NOTD: “P3” by A Girl Obsessed

A Girl Obsessed: P3

“P3” by A Girl Obsessed is named after the Piping Plover shore bird, and is just gorgeous small orange, white, black, and caramel circle and square glitters.  This glitter is a great fall polish, and for my NOTD I have it over Wet N Wild Megalast Nail Color in “Club Havana” (Orange) and Wet N Wild Fast Dry Nail Color in “Ebony Hates Chris” (Black).

There was no “playing around” with these glitters.  This is just one coat of the glitter, and I didn’t have to move any of them to get the glitters in the position I wanted.  You can get this polish here!

Stay beautiful!

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NOTD: Breaking Bad “Blue Meth” Nails

One of the best series ever on TV came to an end this Sunday.  No spoilers here, just pretty “blue meth” nails.  And please excuse my dry hands!

Blue Meth Nails, inspired by Breaking Bad

I used:

Wet N Wild “I Need a Refreshmint”

Starrily “Diamond Dusted”

Revlon Nail Art Moon Candy “Galactic” (just the glitters)

Blue Meth Nails

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Mani Monday + My First Giveaway!!

I wasn’t going to pick up any other Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat polishes…but I have been wanting the pink and white “Wool Lite” Fuzzy Coat for awhile.  I picked it up (well, two…), and it’s just as adorable as I imagined.  Yeah, yeah, I know I’ve done a Fuzzy Coat before!

Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat in “Wool Lite” Over Wet N Wild Mega Last in “Candy-Licious” and “On a Trip”

I used Wet N Wild Megalast Polishes that I purchased awhile back in a CVS set.  The pink is “Candy-licious” and is a wonderful thick formula.  The purple accent nail is “On a Trip,” which is a thinner formula, but solid after two coats.  I applied two coats of the Fuzzy Coat over each nail…just to make it extra extra fuzzy.

Products Used

And now…

My first giveaway!  I’ve reached 100 Followers here on WordPress, and I couldn’t be more appreciative of that!

“PRETTY IN PINK” Giveaway! CoverGirl Lip Perfection Jumbo Gloss Balm in “Ballet Twist” and “Haute Pink Twist” and Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat “Wool Lite.”

I am super excited to be giving away the Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat in “Wool Lite”, as well as two CoverGirl Lip Perfection Jumbo Gloss Balms in “Ballet Twist” (which I reviewed before) and my NEW favorite “Haute Pink Twist,” which I’ll swatch sometime this week.  I love all three of these products!

To enter, do one (or more!) of the following:

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This giveaway is international! The more options you do, the more entries in the giveaway you’ll get.  You have from today 7/8/2013 until Sunday 7/21/13 to enter. I’ll announce the winner Monday 7/22/13 in a blog post, on Facebook, and on Twitter! Good luck!

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NOTD: Revlon Nail Art Moon Candy

I apologize for my absence the past week.  We had a sudden death in the family, and are just getting back into the swing of things.  Please keep our family in your thoughts!

And now…my nails.

Oh, they’ve been a disaster.  I did something on Monday…and I just hated it.  It was so bad I didn’t even want to share.  In fact, I hated it so much I decided I NEEDED NEW NAIL POLISH.  And I went out of my comfort zone.  I usually stick with Sally Hansen, Wet n Wild, or some other brand because I just do not like paying too much.  These Revlon Nail Art Moon Candy polishes have been calling my name since I moved back to the states just about three months ago.  I’m positive I’m late to the game on these, but where I lived we didn’t have access to these kinds of things!  Everything is “new” to me!

I had some Extra Bucks rewards, and a coupon, AND a BOGO 50% off, I paid a mere $2.50 per bottle as opposed to the sticker price of $8.99.  I purchased two of the Moon Candy Polishes, “Galactic” and “Satellite.”  I admit I was drawn immediately to the glitters.  They’re double ended polishes, which makes for an interesting polish application.  I thought about removing both ends from their respective polish, but I didn’t want it all over my hands.  “Galactic” is a beautiful deep blue polish with jagged blue/greencombo flake glitters.  “Satellite” is a maroon/wine colored polish with gold/green flake glitters.

So first things first, the base coat.  I loved both.  The bottle gives directions to apply two coats, I only applied one.  It’s a great formula, and stands up on it’s own without the glitter flakes.

The flakes are awesome when finished, but kind of a pain to put on.  They won’t go on even, and you’ll have to fiddle with the brush to get the glitters where you want them to go.  Be careful too!  The flakes are NOT dainty!!  It reminds me of broken glass.  They’re all different shapes, pointy, and thick.  The flakes do not smooth out with a clear top coat!  I’m speaking a lot of negative here, but I really do like the glitter flakes.  I can’t stop looking at them from different angles.  Specifically “Galactic.”  Every angle is a different color.   And about the color of the glitters…do not be fooled like I was.  There’s barely any tint.  If you don’t have anything like it, I’d say jump on it especially if you get a great sale.

I certainly wouldn’t pay sticker price for the full collection, but there were a couple I was considering.  If you get a great deal like I did, definitely check ’em out!

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NOTD: Wet N Wild Color Icon Nail Color

Happy Tuesday, lovelies!  The rain has finally cleared here in the DC area and the sun is peaking through.

A few weeks ago, I picked up this Wet N Wild Color Icon polish in “Sprinkled with Love.”  I’ve been itching to try it, and last night’s powerful rain storm was a good time to give it a go.

 

I love the holographic look and the glitters.  It’s not fully opaque, but I did like it better with two coats which is what you see in the pictures.  And it’s cheap.  Who doesn’t love cheap?

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Mani Monday: Earth Day Gradient Nails

In honor of this year’s earth day and my very first Mani Monday, I decided to to a 3 color sponge gradient nail.

I tried this nail once before, and it was one of those “nailed it” moments you find on Pinterest.  My second time around was much easier.  You need a cosmetic wedge, and two or three colors to complete the look.  Apply your clear base coat, and one to two coats of white polish.  Paint your colors onto the larger end of the sponge.

I’ve seen videos of people covering the back of the sponge entirely, but my nails are so short, I’d only get one color.  I didn’t use the entire back of the sponge, and painted according to my nail size.

Dab that sponge onto your nails. Two coats if you want them darker. I used two for mine.

Trio of Colors 4.22.13 – Sally Hansen “Pacific Blue”, Sinful Colors “Rise and Shine”, Sinful Colors “Innocent”

My Sponge Colors

After dabbing, a big pretty mess. Time to clean up!!

After the clean-up!

Super cute for Earth Day!

Have a fabulous evening!

-C