NailNation 3000 Chakra

Wow oh WOW! That was my 1st thought when I opened my order from Maria.  The name even speaks for its self, Chakra.  I instantly thought....Rio De Janeiro and a tiny bikini! I love bright, sexy sassy colors, especially in the summer.  This is the smoothest application I have ever experienced with an Indie made cream polish.  Let's get to the pictures!!

My camera did not pick up the true beauty of the polish.  It is a spectacular color, I feel can be worn year round.  After putting this on, I wanted to get out and about to flash my hands around!

This fabulous polish, NailNation 3000 can be purchased from Maria on her fan Facebook page by clicking here.  You can also buy her polishes at Llarowe by clicking here.  Maria has many more fabulous polishes, especially Holographic ones.  My blog this week will showcase a few more of them.  Until then, may you days be filled with beautiful polish~

xoxo Shea

Versatile Blogger Award

To my surprise I was nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award by Melanie Snyder.  I am really honored about this award, as I just walked into the polish world last September and decided to start a blog just last month.  I have met some very talented women in the polish community.  I really do this blog for myself, but love that I can share with others as well and inspire them to try new things.

Back to the meaning on this blog post, I would like to say a big Thank you to Melanie Snyder for nominating me for the award.  It really means a lot to me, I was grinning from ear to ear when I found out.  It is a fabulous feeling knowing that others are viewing my blog :)

Here are the rules to this award: 

1. Nominate 15 fellow bloggers who are relatively new to blogging

2. Let them know that you have nominated them.
3. Share 7 random facts about yourself.
4. Thank the bloggers who have nominated you.
5. Add the Versatile Blogger Award picture to your post

7 Random Facts About Me

1.                   I’m obsessed with eye lashes

2.                   My 1^st love is Makeup, I have over 400 mineral eye shadows

3.                   When I play Golf, I have to do it barefoot ( yes, people look at me like I am nuts)

4.                   I love Scooby-Doo and watching Animated children’s movies

5.                   I used to iron my sheets at night, could not sleep on wrinkles sheets!

6.                   I record I Love Lucy and watch them daily

7.                   I LOVE playing poker and aspire to one day play in the World Series of Poker.

My Nominee's are 

1.Dressed Up Nails

2.The Treadways Journey

3.Saturday Swatch

4.10 Fickle Fingers

5.Renolyn Reviews

6.And Then There Was Polish

7.Polish Insomnia

8.Southern Sass n Sparkle

9.Nail Art For Nerds

10.NailTastic fun

11.Nails In Harmony

12.Cats Claws Polish

13.Hawaiian Chicky

14.Nail Garnish

15.For the Love of Lacquer

Paris Sparkles Pink Speckled

Hello everyone!  I have for you today another fabulous polish from Paris Sparkles.  It is no secret that I LOVE all things Pink, so when I saw this was not only a Pink polish, but it also has glitter too, I had to have it!!  My 2 favorites things, other than all things animal print :) Let's get to the photo's.....

I love that this is a light pink base with just the right amount of glitter. All of the pictures are 3 thin coats alone with out any undies. The application was smooth and easy.  This polish is perfect for any age.

You can purchase Paris Sparkles on her Etsy store by clicking here, there are so many beautiful polishes to choose from.  That is all for today, until next time, may your days be filled with lots of beautiful polish!

xoxo Shea

Nail Polish Creations Nail Art Contest

I love shiny sparkly glitzy nails and animal print with blurple stamping.  This is my favorite mani that I have done.  I hope you like it.

This is a fun contest and you can enter by clicking here and this will take you to the Nail Polish Creations Birthday Nail Art Contest :)

Paris Sparkles Peridot

Happy Sunday! I have for you today a stunning polish from Paris Sparkles, and wow it sparkles.  I wish my camera could have shown her true sparkles. I have recently become a fan of Blue's and Green's and oh how I love glitter polish.  Let's get to what I was able to capture in my photo's below. This is Peridot by Paris Sparkles.

 I have to admit, this is the prettiest Green/Peridot glitter polish I have ever seen.  The formula was fabulous too.  It was an easy application, this is 2 coats over L'Oreal The Temptress Touch.  It is a beautiful combination.

What do you think? Paris Sparkles can be purchased in their Etsy store here.  Today is the Pro Bowl, then next weekend my Niner's will be playing in the SuperBowl!! Don't forget to enter in our Epic Multi Blogger Giveaway.  We have some fantastic prizes! Until next time, may your day be filled with lots of beautiful polish.

XOXO Shea 

Epic Multi-Blogger Giveaway!

Alas, our Mulit-Blogger Giveaway is here! I have the pleasure to participate in this giveaway with 8 other fantastic ladies.  For myself, I am a very new blogger and this will be my very first giveaway.  These prizes are AMAZING and I cannot wait to see who all wins.  So off to the good stuff....the FANTABULOUS prizes! Tell your friends, your family and enter to win.

Good Luck!!
xoxo Shea

Prize #1

 

Nail Nation3000 Kizmit, Kelara Lacquers' entire Festivus 4 the Restofus collection minis (set of 5), Island Girl Island Paradise, Milani Nail Art Purple Outline, Fimo slices, and a Julep glass file

Prize #2

3D Nail Stickers, Revlon Heavenly, Pure Cuticle Oil sampler pack (set of 4), Butter London The Black Knight, NailNation3000 Infinity, NailNation3000 Heart of Gold

Prize #3

 Glisten & Glow Stuck on Blu! base coat, Glisten & Glow HK Girl top coat, Julep Chelsea, NailNation3000 Bohemian Rhapsody, Julep Glycolic Hand Scrub (1 fl oz), Sally Hansen nail file, stamping plate

Prize #4

Set of 8 mini bottle of microbeads, OPI DS Magic, NailNation3000 Limelight, Island Girl Old Hawaii, Daily Lacquer Moulin Rouge, Nail Pattern Boldness Boop-Oop-A-Dupe, Julep Age Defying Hand Brightener (1 fl oz)

Prize #5

Microbeads, Sally Hansen Gem Crush mini set (set of 4), Julep Cindy, NailNation3000 Eye of Newt, NailNation3000 Cupids Arrow, Delusional Polish Snow Caps

Prize #6

Pure Cuticle Oil Sampler Pack (set of 4), Julep glitter pot, Orly Steel Your Heart, Color Club Editorial, NailNation3000 Fire Flies, NailNation3000 Kryptonite, Sea Lore Andrina, Sally Hansen nail file

Prize #7

 Microbeads, Daily Lacquer Come What May, NailNation3000 No H8, Deja Vu Dead Sea Minerals Cuticle Oil, Julep Barbara, Color Club Personal Stylist, OPI Ridge Filler

Prize #8

Julep Age Defying Hand Brightener (3 fl oz), NailNation3000 Alison, NailNation3000 Sun Goddess, Elevation Polish Xixabangma, stamping plate, Layla Hologram Effect Mercury Twilight + buffer

Prize #9

NailNation3000 Valley Of Neptune, NailNation3000 Baby Doll, Island Girl (no name), Julep Georgia, TipTop Blue Me To Pieces, stamping plate, Julep The Best Pedi Creme Ever

Prize #10

Daily Lacquer I'll Fly Away, Sally Hansen Gem Crush mini set (set of 4), Revlon Girly, NailNation3000 Max-a-Million, NailNation3000 Lunar Eclipse, stamping plate

I want to take this time to give a very special THANK you to Maria of NailNation3000, Maggy of Daily Lacquer, Tara of Kelara Lacquers, Jill of Glisten & Glow, and Ana of Pure Cuticle Oil for their very generous donations. We love you!

The Rules:
           
                 *This giveaway is open to US and Canada only
                 *You must be 18 or older to enter
                 *Entries will be validated
             
                 *10 winners will be chosen at random. The first name pulled will get Prize #1, the second name will get Prize #2, and so on.
                 *The winners will be notified via e-mail, you will have 24 hours to respond to the e-mail, or another name will be chosen. Please check your Spam folders.


How To Enter:

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I am starting her out Young

Happy Tuesday to everyone.  Today's post is about my adorable niece Maddison, who is following in her Aunt's footsteps.  She LOVES all things make up.  I'm talking lipgloss, lipstick, eye shadows and nail polish! Over the Thanksgiving Holiday, she ask me to paint her nails and she wanted Water Marbling!! I said, how do you know what that is? She is only 5! She said she watches tutorials in the morning before she goes to school. Ummm, she's in Kindergarten! My sister said on the 1st day of school, she had a melt down. I said awe, she didn't want to be away from her mom. My sister said no, she had the melt down because they would not let her bring her purse that had her lip gloss in it! The teacher finally agreed to let her have it, as long as it stayed in her cubby.  I call her a DIT....A Diva in Training!  She's adorable, and smart too.  Here are a few pictures of little Miss Maddison.

We were unaware that after getting her nails painted, she went and put on lipstick!  Funny, that it actually matched the outfit she was wearing! That's all for today, until next time, may your days be filled with lots of beautiful polish.

xoxo Shea

Painting with a Twist

Hello and Happy Sunday!  Today's post is a bit different.  Last year a friend introduce me to a company called Painting With a Twist. With a confused look on my face, I said, Do tell.  It is the coolest thing ever! You pay a fee, they provide the canvas, the paint, the brushes and you bring the wine. They teach you step by step how to paint.  Yes, I said wine ( that's the twist) You can actually bring what ever you like to drink.  I signed up for a few classes and had a BLAST! I never thought I would be able to paint on a canvas and others be able to tell what is was.  After my 1st completed painting, I was hooked!

The above was my very 1st painting class and it was so much fun.  It is not as hard as it looks and the teacher gives step by step instructions and paints along with you.  This is the best stress reliever! Painting with a Twist is not in every state, but it is a franchise company and I would LOVE to open up my own store!

This was my next class.  I sent this one to my 2 beautiful granddaughters for them to hang in their playroom.  On this one, the instructor had to help me, it was a bit harder than the dress.  You can research Painting with a Twist at http://paintingwithatwist.com/ , click on "locations" and see if one is near you.  Until next time, may your day be filled with lots of beautiful polish. 

Oh, and HOORAY FOR MY NINER'S!!! Superbowl bound :)

LynBDesign's Awesome Giveaway!

I am not a big fan of Valentine's Day.....but I SO want these two polishes!! This is an awesome giveaway!

http://www.laceandlacquers.com/2013/01/lynbdesigns-not-so-conversational.html?spref=fb

Click on the link above to enter the giveaway.  Look at these beautiful polishes!!

You can also click here to enter using the Rafflecopter :)

Glitzology meets China Glaze

Hello and Happy Saturday! I hope everyone is having a great weekend.  The good ole' stomach flu is living in our household, so this post will be short and sweet!! Today I have part 3 of my Glitzology review.  Baby Dragon meets Coconut kiss.  I love this color combination!

I have a weekness for purple and glitter! Glitzology can be purchased in her Etsy store here  Until next time, may your day be filled with love and lots of beautiful  polish~

Glitzology Meets Essie

Today I have part 2 of my Glitzology Beauty review. Essie Penny Talk meets Neapolitan. This combination is blinding with sparkle in the sun and is perfect for simple day time wear or to glitz up an evening outfit.   I used 1 coat of Neapolitan over 2 coats of Penny Talk, followed by Seche Vite and HK Girl top coat.

My camera did not capture the true sparkle in this combination.  The formula was so easy, not too thick and I did not have to fish.  I did use the "dabbing" method to place the polish where I wanted it.

You can purchase Glizology polish in her Etsy store here  Have a happy a polished filled Friday.  Until next time, may your day be filled with lots of beautiful polish!  Oh and GO NINER'S!!

xoxo Shea

I survived 12/21/2012 Giveaway

I LOVE big giveaways like this one.  Take a look at all the fabulous prizes!! This ends on 1/31/2012 @ 11:59p.  Click here to enter :)

Cutie-cles OPI Giveaway

Good evening again :) I have another terrific giveaway from Cutie-cles.  This is for a polish from the Mariah Carey and Euro Centrale Love collections. This ends on Janurary 30th, click here to enter!!

Hot.Pink.Aurora Giveaway

Good evening all! I have a fantastic Valentine Polish giveaway to share with you, that is hosted by Hot.Pink.Aurora!!  This is for a stunningly beautiful duo from Oopsie Daisies Nail Polish. This giveaway ends on January 26th, so hurry and enter.  You can earn extra entries by Tweeting Daily.

These are BeAuTiFuL!! This is a rafflecopter giveaway, to enter click here Good luck everyone :)

Glitzology Meets Zoya

Today will be the start of a 4 part series of Glitzology Polish.  Stacy Boyd was kind to send me a few of her beautiful creations to review. First up is Princess Claire.  I love pinks and purple and this creation is a combination of both, just stunning!  I used 1 coat of Princess Claire over 2 coats of Zoya Venus.

This polish was easy to apply, not too thick and I did not have to "fish" for any of the stars.  I love this  combination it is a very dainty and girly, love it!!  You can purchase Glitzology Beauty on her Etsy store here.  She is having a sale, buy 3 and get 1 free, which ends this evening.  Until next time, may your day be filled with lots of beautiful polish!

xoxo Shea

Animal Print Stamping

Those who know me, know that I LOVE all things animal print.  I was so excited to discover that I had animal print stamping plates.  I purchased the MASH 2012 plates and when the arrived, I just put them away.  I have not had any luck with stamping and wanted to try again.  I am very pleased with how these turned out.  I used China Glaze Champagne Kisses, OPI Paris Couture for Sure and L'Oreal After Hours for the stamping.

I have to say my favorite print is the Giraffe on my ring finger.  Now that I have finally stamped with success, I will now do this more often.  The combinations are endless.  In addition to using Seche Vite, I also used HK Girl Top Coat.  Do you have a favorite stamping mani?

I got this Betsy Johnson key chain at our annual White Elephant Christmas exchange.  My family knew I would jump at this gift.  It's animal print, bling and Pink!! I am in love with this mani, what do you think?

That about wraps up this review. I used plates 40,41,42 and 49 of the MASH 2012 plates.  The stamping plates can be purchased here.  Thank you for stopping by.  Until tomorrow, may you days be filled with lots of beautiful polish.

xoxo Shea