CND Asphalt

Hey ya'll! Hope your Monday is going great...as great as a Monday can be anyway. hehe

I have another CND polish for ya today. My husband, who perfectly painted this mani, said he was very impressed with this polish and it's formula. That is saying a lot coming from the perfectionist he is! This polish is pretty much a one coater...always a huge plus! And as with CND Gold Chrome, this polish dried super fast. I would say within 10 minutes it was totally dry.

I think Asphalt is a gorgeous shade of grey. Although I don't normally gravitate toward dark colors as often, I really love this one.

Of course I couldn't just leave this alone...I recently bought a Sally Hansen Color Quick Pen in Fuchsia Chrome on clearance at Target. The Chrome pens are amaZing for stamping...I highly recommend them! Here is something else that I used a chrome pen with in a previous mani. So that's what the stamping color is and then the plates used are BM 19 and Born Pretty plate 59. I had a freak out when I saw how beautifully it all came together. I am a girly girl through and through so I looove these designs! :)

Anyways, that's it for now. Hope you enjoyed this mani! <3

* CND polish was sent to me for review in exchange for my honest opinions. 

CND Violet Shimmer

Happy Saturday! I looove me a lazy Saturday! Also, I changed my blog layout again! I think this one is here to stay for a while, but who really knows? I have too much fun redoing it. haha Hope you like it! :)

Just a quick post today...I am showing you CND Violet Shimmer over a few different polishes. In the bottle it doesn't look like much, but it really can transform polishes to give them a new look. Since I don't   

have my whole stash with me because I am on vacation, I wasn't able to explore the entire range of what Violet Shimmer looks good on top of, but I think you get the idea!

From left to right: Fingerpaints Artist's Sapphire, CND Asphalt. CND Gold Chrome, and Fingerpaints Coral Compliment.

And with Violet Shimmer layered on top. I think the combo with Artist's Sapphire is my favorite. Although the transformation is subtle, the Effects polishes are a great way to expand your collection without having to buy tons of new colors. I will definitely be experimenting to find more fun combos with this polish!

What do you think about CND Effects? CND polish retails for $9/bottle and the Effects $11/bottle. They available at CND.com. <3

* This polish was sent to me for review in exchange for my honest opinions.

CND Gold Chrome

Hey polish lovers! I am showing you a polish from CND today. I wasn't too familair with the brand before I received this to review, but here are a few basics: 

- CND has 50 creme colors ranging from sheer to dark.

-They also have a line of "Effects" that can be layered to transform creme polishes.

- 3 Free formula

-Fast dry formula

There was nothing I didn't like about this polish! This is Gold Chrome. I don't know of the chrome effect translates in these pictures or not, but it looks amazing in person. It has kind of a soft look to it if that makes any sense. My two favorite parts of this polish: 1) The fact that it was ONE coat!! 2) How fast it dried! This is by far the fastest drying polish I have tried. It makes a mani quick and easy. Love it!

 How many of you keep some form of nail art inspiration in one place from ideas you have gathered from blogs and such? This nail art design is comes from some of my inspiration! I saw a very similar design to the one below as an entry in the Bundle Monster Nail Art contest they hosted a while back. I don't know exactly who it belongs to, but if it's you or you happen to know, please tell me so I can give credit! :)

I had some bad streaking due to the horrible brush that my topcoat has. Beware of cheap topcoat! 

So what do you think of this polish? CND polish retails for $9/bottle and it is available at CND.com. I will be showing you some CND Effects soon so be on the lookout for that! <3

*This polish was sent to me for review in exchange for my honest opinions.