Valentine's Inspiration (in April)

While I DID paint these nails around Valentine's Day 2 months ago, I'm posting it now. No one cares.

I had fun with heart rhinestones. Polish info below.

Base Coat: Orly Rubberized Basecoat

Nail Color: Zoya "Leslie"

Top Coat: Orly Polishield All-In-One Ultimate Topcoat

Zoya "Leslie" is a light pink shimmer that goes on very smoothly. I highly recommend it. And the name Leslie reminds me of Parks and Recreation. So it's good all-around.

I advise putting top coat over the rhinestones. Otherwise they'll all fall off in one day. Which happened to me. You live and learn.

Sincerely,

Lindsay

I'm back. With some glitter. Enjoy.

The title says it all.

I painted my nails with some gold glitter tips and an accent nail. Keeping it old-school. Info on the polishes used is below.

Base Coat: Orly Bonder Rubberized Basecoat

Nail Color: OPI "Ate Berries in the Canaries"

Glitter Color: Sephora by OPI "Only Gold For Me Topcoat"

Top Coat: Orly Polishield All-In-One Ultimate Topcoat

More pictures! Because why not.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

P.S. I also updated my header.

Sincerely,

Lindsay

Collection of Breast Cancer Awareness Manicures

NBCAM (National Breast Cancer Awareness Month) #8

Hello, Everyone!  It comes to an end with this post.  This is the last Breast Cancer Awareness manicure.  I used OPI The One That Got Away.  The color is more "pink" (berry pink) in person.  The pictures make it look red.

Products Used:

• Seche Vite Base Coat
• OPI The One That Got Away
• L.A. Colors Art Deco in White
• Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

SO that's IT.  Even though October is almost over, I'll have for sure one Halloween manicure.  Which will probably be tomorrow's post. :)  And I'll probably have a post with a collection of all the NBCAM manicures.

Until then, make it a great day!

~LinZ

NBCAM (National Breast Cancer Awareness Month) #7

Hello, Everyone!  I'm getting toward the end of my NBCAM manicures.  This is the second to last post.  After these posts, I'm doing HALLOWEEN nails for the rest of October!  It has been a very themed month.  And then in November I'll be diving into the 30 Day Nail Art Challenge. :D

 Products Used:

• Seche Vite Base Coat
• OPI Sparrow Me the Drama (pink)
• China Glaze Concrete Catwalk (gray) 
• L.A. Colors Art Deco in White
• Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

Even thought Concrete Catwalk looks brown in the pictures, it's a dark gray in real life.  It's an awesome color, from the pretty amazing China Glaze Metro Collection.  HIGHLY recommend the entire collection.  It's a total WIN in my book.

~LinZ

NBCAM (National Breast Cancer Awareness Month) #6

Hello, Everyone!  Here's the next installment of my Breast Cancer Awareness manicures.  Today you all get to see one of OPI's designer series nail polishes!  But the pictures are horrible becuase they
re taken under a lamp.  The sun decided to leave me for a few days. :( But nonetheless, here is OPI DS Extravagance.  

Products Used:

• Seche Vite Base Coat
• OPI DS Extravagance
• L.A. Colors Art Deco in White

NO TOP COAT USED.  

Yes, the polish is that shiny naturally!  I've noticed that all the OPI DS colors dry naturally REALLY shiny without a top coat.

The wear for this color is always great, even without a top coat.  And it stays super shiny for its entire wear.  The extra money is definitely worth it with this color.
Unfortunately NO SUN = NO HOLO.  So I couldn't get any good pictures.  But believe me when I say this color is gorgeous in the sun.

~LinZ

NBCAM (National Breast Cancer Awareness Month) #5

Hello, Everyone!  Here's the next installment of my Breast Cancer Awareness manicures!  I bring you Zoya Harlow.

Products Used:

• Seche Vite Base Coat
• Zoya Harlow
• L.A. Colors Art Deco White

I... am tired.  And very busy.  Anyone else feel this way? Haha.

~LinZ

NBCAM (National Breast Cancer Awareness Month) #4

Hello, Everyone!  I am back in with more PINK!  Today's installment brings you OPI Ate Berries in the Canaries.

Products Used:

• Sehce Vite Base Coat
• OPI Ate Berries in the Canaries
• L.A. Colors Art Deco in White
• Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat 

The pictures aren't exactly color accurate, but whatevs.  This isn't a swatch or a review so I'm not going to stress over it.  

Until next time!

~LinZ

NBCAM (National Breast Cancer Awareness Month) #3

Hello, Everyone!  Here's the third installment of my NBCAM series!  This time I used Orly Purple Crush, which is actually a hot pink.  Go figure.

Products Used:

• Seche Vite Base Coat
• Orly Purple Crush
• L.A. Colors Art Deco White
• Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

I encourage everyone to grab your pinks and join in on the awareness!

Side note: Being sick and having a fever in college is not a good combination.  Have a nice Sunday.

~LinZ

NBCAM (National Breast Cancer Awareness Month) #2

Hello, Everyone!  Here is another installment of my many pink manicures for October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness month.  You are welcome to join me and wear pink polish (even if most bloggers, myself included, don't usually like to wear pink).

Products Used:

• Seche Vite Base Coat
• Zoya Addison
• OPI Teenage Dream
• L.A. Colors Art Deco: White
• Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

I am in love with the Addison/Teenage Dream combination!  I would only wear Teenage Dream by itself, which required 3 coats for opacity, but with Addison underneath as a base, I only need one coat, and it looks great!

So I'm very happy about that. :D

I hope everyone enjoys their Wednesday.  Wow, is it Wednesday already?  Ok, well I have a Calculus exam to study for.  Ciao.

~LinZ

Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Grab Your Pinks!

If you didn't know already, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! 

So!  I've decided to wear only pink polish for October!  Which meant I had to go through all my polish and scrounge out the "true pinks" I own, which isn't many.  So then I had to expand my definition of "pink".  I included a lot of fuchsias and magenta-pinks.  But I managed to get 15 different colors!  So I have lots of choices!  Which I will list below.  The picture above shows most of my pinks.

China Glaze:

Ahoy!

Awakening

Fifth Avenue

Strawberry Fields

OPI:

Ate Berries in the Canaries

DS Extravagance

Heart Throb

Sparrow Me the Drama

Teenage Dream

The One That Got Away

Orly:

Purple Crush

Zoya:

Addison
Harlow
Lindsay
Moxie

I'm still not sure what color I want to chose today.  But I'm about to remove my current nail polish (Zoya Yasmeen, an amazing purple).

Side Note: I know the last time I posted was over a month ago.  College is busy.  I know, no excuses! But I will for sure be consistent this month with all my pinks. :D

~LinZ

China Glaze: Ahoy!

Hello, Everyone!  Today's color is China Glaze Ahoy! from the Anchor's Away Collection Spring 2011.  Which is one of my favorite collections of all time, and possible my favorite China Glaze collection.  After the discontinued Kaleidoscope and OMG collections, of course.

I'm getting off topic.  Ahoy! is a pink/berry jelly with the shimmer/glass fleck that China Glaze does so well.

• Coats: I was surprised. ONE COAT.  The coat was on the thick side, but still, ONE COAT.  But if you wanted to, the "best" coverage would be 2 thin coats.
• Finish:  Pink jelly with glass fleck.
• Where:  ULTA, NOT Sally's, e-tailers
• Wear:  4 days, no chips yet.
• Cost:  Varies.  $3.00-6.50
• Staining:  No stains!  
• Application:  Perfect.  Smooth. :D
• Dry time:  I think relatively fast.
• Removal: Easy to remove!

The pictures are color accurate and taken next to a window with sunlight.

And the color looked great under OPI Silver Shatter!  A great combination of colors!  Sorry for the bad picture... D:

I love this color.  The entire Anchors Away Collection is just full of win.  I plan to go through my nail polish list and review all the colors that have yet to be reviewed, starting from the top.  And the first color was Ahoy! so yeah. :D 

Other Colors From This Collection:

• Life Preserver
• Below Deck

Anyone else see the last Harry Potter movie?  I saw it today.

~LinZ

Pink + Konad Bow~

Hello, Everyone!  Today's post is just an addition to yesterday's post.  I was already wearing OPI's Sparrow Me the Drama and I decided to add a little konad to it.  A cute white bow on my fourth finger seemed like a nice touch. :)

Products used:

• Seche Vite Base Coat
• OPI: Sparrow Me the Drama
• Konad Special Nail Polish: White
• Konad Image Plate: m59
• Seche Vite Fast Dry Top Coat

That's all for today.  Is it hot wear you are in the world?  It was 98º (F) today.  SO HOT.  TOO HOT if you ask me.  

Have a nice day~

~LinZ