Crackle Tips

When I did this manicure, I wasn't sure how it would turn out. But I ended up loving the way it looked.



For the blue base coat in this mani I used "Hottie" from Sinful Colors. Since the color was a sheer it took about three coats to show up good. After, the blue dried I apply my new white crackle "Flash" from Pure Ice. I was concerned the white wouldn't crackle as well since I was layering it over a glitter polish. The polish crackled a little slower than normal, but it did turn out correctly. To add a bit more sparkle I decide to add a sideways gold stripe. For the gold I used "Flower Girl" from Sinful Colors Fine Tips.  I love the way the color combination turned out in this mani. One of my friends said the colors reminded her of the Disney movie "Cinderella" so now I can’t help but call these my Cinderella nails. Over all this mani was sure cute and very easy.

XOXO's
Love and Nail Polish,
Sierra

More Nail Polish :)

ANOTHER NAIL POLISH HAUL!!! Oh how I love going nail polish shopping. Getting new bottles always makes me smile. After, getting my permit (which I was extremely thrilled to have), I went by Walgreens and picked up these four colors.

Aren't they pretty!! haha

Left to right: "Night Prowl" from Wet N Wild. This polish is a dark black, with lots of fine purple glitter. In the shade the polish looks like a regular black. But when the sun hits it just right you can tell it is filled with lots of purple glitter. I think it was about 99 cents, so it was a very reasonable price. I put this color on my toes and I really like it.
Next, is "Party of Five Glitters" also from Wet N Wild. I LOVE this polish. It is filled with small glitters, medium glitters and even hexagon glitters. I can't remember the price on this one, but I think it was around a dollar.
The third polish, in the picture is "Hottie" from Sinful Colors. This color reminds me of "Last Friday Night" from the Katy Perry collection from OPI. I saw "Last Friday Night" a while back and I looked up some pics of it to see if it was similar. "Hottie" seems to be a little lighter but a very close dupe. This polish was around 1.99$ and I really like it. However, it is a pain to remove because of all the glitter.
Fourth, is "Flower Girl" from Sinful Colors. This polish is one of their fine tip polishes. I loved that the color is a nice gold, instead of being to orange or yellow gold color. The polish also applies very easy and was only around a dollar.
The last polish is "Flash" from Pure Ice. But this is not just a normal white, it is a crackle polish. I have been wanting a white crackle, but I had not had the chance to find one yet. So when I saw this little bottle on the display I knew I had to grab it. This polish was 3.99$ but totally worth it. I am still curious how the OPI, Finger Paints and Sally Hanson's crackle polish work. What are you opinions on what is the best one?
I also found out that Pure Ice and Sinful Colors have a Halloween collection out. I was kinda disappointed in the Pure Ice collection thought. Because there were no new colors besides a new Glow N the Dark and a Black Light polish. The Sinful Colors Collection was really nice. It had a lot of fall colors that will look good.
Over all I am very satisfied with my new polishes and I sure you will be seeing them again soon.
XOXO's
Love and Nail Polish,
Sierra

A Different Kind of French Tips

After, failing at a design a friend wanted me to try I decide to go with a different kind of french tip for my mani.

This week I decide to just go with a funky French tip design.

For the base coat on my nails on used "Dream On" from Sinful Colors and for the tips I used "Risk Taker" from Pure Ice. I thought the plain tips didn't look cool enough so I decide to add abstract stripes and dots to the tips. I did the light silver stripes in my fine tip "Silver" from L.A Colors. The Black and White Dots are done using my dotting tool in "Liquid Leather" from China Glaze and "White" from L.A Colors. After, doing that design I decide it still wasn't enough so I did a sponge effect on the tips. I used "Kiss Me Here" from Pure Ice and then I sponged on a small amount of "Liquid Leather." I sponged the gray about half way down the tip and I placed the black about a 1/4 of the way down the tip. This design wasn't amazing. But I did think it was cool and my boyfriend loved them. For some reason the past few mani's I have done, have not amazed me. I'm not sure why, I think is because I haven't had time to do a time consuming design lately. Oh! the joys of school... However, I did learn something new about the sinful colors polish. I didn't clear coat my nails because I did not want to design to last long. I thought the purple color would look a little matte. The first time I painted them, the color was matte until I used a clear coat. This time after a few hours of wearing the color it became shiny. I'm not sure if the color needs to set or what but it did shine after some time. I also found out the Sinful Colors flakes EXTREMELY easy. I wore this mani for about three days and it looked like I had worn it for a week or longer. This is definitely a color that needs a top coat.

Over all this mani

XOXO, Love and Nail Polish,

Sierra

Adding to My Always Expanding Nail Polish Box.

Happy Friday!!! I hope you all have an amazing weekend. Well, my Friday was made so much better when I found these polishes. I think some people have begun thinking that I am obsessed with Polish. But, a girl can never, ever, ever have enough nail polish, lol.

Left to Right- Wet N' Wild "Sunny Side Up", Sinful Colors "Dream On",
Pure Ice Crackle "Strobe Light"  and Hard Candy "Matte-ly In Love"

While I was out, I picked up the Hard Candy "Matte-ly In Love" polish at Wal-Mart for only 4$. I was super happy. I have been seeing so many different people do matte nails and now I can't wait to try them out myself.

I FINALLY FOUND MY PURE ICE CRACKLE!! I was super happy! I saw the polish display, first thing when I walked through the doors at Walgreens. I automatically walked over and began scanning over all the colors. I found the black which is called "Strobe Light" for 3.99$. I figure the black would be a good color to start with, since I have never done crackle before. I have already started thinking of colors to put behind the black. I can't wait to use this polish.

 

Also, at Walgreens I found these two colors. I thought they looked very summer-ish and I just liked the colors. The orange is "Sunny Side Up" from Wet N' Wild. I had been looking for a creamy light orange color for about a month. When I found this one for only 0.99$ I knew I had to snatch it up.

The Purple is "Dream On" from Sinful Colors. I have never used this brand before so I am curious about how the formula will go on my nails. I guess I will be finding out soon.

I think I am soon going to need a bigger nail polish box.

Well that wraps up my nails polish findings :) Hope you all have an amazing weekend.
XOXO's Love and Nail Polish
~Sierra.