Mommy's Mani Monday: Favorite Sport or Hobby

Hello again, fellow nail lovers! The Mommy's Mani Monday theme for September 21st was "Favorite Sport or Hobby". Well, besides the obvious...I love many things! Which one would translate well to my nails, though??? I thought about it for a few minutes, and the one thing (besides polish) that kept popping into my head was my love of hockey! Detroit Red Wings hockey to be exact! The ideas started running circles in my head, but I just couldn't imagine a hockey puck and stick translating very well to my nails. Especially with my limited freehand abilities. I've wanted to put an old English "D" on my nails for so long, but have yet to acquire a stamping plate with said letter on it. So...I did it freehand, to the best of my abilities, that is!

For this mani I used:
Zoya Carmen and Oswin
Sinful Colors Snow Me White

Mommy's Mani Monday: Favorite Sport or Hobby. Go Wings!

And here is the collage! Great job, ladies!

Mommy's Mani Monday: Favorite Sport or Hobby collage

The products I used can be found:
Sinful colors: can be found at many retailers such as Rite Aid, Walgreens, Walmart
Zoya: can be found at ULTA, and online at zoya.com

Polish on!
~Stacy

June Mani Swap

I took a short break from mani swaps just because I was beginning to feel overwhelmed. Well, this month, I jumped back in! Here's my mani swap with the fabulous @mani_on_the_run! I recreated her holographic/silver stamp mani, and she recreated one of my newest, and yet favorite mani's yet! OG Pacific Blue ftw!

And here's my solo shot from the swap. I used Colors by Llarowe My Broken Down Crop Duster...and oh my holo goodness! It is gorgeous!!!

See? Just look at that holo-y goodness!

Do you enjoy mani swaps? What was your favorite mani to recreate?

~Stacy

Cinderella Nails!

So, about a week and a half ago, I went to see the new Cinderella movie with my mom, my sister, two of my nieces, and my oldest daughter. Of course, I had to paint my nails for the occasion!

This one was done with Zoya Sailor, and stamped with M Polish Starflower using plate 204 from my Shany plate set. I LOOOVE M Polish!

This mani was also featured on the Zoya website. :-)

One of these days I'll get all of my featured manis put in that there tabby-do at the top!

~Stacy

Push Your Mani - March 5, 2015

I know, I'm falling behind again! Darn life getting in the way of all the fun stuff I want to do. *grumblesneergrumble*

Anyways! On to the second Push Your Mani prompt! March 5th brings us Cherry Blossoms! I did have a lot of fun doing this mani, even if it didn't turn out quite like I imagined. :-)

For this one, I used Revlon Cayenne and Buttercup, NYC Brownstone, and Maybelline Bleached Neons in Pink Punch and Coral Heat mixed together. I do love this red...so I'll be using it again!

One of these days, I'll get through an entire PYM month again!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Stacy

Push Your Mani - March 2, 2015

Howdy! If you like challenging yourself with your nail art, you're probably aware of a few monthly challenges on Instagram already. Well, this one comes to you from @Push Your Mani! This particular challenge holds a special place in my heart because I've been chatting with the person in charge of it for quite some time now ;-) I love these challenges because they really make me try things that maybe I haven't tried, or just haven't thought to try. I do enjoy them but alas. I am a slacker, and I don't do them enough!

I've done stamping in the past, but just plain old stamping. I've not been brave enough to try advanced stamping until now. I used Sinful Colors Hazard and Solar Flux for my base colors, and stamped with Sinful Colors Nirvana using my Cici&Sisi plate 5. I filled the stamp in with Revlon Hypnotize, Sinful Colors Hazard and Mint Apple. I actually love how this turned out, even though it wasn't my original plan.

Check it out! What do you think?

See you next time!

~Stacy

M Polish!

Ok, so I slacked off for a while there. I posted about buying the M Polish mini set, and never updated! Well let me just say, M Polish is amazing! First of all, I got my order in a matter of a few days, and there was a little hand written thank you note on my invoice. I wanted to tear into them so fast and try them out. However, a very kind, fellow polish enthusiast from the message board I am on contacted me asking if I wanted to swap my minis for her full sizes for just the price difference. Um. YEAH!!! So, I had to ship off my minis, and wait for these beauties to land in my little paws!

Seriously, if you are into stamping, you need these polishes. 5 free. GORGEOUS over black - and any other color, really. They're amazing. If you'd like to see some great reviews and pics before I get around to posting my manis with them, check out some of these great bloggers!

Mama Hearts Polish

The Polished Perspective

Dancer's Polished Life

jeninthemorning

And of course, you can find M Polish on Facebook at M Polish, or on Instagram at @mpolishes.

So, do you have these beauties? What do you think!?
~Stacy

Playing with Julie G and nail guides

In an attempt to continue out of my funk (which is all but gone, now!), I wanted something fun. Something bright. Something...funky and geometric. I really had high hopes for this mani, but I was somewhat disappointed with the outcome. They're pretty, but I should have used a more dense glitter, or a solid color in place of the glitter with the guides.

I used Julie G Fierce & Fab, Wet & Wild Fergie Take the Stage, and Kiss nail guides.

And a close up of the accent nail so that you can actually see the detail! It's a little blurry, sorry!

I will get my hands on some chevron nail vinyls soon!

What is your favorite vinyl design?
~Stacy

"For Audrey"

Well, here's my first full mani since Valentine's day! Yeah...I went a whole week with naked nails...or just my Shinespark swatch on. Some polish addict I am!

Anyways. I wanted to get out of a funk that I've been struggling with, and even swatching wasn't really doing anything for me. Usually, if I'm in a funk, swatching will bring me right out of it, and will get the creative juices flowing again. Heh. Not this time. I had to force it!

So, without further ado, meet China Glaze For Audrey, Sinful Colors Snow Me White, and some really cute nail gems! I use my Shany #224 plate for the bows. I am loving stamping! A while back, I actually thought stamping was cheating. Psh. I was so wrong!!!

What's your favorite nail art technique?

~Stacy

Shinespark Polish - Reveiw

***DISCLAIMER: I received two mini bottles of Shinespark Polish to review. Here you will see one of those polishes, and I have not been compensated for this review.***

Hello, hello! LOOK at this beauty. It starts as this totally soft lavender shade, then you take her out in the sun, and BAM. Purple, baby! But...you'll have to wait a little while. This indie brand isn't launching their first line until February 28 at 11 am CST!

What you see here is three average coats with no top coat. Application was a little bit tricky a couple of times because I tried to over work it and it pulled ever so slightly near my cuticles. However, after the second coat, there weren't any visible divots or lines (aside from the peeled gash in my index finger nail...cries). It dries to a nice matte satin finish with a great shimmer. I love the shift that this polish offers between indoor/shade and sunlight. Now...you can't get it do do this inside. Believe me, I tried. Lamp light? Nope. Energy efficient "bright white" bulbs? Nope. Sun blazing through the window? (I totally thought that would work, but...) Nope, at least not to this degree! It's truly stunning to see it switch right before your eyes. The fact that it's my favorite color is...well, a definite bonus!

Here's a quick macro to show the color detail.

The main factor that I look for in a polish, is color. It's the first thing I see - obviously - and it's the first thing anyone else sees. Second to that would be the finish and/or effects. I've seen thermals, but I've never seen these solar reactive polishes, so this is a definite bonus. I personally try to steer clear of a polish that requires more than two coats, but I always make exceptions to that rule. If I adore the color and finish/effect of the polish, I can look past the number of coats, or the fact that it might be kind of tricky to work with.

Overall, I'm pretty pleased with this polish! In my next review, I will be playing with a little Mickey glitter mix up from Shinespark as well!

You can find Shinespark Polish online at http://www.shinesparkpolish.com/ or on Instagram @shinesparkpolish

What do you think? What do you look for in a polish? Don't be shy, I don't bite!

~Stacy

Welcome to the colorful abyss, from my eyes!

Hello! Yes, me again. I've decided to start documenting my nail adventures this way, too! Yep, that's right. If you follow me on Instagram, are friends with me on Facebook, and know me on Babycenter, you'll probably get sick of seeing my nails all.the.time. :-)

Anyways. This is still very much under construction, so please bear with me as I get everything situated and figured out. In the meantime...

What is your favorite polish brand? Your favorite technique? Are you new to the nail world, or an "old pro"?

I'm so glad you've joined me. I hope you stick around!

~Stacy