Stamping, Decals on Polish Oh My!

So, on this one I used OPI's My Private Jet as my base (I love the orange-y hidden color in there). For my stamping I used Bundle Monster plate #06 with Essie's Chinchilly and CG White on White. The 3D decal is in the "C" pack from the Bundle Monster 3D decals.

A close up picture below

 I'm still trying to get the hang of this whole stamping thing so any tips tricks would be most helpful. Do you clean the plate after each use? What about the stamp? I think I will try this with an orange polish to make it pop.

Until next time! Stay Po!ished!

Nailspiration.

So, I have seen some wonderful nail designs and I have been wanting to try out this recent one I saw on Nail Polish Wars. But I decided that I wanted to change up the color scheme and to keep it simple. So here it is!! I used Essie's Limo-Scene, Wrapped in Rubies and Licorice)

I think I did okay with my first attempt. What I noticed though is that I need to have more space between the red and black to stand out more. I'm also thinking about using a gray next time I do this one as well. What are your thoughts? Have you tried to do this one or something similar?

Until next time! Stay Po!ished!

Presents from the Hubby!

So, I should have posted this sooner, but I have been pretty busy lately and have only now gotten around to posting these. My husband noticed my growing use obsession with doing my nail polish so he thoughtfully gave me some very nice items for Christmas!

A nail polish rack! (Sorry for the empty spaces) I took some out to do my last two manicures that I will post after) If that wasn't enough, he also got me:

MASH Premium Nail Art Mani Glitter Confetti Shapes. I've already used the gray stars 2nd from the right in one of my recent manis. I'm excited to make my own polishes with those beauties! And the gifts just keep on coming!

Bundle Monster Nail Art Brushes! I've only used two of them so far to help clean up the area around my cuticles. I'm excited to try out the rest! Last but not least:

Bundle Monster 100pc 3D Designs Nail Art (Oops! I forgot one more thing, but I forgot to take a picture of it so here's the link. That handy item helps me to pick up and place the last few items)
So yeah, I would say my husband did a great job! We've also determined that I need another polish rack as I'm gearing up for the OPI Holland Collection due to come out in February. As well as some Zoya's that I have been dying to try! Did you get any fun nail items for Christmas? Let me know. :-)

I will certainly be Po!ished. Will you??

New years Mani!

Just another quick post of before I change my polish. This is what I did for new years! One of my best friends got me this for Christmas. Purple is my favorite color, and I decided to spice mine up a little bit by using to shine of the times as well. I have a before and after picture. I also decided to use Matte about you for a change of pace.

I like both of them equally, but I wanted a bit more umph for New Years. Next time I will leave it as is because it's such a fun color and I love supporting home businesses!

Happy New Year and stay Po!ished!

Winter Manis!!

It has been a while since I have posted anything nail related. So, I'm excited to share these baby blues! Ugh! I just love that holo color! (Essie's "Shine of the Times" on top) As you can see I've been pretty busy with my nails, but I haven't posted anything in a long time! So, here's what I've been up to. (I'll post the polishes I used later as I am about to start another one!)

(CG First Mate and Secret Peri-Wink-Le)

(CG Velvet Bow and White on White for stamping)

(OPI's Black Cherry Chutney and San-Tan Tonio)

(SH Celeb City and Nicole by OPI Make A Comet-Ment)

This one got a little crazy! I just wanted to try something out and not sure if I like how it came out. I used CG Velvet Bow on the ring finger and Innocence (topped with Essie's Shine of the Times, but on the pinkie I used   Kleancolor's Diamond Gold) Stamped with CG White on White.

Keep warm and stay Po!ished!

Busy!!

I've been busy! I recently got married and went on my honeymoon to Jamaica. As far as the nail situation goes, I got a gelish manicure so I wouldn't have to worry about chipping while away. So, now that I'm back I decided to treat myself to some new polish!!! I ordered from beautyjoint.com and got KLEANCOLOR polishes! I can't wait for the wonderful colors to come in so I can share...and of course paint my nails! But first I need to remove the gelish!

Update! I never posted the polishes that came in, so here they are!! (WARNING: This is going to be picture heavy!)

 First off we have: Golden Nightmare (Black base with gold glitter)

 Chunky Holo Black w/flash (I don't like the look of this with the flash on, but on nails it looks wonderful!)

 Chunky Holo Black w/o flash (Black base with different holo flecks)

 Gold Caviar (I'm trying to find something to try this with or maybe on its own...)

 Firework (Multi-colored glitter would be fun on a black nail polish)

 Chunky Copper (Not 100% in love with this, but again I want to try it out on with a black nail)

 Chunky Holo Scarlet (Might be willing to swap with someone if that want this. Tried is with a black base, but I didn't love it. Easy to apply, but not loving the color)

 Chunky Holo Fuchsia (Haven't tried this one yet, but it should be another fun one)

 Jewelry Red (Not much into reds and might be willing to swap with someone for this color)

 Espresso (I haven't tried it yet, but I really like the chocolate color. I don't have anything like this in my,ever growing, collection)

 City Never Sleeps w/flash (Hate the color with the flash on)

 City Never Sleeps w/o flash (But looks a little bit better with the flash off)

 Disco Ball (Meh with the flash

 Diamond Gold 

(I've used this on my pinky in one of my winter manis and I really like it. I think I want to use this on a tan and maybe as a gradient.)

 Mocha (It's a little lighter with the flash on. I'm not impressed by the color and I have something similar to this already. So this might be another one I'm willing to swap)

Last but not least Metallic Purple (I don't have any metallic colors so this should be neat to try)

Until next time! Stay Po!ished! :-)

New Polish

So, in my last post I stated that I was going to Ulta to take advantage of their buy two China Glaze polishes and get a Seche Vite top or base coat for free. I ended up getting CG First Mate and Awaken. Both polishes are so creamy and the Seche Vite dries it so quickly! I have a few lighter blues in my collection, but I was looking for a navy color for the fall. (Now I just need to find my orange sweater to go with the blue) Also, I love doing the accent nail on the ring finger. Until next time!