Super Bowl 51 - Atlanta Falcons - Julio Jones - Sally Hansen Nails

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Hey y'all!  Today I have my Super Bowl mani to share with y'all!  Sally Hansen was kind enough to send me red & black to go with the Atlanta Falcons colors & I decided to bump it up a little.  For the NFC Championship, I did Matt Ryan nails so this time I went with Julio Jones #11.  So lets get right to it!

The polishes that were sent were Red My Lips from their Complete Salon Manicure range & Black to Black from their Insta-Dri range.  I also added in Silver Sweep from the Insta-Dri range and some white acrylic paint.  It's a great silver that I use a LOT. 

 The index and pinky nails have the silver base with red, black, and white "waterfall" like stripes.

 The middle finger is the red and black both smooshed onto a stamper and then dabbed onto the nail making it look smokey.  I did my thumb nail the same way.

The ring finger is the red base, and the black with white acrylic paint to make up the #11 on the jersey of Julio Jones.  Those 1's were done by hand and turned out great I think.  

I am so looking forward to this game and I am of course pulling for my Falcons.  Who are you pulling for?  

Oh, and here's a pic of me...yanno in case you forgot what I look like. 

Atlanta Falcons- Matt Ryan Freehand Nail Art - #RiseUp

Hey y'all!  Today I have my current mani to share with y'all.  I've been a fan of the Falcons for all of my life, even went to a ton of games as a kid.  However, with this season going so well and the divisional championship's being this weekend I had to do some nail art to help cheer my team on.  I was going to wait and post these tomorrow, but I'm impatient and wanted to share right away.

My inspiration was the Matt Ryan jersey that I have.  The kiddo has a Julio Jones, but I didn't think I'd be able to get the lettering the way I wanted....so I went the shorter route.  Plus, they'll match when I wear it while watching the game this weekend!

Index: Wet N Wild Black Creme with "ATL" in red acrylic paint.
Middle: OPI Coca-Cola Red with "RYAN" & his # in white and black acrylic paint. 

Ring: OPI Coca-Cola Red with #RiseUp in black acrylic paint.
Pinky: Essie Little Brown Dress with white acrylic paint to look like a football.

This took a while to do.  For the jersey nail I made decals with acrylic paint & a brush on my silicone mat and placed them over the base.  For the rest of the nails I actually just drew everything on using a toothpick.  Because I used acrylic paint I didn't have to wait long before applying Seche Vite as my top coat.

I love these nails so much, even though they didn't turn out 100% like I wanted them to. I took at least 50 pics and had to narrow it down BIG time.

I'm praying that we win this weekend because I totally want to see a Superbowl rivalry in my house this year (hubs is a Steelers fan).  I wish I was going to the game, but I'll be screaming on the comfort of my couch.

Red/Black/Silver Football Colors Mani

Hey y'all!  As today is my birthday I thought I would share a favorite mani that I recently did.  It incorporates the colors from both of my fav football teams, the Atlanta Falcons and the Georgia Bulldogs. This could really work for any team with those colors, or you could change it up to suit your colors.

I wanted to do something with the 3 colors that would be different than I have done before.  I am horrible at stamping, so I decided to try marble stamping.  And this is how it turned out.

The base colors for the index and ring fingers are Sally Hansen Silver Sweep with Make Up Store Greta over top, while the base for the middle and pinky fingers is OPI Coca-Cola Red.

For the ring finger I went a little basic.  With the stripes down the sides of pants, I did a somewhat thick stripe of red with Wet N Wild Black Creme on each side. It left most of the holo open and easy to see.

Then for the rest of the nails I used a marble stamping technique using OPI Coca-Cola Red, Wet N Wild Black Creme, Sally Hansen Silver Sweep, and Make Up Store Greta.

I wasn't 100% perfect at it, but I did get it to transfer in spots and made it look different.

Messy, but pretty....at least I think so.

I really hated taking these off when it was time, and definitely plan to try to perfect this technique.

Funky Fingers - So Fetch!

Hey y'all!  Today I have another one of the polishes Funky Fingers released sometime last year. Unfortunately, I don't know the name of the collection, but I do know the name came from the movie Mean Girls & it was with the same collection as the Clueless named polishes.

This is 1 coat of So Fetch! over Totally Buggin', with top coat.

So Fetch! is a clear based glitter topper. It's filled with various sized black, chartreuse green, pink, and white glitters as well as bright blue stars.

This is another one that I'm kind of unsure of, but I had to have it because of the name.

Funky Fingers - As If

Hey y'all!  Today I have one of the polishes Funky Fingers released sometime last year.  Unfortunately, I don't know the name of the collection, but I do know the names came from the movie Clueless.

This is one coat of As If over top of Funky Fingers Riot, as well as a top coat.

 As If is a clear based glitter topper, filled with various sized black, pink, and lavender glitters...as well as silver star glitters.

I'm not sure it's my favorite of the collection, but I had to have it just for the name.

Star Wars Christmas Mashup Mani

Happy Christmas Eve y'all!!!  So, the kiddo doesn't know it yet, but tomorrow night(Christmas Day) we are going to see the latest Star Wars movie, so NO SPOILERS PLEASE.  Because of that, I wanted to do a Star Wars & Christmas mashup on my nails.  He watched me do my nails, and LOVED them, and still has no idea. 

Now while I'm still not 100% happy with them, I do love them.  I guess it's the perfectionist in me & knowing that I can do better. They were pretty easy to do and I'll link the tutorials for where I got the inspiration on each of these from. 

I used a LONG list of polishes, so I'll be sure to list everything down below as well.


For the lightsabers, my inspiration came from a recent video by Simply Nailogical, which you can see HERE. Though the only acrylic paint I used was the white, I did use polishes to paint over the white....because HOLO!

 Blue Lightsaber: Wet N Wild Black Creme, Color Club Blue Heaven, & Revlon Royal

 Green Lightsaber: Wet N Wild Black Creme, Nubar Reclaim, & Verity B24 Aqua Blue

 Red Lightsaber: Wet N Wild Black Creme, ILNP Very Ornamental, & Wet N Wild I Red A Good Book

Christmas tree accent: China Glaze Angel Wings, ILNP A Fresh Evergreen, & stars from Salon Perfect Star Spangled. Tutorial can be found HERE!

 I took this shot outside with my cell phone using the flash.  Because we're having crappy weather, and I finished late at night, it was dark outside & I knew I wouldn't be able to get a full sun pic.
About the only thing I would do differently is maybe not use holo for the sabers? or use a glow in the dark over the white.  What do y'all think?

China Glaze - Cheers - Holiday 2015

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Hey y'all!  Today I have the Holiday collection to show you from China Glaze.  While I know my post is a little late, hopefully this will serve as a reminder or suggestions for last minute gifts!  

There's a good mixture of finishes & shades with this collection.  I definitely have a few favorites!  As usual, I used Seche Vite as my top coat. There's a TON of pics, so lets get to it.....

Mix and Mingle - 3 coats - Vivid deep purple creme. This acts more like a crelly (creamy jelly) and almost reminds me of Barney purple.

Son Of A Nutcracker - 2 coats - Fiery red-orange pearl.  This almost looks a more pink toned coral. It's one of my fav's...and the name cracks me up too.

Wine Down For What? - 2 coats - Rich red creme. Definitely a wine/merlot/oxblood type shade & another of my fav's.  Of course the name on this one is #winning too.

Peppermint To Be - 2 coats - Glittering Ruby shimmer.  While I didn't compare this to Ruby Pumps, I think this is more pink/red than the true red that Ruby Pumps is.  I also think the shimmer on this one is smaller. 

Don't Get Elfed Up - 2 coats - Glistening deep emerald shimmer.  In the pictures, this appears to be a blackened blue base with a blue/teal shifty shimmer.  In the bottle it looks blue/purple, but the purple only appears on the nail when it's not being hit by direct light.  So, it does show up, just not in any pictures I could capture it in. 

Ugly Sweater Party - 3 coats - Multi-dimensional red glitter.  This seemed more red than pink to me, and the base to this was pink tinged as well.  I couldn't quite tell if the larger glitters were purple or holo. On my laptop monitor(as I'm typing this) they look blue.  So, I'm guessing holo? 

I Soiree I Didn't Do It - 3 coats - Bright and cheery green glitter.  It looks more teal to me & was super difficult to photograph, almost like it's pixelated.  Some of the glitters in this look holo, but they're all too small to tell for sure.

Better Not Pout - 2 coats - Merry berry pearl.  It's like a deep pink berry metallic.

Brand Spankin' New Year - 1 coat over Mix And Mingle - Deep prismatic purple glitter.  Purple jelly base with purple & holo glitters.

Coal Hands, Warm Heart - 1 coat layered & sponged over Peppermint To Be - Midnight blue holographic glitter. I didn't, and kinda still don't, see "blue" in this....I see more black with holo & purple glitter. 

Bring On The Bubbly - 1 coat over Better Not Pout - Gleaming gold glitter.  Gold & holo glitters in a clear base.  No issues with application of these.

Break The Ice - 1 coat over Don't Get Elfed Up - Icy prismatic silver glitter.  This is a clear base with holo glitters and shards.  

Bonus: I Soiree I Didn't Do It sponged over Wine Down For What?  I had to do this color combo as soon as I saw these 2 shades.  I would've done this as a separate post, but thought I'd throw it on here as a bonus!


I had zero issues with any of these polishes.  Though, I'd definitely suggest layering for ALL of the glitters.  Otherwise you're just going to end up with several layers for opacity.  Make sure to check below for more info on this collection!  :D

Peppermint To Be, I Soiree I Didn't Do It, Better Not Pout, and Ugly Sweater Party are also available in the Gelaze formula.

The China Glaze® Cheers! collection also features three seasonally-inspired gift sets:

Ring in the New Year!: Bring on the Bubbly, Son of a Nutcracker and Better Not Pout with a gold-
toned “Cheers” ring (MSRP $14.99)

Mini Mixers: Micro mini (0.125 fl oz) bottles of I Soiree I Didn’t Do It, Mix and Mingle, Better Not Pout, Son of a Nutcracker, Peppermint to Be and Don’t Get Elfed Up (MSRP $17.99)

Cheers! to Neons: Micro mini (0.125 fl oz) bottles of China Glaze® best selling neons including Flip
Flop Fantasy, Orange Knockout, Shocking Pink, Purple Panic, Turned Up Turquoise and Frostbite
(MSRP $17.99)






Toast the start of 2016 with festive nail art made easy with three new Cheers! Nail Art Kits including:

Have a Dapper Holiday: Create a simple yet chic design with Bring on the Bubbly, Liquid Leather (core shade), and bonus white Stripe Rite nail art liner (MSRP $14.99)

Mix and Mingle: Half-moons and French tips glisten using Mix and Mingle and Break the Ice with nail design guides (MSRP $14.99)

Wrap It Up: Gift wrap nails using Don’t Get Elfed Up and Better Not Pout with nail design striping tape (MSRP $14.99)

Spend this holiday season in colour with China Glaze® Cheers! collection, available in November 2015 at fine beauty supply stores including Ulta and Sally Beauty Supply.  MSRP $7.50 for individual shades.

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