[NOTD] Cosmic Crazy Nails

Short Announcement: Hey everyone! First of all, thank you to all who have taken an interest in my blog! I really appreciate all of you! I will be doing my very first giveaway once I reach 100 followers ^^ More details soon!

Here is my nail of the week~I tried my hand at marbling for the first time. It was pretty difficult at first, but I finally go the hang of it! I was watching Extreme Planets last night on the Discovery Channel and was inspired to make cosmic themed nails. I've always been really interested in learning about the Universe & Planets. I even wanted to be an astronaut when I was younger xD haha

I recently bought OPI Ogre-the-top blue from the Shrek collection, and it was perfect! I LOVE how my right hand, middle finger turned out!

My Right Hand:

Left Hand

What I used: OPI Ogre the-top-blue, Essence black nail polish, Nicole by OPI Imagine If, & star nail decals from forever 21.

[NOTD] Let's Go Party!

I bought this new nail polish from brand, Jesse's Girl, called Confetti. It was love at first sight! Confetti is a really cute & fun string glitter nail polish. I stayed with the same "party" theme with my nails & added a cupcake with a cherry on top & balloons! (I just had to use ELF Mint cream for the base :P)

I also want to dedicate this post to thank http://www.nailbytes1.com/ for linking my blog on the "CrossTown Traffic" section of their website! Thank you for your kind comments about my blog too! A few days ago, I started getting a lot of hits/readers from there. I really appreciate it! :)

[SWATCH] NEW ELF Spring 2010 Nail Polish

I gotta say, when ELF announced that they were coming out with new nail polishes, I was extremely excited! I have a few bottles already, and I thought they were great for the price~$1.00 each! When they released a picture of the new colors, I was even more excited! They had a nude & mint colored nail polish that I couldn't wait to try out.

Earlier this year, I had my very first ELF haul & was not disappointed with the items I bought, especially the Eyeliner Pen & their mechanical eyelash curler . I bought 2 eyeliner pens this time & another eyelash curler for my sister since she loved mine! haha This time around, I bought the HD powder & can't wait to try it out on top of my Skinfood BB Cream. I've read many great reviews on it!

I bought all 5 new colors. Onto the nail polish swatches!

The name of this one is INNOCENT. It's a bit sheer, so I put on 3 coats. This is a nude nail polish color -aka mannequin hands- Application is very easy & not streaky. I love it

Next we have DESERT HAZE. At first glance, Desert Haze & Innocent look very similar. Desert Haze is actually a light brown color. I applied 3 coats.

Here's a comparison of the two:



This one is SMOKY BROWN. When I looked at the bottle, I was expecting a light brown, but was surprised to find a nice, chocolate-brown color! It applied very smoothly. It only took 2 coats to get this nice, vibrant brown.



This is LILAC. It's a nice pastel purple. I applied 3 coats~application was not streaky. One of my favorites! It reminds me of OPI's Do You Lilac It?


THIS is the one I was most excited to try~MINT CREAM. I have a bit of an obsession with Mint nail polish at the moment & can't put down my China Glaze Re-freshmint, so I was itching to try ELF's version of Mint Green nail polish. I applied 3 coats & I LOVE THE COLOR!


Here is a comparison of China Glaze Re-freshmint & ELF Mint Cream. Mint Cream is darker than Re-reshmint. I love both colors!

All in all, I thought these nail polishes applied easily. They were not streaky & they dry fairly quick. I love the little black boxes they came in too! A huge plus---On the box, it states that these nail polishes are Three Free, meaning no Toluene, Formaldehyde, & Dibutyl Phthalate in their formula! Probably the best thing about these nail polishes is the price. Nothing can beat gorgeous, $1.00 nail polish!

[TUTORIAL] Pastel Spring Flowers Nail Art

I made my first video tutorial last night. Didn't know it'd be such a pain in the rear! LOL. The video I recorded was corrupted & wouldn't play, so I had to re-do my nails & re-record the whole thing.

If you have any other questions, please ask ^^

This is the result from the tutorial~

Original design from a few weeks ago~I like how this one turned out haha