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See you in the Bubble Bath on Pink Friday with a Strawberry Marg.

So I think I may have just won for the longest title on our blog :) But I always like to try to use the nail polishes names in my title. So today I decided that I wanted to use some of the new polishes I got from the Xmas exchange with Ericka and Jen (yes....we know that it is the middle of January but this adult life can get in the way.) So on Saturday I got the rest of the Nicki Minja OPI polishes and Jen also bought me OPI Strawberry Margarita and Bubble Bath. With all these new pretty pinks, I couldn't help myself.

I decided that I wanted to try to do a gradient, and these new polishes were perfect for it. I started with 2 coats of Bubble Bath. I was actually excited about this color. Its perfect for making your nails look pretty and natural. Which as any nail polish addict will agree that a polish that can hide the staining and make naked nails look good is always a good thing. Next, I sponged on OPI Pink Friday 3/4th of the way up the nail. Then I sponged OPI Strawberry Margarita on the bottom 1/4th of the nail. To help blend the colors I waited until the polish was almost dry and then re-sponged on top of each nail. I felt like the nails also needed a touch of sparkle, so added Ulta Glitter Top Coat.

Taken in the sunshine. Sadly you can't see the difference between Bubble Bath & Pink Friday :(

You can see the difference a little better here.

I really like the way this gradient came out and will definitely try it again with some different colors.

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Way Out Fuscia

So last week I picked up a new nail polish that I had never heard of at our local Rite Aid. I thought they were having a sale on nail polishes, but of course I was wrong and the sale was the week prior. But that didn't stop me from picking a few goodies :) To continue with the Breast Cancer Awareness, I wanted to get a new and exciting pink. I saw this polish and I knew that I had a winner.

The polish is called Hedy's ma.nish.ma holographic nail color. It bit of a mouthful. The color is called Way Out Fuscia. Now don't get to excited because this polish isn't really holographic but its more of a duochrome. Either way, its very pretty. The polish itself is extremely sheer so instead of doing millions of layers I decided that I would just do 2 coats over Petites Pink Aura. Sadly, I didn't get any pictures of the base color alone, but its a very pretty coral-ish pink color.

Unfortunately, the weather last week was awful and I was forced to take pictures inside, and lets just say that the lighting in our apartment leaves something to be desired. So I ended up taking close to 20 photos and none of them are amazing, but they are what I have and I do want to share it with you.

These were taken in our bathroom. Its about the best place for light in the apartment. This was with the flash.

This color is very pretty and I actually liked it better not in direct light.

Trying to show you that there is some orange and purple in there :)

This one shows the purple color the best. Sorry its blurry.

Has anyone ever heard of this nail polish? There were a few other colors at the store, purple, silver, and either green or blue (I can't remember right now.) Also, sorry for being MIA for the past couple of days. It seems like all weekends are crazy busy anymore.

Also, don't forget to enter our 25 Followers Giveaway! It ends this Friday :)

~Nailed by Brittany~

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Topped It With A Bow

To continue the pink, I decided to finally show you the pink from my first Julep Maven box. As you have probably seen on other nail blogs, this is from my August "American Beauty" box. Cameron is a lovely creme pink. The application was nice and easy. I did 2 coats, but if you are a better painter than me you could possibly get away with just one. As much as I liked the color, I wanted to add a little something. I decided a bow would be pretty on just my ring finger. I used Orly Liquid Vinyl for the bow. The stamp image that I used has lines that make it go across the whole nail, but I just wanted the bow so I attempted to not stamp the sides. I did much better on my right hand then my left hand, but with more practice I'm sure I could do better.

Taken outside. This is my left hand bow.

Take inside with the flash. This is my right hand :) It doesn't make an appearance that often.

Overall, I was really happy with the way this came out. Just cute enough! Now, I know that lots of people had issues with Julep and the Maven program, but I have been pretty happy with their services so far. And I really like their polishes. I only have 4 polishes and the base coat (I skipped the September box), but I have only paid $5 for all those polishes. I'm not sure how long I'm going to keep my membership. Guess I will just have to wait and see what they want to send me next :)

Did you sign up for Julep? Do you like it? Also, don't forget to enter our 25 Follower Giveaway!

~Nailed by Brittany~

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Pink Flamingo

Last week, I wanted to add a few more nail polishes to our 25 Followers Giveaway, so Ericka and I made a little trip down to Sally's to look at what they had. We decided since was are doing all pink nails in October to support Breast Cancer Awareness month that another pink would be a nice addition to the giveaway. And the result was Ultra Pro Pink Flamingo. Of course, we also had to purchase a bottle for ourselves.

This is actually my first bottle of Ultra Pro. Jen owes and loves the ones that she has, so I knew that it was going to be good. Well let's just say that I wasn't disappointed :) I started with a base coat of Orly Ridgefiller and then did 2 coats of Pink Flamingo and topped it off with a coat of SV. The formula was very nice with this polish, not to thick but not runny. I also really love the color of this pink. Its a nice candy pink, but not so candy that it reads too little girl.

In the sun. This is the most color accurate photo.

Sunshine! I'm nervous that its going to start hiding soon :)

Shade.

Do you own any Ultra Pro polishes? Do you have a favorite?

Also, don't forget to enter our 25 Followers Giveaway if you haven't done so already :)

~Nailed by Brittany~

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Dreamy Pink Glitter

Today, I'm going to share with you a Pure Ice polish. I never really had that many Pure Ice polishes, but Ericka had quite a few. I also just saw Pure Ice Superstar on a blog (I can't remember which one now) and I really wanted it. Ericka and I searched the local Walmart but sadly no luck. However, I did find Dreamy, which reminded me of Superstar just with a pink color and different type of glitter. Well with that description makes it sound like they are nothing alike. And I'm sure they aren't the same really, but they are both pretty.

I ended up doing 2 coats for this mani. The polish is a coral pink color with a jelly finish. The glitter was small iridescent glitter. I loved the squishy-ness of this polish and the glitter was pretty to look at. Overall, I was both really happy with the application and the look of this polish. For $2 its a win for me :)

Sunny! This week is turning out to be beautiful :)

The glitter is so pretty!

I'm really loving jelly polishes lately. What are some of your favorites?

~Nailed by Brittany~

P.S. We promise that we will have the giveaway up by this weekend :)

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Poptastic!

Today's pink is actually from a mani that I did quite a while ago. Currently, my finger painting skills are on the decline. I have some grand ideas to support October's themes, but we'll see how well they pan out. This past weekend, I suffered a nail catastrophe... the nail on my ring finger on my photo hand broke! Luckily, it didn't break all the way across, and Brittany wisely encouraged me to research "tea-bagging" techniques. I was a little nervous at first, but after specifying that I was referring to nails, I found some really helpful tips on how to salvage the nail. With an empty tea bag and nail glue, I was able to form a protective layer over my nail and am happy to say that it is still intact today (4 days later!).

The color I used for this mani was from the Color Club Poptastic Collection. I picked up this set at TJ Maxx a while back and fell in love with the bright colors. This color is called Poptastic. The bright pink is a perfect color to say goodbye to summer and get ready for the cold coming our way!

Outside in the sunshine

Bright, sunshining day!

In in the shade

Thank you to all of our followers! We are in the process of setting up a form for a Giveaway! Stay tuned!

~ Nailed by Ericka ~

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Pink Peonies

So before I go into my crazy ramblings here, let me just remind you that I watch too much t.v. I've admitted it, but I still can't seem to cure it :) It's just too addicting. When I picked up this Pure Ice - Peony to paint my nails the other day, I remembered this story.

I was once watching an episode of Ellen and she was talking about her wedding. She talked about picking flowers for the ceremony and they agreed on peonies for the symbolism ("P" - and - "E") for Portia and Ellen. I just thought that was such a cool idea. And who knows... if I happen to marry a guy whose name starts with "P", maybe I can borrow her idea :)

The nail polish went on pretty nicely and the pictures are after two coats. The only issue I had was that you can still see some brush strokes on my nails.

Outside in the sunshine... Thanks Ohio :)

I ended up using this as the base for my "Cheshire Cat" tape mani that I did... post coming soon :)

~ Nailed by Ericka ~

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Pink Wednesday: Pink Imagination

So since today is Wednesday, I decided to try out our new Finger Paint- Pink Imagination. It a beautiful pale pink with a whitish glitter/shimmer. It has been a crazy busy week. I have been neglecting my duty to post on the blog, and I feel so bad about it, but I promise tomorrow I will show pictures of Jen's and mine nails for the Britney Spears/Nicki Minaj concert :) P.S. It was amazing!

Since I didn't get home until late last night from the concert, I just very quickly painted my nails. I only did one coat, but I kinda liked the the effect that the polish had. The polish covers nicely, but there was still VNL.

Taken inside with natural light. Not much sun this evening in Ohio :(

This was the perfect polish to switch up after the crazy brightness of my polish for Britney (I will share tomorrow). What do you think? Pretty right!

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Tickle Me Pink

Considering Wednesdays are for pink, I decided to show one of the lovely new pink polishes that we picked up on Saturday. Ulta Professional- Tickle Me is a beauty shade of pink, with a hint of purple. When applying the polish, it looked like it was going to be much more pink than it appeared in the bottle, but once the polished dried it became more lite purplish-pink. I love this color! Its such a pretty, girly color that makes me want to smile. I added Savvy-Touch of Glitter on top just to make it sparkle more in the sun.