31DC2013 Day 4: Green

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Today I have one of my newest creations. 

This is 2.5 coats of "I Put A Spell On You" inspired by Winifred Sanderson of Hocus Pocus. It's a mint crelly with green glitter. I love how it turned out. The entire Halloween Collection should be released this Friday. There are currently 4 but I may do 2 more. Haven't decided yet. 

MSMD Monday: Ikat

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Today I have a special mani for you. Today we are featuring an Ikat design. Funny enough I discovered I'd been mispronouncing it. I've been saying it eye-cat. It's apparently ee-kaht. Go figure. I was going to look for a Youtube video to feature an Ikat design on Youtube Tutorial Tuesday, however I couldn't find one as good as Kayla's tutorial on her blog. Who am I talking about you ask? Kayla at KaylaShevonne. She did a picture step by step tutorial that's fantastic.

Polishes Used: 

1. Salon Perfect's Bellini
2. Art Deco Long Brush's White
3. Salon Perfect's Black
4. An unnamed blue polish by Sweet T Lacquer (Tara's Nail Polish aka Me!)

I love it! I've seen this design before and never really was that interested in it, but it's a design I haven't tried so I had to at least attempt it. Like I said Kayla's tutorial is fantastic, so I really didn't have a problem attempting this design. Here tutorial is HERE I recommend trying it out if you are at all interested in Ikat. I hope you enjoyed today's mani!

Tara's Nail Polish Featured!!!

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Some of my polish was featured on Mommy Loves Nail Polish today. Please head over to her page and check it out!

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No Ordinary Princess by Tara's Nail Polish

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Today I'm going to show of the rest of my "No Ordinary Princess" collection. These polishes were designed for the other princesses/Disney heroines that don't get the credit they deserve. I've previously shown Mulan and Pocahontas here. Today we are going to feature the other 3.

First we have Tiana.

Tiana is a minty green with a gold shimmer. The pictures are shown with 3 coats.

You can really see the shimmer in this photo. To be honest Tiana is probably my least favorite out of all of the collection and it's still beautiful. 

Next we have Megara.

This picture has an OPI glitter sandwich on my ring finger as well. This polish is purple with a purple and gold shimmer. This color is so pretty. And the shimmer is so just wonderful. I love this polish way too much.

Lastly we have my favorite, Merida.

Merida is a strange polish. It starts off nude with a small shimmer then as you add more coats it turns from an almost coral color to an orange polish. It's jammed back with a gold shimmer, see for yourself.

I had to include a blurry shot so you could see how pretty it is.

I wanted to do a design featuring all of the polishes so I  painted them on in a rainbow pattern and stamped crowns on top. I also added a matte finish to make the shimmers stand out.

Why I haven't shown these before is beyond me. I'm waiting on some glitter so this collection is actually on hold which makes me sad, but I can always take requests for them. I hope you all have enjoyed "No Ordinary Princess" as much as I have.

Heart Cheetah

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Today I have a simple design for you. This is much better suited for long nails, not my little nubbins. If I had longer nails I would totally rock these nails day. I finally figured out how to do cheetah print. So heart cheetah prints? Oh heck yes.

Aren't they cute? I just wish my nails would have been longer. I ran out of space and I also can't draw hearts that well. I've gotta practice. I used Tara's Nail Polish in Mulan and the hearts I drew using Sally Hansen's Nail Art Pen in Red. Black was my trust black art deco long brush.

Princess Pearls

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Today I have a new design to show you. I've never glued things to my nails other than well false nails. But I'd been seeing a lot of pearls and glequin designs that looked fabulous  So when I saw a wheel full of different color pearls and rhinestones I couldn't resist. I was actually in the middle of making my newest collection when I bought the wheel. So imagine my surprise when I got them home and realized they matched 2 of my colors. I knew I had to use them immediately. 

The pink polish you are seeing is Mulan. The blue polish is Pocahontas  Both are from my polish line, Tara's Nail Polish and from the "No Ordinary Princess" collection. They are both jelly finishes with gold and blue shimmer respectively. Both polishes are shown at 2 regular coats and a very thin 3rd coat.

I added the pearls by sticking them on the wet polish. Then I covered the nails with a top coat to ensure they would stay. And they really didn't. I had no issues with them coming off. This was a really cute and easy manicure. I recommend trying out pearls and starting off simple. 

ACNC Day 17: Christmas Movie

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I'm past midnight, I'm behind! Oh well a few minutes is better than not at all. Day 17 was Inspired by a Christmas movie. I don't know if you remember, but when I did my lights I said the Grinch would be making a comeback. And comeback he did! I'm so pleased with how my Grinch turned out this time around. He's much more Grinch-like.

Now you may be asking yourself, "What is that other polish she's got on?" This just wouldn't be my blog if there wasn't shameless self promotion! The other polish I'm wearing is 2 coats "Pucker Up and Kiss It Whoville" by Tara's Nail Polish over 2 coats of Exotic Ocean by Sinful Colors. Pucker Up and Kiss It is a red, white, green, and black glitter polish in many shapes and sizes. When worn alone it has predominately clear base with a hint of green.

If you would like to purchase a bottle of "Pucker Up and Kiss It Whoville" you can at this link here. Just don't forget to use the code HAPPYHOLIDAYS for 15% off your entire order! 

ACNC Day 14: Glitter

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Day 14 is glitter. Everyone and their brother has been obsessed with China Glaze's new Cirque du Soleil Collection. Me not so much. The problem? One of their polishes looks almost identical to one of my polishes. It's A Trap-eze by China Glaze and I Killed The Teen Dream by Tara's Nail Polish are both nude jelly polishes with rainbow hex glitter in many sizes. The difference between the polishes would be the amount of glitter. Mine isn't a huge glitter bomb. China Glaze's is a temperamental glitter bomb. I say temperamental because with all of the glitter in It's A Trap-eze there is major dragging if you aren't careful. Below I have comparison swatches both 2 thin coats. And I applied both polishes like normal, no special techniques for glitter bombs. 

See all that dragging? Most of the glitter goes to the tips of your nails. It's also not very shiny which is due to the dense glitter.

Next we have I Killed the Teen Dream. It's obviously not as glittery. It's not as milky and takes a thicker coat to get a milky base.

This photo shows off how shiny the polish is. 

I then used a nail wheel and swatched 3 coats. The bases are pretty much identical. The glitters are even almost the same. I like to tell myself that I was just ahead of the curve. :)

I do actually like It's A Trap-eze once I apply it "correctly". To achieve complete coverage without dragging or patches I recommend the dabbing method. This is where you get polish on the brush and dab in on your nails and smooth around to get the coverage you need. The only issue with doing this is that it's very thick and can take a while to dry. I ended up smugging my right hand pretty bad and had to start over on 3 nails due to the drying time. Once you do the dabbing method however?

Beautiful. It's built up to a grayish base at this point. It does feel a little strange due to the amount of glitter, but it's nothing a good top coat can't solve. Now for glitter I couldn't just leave it like that. I had to add some flair to it. So I used Sinful Colors' Blue By You and made drips. 

I've never done the drip design before and was quite pleased with my first try. I was completely inspired by Chalkboard Nails! Her drip mani was adorable. Sidenote: What is it with bright blue polishes having a weird smell? This one and a China Glaze polish I have smell awful!  

If you would like to purchase I Killed the Teen Dream please visit my Etsy shop here. And be sure to use HAPPYHOLIDAYS to recieve 15% off your entire order!

ACNC Day 6: WHITE

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Day 6 of the Advent Calendar Nail Challenge was WHITE. I do have the perfect white polish in my shop so yet again we have shameless self promotion from me. Aren't you excited? I know I am!

I started off this mani with 2 coats of OPI's My Boyfriend Scales Walls. This polish is sooooo pretty. In the bottle I swear it looks gray but on the nail it's a beautiful bright white. I'm going to have to buy more of it, I keep using it for all of my white based manis. On my thumb and ring finger I put 2 coats of Won't You Guide My Sleigh Tonight by Tara's Nail Art aka Me! It's a dusty white color which MBSW goes perfect with if I do say so myself. There are white and red glitters in the polish as well. This was the first polish I made for my Christmas collection. I'm quite pleased with it. I finished the entire mani off with 2 coats of Essie's Matte About You. MYSW is just dreamy as a matte polish. 

If you would like to purchase Won't You Guide My Sleigh Tonight or any of my other polish please visit my Etsy at this link <click me>.

ACNC Day 2: GOLD

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Today is day 2 and the color is GOLD! I started off with 3 coats of Wet N Wild in Hannah Pinktana. It is a gorgeous pink with a scattered halo. 

It is on the sheer side but has a wonderful build up. There is a lot of glitter so it dries somewhat grainy.

I then added an accent nail of Milani One Coat Glitter in Gold Glitz on my ring finger. I added a coat of Tara's Nail Polish in I Ain't Saying She's A Gold Digger. 

And lastly topped it all off with Essie's Matte About You.

This mani is so pretty. And its perfectly delicate for the office and glitzy enough for the night. I'm so happy with how this turned out.

Everything Floats Down Here by Tara's Nail Polish

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I have my own polish to show you today. Before Halloween hit I released my Halloween collection. The first to be made was Everything Floats Down here inspired by It. I hate clowns, but I love to be scared. So I couldn't resist making a polish from one more than scared the crap out of me.

Everything Floats Down Here is a red shimmery jelly polish with Red, Blue and Gold hex glitter.

The polish is shown at 2 coats to show off it's jelly consistency. It is my favorite out of the collection. With 3 coats you can build it up to full coverage with no visable nail line. Or wear it as a nice jelly polish over a base for a nice accent. 

The link for purchasing is <HERE>. It currently comes in a mini bottle for $3.

Polish Pixelle: Swatch & Review: Tara's Nail Polish 'I Killed The Teen Dream'

Polish Pixelle: Swatch & Review: Tara's Nail Polish 'I Killed The Teen Dream'

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Please check out Polish Pixelle's swatch and review of my polish, I Killed the Teen Dream. I feel like I have arrived, I've been reviewed!

Pink Wednesday Glitter Sandwich

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I'm participating in my first Pink Wednesday! Note my banner on the side, I'm so excited. I've only ever attempted Pink Wednesday once before and accidentally posted it on Tuesday thinking it was Wednesday. Yes not my my cleaver moment. I went to my local Ulta store and found some OPI in the clearance section. I've been looking for a pretty pink Jelly finish. And I found it in OPI's Guy Meets Gal-veston which is part of their Texas collection.

This was one coat on Guy Meets Gal-Veston. I really enjoy this color, it's a brighter pink but not neon of course. I also wanted to do a Jelly Sandwich so I used my own polish (Tara's Nail Polish) called I Killed the Teen Dream.

This is 3 coats of my polish I Killed the Teen Dream (by itself). It's available at my Etsy store by clicking <<here>>. 

And here it is with Guy Meets Gal-veston. I love the way this look. It's so pretty.

It's so pink and glittery and just wonderful. It's my favorite glitter sandwich I've done thus far. And it's extra special because it features my own creation. I hope you liked it and much as I did!

Tara's Nail Polish Update!

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I haven't really mentioned it much before but I make my own franken polishes and sale them on Etsy. I've been waiting on new bottles and balls (stainless steel only!). Finally they came in today so I've been doing some updating.