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     This Friday MoYou London is releasing new plates in the Suki Collection. These 3 plates have a variety of images from Panda Bears to Swirling clouds and a few things in between. But let's not forget the St. Patrick's day is around the corner and MoYou has a plate fit for the occasion. Checkout the preview below. 

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     Today I have a nail polish for you that is perfectly named for the weather we have been having here in Minnesota lately, Frost Bite by Cuttin' Edge Polish. Why is it so perfectly named? Well let's just say it was 2 degrees above freezing today and everyone was talking about what a nice warm day we were having. Yeah it's been a cold winter so far. Don't worry Mother Nature hasn't decided to spoil us, it's supposed to plummet back down to about -10 tomorrow.  That's a 40+ degree temperature swing! I shouldn't complain though because I know the east coast has had it a lot worse. 

     When I hear the word frost bite I think of an icy blue color with iridescent shimmer, but that's not exactly the case with this polish. There is a bit of a blue undertone, but Id say Frost Bite has more of a green tint to it with scattered holo mixed in. Not quite an aqua shade but maybe a faded aqua would be a good description? 

     Frost bite was originally released in the winter of 2014 as part of the Frozen trio which I snatched up the minute I saw it. At the time I was almost as obsessed with the movie as my kids were. Now the novelty has worn off a bit thanks to my daughter singing Let it Go almost daily and my Son's joining in when it comes to Do you want to build a snowman. The novelty of this polish is still there though. 

     As you can see it is a bit sheer. This is 3 coats plus top coat. I'm not a big fan of VNL but this one is subtle enough that it doesn't drive me crazy. Plus I used this as the base for my swan manicure back in December so most of it was covered.  I would layer it over another color next time instead of trying to build it up. 

  

     Application was easy and smooth with no pooling at the cuticles. I tend to get the pooling issue with sheer polishes but the consistency was just thick enough with this one to avoid that.  For a scattered holo the intensity is only sub par but I feel like if there was more it would take away from the icy, frozen feeling.

     The Frozen trio was limited edition and is no longer available but there are some other fantastic color available online if you'd like to give this brand a try. I think there are even some holiday colors on clearance. Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!

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     Hi everyone! Wow it feels like forever since I've written a blog post. I've missed it and am very thankful that my hectic week is over! I'll spare you all the boring details, but one good thing did come out of all the madness. I am no longer the owner of a boring old minivan, and now own an SUV. Good-bye soccer mom, hello hockey mom. Ok so I'm a bit excited about getting a new car even if the events that made it happen weren't the best. But I'm getting off topic so let's get back to the nail polish shall we? 

     Today I'm sharing my thoughts on the ever so sparkly Fiery the Angels Fell by Indigo Bananas. Fiery the Angels Fell is a deep coral red that shifts to a golden orange and a lighter orange glass flecked beauty. 

     Application was easy with the first coat being semi-sheer and full opacity reached after 2. Because of the glass flecks there is a slight texture to the nails which can be smoothed out with a layer of top coat. Shown here is 2 coats plus top coat.

     You can wear this polish alone or layered over another color as a topper. I've chosen to wear it alone so I could see the true base color. But if you look at the pictures in the shop it looks amazing over black. 

      I did not experience staining either but I did use Orly Bonder as my base coat.  So what do you think of Fiery the Angel Fell? It's my one and only Indigo polish so far but I might be hooked. What are your favorites that I should check out? Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!

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     Happy Friday everyone! You have no idea how happy I am that it's the start of the weekend. This has been one busy hectic week for me and I was worried I wouldn't be able to finish out Valentine's week. Thankfully that was not the case.
 
     Today's Valentines manicure is a recreation of a pin I found on Pinterest.  This manicure was done by Nails by Jennifer and is beautiful! I wanted something that I could create quickly but also execute fairly well. I knew this Heart and Stripes manicure was just what I was looking for the minute it graced my computer screen.

     I used Zoya America and Trixie along with Finger Paints Paper Mache as my base colors. There is some VNL  after 2 coats of Trixie in the photo but it's not noticeable with the naked eye. For my stripes I used a silver striper from Finger Paints and a black one from Kiss. This time around I was able to make a fairly decent heart using my dotting tools. I think the fact that this one was bigger helped. I topped everything off with a generous coat of Seche Vite for added shine.

     My stripes are not as clean and precise as the original manicure but I like it that way. It has more of a homemade feel to it.  And did you notice there's zero red streaking around the heart? I learned a thing or two from my recent Santa debacle. Now I just wish I had had time to paint both hands! What do you think, is this a manicure you would wear?

     I hope you have enjoyed Valentine's week on my blog. If you haven't already make sure to check out my previous manicures where I created a heart beat and interlocking hearts. I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day and a fantastic weekend. Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!

*Press Release*

      As some of you may already know MoYou London had been releasing images plates for each sign of the Zodiac. Well, Starting this Friday 6 new plates will be available with a Chinese Zodiac theme.  Let's check them out below.

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      There's lot's of exciting news from Girly Bits packed into this release. We've got Blogger Collabs, a  St. Patty's collection, top coats and FALKIES!! Check out all the details below.

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      The look I'm sharing with you today is a bit of a manicure fail. I was going for a specific look and what I got was nothing close. That said it's not a horrible manicure at all, just not what I was going for. 

     You know those great looking manicures with the interlocking dots? That's what I wanted to do but instead of dots, I attempted hearts. First, I tried to paint them on but my hearts looked like sideways ninja turtle heads.

      Picture the rounded cheeks and bubble head. Cute but not for this manicure. Maybe I'll take this new found design idea and do a ninja turtle manicure in the future.  My 8 yr old would probably love it. Are you ready to see what I ended up with? please excuse the quick cell phone picture. I took this mid-manicure before any cleanup. 

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     Valentine's is just around the corner and I thought it might be fun to do a week's worth of nail art looks to celebrate. This might be a challenge for me as I've been called into sub for the entire week and my kids start swimming lessons today. Which means my free time will be limited, but I'm hoping to get it all worked in. Who knows I might just paint my nail while sitting by the pool and see how many strange looks I can get.

     Starting things off is a manicure that has been floating around Pinterest and Facebook since I first became interested in nail art. I've seen so many recreations that I honestly have no idea who to credit! I'm hoping that just stating that this is not an original idea will be ok.

     I'm sure this will look familiar to a lot of you, but it's a manicure that I fell in love with the first time I saw it. I thought it was so cute and really wanted to try to recreate it for almost 2 years now. I attempted it a few times with nail polish and it always ended up a mess. This time around I used acrylic paint and I got the results I was going for. 

     I used Finger Paints Paper Mache as my base color and black and red acrylic paint for the rest. My hands were so shaky when I was doing this I'm surprised I could come close to drawing straight lines. Next time I won't be drinking Mt. Dew while attempting nail art. 

     Overall I'm pretty happy with how this turned out. I still need to work on my curved lines but it's getting better, and I've got a few more heart themed manicures to practice with. Who knows maybe by the end of the week I'll have mastered curved nail art. Hey, a girl can dream can't she?

     With as popular as this design is I'd love to know if you've created it? Or what is your favorite look to wear on your nails for Valentines?  Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!

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     Today I have a very quick post. After being relatively healthy all winter long my children have decided to take turns getting sick. It's been a very long week and this mama is tired! I thought this would be a good time to showcase a good but very wallet friendly nail polish. As most of us know Sinful Colors is about as wallet friendly as you can get, especially when they are on sale for 99 cents a bottle.

     Jungle Trail is part of the limited edition Enchanted Collection ( or Muse) released in the fall of 2012. A deep gray creme with brown undertones this polish makes for a great neutral pallet cleanser.

     Shown here is 2 coats plus top coat. Although this polish dries to such a glossy finish you would think there was a top coat on it already.  The application is smooth with full opacity after 2 coats. 

     While I like the color I'm not sure it's one I would wear on its own. I think I would have to be in the right kind of mood to have it on my tips. I do think it would make a great pedicure color, though. Isn't it funny how some colors look better on fingers and some look better on toes? 

     I actually used Jungle Trail as my base color and layered Parallax Polish Krypton over the top. Click on the link if you want to see how I wore it. I'm curious to know if this is a color you would wear on its own? 

     Well, that's about it for me, my eyes are slowly closing as I type these final words. I'm off to try and get some sleep. Fingers crossed my 3 make it through the night so that I can. Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!