Neon Green with Pink Glitter

Hey y'all!  Today I have another mani that I did over the summer.  I wanted so go with something bright and sparkly and this is what I came up with.

It was super simple and quick to do.

I don't remember what pink I used under the glitter, but the green is Funky Fingers Limelight and the glitter is Orly Bubbly Bombshell.

I was still adjusting to the nail shape at this time, so I did miss some spots on the tips.  However, unless you're OCD like me, it's really not that noticeable.

Orly Mirrorball

Hey y'all!  Today I finally have swatches of something I was lucky enough to get for my birthday back in November.  I was shocked when I walked into Sally's and they still had a bottle.  Even more so when I walked into another one the next weekend and they had one too! 

I've worn this before, but I'm just now getting a chance to swatch it.  Of course I had to take a macro bottle shot with my phone.  Because HOLO!

This is a silver linear holo with holo glitters.  It can look different shades of silver depending on lighting.

I only needed 2 coats, and the coat of Seche Vite did nothing to change the effect.

The holo effect isn't as strong as the other silver holo's that I own, but I still love it...and it's definitely noticeable.  Then the glitter gives it just an extra bit of sparkle that I love without adding any extra texture.

Of course I had to grab a few nail macro shots as well.

I believe that this was part of the holiday collection last year and was super hard for lots of people to find. 

Atlanta Nail Meetup & Shopping/Haul

Hey y'all!  So last weekend I had the fortunate opportunity to meet up with some local polish addicts, IGers, nail tech's, and a polish maker.  We went out for lunch & then did some shopping.  A great time was had by all and I have pics to share!

To start off with, we met up at a Vietnamese restaurant specializing in Pho.  I wanted something light and easy so I went with the steamed shrimp & pork spring rolls.  They were so yummy, but I couldn't eat BOTH of them. 

We ate, talked, and had some fun.  Also, there were a few giveaways and games.  So, yanno that was interesting.  Lets just say trying to find your first Instagram post when you have over 1700 is pretty difficult. 

Then, of course we had to go SHOPPING.  There were so many of us walking around that I only got one good shot of the stock. Dionne from Glittery Fingers & Sparkling Toes was shopping with me & we both went a little nuts. We kept getting our carts stuck & ramming into each other.  SO much fun.  Also, it helped me that she'd been there before so she showed me around.

 This was my haul, which I'll have everything listed from it down in the post.  I'll just say there were only 2-3 of us who needed a box like this.  #polishaddictproblems

 Then, when we all finished, we HAD to take a group nail shot.  If you saw yesterdays post, you'll know which hand is mine. :D

This is everything I got for myself...

From our destash swap:
- Orly Fowl Play
- Rainbow Honey Pink Cloud
- Jindie Nails - K.I.S.S.
- A England Dragon

From Fefe of Shop Eighty4:
- Candy(not pictured because I shared it)
- Wet N Wild Putting On Airs
- Eighty4 Liquid Lipstick in Chelease

SHOPPING:
- 2 pairs of Black Pedi Socks
- #14 Kolinski Brush

China Glaze:
- Sun Of A Peach, Surfin For Boys, Flip Flop Fantasy
- Keepin' It Teal, Fairy Dust, Choo-Choo Choose You

OPI:
- Coca-Cola Red

Orly:
- Sparkling Garbage x2

Color Club:
- Call Of The Disco Ball/ The Uptown
- Hot-Hot-Hot Pants/ Foxy Mama
- Not-So-Mellow Yellow / Peace, Love, & Polish

Of course I picked up a few back-ups and some stuff I've always wanted but didn't get.  I figured while I was getting a deal I might as well.

Also, I picked up the Color Club Poptastic Pastel Neon collection for a friend & boxed them up for her.

All in all it was a great day.  Even with the traffic in and around Atlanta on my way there.  This is honestly the most polish I've bought in a LONG time, and I felt kinda guilty.  Then I reminded myself that some of it was for a friend, some was for my giveaway stash, and I needed to treat myself because I've not been doing that at all lately. 

Now that my swatch basket is getting full I must get down to business.  What can't you wait to see?

Birthday Stuffs

I didn't really advertise it, but this past Friday was my birthday.  It was kind of a chill weekend spent with some friends and a little bit of shopping.  If you follow me on Instagram, you may or may not have already seen some of these pics.

Thursday I had to go ahead & do the dreaded "renewing of the license".  Thankfully it was quite painless since new state laws requiring tons of paperwork.  I've never had a name change, so I didn't have to bring a lot with me.  After that, I stopped by Target & Sally's and picked up a few things. 



I was totally out of stuff to color my hair with and wanted to try a few other things.  I was also lucky enough to snag Orly Sparkling Garbage off the clearance rack at Sally's.

I also received my very first Ipsy bag, which I'll do a separate post/review/thoughts on later.
Friday morning I woke up to my kiddo running in to tell me Happy Birthday before he left for school.  Since I had no plans, I showered and stayed in jammies ALL DAY LONG.  Just because I could.

Later that evening, I did my nails then I was summoned to my neighbors house for gifts from them, which were unexpected and WONDERFUL.  I couldn't believe she sneaked Krispy Kreme's into her house without my seeing or even smelling when I went over earlier in the afternoon.



It was a very chill day.  So, Saturday the kiddo went and picked out a present for me while I was using one of my Ulta GC's above.  He got me a pillow pet, and I picked out some NYX goodies....the lipliner I got wasn't pictured, but I got Hot Red.



Saturday night I went out with some friends for a few drinks & my friend Amanda gave me a depot of her Sugarpill Asteria.

It's SOOOOO PRETTY!!!!

Then Sunday I went to Michaels and got some crafting scissors for tape/nail art and some brush soap for my makeup brushes.(forgot to take pics)

Now here's some quick pics of my nails.  Please ignore the growth as I did them Friday and forgot to take pics until now(with my phone).  I did one coat of OPI Fly and 1 coat of Orly Sparkling Garbage. 

I definitely plan to find a backup of Sparkling Garbage. 

I also received some sample baggies of shadows from MakeUp Zombie aka Wendi, and forgot to take a picture of those.  They're so pretty too. 

Like I said, it was a pretty chill weekend.  I did get some monies, which I used to purchase some of the items above & the rest I'm saving for Black Friday sales.  I do have some Candii Blossom Cosmetics shadows on order too since they already have their sale going on. 

Orly Stone Cold

I have another Orly Mineral FX polish from last year to show y'all.  Stone Cold!!!!

This is 2 coats with top coat.  It's a somewhat sheer blue packed with glittery flecks.

I wore this on my toes over the summer with flakies & Revlon Royal over top.  /drool

If you're looking for an awesome blue to match snowmen or snowflakes for your Christmas mani....this is it.  I believe it's still available on Transdesign and possibly Amazon.

Orly Rococo A-Go-Go

While I try to catch up on a LOT of stuff around the house & blog, here's a swatch for y'all.

I actually have very few Orly polishes.  And oddly, most of them are from the 2011 Mineral FX collection.  This looks just as amazing on the nail as it does in the bottle & even more so when layered with a flakie on top.

I have so many pictures because every time I moved my hand it's like the color changed.  That would be why my fingers look different colors in each picture.

2 coats with top coat.

This is a deep purple with a fuchsia/gold duochrome shimmer that I absolutely LURVE! 

Orly Rock-It & Ozotic 531

Fall is coming so I'm getting to play with some more of my dark/vampy colors.  This is one of them. 

Rock-It is from Orly's Mineral FX collection that came out last fall.  I honestly can't even remember where I got it because its been sitting in my untrieds drawer for so long.  I grabbed it and just went for it.

Rock-It is a beautiful deep berry shimmer with a slight golden duochrome.  That gold shows up in the bottle more than it does on the nail, but it's there.  Above is 2 coats with no top coat.

Then I decided to layer Ozotic Mish Mash 531 over it.  I received 531-534 from piCture pOlish during one of their Facebook giveaways & I'm so happy.  I <3 them all. 

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531 added a golden holo over the top and made it just blingy.  I'm still drooling.  Above is one coat of 531 over Rock-It and no top coat. 

Sadly, Ozotic 531-534 have been discontinued so I'm not even sure if you can still get them anywhere.  You can check the piCture pOlish website for the various network members that sell their polishes to see if they still have any available. 

Black Friday......Black Polish

I'm drafting this about a week in advance.  I should be out shopping when this posts.  I'm not sure who all is going with me, but I'm kidnapping fellow polish freak Amanda and my sister.  I may make the SO drive us around so we can all sit in the back of the truck and goof off.  It's also my sons 6th birthday!  I can't believe he's already 6 years old. 

I used 2 coats of Orly Goth for this mani.  It's a black cream with silver glitter.  It did look kinda gritty almost like pavement and probably could've used Gelous if I'd wore it alone.  I didn't leave it alone, so I didn't worry about it.  I did apply a layer of Wet N Wild Behind Closed Doors over top of that which is a black jelly with red hexagonal and red small glitter. 

I'll do a post after the weekend and let y'all know what all I got.  :D