Candy Stripes

I know everyone is in full swing

with the holidays and their Christmas mani's 

but I just couldn't help but squeeze this last

gem in before I go all ho - ho - holiday!

CANDY STRIPES!

 

 

I'm such a sucker for pretty girlie shades, 

and I've been a huge light pink kick in particular. 

So I started with a light pink base color,

China Glaze in Dance Baby

Once dried, 

I cut several pieces of nail art striping tape

placing them onto the nail in a horizontal stripe pattern. 

Using the following 3 shades,

Barry M. in Mint Green

Orly in Purple Crush

Color Club in Disco Dress

and a sponge, 

I sponged the colors onto the whole nail, over the tape.

Then removed the tape, applied a top coat and vola!

 

YUMMY! 

It reminds me of

something Katy Perry would wear, and SO I'm loving it in all this

sea of Red & Green!

   

Aquatic Seaweed?

No name for this mani, all I know is that I'm totally digging it. 

It has a very aquatic feel to it.

I started off with a coat of POP Beauty polish in Mint Magic

Then I sponged lightly some 
Orly in - Luxe & Barry M. in -Cyan Blue

Then, using NYX Advanced Salon formula polish in - Sepia

and Cheeky jumbo stamping plate B,

I chose the pattern circled below, because it of reminded me of seaweed 

 

 These plates rock, & I'm quickly accumulating several of them.

The images are larger, so if you've got wider nail beds, 

these are perfect!

I picked this one up on Amazon.com

for $11.99 + shipping

Spring Green Gradient

There is something so refreshing about Green nail polish,

I don't know what it is, but I've got more Greens

in my collection than any other shade. 

He is a super Springy Green gradient that 

I'm currently wearing & absolutely loving.

I used 3 different shades:

Sinful Colors in Innocent as the base

Then used a combo of

Maybelline Express Finish in Go-Getter Green

and

ORLY in Fresh

to create the gradient

Candy Splatter

Rather than narrow down a single shade for my mani's, 

lately I've been having lots of fun using multiple colors 

for sponging, gradients, and marbling and 

I've been having a blast!

Here is my most recent look, 

using some candy inspired shades topped with black and white splatter.

 

PRODUCTS USED:

Wet n Wild - Wild Shine in French White Creme

Orly in Lemon

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Bubblegum Pink

Ruby Kisses in Teal Envy

Color Club in Pucci-licious

Wet n Wild - Black Creme

Full tutorial on this look has been posted on 

YouTube today!

www.youtube.com/dollface22772

Orly SWEET Spring Collection 2010

The Orly SWEET Spring Collection is showing a familiar trend this spring. Pastel cremes are all the rage. This collection definitely mimics many of the other Spring collections out there.  This collection consists of 6 different shades.

Pixy Stix - Pink Cream

Lollipop - Pastel Purple Cream

Lemonade - Pastel Yellow Cream

Gumdrop - Pastel Turquoise Cream

Cotton Candy - Baby Pink Cream

Snow Cone - Baby Blue Cream

What makes these gems unique is that each bottle comes with a mini lip gloss in the same shade as the polish. VERY CUTE. Since I've just picked up almost the entire Up & Away collection, by China Glaze, I decided to get just a couple of these polishes and try them out. Cotton Candy & Gumdrop.

I purchased these online, so I haven't had the chance to see all the colors first hand, nor do I know what each of the lip glosses smell like.  Cotton Candy lip gloss is a classic fruity scent, it reminds me of Fruit Stripes gum. Ok, perhaps I'd dating myself since I said that, I haven't seen Fruit Stripes in stores for many years. GumDrop's lip gloss scent is a pure candy smell, very sweet, very yummy. Both glosses are pretty sheer with an opalescence to them.

Now, let's talk about the polishes themselves.The truth is, I can never say anything bad about Orly. Their formula is fantastic, not to thin, not too thick. Paints on clean and smooth and most times you can get away with a single coat. These 2 polishes are no exception to that. Cotton Candy is really a classic girly pink. Yes, there are alot of pastel pinks on the market these days, and so I can't out right day GO BUY THIS, however, if you've got a thing for pink, you need this one in your collection. Cotton Candy has a dupe, same color, goes on the same, for a third of the price. and that color is Beautiful Girl by Sinful Colors. Both in the bottle and on the nail, Beautiful Girl is the slightest bit darker. Cotton Candy being more peach toned, Beautiful Girl being more pink toned. Sinful Colors retails on average $1.99, while Orly's Cotton Candy on average retails for $8.99

Gumdrop I purchased in the hopes of it being a dupe for China Glaze's infamous For Audrey. I was right. These two colors are identical. I am thrilled because For Audrey is one of my all time favorite colors, and apparently it's everyone elses favorite as well, because this color is usually sold out. :( But have no fear. Orly's gumdrop is a perfect match. I may just have to stock up on this color if I'm not able to get my hands on new bottles of For Audrey. It's a wonderful pastel turquoise cream. A classic Tiffany blue. Gorgeous. Polish is the same, not too thin, not too thick, very smooth application and drys fast.China Glaze retails on average of $6.99 & Orly on average of $8.99. Personally, I'll pay a couple of extra dollars to get my hands on a good "For Audrey" dupe.

 

 

Judging by these two colors, I'd say that Orly has got a hit with this spring collection. I think I may pick up SnowCone next, I've yet to see a pastel blue exactly like it. These pastels, while the seem the same, they are unique onto themselves.Definitely worth a second look.