Valentine's Day Roses

Hi guys! Today I'll be sharing my Valentine's Day mani with you. I know, I know... it's been quite a while since Valentine's Day, but I never shared good pictures of it with you. Anyway, here they are now, I hope you like them.

So, I started off with a blush pink polish as my base. I chose a rose image, and picked it up with my stamper. Next, I did some reverse stamping and filled in the image with red and green polish. I let that dry a bit, and then transferred it onto my nail. I repeated this step until I had the image on all of my nails. Once everything dried, I applied some top coat.

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I like how these turned out, I hope you do too. As always, thank you for stopping by and until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Blush Pink: China Glaze "Wanderlust"
Red: Lavish Polish "Crazy Tracy"
Green: Supernatural Lacquer "The Call"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Black Stamping Polish: Beauty Big Bang 002 (SKU: J6415TM-2A)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Rose Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #20790 (BP-73)
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220
Peel-Off Latex: Proclaim Professional Care Hair Glue from Sally Beauty

*Past Press Samples: Lavish Polish "Crazy Tracy"; Beauty Big Bang Black Stamping Polish; Born Pretty Store Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Rose Stamping Plate, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Robin Moses Nail Art Collab

Happy Sunday everyone, I hope you're all enjoying your weekend. Today I have a recreation of a recent mani by Robin Moses. Nora got a group of us together to recreate Robin's Romantic Pink Hearts mani, she has a video on YouTube in case you want to see it and give it a try (click here to watch it). I'm so glad Nora thought of this, it was so nice to be a part of it. Also, it got me using acrylic paint again, something I hadn't done in such a long time. A big thanks to Nora for bringing us together, and to Robin for inspiring us to try out some new designs. Here's the collage Nora put together for us.

For my mani, I started off with a sheer nude base. Once that dried, I added a layer of top coat because I decided to use some nail vinyls to achieve a nice "V" shape. I let the top coat dry for around 15 minutes to be on the safe side, and stuck on the vinyls, then I applied the red polish. I did one nail at a time, so I took off the vinyl right after applying the red polish. The next step was adding the gold lines, so I did that using some acrylic paint. Then, I mixed some gold and green paint and painted on the leaves. With white and pink paint, I added in the hearts. The last thing to do was to add top coat.

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I really like how it turned out. It's such a pretty design, and perfect for the upcoming Valentine's Day festivities. The rest of the participants did such a wonderful job. We were all inspired by the same mani, and we each made it our own. I have all the participants listed below so you can see their solo shots if you'd like.

Participants: Nora - Isha - Karin - Sheily - Gigi - Shannon - Tricia

Well, I hope you guys enjoyed this collab. As always, thank you for stopping by. Until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Sheer Nude: Wet N Wild "2% Milk"
Red: Lavish Polish "Crazy Tracy"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Single Chevron Vinyls: Unknown

*Past Press Sample: Lavish Polish "Crazy Tracy".
*Giveaway Prize: Single Chevron Vinyls.

Lavish Polish: Squad Goals 2 Collection

 Press Sample 

Happy Tuesday! I hope you're all doing well. Today I have some swatches of the Squad Goals 2 Collection by Lavish Polish. This will unfortunately be Emely's last collection, as she is closing up Lavish Polish on January 31st. This collection consists of 2 crellies and 2 jellies, and it's available for purchase right now. She also has many other polishes available, so go check out her shop.

First up we have Jolly Holly, a soft minty baby blue crelly with shifting flakies and holo micro glitter. It's so pretty, it reminded me of Cinderella. My swatches show 2 coats plus top coat.

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Next up is Lazy Daisy, a delicate light pink crelly with shifting flakies and holo micro glitter. Perfect for the upcoming Valentine's Day celebrations. My swatches show 2 coats plus top coat.

2 coats plus top coat:

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Next, we have Crazy Tracy, a classic-red jelly with shifting flakies and holo micro glitter. I'm usually not a huge fan of red, but this polish changed that. The formula was perfect and it went on so smoothly, honestly one of the best applications ever. Pictures don't do this polish justice, you just have to see this in person, it has a sort of glow to it. Just stunning! My swatches show 2 coats plus top coat, although I felt like one coat would've been enough. Depends on the look you're going for.

2 coats plus top coat:

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Lastly, we have Chatty Cathy, a deep purple jelly with shifting flakies and holo micro glitter. I don't know why, but for some reason it reminded me of grape soda when I was applying it. Anyone else, or is it just me? Lol. Anyway, this polish has so much depth to it, and the shade is beautiful. Another great formula. My swatches show 2 coats plus top coat. Again, I think I could've gotten away with 1 coat, but did 2 for the purpose of the review.

2 coats plus top coat:

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With the bottle:

Another beautiful collection by Emely, she's definitely going out with a bang.

I have to say I'm really going to miss her and her beautiful creations. Thanks once again for trusting me with your pretties hun, it's been a pleasure working with you. Wishing you the very best in the next chapter of your life.

Well I hope you guys enjoyed the review and swatches. Remember, these and more polishes are available now in Emely's shop. Many polishes are discounted, so help her clear out her inventory. I've left her socials below in case you're interested.

Lavish Polish: Shop - Instagram - Facebook Page - Facebook Group

Thank you for stopping by guys. Until next time.
-Ana

Top Coat Used:
Glossy: Seche Vite

Feel Better Jay Lynn

Hi guys, today's post is a bit different than usual.

Some of you probably heard that Jay Lynn was having some medical issues recently. Well, Meghan brought a few of us ladies together to do some manis for Jay Lynn, in the hopes that it would help her feel a bit better, and to let her know that we're wishing her a quick recovery.

We didn't have a specific design for the manis, just a coral/mint theme. All the participating ladies did a wonderful job, and Meghan put together a collage of all the manis.

For my contribution, I decided to do some mermaid nails, because we all know everyone loves mermaid manis, right? Hehe. Anyway, I started with a white base so my colors would be bright, then I did some smoosh nail decals and let them dry. I used a coral jelly and a mint polish for the decals by the way. I applied a top coat on the decals and let them dry, once dry, I picked them up one by one. I actually set the decal on my clear stamper and applied a thin coat of the mint polish before pressing on the decal onto my nail. It worked pretty well, but I recommend using some kind of liquid latex barrier, or whatever you can use for easy clean-up. The coral jelly was kind of sheer on the decals, so I added a bit more of that polish with a brush. Then, I grabbed a glitter polish, and sponged a bit on each nail. Afterwards, I double stamped on the mermaid scales with a coral creme polish, and then with a gold holo polish. On my ring finger, I used that same glitter polish from before, but I sponged it on the entire nail. Last thing to do, was to add top coat.

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I'm so glad I was able to participate in this collab. A big thanks to Meghan for bringing us together and organizing this.

I hope you guys liked the mani. As always, thank you for stopping by, and until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
White: Morgan Taylor "All White Now"
Mint: Bonita Colors "Frosty"
Coral Jelly: Lavish Polish "Jamaica"
Coral Creme: Bonita Colors "Honey Me"
Gold Glitter: Bonita Colors "I Could Care Less"
Gold Holo: Fancy Gloss "Gingerbread Latte"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Mermaid Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #33742 (BP-109)
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
Mat: TwinkledT Glamour Mat

*Giveaway Prizes: Morgan Taylor "All White Now"; TwinkledT Glamour Mat.
*Past Press Samples: Lavish Polish "Jamaica"; Born Pretty Store Mermaid Stamping Plate, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Glam Nails Challenge: Nov.08 - Squirrel

Hey guys! I'm back with the next mani for the Glam Nails Challenge, the Nov.08 theme was Squirrel. For this mani, I decided to do something a bit different. Now, when I think of a squirrel, acorns come to mind. So, I thought I'd do some acorn nails. But not just any acorn nails, acorn ruffian nails. I've seen ruffian manis before and I always wanted to try them, but I felt like they wouldn't really be as simple to do like so many talented nail artists make them look. To my surprise, they were pretty easy to achieve. I first began with my dark brown base, and once that dried, I stamped on the net design to make the top of the acorn. Next, I chose a lighter brown for the rest of the acorn. Last thing to do was let that dry, and then add top coat.

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You guys! I love how these came out. They look so cool, don't you think? Anyway, I hope you all like them.

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

Products Used:
Dark Brown: Lavish Polish "Friday the 13th"
Light Brown: Lavish Polish "Caramel Latte"
Beige: L'oreal "Shinetastic"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Net Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #33742 (BP-109)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Past Press Samples: Lavish Polish "Friday the 13th", "Caramel Latte"; Born Pretty Store Net Stamping Plate, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Glam Nails Challenge: Nov.05 - Favorite Food

Hi guys! The theme for Nov.05 of the Glam Nails Challenge was Favorite Food, and I decided to do a coffee mani. Now, I know that coffee isn't food, but I just love it. I drink it and eat some bread most of the time. Either conchas, bolillo, waffles, or bagels. Whatever we have, really. Haha. So since it's my favorite, I went ahead and did this mani. I started off with a brown polish base, and stamped some coffee beans on all my nails. I then stamped on the coffee cup and the "coffee time" lettering over the other stamping. Last thing to do was add top coat.

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I was pretty happy with the end result, the only thing I wish I had done was stamp the coffee cup more centered. Other than that, I loved the way these looked. That brown base polish was perfect for this mani.

I hope you guys liked this mani as much as I did. As always, thank you very much for stopping by. Until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Brown: Lavish Polish "Friday the 13th"
Beige: L'oreal "Shinetastic"
White Stamping Polish: Born Pretty Store item #18136
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Coffee Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #33724 (BP-91)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Past Press Samples: Lavish Polish "Friday the 13th"; Born Pretty Store White Stamping Polish, Coffee Stamping Polish, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.22 - Haunted House

Happy Sunday guys! I hope you're all having a great weekend.

So today I have another Glam Nails Challenge mani. The theme for Oct.22 was Haunted House, and I have to say that I am in love with this mani. I started off by doing a radial gradient with 3 beautiful holo polishes from the Lavish Polish Fall 2017 Collection, and I'm so pleased with how the gradient turned out. After that, I applied a coat of top coat. Then, I chose the images I'd be stamping on and applied them one by one. Once the stamping was dry, I went ahead and added some top coat.

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Holding "Plum Cider" by Lavish Polish:

I think this might be my favorite Halloween mani so far. Both the gradient and stamping came out amazing! I hope you guys like them as much as I do.

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

Products Used:
White Holo: Lavish Polish "Roasted Marshmallows"
Purple Holo: Lavish Polish "Plum Cider"
Berry Holo: Lavish Polish "Apple Tart"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Haunted House Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35742 (BP-L057)
Witch Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #23267 (BPL-031)
White Stamping Polish: Born Pretty Store item #18136
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: Lavish Polish "Roasted Marshmallows", "Plum Cider", "Apple Tart"; Born Pretty Store Haunted House/Witch Stamping Plates, White Stamping Polish, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Lavish Polish: Fall 2017 Collection

 Press Sample 

Hi guys! I also have swatches of the Fall 2017 Collection by Lavish Polish today. The collection will be releasing tomorrow, October 13, at 10 am PT. The collection is made up of 4 holo polishes with flakies, and they're absolutely gorgeous!

First up we have Plum Cider, it's described as a purple holo with shifting flakies. My swatches show 1 coat plus top coat/matte top coat on ring finger.

1 coat plus top coat/matte top coat on ring finger:

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Matte:

Next, we have Apple Tart. It's described as a berry holo with shifting flakies. I really loved this one, it's probably my favorite. My swatches show 1 coat plus top coat/matte top coat on ring finger.

1 coat plus top coat/matte top coat on ring finger:

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Matte:

Caramel Latte is described as a brown holo with copper flakies. My swatches show 1 coat plus top coat/matte top coat on ring finger.

1 coat plus top coat/matte top coat on ring finger:

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Matte:

Last but not least, we have Roasted Marshmallows. It's described as a light gray, almost white holo with pink shifting flakies. It's so pretty! My swatches show 2 coats plus top coat/matte top coat on ring finger.

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

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Matte:

This collection is stunning, and I liked how most of these were 1 coaters.

Again, these will be available for purchase tomorrow, Friday the 13th, at 10 am PT. Emely will also have them at The Indie Shop which will be taking place tomorrow in San Antonio, Texas.

I hope you enjoyed the swatches. As always, thank you for stopping by. Until next time.
-Ana

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