Remembrance Day Poppy Nail Art

Lest We Forgot
For all in the military, past and present.

Polishes used:  OPI My Vampire is Buff,  Barielle Pin Up,  Sally Hansen Insta-dri Fright Night and I-rush Luck.

Thank you for the visit!

Sally Hansen inta-dri Halloween Limited Editions

Today I have three polishes from the Limited Edition Halloween shades from Sally Hansen. I just picked up the basic creme shades. White, orange, and black.

Up first is OMGhost. This is a white creme. Photos are one coat. There were issues with self leveling but top coat did correct it. It is on the thick side and with the giant brushes that this line has, I did find it a bit tricky to apply.

Pumpkin Queen is a medium orange creme. Although it's bright, it isn't a neon. It really does remind me of a pumpkin orange. This polish is on the thin side compared to most of the insta-dri line. I still had full coverage in two coats though. It dried down a bit so I added top coat.

And then there is Fright Night. This is a creme, but also has a bit of a jelly quality to it. Thinner then the white shade, but I still had full coverage in one coat. It was a bit of a generous coat though. If you prefer to apply in thin coats, you'll probably need two. This dried super shiny. I did notice some bubbles once I took the photos. This is from the polish as I don't have top coat with these pics.

I think these are great choices for staple polishes. They would also be great for nail art. I want to see if they work for stamping, but haven't had a chance yet. I do need to point out that I hate the bottles used for this line. Who thought a giant brush in the smallest bottle would be a good idea?
Thanks for the visit!

*polish purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

Canada Day Nail Stamping

My first Canada Day manicure for you.

My base colours are Cult Nails Nevermore and Tempest and OPI Coca-Cola Red. Index finger is stamped with Sally Hansen Silver Sweep using MoYou Mother Nature 07. Middle and ring fingers are plate BM-H11 using Rica Whiteout and Mundo de Unas Black. Pinky is plate BM-004 with Silver Sweep again.

Thanks for the visit. I hope to be back soon with more patriotic nail art for you!  

Sally Hansen Color Foils Leaden Lilac

Hi everyone.
I was very excited to finally find the new Sally Hansen Color Foils in store. I picked up three to try. So, today I will be sharing Leaden Lilac with you. I really wanted to try these because I heard that they stamped well. Generally I'm not a fan of foil finishes. I did combine stamping with the swatches.

Leaden Lilac is by itself on the ring and index fingers. I started with a ridge filler base coat and used two coats of Leaden Lilac. It isn't horribly streaky, but still streaky. This is really a fault with most foils, in my opinion. A lot of polish stays on the brush. I recommend trying to get most of it off first. It covers well, so you don't need much. I almost got away with one coat, but was trying to see if I could hide some of the flaws.

The stamping is done using plate MoYou pro 08. Stamped over Cult Nails Nevermore and Tempest. Stamps very well over black, which is a huge plus in my books. Excuse the bad stamping over the white. It is my super curvy nail, but for some reason I couldn't get my squishy stamper to pick up the polish. I had to use my Konad stamper and it doesn't like the curve. So yes, this polish does stamp. And it stamps very well!

For me, I prefer this for stamping and not a straight up polish. It was too streaky for my liking. This is just not a finish for me. How do you feel about these polishes? I purchased this at Shoppers Drug Mart for $8.99 cdn.

*all products purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

Sally Hansen and DandyNails Jelly Sandwich

Howdy all. I recently picked up a couple of the Sally Hansen sheer jelly polishes and thought I would put together a jelly sandwich.
I went with Sally Hansen Sea Through which is a very sheer teal green shade. Be warned that you won't be able to get this opaque. Or if you did, I'm sure it would never dry because of all the coats you would need. To achieve this manicure I used two coats of Sea Through, two coats of Dandy Nails Colorblind, and followed with another two coats of Sea Through. I think this turned out to be a great combo. I ended up with quite a few bubbles. Unfortunately, I'm not sure which polish they came from.
**please note that I wore this for a few days and upon removal, I did have some slight staining on my nails. And yes, I did use a base coat. Maybe double up on your base coat to hopefully prevent any staining**

On a side note, DandyNails appears to be on a temporary break right now. Unfortunately, I don't have any information on when the shop will be reopening. Sorry about that. You can follow on FACEBOOK and maybe some information will pop up soon.
Sally Hansen can be found at most drugstores.

Thanks for the visit and I hope you enjoyed today's manicure !!
*polishes purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

Nail Polish Canada Easter challenge

Today I have my entry for the Nail Polish Canada Easter nail art challenge. I like to enter just for fun. It's a good way to challenge yourself to do something a little out of your normal range.

In no particular order, here are the products used.
China Glaze White On White and Fairy Dust
L'Oreal Jolly Lolly, Berry Nice and Bananarama Love
Sally Hansen Insta-dri Lightening
OPI Sheer Tints I Can Teal You Like Me
Mundo de Unas Black
MoYou London stamping plate Princess 08

To visit the challenge page and vote for your favourite mani, please click HERE!

Thanks for visiting my page today.

St. Patrick's Day Messy Mansion 04

Got a very green St. Patrick's Day mani for you! This is stamping with Messy Mansion plate 04.

Polishes used are Sally Hansen Go For Gold, Picture Polish Kryptonite, and Mundo de Unas #48 military green.

Now go drink some green beer! Be Irish for a day. Cheers.

Oh Canada nail art

Today is a better late then never post. These are the nails I was sporting for last weekends gold medal hockey game at the Olympics. Can you guess who I was cheering for? Go Canada !!!


White is Cult Nails Tempest. Black is Cult Nails Nevermore. Red is Sally Hansen xtreme wear in Pucker Up. I made the maple leaf decal and then applied it to the nail. Crooked ;) Oh well. This was my first attempt at a braided nail, or fishtail nail. Not sure which is the correct term? Think it turned out all right.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope to see you back soon !!

Tri Polish Challenge Jan. 7

Hi everyone. This year I have decided to try out Crumpet's Nail Tarts weekly tri polish challenge. For the month of January the colours chosen were yellow, orange and red. Ew yellow! Anyway, below is my first submission.
Polishes used:
yellow - OPI Candlelight
red - Revlon Colorstay Red Carpet
orange - Sally Hansen insta-dri Heat Flash
glitter topper -  Nubar White Polka Dots

So I decided to try out some new things this year, and this is one of them. I also hope that it will improve my nail art skills. I guess we will see about that. Don't forget to visit the other bloggers below that are also taking part in the challenge! 

OPI Underneath the Mistletoe and Sally Hansen Twinkle Toes-ty

One week till Christmas! How did that happen? I should be wrapping gifts right now, but how can I resist posting pretty polish swatches. Today I have OPI Underneath The Mistletoe and Sally Hansen Twinkle Toes-ty accent.

Underneath The Mistletoe is a red crelly with fine glitter thrown in. Applied perfectly in two coats. Super eye catching in person. I feel the cranberry vibe when I look at it. Top coat really makes it stand out. No issues to report.
Twinkle Toes-ty is a clear based topper with gold and pink holographic glitter in fine and medium. I LOVE this. I truly don't think I have anything quite like it! Could be worn over a variety of colours. This is two coats as an accent. Coverage was pretty even and the base wasn't too thick.

Overall I really love both of these. Very me shades! Thanks for having a peek today and I hope to see you back soon.

*polish purchased by me and all opinions are my own*

Rainbow Honey The Final Battle swatches

  Today I have two polishes from Rainbow Honey's The Final Battle collection. Ruby Weapon and Lifestream.

Rainbow Honey is now being carried at Nail Polish Canada, and they sent me these to review. Retail price is $11.50 cdn and all orders within Canada currently ship free. They also ship to the United States free on orders over $50.00 or a $12.00 fee for orders under $50.00. Nail Polish Canada has a wide selection of Rainbow Honey polishes.

Ruby Weapon is red with gold and copper shimmer. Kind of has a burnt look to it. I had full coverage in two coats on my nails. May require three with longer nails. Very smooth application and self leveled completely. Eye catching without being in your face, which I like. Shimmer is very noticeable. Photos with top coat, but this is very shiny on its own.

Lifestream is a clear based holographic shimmer with green and white glitter. Also some iridescent micro bar glitter. Great coverage for a clear based glitter. The only problem I encountered with application was some of the glitter dragging over the nail tip. Easily remedied by tapping it back on! All glitter was flat to the nail and smooth with one coat of top coat. Index finger shows two coats of Lifestream with no undies, the rest shows one coat of Lifestream over Sally Hansen Jaded.

Rainbow Honey polishes are 3 free and cruelty free. If you would like to read more about Rainbow Honey, please visit their site HERE. The Final Battle collection is based on the video game Final Fantasy VII.

Thank you for stopping by today! And please don't forget to pay a visit to Nail Polish Canada to check out all there goodies!  Have a great day.

*mini polishes provided by Nail Polish Canada for an honest review*