An Attempt at Striping (Mani Monday)

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

I'm going to keep it simple this Mani Monday {though my manicure sort of isn't}. I tried my hand {ha!} at nail striping but obviously, I need to brush up {ha!} on my skills a bit {the puns are really flowing this morning, huh?}

Mani Monday with Azature (Part Deux)!

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

What can make glitter nail polish even better? DIAMONDS!!!! That's right ladies - fine jewelry designer, AZATURE, has followed up the launch of Azature Black Diamond Nail Polish {the most expensive nail polish in the world}, with a more affordable taste of luxury with this Black Diamond infused nail polish collection - each containing a real diamond! I was sent a few shades to try out and I have to admit, while I was a bit skeptical to start, I'm truly impressed with the quality of the lacquers!

Mani Monday with AZATURE!

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

What can make glitter nail polish even better? DIAMONDS!!!! That's right ladies - fine jewelry designer, AZATURE, has followed up the launch of Azature Black Diamond Nail Polish {the most expensive nail polish in the world}, with a more affordable taste of luxury with this Black Diamond  infused nail polish collection - each containing a real black diamond! I was sent a few shades to try out and I have to admit, while I was a bit skeptical to start, I'm truly impressed with the quality of the lacquers! 

Mani Monday with Orly's Secret Society Collection

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

Happy Mani Monday! I've got super simple mani today, featuring two shade from Orly's Secret Society Collection, Voyeuristic Adventure and Lavish Bash. {I purchased the collection myself}

Mani Monday: Cookies & Gold from NCLA's Black Market Collection

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

I'm so in love with this latest collection from NCLA, Black Market! As soon as I saw it I knew I had to get them all on to my fingers!  Last week I shared Bullion in a Bottle and this week it's Cookies and Gold... {Collection sent for review/feature}

Mani Monday: Buillion in a Bottle from NCLA's Black Market Collection

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

I'm so in love with this latest collection from NCLA, Black Market! As soon as I saw it I knew I had to get them all on to my fingers!  Last week I shared Prized Possessions and this week it's Bullion in a Bottle... {Collection sent for review/feature}

Mani Monday: Prized Possessions from NCLA's Black Market Collection

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

I'm so in love with this latest collection from NCLA, Black Market! As soon as I saw it I knew I had to get them all on to my fingers!  Last week I shared Emerald Bay and this week it's Prized Possessions...{Collection sent for review/feature}

Mani Monday with London and New York Color Top Coats!

The other day when I decided to add an accent nail to my mani {featured here},  as is most often the case when the lil bits see me painting my nails, they want their's done too. For the most part I allow them to pick their own polishes and Lo somehow picked two top coats from NYC New York Color-274 Matte Me Crazy and 276 Big City Dazzle {both sent for review}. I tried to explain to her that they were both meant to go on top of other polishes, but she was quite insistent over her selections. I couldn't really blame her either; what little girl doesn't want a hot pink, sparklelicious manicure? Plus these super (and inexpensive at $1.99 a piece) polishes dry in 60 seconds (a must when you're dealing with little people who want their nails done but don't have a good grasp on the concept of staying still) so I acquiesced, and commenced to painting her tiny digits.

This Mani Monday, The Spa Comes to Me! (NCLA North of Sunset Collection)

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

The Spa Comes To Me! shot in  direct sunlight

Meet the sexiest and savviest colors in the room with our four hottest shades. They know their way around town and they're always on the VIP list! That's how NCLA describes their latest collection, North of Sunset {sent for review}. The four shade collection is perfect for the fall and is a mix of glitters and cremes. The Spa Comes To Me! is the fourth shade from the collection and I have to admit, it's uniqueness has quickly won a spot in my heart!

8 Fall Nail Trends from Nail Expert, Katie Saxton

Katie Saxton is the President of CustomNailSolutions, a renowned blogger, and regular contributor to TV, radio, print and online media, on topics of nail beauty, nail care and trends.  The Custom Nail Solutions Nail System {sent for review/editorial consideration} provides a perfect canvas for the below Fall 2013 nail designs. It is a revolutionary artificial nail product that gives you reusable and chemical-free custom nails that uniquely fit only your nail beds. They are thinner, stronger, and virtually indestructible. You can have lovely, natural-looking salon-style nails on your own schedule and in the comfort of your own home.

Mani Monday: Laurel Canyon Lolita (North of Sunset Collection)

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

Meet the sexiest and savviest colors in the room with our four hottest shades. They know their way around town and they're always on the VIP list! That's how NCLA describes their latest collection, North of Sunset {sent for review}. The four shade collection is perfect for the fall and is a mix of glitters and cremes. As I stated in my last Mani Monday post, I was immediately drawn to My Dad Invented That {because it's freakin' glitteriffic}, so it's the first shade that I picked to wear, BUT something about Laurel Canyon Lolita spoke to me too so...

Mani Monday: NCLA My Dad Invented That (North of Sunset Collection)

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

Meet the sexiest and savviest colors in the room with our four hottest shades. They know their way around town and they're always on the VIP list! That's how NCLA describes their latest collection, North of Sunset. The four shade collection is perfect for the fall and is a mix of glitters and cremes. I was immediately drawn to the veritable glitterbomb that is My Dad Invented That, so it's the first shade that I picked to wear and share! {Sent for review}

Mani Monday: Sinful Colors, Sally Hansen, AND Orly!

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

No more one polish manicure this week! Lol. I thought I'd try to coax myself into the spirit of all things fall that everyone else seems to be obsessed with {I mean, everything is pumpkin this and pumpkin that, and don't even get me started on the Halloween stuff making an appearance already}, by going for some warmer shades this go 'round.

Mani Monday: Sally Hansen Sugar Coat Textured Polish in Cherry Drop

 Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

Sally Hansen Sugar Coat Textured Nail Color in Cherry Bomb

I'm not gonna lie, I may be a bit obsessed with the new rough textured polishes {ie: Zoya Pixie Dust, OPI Liquid Sand, and Jesse's Girl Cosmetics/Julie G Beauty Gum Drops}, so it shouldn't be a huge surprise that I'm a fan of Sally Hansen's Sugar Coat Textured Nail Color {product sent for review}. But this particular formula, and this bright vibrant shade, have won a special place in my heart apart from all the rest!

Mani Monday: Anatomy of a Mani with Sally Hansen!

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

Cute little baby toes!

It all started with Kenzie! We were in Peyton's room while she was getting ready for school when Kenzie spotted the bottle of Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color in Pacific Blue on big sis' dresser. She promptly brought to me and said "Paint toes!" I decided to oblige. Then she saw another bottle of Sally Hansen polish {if you couldn't tell already, we're a fan of the brand as a family}, this one in Breezy Blue, and asked me to "Paint hands!" And so I did. And I was inspired! Her polish picks helped me figure out what I was going to do for Mani Monday...

Mani Monday: Anatomy of a Mani with NCLA and Julep!

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

Don't hate/judge me for my raggedy cuticles! I've strayed away from doing nail polish related posts because my hands are a MESS but, I had to share this one...

Mani Monday! Anatomy of a Mani featuring Jesse's Girl and China Glaze

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

Glitter Riot! NCLA's All That Glitters Isn't Gold (A Late Mani Monday)

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

Glitter Riot from NCLA's All That Glitters Isn't Gold Collection

Mani Monday: Black Diamond from NCLA's All That Glitters Isn't Gold Collection

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

Black Diamond from NCLA's All That Glitters Isn't Gold Collection

If you follow me on Instagram, then you saw my disclosure regarding my lack of nail polish posts lately: basically I've been slacking off because our dishwasher is broken which means that my hands are now the dishwashers and are thus in an almost constant state of not cute. {To compensate, I've been going a bit overboard with my pedis- I recently used 7 different bottles of polish on my toes, though you will never see that, because I will NOT be supplying photographic evidence of my feet. Like ever. Cause IMO, the only cute feet are baby feet. So...} I've been trying to get swatches of NCLA's latest collection, All That Glitters Isn't Gold for well over a month now {pretty much from the moment I received them to review}, but the universe has been throwing numerous obstacles in my path {severe breaks on my swatching hand, my failure to save the original, true to color photos of the swatches {instead of just the edited/filtered copies}, and the aforementioned dishwasher situation-just to name a few}. So I've decided to do three different dedicated posts to the lovely polishes in this stellar collection; here is the second, featuring Black Diamond!

Mani Monday: Rough Around the Edges from NCLA's All That Glitters Isn't Gold Collection

Disclaimer: I am not a nail blogger or professional (so sometimes I color outside of the lines and my cuticles look a bit ragged). I am merely a girl who LOVES nail polish!

If you follow me on Instagram, then you saw my disclosure regarding my lack of nail polish posts lately: basically I've been slacking off because our dishwasher is broken which means that my hands are now the dishwashers and are thus in an almost constant state of not cute. {To compensate, I've been going a bit overboard with my pedis- I recently used 7 different bottles of polish on my toes, though you will never see that, because I will NOT be supplying photographic evidence of my feet. Like ever. Cause IMO, the only cute feet are baby feet. So...} I've been trying to get swatches of NCLA's latest collection, All That Glitters Isn't Gold for well over a month now {pretty much from the moment I received them to review}, but the universe has been throwing numerous obstacles in my path {severe breaks on my swatching hand, my failure to save the original, true to color photos of the swatches {instead of just the edited/filtered copies}, and the aforementioned dishwasher situation-just to name a few}. So I've decided to do three different dedicated posts to the lovely polishes in this stellar collection, starting with Rough Around the Edges!