I'm back with another NOTD that I really like and hope you like too! I used two colors that I got for my birthday last week. As soon as I saw these colors I knew I had to use them together. You'll see why... :)
I used Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear in Flirt as the base, it's a nice rich burgundy color with a subtle tint of purple. It's a great color for fall or winter. The other color is also from Sally Hansen, its called Big Money and its from their Gem Crush line. Big Money is a fine gold glitter with large light purple glitter. It's gorgeous and the gold & purple glitter matches the burgundy nicely.
I decided to just use Big Money on the tips instead of over the whole nail so I used a regular makeup sponge and dabbed the glitter on the tips. Then went back a second time and dabbed the very top of the tips again so it would have that gradient/faded look but as you can see I failed at that part. lol. I need to practice that whole gradient look.
As if that wasn't enough, I was looking through my basket of endless nail gems, stickers, rhinestones, ect. I have so many that i forget about and hardly use. I found these little gold stars that I thought would look cool with the gold glitter. I placed two of them on my ring finger, nice little extra touch.
As far as the polish; Flirt by SH Xtreme Wear was extremely easy to apply. I actually only needed one coat which was surprising but I'm not complaining! If you've been following my blog then you probably know that I really like Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear line, I have a lot of their colors. It's the formula + the brush that I like.
Big Money by SH Gem Crush was also very easy to apply, there's one thing I noticed that I personally don't like, the brush. It seems to have almost the same exact brush as Sally Hansen's INSTA-DRI line. These brushes are pretty wide and short. A lot of people prefer that brush but I personally don't like it. I'm sure it has to do with the size of our nail beds. I like a semi thin long brush but since these are glitter polishes it doesn't really make a difference. Here's a swatch of Big Money, you can see the large flexs of purple glitter.
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This mani looks very pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love how this came out!! Flirt is gorgeous!! The stars were a nice touch too ;0).
ReplyDeletewoahhh, so pretty!!! love them!!
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ReplyDeleteThese are realy pretty polishes
Thanks hun!!
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Thank you!!! It always means so much when you like my nails because I consider you nail pro!
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Thank you!!!! I love your blog btw!!
ReplyDeleteAww!!! Thank you so much!! That means a lot! Congrats on receiving the award, you deserve it!
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hey doll, i wasn't sure where to reply to your comment! but thanks for leaving me one! :0)it took me about a year and a half to lose 100lbs! I feel the last 10pounds may take a couple months simply because it's harder when you don't have a whole lot left to lose. I don't want to get scary skinny, so i'm being very careful with that. I most certainly do it the healthy way... 100%! meal plans, workouts, running, etc. I would never do it an unhealthy way, ever. I don't believe in that - as fab diets and eating disorders can do crazy damage inside. I had a friend who did a jello diet for 3 weeks - and ended up having to be hospitalized because her liver was failing. So, nooooo thank you. I want to stay alive. LOL
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I love this mani combo super pretty!!!
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I love Sally Hansen polishes! And I have yet to really get the whole sponging/gradient thing too. I fee like everyone else can do it so well and mine just looks like a mess! hahaha. We'll get there:) Love the colors though!!! Your nails look awesome!
ReplyDeleteOMGosh I am dying right now! This is so gorgeous Kelly! I also have never heard of using a makeup sponge to apply the glitter polish but I'm thinking that is gonna be amazing! I always struggle getting enough glittery ON my nail that it ends up looking like a large blob on the tips = not good, lol! The stars are a nice touch too! Great job with the pictures too! I love your artistic arrangement of the photos!
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ReplyDeleteLOL! Exactly, we just have to practice and watch a lot of YouTube videos lol. I love Sally Hansen too, especially the Xtreme Wear polishes. I have a ton of them.
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Thank you!! You're so sweet!!!! Dont feel bad, I struggle with applying glitter polish too, it could be annoying especially if its thick glitter. So using a sponge is a lot easier than the brush. You should def try it.
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You did! Great, what did you end up buying?
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I couldnt believe it when i hit 100 either. now, im almost at 120 and it feels sooooo weird. lol
ReplyDeleteThis color combo is perfect for the winter season! Very pretty.
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