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Reader’s Choice Monday ~ Animal Print

Hey dolls! Last week’s poll was pretty close; animal print edged out the other two options with 40% of the vote. I had so many ideas for what I wanted to create using animal print. I debated between free handing and using a stamp, and the stamp won out since I haven’t done it in awhile. I started with a
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Polish Days ~ Back to Nature

Hey dolls! Polish Days are back and the theme for this month was to be inspired by nature. The weather has been extremely up and down in Florida, ranging from high 70s to lows in the 30s. As I was going through a few untrieds, I spotted Sonnetarium Snowfall, a glitter top coat with various sized white hexes and smaller iridescent glitter.
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Polish Days ~ Geometry

Hey dolls! I was so excited when the theme for this month’s Polish Days was released. I had so many great ideas…unfortunately, none of them worked the way I wanted it to. I’ll probably show you those fails at a later time. Yesterday I decided to take the easy route of stamping, which in actuality isn’t that easy for me
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Milani Mint Candy

Hi dolls, I have a gorgeous drugstore find for you today; Milani Mint Candy. Mint Candy is a gorgeous mint polish that is filled with blue shimmer. The formula was relatively thick; so thick that I’ll probably add a little thinner the next time I use it. Mint Candy is very pigmented and I could have gotten away with one
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Pink Wednesday ~ Zebra Stamping

Hey dolls, I really didn’t want to take off Cult Nails Feel Me Up quite yet, so I decided to add some pink stamping. I used the zebra image from the Bundle Monster 223 plate and Color Club Hot Like Lava. These foils are great for stamping if you haven’t tried them out yet. I am aware that this is by
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Latest Free Purchase ~ Nubar Reclaim & a Little Pink for Wednesday

free  Hey dolls, today I’m wearing my latest free purchase using Amazon gift cards that I received through Swagbucks (check this post for all the details on Swagbucks and how you can get involved). After falling in love with Nubar Diamont Top Coat, I felt like I needed to try a polish from this brand. Nubar Reclaim came highly recommended
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Snakeskin Stamping with Julep Sienna

Hey dolls, this is just a quick post to show you some semi-successful stamping that I did over Loreal Cockatoo’s Mystery. I used Julep Sienna, an antique gold foil, and Bundle Monster image 215. the sun was setting the right hand that usually gets no picture love 🙂 shade This is the first set of stamping that I’m actually relatively
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Orly Fresh & Leopard Print Stamping

Orly Fresh and Leopard Print Stamping The theme for this Monday’s mani was animal print and I figured this would be a good time to try out stamping again. For the base, I chose Orly Fresh. This is a bright green creme that just brings a smile to my face. I’m beginning to really fall in love with Orly’s formula.
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Floral Mani with Zoya Midori & Mira

Zoya Midori & Mira The theme for this Monday in the PAA facebook group is floral. I’m using these themes as an opportunity to work on my stamping skills. I’m not much for nail art, so you guys have to just bear with me. Hopefully over the next few weeks you’ll see some growth in my skills. I tend to
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Finally…Semi-Successful Stamping!!!

Hey dolls…Just wanted to write a quick post to say that I finally had a semi-successful experience with stamping. I’ve had the new BM plates for almost 2 months now and they have not gotten much use. After some great tips from some ladies who are more experienced, I think I’ve finally got a hold of this. I was having
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