I COULDN'T BE STOPPED . . . .

These pics are from earlier this week on a mani I had done. I added a coat of . . . you guessed it . . Wet n Wild Prancer.

AWESOME GLITTAH HAUL

Glitter bomb city!! ONLY $1.29 EA!!!! I got these at a local beauty supply store. What is even more awesome is I was JUST looking at these glitters on a website and they were $3.00 ea. Glad I passed because I really got a great deal on these, I think.







Look at these awesome new style bottles for Ruby Kisses! I think they should change their core line to these bottles. And, they may have, I only saw these neon one's though in the new style bottle. These were $1.99 ea.


These were the two shimmers/glitters I got.

CUPID PUKE

Cupid puke - can't think of a better way to describe this mani. But don't let the word "puke" make you think I don't like this - because I do! I love it! I'm really in to layering glitter top coats right now, it's a phase, it'll pass.

This mani took 7 coats of polish to complete, lol. I can't believe there wasn't more shrinkage at the tips with all those layers.

I started with 3 base coats of Sinful Colors in Scandal. Then I did a layer of the red glitter using Wet n Wild Prancer. Then I layered over that the gold glitter using Santee Copper Kiss Glitter. Next I used Nabi, my name sticker is missing, but it is the bottle shown in all the pictures. It is a thick almost gel like clear base with opal colored glitter and light pink pearlized hearts suspended in it. I did have to do some fishing to get the hearts out, but it wasn't any big deal. For the last and seventh layer I did a coat of seche.

I love this! With everything that is going on with this mani it looked like Cupid had thrown up all over my nails.

NOTD - PARTY PURPLE

The glitter angels are singing over this! Neons plus glitter is quickly becoming a favorite combo of mine! I love the different sizes of the glitter, I really think that's what makes this so fun. I think I need a bright neon skittles pedi with big glitter layered over the top. I don't care if it's winter or not, I still rock flip flops all year round! :)

I started with 3 coats of Color Club - Power Play, which is a really cool neon purple color. It is a little darker and more purple than shown in these pics, but it is still pretty close to the real thing. Then I used Santee - Copper Kiss Glitter, which isn't copper AT ALL (pet peeve!). For a cheap dollar polish this glitter applied pretty good. The base of it was almost like a gel which I think helped with the application of the glitter pieces.

I took lots of pics in different lights :)


Inside no flash:




Inside with flash:


Inside, no lights by a window:



Outside in full shade:



Outside full sunlight:




Here a few pics of Color Club Power Play on their own:

CHEAP, DRUGSTORE BRAND SWATCHES - THE GREENS

Lastly, I have the GREENS for you all. This post is sort of a fail, in that two of the four polishes I am showing you aren't drugstore brand. Last night when I pulled them out though, I wasn't planning on doing a drugstore only brand post. So please forgive me on that note.

I had so much fun doing these, that I think I might continue on with a couple more colors tomorrow.


GOLDEN DRAGON




This polish was a gift to me from Helen from Helen and Sheenies Nice Things. We did a swap a while back and this was one of the polishes that she sent me. It is a blueish green base with tons of gold shimmer through out.


STUNNER





I call this a green, but I guess it really could be labeled under several different colors. To me, I consider this a dark, grungy Olive green. Isn't this a beauty though? Unfortunately it looks mostly black in indoor lighting. I just loved these bottles with the big jewels on top. Super duper pretty. If I had my own line of nail polish, I would want to incorporate a jewel like this on my bottle. This is one of the cheap ones, around $2. However, I don't believe this is available any more.


ENTOURAGE




The shimmer is what makes this polish. If it weren't for that I don't' think I would like this one nearly as much.



PEARL JUNGLE




This looks kind of foily, but it really isn't. It is packed full of flat, flaky pieces. This is a $1 polish that I found at a local dollar store (not Dollar Tree). Santee is a good brand of polish I think. The formula isn't bad, they just have a limited selection of colors. I have seen these at local beauty supply stores too.