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I've been a blogging loser for so long that I must have not noticed that Jennie is now the new host of The Nail Files! I'm excited to check out her blog, and of course, check out some cute manis!!  I'm sharing my homemade manicure this week, because it's been a long time since these nails have had some color slapped on them!

I love this Sinful Colors shade, I think it screams fall without being too dark.  And the gold glitter?  Came in a multi-pack from Michaels of all places last Christmas!  It is gunky, and not great quality, but I often use it because I love the teeny tiny bits of glitter it gives.

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So happy to be linking up with Tara and Vicki again after a little nail break!  I am loving the colors I'm rocking this week, and couldn't wait to share with y'all!

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails in 320: Love Rocks

Wet 'n' Wild Crystalic in 477A: Psycho

I love the color of this pink Sally Hansen shade, but goodness it was hard to paint my nails with!  Very goopy and sticky, however to be fair, I am pretty sure both of these polishes are ancient, so it could have to do with beind old and not the formula in general.  The Wet n Wild sparkles are amazeballs, and I can't believe I didn't find this bottle earlier!  I anticipate this bottle coming out a lot this summer! 

Beach Cruiser

Okay, I say this every time, but this time it really has been way too long since I've linked up with my girl, Tara, for The Nail Files.

I had all these great ideas for spring-y pastel nails, and easter eggs nails, and cutey polka dot nails for Easter and then?  I spent all my time working on my Easter Treats instead, so Easter was spent with naked nails.

To make up for it, I picked one of the brightest colors in my arsenal for some spring cheer.

ORLY Beach Cruiser

This was my first time using ORLY polish, and there were pros and cons:

Pros: Love the handle and the polish dried quite quickly, and can't forget the adorable hot pink color.

Cons: It was both streaky and kind of gummy on the second coat, which was sort of obnoxious for a $7 bottle of nail polish.

 

 

If you love this hot pink color, you've got to check out the hot pink and chevron camera strap I'm giving away.  Check it out HERE!

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It has been way too long since I've linked up with the fabulous Vicki and Tara for The Nail Files.  Happy to be back with these two nail-inistas!

This week I finally tried a color I've had in my arsenal forever.  It was a gift from Gardening Mom and I was so excited to get designer nail polish, I don't know how I haven't tried it out before this week!  And because I am so not a name brand snob, I wanted this to be the same as the $2 drug store polishes...but y'all?  It's not.  Chanel makes an amaze polish - it goes on so smooth, dries incredibly fast, and has held up great so far, of course with a little help from Seche Vite.

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Best Friend Cute Apartment and I went to mani/pedis last Friday, and my God what a good idea it was.  Neither of us could remember the last time we had one, and I seriously think it may have been since my wedding in February of 2011 since I had a good ole fashion mani/pedi.

 

We tried a new place near where I work and we both live, and I am so glad we did!  It was fantastic!  Seriously, one of the best mani/pedis I've ever had!  The massage was awesome, and it included lemon rubs on your nails (not entirely sure what this does, but so fancy), and hot stones!  Cannot wait to go back there! Being totally honest, we did have appointments and poor Cute Apartment had to wait almost 20 minutes after I got started, but barring that it was a wonderful experience!

 

This is the color I'm still rocking from my manicure:

 

 

I wish I could tell you I was smart enough to jot down the name of the polish, but alas, I'm simply not that smart.  I love the color though, I think it's fun and bright.  But I am ready for some deep fall shades to put on these digits!

 

Sparkles

Inspired by some gorgeous nude sparkles Twin Beauty School was rocking on her nails when I saw her last weekend, I went for some subtle but fun sparkles this week on my nails:

As you beauty mavens probably already know, love & beauty is Forever 21's beauty brand.  Their products seem to be very hit or miss (their eyeshadow for example...a no go), but I have had great success with their polish!  Their names are nothing to write home about though, as you can see this fabulous cover is named simply, "Magenta".

Best part about love & beauty polish?

The price.

$2.80 for a sparkly glitter?!

Sold!

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Still craving some neons, I recently picked up this polish from Nordstrom Rack.

I have never seen this brand anywhere but The Rack, but I love this hot pink polish!

Sister Swimmer has this brand in a light blue, and said it was a little thin - but I had no problemos with the hot pink on my nails!

Savina Nail Color

in Passion Pink

Want one more looksie?

Excuse my swollen fingers, we're currently going through a gnarly little heat wave here in the So Cal!  It has literally felt like we brought Florida weather back with us from our Disneyworld trip!

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Remember a few weeks ago, when I was lookin' for a good summer neon color?

Well a girl can always depend on Twin Beauty School, because just a day later girlfriend brought me not one, but three China Glaze neons to try out!

The first one I rocked?

This color was fun, and fabulous and super easy to apply.

I got quite a few compliments on my "highlighter nails" from patients and parents alike over the week.

Stay tuned for more summer neons, c/o the fantastic Twin Beauty School!

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It's Friday! 

And that means another chance to link up and show off the color on my nails with Tara and Vicki!

Sinful Colors

Mint Apple

A color I picked up a few nights before we headed out to Florida last month - was hoping it would be a little brighter.  I'm really itching for a neon color - might need to pick one up soon.

Any suggestions?

Something I was crazy impressed with about this polish, though?  It really lasted forever - barely any chips after a week!

The Nail Files: 4th of July Version

I had to come show off my 4th of July nails for The Nail Files this week!

I used a nail dotting tool for the first time for this look, and the colors are:

Red - Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in 160 Cherry Red

Blue - China Glaze Nail Lacquer with Hardener in 634 Frostbite

and

White - Nima Ultra Pro in 709095 Basecoat

Did you rock patriotic nails this week? 

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Linking up for one of my favorite weekly link-ups with Tara and Vicki!

I'm showing off my Palm Springs nails from Memorial Day weekend today!

I'd been wanting to try white for a while, but hadn't got a chance to buy some, so when Twin Beauty School showed up with some in her arsenal, I was all over it.

I loved the white, but 2 complaints:

1. It shows ALL of your mistakes - shaky hand nail-painters, beware!

and

2. It chipped in less than 12 hours!  I don't usually use a good top coat though, so that would be my b.

The colors I used:

What's on your nails this week?

The Nail Files, or The One Where I Win a Giveaway!

A few weeks ago, the most awesome thing happened - 

I won a giveaway! 

Aimee from Chronicles of a Dime was giving away the most fun little package of goodies, and I was lucky enough to be the winner!

Pretty sweet, huh?

Go check out Aimee's blog and maybe you'll get lucky enough to see something wonderful up for grabs again sometime!  Even if you don't, you can read her fun blog anyways! 

And did you notice that little nail polish goodie up there?  Essie!  This is my first ever Essie polish, and I was so excited to use it for the first time!  
Here is the gorgeous color that I rocked on my nails this week:

The high-def camera I used is not doing me any favors in hiding my hideous nail painting technique!

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Linking up with Tara and Vicki again today for The Nail Files!

My color of the week:

I love this color - I think it is a little more fall than summery, but I still adore it!

What's on your fingernails this week?

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I have some very fun polish to show off today for The Nail Files with Tara and Vicki!

Scented Nail Polish.

Are you kidding me?

So freakin' cool!

The color (and scent) of this polish (from Forever 21, by the way!) is Rose, and it smells just like roses.  It is a very strong smell in the liquid form, but stays really strong once you put it on your nails as well!  For the first few days after painting my nails, I could totally smell the roses anytime my hand was anywhere near my face!  It was definitely fun, and the color was gorg, too!

There is a super cute nail polish up for grabs as a part of my Stress Relief giveaway going on NOW!  Come check it out HERE!

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Linking up with Tara and Vicki again this week!

Color of the week:

What color are you wearing this week?

Also, if you haven't signed up for our Spring Sweets Swap yet, what are you waiting for?  Today is the last day to sign up!

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Linking up with Tara and Vicki today to share my color(s) of the week!

I took these two lovely colors:

{Sally Hansen} {OPI}

and put them together to make this pretty combo:

All thanks to Best Friend Kindergarten Teacher, who had me over for some dinner, Grey's Anatomy re-runs, and nail painting last weekend!  Love girlie dates!

What color are you rockin' this week?

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Sharing my color of the week today with Tara and Vicki!

Also, this is one of my all time favorite polish brands.  The Complete Salon Manicure is seriously the total package - no base coat or top coat needed.  I don't have the patience to wait for the polish to dry and the top coat - so this is perfect for me!  Shoutout to Sister Swimmer for getting me this pretty color for Christmas!

What's on your nails this week?

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