Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

Hello, Fireflies!

Ready for some Sunday Stamping?  Today, I incorporate some bling into my nailart, because today's theme is, "Bling it up!"

Peels & Petals - an eye gel that feels like a peel. #VITAMINCEYEGEL

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Hello, Fireflies!

For most of my life, my eyes have been a bit hidden behind my glasses.  I never really gave them much thought beyond a bit of shadow and mascara.  They did what they were supposed to do, and that was fine by me.

Now that I'm a little older, I find myself paying a little more attention to them.  I like using shimmery shadows that can sometimes make old eyes look even older, and I also like more dramatic looks that bring attention to my eyes.  This has also meant paying attention to the skincare I use to keep my eyes looking their best!

Weave of Gold Paint and Glass

Hello, Fireflies!

Time for the 2nd installment of the NCC Jewelry challenge!  Last week, I used a ring that wasn't initially my style, but had a lot of emotional attachment to it.  This week, my inspiration was a piece of costume jewelry that is just something I like!

Sea and (Vitamin) C moisturizer!

Press Sample.  All opinions are my own.

Hello, Fireflies!

I'm back with another Oz-some OZ Naturals product.  *ba-dum-bum* Thanks, folks, I'll be here all week.

Previously, I reviewed some of their gel-tastic skincare, and a lotion great for skincare and massage.  Today, I have their Sea-infused, herbal moisturizer with Vitamin C, Algae Keratin Extract, and Blueberry Extract.

Helping Out My Beauty Goddess With Radha Beauty #RadhaBeauty

Product provided for review.  All opinions are my own.

Hello, Fireflies!

Radha (pronounced 'rada') means "Beauty Goddess."  Now, I believe that we are all 'beauty goddesses' already, which is why I address my readers as 'Fireflies' - we are all lit from within, like a firefly.  We all carry our beauty within us, glowing.

Sometimes, I need a little help getting my beauty going on on the outside, though.  So I've been using this trio of skincare products from Radha, for a little help.

Pick A Pink Gradient

Hello, Fireflies!

I rarely wear pink polish, but 'tis the BCA Season! The prompt for this week's Pick 'n Mix Challenge was pink, and a three-color gradient, so I did a gradient with three pinks.. and a black with pink glitter!

I started with Koco I'll Pink To That, a soft pink with a subtle gold shimmer.  The shimmers.  They always get me.  Annoys me to no end, though, when they are gorgeous in the bottle, and then nada on the nail.

...and then, we're done! I guess I got involved in the art and forgot to take pictures along the way.  Oops.  I just did a simple brushstroke gradient using the polish brush to build the gradient with darker pinks.

The next pink, Koco Strike a Posey, is a little brighter, and also has a little bit of shimmer.  Koco Punch-Drunk is more of a hot pink creme.  I finished off the tips with OPI Today I Accomplished Zero, a black jelly with dark pink to red glitter.

And then I added a pink heart rhinestone because I'm cutesy like that.  Hello Kitty, eat your heart out.

Bottle shot:  Koco I'll Pink To That, Strike a Posey, Punch-Drunk, and OPI Today I Accomplished Zero

Are you sporting some pink manis this month, or are you more about the ghouls and goblins in October?

Trifle - goooood!

Hello, Fireflies!

Whew, what a busy week.  Things just start getting a little crazy in the Fall, don't they?  It's been raining this week to the point of flooding, and while I'd like a little more sunshine, I'm okay with the temperature backing down a little.

Not that it's cool yet here in Florida, but it's got me in the mood for Fall colors - berry, wine, and ... brown.  One of my fave browns right now is this metallic coppery-brown from Butter London - Trifle.

I added a funky French tip with Different Dimension It Rubs The Lotion On Its Skin, a brown and red glitter from last year's Halloween collection.  Have you seen her new one for this year?  I need Ghostbusters. 

 And, because you know I like sticking things on my nails, a golden metal stud.

I love that golden marbling in the Trifle bottle.

But, really, who can think of Trifle without thinking of the famous Friends episode?  "What's not to like? Custard - good! Jam - good! Meat - goooood!"

Bottle shot:  Butter London Trifle, and Different Dimension It Rubs The Lotion On Its Skin.

This mani - gooooood!

Bejeweled Blitzen's Bu...uh, Callisto

Hello, Fireflies!

If you saw my post yesterday.. well, it was supposed to post yesterday.  I goofed, and it went up a few hours early.  My bad.  Anyway, you may have seen the jewels I was rockin on my nails.  It wasn't the first time I'd used them, though.  I first used them in this mani.

But, I'm getting ahead of myself.  How could I not introduce this gorgeous deep purple holo from Celestial Cosmetics?  This is Callisto, formerly known as Blitzen's Budgie Smuggler.

Seriously.  Celestial's holos are amazing. (You can check out my posts on Meteoroid HERE, and Galaxy Field HERE.)

I wanted to adorn this polish with jewels, so I put on some of these mystic topaz-like rhinestones with pearl clusters, and used additional pearls on the other fingers.

I love a vampy polish when I'm rockin' the super-nubs.

Nothing says decadence like a super awesome holo dripping with jewels! What polish or makeup do you have that makes you feel like a million bucks when you wear it?

Saturday Sundae

Hello, Fireflies!

I'm a hoarder. I admit it.  I often have to fight the urge to buy complete collections of polishes from my fave Indie brands.  So, I'm happy that Cult Nails has started putting out these smaller 3-4 polish collections, because then I can buy the whole thing!  They usually have a special pre-order price, too, which lessens the guilt.

I decided to use one of her whole collections in this look.  I started with New Day, a sunny yellow creme.  Of course, it's a yellow creme, so it's going to be a little finicky.  Not too bad, though.

Somehow, I forgot to take pictures of the build up, so I don't have a picture of just Evolution, the lovely peach creme that sucked me into this collection in the first place.  The bright, bubblegum pink creme is Falling Hard.

Someone suggested that because of these sorbet-like colors, and the 'cherry' pearl on top, this looked like an ice-cream sundae.  I have to agree.

Bottle shot:  Cult Nails New Day, Evolution, and Falling Hard.

This is the best kind of sundae - never on your lips, never on your hips, and stays on your tips!

Ermagerd! Burbles!

Hello, Fireflies!

It's the last Black & White NCC challenge this month! Who knew that Black and White nails could be so much fun?

I started this with one of my new fave black holos, KBShimmer Stark Raven Mad.  It's got a beautiful rainbow, and it's not grey or brown, like so many 'black' holos are. 

Simple white bubbles with Revlon Spirit and stamping plate Mash-43.

But then, the stamp goes from this... to this!

I matched different sized clear rhinestones to the circles for a fun, blingy-beyond-blingy look.

I actually started with just a ring accent finger... but I couldn't help myself.  It was too fun to stop.

Bottle shot:  KBShimmer Stark Raven Mad and Revlon Spirit.

You know what it reminds me of?

Makes me laugh, every time.

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Tri-Flakies and Flowers

Hello, Fireflies!

I interpreted today's Tri-Polish Tuesday a little loosely - more like Tri-Color.  Because I only used one polish - Colors by Llarowe Hellcat, a stunning purple jelly with red flakies. 

I thought it was discontinued, but I'm glad it's not because I really love flakies, and, like Pokemon, gotta catch 'em all!

Hellcat technically has two of the three colors, but I wanted to emphasize the red and add the green, so I made flowers from rhinestones and topcoat.

You know me, I like sticking random things on my nails!

What are some of your favorite flakie polishes, if you have one?

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My first Skittlette!

Hello, Fireflies!

This month, the NCC challenge theme is the Skittle.  According to ChitChatNails, there are several formulas for a skittlette, of which I chose the most common - Creme, Creme, Stamp, Stamp, Glitter. I figured, since it was my first one, I should take it slow and steady.

I used Ulta Whatever Floats Your Moat, a blue jelly; OPI I Have A Herring Problem, a grey-blue with silver shimmer; and Liquid Lacquer A Calm Does Not Suit Me, a milky white base with blue and purple glitters.

I used Revlon Spirit and Dashika Big SdP-L to make this pattern over the OPI.

And, for the pièce de résistance, I chose some grey-blue rhinestones and placed them in my Nail Veil, which I then attached to my thumb with some topcoat.

I love that I can color-coordinate my Nail Veil! 

Bottle shot:  Ulta Whatever Floats Your Moat, OPI I Have A Herring Problem, Liquid Lacquer A Calm Does Not Suit Me, and Revlon Spirit.

I'm not sure how I feel about skittlettes - or even skittles - but I love nail jewelry.  What say y'all?

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What's Black and White and Red All Over? #NailArtForNubs

Two posts today! If you missed it, click HERE to see my review of April's Beauty Box 5!

Hello, Fireflies!

The answer to that very, very old joke is, "a newspaper" - get it? 'read all over?' har har har.  Today, though, the answer is, "my nails."

Who'da thunk I'd love this cheap Wet 'n Wild Black Creme so much?  It's not as easy or shiny as my absolute fave, Cult Nails Nevermore, but it's also 1/10th the price.

I used Pueen4 and Revlon Spirit to stamp these cute button-esque flowers.  Cute as a button!

I could have stopped here, but no.  Are you ready to take it up a notch?

As Emeril would say, "BAM!" Red, rhinestone flowers!

I was sent these to review from Born Pretty Store.  They don't seem to carry them as single colors anymore, but you can buy a wheel of different color ones, which I think is better.

This makes my flowers look 3-D. whoa.

I just love black and white and red together. What's your classic color combo?

If you'd like to go shopping at the Born Pretty Store, feel free to use my coupon (GVX31) for 10% off! Born Pretty Store can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, and their blog.

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Two posts today! If you missed it, click HERE to see my review of April's Beauty Box 5!