Orly Elsbeth's Rose With China Glaze Full Spectrum

Orly Elsbeth's Rose is a dull pink creme that is pretty boring on its own but with China Glaze Full Spectrum as a top coat I think it is beautiful. This is a perfect eye catching- but work appropriate- manicure. For this mani I used two coats of Elsbeth's Rose with one thin coat of Full Spectrum. You can win your own bottle of China Glaze Full Spectrum by entering my Summer Polish Giveaway.

White Cap: The First Polish I have Repurchased

My absolute favorite nail polish is China Glaze White Cap. I adore White Cap as a top coat and I have run out of my bottle after purchasing it just 1 year ago. If you do not own this polish yet i highly recommend adding it to your collection! Here are a few past manicures with White Cap as a top coat.

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Essie Pink Parka

Sally Hansen Lacey Lilac

White

China Glaze 108 Degrees

China Glaze Turned Up Turquoise

China Glaze Light My Tiki

Orly Flirty

China Glaze Optical Illusion: Mermaid Nails

China Glaze Optical Illusion is a beautiful glitter duochrome from the Prismatic collection. It is pretty sheer on its own so I decided to use China Glaze Turned Up Turquoise as a base. Turned Up Turquoise was one of the first China Glaze polishes I owned, and I highly disliked it. It dries to a dull matte finish so I only use it with a pretty topcoat. If you would like to see a really fun bright manicure I previously did with Turned Up Turquoise click here. I love this combination and I will be definitely purchasing more Prismatic polishes with my next swagbucks gift cards.

Shine Of The Times & Pixy Stix

Orly Pixy Stix is a pretty pink/ coral creme from the Sweet 2010 Spring Collection. I think it is okay on its own but it is even prettier with a fun top coat. I have previously used China Glaze Rainbow as a top coat- you can read that post here. I have tried several polishes with Essie Shine Of The Times on top and I have loved them all. This manicure is two thick coats of Pixy Stix with one coat of Shine Of The Times.

Essie Da Bush & Shine of the Times

This is a beautiful, subtle manicure that is perfect for spring. This is two coats of Essie Da Bush from the Resort 2011 Collection with one thin coat of Essie Shine of the Times. I have read that OPI Stranger Tides from the Pirates of the Caribbean collection is an exact dupe for Da Bush. Dull green is not normally something i am drawn to but I love this combination.

China Glaze Sweet Hook & Latticed Lilac

I passed on the China Glaze Crackle Metals Collection when they first came out last summer but when i saw them on clearance at Sally Beauty Supply this weekend for $2.99 I did not want to pass them up. I picked up Latticed Lilac and Oxidized Aqua. For this manicure I used Latticed Lilac over China Glaze Sweet Hook from the new Electropop collection. I purchased Sweet Hook from Amazon with a free gift card from swagbucks.com. I am planning on purchasing several of the Electropop polishes with upcoming swagbucks giftcards :-) You can read more about swagbucks and things I have earned here.

If you click here to register for an account they'll start you off with 30 free Swag Bucks, and I will earn points for your registration. I hope you try it out!

Peachy Keen & Lighthouse

China Glaze Peachy Keen and China Glaze Lighthouse and both beautiful polishes alone but together they are extra special. I love this combination. This manicure is simple and is especially pretty in the sunlight. I am looking forward to wearing these polishes together for pedicures this summer :-)

If you would like to see Lighthouse over pink click here.
If you would like to see Lighthouse over black click here.
If you would like to see Lighthouse over blue click here.
If you would like to see Lighthouse over yellow click here.

Nail Polish Flower Earrings

I combined two of my favorite loves- nail polish and jewelry! I recently added a whole new line of flower earrings to my Etsy Shop that were created with a few of my favorite polishes and top coats. If you are interested in similar earrings but in different colors let me know! I hope you find something you love :)

Rose Metallic Earrings made with Sally Hansens pink metallic pen

Orange Rose Earrings with Essie Shine Of The Times

Rose Metallic Earrings with Sally Hansens silver metallic pen

Pink Rose Earrings with China Glaze White Cap

Black Rose Earrings with China Glaze Snow Globe

Favorite Manicures 2011

This post is a little late- but better late than never. Here are my top 5 favorite manicures from 2011 :-)

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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 Shine Of The Times With White

I hope everyone had an amazing holiday! I wanted to stop by to post this quick and beautiful opal manicure. This is Essie's Shine Of The Times on top of Essie Blanc. Essie Shine Of The Times is a beautiful flaky glitter topcoat. It shifts in color from red to orange to green. It is similar to other shades like Nubar 2010 or Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure. This manicure is 2 coats of Blanc and one coat of Shine Of The Times.

Magenta & Marry A Millionaire

For this beautiful sparkly manicure I used two of my favorite China Glaze polishes. I began with one coat of China Glaze Electra Magenta, then added one thick coat of China Glaze Marry a Millionaire on top. This is probably one of my top 10 favorite manicures. I think the combination is stunning, and is especially pretty in the sunlight.

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

Layered: Pink & Green

I purchased OPI Sit Under The Apple Tree last month on sale at Ulta. It is a beautiful, but VERY sheer lime green with shimmer. I wanted to find a use for this polish so I decided to try it for layering. Today I used two coats of Essie Pink Parka as a base, then one coat of Sit Under The Apple Tree on top. The lime green helped tone down the neon pink creating a beautiful manicure. I love the results!

I love Essie Pink Parka for layering because it dries so quickly. If you would like to see Pink Parka layered with White Cap click here, and if you would like to see it layered with China Glaze Lighthouse click here.

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*

Purple Panic & Excuse Moi!

Excuse Moi! by OPI is pretty polish with a pink base and multi-colored glitter from the Muppets collection. It is a beautiful polish that could easily be opaque on its own in two coats. I love to layer, and I love bright pink polishes, so for this manicure I chose to use China Glaze Purple Panic as a base. Purple Panic is a fast drying neon pink polish. I have used it several times before in this manicure here and with my favorite polish, White Cap, here.

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 :)