They Might Have Guns, But We Have Flowers.

“They might have guns, but we have flowers."
    I was inspired here by the interview in Pairs with a young boy and his father.
    A French flag on my ring finger and a flower on my index.
    All colors done with Revlon Parfumerie Scented Nail Enamel.

 

  

Wonderstruck Nails

 "Struck with wonder, admiration, or surprise" +Taylor Swift 

    Have you seen the bottle that Taylor Swift's perfume Wonderstruck comes in?

 How did you like the glitter finish?

   How would you like to finish your nail to look like it?!

   This bottle really reminded me of a bottle of really cool nail polish that either my mom or I picked up many-many years ago. So long ago I don't remember how I got my hands on it.

    While this bottle is quite old the polish is still good.

Sally Hansen Nail Prism #03 Purple Diamond "Rainbow in every bottle"

    Purple Diamond has the same effect as the finish of Wonderstruck's bottle. The color is really close as well! Just a bit lighter.
   With some research I found that the Nail Prisms line had a darker Blue'ish color Garnet Lapis. My hope is that it could be even a closer match. Wish I had a real sample but I don't. Looking at samples online, it may be a bit too blue.
   Another possibility could be Color Club Wild at Heart 871 Nail Polish. I'm not familiar with Color Club. I don't know what stores carry it. Online they don't seem to have Wild at Heart though anymore. And since I've never seen it in person it may or may not be as close of match as it looks online.

 

Pretty Pink: Camo Nails

 

Camo Nails!!!

Easy and cute!

   We've seen the pink camo you can get these days. Here's how to do it to your nails!

Step #1: Start with a coat or two of Flower Nail'd it NP4 Gorgeous Gerbera. It is a very soft blush of a color. It's a very close color to the color of my naked nails! I would say do two coats since you will be able to see this layer.

Step #2: blob some Flower Nail'd it NP24 Evening Primrose on each nail. Don't think to hard on this. It's suppose to be random. Evening Primrose is a color between hunter green and dark grey.

Step #3: For the pink squiggles I used Avon's Mirror Shine in the color "Blaze". I don't think Avon is making this color anymore, it's a hot metallic pink.

Step #4: Now you have the colors on, lets add a little glitter :-) I did a top coat of Revlon +Revlon Trends  Glimmer Gloss 605 Grapefruit Glimmer. This is a pink hue clear gloss with very fine pink sparkles. I also used it in this look... Tickled Pink: Nails

Granite Nails: How To

   I'm one for cool effect nails. Always have been. There has been a lot of effect nail polish out lately and one that has really caught my eye looks like granite... not just for you countertops anymore... :-)
  However they are a bit more complicated then throwing a layer of polish on your nails. The way I managed the look is to layer 3 different polishes. My version here had a glittery spin which some granite has sparkle and you know I like sparkle!
  You may have to do it differently depending of what polish your using but here is my formula...
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• Revlon 1706-01 "KhakiZing" 376
• SP Salon Perfect Professional Nail Lacquer 311 "Platinum Party" Limited Edition
• SP Salon Perfect Professional Nail Lacquer 321 "Loves Me Loves Me Not"

  Step 1:   You need a solid coat of color for the bottom layer. I used "KhakiZing" by Revlon. This is an old bottle I have had for YEARS. They don't make this color anymore. It's very similar to the color of peacocks. Changing colors of purple, green, to blue.
   After removing "KhakiZing" I found it stained my nails! So, note, don't apply this color to you naked nails. A base coat is needed to keep from having awful looking nails when removed.

  Step 2:   This is a clear gloss "Platinum Party" with various size gray colored glitter. Made by Salon Perfect from the collection Holiday Sparkle, according to the website this color is only sold at Walmart. Do one to two coats of this. It covers well so you might be good with one coat.

  Step 3:   And last what makes this look really cool! :-) This is labeled as a "Top Coat" on the bottle. This is not meant to be worn alone. "Loves Me Loves Me Not" is also made by Salon Perfect. It's a clear coat with specks of black and pale-pale pink. It took two coats for me to get it looking like I wanted it to look. I like it!

And, you're DONE!
(I recommend you use a drying coat when your through. I don't know about you but I am awful at banging up my nails after painting them!)

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Black Friday Weekend 2014

So, how was your Black Friday weekend?

I've only been to 3 and 2 of those I sort of ended up in it on accident... yeah... not a huge fan. When grown men are stealing Justin Bieber Games out of other people's cart... I mean, it's not worth it.

I did not get in on any early morning sales. Didn't even hit one store on Fri BUT I feel I sort of hit the jackpot on Sat running into a clearance sale where I got all the above for around $10! So call this my Black Friday haul!

I see fun times ahead!!! :-D

1.  Sally Hansen HARD as NAILS Xtreme Wear Nail Color 240 "Twisted Pink"
2. L.A. Colors Shimmering Loose Eyeshadow w/Brush SE118 "Lollipop"
3. Maybelline New York DREAM BOUNCY Blush 50 "Plum Wine"
4. Cover Girl Advanced Radiance 125 Buff Beige
5. L'Oreal Paris Voluminous Extra-Volume Collagen Waterproof 695 Blackest Black
6. Belle 9 Oval Snap Clips
7. Maybelline New York VOLUM'EXPRESS Mascara Waterproof The FALSIES VOLUM' 219 Very Black
8. Cover Girl Flamed Out Max Volume 310 Black/Brown Blaze