Easter Nail Art 2013

Happy Easter (a day late) to those that celebrate. I hope you were able to spend the holiday with family and friends. My husband and I weren't feeling well so we stayed home and made waffles for dinner. We are much better today which is why I'm just now posting what my nails wore (I wore pajamas). =)

With not feeling very well, I didn't have it in me to do a time consuming manicure. Half Moon Manicures are so quick and easy yet they look like you spent a lot of time and effort on them. 

This is what I used for this look:

Left to right Zoya Neely, Zoya Blu, China Glaze Sweet Hook, and OPI Pink Friday

White: Cult Nails Tempest 

Rhinestones from Born Pretty Store (10% off coupon code TPL91)

Base Coat: Cult Nails Get it On

Top Coat: Cult Nails Wicked Fast

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-Mira

*Some of the products used were sent for review.

Born Pretty Pearl Rhinestones

I recently had the opportunity to play with some more products from Born Pretty.  I decided to try these adorable pearls which is out of my comfort zone. Not because I don't like them, I've just never used them on my nails before. They were very easy to use and in my opinion, very pretty. After my manicure was completely dry, I applied top coat where I wanted the pearls (one area of the nail at a time), put top coat at the end of my dotting tool to pick up the pearls, and placed them on my nail. I then put a coat of top coat on to seal everything in. After everything dried, those babies weren't moving. 

I wanted a baby girl pink but didn't have exactly what I had in mind. Zoya Erika was the right shade but it is too sheer for what I had in mind. I used two coats of OPI Pink Friday and then softened the color with two coats (maybe it was one) of Zoya Erika. 

 After that was completely dry, I used Konad Special Polish in white to stamp the polka dots from Konad plate m79. I couldn't handle the lack of sparkle so I added a coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust. 

 I attempted to make a bow on my accent nail. 

 The pearls come in a sturdy wheel. There are three sizes: 4mm, 3mm, and 1.5mm. 

 This is the 4mm pearl. It was too big for my nails but I wanted to show it so I stuck it on my thumb. I'm going to use this size on homemade cards.

 The 3mm pearl is in the center of the bow with the rest being 1.5 mm. 

 I used the 1.5mm pearls on the rest of my nails. They fit perfectly over the polka dots. 

I love these pearls and can't wait to use them again. You can get them, here for $4.14. Get them for less by using this coupon code!

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-Mira

OPI Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday

I had no intentions of buying anything from the OPI Nicki Minaj collection. It isn't anything against Nicki, although she isn't my cup of tea. I just felt that there wasn't anything special in this collection. When I saw them in person at Ulta my mind quickly changed. I now love all of the polishes, with the exception of Did it on 'Em (yellowy green color). I've read a lot about how they resemble the Shrek Collection. That was before my polish addiction began so I don't have any of those in my collection to compare.

Today I'm going to show you Pink Friday. Pink isn't my go to color by any means but something drew me to this shade. It's very bubble gum pink, loud, and not my style but it's cute and fun. I'm trying to push out of my comfort zone when it comes to polish so I wanted to give this a try. I'm glad I did, it's really fun!

I'm surprised by how much I like this shade of pink. As much as I love the color, I'm not a fan of the formula. The formula is on the runny side and needed three coats to reach opacity. I can still see a bit of my nail line but it isn't enough to bother me. You can't tell in this picture but there were a few patchy bald spots toward the bottom of my nail. I didn't wait as long as I should have in between coats which is probably the cause of that. Despite the problems with the formula, I would recommend this polish.  Give it more time to dry before applying the next coats and it should be fine.

Here are some layering combos for your viewing pleasure. ; )

Index Finger: OPI - Superbass Shatter

Middle Finger: OPI - Save Me

Ring Finger: Essie - A Cut Above 

Pinky: Essie - Pure Pearlfection

 Essie - A Cute Above: I wasn't sure I'd like this combo, I thought it would be too much pink but I think it works! 

Essie - Pure Pearlfection: I couldn't get my camera to pick up the beautiful shimmer of Pure Pearlfection. Trust me, it's gorgeous. =/

Save me is SOOO beautiful in person. There is blue and holographic bar glitter along with smaller pieces of silver glitter. I didn't think I'd like this one at all but when I saw how much is sparkles in person, I couldn't resist. 

Party on my nails! 

Which combo do you like the best? Would you rock Pink Friday? 

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