NOTD: OPI Dim Sum Plum

Quick Nail of the Day for everyone!

Awhile back I purchased the OPI Hong Kong mini set and haven't really had a chance to play around with the colors. The colors in the set are super bright and bold, so I have to be on a good mood to try something like this.

Dim Sum Plum is a hot pink magenta color polish. Under flash and sunlight it looks more pink, but in the dark its a more plum/magenta color. To me its more on the cool side which I like as it seems a bit more toned down. I still think this a hot color and anyone can rock it.  If I think I can rock it, I'm definitely sure everyone can rock it!

OPI Dim Sum Plum

*Excuse the chip polish on one the nails.  Picture was taken a day or two later after the initial application. 

Have an Awesome Day!

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NOTD: BYS Pink Manicure

Quick Nails of the Day photo:

I did a quick free hand French Manicure with the BYS Pink Manicure polish.

I'm still working on perfecting my polish stroke to get a clean line, however I'm not an expert yet.  Any Tips?  I just don't have the time to use polish guides to help me.. I just need to get it done..lol

What I used:

BYS Pink Manicure polish (for the tips)
Seche Vite top coat (love)

What are you wearing today?

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Ultimate Christmas Giveaway!! Sneak Peek

SNEAK PREVIEW of my Ultimate Christmas Giveaway 

COMING SOON!!!

(Do you see what I see? there's more to it)

YES I've been gone for a very very long time!  So in order to make up for my absence on the Blog, I decided to do a HUGE X-MAS Giveaway for the month of December.  I am still working on the details, but will hopefully have it up by the end of this week.  I hope to have multiple prizes for multiple winners.  SO if you are interested, STAY TUNED for more info coming your way!!!

ULTIMATE X-MAS GIVEAWAY!!!

Coming Soon!!

Comment on what you'll like to see before I make the prizes Official!!

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Nails and Sigma Code

Here's a quick Nails of the Day Look!  

I used Zoya's "Ibiza" and OPI's "Brand New Skates" for the nails.  I'm not much a nail art person. I can barely apply a decent polish on each hand.  Here it goes!

a second look*

Another thing to share:

Sigma Beauty is offering a 10% discount off code on their site:

use promo code: PEOPLE2011

Also with that 10%  discount, if you spend $30 or more, You get a FREE Gift! 

Yay I love freebies!

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NOTW - Estee Lauder "Satin Gold"

This week's Nail of the Week features an Estee Lauder nail polish.  I got this polish at a MAC warehouse sale last year in NYC for free as a freebie gift.  I totally forgot that I had it because I put it in another drawer that was full of stuff I don't ever use. I decided to go through that drawer the other day and found this nail polish.

NOTW ~ Estee Lauder "Satin Gold"

 

(please excuse the my messy nails/cuticles...need to get them done!)

I think I own like 2 products from the brand Estee Lauder and this nail polish is one of them.  From the looks of the bottle, the color looks like a peachy pink color, but once applied you do get a hint of gold.  The application is smooth and not too runny, which is how I like nail polish to be.  The jar it self is in a square shape which is kind of not my thing, (gosh, I'm so used to round bottles like OPI) and is kind of small.  As for color, I applied 3 coats to get an even color, but 2 coats was good enough and went opaque really well.  After a year of sitting in a drawer untouched, the nail polish was still useful and definitely one I would keep around to use more often.

For free, I like very much! But for $18, I am sure there are plenty of other peachy gold color nail polishes out there for way less than that!  Also this color isn't available on the site anymore! boo!!

What are your FAVORITE Peachy Gold nail polishes?

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NOTW- Purple Glitter!

I wanted to do something bright and spring colory for my nails, so I pulled out my nail polish stash and saw this one. It was full of glitter, and I guess that week I needed some glitter in my life. Finals are here and its pretty stressful, so glitter to me is full of fun and surprises!

Quick NOTW - Wet N Wild "Wild Shine"

close up

I took me at least 3 coats of the polish to get it opaque and have the glitter show up well.  With just one coat, the glitter does not show up as much, but a few more, it will be gorgeous.  One thing I did find with this polish, is that it chipped super easy. Not sure if it is because of the glitter and the grittiness of the polish, but it chipped the next day already.  I love the color, hint of pinks and purple glitter in clear polish, but chipped a little too easy for me!

What polish are you nails this week?

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China Glaze - "Nails of the Week" - NOTW

This weeks NOTW (Nails of the Week) is a brand new polish I bought a week ago from Sally's Beauty Supply.  I tend to forget that sometimes Sally's has a sale section of products that are discounted to sell.  I only picked up one item which was a China Glaze Gold glitter nail polish.

Somehow I love gold nails that are sheer and not so metallic. The softer it is the more I like!
I have a few golds, but this one is just as pretty!


NOTW: China Glaze "5 Golden Rings"

Too bad the awesome color isn't shown as great on pictures then in real life!

I took me at least 3 applications to get the color more opaque, but if you just want sheer coverage, the first or second application is just as great!  The polish is more glitter based, but the glitters are small and still acts like a regular nail polish. It gives off a sheer metallic feel to it the more coats you add, but not so overwhelming.

For $1.99, I can't complain since China Glaze usually sells upwards to $6.00.  I love finding discounted items! Its awesome!!

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