China Glaze - Road Trip - My Way Or The Highway

Hey y'all!  Today I have one of the polishes that I bought at last years nail meetup, which wasn't a dupe.  I bought a few dupes, by accident, so it was good that this one was an impulse buy and one I knew I didn't already have. It's from the 2015 Spring collection called Road Trip.

As usual, I used Seche Vite as my top coat for these swatches.

This is such a beautiful color...and yes I have TONS of shades like it, but nothing that's a dupe.  

It's a beautiful green-ish turquoise cream, almost jelly, finish.

Perfect for the summer by the pool, lake, or beach.  I can't wait to put this on my toes.

Winter-y Grey & Wine Nail Art

Hey y'all!  Today I have a recent mani that I did & wore for a few weeks.  I wanted something winter-y, but not completely dark and drab.  So this is what I came up with.

This was super easy to do, and of course I added a little sparkle as well.  Per the usual, I used Seche Vite as my top coat.

Index: China Glaze Change Your Altitude & Fairy Dust
Middle: Sinful Colors Snow Me White(base), China Glaze Change Your Altitude, China Glaze Wine Down For What?, & chevron tape from Born Pretty Store.

Ring: China Glaze Change Your Altitude(Base). China Glaze Wine Down For What? & black acrylic paint for spots.
Pinky: China Glaze Wine Down For What? & Fairy Dust

I absolutely LOVED this mani and hated taking it off. 

Navy Starry Night Wedding Nails

Hey y'all!  Back in October, of last year, my sister got married. Of course, I haven't been to a wedding in a while, and none of my dresses looked right.  Thankfully I found one, but as us polish addicts know trying to do the nails is usually another difficult choice. The dress, super easy.

My dress was navy with orange/red flowers and tan/green foliage.  The first mani I came up with was a total fail.

So, for my 2nd attempt I went the super easy route.

I started out with a base color of Rimmel Midnight Blue. It's so dark that it's almost black.

Over top of that I used China Glaze Fairy Dust to add some sparkle.

And for the accent nail, I went with OPI DS Glamour. It's the polish that re-started my addiction back around the time I started blogging.

Super easy, and they lasted for at least a week. :D

Navy & Turquoise Marble with 18k Gold Glitter

Hey y'all!  So I recently saw THIS video from@Laqvid (Instagram) for a gorgeous mani & was kinda inspired.  I, of course, went with different colors and techniques, but I wanted to share the inspiration for this because she does some beautiful work. 

If you saw this recent instagram post, you'll know kinda how I did this.

Up kinda late, but figured I'd play with making some decals.

A photo posted by Harri (@trailerhoodchic) on Nov 28, 2016 at 5:32pm PST

I used my Uber Chic Beauty Mat and made some decals.  I had to let them dry overnight, though when I did a few the next day I just waited a few hours and it was fine.

For the decal I used all China Glaze shades....First Mate, I Sea The Point, DJ Blue My Mind, and Rain Dance The Night Away.

I used Laqvid's method of putting the polishes down, but then I used a tiny nail art brush to randomly swirl it all around.  It was a little difficult to apply the decals due to my nail shape, but I used a silicone tool from BPS and it wasn't so bad. The ones that had dried longer were more annoying than the fresher ones. 

For the accent nails, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do.  Originally I thought ombre, but once I applied Rain Dance The Night Away it was really too pretty to mess with.  So I just pulled out my unused bottle of Sephora by OPI Real 18k Gold top coat out & brushed a layer on, then dabbed more on with a makeup sponge.

I really like how it turned out and definitely plan to do more of these in the future as it's way easier for me than trying to water marble. 

I just did these 2 days ago and I definitely do NOT want to ever remove them.

Win or Fail - Navy & Orange Wedding Nails

Hey y'all!  So back in October, of last year, my little sister got married.  My dress was super easy to find, but as usual the nails were the difficult part.

I thought I'd do something easy, and with colors that matched the dress.  Little did I know that I'd absolutely hate what I ended up with.

For this I used Zoya Ember and Lauren B. House of Blues to create an ombre, with the accent nail being a reverse of the others.

Then I added China Glaze Fairy Dust, because usually it makes everything look great.

THEN I went even further and added OPI Servin' Up Sparkle over the accent nail, so it wasn't left out....and hated it even more.

I mean, it doesn't really look THAT bad, but I was SOOOOO not happy with it.  What do y'all think?

Summery Zig Zag

Hey y'all!  So today I have a mani that I did over the summer, while my nails were long. I'd ordered a few things from Born Pretty Store, one of those being chevron nail tape, and decided to just do something random.  Lets get to it.

I wanted something really simple, and easy enough to do on both hands.

The polishes I used are Fresh Paint Guava, China Glaze, Mix And Mingle, and BMC (Bundle Monster) #10.

On the ring finger, I used both purples (Mix And Mingle & #10) to have darker tips before using the tape and a dotting tool to put Guava over the top. I almost didn't add the dots, but I thought the blank space needed something.

For the rest of the nails, Guava was the base color & I just used the purples for dots and gradients.  The 2 purples were sponged on separately, so it almost looks like there's more than one shade.

I liked how this turned out.  It was bright and dark at the same time & I think suited the stiletto shape well.

China Glaze Pink & Purple Gradient

Hey y'all!  So today I have a mani that I did over the summer and absolutely LOVED.  Since changing to the stiletto shape, I've had fewer breaks and my mani's have lasted about 2 weeks or so.  It is easier to see when they need to be changed, but I'm loving this shape.

I couldn't decide what color to go with, as per usual, so I picked a few pinks and purples.  They just happened to all be China Glaze shades.

For the index and pinky fingers, I started off with a base of Dune Our Thing and then kinda dry brushed a little bit of Escaping Reality over rather messily.

Then for the middle and ring fingers, I used Thistle Do Nicely as the base and (one shade at a time) did a gradient using (from base to tip) of Escaping Reality, Dune Our Thing, and Violet Vibes.

I really like how it turned out and how the gradient is kinda messy and almost looks like purple mountains.

How do y'all like it?

Basic dark fall nails

Hey y'all!  So the other day I shared the China Glaze Rebel collection for the fall.  After swatching, I used 2 & did my nails for the week. 

I wanted simple, so I went with China Glaze Teen Spirit on most of the nails & Blue-Ya on my ring and thumb nails.

I did the opposite on the other hand, though I didn't photograph it.  They're both so dark that you really can't tell.  Plus, they're a pain to get good shots of too. 

So there ya have it.  Something quick and simple. 

China Glaze - Rebel - Fall 2016

**Press Sample**

Hey y'all!  Today I finally have the fall collection ready to show y'all.  Rebel was inspired by the 90's and has an interesting mix of shades and finishes.  Not to mention the names.  Half the time, some of us will purchase polishes just for the name itself.  So I'm going to get right to it, and as usual I used Seche Vite as my top coat.

I have some mixed feelings on this collection.  I definitely have some favorites though.

Fresh Prince-ss - 2 coats - Baby doll dress pink creme - Pastel pink cream.  Easy to apply and pretty, but this makes me think spring rather than fall.  

Dope Taupe - 2 coats - Almond taupe cream - This looks more grey-ish purple taupe to me.  I used this as a base color for my Halloween mani and it worked well.  I don't really think fall with this shade either, but I like it.

Pearl Jammin - 3 coats - Chic gray opalescent - This looks more blue based opalescent to me.  It's super sheer with a rosey gold shimmer. It would be better layered over a base. 

Y'all Red-y For This - 2 coats - Red shimmer - This is a pretty opaque red with pink shimmers.  It could easily be a 1 coat application.

Jagged Little Teal - 2 coats - Vampy teal creme - My camera picked up more of the blue in this than the green, but this is a dusky blue toned teal cream.  

Combat Blue-ts - 2 coats - Bad ass matte blue - A matte cobalt blue with shimmer.  Application on this is definitely more tricky than any matte I've used before.  When left matte, the shimmer is hidden.  It's only when you apply a top coat that the shimmer appears.  I really like this one both ways.

Holo At Ya Girl - 3 coats - green-gold holographic glitter - I did 1 coat over Combat Blue-ts and 3 coats alone on my ring finger.  Sadly I didn't use the glitter sponge application for this so that may have cut the amount used down.  It's a clear base, but the glitters look more gold with a green/blue. I see nothing holographic about them either.  Definitely not a favorite.

Purple Fiction - 2 coats - Royal metallic plum - Definitely a metallic purple, but there's some purple/pink shimmer in there to give it something else.  Love it, and of course the name too.

Heroine Chic - 2 coats - sultry chocolate creme with flecks of red shimmer - I definitely don't see chocolate creme in this, or red.  To me, it looks more like a charcoal brown with pink flecks of shimmer.  Maybe it's just me?  

Don't Mesh With Me - 4 coats - Lavender shimmer - This is a clear base full of just purple and pink shimmers.  It's almost like a duochrome shimmer & would look great layered over something else.

Blue-Ya! - 2 coats - Sapphire blue shimmer - This has that deep cobalt blue jelly-like base full of blue & teal green shimmer.  The shimmer sticks out a little more in person.

Teen Spirit - 2 coats - Deep inky blue-black with metallic flecks - This looks more, to me, like a deep, almost black, purple base with purple, blue, and maybe some pink shimmers in there.  It was definitely hard to photograph. 

I think Combat Blue-ts and Purple Fiction are my 2 fav's.  What about you?

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