Nail Art: Grey Animal Print

Nail Art: Endearing Smearing

Welllllllllllllll I accidentally forgot to topcoat the thumb of my last design and the acrylic paint flaked off. Sure I could have just redone that one nail, but I decided to scrap it all and start again!
For this look I did my usual basecoat followed by two coats of OPI "My Address is Hollywood". I used my dotting tool to add random colors from the OPI Touring America collection and a few white dots here and there.

Nail Art: Still with the DOTZ!

Wellllll I'm trying to let the acrylic grow off my nails so I filed them down and squared 'em off! I achieved this look by putting on my base coat, two coats of OPI "Sparrow me the Drama" from the Pirates collection and a top coat. Then I used my dotting tool and some white acrylic paint to make the dots. I used a small nail art brush and some white acrlic to do the swirls on the thumb and ring finger. Finish it all off with a light pink 2mm Mash stone on each thumb and ring finger and another top coat.

Here it is...my first vid, short review of my stash!

Beauty Without Cruelty

I personally feel that my enjoyment of something should not come at the price of cruelty.  I have included a link to a list of companies that DO and DO NOT test on animals.  These lists are generated and maintained by PETA and while I don't always agree with their extreme tactics, I find this resource useful.  I have made a committment not to purchase products from any of the companies that test on animals.  There are plenty of companies that DO NOT test on animals (OPI, Sally Hansen, Wet n Wild, Revlon, etc) which sell good quality polish and products.  Some companies are not on either list and even though they might say on their website that they don't test on animals, there is no regulation on the validity of those claims.  There is also an app for your iPhone ($2.99 on iTunes) so that you can check out products while you are out and about without memorizing the list.  Again, this is just my opinion and a personal choice that I have made - I recognize that everyone has their own belief system and opinion about this topic.

Polish: Save or Toss?

Recently I was watching one of my fave youtubers, and she had a vid on nail polish thinner and how long you can keep polish before you should throw it away. I've had some of my polishes for 6 or 7 years and they are still good. After watching Simple Little Pleasure's Vid on saving polish, I decided to head to the local beauty supply and grab a bottle. I found some polish thinner for about $3.50 and it contains 4oz. Since you only need a few drops for the average thickened polish, this is so much cheaper than tossing your polish! Luckily, I had a great coupon so I was able to get two bottles of polish thinner for less than the price of one bottle. I tried it on a bottle of polish I had that was getting a little thick and all it took was one drop and the consistency returned to normal. I highly suggest this product as a cost effective way to save your polishes.

Fall Haul: Sinful Colors

So recently I went to my local Walgreens to pick up a prescription and instead of using the drive through I decided to go inside and look at the polish (addicted much?). I'm thrilled that I did because I found the entire display of Sinful Colors polishes on sale for 99 cents each! I'm a tried and true OPI girl, but at $8 a bottle the habit gets pricey quickly! Sinful Colors is normally $1.99 so I couldn't resist a 50% off sale. I picked up all the glitter polishes and some of the more non traditional colors like "Unicorn" which is a lovely pastel yellow. Sinful Colors polishes are a bit thinner than some other brands so they actually work better for sponge painting or layering. I can't wait to try out some of these new colors and post some updated photos!