Born Pretty Store Stud Manicure!

Press Sample Purchased by Me
 

I been seeing a lot of stud manicures around lately, so tonight I decided to attempt one myself. This is what I came up with. Now, this is by no means perfect, but it sure was fun!

Here are the polishes I used...

L to R - Orly Shine, Manglaze Matte is Murder, Manglaze Mayo, Zoya Pixiedust Solange.

(The Manglaze and Orly polishes were purchased by me.)

The studs are from an amazing set available at The Born Pretty Store.

The set includes nail glue, 2 wheels of studs, 1 wheel of rhinestones and a package of several orange sticks. This entire set retails for $12.99 USD!! What an amazing price.

Please note: I did not use the nail glue for my manicure, unfortunately in my attempt to use it the bottle spilled and there was nothing left of it. Instead, I placed my studs into my polish while it was still wet and everything nicely stuck in place. 

The stud surfaces are usually shiny, but I wanted a matte finish for everything, so I topped everything off with China Glaze's Matte Magic. I love how the studs mattified!

The variety of shapes and sizes included in this set are pretty mind blowing. There is so much to choose from. I just scratched the surface with a few in my manicure. The set also includes diamond, rectangle and star shapes as well. There is a great mix of gold and silver and the rhinestones come in fun color.

You can let your creativity go wild with this set. I highly recommend owning this if you are into nail art.

If you would like to make a purchase at the Born Pretty Store use my discount code below and receive and 10% off your entire order.

Thanks for visiting!!!

Press Sample Purchased by Me

Let's Go Orange - NCAA March Madness Nails

Purchased by Me Press Sample
 

In my house March Madness is in full swing. The college basketball tournament is a really big deal in my family. Being from New York, of course I root for Syracuse! I decided since they made it into the Sweet Sixteen, I would celebrate with Syracuse GO ORANGE Nails!!

These are by no means perfect, but I had a blast putting them together :)

Here are the supplies I used:

• Born Pretty Studs (Provided for Review) 
• White Polish - Wet n Wild
• Black Polish - Wet n Wild
• Konad special stamping polish in White
• Black Striper
• White Striper
• Konad Plate M7
• Bundle Monster plate BM-209
• Zoya Sharon Nail Polish
• China Glaze Dessert Sun
• French Manicure Curve Tape
• French Manicure Chevron Tape

I made my thumb a basketball, my index and ring finger basketball nets, my middle finger a sneaker, and my pinky finger a jersey.

GO ORANGE!!!

What do you guys think? I'm really not great at Nail Art at all, so this was my attempt of breaking in to the nail art world and stamping!

**I added supplies per nail below so it all makes more sense**

THUMB: China Glaze Dessert Sun, Black Striper, and French Manicure Half moon Tape to create the basketball

INDEX and RING FINGER: BM-209 Plate, Konad Special White Stamping Polish, Black Striper, and a Born Pretty Stud (check out the 10% off code in the side bar for the born pretty store)

MIDDLE FINGER: Zoya Sharon, White Striper, Konad plate M7, Wet n wild Black Polish

PINKY: French Manicure Chevron Tape, Wet n Wild White Polish, Zoya Sharon, and Born Pretty Store Orange Gem

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Happy St. Patrick's Day

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY

Today I have a fun post. I did some long anticipated stamping! Yes, you heard me correctly.....I stamped! 

I used Zoya Sharon and Maya Cosmetics Envy. Both polishes were the perfect colors for St. Patrick's Day. I added in some striping tape and rhinestones, and came up with this design :)

The Zoya Sharon is a Limited Edition polish that Zoya was kind enough to include in a recent promo. The Promo: When you made a purchase of 20$ or more, you received Sharon as a free gift! How amazing is Zoya for offering this?!  This is now my new favorite orange. Orange polishes, similar to yellow, tend to be thick and difficult to apply. This orange was not at all like most of my others. This formula on Sharon was very easy to work with, was not clumpy or streaky. I will be using this as my go to orange from here on out. You will be seeing this again here at ThePolishHoochie.

The Maya Cosmetics Envy is a new release. This formula was on the thick side. It is so packed full of glitters, it causes it to be extremely thick. I did not thin this polish and wish I had. It's has beautiful sparkle and is unique in my collection. Even thought it was thick (which I know is fixable) I really love the look of it overall. This is a keeper for me.

The stamping plate I used is an older no frills plate that was included in a set of 6 plates. I purchased the set HERE. The set now sells for UNDER 5$ USD. I recently ordered all three sets of Bundle Monster plates, so I figured I better start stamping. This is the first time I have stamped in over a year (maybe longer).

I usually do not do these type of manicures, so I thought it would be fun for St. Patrick's Day.

I used striping tape from THE BORN PRETTY STORE for my middle finger, I was going for a plaid look. I'm pleased with how it came out.

Use code EPL91 to save 10% on all orders from The Born Pretty Store.

I used Konad Special Polishes in both White and Green for the stamped Shamrocks. 

I love how this all came together. I hope you guys had just as much fun with your St. Patrick's Day Manicures as I did. 

Did you do a St. Paddy's Manicure this year? Please link yours in the comments if you did, I would love to see them!!!

Born Pretty Store Review and an Awesome Halloween Tape Mani

Today I have something seriously AWESOME!!!

I have been seeing tons of manicures in the nail blog world using striping tape, and I have been really interested in getting some to experiment with. I do not do nail art, so I thought striping tape would be a fun easy way to add some excitement to my manicures. 

I wasn't all too familiar with how to purchase tape, and really wasn't sure where to get it.  Many suggested purchasing on Ebay, but lots of us do not use Ebay. So, when the Born Pretty Store approached me and asked if I would like to review some of their products, I jumped at the opportunity. They allowed me to pick a product I liked, and of course I picked the striping tape! 

This is what I received in my package...

First I would like to say that this package was delivered to me SUPER FAST from over-seas. I got this package quicker than I get things in the U.S. I'm still not sure how they got it to me this fast. I am very pleased with the excellent shipping. The packaging was excellent as well, everything was  nicely packed.

The package retails for $8.99 (wow, awesome price) and you receive all 12 colors.  WOW again is all I can say. The best part...FREE SHIPPING on every order. That is something I am all on board with. Sometimes shipping can kill us with ordering online. These rolls are packed with tape in every color I can think of. I was beyond impressed with this set. Here is a link to the item if you are interested in checking it out HERE. The store is loaded with awesome other nail art items for great prices as well.

You also get 10% off your order with the following Code: EPL91. I have added this to my sidebar as well for all future orders you may want to place.

Look at all the colors I received...

the 12 colors included are...Gold, Pink, White, Deep Green, Red, Deep Blue, Neon Rose, Silver, Brown, Light Blue, Green, Purple.
 

I was really excited and decided I was going to dive right in and do a striping manicure!!! I thought about it and had no ideas, but last week while I was lurking around the MakeupAlley Nail Board I ran into a post by nrohloff that was AMAZING, she is brilliant for this idea. I knew immediately I had to recreate it. The MUA post is HERE for you to see.

This is the Inspiration Picture...

As a kid I was obsessed with The Wizard of Oz, so I really fell in love with this idea. Thanks so much nrohloff for this wonderful idea, here is my interpretation of this ...

Click READ MORE to see the pictures up close!!!