MANICure Monday: Sinful Colors Ruby Ruby

Hey everybody! I hope everyone is doing well on this first Monday in November and I hope everyone's week is off to a beautiful start! I'm happy to be able to start my week off with a fresh manicure. Jj slept long enough this morning for me to grab a fresh coat of something for my fingers and toes. For now, we'll just stick with the sharing of the manicure.  I didn't do any designs or anything spectacular. However, knowing me-- I did add a little something spark-tacular to my red mani.

I pulled out Sinful Colors Ruby Ruby, a beautiful shade of red that I received from the lovely blogger Ebony of Longing4Length a while back. Thank you so much, lady!  Isn't this shade just perfect for the season?

I don't know about you guys, but I like wearing red.  Many of the items in my wardrobe are red, I love rocking red lipstick, and I adore a red manicure.  In fact, when I used to get my nails done back in the day, my signature manicure was a red one with a freehand design on the accent ring finger.  However, red manicures (as well as red lipsticks) don't translate well with some people.  It's strange that simply wearing red nail polish or red lipstick will make people think badly of you or judge your character negatively.  As for me, it takes more than a shade of lipstick or color choice of nail polish for me to determine what type of person someone is.  But anyways...

Remember how I stated at the top of the post that I added something spark-tacular to the mix?  Well, I did my usual accent nail with the glitter-filled Sephora for OPI nail polish Spark-tacular. Check it out!

Are you a fan of the glitter?  

What are your nails looking like this week?

And just a quick note to piggy-back off of a few things I mentioned above-- we must be careful of how we judge others.  For instance, just because I like to wear makeup and enjoy doing my nails doesn't mean that's all I'm capable of doing.  A woman can be God-fearing and love the Lord, educated, cultured, can take care of her children, cook, clean, know how to please her husband, and know how to have a good time alone or in company ALL AT THE SAME TIME-- and still like to keep herself looking nice. Always remember, there's more to a person than what we see on the outside. Thank you guys for continuing to check me out and rock with me up here in the blogosphere! It really means a lot :-)

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MANICure Monday: Mint Apple

Happy Monday, ladies! How you doin?  I hope everyone had a beautiful weekend and that this week is off to a lovely start for all of you!  To start off this week's posts, I'm doing my usual MANICure Monday link-up hosted by the lovely ladies Lynn and Mimi.  

To get geared up for the Spring Season, I pulled out my Sinful Colors Nail Polish in Mint Apple and applied two coats.  This polish is a beautiful mint shade with a soft, shimmery finish.  I can already tell I'll be using this polish a lot this Spring!

And though this polish didn't need any extra sparkle, I couldn't help but add just a bit to the accent nails anyway.  For the added shine, I applied two coats of Confetti Nail Polish in Ice Ice Baby to my thumb nail and ring finger.  Do you notice the green flecks of shimmer?

And an added bonus to my manicure this week is this new product I'm using.  Are any of you like me and hate having to use two separate products as a top coat AND a base coat?  Well I've found a solution to that with this Revlon Multi-Care Base + Top Coat.  After I've worn this manicure for a while, I'll be able to give a better report about this product. For now, I'm just happy to have two products in one!

So what are your manicures looking like this week ladies?  Did you play it safe with familiar colors and acrylics or did you go bold this week?  Perhaps you decided to skip the polish altogether.  Either way, I would love to hear all about the details in the comments. Let me know! 

Pink Wednesday: Polka-Dots & Neon Pink

Happy Pink Wednesday, beautiful people!  I hope all is well with everyone!  This week, I got a little behind on my Manicure Monday post, so I decided to showcase it for Pink Wednesday since it is pink. To fully embrace pink this week, I used the brightest shade of pink I own-- Sinful Colors Nail Polish in Fusion Neon.  I tell you, the camera on my phone just doesn't do this color justice.  It is shockingly bright! Fusion Neon is certainly an attention-grabber.

Now when I chose Pure Ice in Superstar to be my accent nail color,  I had no clue what I was gonna do with it.  I loved the way my mani came out the last time I used it, but I didn't want to use any glitter this week  (trust me, the pink is bright enough).  That's when I gave these little polka-dots a try.

So ladies, did you get your nails done this week?  Did you do them yourself in beautifully bright colors like me?  Or did you pass on the polish altogether?  Perhaps there is a new mani trend that you are hoping to try (like the caviar nails I plan on doing soon).  Either way, I'd love for you to chat it up with me in the comments!

MANICure Monday: Free Spirited Nail Junkie

Happy Monday, ladies! I hope everyone's week is off to a beautiful start!  Per usual, I'm starting my Monday off with another Manicure Monday. Ladies, I'm telling you, this is such a fun way to add a little self-care to your weekly routine! I now look forward to Sunday nights, because I know that after my bubble bath and hair-cleansing rituals, I will be picking out pretty nail polishes to style my weekly manicure and pedicure. What a great way to start the week!

This Monday I decided to go back to my bright colors.  One of my favorite green polishes is Pure Ice in Free Spirit (don't you just love the name?) but I haven't worn it in a while.  So I decided to stick with one shade this week by giving free spirit some play.

And of course it wouldn't be me if there was no sparkle involved.

I added Sinful Colors in Nail Junkie to the accent nail.

So what are your manicures looking like this week ladies?  Did you play it safe with familiar colors and acrylics or did you go bold this week?  Perhaps you decided to skip the polish altogether.  Either way, I would love to hear all about the details in the comments. Let me know!  

MANICure Monday: Delusions of Pink Grandeur

Hey ladies!  I hope you've all had a very blessed Inauguration Day as well as an inspiring Martin Luther King Jr Day!  I've totally enjoyed my day.  I've done a lot of planning, cleaning, re-evaluating, and working on these dreams of mine.  In the middle of all of that, I realized that on this very day, ten years ago, I officially started dating my husband.  Yep, I've been with my J for ten whole years!  So since I'm in a sweet, lovey-dovey mood, I decided to revert to what I know best- a pretty pink mani.  My nails are all dressed up in love again, y'all!

For this week's mani, I used Sinful Colors Nail Polish in Cream Pink, Sinful Colors Nail Polish in Neon Pink and NYC Nail Polish in Starry Silver Glitter.

Do you like?

So what are your manicures looking like this week ladies?  Did you play it safe with familiar colors and acrylics or did you go bold this week?  Perhaps you decided to skip the polish altogether.  Either way, I would love to hear all about the details in the comments. Let me know! 

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MANICure Monday: For My Sweethearts

Happy Monday, ladies! How you doin?  I hope all is well with you guys! As usual, or at least more often than not, I'm sharing this week's manicure with you today.  And let me tell you, what started off as an innocent nude mani, winded up being a festive nude mani with hearts and glitter (of course I can't stay away from that glitter).  When browsing around the internet this weekend, I came across this cute manicure from Nail Nerd and I just had to try it.  All it took was a little effort, a steady hand, and a lot of love! 

For this mani, I used Sinful Colors Nail Polish in Poppy, Wet N Wild Megalast Nail Color in Private View,  and Sinful Colors Nail Polish in Pinky Glitter.

Do you like?

So what are your manicures looking like this week ladies?  Did you play it safe with familiar colors and acrylics or did you go bold this week?  Perhaps you decided to skip the polish altogether.  Either way, I would love to hear all about the details in the comments. Let me know! 

MANIcure Mondays: Hulk Smash + Sparkle

Hey ladies! I'm beginning my weekly blogging yet again with my fabulous manicure.  I wanted to run back to my comfort zone of pretty pink and sparkles, but Sinful Colors Nail Polish in Savage has definitely done a number on my nails.   The blue stains from previous weeks have yet to be lifted from my nail bed, so I decided to go with a darker shade that I rarely wear.  Sometimes I look at my stash and think it's crazy that I have so many polishes, yet I always use the same five colors.  So this week, I decided to introduce you to my new best friend,  Sinful Colors Nail Polish in Irish Green aka Hulk Smash.  Since the color is such a true green, and my children say the color reminds them of the Hulk, I'm now calling this mani my Hulk Smash look :-)

And while I may have tried to venture outside of the box with the color, old habits die hard.  I was not able to get away from my love of sparkle.  So, yep.  You guessed it.  I'm still sticking to O.P.I.'s Servin' Up Sparkle like nobody's business.  You guys already know by now I'm smitten by my sparkles.

So what are your manicures looking like this week, ladies?  Tell me all about them in the comments!  

MANICure Mondays: With a Chance of Rain

Hello ladies!  I'm very excited about MANICure Monday this week because I am trying something new.  While browsing around on Facebook, I saw this black manicure via Tamelia Beauty Shop and fell in love with it.  I knew I had to try it for myself.

Being that I didn't have a black matte polish to truly bring this inspiration to life, I decided to use Sinful Colors nail polish in Savage again this week.  Besides, my nails were still slightly stained from using it last week anyways (remember I said the staining from Savage was a pain, right?).  So I used my Out The Door Super Fast Drying Top Coat to place small dots on the nails to mimic the look of raindrops on the nails.

Here's the finished look without flash.  

It doesn't even look like the same polish as last week does it?

So what are your manicures looking like this week, ladies?  Tell me all about them in the comments! 

Weekly MANICure: Featuring Sinful Colors in Savage

Hello ladies! I hope everyone is well and getting into the spirit of thanks!  In fact, I was hoping to do a more festive manicure this week for Thanksgiving.  I thought about using a beautiful cranberry shade and maybe set it off with some gold glitter or flecks similar to the nail look that Mimi was rocking here recently. But then I changed my mind.  The girly girl that is addicted to soft colors always wins in these types of battles.  I started missing those bright blues and soft lilacs of the spring and summer seasons, so I went on a hunt to the bottom of my storage units for those shades.  I came out with Sinful Colors Nail Polish in Savage, which is a teal matte formula, and Essie Nail Polish in Playdate, a lilac lacquer that is among my favorite polishes.  

Now the Sinful Colors Nail Polish in Savage is a pretty tricky polish. Yes, the color is beautiful and quite different from other polishes I own.  But the formula is matte, which I've only worked with twice, and it leaves your nails stained. I used it anyways, decided to leave only one nail matte on each hand, while using my trusty OPI Nail Polish in Servin' Up Sparkle to coat the others.  I even pulled out my dotting tool and nail art polishes to make a design on the accent nail.  Oh and guess what? I CUT MY NAILS!

This is everything I used:

So what are your manicures looking like this week, ladies?  Did you dress them up for the holidays?  Or did you choose colors according to your mood like I did?  Or maybe you didn't use any polish at all?  Either way, I want to hear all about it in the comments!

MANICure Monday Featuring Essie's Stylenomics

Remember the last manicure post I shared with you guys?  It was done with my beautiful beloved Bubblegum pink from e.l.f. cosmetics.  And to be quite frank with you, I'm in love with that tiny bottle of pretty pink heaven nail lacquer.  However, I did feel like it was time to start embracing other colors of polish. It's the fall/winter season and there are so many dark and jewel-toned hues to try out!  But I can never bring myself to abandon pink.  

This morning I decided to break out my bottle of Essie in Stylenomics that I received as a Klout perk a while back and fulfill my promise of wearing a dark and tragic shade of polish this time (and Mimi laughed when I said it, I know lol).  Interestingly enough, after applying the polish, it didn't seem dark and tragic at all.  This dark green shade was very rich and deep.  I love it!

It wouldn't be me if I didn't throw some glitter here and there so of course I accented my ring fingers with Sinful Colors polish in Nail Junkie.  What a fitting name for a nail junkie, right?  

And as I admired my nails, I immediately began going through pink polish withdrawal.  I was thinking that it would have been much cuter with a pink accent nail.  My mani needed a bit more oomph and I had no clue how to give it such... And then I thought back on that Louboutin inspired manicure I saw a couple of months back and I came up with the great idea to give this dark color some contrast.  I painted the underside of my nails with Sinful Colors in Soul Mate and absolutely loved it!

So what are your manicures looking like this week ladies?  Did you play it safe with familiar colors and acrylics or did you go bold this week?  Perhaps you decided to skip the polish altogether.  Either way, I would love to hear all about the details in the comments. Let me know!  

Pink Manicure of the Week

Yes, ladies!  I have another pink manicure to share with you all this week.  I originally had not planned to share a manicure post this week because this look is very similar to the last manicure I shared.  But when I saw that Mimi and Lynn had a Manicure Monday link-up going on this week, I just had to take part!  These ladies love a good manicure just as much as I do and they have began a weekly link-up to share their love of pretty nails with the blogosphere.  

In my normal mani fashion, I have a pretty pink polish with a touch of glitter on the accent nail.  Since I wanted to partially embrace colors of the season and add a touch of "vamp" to my manicure, I decided to add a rich burgundy to my accent nail under the glitter.  For this manicure I've used e.l.f. Essentials Nail Polish in Bubblegum Pink, Sinful Colors Nail Polish in Rich in Heart, and O.P.I. Nail Polish in Servin' Up Sparkle (from the Serena Williams Collection from waaaay back).  Check out the polishes in the pictures below with and without flash.  It's crazy how much difference flash makes!

How are you rocking your nails this week?

Pink Wednesday: Sinful Colors in Soul Mate

Imagine finding a soul mate in the drugstore beauty aisle!  That happened to me recently! Well, sort of.  Let me tell you ladies all about it:

I've been looking for a pink polish to wear during the fall season.  While fall may bring the opportunity for us to wear new, bold colors in our manicures, I still love having a shade of pink to fall back on.  I just love pink nail polish like that!  Anyways, while perusing the aisles at my local CVS, I glance over at the Sinful Colors display.  As you may know from earlier Pink Wednesday posts, I love Sinful Colors nail polish.  They have such a variety of colors, the applications are long-lasting, and the prices are very affordable.  That's when I found the polish of my most recent beauty dreams.  Soul Mate, from the Pretty-in-Pink Collection, instantly caught my eye.  Looking at the bottle, Soul Mate appeared to be a shade that could easily pass as every day nail wear.    So I rushed to the counter with that baby, checked out, and brought it on home with me!

As I applied this polish, I notice Soul Mate to be a muted pink shade.  It even appears to be a bit mauve in low light.  I gave my nails two quick coats of polish and was impressed with the results.  The color isn't loud, so it doesn't pose as an image-related distraction for my professional divas.  But it still gives off that soft, feminine vibe I like in a pink manicure.  Check it out with and without the flash below:

What do you ladies think of this shade?  Would you wear it?

What color is your manicure this week?

Pink Wednesday Nail Inspiration

Check out this week's pink nails!

Below are each of the nail polishes I used to create the look, 

all of which happen to be Sinful Colors.

Sinful Colors polish in Pink Glitter

Sinful Colors polish in Cream Pink

Sinful Colors polish in Savage

Also, ladies, if you are a fan of Pink Wednesdays, be sure to check out the site:

www.onwednesdayswewearpink.com

Nails I Do Adore: Pink Forever

Check out my current NOTW!  I got the idea to re-do my nails pink every Wednesday from the site On Wednesdays We Wear Pink just like the "Plastics" did in the movie Mean Girls.

Here are the polishes I used, featuring one of my favorites, Pink Forever by Sinful Colors.

How are you rocking your nails this week?