TuTu Cute Jelly Sandwich

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TuTu Cute Jelly Sandwich

The weather is not making me happy.  I really wanted to show you pictures of my nails from a few different days, but there just isn't any sun in Ohio.  So unfortunately the mani that I'm going to show you was only photographed inside.  So please don't judge the photos too harshly, I know that they aren't the best.

So I started with 2 coats of Ulta TuTu Cute.  This color alone is a lovely creme lavender color.  The formula was nice and the application was a breeze.  I wanted to spicy it up a little, so I added 2 layers of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Set the Stage.  I truly love this gold glitter.  The mixture of small glitter and the larger hexagon glitter is just perfect for a jelly sandwich.  Next I added on 1 coat of China Glaze Innocence.  Overall, I was pretty happy with the way that this turned out. I felt like it was a really nice color combination, and that the colors were work appropriate.  But not too boring :)

Even though these picture were taken inside, they are pretty color accurate.

What are your favorite colors to wear to work?

~Nailed by Brittany~

I Am Unicorn

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I Am Unicorn

Sometimes the beauty of a certain polish is almost impossible to capture on camera. That is the case with today's manicure (which honestly isn't really today's manicure but actually photos from a few weeks ago). Anyway a while back I had purchased a few polishes from OPI's Designer Series. They are all beautiful, dynamic and sparkly, which I love. DS Magic is my personal favorite out of the ones that I own. DS Magic is a blue duochrome with flecks of purple. In real life it looks either blue or purple depending on how I hold my hand. On camera though it just looks plain old sparkly blue, which is pretty but not near as pretty as it is in person.

2 Coast O.P.I. DS Magic with SV on top

I actually tend to prefer DS Magic without a top coat. I feel like the top coat sort of tones down the sparkle a bit. Anyway my brother Joe aka my personal photographer and I tried really hard to get goods pictures of these nails. But it just wasn't looking how I wanted it to. But I seriously recommend this polish for everyone, its beautiful in person.

You can sort of see a hint of purple here if you look closely

Also the title of this post is from this weeks episode of Glee which I am watching right now :) I love Glee and I felt like the title was appropriate since much like this polish unicorns are also impossible to capture on camera... yep I'm a nerd like that.
~Nailed by Jen~

Fall French

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Fall French

With the cold weather rolling in, it finally feels right to break out the darker colors. I decided to try out some of the colors I picked up at Ulta last weekend. I started out with a base coat of Ulta - Femme Fatale. I used 2 coats, although I probably could have stopped at just one. I really loved the color and the finish. It had such a subtle hint of purples and reds.

In order to spice it up a little bit, I added a French tip with Ulta - Chic Peek. I resorted to tape to help keep my lines neat and clean. I liked the way this color classed up the look, but wasn't too much to distract from the Femme Fatale.

I was actually lucky enough to catch a bit of a sunny day to photograph these in. The sun is quickly fleeting in Ohio so when the sun is out, take advantage of it!

Shade

Hello, Sunshine!!!

Hooray for the rays!

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~ Nailed by Ericka ~

'Abduction' of My Heart

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'Abduction' of My Heart

So today I'm super excited to show you one of my favorite memories.  Last August, Ericka, Jen, myself, and Patty (another friend) decided to do a little stalking because Taylor Lautner was filming 'Abduction' in PA.  I must confess that I'm a big fan of Twilight, so therefore I have an affection for Taylor. He is just so cute, in a little boy way. But for as much as I find Taylor to be adorable, I'm definitely Team Edward.

The adventure started on a beautiful friday afternoon.  Our intentions were to just drive by the filming location to just see if we would be able to even see anything.  Little did we know that we would be given the chance to meet Taylor and get his autograph.  Lets just say that we stood, laid, etc. on the side of a little road in Sutersville, PA from 9:30 PM to 5:30 AM before we finally met Taylor.

:)

So how does this relate to nail polish?  Well it doesn't really, but since the movie premiered this weekend I thought that this would be good time to share (brag) about having gotten the chance to meet Taylor.  On that day, I was wearing a beautiful dark purple nail polish.  I think it was Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Pronto Purple.  Since we decided to go see the movie on Friday, I figured I would wear the same color nail polish to just bring the whole experience full circle.  However, this was a fail on many levels.  1) I don't own this polish, I had borrowed it from Jen and unfortunately I don't live with her any more and I couldn't just borrow it again. And 2) we didn't even get to see the movie.  The original plan was to have all 4 of us go to see it, but Patty and Ericka had prior commitments.  Jen and I decided to just go see it anyways (we probably like Taylor the most out of the bunch :) but we got so distracted by the amazing selection of nail polish at Mejier (will post about that later) that we arrived at the theater 5 minutes after they locked the doors.  Trust me, it was extremely disappointing!

So here are what my nails looked like on Friday, the day that I didn't get to see Taylor's new movie.  I did two coats for Sally Hansen Thinking of Blue and on my ring fingers I did one coat of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Deep Blue Sea.  I really love the Thinking of Blue polish. The Complete Salon Manicure polishes have a wonderful formula.  I didn't need to do 2 coats, but I just like 2 coats.  I also feel like I ruined the mani by adding the accent nail, but I guess it was just a foreshadowing of how the future was going to go.

Taken outside in the shade.

This one was taken in the sun.

Well I hope that you enjoyed my crazy long post. If you didn't read it all, I do hope you enjoyed the photos of Taylor :)  Did anyone see the movie this weekend?

~Nailed by Brittany~

Polka Dots!

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Polka Dots!

First let me start by saying Happy First Day of Fall! The weather here in Ohio is raining and chilly, which most people don't enjoy but I am very pleased about, perfect for sweaters and boots. I'm sure by February I'll be sick of the cold but for now its nice, I love when the seasons change. 

The manicure I have today isn't particularly Fall themed but I got a dotting tool yesterday and i couldn't wait to use it.

 Initially when I started painting I was planning to do a rainbow of dots on a white background, but then I saw the black, red and silver sitting together and I decided to go with that instead. I was very happy with the results. 

I started with 2 coat China Glaze 'White on White' and then put a layer of SV on top. I find that when I'm trying to do any nail art its best to put a top coat between the base and the other stuff that way if I mess up I can remove the nail art without taking off the base color. Its saves a lot of time because I tend to mess up a lot. The dots are China Glaze 'Ruby Pumps', Finger Paints 'Easel Come, Easel Go', and ORLY 'Liquid Vinyl'.

Well that's all for me for today. I'm off to have a romantic date night with Brittany. Hope everyone enjoys the change of season this weekend, I unfortunately will be working.
~Nailed by Jen~

Mint Condition

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Mint Condition

This weekend, I splurged a bit at Ulta. To celebrate the new look of their products, Ulta was having a great sale! The Salon Fomula Lacquers were on sale for $2 instead of $6, plus there was a coupon for $3.50 off a $10 or more purchase. It was a deal I couldn't pass up. I stocked up with 10 polishes and can't wait to share them with you.

The first polish I reached for when I got home was a Ulta - Mint Condition. This color is a light teal (definitely more on the blue side than green). The first coat was a bit streaky and didn't cover that great, but with a second layer, the color evened out. I really liked this color. I didn't even add anything to it, which is really unusual these days.

These photos are after 2 days wear. I was really impressed with the lack of tip wear. Luckily, I was able to catch a semi-sunny day to photograph these.

Taken in the shade

Outside in the sunlight

Did you make it to Ulta's sale? If not, the sale is good until Sept. 24th :)

~ Nailed by Ericka ~

Double Take Blue

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Double Take Blue

Since both Ericka and Jen are busy with work currently, you will just have to endure another post from me :)  So I didn't think that I would be posting 2 days in a row, so I didn't prepare better.  I have another blue polish for you today.  This past weekend I went home and Ericka went nail polish crazy.  I received a text from her on Sunday saying that she had purchased 10 new Ulta polishes.  Lets just say that I was beyond excited!

So I decided to test out Into Astrono-Me?  Its a lovely dusk blue (yes again) but this time it has a teal shimmer in it.  I had a little trouble with the first coat of this polish.  I couldn't get it to go on smoothly and I was having trouble with balding spots.  But the second coat fixed all of the problems.

These were taken inside on Monday night, cause it was yucky outside :(

Funny Story: So the carrot in this photo was due to the fact that I forgot that I had the polish bottle for this color.  I was thinking that it was Jen's polish and that I didn't have the bottle. So after a few photos, Ericka found me and asked what I was doing.  It was definitely a facepalm moment.

Due to my laziness, I decided to keep this polish on for another day.  But to change it up a little, I decided to stamp.  I used another one of Ericka's new polishes called Scene Steel-er.  This polish is a beautiful dark silver foil.  I truly love this polish for stamping and I'm sure you will see it again.  Its an excellent one coater.

Out in the sunshine. YAY!

This was my first time using this stamp and I really like it!

Bonus Pic:  Here is a pic of the 2 blues.  Finger Paints Art Thou Blue (pinky and middle fingers) and Ulta Into Astrono-Me? (ring and pointer fingers).  As you can see in the picture, the shimmers make these polish look really different.  But they are both equally beautiful!

Do you have a favorite stamping polish/great one coater?  Let us know!

~Nailed by Brittany~