Thursday, May 31, 2012

Kiss Nail Dress Stickers

Hello beautiful ladies! Awhile back I reviewed these stickers and I loved them. Kiss was kind enough to send me another box of these! I really do love these stickers and they are way easier than the Sally Hansen Salon Effects.

*To see my full review: Influenster Review

*These are in the pattern Shrug





Monday, May 28, 2012

Green Neon

Hey everyone! Today I have a quick post for you all, I will be heading to Six Flags soon! I am in need of a tan! :) 

Since summer is near, I've been using more neons lately! Here we have Icing: What Planet Are You On layered over China Glaze: In the Limelight! Enjoy and have a great memorial day! 






Friday, May 25, 2012

Funky Fingers: Pixy Dust

Hello everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! For today's post I have another swatch of a polish I picked up at Five Below. This polish is so hard to describe so I'll try my best.

Pixy Dust is a sheer green jelly base PACKED with very small "foil flakies" (if that makes sense) that change from green, turquoise, gold, and silver. The formula is thin but very easy to work with. Below is 2 coats (no topcoat).

These picture really don't do this polish justice. I hate when that happens because this polish is so pretty in person. I rubbed some polish on my finger so you guys can see what I'm talking about when I say foil flakies. I tried my best to show you the different colors but it wouldn't show up on the pictures.






Thursday, May 24, 2012

Rainbow Gradient

Hey everyone! For today, I chose to do an animal print with a rainbow gradient! I'm not sure whether I like it, i feel like the pink/orange gradient doesn't go well with the other colors.

I'm really liking gradients right now! They are super easy and i love using as many colors as I can in a mani! Enjoy!





-KleanColor: Pink Lady
-Zoya: Arizona
-Zoya: Myrta
-Essence: Wanna Be Your Sunshine
-Funky Fingers: Pixy Dust
-China Glaze: Frostbite
-Sinful Colors: Cinderella
-China Glaze: Spontaneous
-Icing: Txt Me Later
-The Color Workshop: Holo Glitter
-Stamp: M57
-Wet n Wild: Black Creme
-Seche Vite

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Funky Fingers: Taffy Town

Hey lovely ladies! I have a gorgeous polish to share with you all today! I was at Five Below and picked up 3 beautiful polishes since they were 3 for $5. I would have picked up a lot more but my mom was there and gave me a "you better not buy anymore" stare lol.

The first polish is by a brand called Funky Fingers. Taffy Town is a lovely neon coral with gold shimmer. It is opaque in 3 coats and dries matte. I am in LOVE with this polish. It is soooo perfect for summer and will definitely be going on my toes!

*I will have the other 2 polishes swatched in a couple of days!





Sunday, May 20, 2012

Lazy Sunday

Hello everyone! I hope you are all enjoying your weekend! For me today is one of those days where I just want to relax and watch tv all day!! Today's mani is just a hot pink layered with a neon pink jelly with glitter! Enjoy! :)





-OPI: Strawberry Margarita
-Icing: Power to the Pink
-Seche Vite

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Bright Gradient & Stamping

Hello everyone! For today's mani, I did a bright gradient using yellow, orange, and hot pink! I love those colors together! Enjoy!

*Also, if you'd like to see what products I use on my hands to keep them soft and moisturized check out this post on my beauty blog: Mary Kay: Satin Hands Review






-Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Mellow Yellow
-Essence: Wanna Be Your Sunshine
-Zoya: Arizona
-Kleancolor: Pink Lady
-Stamp: M61
-Wet n Wild: Black Creme
-Seche Vite

Friday, May 18, 2012

Essence- Choose Me

Hey everyone! Today I have a swatch by Essence. Choose Me is teal/ sea green duochrome with gold glass flecks! It's  such a gorgeous color! Enjoy!




Thursday, May 17, 2012

Tattoo Mani Tutorial

Hey lovely ladies! A couple days ago I did a tattoo mani! Some of you requested a tutorial so here it is! Enjoy!

*I hope you all decide to try this!


1. Find some temporary tattoos that are small enough to fit your nails. I got mine in the clearance isle at Wal-Mart for $1.


2. Paint your nails with 2 coats of a white polish. Let those completely dry. (You can try using a different base color but I like white better because it hides  the clear/white edges that tattoos have)


3. While waiting for you nails to dry, get some cotton pads and a glass of cold or room temperate water


4. Select 5 tattoos and cut them so they fit your nails. Next, remove the plastic cover on them and press the tattoo onto your nail. It's best to work on one finger at a time.


5. Next, moisten the cotton pad with water and press it onto your nail. Hold the cotton pad on your nail for 45 seconds making sure not to move a lot. Remove the cotton pad and the tattoo should have transferred onto your nail. Remove excess tattoo on your cuticle using some nail polish remover.


6. Let the tattoos completely dry on your nails and apply  a top coat!

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Tiger Gradient

Hello everyone! It's been awhile since I've done a gradient or stamped. So I decided to do an orange gradient with turned out looking like a tiger! Enjoy :)





-Pure Ice: Superstar
-Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Sun Kissed
-Zoya: Arizona
-Zoya: Myrta
-The Color Workshop: Holo Glitter
-Konad: m57
-Wet n Wild: Black Creme
-Seche Vite

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

My New Blog: A Beauty Addict's Diary

Hey everyone! So a week or so ago I had a contest to change my blog and everyone agreed that Lydia's entry was an excellent name! However, I wanted this blog to be mostly about nails. So I decided to make a separate blog about beauty and health!

Feel free to check out my new blog: A Beauty Addict's Diary

*To see what's to come on that blog: Coming Soon 

A special thanks to Lydia for her suggestion! I love it :)

My first blog post is up: Neutral Eye w/ Winged Eyeliner (Picture Below)