Pink Voltage Summer Mani

China Glaze Pink Voltage is a neon hot pink that is perfect for the summer. It dries matte, but with a top coat it looks amazing, especially as a summer pedicure color. For an accent nail I used my favorite top coat China Glaze White Cap and Born Pretty Nail Dotting Tools. Next time I think I will put White Cap polka dots on every nail :-)

Born Pretty Chinese Red Shimmer

Born Pretty Chinese Red Shimmer nail polish is my newest product sample from bornprettystore.com. I love glitter and shimmer polishes. Surprisingly I had nothing similar to the finish and opacity of this polish. Not only was the dry time extremely quick but this manicure was done with one quick coat! The born pretty shimmer polishes come in 24 pretty colors and are $4.74 each, with free international shipping. If you would like to check them out for yourself visit the site here.

Born Pretty Magic Magnetic

Today I used this beautiful magnetic polish from bornprettystore.com. The polish I chose is called Magic Magnetic Nail Art Polish #60. The born pretty magnet polishes are $6.38, with free international shipping, and a free magnet. My boyfriend and I were both shocked by how well this magnet polish worked. I have never tried magnet polishes before so I was easily impressed by the results. There are twenty different shades in their magnet polish line if pink isn't your preference. If you have not added a magnet polish to your collection yet I recommend you try them out!

Born Pretty Cuticle Oil

I was recently given the opportunity to review 2 different Cuticle oils from www.bornprettystore.com. I have tried Born Pretty Store products before and have never been disappointed. These cuticle oils are amazing. I have actually never used cuticle oil before so i did not know what to expect. I have only been using these for 1 week and after each use my nails look healthier. They come in 10 different scents, so if you buy the set you can keep one at work, in the car, purse, anywhere.

I currently have pomegranate at work, and jasmine with my nail supplies at home. They both have a very light scent that is very similar to one another. If you would like to try these oils out I highly recommend them. I am planning on buying the full set of ten when my samples run out. If anyone has any other recommendations for nail/cuticle products please leave them in the comments below :-)

If you place an order on the Born Pretty Store website you can use this code "JOJ61" and you will receive 10% off of you purchase!

Nail Striping Tape 2 Ways

I have recently been trying out Born Pretty striping tape for my manicures. I am pretty impressed with their striping tape. It comes in a dozen colors, for a very low price. The tape was flexible, which made it easy to place, and it was also easy to remove in case of error.

There really weren't any issues with using the tape except that the second manicure had some lifting at the free edge, but it was easily fixed by adding more top coat. I would also recommend getting a variety of colors for your manicures, the white tape is a little sheer. The polishes used for these two manicures were Essie French Affair, China Glaze White Cap, and China Glaze Merry Mistletoe.

*product sent by company PR for review*

French Affair & Born Pretty Dried Flowers

For this manicure I started out with my two favorite polishes, Essie French Affair and China Glaze White Cap. French Affair is a lavender pink pastel creme from the Essie Spring 2011 collection. It is beautiful on its own, but every polish is prettier with China Glaze White Cap so I added a thin coat on top. For the finishing touch I added a dried flower from bornprettystore.com. I have previously reviewed the dried flowers here. A thin layer of Seche Vite on top sealed off the flower and finished off this simple, and beautiful mani.

Born Pretty Dried Flowers

Born Pretty Dried Flowers are a fun unique way to create fast nail art. They come with twelve different styles of dried flowers in individual clear jars with screw-on lids. At first I was hesitant using these because I thought they would be too fragile. They were surprisingly easy to stick on.

Overall I am pretty impressed with this product, and it is an amazing deal for the set of flowers you get. You can purchase these flowers here for around $7. I will be posting more manicures with these dried flowers in the future :-) These photos were taken two days after application, and if you were wondering I used China Glaze Draped in Velvet, and China Glaze Snow Globe as a base.

*product sent by company PR for review*

OPI DS Signature & Flowers

OPI DS Signature is a beautiful pink holographic polish. I wanted to use my Born Pretty flower stickers again but I did not have the patience to wait for layers of polish to dry so I chose DS Signature. It is opaque in one careful coat and dries very quickly. I am loving these flower stickers for fast, but beautiful manicures.

Flirty & Rainbow Connection & My Giveaway Winner!

Orly Flirty is one of my favorite pink polishes. If you would like to see what it looks like under China Glaze White Cap please view my post here. Today I used OPI Rainbow Connection as a top coat instead of White Cap. I love using one coat of Rainbow Connection as a top coat. For the finishing touch I added a flower sticker from bornprettystore.com. I have previously reviewed these stickers here. It is a very bright and busy manicure that is perfect for the weekend :)

I apologize it has taken awhile to tally the votes and contact the winner for my 900 follower giveaway. The winner of my 900 follower giveaway was Sam G! I will start shopping for polishes for my next giveaway soon. Thank you everyone for the nice comments and for following my blog :)

Born Pretty Flower Stickers

I was recently given the opportunity to review the Flower 3D Nail Art Tips Decals Stickers from www.bornprettystore.com. I have read amazing reviews about the Born Pretty Store and their products so I had high expectations. These nail stickers are amazing. I was afraid they would be thick and hard to handle, but they were easy to remove and stick on each finger with tweezers. The best part is you get 10 pieces with different flower designs, so there is a lot to choose from! If you would like to try these stickers out I highly recommend them, especially for their low price. These photos were taken three days after application, and if you were wondering I used Essie Dive Bar as a base. I will definitely post more manicures with these flower stickers in the future!

This manicure can be seen in my latest Etsy Shop listing. I have added several new long and short cowls to my shop. Please check it out, I hope you find something you love :-)