Glam Nails Challenge: Dec.20 - Reindeer

Hi guys! Today I have some reindeer nails to show you, these are for Dec.20 of the Glam Nails Challenge. I started with a red polish as my base, which I actually got from my sister this Christmas. I then chose some reindeer images and stamped them on my nails. To finish this mani off, I added some white dots, or "snow", to my middle and ring nails. The last thing to do was to add top coat.

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I like how these turned out. But I'm now kind of wishing that I had added a holo glitter topper on some parts of each nail, just for an added sparkle. Lol.

Anyway, thank you for stopping by. Until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Red: Sinful Colors "Ruby Glisten"
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
White Stamping Polish: Born Pretty Store item #18136
Reindeer Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #38219 (Celebration BPX-L013)
Reindeer/Tree Stamping Plate: Beauty Big Bang 06 (SKU: J3141TM-6A)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Gift: Sinful Colors "Ruby Glisten".
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store White Stamping Polish, Reindeer Stamping Plate, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Glam Nails Challenge: Dec.17 - Christmas Wreath

Hi guys! The Dec.17 theme for Glam Nails Challenge was Christmas Wreath. I started off with red, white and black as my base colors. On my white nail, I used some round glitters and did a glitter placement to create the wreath. I only had a black/gold/white glitter mix, but I actually really liked how the colors looked all together in the end. To finish off the wreath, I picked up a bow image and made it into a decal, it actually popped up a bit because I added a second coat of top coat to it, which looked kind of cool. On my black nail, I added a gold and white glitter to complete the look. Last thing to do was apply top coat.

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I really like how these turned out. I didn't use traditional colors, but I think they still look pretty Christmas-y.

Well thanks for stopping by, until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Red: China Glaze "Ruby Pumps"
Dark Red: Serendipity Polish "Less Whine, More Wine!"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Round Glitter Mix: Born Pretty Store item #37147 (#6)
Bow Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #38219 (Celebration BPX-L013)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Giveaway Prizes: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire", "Less Whine, More Wine!".
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store Round Glitter Mix, Bow Stamping Plate, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Glam Nails Challenge: Dec.06 & 10 - Santa Claus & Jingle Bells

Merry Christmas everyone! If you're celebrating, I hope you're having a wonderful time with your loved ones. If not, I hope you're having a good day regardless.

So, I know I'm really late in posting this, but I hope you like it. This mani is for the Glam Nails Challenge of Dec.06 and 10, the themes were Santa Claus and Jingle Bells. I started with a gorgeous green polish with copper flakies as my base. Then, I picked up the bell and Santa images and did some reverse stamping. After they were filled in, I waited for the polish to dry a bit so I could stamp them on. Once they were on my nails, all I had to do was apply top coat.

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I really like how they came out, I hope you do too. Also, I absolutely LOVE my base polish, it's so pretty!

As always, thank you so much for stopping by. Until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Green with Copper Flakies: Supernatural Lacquer "The Call"
Gold: Fancy Gloss "Gingerbread Latte"
Red: Jessica Cosmetics "Royal Red"
Green: Supernatural Lacquer "Avalon 2.0"
Tan: L'oreal "Shinetastic"
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Santa Stamping Plate: Beauty Big Bang 06 (SKU: J3141TM-6A)
Bell Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #36245 (Celebration BPX-L008)
Black Stamping Polish: Born Pretty Store item #18135
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Giveaway Prize: Jessica Cosmetics "Royal Red".
*Past Press Samples: Beauty Big Bang 06 Stamping Plate; Born Pretty Store Black Stamping Polish, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Glam Nails Challenge: Nov.29 - First Frost

Hey guys! I have the last mani of November's Glam Nails Challenge, and the theme for Nov.29 was First Frost. When I thought about the challenge, frosted windows came to mind. I thought it would be so cool to capture the look of frosted windows, so I looked on Google for some inspiration. Well, it was more for knowledge, lol! I live in Southern California, so I have no idea what a frosted window looks like. After looking online, I put some thought into what products I'd use, and it was a bit tough trying to come up with a way to execute this properly. Anyway, I ended up choosing a sheer frosty white, I applied a coat of that and let it dry. Using that same polish, I applied some on a sponge, and sponged it on the outer sides of each nail. Afterwards, I used a coral image to create the "frost" on the sides. Then, I added some small white shards from a topper polish with the help of an orange stick. To finish off, I sponged on some white on the edges of each nail, and applied top coat when it was dry. I hope you like them.

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I actually like the way they came out, and I think they look pretty neat. I just hope that I was able to achieve the look I was going for. They look kind of better in real life though.

Just so you know, I'm planning to join the December challenge, so stay tuned for that. Thank you for stopping by, until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Sheer White: Wet N Wild "Break The Ice"
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Topper Polish: Super Nails Lacquer "Ice Ice Baby"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
White Stamping Polish: Born Pretty Store item #18136
Coral Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster BM-501
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Giveaway Prizes: Super Nails Lacquer "Ice Ice Baby"; Bundle Monster Coral Stamping Plate.
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store White Stamping Polish, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Halloween Mani Inspired by Kristi

Hi guys! Today's mani is a recreation of one of Kristi's manis. She's having a giveaway at the moment, so this recreation will be an entry to that. Anyway, she did a cute little Halloween mani back in October which I had to recreate. I know Halloween came and went, but I picked it because I've been missing it so much, lol. I was so sad when I had to take down all of my Halloween decorations. So, this makes up for that in a way.

Alrighty, so I started with a couple coats of an orange jelly polish. I didn't have a creme polish that resembled the one in her original mani, so I went with this one. I then picked out a dusty purple to stamp with. I stamped on the bats on my middle and ring finger, and added some dots on my other nails to finish the look. The last thing to do was to add top coat.

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The manis don't look exactly the same, and after seeing how sheer the stamping turned out with the purple, I wish I had used a black stamping polish instead. This orange was also very difficult to capture, it looked a bit lighter in real life, maybe a bit similar to the creme Kristi used. Well, it still looks pretty nice, I hope you all like it.

As always, thank you for stopping by. Until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Orange Jelly: Sinful Colors "Ring the Belini"
Purple: Jessica Cosmetics "Very Vinyl"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Bat Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #23267 (BPL-031)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Giveaway Prize: Jessica Cosmetics "Very Vinyl".
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store Bat Stamping Plate, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.28 - Frankenstein

Woohoo! I finished the challenge you guys, I feel so accomplished, lol. Anyway, I hope you're all having a great day. Today's Glam Nails Challenge for Oct.28 is Frankenstein, and I took inspiration from some images on Google. To create the stitches, I put down some tape and made long lines of polish, then I cut them up when they were dry. For the eyes I used some round white glitter and painted on the iris and pupil, I even added a little highlight. The mouth was actually from a jack o'lantern image, and the stitch on his face is from a net image which I just took away from. This was the end result.

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I wasn't completely pleased with the result, but it's not horrible. I would've liked the stitches to be thinner, and for the face nail not to have all those bubbles. But oh well.

As always, thank you for stopping by. Until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Green: Sinful Colors "Innocent"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Orange: Covergirl "#ElectroGlow"
White Stamping Polish: Born Pretty Store item #18136
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Mouth Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35742 (BP-L057)
Net Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #33742 (BP-109)
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220
White Round Glitter: Born Pretty Store item #37147 (#6)
Chevron Vinyls: Twinkled T Kylie's Chevron Vinyls
Mat: Twinkled T Glamour Mat

*Giveaway Prize: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"; Twinkled T Glamour Mat/Vinyls.
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store White Stamping Polish, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Mouth/Net Stamping Plates, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool, White Round Glitter.

Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.25 - Ghosts

Hi guys! Ghosts is the theme for Oct.25 of the Glam Nails Challenge. Some days back, Kayla did a pond mani featuring zombies. They looked pretty cool, so I took that idea, but instead I used ghosts. I couldn't do as many layers as she did, but they still look ok. On my accent, I just added a glitter topper in between layers and then on top as well. After that dried, I stamped on the ghost and the word "Boo". The last thing to do was add top coat.

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Well I hope you guys liked them. Thanks for stopping by, until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Green Jelly: Wet N Wild "Queen of Envy"
Green/Black Glitter: Sinful Colors "Cauldron Couture"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
White Stamping Polish: Born Pretty Store item #18136
Ghosts Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35742 (BP-L057)
Boo Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #23267 (BPL-031)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Giveaway Prize: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire".
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store White Stamping Polish, Ghosts/Boo Stamping Plates, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.18 - Sugar Skull

Hi guys! Today's Glam Nails Challenge is Sugar Skull for Oct.18. I decided to use some really bright neon colors for my base since Dia de los Muertos is usually very bright and colorful. I chose my polishes and did a smoosh mani using my stamper, and added top coat to that after it dried. I then chose my images, did some reverse stamping, and then applied the images to my nails. I actually took off the mustache to one of the sugar skull images so I could make a sugar skull couple. I think they turned out pretty cute. I also added some Cempasuchils, or Marigolds, because they are usually used for the Day of the Dead celebrations.

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So what do you guys think? I know they're a bit vibrant for Halloween, but I think they came out pretty cool.

Oh, and here's how the base looked before I added any stamping.

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Well thank you for stopping by, until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Yellow: Covergirl "#GetGlowing"
Orange: Covergirl "#ElectroGlow"
Hot Pink: Covergirl "#RavingHot"
Blue: Covergirl "#AfterDark"
Green: Covergirl "#GloAllNite"
Light Orange: Bonita Colors "Cutiepie"
Top Coats: Seche Vite & Serendipity Polish "Finishing Touch"
Skull Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35741 (BP-122)
Marigold Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #38741 (Floral BPX-L018)
Cuticle Guard Peel-Off Latex: Born Pretty Store item #36614
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Giveaway Prizes: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire", "Finishing Touch".
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store Skull/Marigold Stamping Plates, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.15 - Candy Corn

Hi guys! Candy Corn is today's theme for Oct.15 of the Glam Nails Challenge. I was actually going to do a gradient, but it didn't really work out, so I had to come up with something else. I decided to make decals, so I painted on all 3 colors on my silicone mat in the right order. I made long lines of polish for each color and let it dry completely. I then added a coat of top coat, let that dry and then picked it up after dry. To make the candy corn, I took some scissors and cut them out. I painted my black base on and let it dry. To apply the decal, I used some clear polish over the black and then pressed on the decal. Some of the colors weren't as bright, so I used a small brush and the according polish on top. To finish off, I applied my top coat. It kind of sounds like a lot, but it wasn't that difficult. Well here's how it came out.

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I hope you guys liked it. I'm actually kind of glad that my gradient didn't turn out well, or else I wouldn't have done this design. Lol.

Well thanks for stopping by, until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Yellow: Covergirl "#GetGlowing"
Orange: Covergirl "#ElectroGlow"
Clear Polish: Wet N Wild "Clear Nail Protector"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Mat: Twinkled T Glamour Mat

*Giveaway Prizes: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"; Twinkled T Glamour Mat.

Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.04 - Skeleton

Hi guys! I'm back with the second mani for the Glam Nails Challenge, the theme was Skeleton. I started with a black base and added a coat of an opalescent polish topper. After that was dry, I went ahead and picked a few skeleton images and stamped them on. The last thing to do was to add top coat.

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I love how the base color turned out, it goes so well together. I couldn't have picked a better color. Yes, I know white goes with everything, so it would've looked fine over another color, but the green-ish color looks appropriate for a Halloween mani. To me it looks as if the skeletons are in the dirt or a grave. Spooky, huh? Lol. Well I like the end result, I hope you guys like it too.

Thanks for stopping by and until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Green Topper: Sinful Colors "Sheer Flight"
Top Coat: Seche ViteWhite Stamping Polish: Born Pretty Store item #18136
Skeleton Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35742 (BP-L057)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Giveaway Prize: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire".
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store White Stamping Polish, Skeleton Stamping Plate, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

A Weekly Dose of Rainbows: Halloween

Hi guys! Today I have another mani for A Weekly Dose of Rainbows. This month's theme is Halloween, so I thought I'd do a cemetery scene. For my base I did a coat of white so my orange/yellow gradient would be bright. When that was done, I went ahead and stamped on the images. Last thing to do was to add top coat.

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I really hope you guys liked these. Also, be ready for more Halloween manis because I'm participating in a challenge. It's been a while since my last one, so I hope I can get through it. I already posted my first one yesterday, so go check it out in case you missed it.

Thanks for stopping by, and until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Orange: Covergirl "#ElectroGlo"
Yellow: Covergirl "#GetGlowing"
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Gravestone Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #23267 (BPL-031)
Tree Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35742 (BP-L057)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220
Latex: Proclaim Professional Care Hair Glue

*Giveaway Prize: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire".
*Past Press Sample: Born Pretty Store Gravestone/Tree Stamping Plates, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Fall Nails Inspired by @polishedtwins

Happy First Day of Fall! Oh my gosh, I've been waiting to say that for a while now, lol. I'm so excited Summer is finally over and Fall is here. You know what that means. Cooler weather, warm drinks, boots and scarves, leaves changing color, pumpkins everywhere, Halloween, and much more. I'm so ready!

Anyway, I did a mani to welcome this beautiful season, which just happens to be my favorite. I actually saw this mani on Pinterest a long time back and I saved it because I wanted to try it. This mani was inspired by Kristin from polishedtwins, click here to see her mani. I did the same glitter gradient she did, but I stamped on the leaves instead of painting them on, and I didn't color them in either. Well here they are.

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I also added a matte top coat to see how they'd look.

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I hope you guys liked them. I think they looked much better in real life though, it was pretty difficult to capture these how I wanted. I still like how they turned out, simple but cute.

Like always, thank you for stopping by. Until next time guys.
-Ana

Products Used:
Glitter Polish: Sinful Colors "Pumpkin Spice"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Matte Top Coat: Wet N Wild "Matte Top Coat"
Black Stamping Polish: Born Pretty Store item #18135
Leaf Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #38741 (Floral BPX-L018)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220
Cuticle Guard Peel-Off Latex: Born Pretty Store item #36614

*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store Black Stamping Polish, Leaf Stamping Plate, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Lavish Polish: Vacation Collection

 Press Sample 

Hi guys, I hope you're ready because I have swatches of the Vacation Collection by Lavish Polish. This is their Summer collection which consists of 4 crellies, and let me just tell you, they're gorgeous! They all dry pretty quick, and the formulas are easy to work with. The only one that gave me a bit of trouble formula-wise was Bahamas, it did pool on the side of my nails at times, so just be careful when applying it.

First up we have Maui. It's described as a hot pink base polish with silver holo micro glitter, as well as gold shimmer. The color reminded me of Barbie when I had it on. My swatches show 2 coats plus top coat/matte top coat on my ring finger.

2 coats plus top coat/matte top coat:

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I also did some nail art using each polish, here's the nail art I did using Maui. I based the mani around the image of the hula dancer, but I actually didn't mean for the mani to have a Hawaiian theme because of the name of the polish. It just worked out perfectly that way, lol.

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Up next is Bahamas. It's described as a sky blue base polish with silver holo micro glitter and blue shimmer. This polish reminds me of Cinderella, it's so pretty! My swatches show 3 coats plus top coat/matte top coat on my ring finger.

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Here's the nail art I did using Bahamas. I tried to base my mani on what I imagine the beaches there are like.

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Next is Bora Bora. It's described as a sea foam green base polish with gold and silver holo micro glitter, as well as some gold shimmer. The gold shimmer makes it that much more special and beachy. My swatches show 2 coats plus top coat/matte top coat on my ring finger.

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The nail art I did using Bora Bora was a bit different. I chose a water decal that pretty much matched the polish, and then used black (also in the decal) to complete the look.

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Last but not least, we have Jamaica. It's described as a peachy orange base polish with silver holo micro glitter, and some gold shimmer. It's stunning! My swatches show 2 coats plus top coat/matte top coat on my ring finger.

2 coats plus top coat/matte top coat on ring finger:

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The nail art I did using Jamaica is kind of like the last one. I chose a water decal that resembled the polish, and then added some white round glitters to complete the mani.

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Aren't they beautiful? I can't even pick a favorite, I love them all.

The Vacation Collection by Lavish Polish is now available for purchase as a set or individually.

Well I hope you all enjoyed the swatches and nail art. As always, thank you for stopping by, and until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Swatches
Glossy Top Coat: Seche Vite
Matte Top Coat: Wet N Wild "Matte Top Coat"

Maui Mani
Pink: Lavish Polish "Maui"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Green: Serendipity Polish "Cash Flow Queen"
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Stamping Plates: Bundle Monster BM-507, BM-508, BM-510
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220
Cuticle Guard Peel-Off Latex: Born Pretty Store item #36614

Bahamas Mani
Blue: Lavish Polish "Bahamas"
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Yellow: Bonita Colors "Creaaamson"
Orange: Bonita Colors "Cutiepie"
Green: Serendipity Polish "Cash Flow Queen"
Pastel Green: Bonita Colors "Wild Guess"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Stamping Plates: Bundle Monster BM-502, BM-503, BM-504, BM-505, BM-507, BM-508
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220
Cuticle Guard Peel-Off Latex: Born Pretty Store item #36614

Bora Bora Mani
Sea foam Green: Lavish Polish "Bora Bora"
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Water Decal: Born Pretty Store item #20699 (BP-W12)
Black Rhinestone Wheel: Born Pretty Store item #12412

Jamaica Mani
Peachy Orange: Lavish Polish "Jamaica"
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Water Decals: Born Pretty Store item #20699 (BP-W12)
White Round Glitter Mix: Born Pretty Store item #37147 (#6)

*Giveaway Prize: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire" & "Cash Flow Queen"; Bundle Monster stamping plates BM-502, BM-503, BM-504, BM-505, BM-507, BM-508 & BM-510.
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool, Black Rhinestone Wheel & White Round Glitter Mix.