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.13 - Poinsettia

Hi guys! Today's mani is for Dec.13 of the Glam Nails Challenge, and the theme was Poinsettia. I know I'm late with the challenges again, but I plan on finishing this. So I apologize to those of you that don't want to see holiday manis anymore, but expect more of them. Lol. Anyway, I started off with a golden yellow holo for my base and began to look for an image that would help me achieve the look of a poinsettia. I didn't have any poinsettia images, so I took a leaf image and used that. I first stamped it on with a green polish and added a lighter green to create the leaves. I then used a dark red polish and added red to make the petals of the flower. It could've come out better to be honest, I did regret not adding some white to the back of the flower. It would've popped more. Last thing I did, was add some golden dots near the middle of the flowers, let that dry, and added top coat.

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Well I hope you guys still like these, even though they do look a bit weird. Thanks for stopping by, until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Golden Yellow: MDJ Creations "Cappuccino"
Dark Red: Serendipity Polish "Less Whine, More Wine!"
Red: Jessica Cosmetics "Royal Red"
Dark Green: Serendipity Polish "Cash Flow Queen"
Light Green: Bonita Colors "Wild Guess"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
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

*Giveaway Prizes: Jessica Cosmetics "Royal Red"; Serendipity Polish "Less Whine, More Wine!", "Cash Flow Queen".
*Past Press Samples: MDJ Creations "Cappuccino"; Born Pretty Store Leaf Stamping Plate, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Glam Nails Challenge: Nov.22 - Fall Gradient

Happy Thanksgiving guys! If you are celebrating, I hope you have a great time with your loved ones. I'll be celebrating with my family and relatives, which I'm very thankful for. I might even do some Black Friday shopping with my sister, so that will be fun I hope. It also happens to be my sister's birthday today, which is pretty special. I hope she really enjoys herself.

So, let's get to today's mani shall we? The theme for Nov.22 of the Glam Nails Challenge was Fall Gradient. I chose 5 beautiful holo polishes and did a gradient. Afterwards, I decided I wanted to add a bit of stamping over it to make it more of a Fall mani. I picked a leaf image since I did my gradient with leaf colors, and I think it was a perfect choice. The last thing to do was apply top coat. But unfortunately, I smeared my pointer nail by accident.

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I really liked the gradient, so I took pictures before the stamping.

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Well I hope you guys like these.

A big thank you to all of you for stopping by, and may you have a wonderful day. Until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Dark Red: Fancy Gloss "Red Velvet Mocha"
Red: Daily Hues Nail Lacquer "Carol"
Orange: Fancy Gloss "Pumpkin Spice"
Yellow: Fancy Gloss "Gingerbread Latte"
Green: Daily Hues Nail Lacquer "Holly"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
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

*Giveaway Prizes: Daily Hues Nail Lacquer "Carol", "Holly"; Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire".
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store Leaf Stamping Plate, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Glam Nails Challenge: Nov.01 - Peacock

Hi guys! I know I'm super late in starting the challenge, but I still wanted to catch up and do some fun manis. Even if they are late, lol. Anyway, the theme for Nov.01 of the Glam Nails Challenge was Peacock. I started with a pretty purple base, and did some reverse stamping with a peacock feather image. Pretty simple right?

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Well I hope you like the mani, I know it's not the best.

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

Products Used:
Purple: Jessica Cosmetics "Red Beryl"
Blue: Bonita Colors "Made To Envy"
Gold: Bonita Colors "#Hashtag"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Peacock Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #20794 (BP-75)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Giveaway Prizes: Jessica Cosmetics "Red Beryl"; Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire".
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store Peacock 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.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.

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.

Lavish Polish: "Psychedelic Wonderland" & "Deadly Romance"

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Hi guys! Today I have swatches of 2 polish exclusives by Lavish Polish for The Indie Shop. It will be taking place this Friday, October 13th in San Antonio, Texas. Check out TIS Instagram for more information.

Pic Credit: The Indie Shop Facebook Page

First up is Psychedelic Wonderland, which is the Event Exclusive and was inspired by Alice in Wonderland. It's described as a dark green jelly with shimmering green and blue pigment, plus multi-chrome flakies. Make sure to wear a base coat with this one because I noticed it left a bit of staining behind, it wasn't terrible, but I let Emely know. I did suspect it might have been that dark green base, which she confirmed, but I just love this color too much to mind. 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:

I also did some nail art inspired by Emely's inspiration picture.

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The second polish is the VIP Event Exclusive, which Emely will also have available at her table. Deadly Romance was inspired by Emily from the Corpse Bride. It's described as a blue crelly with holo and multi-chrome flakies. My swatches show 2 coats plus top coat/matte top coat on ring finger.

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Matte:

For the nail art, I was inspired by the scene where Emily turns into butterflies.

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Well I loved both polishes, make sure to grab these beauties if you're attending the event. I hope you enjoyed the swatches and nail art. Thanks for stopping by and until next time.
-Ana

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

Psychedelic Wonderland Mani:
Sea Foam Green: Lavish Polish "Bora Bora"
Light Blue: Lavish Polish "Bahamas"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Charcoal Holo: Serendipity Polish "CE0,000,000"
Tree Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35742 (BP-L057)
Girl Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #38219 (Celebration BPX-L013)
Watermarble Circle Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #17264 (BP-19)
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

Deadly Romance Mani:
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Blue Creme: Nicole by OPI "I Sea You and Raise You"
Butterfly Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #17267 (BP-22)
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: Lavish Polish "Bora Bora", "Bahamas"; Born Pretty Store Tree/Girl/Watermarble Circle Stamping Plates, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.
*Giveaway Prizes: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire", "CE0,000,000".