A Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Siren Pairing

Hey guys!  You all know I'm a huge fan of Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer (BEGL).  BEGL has an LE line of polishes with Siren in the name.  There's usually a new one every month as well as a few random ones thrown in here and there.  I paired two Sirens for this mani.  The blue is And Then Siren Slept for a Year, a gorgeous blue that was perfect in two coats.  The pink is Siren's Pet Monster, a squishy pink that needed three coats.  The flecks in it are just perfect.  I used some french tip guides to add the blue accents to the pink nails.  I'm just loving the end result!

The moms at my son's baseball practice loved this look.  I'm thinking both these polishes will make great pedi colors soon.  It's still crazy warm here so I'll be wearing flip flops for a while.  Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time...

Sara

Rica It's Me, Stan

Rica It's Me, Stan

Hey all!  I have a really cool neutral holo to show you today.  I'm not even really sure what possessed me to buy it since neutrals aren't my thing but I'm so glad to have this staple in my collection.  This is Rica It's Me, Stan from the Golden Girls collection.  This went on with two smooth coats.  I added some accents of Lacquerhead Dots Impossible.  I love that it's neutral but has a subtle holo flash to spice things up a bit.  

Rica It's Me, Stan

Rica It's Me, Stan

Rica makes such great quality polishes.  I know that when I order I'm getting a quality product with the fastest shipping I've ever come across in the indie world.  By the way sorry for the nubby nails but I lost a few camping last weekend so I had to chop them all.  It's okay though because I'm a shorty nail kinda girl.  

Have a great night!

Sara

Rica Go Big Or Go Home

Rica Go Big or Go Home

Hello!  I have a couple pretty Rica polishes to show you all today.  So lets start with the gorgeous blue holo shall we?  This is two coats of Go Big or Go Gnome.  Totally flawless application.  Pretty much what you expect from a Rica polish.  This is from the GNOME box that Rica and Stardust put out monthly.  I had missed this one but a lovely lady I know was kind enough to give it to me.  The accent nail is three coats of Big Daddy Always Said from the Golden Girls collection.

Rica Go Big or Go Home

I'm a little gnome obsessed.  I have them around my house.  So these GNOME polishes are something I look forward to every month.

Until next time...

Sara

SinfulColors Having A Blast Review (Partial)

*Press Sample*

Hey guys!  I have some fun polishes today from the SinfulColors Having A Blast collection.  I'm going to start with my favorite combo of polishes.  I plan on recreating this first mani for the 4th of July.  I just love it so much.  I started with two coats of Hot Spot, a pretty metallic blue.  The accent nail is two coats of Snow Me White and once that was dry I used some straight Nail Vinyls to make the stripes.  I used Ruby Ruby for the red.  Then to top it all off I added a coat of Star Blast Off, a super cool patriotic glitter with large stars.  The stars came out pretty easily, no fishing required.

Here's the same mani before I added the glitter so you can really see the blue.

Next I used two coats of Ruby Ruby with an accent of Out of This World.  I totally thought Ruby Ruby was a red cream when I put it on.  I was adding top coat and I started to see some sparkles.  I thought my top coat brush had glitter on it and was super upset that it was contaminating my polish.  Turns out Ruby Ruby has a bit of sparkle and I'm just not very observant apparently.  Anyhow, then I added some stars using Nail Vinyls and Hot Spot.  Very pleased with this simple 4th of July mani.

This next polish is Green Ocean.  I know this is a much loved polish for a lot of people.  I originally put it over white and oh boy was that terrible!  I took it right off.  So then I decided to put it over a black cream and a dark teal (OPI Ski Teal We Drop).  I am completely obsessed with how it looks over the teal.  I think it would be really cool to matte it but I couldn't find my matte top coat.

I hope you guys like today's manis.  I want to say that Snow Me White was a great two coat white polish.  I will be using that again for sure.  I've seen these polishes at several Walgreens around here.  You can find more information at sinfulcolors.com.  Be sure to give them a like on facebook too.  I hope you all have a great day!

Until next time...

Sara

*Polishes were sent by the pr company for review.  All opinions are 100% mine.*

Cupcake Polish What in Carnation?

Cupcake Polish What in Carnation? 

Hello!  Every now and again I see a polish that just screams BUY ME!!!  Cupcake Polish What in Carnation? is one of those.  I saw this polish on a few different blogs and knew it had to be mine.  I don't have many Cupcakes but from what I do have, I've come to expect a stellar formula.  What in Carnation? does not disappoint.  It was perfect in two coats.  I added Cupcake Yule Be Missing Me as an accent nail.  It's equally amazing just so ya know.

Cupcake Polish What in Carnation? 

Cupcake Polish What in Carnation? 

Cupcake Polish What in Carnation? 

Lots of photos I know, but I just wanted to show off a few angles so you could see the awesomeness!  I will definitely be picking up some more Cupcakes.  Do you have any favorites that I should check out?

Thanks for stopping by,

Sara

Stardust Polish The Gnome Files

Stardust Polish The Gnome Files

Hello!  I have a quickie post for you today.  Each month Stardust and Rica get together and put out the GNOME box.  It's two polishes with fun gnome names.  Sometimes there's an extra.  This particular month's was a sample size cuticle balm from Stardust.  Stardust The Gnome Files is a gorgeous purple holo, perfect in two coats.  My accent nail is Rica Sherlock Gnomes, four coats.  I will layer Sherlock Gnomes next time over a white for sure.

 

Stardust Polish The Gnome Files

I hope you liked today's polishes.  Have a great day!

Sara

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Queen Lime Rose Zinnia

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Queen Lime Rose Zinnia

Hello!  I have two gorgeous Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer (BEGL) polishes for you today.  I just got these in the mail day before yesterday and just couldn't wait to put them on.  The green is Queen Lime Rose Zinnia.  It's a light green with a pink shimmer.  I did need three coats to even it out.  Love, love, love this!  My accent nail is BEGL Kaffir Lily.  Look at that holo!  This was perfect in two coats.

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Queen Lime Rose Zinnia

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Queen Lime Rose Zinnia

This mani is just perfect for spring.  I really wanted to do some stamping but I'm cleaning houses tomorrow and it would just be a wasted effort.  Thanks for stopping by!

Sara

F Alphabet Mani

Hey all!  I have another mani from the alphabet mani challenge I'm doing in one of my facebook groups.  This week is brands that start with F.  I chose Finger Paints You Yacht Too Know Better and a long discontinued indie brand, Feenix Polish Shake Your Tail Feathers.  I miss Feenix polishes.  They were always such pretty glitters and they still look just like they did when I got them.

Thanks for stopping by guys.  Have a great night!

Sara

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Too Plump

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Too Plump

Hello!  A little while back I won a cool giveaway of two Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquers that were made to celebrate the two year anniversary of Plump & Polished.  Ashely, the awesome lady behind Plump & Polished, worked with Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer to create an amazing duo, Too Plump and Too Polished.  Today I have Too Plump, a gorgeous purple, to show you.  The other half of this duo, Too Polished is an amazing teal.  This purple you guys went on like butter, so smooth.  This is two coats plus top coat.  I added Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Belladonna as an accent nail.  According to Mr. MLiP "those flecks look totally 80's."

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Too Plump

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Too Plump

Unfortunately there were only a few sets of this polish that were given away but I just had to share this mani.  I hope you all have a great day!

Until next time...

Sara

Rainbow Honey Watermelon Fizz

*Purchased by me*

Good morning!  I found a mani in my picture files that I've not shared with you.  This gorgeousness is Rainbow Honey Watermelon Fizz.  I'm a sucker for glass flecky type polishes.  This one is a pink with orange tendencies to it.  It did take three coats to be opaque.  Any less than that and you could see my nail lines.  My accent nail is another cool Rainbow Honey.  It's Tidal Wave.  This was two or three coats.  I'm not 100% sure.  Sorry about that.

Rainbow Honey is quickly becoming a favorite of mine.  I look forward to my mystery bag each month.  Have a great day!

Sara

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Chlorine Light

*Purchased by me*

Hello!  How is everyone's weekend so far?  I spent my day mattress shopping with the husband and my boys.  Ugh!  Not sure what I was thinking taking the boys along.  So let's get to why you are really here, the mani!  This gorgeous is Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer (BEGL) Chlorine Light.  It's a gorgeous blue holo with a fantastic two coat formula.  It was pretty opaque with one coat so I bet you could stamp with it.  I added an accent nail using Nail Vinyls and BEGL Dawn Breaks.

Luckily the sun was out for a while this morning so I got some great shots of this.  Shortly after the clouds rolled in and we got some wicked storms.  We've had some outrageous rain here in the desert the last few weeks.  Like record setting rain totals.  Here is the BEGL shop so you can get some pretty polishes of your own and here is the facebook page.  Give BEGL a like.  There is a super cute Halloween collection being released soon.  I've been on a polish no buy recently but will break it for some of those.  

Have a great night!

Sara

Rica The Gnome Made Me Do It

*Purchased by me*

Hello!  Every now and again a polish comes along that makes me swoon.  Today I have one of those polishes to show you.  This is Rica The Gnome Made Me Do It.  Rica does a collaboration box with Stardust polish each month and this polish is from the very first month.  I was in the process of buying the box when I got cart-jacked.  I hate missing out on pretty polishes especially when they are gnome related!  Luckily a lovely lady in one of my nail groups offered to sell me hers when she heard I missed out.  Yay!

This is two coats plus top coat for photos.  One coat of The Gnome Made Me Do It was almost perfect.  I added a quick gradient to some accent nails using Color Club Pinky Swear.  I just love the little teal bits in Pinky Swear.

I wish I could show you all this mani in person.  SO much better!  Head over to Rica's shop and check out all the cool polishes.  If you stamp be sure to check out the stamping line.  It's phenomenal.   Have a great night everyone!

Until next time...

Sara

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Siren Seashore

*Purchased by me*

Hey everyone!  Today I have a quick and easy mani featuring a limited edition polish from Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer, Siren Seashore, and China Glaze So Blue Without You.  Siren Seashore was a limited edition that sadly is no longer available but it's so pretty I had to show it off.  I used three coats of Siren Seashore and two coats of So Blue Without You.  So Blue is seriously one of my favorite blues.

While Siren Seashore is no longer for sale, there is another polish form the LE Siren line coming up later this month I believe.  You can see a sneak peek on Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer's facebook page.  Have you tried out BEGL yet?  If not, you should!  BEGL is one of my absolute favorite indies.  Have a nice night!

Until next time...

Sara

Polish Addict Nail Color Hand in My Pocket

*Purchased by me*

Hey all!  How is everyone's weekend going so far?  My youngest is sick so we're just hanging around the house being lazy.  Good times!  Today I have a couple polishes from Polish Addict Nail Color (PANC), Hand in My Pocket and Last Kiss as the accent.  PANC released a 90's Playlist collection recently full of great polishes.  I snagged these two.  Hand in My Pocket is a gorgeous blue holo.  It was perfect in two coats.  I picked up Last Kiss because Mr. MLiP is a huge Pearl Jam fan and I just had to have it.  It took three coats and did dry with a bit of texture to it.  I top coated all of it and it was fine.

I really enjoyed wearing these.  I was singing these songs the whole time.  Go give PANC a like on facebook to keep up to date with upcoming releases or promotions.  The shop is closed right now but I believe it's opening back up on Sept 1st.

Until next time...

Sara

Messy Jessi Porcelain Berry

*Purchased by me*

Hey guys!  Today I have a new to the blog brand, Messy Jessi.  This is my first time ordering from Messy Jessi and I couldn't be more pleased.  The maker is in a small Arizona nail lovers group with me and when she posted the pre-order info I couldn't resist Porcelain Berry.  You guys know of my epic love for this color family.  Porcelain Berry was so smooth and creamy (I always think of butter when I say that).  I used two coats and top coat for photos today.  My accent nail is Salon Perfect Mad About Mod.  I was super worried about bubbling on this one after my issues with a similar glitter from them but I'm happy to report this came out well.

I really have nothing but great things to say about my first experience with Messy Jessi.  Doesn't hurt that we are in the same state so I got my polish super fast.  If you guys want to check out the shop for yourselves chick here.  Sally's Sportscar is next on my list from this shop.  Have a great Monday!

Until next time...

Sara

NailNation 3000 Stay Off the Grass

*Purchased by me*

It's Friday!  It's Friday!  It's Friday!  I'm doing my happy dance because it's Friday!  Okay I'm done now.  Today I have a gorgeous holo mani for you.  This is NailNation 3000 Stay Off the Grass with a Hit Polish Nail Lacquer Purple Reign accent.  The first coat of Stay Off the Grass was a little thin but the second coat made it perfect.  Maria of NailNation sure can make some great holos.

I'm loving this shade of purple as well.  I will definitely be wearing this as a full mani here soon.  Have a fantastic weekend everyone!

Until next time...

Sara