Push Your Mani September: Ruffian

Hi there again! The second prompt for September's Push Your Mani was "Ruffian". I had never done one, and was pretty excited to try it. Thankfully, I had good motivation for the colors that I used, which made executing pretty easy. Picking colors - for me - is sometimes my biggest challenge!!! Anyways, we were going to watch the Detroit Tigers play, so blue and orange it was!

Colors used:
M Polish Hottie
Sinful Colors Matte About Blue
Love Angeline Coralline
Stamped using Born Pretty Store plate BP-13

You can find these products here:
M Polish: Website; Instagram; Facebook
Love Angeline: Website; Instagram; Facebook
Sinful Colors: Can be found at regular retailers like Walgreen's, Rite Aid, Wal-Mart, etc.
Born Pretty Store: Website; Instagram
*Use code BPSB10 for 10% off your order on Born Pretty Store!

Do you have a "go to" color combination when you're having a hard time deciding what to paint? Share here, maybe you can help me out! :-)

Polish on!
~Stacy

Push Your Mani September: Doodle

Hello again, lovelies!

The first Push Your Mani prompt for September was "Doodle". I had a couple of polishes that I hadn't had a chance to play with very much yet, and I thought they would look great together, so I went for it! For my base, I used Daily Hues Nail Lacquer "Julie". It's a creamy white crelly with aqua glitters in it. So pretty! I freehanded the "doodles" using Envy Lacquer "Pisces At Heart" because, well...I'm a Pisces! :-)

Push Your Mani September: Doodle

Daily Hues: Facebook; Instagram; Website
Envy Lacquer: Facebook; Instagram; Website

Do you enjoy freehand work? I need a lot more practice with it, but it's been fun learning!

Polish on!
~Stacy

Push Your Mani: August Collage

Hey there! I decided to put together a collage of all of my August Push Your Mani designs since I was able to complete the full month. Enjoy!

PYM August cCollage

Links to each mani:
Watermelon & Nimbus
Butterfly
Nautical
Polish You Dislike
Flamingos
Stained Glass
Peach
Matte Finish
Stripes

Thanks for stopping by!
~Stacy

Push Your Mani August: Stripes

Hey lovelies! This blog post brings you the final Push Your Mani prompt. I've really enjoyed doing these challenges this month, and I'm hoping to be able to complete full months even more often!

This mani is done using Bonita Frosty. I used NYC East Village for the freehand stripes.

PYM August: Stripes

Come back soon, and polish on!
~Stacy

Push Your Mani August: Matte

Hey there! Here is another Push Your Mani, mani! This one is "Matte". I've wanted to do something like this for quite a while. I just wish I could top coat the whole thing and not lose the stamp! Ah well...

For this mani, I used NYC Color Prince Street and my Wet & Wild matte top coat. Stamped with Shany Cosmetics plate SH203.

PYM August: Matte

One more prompt to go! Do you enjoy monthly challenges? Or do you prefer to work alone? ;-)

Polish on, lovelies!
~Stacy

Push Your Mani August: Peach

Hey there lovelies! Hopefully over the next couple of days I will actually get the last few August Push Your Mani prompts shared. I seem to have acquired a couple of extra kids for a few days, so I'm both busier and less busy than I have been. If that makes any sense whatsoever.

Anyways, that's beside the point. Let's get on with it! NAILS!!!

In this post, I am sharing my super simple, super pretty peach nails! I suppose this could even count as a swatch, except I didn't use my DSLR and light box for the pic, therefore, no swatch! Sometimes it's nice to just do a simple mani. A palette cleanser of sorts...

NYC Color in Hamptons Peach :-)

PYM August: Peach

What's your go-to color when you need a palette cleanser?

Polish on!
~Stacy

Push Your Mani August: Stained Glass

Hello! This prompt...ooohhh, this prompt. I had so many ideas that I wanted to try. So many stamps that I had in my head but this one...this one stood out to me. I had to give it a shot, and of course, I had to try out my brand spanking new Cayuga that I got from M Polish! Seriously, if you haven't tried M Polish yet, you are soooooo missing out! I only had to stamp each of my nails one time. ONCE. And it cleaned up like a dream.

This mani is stamped using M Polish Cayuga and CiCi&SiSi 27. I filled all the little nooks and crannies in with ORLY Bling, Digital Glitter and Steal The Spotlight. Love the sparklies in this one. :-)

PYM August: Stained Glass

Have you tried lead lighting, or a negative space stamp? I almost didn't want to cover these up!

Polish on, lovelies!

~Stacy

Push Your Mani: September Prompts

Well, August is officially ending, and I'm proud to say that I *actually* managed to complete a full month of Push Your Mani prompts! Watch for the remainder of the August posts over the next few days, but for now, a look forward to the September Push Your Mani challenges! Head on over to the IG account as well!

Do you have a favorite monthly challenge account? Feel free to share it here!
Polish on, lovelies!
~Stacy

Push Your Mani August: Flamingos

Hello again! :-)

I fell behind again on the Push Your Mani prompts, but I'm going to do my best to catch up and complete them all!

This weekend I visited my sister (sans kiddos ;-) ), and was able to complete the flamingo prompt between all the toes and fingers of my sister and niece being painted!

In this mani, I used KBShimmer In Bare Form, one of my no name The Color Workshop polishes, Sally Hansen Fucsia Power and Black Out.

Push Your Mani - Flamingos

How are you enjoying all of the summer mani's that have been around? I have been, but man am I ready for some fall preties to come out and play!

Polish on, lovelies :-)
~Stacy

Push Your Mani August: Polish You Dislike

Hello lovelies! Today's post is about the fifth Push Your Mani prompt: Polish You Dislike. I had to use two for this one, because these two are probably my least favorite colors. I did use some Twinkled T nail vinyls for this, but I LOOOOVE the vinyls! I need to use them more! :-)

Anywho, here we have Sinful Colors Vacation Time and Revlon Bare Bones.

Push Your Mani: Polish You Dislike

Do you have a "least favorite" polish? Or one that just doesn't float your boat? (You don't have to name drop...haha!)

Polish on, lovelies!
~Stacy

Push Your Mani August: Nautical

Hey everyone! The fourth prompt for Push Your Mani this month was "Nautical". I was totally excited about this one because I had this great idea in my head. It turned out pretty close to what I had imagined, I'm calling it a win!

So, without further adieu....here are my Nautical Nails!

For this mani, I used Laquerlicious (now Polish'M) Distant Shores for the base, and I stamped waves using  M Polish Starflower and Snowberry. The anchors and stars are stamped with M Polish Copper. Love, love, love!

PYM August: Nautical

Have you done a nautical themed mani? What did you use?

Polish on, lovelies!
~Stacy

Push Your Mani August: Butterflies

Hello again! I opted for a quick and easy mani the other day because I was short on time getting out of the house. I used Envy Lacquer "Pride" topped with a single coat of "Sinful Summer, both from the Seven Sins of Summer collection. I love how fun this glitter is! It's quickly becoming one of my faves!

Envy Lacquer Pride and Sinful Summer

The third challenge for Push Your Mani for the month of august was butterflies. I opted for a more subtle, abstract take. Since I loved this base color combo so much, I decided to keep it and just add the butterfly stamps to it later on!

As previously mentioned, this is a base of Envy Lacquer "Pride" topped with "Sinful Summer", stamped with M Polish Berry Best Friend using Cici&Sisi 07. I'm soooooo excited that I got my grubby little paws on this LE polish!

Envy Lacquer Pride and Sinful Summer
Stamped with M Polish Berry Best Friends

What are your favorite stamping images? Do you like floral? Abstract? Geometric?

Polish on, lovelies!
~Stacy

Push Your Mani: August!

Hey there again lovelies! Have you seen PushYourMani on Instagram? If not, go check it out! Each month there is a new set of challenges, and they are usually spaced out about three days at a time. Totally doable! (Don't ask me why I can't seem to complete a full month...haha!)

Anyways, click on that there link, go check it out, and join in on the fun! Here is a copy of this month's challenges!

I've managed to do the first two on time this month, and I'm really hoping to keep up on them all this time around!

The first prompt was "Watermelon". I used Orly Sweet Tart (jelly!) and NYC Pink Champagne for just a little bit of shimmer in the jelly. NYC High Line Green, Sally Hansen Lickety Split Lime and Finger Paints Ball Gown Glamour for the rind, and Sally Hansen Black Out for the seeds. This one was fun! If you go back a while on my Instagram feed, you'll see my first watermelon mani which was part of a mani swap. Fun times!

Prompt 1: Watermelon

The second prompt was "Nimbus". I've done one nimubs mani before this one, so it was fun to revisit! For this one, I used Sinful Colors Starfish as the base. I wanted something a little different from the typical white base color that usually gets used, and I toyed around with trying black, but didn't feel quite that brave. ;-) Anyways, all of the colors are M Polish! I used Guilded, Get Lost, Pish Plashin' Around, Dancing In The Street, and Fresh Perspective. It didn't turn out how I pictured, but it's still pretty!

Prompt 2: Nimbus

Are there any monthly challenges that you follow? What are they?

Thanks for stopping by. Polish on!

~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