Mermaid Nails at the Beach & 100th Blog Post!

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Happy Friday guys, I hope you're all doing well.

So apparently, this is my 100th blog post. I can't believe it, but here's to 100 more.

Anyways, today I have some Mermaid Nails for you. A few weeks back I went to the beach with my family, and I did this mani for the occasion. Some of you probably saw a sneak peek on Instagram, but now I can finally give you a better look at the mani. I hope you guys like it.

So I started off with the blue and lime green as my base colors. On my lime green nails I decided to stamp some scales, and I used the same blue polish I used on my other nails. Since the image wasn't as opaque as I wanted, I went back and stamped on the image a second time. Unfortunately, it makes the scales look blurry in the pictures, it wasn't as noticeable in real life. I did try my best lining it up to the first image, but I don't have a clear stamper, so I did what I could. Anyways, I let the images dry and moved on to adhering the charms on my other nails. Before applying the charms I applied a coat of top coat and let it dry. Usually I just use top coat to apply my charms, but since I was going to wear these out for a while, I went with nail glue instead. I put some of the glue on my nail and then applied the seahorse on my middle nail. Then I applied the starfish, rhinestone and stud the same way on my ring finger. To finish the mani, I applied top coat on my stamped nails.

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So what do you guys think? I actually really loved them, although it was a bit difficult having bigger charms on my nails because I'm not used to them. Oh, and here's the picture I posted on Instagram, in case you hadn't seen it.

Instagram Sneak Peek:

Well I hope you liked the mani and post. As always, thank you for stopping by and until next time.

-Ana

Products Used:

Blue: Revlon "Beguile"

Lime Green: Revlon "Tantalize"

Top Coat: Seche Vite

Starfish Charm: Simply Charmed Nail Art Gilded Starfish

Seahorse Charm: Born Pretty Store item #22145

Silver Stud: Born Pretty Store item #7277

Rhinestone: Born Pretty Store item #21303

Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #15868
Scales Plate: Bundle Monster BM-502 from the Sun Kissed Collection

*Simply Charmed Nail Art Starfish charm and Bundle Monster scale plate were giveaway prizes.

The Polished Bookworms: February 2016

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Hi guys, I'm back with a TPB post. I actually finished the book this time, so hooray! Lol. Anyways, we read Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter. I have to say that it was kind of difficult to get through the book because it was pretty violent and graphic. That being the case, I decided to base my mani off the book cover.

I started off with a white base, then followed with a gradient which was done with acrylic paints. I added a layer of top coat over the gradient so I could stamp on my nails. The bubbles and water wave images came from 2 different Bundle Monster plates from their Sun Kissed Collection. I stamped on the water waves with a blue polish first, but it blended into my gradient so I used white so they'd stand out. To make the necklace on my ring finger I picked up an image from a Born Pretty Store plate and took parts of the image away with some tape, then I put top coat over the image on the stamper to create a decal. The heart locket took me a while to make, I took some heart studs and "glued" them together by putting a strip of tea bag to connect them, and sealing it in with top coat. Afterwards, I just painted it with the gold polish and added a final layer of top coat to protect the charm.

I'm so happy with how the mani turned out, especially since I created the little charm myself. It definitely looked much better in real life, but I still hope you liked it.

Close-Up:

Locket Close-Up:

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

Products Used:
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Gold: Elf Nail Polish "Pot of Gold"
Blue: Lavish Polish "Hydrangeas"
Top Coat: Love, Angeline "Topped With Love"
Bubbles Plate: Bundle Monster BM-505
Waves Plate: Bundle Monster BM-509
Necklace Chain Plate: Born Pretty Store item: #17267
Heart Studs: Born Pretty Store item: #7277

*Lavish Polish "Hydrangeas" and Bundle Monster plates were giveaway prizes; Love, Angeline "Topped With Love" was a Press Sample.

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A Weekly Dose of Rainbows: Rainbow Fashion

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Hey guys, I hope you're all doing well. This week's A Weekly Dose of Rainbows theme was Rainbow Fashion, and I had absolutely no idea what I'd be doing. I looked up fashion images on Google and found no inspiration I liked. Then I remembered how much I love the fashion from the show Reign, which is one of my favorite shows. I looked up pictures and there were so many beautiful looks that it was difficult to choose just one. Anyways, I chose a gorgeous gown Adelaide Kane (who plays Mary Queen of Scots) wore for some promotional pictures of the show as inspiration.

Picture from Google:

I started off with gold polish on all my nails as my base color. On my pinky and ring finger I added a nail art water decal from the Born Pretty Store, but I painted half of my pinky with black polish and added some round gold nail studs down the middle. On my index and middle finger I applied some TwinkledT mermaid scale vinyls, after applying top coat of course, and then sponged on some brown polish. I let that dry and added top coat. Afterwards, I put a single chevron vinyl on my index finger and painted the top black. To finish the mani, I added some gold acrylic paint dots in the middle of the scales just like on the dress. My pinky and ring finger represent the skirt of the dress, and my middle and index finger represent the top of the dress.

Glossy:

Matte:

I also had to add matte top coat because I thought it'd look nice.

Glossy:

Matte:

Remember you can use my code ANNYW10 for 10% off your Born Pretty Store purchase if you'd like.

Glossy Close-Ups:

Matte Close-Ups:

Well I hope you all liked this mani. Thank you for stopping by, and until next time everyone.
-Ana

Products Used:
Gold: Elf Nail Polish "Pot of Gold"
Brown: New York and Company "Saturn Sunset"
Black: Wet N Wild "Black Creme"
Glossy Top Coat: Glisten & Glow "HK Girl Glossy Top Coat"
Matte Top Coat: Wet N Wild "Matte Top Coat"
Nail Art Water Decals: Born Pretty Store item ID #20699
Nail Studs: Born Pretty Store item ID #7277
Mermaid Scale Vinyls: Twinkled T
Single Chevron Vinyls: Not known

*New York and Company "Saturn Sunset", Glisten & Glow "HK Girl", Twinkled T mermaid scale vinyls and single chevron vinyls were giveaway prizes

Pretty in Purple & Silver

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Hi guys! Today's nail art is full of purples and silver, oh and a bit of holo glitter of course. Hehe.

Well I sat down to do some nail art, but had no real plan or vision of what I was going to do. I pretty much just picked some polishes I thought would look good together, including Sinful Colors Berry Charm which I've been wanting to use, and started to work.

Close-Ups:

I started with a coat of my diy peel off base coat, and then I added my base colors. Berry Charm is so pretty, but I had to be careful with it because it did flood my cuticle a bit. I top coated and waited a good 15-20 minutes before applying my diamonds vinyl, which are from Twinkled T. Once I put my vinyl down, I sponged on a diagonal gradient using Elf Nail Polish W2 and Liquid Metal. On my ring finger I did a glitter gradient with OPI Desperately Seeking Sequins which is super sparkly, over Berry Charm. I kept it simple on my pinky and index finger. Liquid Metal is on my pinky, and W2 on my index with a silver stud from the decoration wheel (item ID #7277) I purchased from the Born Pretty Store. Remember, you can use my code ANNYW10 for 10% off your purchase. All that was left to do was finish with top coat.

Holding OPI "Desperately Seeking Sequins":

I'm really satisfied with the outcome, I think it looks nice.

Well I really hope you liked this design. If you decide to recreate it don't forget to use my hashtag annypolishandpaint on Instagram so I can see, you can also tag me if you'd like. Thank you for stopping by, and until next time.
-Ana

Polishes Used:
Purple Creme: Sinful Colors "Berry Charm"
Purple Shimmer: Elf Nail Polish "W2"
Silver: Elf Nail Polish "Liquid Metal"
Glitter Topper: OPI "Desperately Seeking Sequins"
Top Coat: Glisten & Glow "HK Girl Glossy Top Coat"

*Twinkled T vinyls and OPI Desperately Seeking Sequins were a giveaway prize

Nail Art with "Cheyenne"

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Hi everyone! Today I have some nail art to show you guys. I decided to do some nail art on the swatch I showed you last time, I hope you like it.

So, I used Cheyenne by Daily Hues Nail Lacquer as my base color. When that dried I added a coat of HK Girl by Glisten & Glow so I could lay down my nail vinyls. I used some single chevron vinyls Beverly (nailedthepolish on Instagram) sent me as part of a giveaway prize, I don't know where she purchased them though. Well, I laid down the vinyls and painted on a coat of Calypso by Sinful Colors, it's a gorgeous dark teal creme polish with a great formula. I was pretty nervous that it'd end up looking bad, but I love how the color combo turned out. Anyways, after that, I decided to go a bit further with the design and do some glitter placement, so I used some gold glitter I purchased from the Dollar Tree. When I finished the glitter placement, I sealed it all in with top coat. On my ring finger, I just added a gold diamond stud from a stud wheel I purchased from the Born Pretty Store.

Close-Ups:

I really like how this mani turned out, it looks kind of royal because of the colors. Not sure if that makes sense, lol. But yeah, that's just my opinion.

Holding Born Pretty Store Stud Wheel:

So what's your favorite thing about this design? Will you be trying it out? If you decide to recreate it, make sure to use my hashtag annypolishandpaint, so I can see your recreation. You can also tag me in the caption or photo.

Well thank you for stopping by. Until next time guys.
-Ana

*HK Girl Top Coat and vinyls were a giveaway prize

The Polished Bookworms: August 2015

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Hey guys! I'm a few days late, but I finally have my TPB mani. I had lots of ideas on what to base my mani off of, but when the time came to do the nail art, I couldn't decide what to do. I've also been struggling with a bit of nail art block which made it even worse, so I'm glad I was able to come up with something.

So for the month of August, we read The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. I absolutely loved this book and I highly recommend it. I was instantly intrigued by the magical story of the circus. The author did a wonderful job of describing the circus in detail, it just made you feel like you were there. I took inspiration from the reveurs, which is why I used red in my mani. The swirly black and white nail represents the circus, tents and color scheme of the circus. The black nail with glitter was inspired by the dress Celia wore in her performance. It was described as a black gown with sparkling crystals. Lastly, the tear-shaped stud stands for one of my favorite tents, the Pool of Tears.

Holding Stardust Polish "Angry Angel":

To make the swirl design on my middle finger, I used some nail vinyls from Twinkled T. I first used white polish as my base color and then did a coat of top coat. I let the top coat dry for 15-20 minutes so the vinyls wouldn't lift up the polish. After that, I put down the vinyl and sponged on the black polish. I took off the vinyl when the polish was still wet and let that dry until I could top coat. On the rest of the nails, I just put down my base color and added the glitter/stud. The stud is from a stud wheel I purchased from the BornPrettyStore, it's item #7277 in case you're interested. Remember, you can use my code ANNYW10 for 10% off your purchase.

Side-View:

Close-Ups:

With the Book:

Well I really hope you guys liked this mani as much as I did. Oh and you guys should check out The Night Circus, it's a great read. Now this month we'll be reading Yes, Please! by Amy Poehler. I'm still waiting on my copy from the library, so I hope I can get it in time. If you'd like to join the bookclub, I've added the links below.

The Polished Bookworms: Instagram - Facebook Group - Facebook Page

Thank you very much for stopping by, and until next time.
-Ana

Polishes Used:
Red: Stardust Polish "Angry Angel"
Black: Wet N Wild "Black Creme"
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Glitter Topper: Wet N Wild "Kaleidoscope"
Top Coat: Glisten & Glow "HK Girl Glossy Top Coat"

*Twinkled T vinyls and HK Girl Glossy Top Coat were a giveaway prize

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