NOTD: China Glaze- Pool Party

I have to admit, getting rid of my baseball manicure made me sad. Luckily there are more of those mani's to come since we are only half-way through the season!

Today's nail polish was not what I was expecting. In photographs the color looks more pink than it does in real-life. I currently have neon orange nails :'( I should have used a white polish as my base coat to make the pink color stand out more {lesson learned}. Does anyone else have this problem with neon pinks, have you found one that works well on its own???

As with other neon polishes the application is a hassle- use a steady light hand when applying and wait a few minuted to avoid pulling off previous coats. And of course when dry, the polish is matte and uneven so a top coat is a must to fix these problems. Another thing to be aware of when removing the polish is that it does stain my skin more than usual.

I'm liking using thumbs as the accent nail.

{note: I had a difficult time adjusting the contrast in these pictures because of the darn polish color. I wish this was the actual color!}

I used a dotting tool to create large flowers, then I applied a top coat and pressed rhinestones into the polish to make sure they stayed in place for the length of my mani.

This is what the color looks like in real life and compared to the color in the bottle- big difference huh?

Products mentioned:  China Glaze- Pool Party, Avon- French Tip White, CM Nail Art Heavenly Pink.

NOTD + Baseball

I had an exciting weekend, I bought more CM Nail Art polishes, gave myself a cool manicure, and saw my favorite rookie baseball star Mike Trout! <3 {get ready for loads of pictures!}

Let's start with some Nail Art:

 The final product: #27 for the my favorite Angels' Mike Trout :)

•  I started out with a base coat of red polish, then added glitter and finished it off with 2 more coats of red polish. Result... 

Jelly Sandwich!

The sandwich gives off a multi-dimenional look I really like!

• Next I took my red CM Nail Art polish and added 2 semi-circles followed by lots of small lines to create the baseball.

• Finally, I drew the A and the 27 (freehand, using logos I found on Google as my guide) in Blue, then added Red over that. 
• I finished the A off with a grey Halo- I used a shorter brush in order to get the rounded effect more precise.

I realize that the 27 could have used a second attempt... but I blame it on having a strictly dominant left hand and being too excited to see the final result!

Moving on to Game Day pictures:

My Rally Monkey didn't make it to the game, 

  she had other engagements. I forgot her :(

Mike Trout!

And the Angel's won, until next time  Trout!

OOTD: Tanks + Statement Necklace

I did some online shopping last week and was pretty excited to get packages in the mail this week!

Shopping online at Forever21 and Charlotte Russe is definitely not something I do often, I am always expecting so much more than what I usually end. And F21's return policy isn't one of my favorites either, but I am extremely pleased with these purchases and there will be no returns! And if you haven't already noticed, I might be totally obsessed, and get ridiculously excited when I find amazing bargains like shopping on eBay and enjoy finding great items like this necklace :)

Here are all my new items! 

After seeing so many pictures floating around on Pinterest, I found this Bubble Necklace on Ebay for $15, compared to J.Crew's hefty $150 price tag. 

{I'm sure mine is only J.Crew inspired, but it's amazing quality, for a tiny fraction of the price!}

I saw this online at Charlotte Russe and fell in love with the huge bow!!! But I was skeptical of the fabric so I found it in-store and was pleasantly surprised at how soft, yet sturdy it actually is!

Love= Black+White .

  

Today's Outfit: I'm loving the Bubble necklace and Stripes combo :) 

Products Mentioned: 

Forever 21-Striped Racerback Tank{BOGO free or $5.99 each}. Charlotte Russe-Bow-Back V-Neck Tank{on sale $15!}. Necklace- eBay Bubble Necklace {$15}. {J.Crew one here}. Shoes- Tory Burch Reva Flats. Bracelets: Kate Spade {craving this pink one}.

NOTD: Mixing Patterns

Today I decided to mix patterns! :) 

The sun came out just in time for me to take more pictures!

Polka Dots, Stripes, Flowers, Glitter... how can you go wrong?!

I am loving this jelly glitter polish, but the sparkle doesn't show up in regular pictures, so I took a fuzzy  one.

My Method: 

•  I used my handy double sided dotting tool for the flowers, make 4 dots close enough together so the edges overlap a little, then dot a darker color in the center.

• For the stripes I used the CM Nail Art polish, and made steady strokes vertically down my nail. You can go over each stripe a few times to get the desired thickness and opacity.  I actually like the brush in this polish over the nail art brushes I bought on eBay because those unfortunately frayed out when I cleaned tried to clean them :(

Hope you enjoyed the pictures! What other types of manicures would you like to see?

Wow, I just realized all my polishes are water inspired!

Products mentioned:
Essie- Absolutely Shore. China Glaze- Atlantis. Avon- Aqua Fantasy. CM Nail Art- White. 
Dotting tools- blueskynailsupply.

NOTD: 4th of July!

It is July, and I jumped on the bandwagon and gave myself a 4th of July mani! It was fun creating different designs on each nail especially the star, which proved to be quite easy with my CM nail art polish.

After each nail had 2 coats of color, I used glitter for the middle finger, a dotting tool to create the dots, and the CM nail art to freehand the lines and the star.

•  I made the star by using this method, then filling it in: 

• The Red is one of the best formulas I've tried, glossy and very opaque even after one coat.
• The White is also one of the best I've tried, not thick at all, and after 2 coats it is mostly even and streak-free. {Good job Avon!}
•  The Blue is actually a shimmer polish, but the finish is nice and even, not thick at all.

The holographic glitter has various sized silver particles. So pretty!!

Products mentioned: 


L to R: Seche Vite Top Coat, OPI Ridge Filler, CM Nail Art White, Avon: French Tip White, Illusion, China Glaze Techno, Avon: Splendid Blue, Real Red. Dotting tools via blueskynailssupply.

Have a happy and safe 4th of July!!!