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Palm Trees and Treasure

Feb4

A couple of Fridays ago my daughter, Mary, and I had a girls night out. We had dinner went shopping and saw a movie. Dinner was nice at Ihop and we enjoyed getting to have some quiet time just the two of us and no men. Then we went shopping at Ross and Sally Beauty Supply. I found nail polish on sale at both places. Sales are always good. I bought some L.A. Colors at Ross and some Orly at Sally. Today’s post is about two of the L.A. Colors polishes. We finished the night with Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters. Over all it was a very enjoyable and relaxing evening.

As I said, today I will be posting about two of the L.A. Color polishes. I used a solid and a matching glitter. I think I figured out the names of the two colors by going to the website and comparing the pictures. I do wish they would put the color names on the bottles. I don’t know about others, but I would be willing to pay a little more to know the names are right. The solid color is Palm Trees, and the glitter is Treasure Island. They were easy to use and have lasted a week and several days. The pictures were taken after a week of wear. I used L.A. Color top coat to finish the look.

Now for the pictures!!!!!
In sunlight.

Palm Trees and Treasure 1

Palm Trees and Treasure 2

In shade.

Palm Trees and Treasure 3

Palm Tress and Treasure 4

Have a great week!!!!!

Pink Glitter Tips

Jan16

After Christmas, I hit the clearance sales and bought some of the polish gift sets at half price. I was playing around with some of these polishes to see what I could come up with the other day. I sent a picture to my daughter of what I did and she said that I had to blog it so here I am. We also had a break today from all the rain and sun came out so I took advantage and got my camera out and took pictures on the nails.
Today, I have a fun glamorous look for a very small price. I used two of the polishes that came in one of the sets to create this look. The polishes are from The Color Workshop by MarkWins International. I used a creamy pink for the nail color. It was easy to use and went on smooth and even. Then I carefully painted the tips with a matching pink glitter. It was easy to use and took just two coats to get the look I wanted. I used a topcoat by LA COLORS to finish it off. The pink by itself was a pretty color, but the glitter tips just gave it a touch of sparkle that set it apart.
Now for the picture
The polishes used.

Pink Glitter Tips 1

Sun Shots

Pink Glitter Tips 2

Pink Glitter Tips 3

Shade Shots.

Pink Glitter Tips 4

Pink Glitter Tips 5

Have a great week.

Christmas Nails

Dec24

Here it is Christmas Eve and I have time to post again. I am going to tell you about my Christmas nails. I got lots of complements on these two Christmas themed nails. Yes, I am going to post both Christmas nails in one post since tomorrow is Christmas. I have been having problems with my nails chipping and peeling, so I am using Kiss nails.
The first one is a polish by Julep from their December polishes called Scarlett. It is a shimmery red with a hint of a pink, and perfect as a Christmas polish. I used two coats of Scarlett by Julep. It was easy to use and lasted a whole week with minimum wear. The sun light picture looks more orange, but the shade picture shows the true red color.
For the second Christmas look I used two colors. The main color is Big Money Frost by New York Color. It is a shear frosted green that took three thin coats to get the color I wanted. Next I used Sugar Cookie by Pure Ice. Sugar Cookie is a glitter with both red and holo glitters. It took several coats to get it to look like this. It almost looks like the red glitter are tiny lights. I have received many complements from people wanting to know where I had them done. The pictures were taken after two days of work and wear.

Now for the pictures!!! Enjoy!
Scarlett in the Sun

Scarlett 1

In the shade

Scarlett 2

Big Money Frost & Sugar Cookies

Christmas 1

In the sun

Christmas 2

Christmas 3

In the shade

Christmas 4

Christmas 5

Have Merry Christmas!!!

Jade

Nov28

I know it’s been awhile since my last post, but a lot has happened. First my computer was acting up so I took it to get repaired, unfortunately it was beyond fixing. I thought I would have to wait to get a new one when my husband won $500 on a scratch off lottery ticket. He called to tell me to come and pick out the computer that I wanted. So now I have a new laptop and am still in the process of installing my programs on the new computer. I also am having problems with my nails splitting and peeling and have not been able to take any pictures of my polishes either. However I do have one that I did before my old computer died and since I had all my pictures saved on my external hard drive I am going to post about it.

The polish I used is one I bought at Ross, Jade a metallic by JLB Cosmetics. I found it easy to use and I like the color. I used Nail Envy Matt by OPI as a base coat, two coats of Jade by JLB Cosmetics, and a top coat of Double Duty by Sally Hansen. It wore well and I received many complements while wearing it.

Now for the pictures.

The Polishes used

Jade 1

In the sun

Jade 2

Jade 3

In the shade

Jade 4

Jade 5

Have a great week!

Craving Coral by Revlon

Oct11

I am again without my car. 😦 We took it in for a front-end alignment yesterday and it needs the bearings replaced. It should be ready today sometime. So I came home and did my nails in a bright happy color. It’s amazing how something as simple as a different nail color can change your mood, and pick you up. Then add a little glitter and now your fingers and mood sparkle!

My nails have been chipping and peeling so I started with a base coat of calcium builder by L.A. Colors to help the nails. I added two coats of Craving Coral by Revlon. It is nice bright creaming color that went on even and smooth. To add bit of sparkle I added one coat of Don’t You Wish by Pure Ice. It is a clear polish with tiny holo glitter. For a top coat I used L. A. Colors basecoat-topcoat.

Now for the Pictures (don’t look at the cuticles)

The polishes used

Craving Coral 1

In the shade

Craving Coral 2

In the sun

Craving Coral 3

Have a great week!!!