Essie Splash of Grenadine & China Glaze Snow Globe

Essie Splash of Grenadine is one of my favorite purple polishes. Tonight I used China Glaze Snow Globe as a top coat. Snow Glove is a beautiful polish with iridescent, multi-colored glitter pieces. I do not think I would use it alone but it is perfect for layering! I would highly recommend both of these polishes for this spring :-)

This manicure can be seen in my latest Etsy Shop listing. Please check it out, I hope you find something you love :-)

Essie: Splash of Grenadine & Orly: Bubbly Bombshell

Essie Splash of Grenadine and Orly Bubbly Bombshell are pretty purple polishes that look great layered together. I have not had time for nail art in the last few months, and have been enjoying my simple layered manicures. Layering polishes is quick, but you can still end up with beautiful results. For this manicure I used two coats of Splash of Grenadine, with one coat of Bubbly Bombshell on top.

Essie: Nice is Nice

Essie Nice is Nice is a pretty lavender creme polish that is perfect for spring/summer. I purchased this polish during a CVS 50% off clearance sale but I would have paid full price for it. The formula is great, and it is unique from several other lavender polishes I have tried. This is two coats, no top coat.

Pirate Skittles

I purchased the small OPI set from the Pirates of the Caribbean collection awhile ago and finally decided to use them. I wanted to test all four polishes out, so I painted my nails like this. They only stayed like this for a few hours, but it was fun to have rainbow nails for once. I love all of the Pirate colors, but I think in the future I will stick to the full size bottles and not the minis.

Quick Purple Manicure

For this fast mani I used China Glaze Virtual Violet (from the China Glaze Tronica Collection) as a base. Virtual Violet dries very fast, and I only needed to use one coat. I then stamped on top with my Bundle Monster plates and a white Wet n Wild polish. I think this whole manicure took less than ten minuets :)

China Glaze: Draped In Velvet

China Glaze Draped In Velvet is a medium plum/magenta polish with shimmer. Application was smooth and opaque in two coats but I think you could almost get away with one coat. I am not a huge purple polish fan, but because of the subtle magenta I think this is beautiful and I would highly recommend it. This is two coats, no top coat.

Shatter With Bubbly Bombshell

This is China Glaze Black Mesh over top of Orly Bubbly Bombshell. I had trouble with the crackle because of the glittery Bubbly Bombshell. I was tired of shatter manicures, but the subtle look of this mani is growing on me.

Orly: Bubbly Bombshell & Polish Question

Orly Bubbly Bombshell is a pretty purple glitter. I read great reviews on this polish so when I saw it at Sally's I decided to pick it up. This was the only polish from Orly's newest collection that I wanted. I love how glitter polishes look, but I am dreading its removal. This is three coats, with one coat of Seche Vite.

Anyone know of a similar polish that is all pink glitter instead of purple?

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China Glaze Pink Voltage, OPI DS Signature, China Glaze Draped in Velvet

Challenge Tag

I was tagged by Kristin from the Manicure Monkey for this challenge..

Here are the Rules:

1. Go to your lacquer stash
2. CLOSE your eyes and pull 3 random items - JUST 3
3. Create a mani from them
4. Post your mani when you post the tag
5. Tag 3 bloggers

My boyfriend chose these three colors :-/

I decided to try water marbling but it was a mess trying to clean up the silver and dark purple from my fingers.

If you have not already been tagged.. The three bloggers I tag are

Valentine Kisses
My Lucid Bubble
You Nailed It

Goodluck ladies, hopefully you have better luck than I did :)

China Glaze: Virtual Violet

Virtual Violet is a violet purple with subtle holo that has an amazing formula. Like the other polishes in the China Glaze Tronica collection Virtual Violet is opaque in one coat. This did chip after just a few hours, but I skipped both the top and base coat which would have helped prevent chipping.

I love the subtle rainbow in this photo!

OPI: Houston, We Have A Purple

Houston, We Have A Purple is a deep magenta sorbet. I would not consider this purple, but it is very pretty. The OPI sorbet polishes will be great for the spring/summer. If you like jelly formulas this is a pretty polish to check out. I am new to OPI polishes, and so far I like them. I am planning on splurging and trying out more OPI polishes soon.

Stamping Overload?

I started with Revlon Scented polish in Not So Blueberry and began to stamp away. I think I had the right idea, and it looks semi marbled from far away but this manicure is a pain to repeat on ten nails.

China Glaze: Purple Panic

Purple Panic is a very bright magenta polish. It is a little more on the pink side than the purple side and dries with a matte finish. The color is absolutely fabulous with a top coat. I think this will be my next pedicure color with China Glaze White Cap as a top coat :)

Coconut Kiss Nail Art

After looking through my nail art polishes I decided to use my Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen in Silver over top of China Glaze Coconut Kiss. The formula for the Sally Hansen pens is water-based, which makes it such a breeze to remove if you make a mistake. I kept everything simple this time and made three small flowers out of dots on each nail. Then I went back with L.A. Colors Art Deco in Silver Glitter to add accent dots, and centers to the flowers. From up close you can see the flowers but from far away it looks like cute polka dotted nails.

Lacey Lilac With White Cap

Sally Hansen Lacey Lilac is a pretty lavender creme. I had no problem with the formula. I used two coats, but I think three would be best. I only used two becuase I planning on using China Glaze White Cap as a top coat. I have no negative things to say about White Cap. It is a beautiful top coat that is very similar to Jesse's Girl Firefly.

China Glaze Coconut Kiss

China Glaze Coconut Kiss is a beautiful shiny purple. The polish was easy to apply and was opaque in two coats. This is my first true purple nail polish and I am happy to add it to my collection. While taking photos I used both natural and artificial light. I am in LOVE with the purple shade from the artificial light. (photo 3)

Does anyone know of a polish that looks like the color in photo 3?

Zoya Harlow & Stamping

Zoya Harlow is my one and only Matte polish. You can see what Harlow looks like on its own here. Harlow makes a great base for stamping because of its quick drying time. I used Cover Girl Triple Platinum and my Bundle Monster plates for the stamping.

I ended up using a top coat on this mani, and I really liked the end result.

Color Club Secret Rendezvous

Color Club Secret Rendezvous is a light pastel lavender creme nail polish from the Alter Ego Collection, Spring 2011. I had some trouble with the formula, i used at least three coats. I have read that there are several dupes of this shade by other brands, but this is my first lavender polish so I am happy to own it. This is three coats, maybe four, no top coat.

When I have time later I plan to top Secret Rendezvous with Color Club Covered in Diamonds. I will post pictures :)

Ulta Plum Perfect & Firefly

Ulta Plum Perfect is a pretty purple creme. I was trying to branch out of pinks when I purchased this polish, and I am glad I did. The formula is pretty good; it is not too thick and dries quickly. I really like the small Ulta bottles, and when they are on sale they are very cheap!

I was bored half way through the day and decided to use Jesse's Girl Firefly as a top coat. Firefly is gorgeous. I am completely obsessed with this polish, and if I come across another bottle I will be adding it to my 100 follower giveaway.