Textured Rays - Untriedicure #2

I grabbed a few polishes and was really just playing around with them, checking glitter density, seeing how they looked, etc.

I figured putting them all together was going to be an atrocious mess and it was just one of those messing around, it would never end up being something I'd actually post type things; but I ended up absolutely loving the outcome and had to do it on all my nails and wear this as a full mani!!

Zoya Mix 'n' Match: Raven, Skylar, and Tomoko - Untriedicure #1

I got out Zoya Tomoko because I haven't worn it yet. It is absolutely amazing! Like liquid diamonds. SO gorgeous! This is one I would definitely consider a must-have. Even if you don't like textured polishes, use a topcoat. The true beauty of this polish can only be fully seen in person!

Anyway, we all know that I'm allergic to wearing plain, one-color manis. So I grabbed a couple more from the Zoya shelf (Skylar also being an untried, and Raven), and just started doing random dotting and stripes. This is what I ended up with:

Shine On

It has been a long time since I have gotten one of these! Jacqui of Craftynail nominated me for the Shine On blog award. So thank you, thank you! ^.^

Twinsie Tuesday - Favorite Nail Polish Brand

For today's Twinsie Tuesday theme, I immediately knew what polish I was going to use (well, the brand anyway)! 

If you know me, I'm sure you've already guessed it by now... my favorite brand is Zoya!

Barielle Review - Nail Strengthener Cream

I finally have the last product Barielle sent me to review for you! They actually surprised me with this separate from the bulk of the review products, along with a nice little "thanks for joining us" note. 

This is their nail strengthener cream. I have the .5oz tube, and it also comes in a 1oz tub.

Chalkboard Nails

I found a couple of the dual-ended Chalkboard Nail Art polishes from Revlon on clearance a little while ago. I realize this look could be achieved just as easily with a matte topcoat, but they were only a couple bucks, so I figured I'd play with them.

One end has a matte black polish with a regular brush, and a matte color with an art brush on the other end (cream: Teacher's Pet, pink: Overachiever).

Spring Fever - Half Moon Floral

I have been beyond ready for Spring to get here for two months now! So I figured it was time for an early Spring mani!

Twinsie Tuesday - Share Your Nail Polish Collection

My polishes are currently in need of rearranging and my collection is kind of a mess at the moment. So I am going to have to skip out on TT this week.

You can always check out the other Twinsies' stashes though! :)

Alaina at The Little Canvas

Amanda at Amandalandish

Anna at Going to the Showing
Anne at Grape Fizz Nails
Casey at CaseyLane Loves Polish

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

Erin at Paint Those Piggies

Heather at Peace, Love, & Polish

Kelly at Tuxarina

Lakeisha at Refined and Polished

Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Rachel at Top Coat It

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Stephanie at A Little Polish

Tiffany at Polished To Precision

Traci at DrinkCitra

Barielle Review - Matte-inee

I'm always looking for a good matte topper! For some reason they seem to be hard to find around here. I've tried e.l.f.'s and it bubbles and is junk once it's a year old. So I have only tried China Glaze Matte Magic. But it doesn't always take all the shine away and takes a century to dry.

So let's see how Barielle fared!

Barielle Review - Falling Star & Rusted Vintage Boots

I got three polishes from Barielle to share with you. I showed you the first one about two weeks ago along with some nail art (you can revisit that post here). Today, I have swatches of the other two, Falling Star and Vintage Rusted Boots, and of course some nail art using them.

Valentine's Day Bouquet Water Decal Mani

I decided to do a quick and simple mani for my dinner date last night, but still wanted to keep it Valentine's-appropriate, without requiring much effort.

After laying down a one-coat base of Wet'n'Wild Frosted Fuchsia, I added a bunch of rose water decals in red, white, and pink that I picked up at Born Pretty Store quite a while ago.

Valentine's Day Instagram Collaboration Mani - Neon Rainbow Leopard Heart Print

I have this thing for doing nail collabs on Instagram, they are addicting! Last weekend, I co-hosted a Valentine's Day themed collab with Heather! Here was my contribution to the collage:

KKCenterHk Review - Peach Studs & Floral Manicure

When I got these studs from KKCenterHk, I immediately knew I wanted to pair them with yellow and teal in a floral mani!

Barielle Review - 60 Second Mani-Pedi Scrub

If you're looking for a scrub that smells so good you could almost eat it, I say go with Barielle! This stuff smells absolutely delightful!! It has got a somewhat citrusy sweet smell. It mostly smells really sweet with a hint of citrus. It is just plain wonderful!!

Twinsie Tuesday - Valentine's Day Manicure

We have Valentine's Day manis for Twinsie Tuesday!

KKCenterHk Review - Stamper A27

Many moons ago... (Okay, it was in October of last year), I showed you this nifty 1-piece stamper I got from KKCenterHk. It is like the rubber part of a stamper with the images engraved into it, instead of a plate. (See here for a refresher. I also included a demo video showing how to use these stampers). Well, I have another one to show you today. This one is A27. It contains a footprint image, rainbows, a couple of Valentine's Day images, stars, and some floralesque stamps.

Half Moon Hearts

At the beginning of the month, one of the themes in my Twinsie Tuesday group was to do a mani for American Heart Month. I ended up doing these half moon hearts in two different reds, but they looked too similar and I have been wanting to try the look again, but use different colors so the half moon hearts show up better.

This mani was also inspired by a baby skirt I saw the other day. I had taken a picture of it on my phone, but wound up accidentally deleting it, and I couldn't find the skirt online to share. Anyway, it was pink with hearts all over it in two shades of grey, white, and pink, and the hearts were filled in with either teenier hearts or stripes.

Here's the mani I came up with to match!

Born Pretty Store Review - Metal Nail Decor Bows

The final Born Pretty Store product I have for this round of reviews is pretty cute!

Itty bitty gold metal bows!

Maybelline Wild At Heart Jelly Sandwich

I picked up Maybelline Wild at Heart the other day because I loved the look of it. It is just black and pinkish red glitter in a clear base. At first I wasn't sure what I was to going to do with it, but ended up creating one of the very few jelly sandwiches (paired with a sheer nude) I've ever done that I actually like!

Born Pretty Store Review - 3D Teardrop Stones

Born Pretty Store sent me some really pretty teardrop stones to show you! I'm actually not sure what to call these. They aren't studs, but they're not exactly stones, either. They're just 3D nail decoration pieces. The pattern I have is a clear (changed a bit because of the base color) and black marbely design.

Twinsie Tuesday - Red Nails for American Heart Month (Heart Disease Awareness)

For today's Awareness TT mani, I used Zoya Blaze and Color Club Red-ical Gypsy, and created alternating half moon hearts (or I tried to anyway).

Barielle Review - Intensive Hand Treatment Cream

Today's product review is of Barielle's Intensive Hand Treatment Cream.

Twinsie Nails with Casey Lane - Inspired by a Cup

Once upon a time, Casey bought this super cute owl cup. So cute, that I had to do a mani inspired by it. We ended up doing these twin manis.

Then I found a really pretty dottified thermal cup, and invited Casey to do matching nails with me again inspired by it! So we have decided to claim it as "our thing" to do manis inspired by cups (check the tag #10nails1cup on Instagram to keep up with any future manis we do!!) whenever we find suitable inspiration.

Here's my take on this round: