Happy Mother's Day

Hi there!

My little guy gave this to me today for my first Mother's Day to a human...

My nails painted with Sinful Colors - Picante.
Sinful Colors Sinful Shine.

Awww ❤ 

I hope you're all having a great day!

Until next time...

First Postpartum Manicure

Hi there!

While pregnant, I really had no desire to paint my fingernails. It wasn't because the smell bothered me... I just didn't care. I kept chopping them as short as I could get them, so even if I wanted to sport a somewhat creative manicure, I don't think it would necessarily look lovely.

My nails painted with Sinful Colors - Dark Room.
Stamped with Konad image plate M57
and Color Club - Halo-Graphic.

I painted 1 coat of Sinful Colors' Dark Room before stamping... and then I added a coat of Seche Vite. Even though they're short as can be, I don't think this manicure looks terrible. The holographic touch makes me happy :-)

And since I think I'm starting to care about nail polish again, I raided my local drugstore this past weekend...

The Rimmel polishes were $0.49 each and the Sinful Colors polishes were $0.99 each. Do you blame me? Most of the Sinful Colors polishes were originally $2.99.

Until next time...

Spring Swirls Water Marble

Hi there!

Here's a quick look at my current manicure...

My nails painted with China Glaze - Lemon Fizz and Sinful Colors - Verbena.
Spring water marble manicure.

I painted 1 coat of Lemon Fizz before marbling with both Lemon Fizz and Verbena. I topped this manicure with a coat of Seche Vite, and I'm quite pleased how it turned out. The 2 polishes worked very well together in the water!

Until next time...

Bubbly Bombshell Paradise

Hi there!

I enjoyed the last sponge-tipped manicure I wore, so I decided to try it again with a different base color...

My nails painted with Sinful Colors - Paradise and Orly - Bubbly Bombshell.

I painted 2 coats of Paradise to achieve what's pictured. Once that was dry, I sponged Bubbly Bombshell onto the tips of my nails with a piece of cosmetic sponge and I topped it with a coat of Seche Vite.

This isn't a polish combination I'd typically reach for, but I don't have many choices where I'm staying :-) I do like it, but I enjoyed it better with Orly's Glowstick as a base color.

What base color would you pair Bubbly Bombshell with?

Until next time...

Lara's Harbor

Hi there!

I painted these yesterday evening before leaving to the beach...

My nails painted with Zoya - Lara and Sinful Colors - Pearl Harbor.

I painted 2 coats of Lara and 1 coat of Pearl Harbor to achieve what's pictured. About 2 hours after snapping this picture, all of the polish had peeled clean off of my nails! I'm not positive it was because the 2 polishes simply didn't mesh well together... I went swimming for a couple of hours, so I'm sure that had something (if not everything) to do with it.

At least it looked pretty for a few hours :-)

Until next time...

Melon Dots

Hi there!

I really love this manicure...

My nails painted with Sinful Colors - Neon Melon and
Nubar - Black Polka Dot.

I painted a base of white, 2 coats of Neon Melon, and 1 coat of Black Polka Dot to achieve what's pictured.

While out to sushi, the restaurant owner came from behind the counter and across the dining room to our booth. She grabbed my hands and ogled them :-) They really are that bright!

Until next time...

Neon Yellows

Hi there!

The last bunch of neons I have to share are the yellows...

Spoiled - Did I Dye It Too Blonde?, Sinful Colors - Neon Melon,
Color Club - Get Your Lem-On, and China Glaze - Yellow Polka Dot Bikini.

This cell phone picture is color accurate...

My nails painted with Spoiled - Did I Dye It Too Blonde?,
Sinful Colors - Neon Melon, Color Club - Get Your Lem-On,
and China Glaze - Yellow Polka Dot Bikini. 

And this picture is from my regular camera...

My nails painted with Spoiled - Did I Dye It Too Blonde?,
Sinful Colors - Neon Melon, Color Club - Get Your Lem-On,
and China Glaze - Yellow Polka Dot Bikini.

Each nail is painted with a base of white and 2 coats of yellow.

In order from my favorite to my least favorite:

1. Sinful Colors - Neon Melon (middle finger)... This dries a smidge matte, but the color is amazing and it has a nice formula.

2. Spoiled - Did I Dye It Too Blonde? (index finger)... I like this formula better than Neon Melon, but it doesn't have *as* great of a color.

3. Color Club - Get Your Lem-On (ring finger)... This is least like the other 3. It has a green shimmer and it's scented. It also has a great formula.

4. China Glaze - Yellow Polka Dot Bikini (pinky finger)... This is number 4 because it doesn't seem as neon when compared to the other 3.

I hope this helps!

Until next time...

Neon Purples

Hi there!

These are the neon purples I have...

Sinful Colors - Dream On, Color Club - Mrs. Robinson,
Julep - Helena, and Zoya - Charisma.

My nails painted with Sinful Colors - Dream On,
Color Club - Mrs. Robinson, Julep - Helena, and Zoya - Charisma. 

Each nail is painted with a base of white and 2 coats of purple.

In order from my favorite to my least favorite:

1. Color Club - Mrs. Robinson (middle finger)... This is my favorite of the bunch because it had the easiest application and it dried the glossiest.

2. Julep - Helena (ring finger)... This also dries glossy, but it has more of a red/pink undertone than the others it was compared with.

3. Zoya - Charisma (pinky finger)... The application was easy, but it dries matte.

4. Sinful Colors - Dream On (index finger)... This is last because the first coat was somewhat patchy. It also dries matte.

I hope this helps!

Until next time...

Neon Oranges

Hi there!

These are the neon oranges I have...

Spoiled - Jail Bait, Sinful Colors - Summer Peach,
Color Club - Wham! Pow!, and Color Club - Polish For All.

This cell phone picture is color accurate...

My nails painted with Spoiled - Jail Bait, Sinful Colors - Summer Peach,
Color Club - Wham! Pow!, and Color Club - Polish For All.

And this picture is from my regular camera...

My nails painted with Spoiled - Jail Bait, Sinful Colors - Summer Peach,
Color Club - Wham! Pow!, and Color Club - Polish For All.

Each nail is painted with a base of white and 2 coats of orange.

In order from my favorite to my least favorite:

1. Color Club - Wham! Pow! (ring finger)... This was the easiest to apply and it dries with a gloss finish.

2. Color Club - Polish For All (pinky finger)... This is nearly a tie with Wham! Pow! It also dries with a gloss finish. It's number 2 because I prefer the color of Wham! Pow! just a little bit more.

3. Sinful Colors - Summer Peach (middle finger)... This dries slightly matte.

4. Spoiled - Jail Bait (index finger)... This is number 4 because of its brush. It was difficult for me to paint near my cuticle. The formula is nice, though- it dries glossy.

Do you own/plan to own any of these?

Until next time...

Neon Pinks

Hi there!

Today I've got neon pinks to show you...

Spoiled - Tip Your Waitress, Sinful Colors - Pink,
Color Club - Warhol, Color Club - Jackie Oh!,
and China Glaze - Pool Party.

This cell phone picture is color accurate...

My nails painted with Spoiled - Tip Your Waitress,
Sinful Colors - Pink, Color Club - Warhol,
Color Club - Jackie Oh!, and China Glaze - Pool Party.

And this picture is from my regular camera...

My nails painted with Spoiled - Tip Your Waitress,
Sinful Colors - Pink, Color Club - Warhol,
Color Club - Jackie Oh!, and China Glaze - Pool Party.

Each nail is painted with a base of white and 2 coats of pink.

In order from my favorite to my least favorite:

1. Color Club - Jackie Oh! (ring finger)... The formula is awesome. It dries glossy and very bright.

2. Color Club - Warhol (middle finger)... This also has a great formula. It's number 2 because I like the bright color of Jackie Oh! just a little bit better.

3. Spoiled - Tip Your Waitress (thumb)... The formula is awesome. This is number 3 for me because of the brush- it's thick and makes the application near my cuticle more difficult.

4. China Glaze - Pool Party (pinky finger)... This had an easy application, but I don't care for the matte finish.

5. Sinful Colors - Pink (index finger)... This is last on my list because it pulled on the white base. I let each polish dry the same amount of time before applying the next coat. I only had difficulties with this one.

I hope this helps!

Until next time...

Neon Greens

Hi there!

If you're in the market for a neon polish and don't know where to start, I hope this next week helps you. I'll be posting comparisons along with my first impressions of the neons that I own.

Spoiled - Permission To Proceed, Sinful Colors - Irish Green,
Color Club - The Lime Starts Here, Color Club - What A Shock!,
and China Glaze - Kiwi Cool-Ada.

My nails painted with Spoiled - Permission To Proceed,
Sinful Colors - Irish Green, Color Club - The Lime Starts Here,
Color Club - What A Shock!, and China Glaze - Kiwi Cool-Ada.

Each nail is painted with a base of white and 2 coats of green. The picture was taken with my cell phone, so it isn't wonderful... but it's much more color accurate with neons than my regular camera.

In order from my favorite to my least favorite:

1. Color Club - The Lime Starts Here (middle finger)... The formula is great. That, combined with the unique color, makes it my number 1. The lime smell is also kind of fun :-)

2. Sinful Colors - Irish Green (index finger)... This was almost number 1. The only reason it isn't is because I think The Lime Starts Here is a bit more unique in color.

3. China Glaze - Kiwi Cool-Ada (pinky finger)... I like the formula, but I dislike the matte finish.

4. Color Club - What A Shock! (ring finger)... This isn't number 4 because of anything wrong. It has a faint blue shimmer in it, and that's just not what I think of when I think of a neon polish.

5. Spoiled - Permission To Proceed (thumb)... This is number 5 because I used 2 coats. I like it much better with 1 coat (seen here). This polish has more of a jelly finish than the others, and I dislike the brush.

That's it for the greens. Which one is your favorite?

Until next time...

A Haunting Admirer

Hi there!

These two polishes are pretty similar...

China Glaze - Haunting and Sinful Colors - Secret Admirer.

My nails painted with China Glaze - Haunting and Sinful Colors - Secret Admirer.
China Glaze is painted on my pointer and ring finger.
Sinful Colors is painted on my middle and pinky finger.

I painted 2 coats of each polish to achieve what's pictured. Haunting has larger, less dense flecks of silver in comparison to Secret Admirer. I think they're similar enough where you don't need both, but I can't recommend one over the other... I like 'em equally :-)

Until next time...

Sinful Colors - Rise and Shine

Hi there!

I'm kind of bummed. I painted a lovely manicure, and as I was cleaning up around my cuticles- I completely smudged it! It wasn't just a small smudge that could easily be fixed by applying another coat of polish or by pressing down on the polish to even it back out... somehow, I managed to move the polish from my fingernail up onto my skin. Woopsies! So I'll show you what I have left...

My nails painted with Sinful Colors - Rise and Shine.

I painted 1 regular coat and 1 thick coat to achieve what's pictured. I added a thick coat because the brush in my particular bottle has some very coarse bristles and it left light marks on my nails with just a regular coat. It's a great color with pretty green glass flecks throughout.

I think that my smudging my nails was some type of a sign from the procrastination gods. I haven't been putting much effort into landscaping our backyard... so I suppose I'll get to work and I won't worry about fixing my nails until tomorrow morning.

Until next time...

Splattered Fireworks

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I forgot to post a picture of the manicure I did for the 4th of July. I had every intention of choosing one of the 7 ideas I had posted over the past week- but at the last minute, my neighbor's daughter ever-so-sweetly asked me to give her "firework nails." When I was finished, she asked me to make mine match. How could I say no?

Splatter manicure painted with Sinful Colors - What's Your Name.
Splattered with Color Club - Warhol, China Glaze - Kiwi Cool-Ada,
Sinful Colors - Summer Peach, and Sally Hansen - Blue Me Away!
Patriotic 4th of July manicure.

I painted 2 coats of What's Your Name for my base. It's a black polish with blue glassy flecks throughout. I wanted it to mimic the night's sky... and in the right lighting, I can really see it shimmer. I splattered my nails with halved regular drinking straws.

I used neons, so my manicure is much brighter in person than it appears in the picture. This is one of my horrible cell phone pictures, but I think it captures the colors more accurately...

This was my first time trying a splattered manicure. It was a lot of fun, and less time consuming than I thought it would be! It seems everywhere I go, someone either asks me to explain how I did it or they ask where they can buy nails like mine :-) I'll definitely be trying this again with different colors!

What do you think of this type of manicure? Have you tried it before?

Until next time...

Frenzy Versus Cheatin

Hi there!

I recently purchased Pure Ice's Cheatin, only to bring it home and discover it's basically the same as a polish I already owned- Sinful Colors' Frenzy. Woopsies.


Sinful Colors - Frenzy and Pure Ice - Cheatin.

A close-up of the bottles...

Sinful Colors - Frenzy and Pure Ice - Cheatin.

Judging the bottles, I know why I bought it twice. It's mesmerizing! They are both clear based polishes with purple and blue suspended glitter. They were both very difficult polishes to capture on camera... but here's what I could get...


Sinful Colors - Frenzy and Pure Ice - Cheatin.



Sinful Colors - Frenzy and Pure Ice - Cheatin.



Sinful Colors - Frenzy and Pure Ice - Cheatin.



Sinful Colors - Frenzy and Pure Ice - Cheatin.

I painted 3 coats of each polish to achieve what is shown in the pictures. Cheatin is darker, more dense, and has a smidge smaller glitter than Frenzy. They were both easy polishes to work with and they're both beautiful, so I don't favor either one over the other. I don't think it's necessary to own both, but choosing between them is tough!

I can't wait to try these layered over a black polish!

Until next time...

Kinky Plum Purple

Hi there!

I couldn't decide on which color to paint my nails today, so I played with 3 very similar polishes...

OPI - Kinky in Helsinki, Sally Hansen - Posh Plum,
and Sinful Colors - Fuchsia Purple.

And on my nails...

From left to right: OPI - Kinky in Helsinki, Sally Hansen -
Posh Plum, and Sinful Colors - Fuchsia Purple.

Sorry for the shadow on my ring finger. The color is most accurate next to the glare and at the tip's half of the nail. I painted 2 coats of each polish to make them opaque. Kinky in Helsinki has a bit more red than the other 2, but it has the same color of purple shimmer- just not as dense. Fuchsia Purple didn't apply as easily as Kinky in Helsinki and Posh Plum. Though it painted on well, it dried with noticeable air bubbles.

I like all 3 of these colors, but if you're trying to decide on just 1 to purchase- they're in order from my favorite to my least favorite. That's based on application and the dried results.

Now... I'm off to watch the season finale of Desperate Housewives. Don't judge! It's a guilty pleasure and I just can't help it!

What's your guilty pleasure TV show... past or present?

Until next time...

Sinful Colors - Feeling Great

Hi there!

Today, I'm wearing Sinful Colors' Feeling Great...

My nails painted with Sinful Colors - Feeling Great.


I'm pleased with this polish. It applied very easily and I only needed to paint 2 coats to make it opaque. However, there is an itty bit of visible nail line that I notice where the free edge of my nail is longer than my finger. I don't think anyone who wasn't looking out for it would notice this from afar... or up close, for that matter.

How do you like the super ouchy hangnail mark on my thumb? Do you have any suggestions for making them feel better and/or less noticeable?

Until next time...

Yellow Polka Dot Bikini Versus Neon Melon

Hi there!

Today was another neon day for me.

China Glaze - Yellow Polka Dot Bikini & Sinful Colors - Neon Melon.
China Glaze is painted on my pointer and ring finger.
Sinful Colors is painted on my middle and pinky finger.

These were fun to play with... they remind me of elementary school and how my friends and I would color on our fingernails with highlighters :-)

Both of these colors were subpar to work with. I like to think I have a steady hand, but that didn't help the application. The picture doesn't capture just how noticeable the streaks are... they're quite dark. I even used a white base coat- it helped with hiding my nail lines, but not the sinister streaks.

Neon Melon is a brighter and more neon yellow than Yellow Polka Dot Bikini.

I honestly don't recommend either one of these polishes for a full manicure, unless you don't mind streaks. ... They might be good for painting accents and other nail art.

Until next time...

Summer Peach

Hi there!

I just took off my old manicure and replaced it with this beauty!


My nails painted with Sinful Colors - Summer Peach.


Please forgive the horrible cellphone picture. My regular camera just would not capture the neon of this polish! At least this picture shows a color closer to what I see when I look at my nails. It looks better if you click on the picture to enlarge it.

This is the best I could do with my regular camera...


My nails painted with Sinful Colors - Summer Peach.

I feel like that picture just shows orange- not NEON. ... But it could just be my computer monitor's settings.

This color was very easy to work with. I used 2 coats. Like most neons, it dried matte... so I applied a coat of Seche Vite. Easy fix.

These pictures really do this polish no justice. It's a fantastic neon! I guess you'll just have to pick up a bottle to see for yourself :-)

Until next time...

Brown - Swatches

Hi there!

These colors look so similar!

From left to right: OPI - You Don't Know Jacques! Suede, OPI - You Don't Know Jacques!,
Sinful Colors - Nirvana, Elf - Smoky Brown, and China Glaze - Ingrid. 



From thumb to pinky: OPI - You Don't Know Jacques! Suede,
OPI - You Don't Know Jacques!, Sinful Colors - Nirvana,
Elf - Smoky Brown, and China Glaze - Ingrid.


With the flash...


From thumb to pinky: OPI - You Don't Know Jacques! Suede,
OPI - You Don't Know Jacques!, Sinful Colors - Nirvana,
Elf - Smoky Brown, and China Glaze - Ingrid.


Not only are these polishes similar in color, they are similar in application as well. The largest difference is price.

And solely because I can, I took a fun picture of my new bamboo table runner...


Interesting picture of my new table runner.

Until next time...