Hey Look she posted

*Waves at the hotties*

I realized yesterday that today February 28 would have been my Moms 65 Birthday.

What better excuse to get my butt back to the blogging that I love?

So I did a special manicure for my mommy

From Nubar's Jellybeans collection I used Strawberry, With Cherry on my middle finger with White Polk a Dot from the Polk a Dot collection and some of my favorite nail decals from a billion different sets.

This is my Mom...isn't she pretty!

Strawberry is a sweet pink that you can wear as a jelly or build it to opaque. Cherry is a super squishy almost jelly cherry red, I love it insanely! And the Polk a dots.....Oh do not get me started I love them so much and since the glitter is not intended to cover but to dot they are not bad to remove.

My Mom was the very best! Funny (That is me in the pillow case or as I called it sack of potatoes)

The biggest heart ever, willing to help anyone anytime, friend or stranger she never questioned but was always the first to help and never expected anything it's just how she was.

Nubar has a great formula and is one of the few creme formulas that I really love.

This is how I will always remember my Mom...like a big kid! I was far too serious and she would not have it so she would force me to smile or laugh. (Seriously my sisters hair omg, even for the 80's that was just wow)

The Jellybeans are perfectly named because I want to nom my nails....I must get jellybeans!

Mom and Me...she attacked me and was holding me hostage for the eviiiiiil taking of pictures!

(My cousin was hiding behind me holding my arms and Grandma was fast with the camera)

Have you gotten the Jellybeans or the Polk a dots? Which are you loving?

My Mom, the silliest beauty queen ever, passed at the very young age of 48 (I was 21) of a sudden Heart attack. Her crappy doctors ignored the symptoms she called with the day before, ear/jaw pain, dizziness, nausea,  muscle pain and weakness, headache, and vomiting, She had very high blood pressure uncontrolled even with 3 medications. Ladies know our symptoms, most women do not know that women's symptoms are usually not the typical symptoms that men have. and if you have high blood pressure and it is not being controlled find a new doctor or insist on seeing a specialist because you ARE worth it and if you don't take care of you who will? Smooches!

Happy 65th Birthday Mom!

Products in this post were provided by the company/PR for review

Holograms and Flakies

Stupid Blogger ate my stupid post.

I am trying to get back to blogging, I've missed you all. My business (Evil Shades Cosmetics....shameless promotion) has grown a lot in the past year and takes a lot more of my time. That is not a complaint, I love what I do and I am so proud of how far it has come and more than anything I love that my sparklies make other people happy! So I will do my best to post 3 ish times a week but they will not be wordy. lol

Now on to the pretties...

I did a drool worthy mani the other day using Barielle's Elle's Spell, a cheapy black creme with Sally Hansens Prisms in Diamond (Silver holographic hotness) topped with Sancion Angel in Christine. You wanna see?

Oh did I mention I free handed a bit of Diamond on the tips?

Elle's Spell is a gorgeous berried red jelly filled with gold to green flakies

Christine is a sweet sheer purple jelly with green to pink to yellow/gold flakies

P.S. I am keeping the claws much shorter right now due to washing my hands eleventy billion times a day and now everything is dry and le yucks. :o(

Holo + Flakies + Jelly = Do Not Drive or car accidents may happen!

I have missed you tons and bunches! *hugs everyone*

It's a Pirate Party!

I figured while my nails are so short I should play with glitter

(Glitter turns to concrete on my nails and is painful to remove, even with the foil method & pure acetone so when my nails are long I rarely wear it)

I used OPI Skull and Glossbones as my base and 2 un named glitters

I added an accent of one of my little skull and crossbones decals and we have a Pirate Party!

Sadly we had no sun to get full bling pictures

I did 2 coats of Skull & Glossbones and one coat of each of the glitters followed with a thick coat of seche Vite

Yes it was a pita to remove but I loved it anyway!

Mermaid Toes!

I was feeling a little Mermaidy..with a Little help from

China Glaze Techno Teal & Funky Fingers Bella's Boy

Don't you just love mermaid, holo and glitter all in one pedicure

Plus you get to see my little toezies! *giggle*

Super Macro shot of the sparklies

I used 2 coats of Techno Teal, 1 coat of  Bella's Boy and topped it with Orly Polisheild.

I love the sparkle and the flash of holo in certain light and it fancies up my cute little Flinstone toes perfectly

Strawberries & Cream with Sprinkles on top!

Sounds yummy doesn't it!

Well it's my manicure and it's actually Strawberry(A franken from Kae), ManGlaze Mayo,

and Angel Flakies in Christine. (from Sarah)

What I used

This is with Orly Polisheild on top

The flakies have a pinkish base so it gave a slight pink hint to Mayo

Love it!

Without Top coat (Angel Flakies dry matte)

I could stare at this all day

I just love how the flakies are warmer, more orange, on Strawberry and cooler, more pink/blue, over Mayo

This was such a gorgeous mani to look at I kept it on for 3 days and hated to take it off!

Shattered Mermaid's Tears

This combo just screamed out to me!

OPI Turquoise Shatter, from the Blue Shatters collection, and Mermaid's Tears, from The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides collection.

I am loving both collections so much!

I used 2 coats of Mermaid's Tears, 1 coat of seche Vite, then one coat of Turquoise Shatter and 1 more coat of SV.

I had to leave at least one nail showing mostly Mermaid's Tears.

Mermaid's Tears is a perfect dusty sea foam green creme with the most perfect formula.

Turquoise Shatter is my favorite shade of turquoise with heavy green shimmer and applies fabulously!

My camera refused to take a color accurate picture of Turquoise shatter, it is a true turquoise and not nearly as blue as it shows on camera.

I'm going to have fun with these shatters!

*Products in this post were provided by the company/pr for my honest review

Nubar Spring Garden Collection- Honeysuckle Hotness

Nubars Spring Garden Collection is Hot Hot Hot

I immediately went for Honeysuckle because it is bright pinky and well do you know me?!

This is 2 coats of Honeysuckle with a thin coat of Top Beauty 3D Fireworks on my middle finger

(the 3D is from my beloved Sarah of Them Pretty colors)

This is in indirect light which softens it a bit

There was no sun to capture the awesome holo micro glitter in Fireworks :o(

I can assure you this color will be used a lot

The formula is a little thick but I added a few drops of thinner and it was perfect.

(Highly pigmented shades tend to goop up quickly due to the particle size of the mica)

Now if this doesn't scream spring at the top of it's lungs...nothing does!

**Products in this post were sent by the company/pr for my honest review

Nothing more perfect than a bottle of Flakies with my name on it!

Sarah ( Them pretty colors blog ) sent me some

beautiful flakie nail polish from Brazil.

I used Essence Enchanted Fairy as a base- a sweet pink with silver shimmer

then layered Angel flakies in Christine a hot pink jelly with pink/blue flakies

See it has my name on it

OK I added the Evil

How beautiful is this

The really cool part is that these flakies dry to a satin matte finish

Why I didn't think to get a picture before adding top coat...duh!

I used 3 coat of Essence Enchanted Fairy (It's a little draggy so the 3rd was to smooth)

and one flakie packed coat of Angel- Christine

I love this manicure....girly but fun and interesting

Thank you Sarah for the pretties....I'm loving them!

Any other flakie freaks out there?

How to win my heart: Flakies/Duochromes/holo's....I'm so easy!

OPI Femme de Cirque - In The spot-light Pink & I juggle...Men

These are 2 of the shades from OPI Femme de Cirque from the Soft shades collection

In the Spot-Light Pink

I am not a sheers fan or big on the traditional pink & white frenchy

(I spend enough time with people asking if my nails are fake, lets not add to it)

This is 3 coats with no top coat

Application is very nice, smooth even and dries quickly

 

then I added a coat of I juggle...Men

I think if you like sheers but want a little fun this looks very pretty and feminine

The purple sparkle in I juggle...Men is very pretty and you can layer it for more or less affect.

What do you think....could my nails pass as corporate? LOL

**Products in this post were provided by the company/PR for my honest review