NOTD: Pittsburgh Penguins Playoff Mani

Hello Everyone!

If you've read my older posts you'll know I'm a major hockey fan. A major Pittsburgh Penguins fan to be exact. My husband and I were lucky enough to get to go to game one of round one of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. I'm not sure why but hockey arenas have absolutely amazing lighting for polish (and gemstones). Every time we go to a game I am always amazed at how awesome my polish looks.

For this game I new I had to go with holos so I chose China Glaze Lets Do It In 3D and China Glaze It's My Turn for an accent. Lets Do It In 3D is a charcoal base flooded with holographic particles that create a sparkly linear holographic effect. It's My Turn is a gold base packed with the same holographic particles. I really like the way these holos sparkle.

I wore this mani for three days and could not stop staring at it. I really love the entire Kaleidoscope collection. I had no application issues. I did things a little differently for this mani. I started with Qtica Natural Nail Growth Stimulator and topped that with CND Stickey. I then added two coats of polish, another coat of CND Stickey and topped it with yet one more coat of polish. The wear I got with this combination was incredible. I was not easy on my nails at all. I type all day at work and most of the time I'm home. I did dishes, laundry, and cleaned my house all without gloves or special care and I did not have one single chip. By day three I had very minor tipwear and was aching for a color change.

ooooohhhhhh rainbows :)

Are you into any sports teams? Have you done sports team themed manis?

NOTD: China Glaze Some Like It Haute

Hello Everyone!

I am VERY excited about the polish I have for you today. There's glitter(!!!), MULTI SIZED glitter (!!!!!), there's HOLO GLITTER(!!!!!!!!). I was at Sally's a few nights ago and i said to myself, " Hey self! let's check the new release section " When do I not say that to myself? Anyways, sitting in the polish section was the China Glaze Eye Candy collection. My eyes immediately fell on Some Like It Haute and I audibly gasped. "Mine!" I put Some Like It Haute on my nails as soon as I got home. This is almost unheard of! China Glaze calls this collection "3d Glitters", I don't know about that but I can tell you they're gorgeous. Some Like It Haute is a rather complex polish. It starts with a clear base, then I see charcoal and silver micro glitter and a healthy dose of small hexagon holo glitter. Some Like It Haute is quite opaque but if you're careful and use a light hand you could use this as a layering polish. Two coats of Some Like It Haute over my normal base (CND Stickey) was enough to reach opacity. I had zero application issues. I added two coats of China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat. This is a hungry glitter! In a perfect world I would have added a nice thick coat of Seche Vite over my two coats of Fast Forward. The Fast Forward alone was not enough to make my nails smooth, but for results like this... I can live with adding an extra layer of top coat.

 I also took a few blurry pictures you really show off all that incredible sparkle!