14 Days Of Valentines - Day 14 - Salon Perfect You Give Me Fever

*Won in a giveaway*

Day 14! Yay! I made it! Whew... This is the first blog challenge that I've actually followed through on and finished so I'm feeling a bit proud of myself at the moment. And I have a gorgeous polish to show you today: Salon Perfect You Give Me Fever. This is the fourth glitter polish from the limited edition holiday collection and it is a beauty.

My picture doesn't quite do it justice but it is a super sparkly two coat glitter bomb that is perfect for Valentine's Day.

So there you have it. I hope you've enjoyed the polishes I showed you as well as the manis from the other ladies. Thanks for sticking with me and Happy Valentine's Day!

'Til We Meet Again...

Rebecca  :)

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14 Days Of Valentines - Day 13 - The Hungry Asian Strawberry

*Won in a giveaway*

We're almost there! For my next to last day of the challenge I have a really fun polish for you: Strawberry by The Hungry Asian. I won a giveaway a few years ago and the prize was 4 full-size polishes. As soon as I saw Strawberry I knew I had to have it. It's a bright red with tiny black glitters that look like strawberry seeds.

Isn't it adorable? I really love it! What do you think?

'Til We Meet Again...

Rebecca  :)

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14 Days Of Valentines - Day 12 - Zoya Sooki

*Purchased by me*

Here we are on day 12 and I finally have a red polish for you. It's not that I don't like red polish, and I think it looks ok on my, but it's not a color I gravitate towards for some reason. But when Zoya released Sooki (named after the character in one of my all-time favorite TV series True Blood) I knew I had to have it. I don't know if I've even worn this as a full mani ever but I've used it a lot in nail art (well the little bit of that I do). 

It's a great tomato red with great coverage.

What do you think of red polish? Let me know! And check out the links below.

'Til We Meet Again...

Rebecca  :)

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HPB Presents... A Valentine's Day Mani Link-Up

Hi! I'm so excited that I finally get to post this Valentine's Day mani! I did it last weekend and am absolutely in love with it but I had to wait until it was time to share. I belong to a group on Facebook called Hobby Polish Bloggers and we do a monthly link-up (the last time I participated was for Halloween). It's a really great group and is a good way to meet new people and learn new things about blogging.

I'm not big on Valentine's Day. I personally think it's over-rated and corporate; but I also love all of the colors and symbols of the season. So I sat down to do my nails and this is what I came up with.

And the polishes I used were:

White - OPI Alpine Snow

Light Pink - OPI Chic From Ears To Tail

Dark Pink - SOPI It's All About Me

Red - Zoya Sooki

Black - Wet 'n Wild Black Cream

I did the designs with dotting tools and striping tape. I am actually shocked at how well they turned out and I haven't been able to stop looking at my nails! 

Now my right hand is a different story. I didn't even want to attempt to do this with my left hand but I still wanted it to look festive. So I used some of the above colors and used some toppers to add some interest.

And the polishes I used for this hand were:

Thumb - Zoya Sooki topped with Ninja Polish Candy Cane Floam

Index Finger - OPI Chic From Ears To Tail topped with OPI Minnie Style

Middle Finger - OPI Pussy Galore

Ring Finger - OPI Chic From Ears To Tail topped with KB Shimmer Candy Cane Crush

Pinky Finger - Zoya Sooki topped with Nubar White Polka Dot

So what do you think? Like I said I'm pretty proud of it and I still have it on actually. It's chipping a bit but it's actually holding up pretty well. Make sure to check out the manis from my fellow Hobby Polish Bloggers using the links below.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Rebecca :)

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31-Day (Or Something Like That) Nail Challenge- Day 1

Hi! So the queen of lagger bloggers (that would be me) is back! How has everyone been? Life has just been kicking my butt lately, but I'm still hanging in there.

So, I'm in a group on Facebook and we have gotten together to do a 31-day nail challenge. I got some swatches done but not even close to enough for the whole month and I was starting to stress myself out about it. And since the point of me doing it was for fun I was just going to scrap the whole thing. But then one of the girls suggested that I just do what I can and don't stress about it so that's what I decided to do. So here we go!

Day 1 is red nails. I love red nails but it just isn't something I wear very often; I usually like "edgier" colors. The red I chose was a pretty recent acquisition for me; Revlon Scarlet Letter blacker lacquer from the Dark Pleasures line. It came out years and years ago and I bought every polish except the red one. Of course, later I was kicking myself for not getting it and a few months ago I randomly came across it on a blog sale and snatched it up! So, here's the bottle pic:

I love the square bottles! For one thing, they're just easier and more convenient to store. And they just look really cool in my opinion.

Scarlet Letter is a deep, darkened, shimmery red. Even though it is an older polish I didn't have any issues with application at all. It was still smooth and applied perfectly in 2 coats. Maybe I'll do a post with the whole line; they are such pretty colors and I love them all.

But, in case anyone is wondering what the whole 31-day challenge looks like; here it is:

Like I said, I'll do what I can when I can. I'll probably do everything from here at some point, I just don't know if it will be within the August time frame. But it will be fun nonetheless. In case you want to check out any of the other blogs doing the challenge there are links at the bottom.

'Til we meet again...
Rebecca  :)