My 1st OPI Nail Polish!!!

Hey everyone! This might sound shocking to some of you that I've never owned an OPI polish, but its never really caught my attention. However, a couple weeks ago my grandma gave me an OPI polish (Malaysian Mist) and a bag full makeup!!

Malaysian Mist is a very sheer light beige with pink/peachy undertones! As much as I love this color, I don't like it on me. This was 4 coats, and was quite streaky!

 I also got 2 OPI polishes from my recent nail swap with Katee Enough rambling, onto the polish! Enjoy! :) (Oh and yes my nail on my middle finger is shorter than the rest)

Preview

Nail/Beauty Swap with A Girl & Her Polish

Hey everyone!! So a couple days ago, Katee from A Girl & Her Polish did a nail/beauty swap! She gave me some great stuff! I want to share this awesome swap with you guys so lets get started. Enjoy!

*To see what I gave her check out her blog post: A Swap with Nail Addict
*If you are interested in swapping with me check out my blog post: Want to swap products? 

From left to right: Jordana Glitter: Sequins, Essence: Choose Me & Wanna  Be Your Sunshine,  Zoya: Arizona & Myrta, Revlon: Whimsical, NYC: Matte Me Crazy, OPI: Strawberry Margarita & Purple with a Purpose 

I can't wait to swatch some of these nail polishes! & Thank you so much Katee!

Air Mister Review & Announcement!

Hello beautiful ladies! For today, I'll be reviewing an air mister I bought at Target!
However, before I start this review I want to make a little announcement. I will begin to review more beauty products, nail products, and maybe do some makeup looks.
Mostly because I don't have time to do my nails everyday and because my mom isn't very fond of my nail polish obsession. Because of that I want to change the name of my blog. Soooo I thought it would be fun to include you guys and have a Change My Blog Name Contest!! This contest will begin on May 5th and I will have more details later!

*The air mister will be one of the prizes for the contest!

Now onto the review:

-Info: This air mister is perfect for hot summer days at the park or wherever you go. It gives you a perfect spray of water that instantly coolsyou down. The great thing about this is that it doesn't require batteries!

-Price: Wait for it................$2.50!! (@ Target) I have bought 4 more since, I love these! It a great price compared to the ones with batteries and fans that cost $10-$20.

-All you do is fill the bottle with 3/4 water, pump the bottom a few times, and press the button!!

Never Too Young to Have a Nail Polish Addiction!

Hello everyone! Today I have a little video of my little 2 year old sister doing her nails! She came into my room the other day and asked to do her nail by herself! I must say that for a two yr old, she did a pretty good job! :) Enjoy!

Franken Blogger Series Part 2: Fan-Dabi-Dozi

Hey everyone! For today, I have the 2nd part of my franken series. This one is inspired by Katee from A Girl and Her Polish. I love her blog and we just did a nail/beauty swap! I actually sent this one to her and asked what color she wanted her franken. She said that she's been liking white, and I liked the idea of a white franken. So I came up with a white polish with silver shimmers, pink glitter,blue micro glitters, and  purple/blue hex glitters! She picked the name: Fan-Dabi-Dozi!  Enjoy!

*There will be one more franken inspired by Jenni by Gold Speck Nails

Formula:

-Pure Ice: Don't You Wish
-L.A Colors: Purple Glitter
-Icing: Electric Sapphire
-Sally Hansen: Ice Queen
-L.A Colors: Live
-The Color Workshop: French White

Franken Blogger Series Part 1: Purple Castle

Hello beautiful ladies! A couple weeks ago, I decided to try my first franken and couldn't decide on what color or polishes to use. Then I thought why not choose to do them by someone who inspires me and has helped me a lot here on blogger.
I chose to do a franken inspired by Lydia from Sekhmet's Purple Castle. We both decided Purple Castle would be a great name for the polish!
Its a light purple with pink undertones, large, medium, and small silver/holo hex glitters, purple glitters, blue glitters, silver shimmers, orange and green flakies, and blue and purple hex glitter! Enjoy!

*There will be 2 more frankens inspired by Katee from A Girl and Her Polish and Jenni from Gold Speck Nails

Formula: (I used equal part of all these until the whole bottle was full)

-Sally Hansen: Gunmetal
-Sally Hansen: Ice Queen
-Sinful Colors: Green Ocean
-Icing: Electric Sapphire
-China Glaze: Spontaneous
-Icing: Text Me Later
-Icing: Frost Yourself
-Pure Ice: Don't You Wish
-L.A. Colors: Live
-L.A. Colors: Purple Glitter
-Revlon: Popular/Starry Pink
-The Color Workshop: Fuchsia
-Finger Paints: Flecked
-Essie: Shine of the Times
-China Glaze: Fairy Dust
-Wet n Wild: No name (opalescent polish with glitter)
-The Color Workshop: no name (glitter)
-The Color Workshop: no name (pink glitter)

Layla Hologram Effect Swatch: My first Holo!!!

Hey everyone! I am SUPER excited for today's post! I will be swatching a gorgeous linear light blue holo by the brand Layla. I found this polish at ULTA.
They retail for $15 and are available in blue, silver, green, pink, purple, brown, dark blue, and black! As soon as I have more money, I will definitely be picking up more of these babies!!!!
I applied 3 coats, i let all the coats dry completely but still got some bald spots.
The only bad thing about these is that once you apply a top coat, the holo seems to be less vibrant.
Enjoy! :)

My Nail Storage/ Setup

Hey everyone! I though I would share my nail storage/setup! I hope some of this is helpful for organizing your nail supplies and polish! Enjoy!

*Most items in the video will be listed below with price! (all items were purchased at Walmart except the fan/heater)

-Nail Polish Rack: DIY Nail Polish Rack Video Tutorial  (about $15)

-Nail  Corner Desk: $79 : Closer Desk View

-Black & White Floral Boxes: $14 2 pk

-Fan: I honestly don't know where my mom bought it

-Clip On Desk Lamp: $15

-Pink Dry Erase Board: $10 (perfect for writing down mani ideas or a to do list)

L.A Colors Scented Nail Polish Remover Pads Review

Hey everyone! A couple weeks ago, I was at Deals and I spotted these scented nail polish remover pads! I decided to give them a try and I've bought 2 more since! I purchased two that are melon scented an one that is peach. Enjoy!

Here we go:

-Price: $1 (@ Deals, I could not find them at Dollar General or Dollar Tree). They are also available online here or on amazon here
-The package comes with 32 thin pads
-The scent on these are incredible! They are acetone free and have no harsh scents.
-Works great, one pad removes the polish on all 10 fingers! Even removes GLITTER (check out my demo video below)
-To me, the pads actually moisturize my cuticles. They release a bit of a greasy oil when removing the polish.
-The package says to wash hands after, good tip because of the oil residue left on your nails/cuticles.
-They are great to wrap around an orange stick/dotting tool and remove the polish around the cuticles!
-I definitely recommend these for easy, on the go nail polish remover or if you don't like the harsh scents of regular nail polish removers!
- Scents available: lemon, strawberry, grape, peach, melon, and pear!

Demo Video: (excuse my sister talking)

Spring Challenge - Day 12: Earth Day

Hello everyone! Today is the last day of the Spring Challenge Jenni and I are doing. The theme is Earth Day (April 22nd). My mani is inspired by the following: oil spills in the ocean, global warming, going green, and pollution/smoke. Enjoy!

*Don't forget to see Jenni's Earth Day Mani

Icing Magnetix Swatch

Hello everyone! I'll be showing you a swatch of a magnetic polish I picked up at Icing. It is the first magnetic polish I've tried and let me tell you the first try did not go over so well. They retail for $9 each, which is pretty good to other prices I've seen. Unfortunately they do not have names, the one I'm swatching is a goldish green with gold glitter. When the magnet is applied the glitter becomes more defined. I love it! Enjoy!

*For better picture & more in depth review check out The PolishAholic's post on these polishes! 

Spring Challenge - Day 11: Sky

Hello everyone! For today's theme, I chose to do a sunrise (or a sunset, im not sure what it is haha). I was originally going to do clouds but then I was in the mood for sponging. Enjoy!

*Don't for get to see what Jenni came up with for Day 11

Click to see the clear flakies better 

-Seche Retain
-Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Mellow Yellow
-Make up Sponge
-Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Sun Kissed
-Wet n Wild: Tickled Pink
-China Glaze: Spontaneous
-Pure Ice: Strip Tease (sponged alll over the nail)
-Stamp: BM01
-Wet n Wild: Black Creme
-The Color Workshop: Clear Flakies
-Sally Hansen Anti-Chip Top Coat

Spring Challenge - Day 10: Rain

Hey everyone! I hope you all are doing great! Today is the 10th day of me and Jenni's spring challenge. For today, the theme is rain and I'm not sure whether I like my mani or not. Have a great Friday and enjoy! :)

*Don't for get to visit Gold Speck Nails to see what Jenni came up with for today!

-Sinful Colors: Cinderella
-Make up sponge
-Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: White On
-Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Gunmetal
-Stamp: m13 (konad)
-Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Blue Me Away
-Dotting Tool
-Sally Hansen Nail Makeup: Pure Chrome

Spring Challenge - Day 9: Kites

Hey everyone! So this post should have gone up on Tuesday along with Jenni's post but my internet connection was down for two days. Sorry :( . Anyways, I tried doing kites on my nails like 10 times and they ended up looking like a hot  mess. Finally I gave up and took the easy way out: stamping.  Enjoy!

*These kites were my inspiration: box kites
*From far away my nails end up looking a bit like cotton candy

-Seche Retain
-The Color Workshop: French White
-Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Marine Scene
-Sally Hansen Insta-Dri: Presto Pink
-BM: 11
-Kiss Nail Striper in Black
-Seche Vite

Spring Challenge - Day 8: Easter

Hey everyone! Today's post ran a bit late ( I slept in & forgot to schedule my post). Anyways today's theme is Easter! I decided to go with some easter egg designs and a little chick on my accent finger! Enjoy!

*Have a great Easter with your family!
*Don't forget to check out Jenni's blog to see what she came up with for Day 8

Hard As Hoof Review

Hello everyone! For today, I'll be reviewing the Hard as Hoof Nail Strengthening Cream. I read so many great things about it & decided to give it a shot. I've had for 3 months now and finally decided to do a review on it! Enjoy!

-Price: $7 (@ Walmart)

-Description: This cream is supposed to prevent the following: splits, chipping, thin/fragile nails. You are recommended to apply this 3 times a day & it can be applied over nail polish.

-Smell: Omg, this stuff smells incredible! It has a light almond scent with cherries!

-My thoughts: I feel like this does NOT prevent chipping or splitting. I do apply this 3 times daily and the only thing I've noticed it that my nails are somewhat stronger. I guess this is one of those products that doesn't work on everyone. The only thing I did like about this is that whenever I get out of the shower, my nails feel so weak & after I apply this my nails instantly absorb this and nourishes my cuticles. So point is: I wouldn't recommend this product. I feel like you could get the same results with good cuticle cream/oil.

Application:

Spring Challenge - Day 7: Butterflies

Hey everyone!!! I am SUPER excited for today's theme for me and Jenni's Spring Challenge. The theme for today is butterflies! I chose to do monarch butterfly wings! I didn't want to do the traditional orange, and opted for spring gradients! I think out of all the manis I've done, this is by far my favorite! I tend to work better when I'm angry (haha I got into an argument with my mom a couple minutes before I did these). Anyone else work better under stress??

*My inspirations/ guide for this mani is mainly from this picture: Pink Butterfly Nails
*Don't forget to see what Jenni came up with for Day 7

Products Used Video (I was too lazy too type out all 20 polishes used!  & excuse the nosie in the background):

Sinful Colors- Cinderella Swatch

Hey everyone! Ill be swatching Sinful Colors: Cinderella and seriously this color is amazing! They couldn't have picked a better name. I got this polish a couple weeks ago but I've been so busy I haven't been able to do a post on it! Enjoy! & Happy April Fools!

(excuse the red polish on my middle finger)
Cinderella is a beautiful light blue with mini fleck of pink/gold. Seriously I can just picture Cinderella wearing this polish. This polish is fits into my top 5 favorite polishes that I own. The formula is a bit runny and thin. I applied three coats + Seche Vite. When the sun hits it, it stunning! I got mine at Walgreens! :) 

Look at how the sun hits it!

Click Picture to see the flecks/shimmers