Inspired by Young Wild and Polished

Another look inspired from a Pinterest find. This manicure from Young Wild and Polished.

I thought it was gorgeous and I just adore the color combination. 

 I don't have the exact polishes she used, so I used China Glaze Dance Baby, & For Audrey. Then Milani Orchida for the purple.

 3 color gradient sponge, and 2 different sizes of a dotting tool. Simple to recreate!

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A Teal Bouquet

This is the most infuriating polish to photograph! I just cannot get color accurate pictures for you guys. I'm sorry. My previous use of it here is slightly better, but still not entirely accurate. :(

This is 2 coats with an accent nail of Milani Jewel FX Teal.

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Purple Feathers

Milani Orchidia plus the feather image from M.A.S.H. 29.

I stamped using Sally Hansen Insta Dri Silver Sweep.

Orchidia before I stamped. I love the tiny glass flecks (?) in this polish. It's so beautiful.

This polish applied so easily! 2 coats, the formula was perfect and dried quickly.



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Studs and Zoya Bevin

Another use for the 4mm silver studs you can get from Born Pretty!

I painted 2 coats of Zoya Bevin and then added the studs individually. Then I used my dotting tool to fish out some single glitter pieces from Milani Jewel FX Silver and placed those on the sides. Seche Vite on top to seal it all in.

 What do you think? I managed to keep it on for 2 entire days before I started randomly losing studs!

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Milani - Twinkle

Milani One Coat Glitter has added Twinkle to the line up. Twinkle is a clear base with medium blue sized glitters, and slightly smaller pink/purple glitters. Sadly, this wasn't a one coater for me. I'm confident it will thicken up with age and might get better, but it's still quite thin now.

This is 3 coats! And you can still tell that it's not complete coverage. :( The good news is that the glitter disperses evenly and smoothly with each coat. The formula was thin for a glitter polish, but it was still pleasant to work with.

Here I layered one coat over OPI Swimsuit Nailed It! and you can see that it makes a lovely sparkle.

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Milani - Lavender Fizz & Pink Flare

These are some more of the new Milanis in the One Coat Glitter line. I found them at my local CVS.

Lavender Fizz. Not to be mistaken for Milani Lavender from their Jewel FX line. 

This is 2 coats of purple glittery goodness. I LOVE their One Coat Glitters. They are so delicious and opaque!

Pink Flare is an exact dupe for OPI Teenage Dream from the Katy Perry collection. I knew that before I bought it, but my Teenage Dream bottle is almost half gone and it made me sad that I maybe wouldn't be able to find it again. This is 2 coats of Pink Flare.

I also like that these Milani glitters aren't terribly topcoat hungry. Usually 1 coat of Seche Vite and their smooth as can be. Even after a day or so.

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Lavender Bubblegum

I wanted a bright fun glittery look to go along with the gorgeous spring weather. Here is Revlon Bubblegum (yes it's scented) with Milani Jewel FX Lavender on top.

This is 3 coats of Revlon Bubblegum (it's a little thin) and 1 coat of Milani Jewel FX Lavender.

The scent of the Revlon was really strong to start with and made me a little nauseous as I was trying to fall asleep. Lol. But it had faded to nothing by the next evening.



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Milani Jewel FX - Lavender

This is another one of the new Milani Jewel FX polishes. Here is 2 coats. It has about the same density and glitter distribution as it's sister Fuchsia.

 This was in no way complete coverage, but it probably could have been after 3-4 coats. This was just a simple swatch though.

In the sun I was shocked by how blingy it was! It shines like a mirror! Color me impressed. :)

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Milani Jewel FX - Fuchsia

Milani recently released some new glitters in the Jewel FX line. Check your store's regular display. That's where I found these. They didn't set them out on a special display. So far I've worn this one. It was a pretty awesome glitter bomb.

This is 2 coats over Essence Dress To Party.

This is 2 coats on a swatch stick so you can see how opaque it is. Not quite on it's own unless you're willing to apply 4-5 thick glitter coats. The good news is that it spreads very easily and evenly. And Dress To Party was an almost perfect match to the color of the glitter. That perfection that falls between pink and purple. :)

 It was very blingy and eye catching!



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31 Day Challenge - Day 1 - Red

I've gotten pressured into doing this challenge finally. I honestly didn't really want to because I couldn't think of a way to put my own spin on it. And I usually don't like the level of stress I put myself under to complete a challenge. But Hadley keep suggesting it, so here's what I plan on doing. 

Thanks to Michelle over at Sonoma Nail Art, (she did an awesome 31 Day Challenge during the month of October of Halloween themed nail art!) Michelle suggested I do cartoon themed nail art according to the challenge. Duh! Why didn't I think of that? I don't want to feel stuck into 31 days exactly, so I will do it a bit more like Emerald Sparkled and just complete 31 manicures even though it will take me much longer than 31 days.

What cartoon did I pick for "red?" Alvin and the Chipmunks! Alvin's shirt was red with a big yellow "a" on it. 

Left is Simon, Middle is Alvin, Right is Theodore.

 I'll even share a tutorial!
Base of Sally Hansen Rapid Red and Milani One Coat Glitter Red

Acrylic paint for the faces:

A generous helping of Seche Vite topcoat:

And these boys are ready to make some music!

Be on the look-out for Day 2 - Orange Nails!

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