Week 41 of the Year of Polish Challenge: Holo Patchwork Nails

I got several Jade Holos from a Brazilian nail friend and one of my first manicures with them is this patchwork manicure.  I started with two coats of Jade Psychedelic.

Next I used striping tape to cordon off the patchwork triangles.  I then painted each section in random order with Jade Deja Vu, Violet Fascination, and Hypnose.

This manicure is so striking,  I can't stop looking at it and watching the holo rainbow dance on my nails.  I promise, more holo manis are in store!

Avon Suede Polishes and Suede Braid Nail Art

I finally bought some suede polishes.  These Avon Suedes were $3.49 each so I ordered all of them.  Unfortunately, my purple one was left out and I received some kind of red Avon glitter nail polish instead *sad face*  My Avon rep is working on the situation and hopefully I can get the purple suede to complete the collection.

Below is Blue Royale.  I love everything about the color and finish of this polish. 

Fuchsia Feel is pretty but maybe its just me, I wanted MORE fuchsia!

Sumptuous Rose is a very feminine and pretty polish.   Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, I plan to use this polish for some ribbon nails.

Platinum Beauty is a gorgeous steely silver and it looks awesome on nails.  I am going to have to put some of this polish on my toes for winter!  So pretty...

Touch of Taupe was THE main suede that I wanted for fall. This is a rich light brown and like all the Avon Suede polishes it has a slight metallic looking finish.

 

The Avon Suede polishes are PERFECT for Braid nail art because they cover so well so I used Touch of Taupe, Blue Royale, and Fuchsia Feel on my Fuchsia Feel manicure.  Pretty good for my first attempt at a Fishtail or Braid design.

Perception Nail Lacquer's Deep Blue Something

I bought a couple of minis from Perception Nail Lacquer and this beautiful blue holo called Deep Blue Something.  I have had a bit of an obsession with holos of late.   I applied two coats of Color Club Hydrangea Kiss and then applied two coats of Deep Blue Something.  Holo nails are usually very striking but this particular blue had me mesmerized for the two days I wore it!  Gorgeous!

Life Is a Highway Nails

I belong to polish group on Facebook and each week they do a nail art challenge.  This week it was stripes and I wanted to do a unique spin on that theme.

I thought of highway nails and then came up with "Life is a Highway.."  Good song, and even better, very true!

Swatchfest!! WnW Pick your Poison, Different Dimension, Sinfuls, and Perception polishes

So I have been a busy bee with the swatching!   Lately, with school swatches are faster and easier for me to do and with all my latest purchases, the swatches keep coming.

I was recently able to get most of Wet N Wild's Pick Your Poison collection.  All except Poison Ivy which was sold out:(  Ill be keeping an eye out for that one.

I was also glad to find two pretties from Sinful Colors.  Mesmerize is a dark blue, almost purple.

Pumpkin Spice was a happy find and I had to have it.

I traded a couple of Julep polishes for this indie, Different Dimensions Sparkles Like Edward.  I love it soooo much!

I have been eying Speckled Sparkle for months on Perception's etsy page.  There was an awesome sale recently and I picked up minis of Speckled Sparkle and Deep Blue Something.   OMG!  I love this one!  The pic is two coats of Speckled Sparkle on top of one coat of Silver Dollar.

After seeing the video below and finally getting in my two Layla holos from Sneakpeeq.com I had to try dipped holos.  This is an awesome technique that I highly recommend after having tried it.  It evenly distributes the holo polish and helps make any polish holographic.

*UPDATE!*
I was able to get over to another Walgreens tonight and found WnW Pick Your Poison Poison Ivy.

It. Is. Perfect!

2 Chix Lacquer Sweet Cheeks

I finally got around to swatching 2 Chix Sweet Cheeks mini polish and I can't get enough of it. This polish is everything I wanted Pretty & Polish's Cheer Camp to be.  It. Is. Beautiful.  And it goes on like a dream. 

Not sure its for sale yet but I think I need a full size of this one...oh yes, I do!

Naild' It Polishes and Nail Tape from Hong Kong

I ran across bottle shots of all of these on Naild' It's facebook page and snapped them up from Naild'its  Etsy shop.  I like them all but Peacock Squawk and Blue Man Goop are exceptional!

I also was in search for a great deal on nail tape and found 10 rolls of tape for under $3 on Amazon with free shipping.  The catch was that it was being shipped all the way from Hong Kong which meant that it took upwards of three weeks to arrive. That was ok...I am patient when I am getting a great deal!

Nail Mail #1: Zoyas, Cult Nails, Hare Polish, Hits, Enchanted Polish, and Nicole

 Gloss48 had a great sale on Cult Nails and I scored these beauties, including the very awesome flakie Seduction.

 Since I got into indie polishes last year, Asteroid Turf has been on my very short list of must have nail polishes.  I love everything about this polish and it is finally MINE!

 

I love Hits holographic polishes and Poseidon is my one of my first full on holo polishes.  

I love most of Enchanted Polish's holos and was lucky enough to score Magic Mirror on sale.  Now if I can just get Jitterbug.  So tell all your friends...I must have it.  Blog sale, swap, whatever...

 I saw these at Rite Aide and loved the bottles.  I picked up my favorite color for me and a friend.  Aren't these unique?  For $1.99, I'd say it was a good deal.

 Last, Zoya had a recent BOGO sale and I picked up these 6 polishes including my coveted Fei Fei and another flakie Chloe.   Zoya polishes are awesome but even more so when they are 1/2 price.

Zoya Fei Fei and Cult Nails Seduction

I received my bogo Zoyas and my three Cult Nails polishes and had to try out my two favorites of the lot, Zoya Fei Fei and Cult Nails Seduction.   Sooooooo gorgeous together!

Week 38 of the Year of Polish Challenge: Metallic Mani, in the style of Dots

This week's challenge was a metallic or magnetic mani.  I never really jumped on the magnetic polish bandwagon so I chose metallic.  I saw a retro 80s gold and black shirt with cool design and made it my own with Sinful Colors Black on Black and China Glaze Silver Platinum.    I love how graphic this nail art is!