Above The Curve: Blue Eyed Girl

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How is everyone doing? I hope all of you are having an awesome time. I am very excited to share this new nail polish 'Blue Eyed Girl' with you. Blue Eyed Girl is created by a husband and wife team of Above The Curve.

Above The Curve has made their mission to raise awareness for Shriners Hospitals for Children and Scoliosis. They have also donated money to Breast Cancer Research Foundation through their nail polishes. Also, $1 of every bottle sold is donated to Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Blue Eyed Girl is an electric blue holographic nail polish (so much awesomeness in one sentence). The first thing that came to my mind when I applied this polish was "Wow it Glows" The holographic effect in Blue Eyed Girl is subtle and it was really hard to capture the effect in the pictures. The formula of this polish is perfect and applies like a charm and is opaque in 3 coats. Blue Eyed Girl has a really good wear time. I am wearing this polish from the past 5 days and all I have got is a very small chip on my index finger. For this mani, I applied three coats of Blue Eyed Girl.

You can purchase Blue Eyed Girl at their Big cartel Store for $8 and at their Etsy Store for $9.
You can also purchase the mini Blue Eyed Girl for $4.50 at their Big cartel Store.
PS: They offer FREE Shipping too.

Also, check their Facebook page for more information and upcoming polishes.

Democrats Vs. Republicans

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How is everyone doing? Tomorrow is a very important day for the people in United States. I really hope that those of you who are eligible to vote will vote. I do not care which party you choose but please vote. I will be voting as well but I won't disclose my preference (drama free zone). I am also volunteering to be a poll worker and good news is that I am stationed at a Fire Station (Super Hot Firemen :D). The only downside in that I will be there from 6 in the morning till 9 at night.

For this, I applied 2 costs of Essie Blanc. On accent finger, I made a Democrat sign using Primary Red and Deep Ultra Blue and for the white dots I used .015" white hex glitters. Using the same colors I drew the Republican sign on my middle finger. On the remaining fingers and thumb I drew stripes using the Red acrylic paint and on top of the one-third of the nail I used blue acrylic paint and applied silver holographic stars. 

The Battle Nail Polish Challenge Day 1

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I am so excited to be a part of The Battle Nail Polish Challenge as it has been a really long time since I last participated in a nail challenge. This is my first post for the this Challenge. The theme for today's nails was to create a green and blue manicure. I really like how this manicure turned out. I hope you guys like it too. 

For this, I applied 2 coats of Zoya Song. Then applied Best Glue Ever on all the nails, which I thinned down with water to almost 30-40% as it is easy to apply when thinned down. After the glue dried (it becomes transparent) I applied 1 mm neon green glitters on the tips of all the fingers except the ring finger on which I drew the spiral design using the same glitters.

Tutorial: Scotch Tape Nails

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How is everyone doing? I hope all of you are having an awesome time. I am changing the way I used to do tutorials. So instead of having individual pictures and steps, I will have one big picture showing all the steps. I switched to this method because it is very convenient to pin (Yay! for pinterest lovers) the tutorial. I hope you guys like this new method.

I got many requests for the scotch tape tutorial so here is the tutorial for my beloved fans. Steps of the tutorial are at the bottom. This mani is very easy to do. All you need is scotch tape and scissors. Also, you need to have time in your hands and a lot of patience.

You can check my previous scotch tape nails here and here.

Steps:

1. Apply polish on you nails and tape the bottom one-third of the nail. Make sure the polish is completely dry otherwise the tape will ruin the polish. Also, make sure that the tape is not too sticky. 
2. Apply the polish of different color (second color) on the nail. The polish will only cover the remaining two-thirs of the nail.
3. Remove the tape as soon as you finished applying polish. Do not let the polish dry.
4. Repeat the Step 1 and cover the bottom two-third of the nail with the tape.
5.  Apply the polish of different color (third color) on the nail. The polish will only cover the top one-third of the nail.
6. Repeat Step 3 and apply top coat.

Items used: 
Polish: Zoya Ibiza, China Glaze For Audrey, and Essie School of Hard Rocks
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Others: Scotch Tape and Scissors

I will appreciate any suggestions or comments.

Thanks for looking.

Simran

Blue Butterfly!

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How is everyone doing? If you follow me on Facebook then you probably know that I have opened a new shop. I am selling solvent resistant glitters for frankening. If you don't know, solvent resistant glitters are used for making your own nail polishes as these glitters do not melt or bleed. I have tested these glitters for more than 2 months and can assure you that the glitters will perform well. Let me know if you have any questions. You can check my shop here.

For this mani, I wanted to go for a subtle look. Don't get me wrong I love all the Halloween nails that I am seeing these days but wanted some change. It is a very simple design using stamps and I hope you guys like it. For this, I applied 2 coats of Essie Sand Tropez. Then using the Red Angel Plate 119 I stamped the butterfly design on the accent using Zoya Ibiza. 

Scotch Tape Nails

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How is everyone doing? I am little sad as I twisted my ankle while walking down the stairs yesterday. Clumsy me. I am feeling much better today but still have to rest for one more day. Enough jabbering, now onto nails. I love scotch tape nails but they are pain to do. They are not hard to do, it's just the waiting time that gets me. I hope you guys like it.

For this, I applied 2 coats of China Glaze For Audrey. Then waited for it to completely dry and placed a scotch tape covering one-third of the nail at the bottom and applied Essie School of Hard Rocks. I removed the  scotch tape when the polish was still wet as it doesn't give thick edges. After School of Hard Rocks dried, I again applied a scott tape covering the two-thirds of the nail at the bottom and applied Zoya Ibiza and removed the tape when the paint was still wet. It is very important to have nail polish completely dry before you apply scott tape otherwise the polish will stick to the tape when you will try to remove it and will ruin your manicure.

Bundle Monster 310

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How is everyone doing? I got my hands on the new Bundle Monster stamping plates two weeks ago. I have to give it to Bundle Monster that they are getting better every time they come out with the new set of stamping plates. I really like this set as there are so many cute designs and not much (only two) french design plates. I do not know about you guys but I have really hard time stamping those french designs. Now onto today's mani, this design gives a very clean look and I hope you guys like it.

For this, I applied 2 coats of Zoya Brizia. Then using a Bundle Monster image plate 310 I stamped the net design using Ulta Salon Formula Wild Night. I have an obsession of doing something extra on my accent finger so I applied antique copper micro beads.

Black and White Challenge Day 9

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This is my ninth post for the Black and White Nail Challenge. The theme for today's nails was  water marbling. It is hard to believe that this nail challenge is almost over, only one more nail challenge day left. This is the first time I did water marbling and I had such a hard time. I experimented with so many polishes that did not work at all. 

For this, I applied 2 coats of Essie Blanc. After it dried I started working on the water marbling. This is the order I used the Polishes for water marbling: Zoya Raven, Essie Blank, Zoya Trixie, China Glaze Adore, and at last China Glaze Admire. I really like how my ring finger turned out but other than that it is a mess especially my pinkie and index finger. Hopefully with practice I will get better at this. 

PS: I have a giveaway going on right now. Enter here.

For Audrey with Whimsical

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I am the most creative person when it comes to giving title to my post. My mind just goes blank and I come up with creative names like 'For Audrey with Whimsical' :D I don't get it how people come up with creative names. Enough with jabbering, for today's post I'm using Revlon Whimsical which I won in a giveaway in February. You can check the post here.

For this, I applied 2 coats of China Glaze For Audrey. Then applied one coat of Revlon Whimsical. Whimsical consists of blue, pink and silver glitters of different sizes in a milky-blue polish. When you apply Whimsical just by itself it looks transparent with some glitters (1 coat) but when you apply it over any polish, it mutes down the color of that polish. I like how this combination turned out.

Blue Roses!

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It has been a couple of days since I posted because mid-terms are approaching and I was busy with one of the projects. But a girl can stay away from her polish only so much. I used nail foil for the first time and I really like how it turned out. I might be doing more nail foil posts in the future.

For this, I applied 2 coats of Zoya Robyn. On the accent finger I applied Best Glue Ever which I thinned down with water to almost 30-40% as it is easy to apply when thinned down. After the glue dried (it becomes transparent) I applied the Pink and Blue Roses nail foil. Then used a Q-tip to rub over the foil so that it attaches itself properly. After that I applied Wet N Wild top coat on accent finger because for some reason fast drying top coat does not work well with the foils, at least not for me. In the end I applied Seche Vite top coat on all the fingers including the ring finger.

Giveaway I won & Zmail

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Today I received not one but two mail packages. Awesome! First, I will start with the giveaway polishes that I won. Kristin from http://luminouslacquer.blogspot.com/ did her first giveaway on her Facebook page when she reached 50 likes. She mailed these beauties on Wednesday and I received them on Friday in a perfect condition. She also wrote a very cute note. Thank you Kristen and I love both the polishes. Also, it may surprise you to know that I do not own any Revlon or Nicole by OPI polishes. I had used Revlon in the past but do not have any in my present collection. This is going to be my first time trying Nicole by OPI.

Left: It's not me, It's Blue; Right: Whimsical

Awesomeness in Bottle.

Revlon Whimsical

I also received my Zmail today. I ordered them when Zoya released its Valentine's Day promo. So I just paid a total of $8 for both of these polishes including shipping.

Left: Zoya Dita; Right: Zoya Maisie

More awesomeness in Bottle.

Maisie

All four polished that I received today.

I will appreciate any suggestions or comments.

Thanks for looking.

Simran

Blue Squares and Glitters

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How is everyone doing? First, I am very excited that I won two polishes in a giveaway hosted by Kristin from http://luminouslacquer.blogspot.com/. She is a newbie (like me) and has a wonderful blog and a Facebook page so check it out and give love. I am waiting to receive and play with my giveaway polishes. Also, this is the first time I have won anything so :) :)

For this, I applied 2 coats of Zoya Caitlin. Then using a Red Angel image plate 103 I stamped the Squares using Ulta Salon Formula Wild Night. My alignment of stamping the squares is kinda off specially on my pinkie. I have an obsession of doing something extra on my accent finger so I applied three different colors (Silver, Navy Blue, and Turquoise) of square glitter in small empty squares. I applied these glitter squares individually rather that just piling it on as it gives it a much smooth texture.

Blue Butterflies

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I wanted to try Essie School of Hard Rocks from the longest time but could not gather enough courage to spend $8 on a bottle. I know it sounds cheap but that's the life of a student with almost a non existent job. Good news is that I was able to grab it at an awesome price and the best part is that my loving brother brought it for me. You can check the haul here.

For this, I applied 2 coats of Essie School of Hard Rocks. Then using a Konad image plate M53 (picture of the plate at bottom) I stamped the butterflies using China Glaze Adore. Adore came out in China Glaze Romantique collection and all the shades in this collection are perfect for stamping. As you guys have noticed previously that I have a tendency to go overboard so I did the same thing this time too. I outlined the butterflies on my ring finger using Black acrylic paint which is a totally unnecessary step. Don't do it save yourself from the mess :D