Essie mani (bobbing for baubles & smooth sailing)

I cant express how I adore Essie. From the cute glass bottle with raised lettering and not weird shaped caps to the skinny brushes. These polishes dry fast and apply so easily. I've loved Essie since way back and still adore their lines!! I did a simple mani with only art on one finger on each hand. I wear dark colors nearly everyday and blues have become an obsession. Bobbing is a dark denim like blue... Smooth is sparkly shimmery periwinkle esque. I took pics holding a PROP gun that was made for a cosplay costume.. wanted a diff object hold pic :).

Essie!!

Stocked up well sort of, have you?? Im obsessed with Essie colors :)!

Cvs sale!

Went into CVS for a few needs.... left with some deals!! I'm not a huge fan of Crackle nail polishes but some clients love it. I saw Sally Hansen's Crackle Coats were 75% off so I had to grab three! Usually they are $7.29 a bottle I got them for a steal at $1.83 each. I now own Distressed Denim, Vintage Violet, and Ink Splatter. Before leaving I remembered I was low on mascara so I cked Maybelline and SCORE I got Telescopic Explosion and Volum'Express ONE by ONE at 50% off!! These items were bought with no coupons... Omg if I had coupons I would feel a tiny bit relatable to some Extreme Couponers... Just a tad. :) Well I love brands but I live for deals so go ck out your local drugstores cause there are hidden gems there... Hey speaking of Gems Sally Hansen Gems had sale stickers but only two colors were left so I didnt bother but if u were looking they are there and on sale!

Upgrade needed & some stuff from Premiere Orlando

OPI, Gel II, Venique, Light Elegance, and Starpro UV gels made it into my little bag from this trip. Trying to sort these items into my medium Caboodle has been a nightmare. After many attempts I give up. Online now looking at new train cases. So many to choose from I can hardly decide!! Need a good durable one cause I'm doing house calls next week. :)

The Amazing Spiderman Mani

I use Wet n' Wild's everybody loves Raymond, Sally Hansens HD Blu, art deco black and silver glitter, wet n' wild's coloricon in white. I used a Victoria dotting brush to help with details. No clean up.

Premiere Orlando 2012 trip

I attended for the first time this year with my sister. It was an amazing experience. We had so much fun. I saw soooo many vendors that had such awesome products. Got a new Starpri UV lamp. I really wanted an LED lamp but I was too overwhelmed to even remember. It was a good time. A lot of new ideas were shown on what could be offered in our shop. I will post some pics from the convention. Im excited on my new polishes by Venique, macadamia hair stuff, and trying this new system by gel II. We will be attending next year for sure!

Julep Maven Box- June

Yay! I got my June box before Premiere Orlando. Besides the daylight defense spf30 for hands & face, creme polishes Claire (vibrant blue) & Lauren (magenta) I got 2 replacement brushes for last months polishes (thanks Julep team) & a lip balm with spf15. Didn't win a gold ticket but this box makes it harder to quit!! :)

Gelish nails (remix)

I prep and dehydrated the nails. Laid foundation gel (cured), OPI polish or Dashing Diva designfx, top it off coat cured 2 mins and bam!! I did my nails and my mother in law's.

OPI Pure Lacquer

I bought these OPI nail apps in Girly Glam & Reptile. I asked the rep specifically if these packs dry out once opened. She said no... Lies. These are use once u open. I love the designs though. Opi apps with Gel mani will be $15. My Dashing Diva apps are at a steep $25 per mani with Gel until I can find a better distributor. I am a huge fan of nail apps/wraps of all types. My manis always get compliments.

CND super matte

Before I start on a design. I love love matte nails with glossy nail art or tips. Idk what it is but I can almost say I obsess over these type of nails when I see them.

Bonita polish deal!

A quick trip to Ross & it was like finding treasure! Scored a 6 bottle pack 1/2 FL oz fun colors by Bonita. The set was only $4.99! I swatched the neon pink... two coats >.< wow!!! The colors are nameless but no worries I have a fine tip silver Sharpie and a name bank in mind ;). I love neons!! Awesome cover and dry time.

Julep polish- Jennifer

Two coats no clean up. I like this milky pinkish polish. It dries fast. I will do more Julep swatches after today.

Julep Maven... Contemplating

Soo just got my email to peep my June box... Ahhh I was considering skipping but man. They're offering creme colors! Ugh not skipping but praying my box comes before I'm due to be at Premiere Orlando. My first box wasn't impressive but my 2nd & 3rd are. Dang it I do nails for nail polish lol. Ahhh Julep stays getting my $$$.

Dashing Diva designFX Azure Allure

Love this mani!! Started off with OPI Chip Skip, laid the designFX, filed w/ my glass prism file, and then sealed my nail edges w/ OPI RapiDRY topcoat. Debating on sealing this mani w/ gel but testing the longevity for another day and through a day of my office job :).

Dashing Diva Design FX

I love love love these nail bling wraps!! Today I bought 3. I now own a new pack of Don't touch mu sparkle, Azure allure, and Carnivale. With these wraps I also got my first glass prism nail file. I like how hlass files will not get dull and can be sanitized with other tools. Definitely will keep these items in my shop. Haven't ysed Minx but will try it out next month then I will decide who I will carry at our shop regularly. Dashing Diva Design FX really has me sold but OPI came out with the same concept so we'll see. ;)

Wet n' Wild mani

Wet n' Wild Megalast Refresh-mint
Wet n' Wild Wild Shine Hallucinate
Wet n' Wild coloricon (white)
L.A. Colors Art Deco (black)

I will finish it off with OPI RapiDRY Topcoat after I clean up a bit. :)

Walgreens Haul

Wet n' Wild and ELF brand products are my two affordable lines I like to ck out when im in the stores browsing and stuff. Well today was my lucky day! I scored 5 Wet n' Wild items for $.99 each. I also picked up göt 2b rockin it dry shampoo & conditioner (bogo) and it was on sale!! Im obsesses with lippies so grabbed two and got three polishes!! Doing my nails today will post pics later. Walgreens made it off my last resort list for sure :).