Kleancolor Chunky Holo Fuchsia

     I've been wanting to try Kleancolor nail polish for a while now, and last week I remembered the brand and decided to place an order. I actually found Kleancolor on BeautyJoint.com, and they are only $1.75 plus shipping.
     One of the polishes I bought was Chunky Holo Fuchsia, which is a raspberry jelly with holographic glitter that shifts between purple, green, orange, and yellow. It is really gorgeous in the bottle, so I couldn't wait to wear it.
      I layered two coats of Chunky Holo Fuchsia over two coats of a neon hot pink from Cosmetic Arts that is not named.

 This glitter is gorgeous!

 I would say that these pictures are less than 24 hours later, and my nails are already chipped. :( I'm not sure if it's because of the polish, or because of all the coats.

 Look at the color shift in the bottle. 

 I really wish Cosmetic Arts would name their polish! 

     So what do you think of Chunky Holo Fuchsia? The brush is definitely wide and kind of wonky, but overall, for the price, this is a great glitter top coat. Thanks for reading! 

Easter Polka-Dot Nails!

     Who is ready for Spring? Or should I say Summer? I don't know about you, but the weather today is hot, hot, and more hot. Although, there does seem to be a nice breeze.
     A week from today is Easter, and I've had a Spring/skittles manicure with white polka-dots in my head for some time now, and what better time to do it than now? So, I've got a lovely Easter Polka-Dotted Manicure to show you today! Now onto the polish...

     Spring pastels are so beautiful went joined together. I went a little wild at Walgreens the other day; they had a ton of new Sinful Colors polish in Spring colors, so here is their debut. I used the following nail polish for my Easter/Spring manicure:

 These colors complement each other so well!

     Since Cosmetic Arts doesn't name their polish, I only took a picture of the Sinful Colors names. Listed from left to right are: Morning Star, Sweet Dreams, Pink Forever, and Firefly.

     I only used two coats of polish for every color, with the exception of Firefly, in which I had to use three coats because of streaking. Every polish is a shimmer except for the Cosmetic Arts and Pink Forever, which are cremes.
     After I painted each nail with the polish, I applied Poshe fast-drying top coat. After that dried, I then used my dotting tool I bought at Sephora and white acrylic paint for the white polka-dots. I then finished with another coat of Poshe.

     I really like how this manicure came out, and it was super-easy to do; it just takes some time. What do you think? Are you in the mood for a Spring/Easter manicure?

Valentine's Day Manicure #1

     I've been trying to come up with some Valentine's Day themed manicures this month to show you guys. This will be our first Valentine's Day being married for my hubby and I. Yay! I hope we have some fun plans.
     Today's post is a "Valentine's Day Colors" themed manicure involving pinks and purples. The pink base is actually a bunch of colors I mixed in the Sinful Colors bottle; I can't remember what all went in the franken-polish. I also put some glitter in the franken, too. I was actually somewhat pleased with the franken, but I wish there was more glitter in it. For the tips, I just used the purple and hot pink Cosmetic Arts polishes I found at Ross. I just painted two lines on every nail to make the V-shaped tip.

 Please excuse the leftover red glitter still on my middle finger from a previous manicure. lol

What do you think? Will you be doing any special Valentine's Day manicures this year?

Cosmetic Arts Hot Pink Zebra Nails!

     Ross Dress for Less stores recently had a display of Cosmetic Arts neon nail polish, and since I have Spring Fever and a love for neon colors, I just had to look twice. Neon is going to be huge this year; I've seen it on tons of fashion blogs and a lot of nail polish companies are coming out with their own neon collections. I just saw promotion pictures for China Glaze's 2012 neon collection here.       
     This neon hot pink is one of the polishes I picked up from the Cosmetic Arts display. The great thing about Cosmetic Arts polish is that they are only $1.99, but the bad thing is that the polishes have no names!! Grr.
     Anyhoo, onto the pictures. (By the way, thanks to my nail model Maria for wearing this color!)

 With flash

 No flash

     Maria wanted some zebra stripes over the pink, so I used black acrylic paint from Wal-mart and tiny paint brushes to paint wavy lines over the polish.

     So, what do you think? Are you in the mood for neons this Spring/Summer? Thanks for reading!

Cosmetic Arts Burning Embers

     I hate it when a nail polish does not come with a name! Well, since nameless nail polish deserves love, too, I decided to show you this pretty today. First of all, I want to say a thank you to my mom, who is the beautiful hand model for this polish. ☺
     Now, onto the nameless polish. During the holidays I was perusing the nail polish section at Ross, when, what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a Cosmetic Arts display, so I dashed to the cashier. lol
     Since this polish doesn't have a name, I am going to call it Burning Embers for now. It is a black jelly with fine red glitter dispersed throughout. From certain angles the red glitter looks like glowing embers in the midst of hot coal. I. love. this. color.
     When I first wore this polish, I literally didn't get a chip for almost a week. I only had some tip wear, which is phenomenal. However, my mom is currently wearing this polish, and she got a chip the next day. It may wear differently depending on the person wearing it. Also, Cosmetic Arts at Ross is really cheap at $1.99 per bottle.
     The polish in the bottle looks almost exactly like China Glaze Lubu Heels, and I do have that polish, so I will have to compare them soon.
     Wow, I didn't expect this post to be this long, so enjoy the pictures below! ☺

Cosmetic Arts + Milani = Holographic Spring Nails

     I've never heard of the nail polish brand Cosmetic Arts, however, when I saw them at Ross Dress for Less for $1.99, I snatched up a few. This particular color is a milky, sky blue, and it is perfect for Spring or Easter. The color is so gorgeous, and this nail polish actually contains no formaldehyde.

      I did find that this polish chipped after a few days, which lead me to touch up on the spots where it chipped, which made me want to find a nice glitter polish to layer over it. I chose Milani's new 3D Holographic nail lacquer in 509HD, which is a silver, multi-colored glitter polish that really does look like one of those holographic stickers that changes when you turn it in different angles. Milani's nail polishes are $4.99 at CVS.

     I really like the Cosmetic Arts sky blue nail polish on its own, but it looks beautiful with the silver holographic glitter layered on top! ♥
     Do you have luck with really cheap nail polish? Do you like to layer glitter on top of other colors? Feel free to discuss in the comments!

This color also kind of reminds me of Cinderella's ball gown. What do you think?