Won't you take me to...Tinsel Town!

Hiya folks!  I tell you what, it has been way too long.  I haven't painted my nails like I love to in several months.  Exciting things have been going on in my life and my husband has been pushing me to actually get work done in our house.  I'll have a few photos by the end of the coming week of before and afters.

Anyhow.  I finally had the drive to put polish on my nails.  It is either summer or winter here in Houston so I went with a winter-inspired look.

The two colors I used are Chanel Blue Rebel and China Glaze's lovely winter color, Tinsel Town!

One coat of Blue Rebel with one coat of Tinsel Town.

I used snowflakes from Dashica Beauty plate #SdP-A18.  I purchased this a very long time ago and I've noticed her plates are now rectangular.  She has a lot to choose from, and I originally looked into these plates because of the many different Sanrio characters she has.

You can see Blue Rebel coming through on this indoor photograph with flash

I will be back soon.  Have a beautiful weekend!

NOTD *~*~PIC HEAVY~*~* | Chanel Peridot, Missha HGR01, $OPI Mermaid to Order & NYX Jungle

I felt like sporting ombré nails today.  Seeing as it is summer, I felt mermaid inspired colors would be a good idea.  XD

Jungle is a peacock blue jelly with a greenish gold shimmer while the other three are frosty colors.
Mermaid to Order is a turquoise-y teal that flashes a deep watery blue color.
HGR01 is a greenish gold color that flashes the same deep watery blue color as Mermaid to Order.
Peridot is a golded olive that flashes a blue-green color.

I applied two coats of all three. 

In the sun | L to R:  NYX Jungle, $OPI Mermaid to Order, Missha HGR01 & Chanel Peridot

 

In the shade | L to R:  NYX Jungle, $OPI Mermaid to Order, Missha HGR01 & Chanel Peridot

In the sun:

In the Shade:

Chanel | Peridot

Missha | HGR01

$OPI | Mermaid to Order

NYX | Jungle

What do you all think of these colors?  Any of these you just had to have?
I just had to have Mermaid to order.  I got Missha because I thought the bottle was adorable, and it turns out the brush is just like the crazy large Sally Hansen brushes.  I picked up Peridot because that is my birthstone.  As for Jungle, I received it from the lovely Edita of AllYouDesire (Yes the one with the totally awesome nails).

*~*~PHOTO HEAVY~*~* Chanel's Illusion D'or & OPI's SRO (Standing Room Only) | Future Giveaway ;o)

Hello beauties!

Today I present to you Chanel's Illusion D'or:

I purchased an additional Illusion D'or to giveaway with this beauty
OPI's SRO (Standing Room Only)

Here is Ogre-The-Top Blue:

With a single coat of SRO we get this:

And because I only have time to photograph in the evenings, I took a whole bunch, but nothing compares to what this gorgeous polish looks like in the sunlight.

Here are some polishes shown what they look like alone, with 1 coat of SRO and with 1 coat Illusion D'or:

Left: Color Self  |  Center: Color with SRO  |  Right: Color with Illusion D'or

Left: Color with Illusion D'or  |  Center: Color with SRO  |  Right: Color Self

Some straight on shots:

The top row in each photo is the color by itself.

The 2nd row in each photo is with 1 coat of SRO

The 3rd row in each photo is with 1 coat of Illusion D'or

I will soon post my next giveaway which will include a bottle of Chanel Illusion D'or and a bottle of OPI SRO (Standing Room Only).

I want to let everyone know that SRO is a Black Label Bottle.

Until Next Time.

:o)

Quick Question | Chanel Illusion D'or

Hey Beauties!

I gave in and ordered Chanel Illusion D'or.
I ordered an extra to giveaway, but wanted to know from all of you if I should toss it into the "Kitchen Stuff" giveaway or have a separate one for it.

Let me know what you all think!

:o)