Konadlicious is so appreciative of her over 3000 followers that she is giving away a prize with a combined worth of 500$ It's Amazing!
Click the photo to be taken to the giveaway...
Sunday, 15 April 2012
Konadlicious Amazing Giveaway
I don't often blog about give aways but this is really one that you should know about.
Konadlicious is so appreciative of her over 3000 followers that she is giving away a prize with a combined worth of 500$ It's Amazing!
Click the photo to be taken to the giveaway...
Konadlicious is so appreciative of her over 3000 followers that she is giving away a prize with a combined worth of 500$ It's Amazing!
Click the photo to be taken to the giveaway...
Saturday, 14 April 2012
Rock-It
Hello Everyone!
I decided not to do the GNR tribute nails for obvious reasons but I did still have the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame on the brain so I went with this...
It's Orly - Rock-It. It's a gorgeous colour that looks especially lovely in the bottle. I didn't capture it well but the bottle is a gorgeous wine-ish colour with lots of gold and pink tones in there. On the nail they combine to make a gorgeous polish with lots of the gold and pinkish shimmer catching the light. I wouldn't really call this a Spring polish but it is still beautiful at any time of the year.
I did some polish shopping today. I was trying to limit myself but I did find an unexpected surprise that I did pick up but I was buying a lot for other people. Swaps and girls at work. I think they'll all be pleased! =)
I'll probably post what I got tomorrow. Plus I've still got some giveaway winnings to show you!
Til next time,
Amanda =)
I decided not to do the GNR tribute nails for obvious reasons but I did still have the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame on the brain so I went with this...
It's Orly - Rock-It. It's a gorgeous colour that looks especially lovely in the bottle. I didn't capture it well but the bottle is a gorgeous wine-ish colour with lots of gold and pink tones in there. On the nail they combine to make a gorgeous polish with lots of the gold and pinkish shimmer catching the light. I wouldn't really call this a Spring polish but it is still beautiful at any time of the year.
I did some polish shopping today. I was trying to limit myself but I did find an unexpected surprise that I did pick up but I was buying a lot for other people. Swaps and girls at work. I think they'll all be pleased! =)
I'll probably post what I got tomorrow. Plus I've still got some giveaway winnings to show you!
Til next time,
Amanda =)
Friday, 13 April 2012
Red Hot Mama
Post title is because I heard Nazareth - Hair of the Dog on the radio. But, it is appropriate!
Today I'm going to do a little something different. I'm just going to post a swatch! I don't think I've ever done that before. I had planned to add some nail art to it but events this week regarding the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame leaves me wondering if I should bother with what I had planned.
I've been wearing these plain for the last 2 days in the meantime. (Does anyone remember that great song from the 90s called In The Meantime? It was by Spacehog. They were basically one hit wonders but the lead singer did get to marry Liv Tyler. Ok. /tangent) The pictures, however, are from when I first painted them.
Sometimes a colour is just enough! These are a gorgeous deep red. I love them even more in person. The colour is China Glaze - Salsa which I believe is part of their core line. So it should be easily available!
I had planned on putting some nail art on here honouring Guns N' Roses being inducted into the hall of fame. After Axl Rose's shenanigans this week, I'm not sure I should bother. They were my absolute favourite band when I was a kid and I had wanted to recapture that love for a moment.
Tomorrow I'm going shopping and it is somewhat guilt-free. A couple of the girls from work want some nail stuff so I get to look at and buy polishes without the expense. Plus, I'm buying polishes for 2 swaps, so surely those purchases don't count either. Right?
Plus, I received 2 giveaway wins in the last couple days so I'll post swatches and pics over the weekend.
Hope you are all looking forward to a great weekend.
'Til next time,
Amanda
Don't forget my Giveaway!
Today I'm going to do a little something different. I'm just going to post a swatch! I don't think I've ever done that before. I had planned to add some nail art to it but events this week regarding the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame leaves me wondering if I should bother with what I had planned.
I've been wearing these plain for the last 2 days in the meantime. (Does anyone remember that great song from the 90s called In The Meantime? It was by Spacehog. They were basically one hit wonders but the lead singer did get to marry Liv Tyler. Ok. /tangent) The pictures, however, are from when I first painted them.
Sometimes a colour is just enough! These are a gorgeous deep red. I love them even more in person. The colour is China Glaze - Salsa which I believe is part of their core line. So it should be easily available!
I had planned on putting some nail art on here honouring Guns N' Roses being inducted into the hall of fame. After Axl Rose's shenanigans this week, I'm not sure I should bother. They were my absolute favourite band when I was a kid and I had wanted to recapture that love for a moment.
Tomorrow I'm going shopping and it is somewhat guilt-free. A couple of the girls from work want some nail stuff so I get to look at and buy polishes without the expense. Plus, I'm buying polishes for 2 swaps, so surely those purchases don't count either. Right?
Plus, I received 2 giveaway wins in the last couple days so I'll post swatches and pics over the weekend.
Hope you are all looking forward to a great weekend.
'Til next time,
Amanda
Don't forget my Giveaway!
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Crocodile Skin + 100 Followers!
Hello Everyone!
There are now103 104 of you (potentially) reading this! Thank you to everyone following and welcome to all the new followers. I feel like I'm just getting started so I hope to show you a lot of neat stuff.
I don't have another giveaway planned just yet because the other one is still going on. But, I'll see what I can do when it finishes! =)
Anyway, nails!
I saw a pair of sunglasses at work with crocodile skin print on the arms. It looked pretty hot. I, of course wondered how it would look on nails. It was all in black and since I love me some black nails, (plus after pastel nails, I have an inherent knee-jerk reaction to go dark) I figured I'd give it a try.
I liked this but I didn't love it. It was quite subtle in person and these definitely aren't going to be the nails that someone crosses the street to compliment you on but I was happy overall.
I did a quick google search to see what other kinds of crocodile nails existed and I couldn't find anything like this. I found lots of people using a Barry M shatter that looked croc skin like and I found a few people had painted actual crocodiles on their nails. With the popularity of croc skin items, I thought there would be more.
Anyway, what do you think?
Pass or fail?
'Til next time,
Amanda
There are now
I don't have another giveaway planned just yet because the other one is still going on. But, I'll see what I can do when it finishes! =)
Anyway, nails!
I saw a pair of sunglasses at work with crocodile skin print on the arms. It looked pretty hot. I, of course wondered how it would look on nails. It was all in black and since I love me some black nails, (plus after pastel nails, I have an inherent knee-jerk reaction to go dark) I figured I'd give it a try.
I liked this but I didn't love it. It was quite subtle in person and these definitely aren't going to be the nails that someone crosses the street to compliment you on but I was happy overall.
I did a quick google search to see what other kinds of crocodile nails existed and I couldn't find anything like this. I found lots of people using a Barry M shatter that looked croc skin like and I found a few people had painted actual crocodiles on their nails. With the popularity of croc skin items, I thought there would be more.
Anyway, what do you think?
Pass or fail?
'Til next time,
Amanda
Monday, 9 April 2012
Shopping Haul (Very Pic Heavy!)
Hello Everyone!
My friend Sharon and I recently went shopping in the next city over. I hit up several stores while I was there and picked up 16 polishes.
First, we hit Shoppers. I picked up Gosh - Miss Mole and Gosh - Midnight Blue from the discount bin.
Lots more after the jump.
My friend Sharon and I recently went shopping in the next city over. I hit up several stores while I was there and picked up 16 polishes.
First, we hit Shoppers. I picked up Gosh - Miss Mole and Gosh - Midnight Blue from the discount bin.
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| Gosh - Miss Mole |
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| Gosh - Midnight Blue |
Lots more after the jump.
Sunday, 8 April 2012
My Easter Mani aka Spots + Stripes
Hello Everyone!
Just a quick post today to show you my Easter nails. I wasn't feeling inspired by Easter at all. I liked some of the polka dotted manis I was seeing so I came up with my own variation. I used very spring-like colours and threw in some stripes for variety.
The base colour is China Glaze - Peachy Keen and the purples are China Glaze - Gothic Lolita and China Glaze - Sweet Hook.
I'm quite happy with this. It's sweet and simple without being too easter-ish. That being said, look for some nail art from me in a day or two. I've got some ideas rattling in my brain and Monday and Tuesday off so I'll be painting nails. =)
Happy Easter Everyone!
'Til next time,
Amanda
Just a quick post today to show you my Easter nails. I wasn't feeling inspired by Easter at all. I liked some of the polka dotted manis I was seeing so I came up with my own variation. I used very spring-like colours and threw in some stripes for variety.
The base colour is China Glaze - Peachy Keen and the purples are China Glaze - Gothic Lolita and China Glaze - Sweet Hook.
I'm quite happy with this. It's sweet and simple without being too easter-ish. That being said, look for some nail art from me in a day or two. I've got some ideas rattling in my brain and Monday and Tuesday off so I'll be painting nails. =)
Happy Easter Everyone!
'Til next time,
Amanda
Saturday, 7 April 2012
Girly Girl Challenge #8: Girls Just Want to Have Fun!
Helllllo Everyone!!!!
I've stretched out this challenge as long as I possibly can but there is no getting around it. This is the last one and the challenge is over. It's been a great run and I've seen some fantastic manicures from my fellow participants. Really fantastic work everyone!
So this final challenge was : Girls Just Want to Have Fun!
Since I've been doing a few "arty" manis lately, I thought I'd do something a little different and bring out the glitz!
I did a glitter gradient! This was my first one and I was happy with how it turned out although I wasn't entirely happy with how it photographed. This is a base colour of China Glaze - White on White with a glitter gradient of Icing - Lemme See Your Peacock. (What a dirty name!) The colours didn't capture too well but it is a great mix of peacock blue, a magenta-ish purple and green. It looked great outside and I wore it all week. It held up really well!
Thank you so much to the other participants and to Lindsey for bringing us all together. I had a great time with this challenge!
Please check out what the other ladies have done for this challenge!
'Til next time,
Amanda
P.S. I did quite a bit of hauling recently that I must show you!
P.P.S. Don"t forget to enter my giveaway here.
Challenge Creator: Lindsey of Neverland Nail Blog
Ashley of Follow The Yellow Polish Road
Stephanie of A Little Polish
Kelly of Devilish Polish
Jodi of Captivating Claws
Danielle of Polish. Glitter. Rock & Roll!
Elly of Polishable
Olivia of Unprofessional Nails
Kate of This Charming Kate
Bethany of A Plethora of Nails
Lizzy of The Do It Yourself Lady
Eugenia of Talon-ted
Johanna of Neues vom Kellerkind
Ashley of Smashley Sparkles
Sarah of See Sarah Swatch
Emily of The Lacquerologist
Jess of LuvMyLacquer
Tressa of O' Natur Nail
ChiChi of I'm just me...ChiChi
CR of Color Me Silly Amanda of Berry Polished
Robin, Erin, and Anna of Polished Cousins
Bonny of Over Stuffed
Taylor of REJOICE! Jess of Nearly Natural Nails
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