Showing posts with label OPI. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OPI. Show all posts

Monday, December 17, 2012

Nail of the Day: OPI "The World Is Not Enough" (Skyfall Collection)

Nail of the Day:
OPI's "The World Is Not Enough" (Skyfall Collection)


You can purchase this shade at your local Ulta. To achieve this look, I applied one coat of OPI's Base Coat, two coats of , "The World is Not Enough", then topped with Seche Vite's Quick Dry Top Coat, and Nicole for OPI's Drip Drops. 

Not my best work, but overall I'm really loving this color so far!

Monday, October 8, 2012

Nail of the Day!

It's Nail of the Day Time Again!!! This time I went with OPI's "The One That Got Away." It is a beautiful grapey-red shade with a lovely shimmery glitter undertone to it. Perfect for Autumn! Click my video below for a quick clip on the polish and all of the items I used to achieve this look.


All of the nail goodies mentioned in the video! (Play the video or check out my previous NOTD's for more info!) 




OPI's "The One That Got Away" 







Thursday, August 16, 2012

Nail of the Day! Video & Blog Info! :)

Hope you lovelies are all having a great day! Click the video to watch how I achieved the nail look in the post below! I'll tell you what products I used, and how to properly use them! :) 

VIDEO


PICTURES & Details


Products Used For This Look:

-Target brand "up and up" acetone nail polish remover (Target)
-Nail brush (You can get them at any drugstore, Target, Walmart, or Ulta)
-Just a minute 60 Second Manicure Scrub by True Blue Spa (Bath and Body Works)
-Sally Hansen Instant Cuticle Remover (Maximum Strength) (Target, Walgreens)
-OPI Natural Base Coat (Ulta, Target, www.opi.com)
-Essie: "Off the Shoulder" (Target, Ulta, Walgreens,  www.essie.com)
-Wet n' Wild "Flossy Flossy" (Fergie Line)...on accent nail (Walgreens)
-Sephora Nail Polish Corrector (Sephora)
-Revlon Quick Dry Top Coat; 960 (Target, Ulta, Walgreens)
-Sephora's Stimulating Lavender Cuticle Oil
-True Blue Spa Glycolic Acid Cracked Heel Treatment "Heel of Approval" (B&BW)
-LaCross nail clippers 
-nail file (Sally's Beauty Supply, Target...you can find them anywhere!)
-Tropical Shine mini 4-way Buffer (Sally's Beauty Supply)
-Toe Separators (Target, Walmart, Walgreens, Ulta) 
-Lush's "Lemony Flutter" Cuticle Butter (Lush, www.lush.com)

Today's nail look! 
(Not the best manicure I've ever given myself, oh well!)
Holding Wet n' Wild's Fergie polish in "Flossy Flossy" (Used on accent nail)

Another view! 
*Trio of Awesomeness!)*
-True Blue Spa: Just a Minute: 60 Second Manicure Scrub
-True Blue Spa: Glycolic Acid Cracked Heel Treatment "Heel of Approval"
-Lush's Lemony Flutter Cuticle Butter
Essie's "Off The Shoulder" 
Wet n' Wild (Fergie line) "Flossy Flossy"
O.P.I. Natural Nail Base Coat
Revlon Quick Dry Top Coat
(I REALLY like this quick dry top coat; it doesn't make polish peel like a lot of other ones do.)
Revlon Quick Dry Top Coat : 960
Sally Hansen's Instant Cuticle Remover 
(Maximum Strength)
-Target's "up and up" acetone nail polish remover
-Sephora Nail Polish Corrector
-Sephora Stimulating Lavender Cuticle Oil
Nail Goodies!

Lydia's Tip: Don't forget to keep your nail tools clean by sanitizing them after each use! Be sure to swipe all nail tools with an alcohol pad after each use to nix bacteria in its tracks! 






















Saturday, July 14, 2012

Nail of the Day!

It's mani/pedi time again! Here are the products I used in today's pictures: 

-Sample of Sally Hansen's Nail and Cuticle Hand Cream -(I got this for free! It was a bonus item attached to a Sally Hanson salon manicure polish a few months back when I was at Walgreens. It works pretty well; I've used the entire tube up!)
-OPI BaseCoat (one coat)
-Essie's "bikini so teeny" (two coats)
-Essie's "pure pearlfection" Luxe Effects topcoat (two coats)
-Revlon Quick Dry Top Coat (one coat)
-Sephora Nail Polish Corrector pen
-Toe separators (I'm can't remember where I got these from; I've had them quite a while! (Maybe Target or Ulta?). I had to be careful with these since my right pinkie toe is broken, but I was still able to work around it). 

Essie's "Pure Pearlfection" luxeffects topcoat (left) and Essie's "bikini so teeny" (right)
Indoor lighting (The color is really a little darker than the picture conveys)
Natural outdoor lighting (The polish is appearing true to color here)
Another view in natural lighting...

I am VERY pleased with these polishes! No streaking, bubbling, chipping, clumping, or any issues like that! Very good quality polishes; this is one of the main reasons I prefer Essie compared to most other polishes. (The "bikini so teeny" polish can be just a tiny pinch runny,not streaky, just a little runny, so apply with a light hand. I would recommend letting it dry a bit between coats!) The "Pure Pearlfection" luxe effects top coat is absolutely gorgeous and gives the perfect amount of flattering shimmer to any polish. I LOVE it! 








Monday, June 11, 2012

Today's Nail Polish Look!

I thought it would be fun to post my latest nail look today for a bit of a change! Hope you guys enjoy!

Indoor Lighting
Natural outdoor lighting (Please excuse my cuticles!)
Products I used!

Products I used on my nails:
OPI's Natural Nail Base Coat (all nails; one coat)
Revlon's "Charismatic" 610 (on four of the five nails depicted; two coats)
Accent nail: Zoya's "Belle" by Capital Hill Style (three coats) 
Accent nail: Essie's "As Gold As It Gets" 950 (on top of  Zoya's "Belle"; one coat) 
Revlon's Quick Dry Top Coat 960 (on top of all nails; one coat)
Sephora's Nail Polish Corrector (used around the edges of all nails)

Where to purchase: 
~OPI Natural Nail Base Coat: Target, Ulta, or online at www.opi.com 
$5-8 depending on where you purchase (If you purchase from Ulta, use your 20% off coupon they mail out!)

~Revlon "Charismatic 610 & Revlon Quick Dry Top Coat 960: I bought mine at Target, but I know Walgreens, Walmart, Ulta, CVS, and other places carry it. 
$3.79 (I had a manufacturer's coupon, so I used that with this shade and the Revlon top coat and pretty much got them for free!) 

~Zoya "Belle" by Capital Hill Style: This is a limited edition nail polish; if you want it, order now!!! It comes in a set of three polishes from Zoya's Blogger Collection by Birchbox.: Order it here. (I love all of the polishes in that collection, and use them often! They are jelly based and really hold up longer/chip less than most polishes!) 
$22.00 for set of three polishes

~ Essie's "As Gold As It Gets" 950 luxeffects multi dimensional top coat: I purchased mine from Target. You can also find it at Walgreens, Ulta, CVS, and www.essie.com
$5-8 depending on where you purchase

~Sephora Nail Polish Corrector: Purchase in stores at Sephora, or online at www.sephora.com. I can not speak highly enough of this little gem! I've gone through three of them; it is by far the best thing I've ever purchased to do nails with! It's a flat tipped nail polish remover pen. It's amazing! 
$8.00