Naked and Bedazzled

Fun title today, haha! I was really interested in trying the nude creme/multi-colored glitter trend so that's what I did here!

Vacation Mani #1: CQ Slate Mix-Up

Hey girls! I am up in New York on a mini vacation with my mom. It's really nice to get away, let me tell you! We did a ton of shopping yesterday, when I found this pretty color. We don't have the brand CQ in drug stores back home, or at least I've never noticed them. One of my favorite bloggers, Olivia, has blogged about this brand before.I picked up Slate and Idyllic. Slate is a dark teal blue, with somewhat of a green hue. Idyllic is a red/purple duochrome. These colors are perfect for fall.




On my thumb and ring fingers is Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat in Fractured Foil. Topping the other three is Claire's Glitter Top Coat. I also put a coat of Gelous over the mani (I was gonna use it as my top coat because my Seche is almost out, but I just need that Seche on top of it).


check out this cool ring I got at Banana Republic. I got some great deals there today (even got a polish!)


This is what I go through when I'm trying to pick out a polish to wear. All of my nail wheels are like this- no real organization. The top is a preview of the Deborah Lippmann's I won from Kayla Shevonne's giveaway. Then there is my two CQ polishes, here Slate is topped with Glitter In The Air. I wanted to see how NFU OH 61 would look underneath the Claire's Glitter Top Coat.. def. a future mani in the workings here!

Anyway, I hope you all have a happy Monday! I don't know what we're gonna do. It's just nice to be away and relaxing, you know? :))

OPI Yoga-ta Get This Blue + Claire's Bedazzled

So, earlier today I sliced my nail pretty bad.. I used the tea bag method (see previous post) to repair it and you can't even tell there was a tear. :)



My repaired thumb! :) 





I usually only put glitter on my accent finger but I decided to add some to my thumb, too. :)

Glitter Bomb Mani + New Haul

Hi ladies! Yesterday was an awesome polish day for me.. I was just way too exhausted/sick/lazy to update last night. Here's what I got at the mall yesterday:


From l->r
Chanel Paradoxal ($25.00 at Macy's)
Delia's Violet Mist (SALE $1.99)
Claire's Bedazzled ($4.50, bogo 50% off with the next one though)
Claire's Mystical ($4.50 BOGO)
Forever 21 Love & Beauty Green ($2.80)
Forever 21 Love & Beauty Coral ($2.80)
Essie Tart Deco ($7.79 at Target, but I used a gift card!)
Essie Cocktail Hour ($2.95 on sale at Beauty Supply Store!)
Essie A Lot Of Shekels (perfect French mani color, $2.95 as well)


Chanel was obviously my favorite purchase. I've been eying the gorgeous sleek Chanel bottles for weeks. I just couldn't decide which would be my first color, but I fell in love with Paradoxal. I'm excited to wear it and show you all. :-)

Now, here is my Glitter Bomb mani for Mani Monday's with PAA. Here are all of the colors I used first.


All of these polishes are gorgeous. My least favorite of the bunch was "Evil Witch," the one on the right. I did one coat of each of these, starting with the left and going towards the right. I was pleasantly surprised by the Delia's polish- it's GORGEOUS. I haven't seen anyone post about it on here but I may do a mani with just that one so you can all see. I love it.






I don't think that this manicure photographed very well, but it's still very pretty and rather show-stopping in person.