A Dotticure Gone Wrong

*Purchased by me*

Hey all!  I have a quick NOTD post for you.  A facebook group I'm in is doing all kinds of different manis this month and today was dotticure.  This combo never quite came together the way I wanted it to.  I used Different Dimension Load of Baubles (pink), Can We Carol On (holo in the middle) and Black Dahlia (dots).  Originally I wanted Can We Carol On for the dots but it's kind of sheer and you couldn't see them.  Oh well!  Can't win them all I suppose.  

Have a great evening!  Until next time...

Sara

Essie Naughty Nautical and Sunday Funday

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Hello everyone!!  Today I have two polishes from the new Essie summer collection that were just made to wear together.  Naughty Nautical is a gorgeous teal with shimmer and Sunday Funday is a great coral with shimmer as well.  I love them both but we all know how I feel about teals so it's definitely my favorite.  The formula on both polishes was really good actually.  Naughty Nautical was almost perfect in one coat.  This mani is two coats with topcoat.  I used my dotting tool to add dots with Naughty to my Sunday Funday accent nail.

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So have you picked up any from this collection yet?  I kinda still want the greenish yellowish one but I know that's not my kinda color.  Since I love teals so much I'd love to know, what is your all time favorite teal polish?  I don't know that I can even answer that question haha.

Until next time my lovelies...

Sara

*I stalked two different Targets for over a week to find these polishes.  Then when I found them Mr. MLiP told me I had to wait to buy them.  Sad times for sure.*

China Glaze Keep Calm, Paint On

Hey guys!  Just a quick post today as my head is killing me after yesterday's procedure and I figure you probably don't want to listen to me whine about it.  These are a couple of my picks from the China Glaze Avant Garden collection.  The main color is Keep Calm, Paint On, a pale mint shimmer.  It went on in two coats and was seriously perfect.  My accent nail is China Glaze Dandy Lyin' Around, a white glass fleck.  It's super pretty but kind of sheer.  It took three coats to look good.  I added dots using China Glaze Fancy Pants and Keep Calm, Paint On.  Both these pictures were taken in the sun.  All my shade shots made me fingers look so red.  Sorry about that.

I hope you all have a great Friday.  Until next time...

Sara

Barielle Blue Cotton

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Hi guys!  Happy Friday!  Today I have a mani for you that I am actually still wearing.  It doesn't always work out that way.  These are my nails for the weekend or at least until Sunday night.  This is Barielle Blue Cotton from the upcoming Sweet Treats collection for Spring 2013.  This is hands down my favorite from this collection.  I'll have the others up for you next week but I just couldn't wait to share this one.  Blue Cotton is a dusty teal with silver shimmer.  My favorite kind of color!  My pictures show two coats (because I'm a little obsessive that way) but I bet you could get away with one thicker coat.  The formula was a tad thick but I think that's because it's so pigmented.  I haven't used my dotting tools in a bit so I pulled them out and added different sized dots using Banana Drop and Green Apple Chew also from the Sweet Treats collection.

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I hope you guys liked this and I'll be sure to get the rest of the collection up soon.  Barielle polishes can be found here and be sure to like them on facebook to stay up to date on sales and news.  I hope you all have a great weekend.  I'm aiming for laid back and relaxing but we'll see how the weekend plays out.

Sara

*Polishes in this post were sent by the pr company in exchange for my honest review.*

Julep Carrie and Polka Dots

Good morning!

Today I have a mani that looks so much better in person then it does in these awful photos. This is two coats of Julep Carrie, a pretty standard pink creme. It was a pain to apply. If I was wearing it by itself I would have needed at least one more coat. Instead I decided on polka dots in black, gray and white. I used Sinful Colors Black on Black, China Glaze Recycle and Zoya Purity. Then to top it all off I added one coat of Zoya Sparkle Gloss Topcoat. I think the Sparkle Gloss is what's making my pictures look so bad. It kinda freaked out the camera. In real life I love this mani so much!

Check out these pictures and don't say I didn't warn you :)

Go ahead. Say what you think. I can take it. I will definitely be revisiting the polka dots but next time if I want extra shine and sparkles I'll put them under the dots. Live and learn, eh?

Have a great Friday!

Sara