Coat. Base Color: Sinful Colors Nirvana. As the base color got lighter I just added 1-2 drops of China Glaze White on White, and as the base color got darker I just added 1-2 drops of  Sinful Colors Blaack on Black. Top Coat: Seche Vite.

Here is a swatch of Sinful Colors Nirvana.

And here's a little extra an actual Gradient Mani:

For this mani I used Sally Hansen Lightening for the base color and for the sponging I used Sinful Colors Cloud 9 mixed with Warpaint Acid Orange and Sephora by OPI What Aura Gonna Wear? mixed with Icing Neon Pink. This is what I call my Sunset Mani...fitting right? I was going to add palm trees but I couldn't find my image plate with the palm tree and I tried to free hand but it just isn't my forte so I left it alone.

I'm super excited today because I officially go on my mini vacation starting tomorrow, so I just need to get through work today then I have a 4 day weekend to hang with the Birthday Boy. Ahhh still can't believe my baby is turning 3 years old not so much my baby anymore. 

Purple Haze

I was going to post another Homage Month mani but I figured I should finish my Warpaint swatches before I add another Homage Month post. So here is Warpaint Purple Haze, I used 2 coats and 1 coat of Seche Vite. This polish has magenta and blue micro glitter that really makes it stand out and sparkle.

Happy Hump Day!

Wild Night

I just found out it is World Autism Awareness Day from LuvMyLacquer. I actually did not plan to do this mani for Autism Awareness Day but I just thought it seemed fitting to show you since it is blue. For this mani I used 2 coats of Ulta Wild Nights which is a very deep navy blue and 1 coat of Warpaint Glow Turq which is a blue based fun glitter. I personally know 2 people, a coworker and a really close friend, who have children with Autism so it does affect me in a way. My coworker would tell me all these fantastic stories about her son and how he would hit major milestones in his life it was quite exciting! So here is my BLUE mani for World Autism Awareness Day.

Warpaint Glow Turq is a Glow-in-the-Dark nail polish and I just thought it would fun to show you the bottle in the dark.

Acid Orange

Awww Saturday how I have missed you. I just love the weekend because it allows me to have all day to do my nails (if I want) normally that's not the case since I'm usually out running errands. So here is the post that I was suppose to put up yesterday but instead I was too mesmerized by Fantasy Fire's beuty. Anyways, here is one of the polishes I picked up from Hot Topics Warpaint Acid Orange. I must admit the formula wasn't easy to work with, this was 3 - 4 coats. The most trouble I had was with the cap it was huge and square and hard to hold the brush. The outcome of the polish was a bright in your face neon matte orange. On the lid of the polish it says it's a Black Light Polish, too bad I no longer have my black light, I would have liked to see the effects.

I ended up adding a coat of Seche Vite to see how it would look glossy.

Because it looked so plain Jane I added Color Club Hot Couture a pink based glitter.

Enjoy the weekend!

Another Haul

Yesterday ended up being a pretty good day. Aside from being stressed and yelled at by a supervisor I actually ended the day very nicely. I went home to 4 packages waiting for me, I was really surprised at how quickly some of the things I ordered just over the weekend came. I felt like it was my birthday already! I had a huge cheesy smile on my face as I opened each package and my boyfriend just kept looking at me like I was a crazy person. So here are all the pretties I got.

From L to R: KleanColor Chunky Holo Fuschia, Chunky Holo Candy, Chunky Holo Scarlett, Chunky Holo Bluebell, Chunky Holo Clover, Chunky Holo Black, Chunky Holo Teal, Madly Matte, Chunky Holo Poppy, Chunky Holo Purple

(You can see my sneaky son in the background I think he wanted to be in the picture but didn't realize I was zooming in on the polish, haha silly kid)

From L to R: China Glaze Wireless Holographic Top Coat, Nubar Treasure, Max Factor Fantasy Fire

War Paint Glow Turq, Acid Orange, Purple Haze - got these at Hot Topic yesterday for only $1.99