Juicy Fruit!

Hi Readers!  Back when I was younger I totally felt the transition from bubblegum to adulthood gum was Juicy Fruit LOL.  You know how it is you feel like you're too old to chew bubblegum but you're not quite ready for spearmint or peppermint so that pretty much left you with Juicy Fruit back then.  Today's world has the gum industry swimming in stuff so you can pretty much get whatever you want!  I had been wanting to do a glass fleck gradient for some time with my Color Club Take Wing Collection and I'm pleased to say it turned out great!  I chose the yellow, orange and pink from the Take Wing Collection

I think this blended really well!

But you know me! I HAD to stamp on it!

I really love how striking the black looks against the bright colors of the gradient!!!

And because glass fleck finishes are naturally sparkly this mani looks SO juicy!!

I used BM308 to stamp my fruit and I'll say it again I LOVE THE NEW SET OF BUNDLE MONSTER PLATES!

Here's a pic of the polishes I used

In case you're old like me or just can't see microscopic writing the colors are Daisy Does It, Sparkle and Soar and Wing Fling

I'm planning another glass fleck gradient with this collection using the green, blue and teal next time--maybe something fishy????

Thanks for stopping by!! I hope you all have a fantastic day!

Summer Challenge--Summer Chevrons!

Hi Readers!  Happy Friday!  I don't know about you guys but it has been hot, hot, HOT here is Wisconsin.  UG hot and humid is not a mix I'm a fan of.  I'm really hoping for some cooler weather in the near future that's for sure!  Today's theme for the Summer Challenge is Summer Chevrons.  You know I had to go to my go to girl for some guidance so I asked Sarah of Chalkboard Nails what colors I should do.  She came up with a fantastic idea using some of my beloved Zoya Beaches--Arizona, Wednesday and Reagan.  I followed her awesome tutorial found here and away I went!

I love these colors! They remind me of rainbow sherbet lol!

For my first time ever trying this look I don't think I did too bad

I really wish I had some kind of cute and fun fish or butterfly ring to wear with these colors *off to search ebay*

Lots of gals still doing the Summer Challenge so please make sure to check them out!


Thanks for stopping by!! I hope you all have a fantastic day!

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Same Thing Only Different?

Hi Readers!  I did this pretty awesome gradient and when I was done I looked at it and said, hmmmm I think I did one like this already--LOL! No matter it still looks fantastic and the great thing about gradients and stamping is you can completely change the look by stamping a different image over it!  I messed up my ring finger while stamping--yes even a seasoned stamper messes up-so I decided to leave it without stamping for some pics so you can see the before and after.

For this gradient I used Zoya Reagan, Nails Inc Wilton Row and my franken Fury for the tips.  It's really quite lovely!

But as you can see the stamping over it is super beautiful!  I went with white using BM314.

And what's so lovely about this mani is it's another one that totally matches the blouse I wore to work!!

I wish I could say I can stop this mani matching shirt thing any time but honestly I'm addicted so I don't think I can lol!


Just in case you're wondering where you've seen this gradient before I did one like it for my Best Place You've Ever Been mani!

Thanks for stopping by!! I hope you all have a fantastic day!

Happy 4th of July!

Today is Independence Day for Americans so Happy 4th of July everyone!  It's a gorgeous, but hot, day here.  I'm hoping to spend some time with my little sister and our grand nephew.  I was up at the crack of dawn sleeping in until about 7am lol!  I got some cleaning done, got some blogging done, and now I'm hoping to read some hot cowboy romances! Woot!  Here's my mani for today's big day!

Even though I have tons of stars plates and even some stripes plates I wanted to do something different for this "stars and stripes" day so I went with needle marbling

Both hands actually turned out pretty similar which made me happy!

Needle marble is such a fun and easy process! I hope you all try it sometime!

A few of my friends got together to show off their 4th of July mani's too! Check 'em out!

ANOTHER MERMAID MANI??? ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?

Hi Readers!  Let me just start off by saying in my defense I hadn't planned on this being another mermaid tail mani BUT I feel I had no other choice lol!  I planned on a glass fleck and glitter gradient and it just took me to a mermaid tail mani!  This glass fleck and glitter gradient turned out pretty bad ass!

I actually thought about leaving it as is and not stamping over it!

For about a minute!!! LOL!

Man do I love how this turned out!

I wasn't really sure about using the gold over it but my friend Charlotte told me to use gold and man was she ever right!

All these colors went so well together!

I used one of my new Color Club Take Wings as the glass fleck finish--Metamorphosis never looked so good! Then I tossed in my Peripera Aqua glitter and topped it all off with Jordana Cosmic


Here's a before and after

This might just be my favorite mermaid mani OF ALL TIME!

After my gradient I stamped using the McGuyver of polishes China Glaze Passion SO really Passion is living up to it's McGuyver name!  I used Mash-46 for my stamping image--I really love this image alot, it can be many things who knows next up I might use it for a dragon scale mani!


Here's a picture of the polishes I used

Aaaaaand I almost forgot to show you the ring I wore with it! I made this one a super long time ago but they went well together!

Apparently I'm not sick of wearing mermaid mani's Reader's--are you sick of looking at them????


Thanks for stopping by! I hope you all have a fantastic day!!

Monochrome Monday!

Hi Readers!  I've got another we interrupt your regularly scheduled mani post today lol!  Instead of my MSMD Monday I'm doing Monochrome Monday we a few of my friends.  I did this mani with my friend Claude in mind!  First up the monochrome black and white

I really love how black nail polish looks on me!  I think it's because i have such pale skin

Here I'm wearing Milani Black Swift and White On.  The work great as a base color and are fantastic for stamping!

Here's the design I chose for my Monochrome Monday!

My friend Claudia loves owls so I did this mani totally with her in mind!

When I first saw this image on BM309 I knew I had to do it for Claudia lol!  I love the little single owl--he looks like a grump!

Here's the before and after comparison shots!

Make sure you check out what my friends have come up with for their Monochrome Monday Mani!

We interrupt the Sunday Stamping Challenge for OPI Just "Spotted" The Lizard!

Hi Readers!  I am totally and completely bypassing the Sunday Stamping Challenge because one of my wonderful friends in France sent me a highly coveted bottle of OPI Spotted! OMG! OMG! OMG! Honestly there isn't much more to say about this amazingly cool crackle type polish.  Here's the deal on it though, Readers, from what the nail polish world has heard about it, it won't ever be released in the US by OPI due to patent issues.  I can only hope and pray that means someone else in the states is nailing this formula down! I was so giddy with joy when I found this bottle in my mail box I didn't even really know what to do with it.  I was panicked thinking it wouldn't really work but seriously it's the easiest crackle ever!  You put it on and it works instantly!  


I decided to get clever and the first time out I put it on over OPI's Just Spotted The Lizard

I have never had a bottle of something so unique before!

And can we also get a shout out to Just Spotted The Lizard? Holy Shizz! It's freaking gorgeous!

Mr DeMille I am TOTALLY ready for my close ups!!!

Closer still Mr DeMille!

I tried to do some pics in the shade to see the change in Just Spotted The Lizard but they didn't work out the way I wanted them too

And the flip side

It even fits the right hand!!

What do you think of this one Readers?  I got it to wear along with the bronze "slave" ring I have.  I know it looks rigid and uncomfortable but really it isn't!

Sorry to disappoint anyone hoping for a Sunday Stamping Challenge mani today but there is no way I could not tryout my Spotted!!!

Thanks for stopping by!! I hope you all have a fantastic day!