You win some, you lose some...

I knew this day would come but I was hoping that it wouldn't happen with one of my favorite colors BLUE! Truth be told blue can be a little touch and go on the nails. In my opinion the shade can either be fab or meant for a kid to wear. That's what happened here with OPI's Teal The Cows Come Home. I bought it at ULTA and it caught my eyes because it has silver micro glitter that you can see in the bottle, and I thought it would have a slight metallic look to it. Fail Mission, that is not the case:

This picture is taken with no flash. If you look at my ring finger you will see a very noticeable brush stroke, there are brush strokes on all my nails but very bad on this one. The application was terrible, the formula was runny, the brush holds a lot of  polish (which isn't always bad, but in this case is), and after 3 coats it still has brush lines and not an even finish. I don't like to put 3 coats on of any polish unless it is to die for and totally worth it, this one wasn't. Here's a few more pictures:

The two pictures above were taken with a flash. I'm just not sold, what do you think?




Kisses
Marketta

My First Stamp-icure!

I finally sat down to give stamping a try. I was a little nervous at first because I didn't want to mess up and have to redo polish coats and that whole process again. Naturally I would try pink first :)  I painted my nails with OPI's La Paz-itively Hot which is an AMAZING hot pink:

It took 3 thin coats to reach opacity. The formula is easy to work with, and has minimal cleanup. Here's a different view:

I took this picture with a flash so that you could see the blue micro glitter that shimmers on the nails. LOVE IT! Next I wanted to jazz it up so I used Konad image plate M65:

I used Konad black special polish to stamp with. When stamping you have to press the stamper on the plate very firm, and roll it evenly but very firmly on your nail to get an even consistent pattern. I messed up on my thumb nail which was the first nail that I did :(  :

But after that one I learned my lesson and got the hang of it and I love it! You'll see plenty of stamping from me!

Not to shabby for my first stamp-icure!


Kisses
Marketta

~COLSED~ Shadow's Nail Art 1 Year Anniversary Giveaway!

I love giveaways and I can't wait to do my own. Today I am sharing Shadow's Nail Art 1 year anniversary giveaway. Click here to enter the giveaway. In this giveaway there are 3 chances to win and the prizes are great:

Prize 1:

OPI Black Shatter

OPI Whats Dune?

Orly Fowl Play

Deborah Lippmann I know what boys like

Revlon Facets of Fuchsia

Color Zone Halloween set

Color Club Starry Temptress collection

Prize 2:

China Glaze Mrs. Claus

China Glaze Mistletoe kisses 

Color Zone Purple

Color Zone Black

Color Club Wicked sweet collection

Prize 3:

Pure Ice crackle catwalk

Pure Ice crackle shattered 

Beauty UK midnight minx set 

OPI Crown Me Already!

I just couldn't resist trying this polish as soon as I got home and I am not disappointed! This polish has a clear base with just about every size glitter you can think of:




With flash




With flash




No Flash,  just natural light


Bling Blowwwwwwww! LOVE IT! I used 3 coats of Crown Me Already and 2 coats of Seche Vite so that I could get a smooth finish. It was just to good to be true right? Right! I painted my nails yesterday around 4pm and today by 3pm it chipped :( . A plus is that this nail polish dries very fast, and I do mean completely dry in less than 5 minutes after 3 coats. I used Seche for the sole purpose of getting a smooth finish because this polish has a ruff finish to it. I wash my hands A LOT so that might have had something to do with it but I doubt it. The good thing about this polish is that it doesn't need nail polish remover! When it chipped I just put another fingernail under the chip area and went around the edges and it comes off like an acrylic nail but without the damage. Would I use this polish again, absolutely! I would definitely wear this on a night out, but I would paint my nails no more than 3 hours before leaving the house and not the day before or earlier that day.

What I stubled upon in ULTA

Yesterday I made a long overdue trip to ULTA and they didn't have a few things that I wanted but they had a few things that I really did! Right now I am trying to get a few Halloween collections together so that I can compare who did the best this year. China Glaze, Orly, and Fantasy Makers all had parts of their collections that were sold out :(  (I already have the OPI collection), but I made up for it :)  :

Left to Right: Fantasy Makers by Wet n Wild - Creepy Pumpkin, Purple Potion, and Night Glow (missing Black Magic). OPI Miss Universe Collection - Swimsuit...Nailed It!, Crown Me Already!. China Glaze - Its Alive (I actually didn't want the rest of this Halloween collection).

What made up for Orly being out of their Halloween collection and one of the Fantasy Makers was the OPI polishes! They are the only two that I bought from the Miss Universe collection, but they are the only ones I actually wanted, so that made me VERY happy!

Kisses
Marketta

CLOSED. Aly Loves Lacquer 200th Follower Giveaway!

Yes, I have another giveaway posting today. As you may notice I am new to blogging, so I am just finding out about a lot of things. This giveaway is in celebration of Aly of Aly Loves Lacquer 200th follower and it is great because she is giving away DEBORAH LIPPMANN! Deborah Lippmann is an amazing brand and because of that it comes with a pretty hefty price tag. I for one was very excited about this giveaway because I recently drooled over these colors (which were named after and or designed with celebrities) on the Deborah Lippmann website. Click here to enter this giveaway. Below is a picture of what you have the chance of winning:

The colors (L to R): Sarah Smile, Just Walk Away Renée, Hit Me with Your Best Shot, and Believe

Spellbinding Nails 1000th Follower Giveaway!

A blog that I am following - Spellbinding Nails - is celebrating their 1000th follower by hosting a giveaway. This is by far the BEST giveaway I have see thus far. There are so many things that the winner will get by winning this amazing giveaway. Click here to enter the giveaway. Below is a picture and names of the items that can be won:

 

- Beauty UK Nail Sets - Midnight Minx , Urban Girl & Wild Child ( that's 18 polishes!)

- A set of the New Fab Ur Nail plates.

- 4 metallic Stamping polishes.

- HB Plates 21-40.

- Image plates SdP C02, SdP C07, SdP D07 & SdP D18.

- A pack of Rhinestones.

- Packs of Nail Stickers

- A essence stampy plate, 4 essence liners and a essence stamper and scrapper