Unicorn Joy

Hey Lovelies! For today's look I did 2 coats of Essie's Turquoise & Caicos. Then I stamped the shells from MASH plate 39 with Jordana's Pink Bunny and the unicorn with Wet n' Wild's White Creme. I love how the turquoise and pink almost blend together but then the unicorn pops out! 

OPI Significant Other Color Swatch

Hey Lovelies! Today I have a swatch of my favorite OPI colors, Significant Other Color. This polish is a beautiful lavender with a green and yellowish gold duochrome. 

I applied three coats seeing as this polish is very sheer. When applying this color I got long flawless brush strokes with very minimal streaks! I love sheer polishes so much because you can layer them on top of multiple colors and create a whole new look. Next time I wear this polish I am going to try it over a creme lavender for a richer color.  

Vintage Rose Tutorial

Hey Lovelies! I have had so many requests to do a tutorial on how I achieved my Pink and Red Vintage Rose look I did back in April. Check out my original Pink and Red Vintage Rose Nails for more pictures. 

Cherry Blossom Nails + Tutorial

Hey Lovelies! For this look I started out with 2 coats of Wet n' Wild's Sugar Daddy from the Megalast Collection. I then drew on the tree branches with L.A. Colors Art Deco in Black. Then with a medium dotting tool I made 3 conjoining dots with Sinful Colors Feeling Great and 1 small dot in the middle of the 3 with Sally Hansen Extreme White On. To finish off this look I applied 2 coats of Jordana's Crystal Glitter and sealed it all in with Seche Vite.

How To Create This Look:

MASH's New Nail Art Polish Review

CALLING ALL STAMPING ADDICTS, CALLING ALL STAMPING ADDICTS! Do you long for a stamping polish that is affordable and leaves crisp stamp images? Then you need to check out MASH's brand new Nail Art Polish. Today I have an awesome review for you all  from MASH. They just came out with three new nail art polishes for stamping!! As of right now they offer three different colors priced at $5.99 each.

Black Nail Art Polish

White Nail Art Polish 

Silver Glitter Nail Art Polish 

 As you all know I do love my Konad Special Polishes that I own so when I heard that MASH was coming out with Nail Art Polish for stamping I was really excited. When I opened my package up I was very impressed with how large the bottles were, they are definitely larger then the Konad  polishes. My Konad Special Polishes are only 0.35 fl oz and the MASH Nail Art Polish is 0.50 fl oz.

Black Nail Art Polish 

White Nail Art Polish

Silver Glitter Nail Art Polish

Right off the bat I noticed that the MASH Nail Art Polish was a lot more thinner then the Konad Polish which I like very much. When I stamp with the Konad Polish I feel I have to rush with it because it dries very fast and is a thicker consistency. With the MASH Nail Art Polish I feel like I can take my time because it is thinner and doesn't dry up so fast when I'm working with it.

Comparison Shots: 

(Sally Hansen INSTA-DRI in Blue Away with MASH plate 37)

When stamping with the Black MASH Nail Art Polish and Konad Polish I felt that the MASH Nail Art Polish gave my owl a more crisp, clean and deep picture while the Konad Polish didn't transfer the entire image onto my nail.

(Wet n' Wild's Megalast Through the Grapevine with plate 37)

When stamping with the White MASH Nail Art Polish I found it to be a bit duller then the Konad Polish but still transferred the complete image flawlessly. I do notice when I shake my Konad polish up  really well that the white polish isn't very crisp unlike when I don't shake it up as well.

( Wet n' Wild's Megalast Disturbia with plate 37)

Now this one stumps me! When I first saw MASH's silver polish I was instantly in love and ran upstairs to try it out. The moment I lifted the brush out of the bottle my heart broke because I knew it was way to thin of a consistency to produce a clear rich image but I tried it anyways and I'm glad I did. I have come to the conclusion that this polish would be great for someone who could only wear nude colors to work but longed for just a bit of sparkles. This polish would be great to use with a full image plate. The Silver Konad Polish rocked my socks off up against a dark color. It gave a clear, rich and crisp image up against the dark purple background. So it got me thinking... I wonder if I could use the Silver MASH Nail Art Polish as just a glitter polish since it was so thin....

Sure enough it worked beautifully! This is one of the best glitter polishes I own and the best part is that the glitter is so smooth that you could for sure stamp on top of it! 

Over all I am very, very, very impressed with MASH's Nail Art Polishes and I highly recommend them to anyone who wants to get into stamping. If you are interested in buying these Nail Art Polishes check out www.mashnails.com 

(MASH  Nail Art Polish  were  provided for review)

MASH Nail Art Polish for Stamping - (15ml)

Item No. mnap-black, mnap-white and mnap-sg 

Details

Ladies, ladies, ladies! We are incredibly excited to bring you MASH’s new nail art polishes! These Nail Art Polishes were specially formulated by the nail art experts at MASH to make nail art stamping even easier. If you want crystal clear and perfectly detailed stamped nail art than these are the nail art polishes for you. MASH Nail Art Polish is specially designed to be used with nail art stamping from MASH. Mix and match different designs with different designs to create your unique nail art. These nail art polishes are formulated with a much higher viscosity than traditional nail polishes (and even those other nail art polishes out there) to create the very best nail art stamping results possible. Each bottle is 15ml. *MASH Nail Art Polish is specifically designed for stamping and nail art designs only. It is not for use as a regular nail polish/base coat.

$5.99

MASHnails.com is a website dedicated to bringing you premium, salon quality nail art supplies. MASH was founded in 2009 by a team of nail art experts who were tired of seeing cheap, generic nail art supplies lacking both style and substance sold all throughout the internet. Boring products lead to boring nail art, and so the decision was made to make a premium line of nail art supplies and create a company run by nail artists for nail artists.

All MASH employees trained nail art specialists who work in all areas of the business from product developement to customer service. This means not only will MASH nail art products be the best on the market, all MASH customer service employees are nail art experts who can assist you in everything from buying choices and getting your order correct to tips on how to get the most out of your MASH nail art products.

No Heat Challenge 6th Month Update

Guess what...... I'M HALF WAY THERE!!! YAAAAHHHHHOOOO!!!!! I am so excited to be half way done with this challenge because I have never stuck with any of the ones I have ever made! With that being said the only thing that has changed is I am now sealing my ends in with coconut oil instead of olive oil but other then that nothing has changed this month. If you didn't catch last months update check it out here at No Heat Challenge 5th Month Update and if you would like to follow my journey form the start then No Heat Challenge 1st Month Update. 

What I did differently this month:

1. Started sealing my ends with coconut oil.

May 31st:

(Left Side)

(Right Side) 

(Back) 

I am loving the new conditioner I got last month! I highly recommend trying out the Aussie Moist Conditioner if you have curly hair. My hair feels so replenished and I have been using it as my deep conditioner and I leave it in over night! Also, I decided that I'm not going to flat iron my hair for the half way mark length check  anymore. I am going to go the full year heat free!!! However I am still getting my texlax done this weekend. I am super excited because I have so much new growth that its hard for me to brush my hair out HAHA. 

Nautical Nails

Hey Lovelies! Make sure you swing on over to Lace & Lacquers page to see my guest post plus a tutorial on these nails! 

Click Here To See My Guest Post and Tutorial!

Cream Lilies

Hey Lovelies! I wanted to do a more neutral work appropriate mani for you today. I understand that some jobs have different rules on what is appropriate and not but this is just my take on it. With that being said for this look I used 2 coats of Essie's Brooch the Subject and then went in with Wet n' Wilds Black Creme and stamped MASH plate 49. I sealed it all in with my favorite Seche Vite top coat and VOILA! 

Memorial Day Weekend Mani

Hey lovelies! For this Memorial Day look I started out with one thin coat of Sally Hansen's Extreme White On. Once that is completely dry I did 3 layers of a red to blue gradient using Wet n' Wild's I Red a Good Book and Sinful Colors Midnight Blue and then with Sally Hansen's Extreme White On I stamped MASH's plate 49. Finally I added a thick coat of Jordana's Crystal Glitter and sealed it all in with my Seche Vite Top Coat.

I hope you all are having a wonderful and safe Memorial Day Weekend!

Under The Sea

Hey Lovelies! For this look I started off with a beautiful light to dark blue gradient using Essie's Mint Candy Apple and Bobbing For Baubles. Then I went in with Wet n' Wild'd French White Creme and stamped MASH plate 43 for the bubbles and plate 37 for the cute octopus. To top the look off I threw on a coat of Jordana's Crystal Glitter on my ring finger so that the sea sparkles. 

Hope you all are having a beautiful Friday!