Nothing To Disclose Ah, yes. More nail art (almost) in this blog's signature colors.  🥰 And yes, that is THAT Lynnderella.

This time last year Glam Polish released their limited edition Beauty and the Beach collection. And in true fashion I bought my favorite shades the day they released.

L-R Lynnderella Connect the Dots | Glam Polish Splish Splash | Glam Polish Beauty and the Beach

I ordered 5 or 6 shades from the 12-piece set and I immediately knew the two I wanted to use were Glam Polish Splish Splash and Glam Polish Beauty and the Beach.

After a singular coat of white, I then used a makeup sponge to create the gradient from Splish Splash to Beauty and the Beach. What I learned from this? That the formula on these is almost too thin to create a buildable gradient. tthis gradient required so many layers that hese nails were already bordering on too thicc before I added the finishing touch of Lynnderella Connect the Dots.

Ultimately, I do like the look of these nails. However, if I were to do this mani again... Well, I wouldn't. Some things really are more fashionable than functional.

 

But at least they look good right?

How do you feel about Glam Polish? Yay or nay? Let's chat in the comments.

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Nothing To Disclose Let's not talk about how I've been to Amsterdam twice before I even posted about it once. Yikes.


What have I been up to? Well, I still never figured out that work/life/blog balance. But with this newfound time I have at home (read: thanks Rona. 🙄), I can take the time to sit down and actually blog.

So as the opening line suggests, I have been to Amsterdam twice before I came back and made one post. So here are the nails from my most recent trip in November 2019.

I started off with a gradient of Color Club Don't Toy With Me, Illamasqua Noble, Virtuous Polish Rahab, and Virtuous Polish Naomi.  Once that was finished, I used black and white polishes for stamping.  The plates I used for the images were Kads Fashion 002 & Maniology Stay Weird BM-P107.


What's your first travel destination gonna be when Rona let's all off punishment? Let's daydream together in the comments.
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Remember that trek to every Walmart in Western NY to find the all-elusive Color Club display? Well, of course, I had to play with some of my new babies. And you know it had to be the neon ones that got some use first.


I know, I know. Those CC neons from Walmart are matte yet this mani is obviously glossy. I was gonna apply a layer of matte top coat on top of this but I got tired and decided it was time for bed.


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Y'all know I love neons. What's the only way to make it better? Holographic nail polish of course.
School-induced hiatus aside, I managed to paint my nails for the first time this semester. Fun fact, these were originally done for a project in my Web & Social Media Production class.

After seeing the vertical-stripe-gradient-over-a-clear-base trend all over Instagram--my favorite app, by the way--I decided I wanted to try it out, but using holographic nail polish instead.


My ring and pinky fingers are just gradients per usual. However, my thumb, index, and middle fingers start with a base of Color Club Kismet. Once the Kismet layer is dry, it's time to place some Painter's Tape along the left and right sides of each of the aforementioned nails. After that, make a gradient with Illamasqua Omen and Salon Perfect Bermuda Away. Peel away the tape and seal with a top coat.

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"I don't want ya man. I just want the shmoney. Yeah, that's what a girl likes." Aight. So now that I've kicked this off with some Cardi B, let's get into these neon money--or should I say shmoney?--nails.


If my $100 dollar bill nails look familiar to you then you've definitely been rocking with Nail A College Drop Out for a while. Seen HERE and HERE.

This mani was actually incredibly easy to execute. my thumb, middle, and ring finger are $100 bill nail decals topped with neon decals straight from Japan.

Goodness, trying to find these decals online is so damn hard y'all.
Anyway, my index and pinky fingers are a gradient using five of the seven shades from Color Club's Poptastic Pastel Neon collection.



I may or may not have added Japan on my travel bucket list just to hopefully get my hands on more Sha Nail Pro products.






No US currency was harmed in the making of these nails.
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Oh yes, 8 days until the end of the semester & 9 days until I go on vacation! Y'all just don't know how amped I am for this.
But before the semester's end, my vacation, and finals week, I do have some nail art using the Zoya Enchanted collection.


When I originally got this collection I thought about swatching them individually. But then, obviously, I changed my mind.

For this mani, I combined two separate, simple techniques. The first being a gradient using Saint and Olivera (the only non-PixieDusts in the collection). The second being stripes added to my middle and ring fingers using Elphie, Waverly, Alice, and Lorna (the PixieDusts)

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Ah yes, another fall semester is coming to an end. There's something about the beginning of a new school year that completely throws me off track. In 4+ years of blogging I still haven't found a balance between, work, life, (and of course) blogging. *le sigh* #ImStillTrying

Anyway, today I've got a gradient using a total of four shades from SinfulColor's A Class Act collection.


I started with a base of Whiteboard and for the actual gradient I used RADient, Hazed, and Truth or Lavendare.


SinfulColors retails for $1.99 each at Walgreens and other mass retailers. These shades were only available in August & September but I'm sure you'll see them pop back up if you can't find them now.
Gotta love a good repromote right?

What are you favorite SinfulColors lacquers? Let's talk drugstore polish in the comments.
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Ok, so it's obvious I've hit a little hiatus. If you keep up with me on Twitter you may have noticed I was dragged on a family vacation and soon after I got really sick. In short, life happened.

And to make matters worse? I broke two nails while I was away from my you all. #InstantKarma =(

Anyway, these nails were done prior to my nail breaks so let's jump into it.


Color scheme look familiar? It should. You've seen it HERE, HERE, and not to mention it's the same color scheme as my blog.


This look was pretty interesting to try an execute involving some liquid latex and some nail vinyls. (I'll update this post as soon as I can remember the brand I used for this mani.)


I almost forgot to tell you what colors I used.


China Glaze Too Yacht To Handle & That's Shore Bright.

Well that's it for my long nails until they grow back. Excuse me while I try to get over the lose of my stiletto nails.
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The pics taken inside my lightbox don't do the holographic loveliness any justice.

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Thanks for hanging out with me in my little corner of the internet for the last four years! Here's to more nail art and Tom foolery! *cheers*
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So I'm not even sure what I'm going to call this, but it was kinda inspired by this mani.


I started with a base of Orly Mirrorball. It had been sitting in my untrieds for months after I bought it--a shame I know.


Then I laid down some reinforcement labels to create the shapes of my mani.



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Earlier this month I took my first ever spring break trip.--Yeah, I know. Kinda late in life for my first spring break trip.--Where did I go you wonder? Las Vegas!
Before I left for my week long stay in Sin City, I colored my hair.  After I had my hair dyed (and before I left for my trip) I couldn't figure out what I wanted to do with my nails. Then it hit me! I needed to match my nails to my awesome hair!


Because I did my nails with a limited time before I left, I didn't get the chance to take enough pics in my light box. However, I did take some photos in direct sunlight so you can see ALL the holo goodness this mani has to offer.




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Press Sample Much like one of my more recent swatch posts, today's nail art was done months ago. The photos were taken, and edited, yet the post was just written. Shame on me, I know. But I digress.


These nails used the entire Barielle Summer Keys Collection.

I started with Panama Pina Colada as a base color. 
Then sponged Hawaiian Sunset  & Panama Pina Colada on my thumb, Miami Heat & Panama Pina Colada on my index, Paradise in the Tropics & Panama Pina Coloada on my middle finger, Barefoot in Bermuda & Panama Pina Colada on my ring finger, and lastly, I sponged Topless in St Tropez & Panama Pina Colada on my pinky.


Each Barielle shade from the Summer Keys collection retails for $8 per .45 fl. oz. bottle on Barielle.com.

How do you feel about summer colors in non-summer seasons? Let's chat in the comments.
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