Pink Tips and a New Kitty!

I did another french tip design using my Sally Hansen french manicure set, though I didn't use the polish that were included, only the tapes. The tapes are so easy to use and have the little bit of curve, I do highly recomend them! I believe I bought them around two dollars for 60? I don't remember, I bought them awhile ago. 

I also used fimo canes for the first time, I bought them pre-cut because that was all that was available at my local Sally Beauty Supply. I think I bought a wheel of them for about $3-4. Again, I bought them awhile ago, so I don't remember exactly. 

First time using rhinstones too! I bought a wheel of these too at Icing, when I bought the polishes. These where also buy one get one half off along with the polishes. They were $4.50. 

Polishes Used:

Sally Hansen Diamond Strength - Pretty Petunia (Base Color)

Avon - Retro Rose (Tip Color)

The Sally Hansen polish my mom got so I have no clue how mush it is.. I think she got it at the local farmers market, so it would have been cheaper than the drugstores. 

And the Avon polish my mom also got, but I think it's around $2-3. 

And my new kitty! 

I got her from the local shelter, so she is a bit older; she's about eight months old. 

She loves cuddling but hates my dogs. lol. 

There she is on my bed. Her name is Willow. 

And she already lost that collar, I have no clue where it is... 

No H8

Even though I'm not too popular in the nail art community, I still wanted to say something about this. 

I actually just read about this this morning, browsing some of the other blogs that I read daily. And I'm glad that I did. I actually wasn't too aware that things were this bad, that people were 

I'm glad that I had a purple mani in storage too. lol

I used Kleancolor here, it doesn't have a name though, as the base. 

And for the glitter top coat, Icing Written in the Stars.

Bullying is not funny. It is not cool. It is not right. And more importantly, it is not okay. 

Most of us are, thankfully, residents of countries that support tolerance and many of our families have settled in these places simply for that reason. Generations later, it is our responsibility to perpetuate that message of tolerance across our new social platforms, including the internet.

As members of the nail polish blogging community, we all share a love of beauty, color, and lacquer. Other than that, we are remarkably different: from our race to our religion to our hair color...even to our polish application techniques. To marginalize anyone because of those differences is completely unacceptable and today I take a stand against that. I refuse to allow other people's view of "normal" dictate how I behave, believe, and blog. 

In solidarity with a multitude of bloggers linked below, my purple manicure represents my proud commitment to the No H8 movement. Today, November 8, I dedicate my post to ending bullying of any kind and to encouraging diversity and imperfection among our colorful community.

Icing - I Like the Nightlife

I bought this along with the other polish, Forget You, at Icing with their buy 1 get another half off sale. 

I really love this color, it has to be one of my favorite blues in my collection. 

Sorry about my horrible clean up... I had to leave for class. 

I Like the Nightlife - it does seem like a jelly polish to me, but I can't be sure of that. It does have a lighter blue shimmer/glitter in it and a light purple sheen to it when the light hits it directly. This took 2 coats.

The price of this polish is $4.50 but I bought it on sale. 

Forget You!

I stopped by Icing the other day for the first time in forever and picked up a few polishes; they were having a buy 1 get 1 half off sale. 

I got my hands on this polish: Icing Forget You, among others. 

Forget You - a pretty purple with a prominent blue shimmer. I love this colors, but the formula was a little had to work with, which made it not so great. It was kind of runny, but still thick? Is that even possible, this polish managed. It was very streaky and tacky. But the second coat did manage to cover this up. However when the second coat when on it became somewhat congealed, I don't know, kind of gritty almost. It was very difficult to get smooth and even after the finish still felt a little gritty. 2 coats to full opacity, but some needed 3 coats to battle the weird formula. But it is a beautiful color so I'll try this one again. 

$4.50 at Icing, but it was buy one get one 50% off.