Maybelline Polka Dot Nail Polish: Pretty in Polka

Guess whos nubs are back!? Thats right - My nails are re-gaining their strength and are in much better condition! 

For my nail re-introduction I am showing you one of Maybelline's new polishes from the Polka Dot collection. The Polka Dot collection contains 5 Jelly based polishes with black and white hex glitters. 

The one I am showing you today is Pretty in Polka. Pretty in Polka is a bright jelly rose shade with large and small hex and circular glitters.

All 5 polishes are very reminiscent of Indie polishes such as Connect the Dots by Lynnderella, minus the bar and square pieces. So if you are looking for indie dupes - these provide you with some variety and are really great for layering. They retail for around $4, so the price is right too.

In this photo I am wearing Pretty in Polka over America Apparel's Dynasty - a dusty purple shade. 

Have you tried the Maybelline Polka Dots Show Colors?

Essie Marshmallow Bling

My apologies for not posting a nail post in a while. The cold has not been easy on my nails - they are brittle and breaking left and right. This is they best shape they have been in in a couple of weeks and I'm still not happy with them, lol. I am very particular. 

Today I have 3 coats of Essie's Marshmallow. I am not Thrilled with this polish. I know it's not opaque at all but I find it really heard to get an even coverage of this even after 3 coats. I added Revlon's Stunning over it for a little sparkle and like the end result much better!

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Only 11 days left until Christmas and I have all of these Christmas mani ideas running through my head!

I took another shot at a freehand Christmas manicure. Unfortunately, the only nail art brush I have was a bit

too thick for the snow flake I attempted. I just purchased some brushes at Sally's today though!

For this mani I used NYX Ink Heart as a base color and dotted on some snow with Color Club's Alabaster

My right snowflake turned out a little bit better

Thanks for looking :)

LA Splash Glitter

While I was on a hunt for the Wet n Wild Icon glitters (which I still have yet to find!) I came across a new LA Splash display. I picked up a couple of them hoping they would be a nice substitute until I find those damn Color Icons!

The glitter is called Vegas and for this mani I just used it over a white.

For the accent nail I stamped B14 with Orly's Luxe.

I have so many Christmas Mani ideas so I hope you don't mind if you are bombarded with them. I rarely do holiday manis so I feel like I need to catch up!

American Apparel Peackock

Today I am posting a brand of nail polish that I don't think I have

featured on my blog until now. Today I am wearing American Apparel's Peackock.

I only have three of their polishes but I do love them.

I also own Hunter and Dynasty.

What I love about these polishes is how opaque they are.

I used two coats for this mani but I could have easily just went with the one.

The application is also one of the easiest to work with in my experience.

I added a little something to my accent nail using tape.

The heart didn't come out as nice as I would have liked but it'll do!

I added a glitter top coat to it by the brand savvy

I also just wanted to mention my new obsession - Pinterest.

While it has semi ruined my life, I just cannot get enough of it!

Follow me if you have one :)

http://pinterest.com/nicnackk/

China Glaze Peachy Keen Tape Mani

Hey everyone! Just posting a quick swatch/tape mani before I get lost in my Global Communication reading!

Today I have on China Glaze's Peachy Keen - a true creamy peach!

I'm not a big fan of the half moon mani so I did some white V's!

This was actually one of the more frustrating tape mani's I have done!

NOTD: China Glaze White Cap

I went through about 4 mani's in 2 days this past weekend. I was unsatisfied with EVERYTHING I came up with.

I finally ended up with something pretty simple.

I did 2 coats of Color Club's Alabaster

and 2 coats of China Glaze White Cap

White Cap is one of my favorite nail polishes. It looks great over pretty much ANY color.

Someone mentioned it looks really pretty over plain white so I decided to try it!

Unfortunately, it was a gloomy day so I couldn't take pics outside to

capture more of the gold flecks that show!

What are your thoughts on White Cap?

Polka Dot Audrey

This manicure was inspired by a photo I saved on my photobucket from the Laqcuer Files. I am absolutly in love with polka dot mani's so

I was pretty obsessed with my nails after doing this.

For the base I used For Audrey, and Milani's Silver Dazzle (one coat glitter) on my index fingers.

The dots are:

Sally Hansen Whirlwind White

Milani 3d

American Apparel Peacock

Milani Silver Dazzle

I am super eager to do more color schemes!

 

China Glaze Sea Spray w*China Glaze White Cap

I am convinced you could put White Cap over the ugliest nail polish and it would make it look beautiful. If Nars Albatross was a nail polish, White Cap would be it. It is the pretties milky white polish with a gold shimmer. When Applied over Sea Spray, I think it makes it look like the color on Cinderella's dress.

Sea Spray is a blue, almost grey polish with very subtle shimmer. The consistency was a bit on the 

thicker side but wasn't impossible to work with.

Love this combo!