My #7 Favorite Nail Polish for 2016...

Boho Blues!!

Boho Blues was released in 2015 in the China Glaze Road Trip Collection.  I love that this periwinkle leans more blue than purple. I think what makes this polish different than other periwinkle's I have in my collection is that it's so bright and fresh. For being such a light and bright color, the formula is great! It has a slight jelly consistency. It is opaque in three thinner coats or two generous coats.

This swatch is three coats.

Compared to another similar China Glaze polish- Secret Periwinkle, Boho Blues is lighter and leans more blue whereas Secret Periwinkle leans more purple and a touch richer. Boho Blues is darker than Bikini So Teeny and obviously doesn't have that slight silver shimmer, and the formula is much nicer, but I still like them both:). You're Such A Budapest (another favorite of mine) is more purple, but has the same light shade. And I probably didn't even need to include Show Us Your Tips, but since it is new this year thought I should. It is a deeper shade of purple and has a very strong silver shimmer-not really close to Boho Blues.

I saw this design from Rifle Paper Company and knew this one would be so gorgeous on the nails. And I was right!

It does take some time to create this, especially when you are doing the design on each nail. If that feels too overwhelming, just try doing one or two accent nails and leave the rest with just a base color. I used brushes to create this, but you could also use a dotting tool for the flowers and toothpick for fine lines.

Here are the supplies I used to create this design:

CND Stickey Base Coat

China Glaze Boho Blues

Essie Fiji

Essie Peach Daiquiri

Essie Licorice

Essie Blanc

China Glaze First Mate

OPI How Great Is Your Dane mixed with OPI Where Did Suzi's Mango

Winstonia Fine Detail Brushes

'Berry Wine' Detail Winstonia Brush
HK Girl Top Coat

Click on the link below to see the full length tutorial. Please subscribe to my Channel! :) *If you recreate this design use #gopolishednails in Instagram so I can see it!

Nail Tutorial: Blue and Coral Nail Design (Rifle Co. Inspired)

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My #6 Favorite Spring Polish for 2016...

Off Tropic!!

Glorious green! My favorite color :). This is a hunter green but it leans more blue than yellow which in my opinion is more flattering. This polish is new from the Essie Spring 2016 collection. (I reviewed the entire collection if you want to watch my review here.) It seems a little strange to have this color in a spring collection, but I was so excited to see it! I knew it would be one of my favorites.

  It is opaque in one easy coat. It's such a rich, dark, pigmented color, which means that yes, it does stain some. I only noticed the staining on my cuticles and dryer areas of my skin though. I wore it for 5 days with a base coat underneath and it did not yellow my nails-just so you are aware.  And, I did have some chipping on the third day as well, but I did paint on my layers pretty thick. I do paint my nails about every 3-4 days though, so that's really not an issue for me.)

 The swatch below is two coats.

Here are my comparisons. As you can see it is more blue toned, which I feel makes is more appropriate for spring and summer. It is much lighter than Stylenomics, which can look almost black. Zoya Hunter seems more appropriate for fall because it is more yellow toned, but by-golly you can wear any color anytime you want :).

I wanted to do a little edgier look for this polish because it has that edgy feel which is kinda fun to pull off sometimes. So went for some geometrics and I really love any design with negative space. It's just so cool. If you don't have the nail vinyls I used to create this design, try cutting strips of masking tape. 

Here are the supplies I used to create this look:

CND Stickey Base Coat

Essie Off Tropic

Essie Mademoiselle

HK Girl Top Coat

What's Up Nails Skinny Chevron Vinyl Stickers

What's Up Nails Skinny Straight Vinyl Stickers

Sonia Kashuk No. 107 Smudge Brush

Winstonia Nail Art Brushes

Click on the link below for the full length tutorial. *If you recreate this design I want to see it!! Use #gopolishednails in Instagram so I can see it. Do you think you will give this design a try?!

Nail Tutorial: Geometric Mani with Negative Space

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My #5 favorite spring nail polish for 2016...

Kiss Me On

My Tulips!!

I had a pedicure a few years ago and choose this color. I knew I needed to pick it up at some point. I was so excited to recently find it at my local beauty supply store. (It is also available on Amazon, link at end of post).

 It was released as part of the OPI 2012 Holland Collection. It's a perfect medium toned pink with my favorite kind of formula (crelly). The formula is just plain fantastic! It is opaque in two easy coats. It's so shiny and glorious! Nothing better than a good pink polish.

As you can see, compared to Kiss Me I'm Brazilian, Kiss Me On My Tulips is darker and more blue toned. It very, very close to Essie Mod Square, but Kiss Me On My Tulips is slightly darker and slightly more red toned.

I love orange and pink together and wanted to create a design using both. The orange is a new polish from OPI's New Orleans collection that was released this spring. It's called Crawfishin' For a Compliment, and it's beautiful. Don't you love this combination?! 

To recreate this look click on the link below for the full length tutorial! 

Here are the list of supplies I used to create this design (with links):

OPI Kiss Me On My Tulips

OPI Crawfishin' For A Compliment

What's Up Nails Skinny Straight Nail Stickers

HK Girl Top Coat

Nail Tutorial: Two Toned Mani with Negative Space

*If you recreate this design, tag me or use #gopolishednails in Instagram so I can see it!

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My #3 favorite spring nail polish...

China Glaze- Let's Chalk

About It!

This polish is a new polish from the China Glaze Spring 2016 House of Colour collection. Pale pink polish is one of my favorite colors to wear-anytime of the year! I made a video and put this and four other pale pink polishes to test to see which I liked best. If you didn't see my Pale Pink Polish Showdown video, make sure to check it out - this polish was the winner, and for a good reason! The formula is fantastic (which is unusual for light polishes), and it is opaque in two coats. It also lasted on my nails (with a base and top coat) for 5 days with no chipping. I love it!! You might wanna pick one of these up before they are gone :).

This swatch is two thick coats. You can also see in that video how it compares in color to the other pinks I choose. 

I saw this nail design on Instagram and instantly fell in love. I love the french tip and floral combo. It's so dainty, simple, beautiful and feminine. I will definitely be doing more designs like this in the future. What do you think?!

If you want to recreate this design, click on the link below for the full length tutorial. All the products (and links) I used will be listed in the video description box on my YouTube video. Please subscribe to my channel as well if you haven't. 

Nail Tutorial: French and Floral Nail Design

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White Flowers (on negative space)

Essie Blanc is Essie's color of the month, and I can't get enough of it! It's such a great white polish that's opaque in two easy coats. Now that spring is officially here and Easter is approaching, I wanted to do a flower nail design that was bright and cheery. So I came up with this:

and another shot with some pretty flowers, just because I can :).

Here are the supplies I used for this manicure (with links):

CND Stickey Base Coat

Essie Blanc

Essie Ballet Slippers

Essie Penny Talk

Dotting Tools (or toothpick, or brush)

HK Girl Top Coat

Click on the link below for the full length tutorial!

*If you recreate this design use #gopolishednails in Instagram so I can see it!

Nail Tutorial: White Flowers (on negative space)

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Floral Nail Design (gray and white)

Blanc is Essie's color of the month. I will be using it for several different manicures through out the month. It's so refreshing to have white polish on. If you haven't tried just plain white, you need to! Essie's Blanc is one of my favorites. The bottle is slightly runny at first, but after you use it a few times, it turns into the perfect consistency. 

I absolutely love Essie's Pedal Pushers (which came out last Spring). It's a gray polish with a touch of purple, and it's a OCW (one coat wonder). If you don't have it, you need to find it!

I have been wanting to pair these together for sometime. So I did. :)

Here is my floral design inspired by @flickanail (on Instagram). I LOVE it!! I will definitely be using this design in various different color combinations. And it is easier to create then you think!

Here are a list of supplies you will need (and links):

CND Stickey Base Coat

Essie Blanc

Essie Pedal Pushers

Dotting Tools

White Acrylic paint

What's Up Nails Pure Color #12 Striper Brush

HK Girl Top Coat

Click on the link below and it will take you to my YouTube channel for my easy to follow full length tutorial. And don't forget to subscribe!

Nail Tutorial: Floral Design (gray and white)

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