Wet n Wild French White with Funky Fingers Teal Scales

  So after my fail with Teal Scales, I decided to go a different route.  A more basic route...  Enter Wet n Wild French White!!

  There we go!  Beautiful shimmer.  It doesnt really appear as gorgeous as it would look over a darker color but it is still pretty nice.  I like it.  I actually forced myself to take this off.

  2 coats white, 1 coat shatter.  My usual base + top coats.

Happy shattering,

Em

Funky Fingers Riot and Teal Scales (fail...)

  Okay, before you say: "Em, what were you thinking?  These colors SUCK together!"  I had something I was aiming for.  I was aiming for this awesome combo.  My purple was too dark and I now know that.  I need to experiment with Teal Scales though...

Without top coat, kinda hard to see it...

Without top coat

With, extremely hard to see!

You see that awesomeness???

Not how I planned, purple was too dark...

SO DARK!

  I will find a way to make this polish look gorgeous!  It has a helluva lot of potential!

Happy shattering,

Em

R U RAH RAH?

  Back in February (I think) my family went to a Rutgers men's basketball game (I thiiiiiink they lost, don't quote me on that).  All I can really remember was criticizing Josh with Dan and singing stand tunes with Josh.  Being a band geek, you know every stand tune out there ;).
  But this is the manicure I wore to the game.  One freaking fail of a manicure.

China Glaze Hey Sailor with Funky Fingers White Scales on all but my ring fingers.

Wet n Wild French White on the accent finger.

Like, freaking look at it!  The red was like "heh heh heh it would be funny if I smudged.  ALL OVER THE WHITE!"

  Grr.  I was notttt happy with the final result of this.  But all in all, GO RUTGERS!  (I know they are out of March Madness already :-/)

Happy cheering,

Em

I Love Experimenting on Mel...

  We got reaally bored reaally fast...  So this is what we came up with on our... Jenga day...
  Be ready for picture overload.  And they are out of order...

Right hand

Claire's Blacklight with Essie Shine of the Times

Sephora by OPI Slushied with Pure Ice Oh Baby!

Sephora by OPI Slushied with Revlon Blue Mosaic

Hot Topic Neon Green with Essie Shine of the Times

China Glaze Mega Bite with Funky Fingers Baby Baby Baby

Left Hand

Delia's Neon Orange and Essie Shine of the Times

(green nail) Pure Ice First Time

Claire's Blacklight with OPI Silver Shatter

Claire's Blacklight with 2012 Jesus Christ Superstar

China Glaze Mega Bite with China Glaze White Cap

Clair'es Blacklight with Revlon Blue Mosaic

  So basically, it was a sans cleanup layering fest.  I just wanted to try random things out.  She actually hated the Blacklight/Jesus Christ Superstar combo so much that she removed it and put some other neon on instead.

  Hope you like the randomness!

Happy randoming,

Em

My Ulta and Five Below haul

  All of this for like... $17-ish.  Plus a Monster :)

EOS Lip Spheres in Summer Fruit and Lemon Drop SPF 15
Funky Fingers crackle in Fuschia Glitter Scales and Teal Scales
Funky Fingers polishes in Tinsel Town, Stage Dive, and Monster Ballad
Revlon Colorstay Eyeshadow quad in Goddess (535)

  I'm happy :)

Happy hauling,

Em

Late Hanukkah Mani

  Oh my very special holiday, I haven't forgotten about you!

Ta-da!

It wasn't my best mani, but it served its very festive purpose.

  For this mani I used China Glaze First Mate with OPI Silver Shatter for everything but for the ring fingers I used Pure Ice Silver Mercedes and the Art Club striper in Midnight Blue.
  I was really surprised about how much shimmer Silver Shatter had!  What me and my best friend did was she got Pink Shatter, I got Silver Shatter ($5.99 each) and we got Speak For Your-Elf! free!!!

Happy Hanukkah!
Em

BCA Month

  This was my mani to show my support this October for BCA month.  Pink streak in my hair and all...

I liked it pre-shatter.

  That's really it.  There's nothing to say except think about what it means to you.

Happy supporting,

Em

Lets Go Mets! (for game on 8/20/11)

  Ok I did this Mets manicure with Ogre-the-Top Blue (blue) and

:)

Again blogger is screwing up the order of my pictures.  Why blogger?  Why??

Niice.  Please ignore the dye all over my hands.  I was tie-dying before I took these pics.

  We lost 11-9 but it was a very interesting game.  Several lead changes and a fire.  Very fun :)

Happy shattering,

Em

Revlon Blue Lagoon with Pure Ice Oh Baby and OPI Black Shatter

  I don't exactly know what to say.  This manicure is first of all terrible.  I didn't know what I wanted to do for my next manicure so I picked out my most recent buy.  I bought this on a whim only because I wanted a baby blue.
  When I looked this up on my Google Reader when I got home, I thought what have I done?  I had read that it was streaky and terrible.  I thought maybe that was just their application and maybe it would be different for me...
  I was wrong.  Stroke 1: Wow nice color.  Stroke 2: Great pigmentation.  Stroke 3: Aw shit!  Then it turned streaky and only went downhill from there.  It looks great in the bottle but I don't love it.  I used two coats but I should've done three.  Then I put Pure Ice Oh Baby over it (second mani with it in a row!) and I liked it.  The duochrome shimmer in Oh Baby made Blue Lagoon more like-able.  Then I shattered it which didn't exactly go well.  It didn't shatter as I had wanted it to but oh well.
  Just saying, even after two coats of top coat, I had three minor chips within seven hours after I started applying it.  None of which are touched up in these pictures.

See? A somewhat decent manicure...

Stupid blogger is not letting me put my pictures in order!!

Awkward edited picture...

  This manicure was not at all how I planned it to be.  I'm not sure whether I totally have to write off Blue Lagoon yet but when I try my peace mani (not sure when that's going to be yet) I'll decide officially how sucky it is.  I didn't take a picture of it alone because I was embarrassed...

  All in all, it ended up looking pretty okay.  Application of the Revlon and the OPI was a bitch though.

Happy streaking,

Em

P.S.- I'm sorry for the nubbins.  I was at the beach which killed the splatter design and the salt water dried my nail out and made them brittle.  They were now prone to break which almost all of them did.  I was extremely pissed.

OPI Pink Shatter LE Press Release (For Susan G. Komen for the Cure)

Let’s Shatter Breast Cancer!

 

OPI Announces New Pink Shatter: Pink of Hearts Nail Lacquer to Support

Susan G. Komen for the Cure^®

 

 

            OPI launches the limited edition Pink Shatter: Pink of Hearts Nail Lacquer to supportSusan G. Komen for the Cure^® in its promise to save lives and end breast cancer forever.  The 2011 Pink of Hearts edition will follow in the footsteps of its namesake 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Nail Lacquers in raising awareness of breast cancer for the fifth year in a row, during the months of September and October (National Breast Cancer Awareness Month).  Unlike previous shade incarnations, this year’s Pink of Hearts Nail Lacquer marks the debut of fan-favorite Shatter coat in OPI’s first pink shade. 

“We are continuing to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure in the hopes of increasing breast cancer awareness, while inspiring and empowering women.  The organization’s dedication to this cause is unwavering,” remarks Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director.  “OPI is proud to join with Susan G. Komen for the fifth consecutive year to offer Pink Shatter: Pink of Hearts.  By launching our first-ever Pink Shatter coat, we hope this exciting new textured hue will generate lots of awareness for this cause.”

Each bottle of Pink Shatter: Pink of Hearts has a special pink-ribbon tag and pink cap wrap to call attention to breast cancer awareness.  OPI will also be making its annual donation of $25,000 to Komen for the Cure. Pink Shatter coat contains no DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde, and it also features OPI’s exclusive ProWide^™ Brush for the ultimate in application.

The limited edition Pink Shatter: Pink of Hearts will be available throughout the months of September and October 2011 at Professional Salons, including Beauty Brands, Beauty First, Chatters, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Pure Beauty, Regis, Trade Secret, and ULTA, for $8.50 ($10.95 CAN) suggested retail for each Nail Lacquer. 

            For more information, please call 800-341-9999 or visit www.opi.com. Follow OPI on Twitter @OPI_PRODUCTS and become a Facebook fan!

 

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure®

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which is now the world’s largest breast cancer organization and the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer with more than $1.9 billion invested to date. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.

Honestly, I am really looking forward to this.  I might just buy an extra bottle for my mom too :)

(I was not asked to put this press release on my blog)

Harry Potter Manicure

  Hello Potterheads!  The premiere of the Deathly Hallows pt. 2 is tonight at midnight.  I will say that I am not going to it.  Even though I have a Harry Potter themed manicure does not mean I follow it.  I stopped paying attention after the second movie.  But now onto the mani!
  I saw some other Harry Potter themed manis but I didn't have the creativity to design one myself.  So I called on one of my favorite Potterheads.  She designed this entire thing herself and I painted it.  She never thought that I would actually do it.  So onto the pics!

This was the plan all and all.  Its actually very funny.

The bases for my left hand (L to R: Sinful Colors Snow Me White, China glaze Mega Bite, Hot Topic Green, China Glaze Mega Bite, Sinful Colors Black on Black)

The bases for my right hand (L to R: Sinful Colors Black on Black, Pure Ice Excuse Me, Sinful Colors Ruby Ruby, Pure Ice Silver Mercedes, China Glaze Mega Bite)

The final result.  Explanation in better picture.

L to R:
The Harry Potter logo which is done in black/white because that's just now it is or to show purity in a time of darkness
Ravenclaw which is one of the houses in the series and is done in gold/blue because that is their colors
This "represents Voldemort, his killing curse, and his shattered life... the green is for LV coexisting with the darkness that he has created. The green stands for the killing curse, envy, and Slytherin (LV was the last heir of him)and overall cruelty"
Gryffindor (my house!) which is purposely seperate from Slytherin and is gold/red because that is their colors
This is the Deathly Hallows symbol.  There is one on my other hand too (two symbols for two parts).

My other hand

L to R:
The other Deathly Hallows symbol.
Slytherin which is purposely separate from Gryffindor and is done in silver/green because that is their colors.
This "represents Harry and his conquer Voldemort spell.  The white stands for purity and the good he is battling for and the red stands for the struggle that he faces in his quest to overcome LV and the bloodshed"
Hufflepuff and is done in yellow/black because that is their colors.
The Harry Potter logo but this one has a silver glitter top coat because it represents light over darkness.

The colors I used:
Top row: Love and Beauty Silver, Art Club Black, Art Club Midnight Blue, Sinful Colors Snow Me White, Sinful Colors Ruby Ruby, Pure Ice Silver Mercedes, and China Glaze Mega Bite.
Bottom row: Funky Fingers White Scales, China Glaze Emerald Fitzgerald, Pure Ice Excuse Me, Sinful Colors Black on Black, Hot Topic Green, Art Club White, and OPI Black Shatter.

  So that's it!  If anyone is going to the premiere tonight, have a fabulous time!

Happy "Pottering",

Em

Sinful Colors Black on Black with Funky Fingers Sand and Stilettos with OPI Black Shatter

  This manicure is a hot mess...  Once I realized that Sand and Stilettos was not opaque, then I had to figure out what to do.  I tried it on top of SC Black on Black and SC Snow Me White.  The black looked better.
  It started out bad when I got the black all over the edges of my fingers, then got worse when the glitter started dragging and bringing the black up with it, then got much better when the glitter successfully stayed on my nails, then bad again when it wouldn't dry.
  I'm typing this as Sand and Stilettos is still drying...

Just SC Black on Black, one coat no topcoat

Sand and Stilettos (two messy coats) over Black on Black

Yay! Holo glitter!

And finally, with black shatter on top.

These last three were taken indoors but in full direct sunlight from my window.

It took a full 24 hrs to even get this to what I wanted it to be.

  Eventually I ended up with 9 (yes I am serious) coats on seven (one of which I messed up once so that used an extra two coats but I took those off) of my fingers.  This included 1 base coat of NailGrowth, 1 coat of Black on Black, 1 coat Sand and Stilettos, 2 coats top coat (because I didn't realize that I would need the extra coat of glitter), 1 more coat of Sand and Stilettos, 1 more coat of top coat, 1 coat of Black Shatter, 1 final coat of top coat.

  But on the other three fingers I ended up with 1 base coat of Nailgrowth, 1 coat of Black on Black, 1 coat of Sand and Stilettos, then I removed it because the glitter was too thick and would never dry.  Then I did 1 coat of Black on Black and 1 coat of Sand and Stilettos, then I also removed that for the same reason.  But then I did the same thing as in the previous paragraph, minus the NailGrowth and the top coat between the two coats of Sand and Stilettos.

Have you ever shattered a glitter or a holo before?  Did Sand and Stilettos ever give you a lot of trouble (like not drying)?

Happy painting,

Em