Guest Post on Karinea0a ~ Plaid Mani

Hey dolls, just wanted to let you all know that I have a guest post over on Karinea0a. We met through several facebook groups and I just love her blog and her amazing nail art. Please check out my post over there to see my take on plaid nails!

Happy weekend dolls!

X Out Nail Art Project

Hi dolls! Last week I was contacted by a representative of X Out, an acne company marketed to teens by the makers of Pro-Activ, about an awesome nail art project they are sponsoring. For each post shared by nail bloggers, X Out is donating $200 to Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Center, an organization that helps to prevent bullying. X Out stands for confidence and putting your best (breakout-free) face forward. As an educator, I feel the donations are going towards a very worthy cause, so here's the mani I created.

Once I saw the X Out logo and packaging, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I used Orly Royal Navy as the base for my design. I then recreated this X accent nail using white striping tape. Finally, I sponged Orly Bubbly Bombshell onto the tips of my nails to tie in all of the colors from the packaging.

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I absolutely love the way this combination turned out! Bubbly Bombshell has been on my wish list for some time, so now I'm excited to wear it all on its own. Here are the pictures that inspired this manicure:

Feel free to browse the X Out website to learn more information about their products!

ManGlaze Royal Matterimoaning & ILF

Hey dolls, today I'm wearing blue again in support of autism awareness month. ManGlaze Royal Matterimoaning is a royal blue matte that is filled with silver shimmer. This is the second ManGlaze that I have tried and the formula on these polishes is crazy pigmented. I'm only wearing one coat in the photos below! The dry time is also extremely fast, which is what you would expect from a matte polish.

I debated between making Royal Matterimoaning glossy or doing a tape mani...the tape won. I used striping tape to make an abstract design with ManGlaze ILF, which is a gorgeous turquoise matte. I am loving how easy the striping tape is to use!

I love the way this turned out! I may add top coat to it tomorrow to see how this combo looks glossy. Using ILF as the accent has me excited to wear that one all on its own!

Have you tried striping tape yet?

Pink Wednesday ~ Guest Post on Sweet Sugar

Hi dolls, I have a guest post over on Sweet Sugar using Zoya Happi and Gaia. I'd love for you all to check it out. I was more than pleased and excited when Gwenn asked me to provide this post, so I hope you all enjoy it!

See post here

Happy Pink Wednesday!!!

Abstract Striping with China Glaze Skyscraper

Hey dolls, as I make my way through my untrieds, I came across this beauty in my melmer. I bought China Glaze Skyscraper when it was first released with the fall Metro collection, but hadn't gotten around to wearing it. Skyscraper is a dark blue base filled with silver glitter. I described it to a friend as a starry night sky in the country. The formula was fine and I applied 2 coats. The camera picked up on a little sheerness and visible nail line, but it does not look that way in real life.

Love this shade. Super fine glitters are all good in my book! I saw this abstract striping on The Nail Network a few days ago and I knew I had to try it. I received some striping tape from Lucky Lacquers in a gift exchange that was just waiting to be used. I applied the tape in a random fashion and then used 2 coats of Orly Flirty. The tape was removed while Flirty was still wet.

I love everything about this! The colors compliment each other so well. The striping tape was very easy to use and I'm excited to use it more. Thanks for the inspiration Chelsea!

What are your thoughts on this accent nail?