SH Arabian Night :-\

Good afternoon everyone!

Last night I decided to do my mani using Sally Hansen Arabian Night. I've had this color for about a year now, and every time I see the bottle I wonder why I haven't worn it yet, so I decided today was the day ;-) Unfortunately, as much as I love the color in the bottle, it just did not suit me perfectly :-( I think my skin tone might be too warm (since I'm really tanned right now possibly) to carry it as it dried way more blue than what I expected. You can see the blurple in the pic as it's taken outdoor in sunlight, but indoor it just looks off against my skin... I ended up redoing my mani this morning, and I'll show you that one (it's fantastic) later tonight!

Thanks for looking! :D

KOTD: ChG Pink-Rox-E + M69 :D

Good evening everyone!!

As promised yesterday, here is my konaded Pink-Rox-E mani!! I used plate M69 and the special Konad White polish. I really find that for black and white, the special polishes work much better than anything else :D

Enjoy and have a great evening! :D

A new favorite: ChG Pink-Rox-E :D

Good evening everyone!

I said I'd be back with today's NOTD, so here it is! China Glaze Pink-Rox-E is a fantastic light pink with little gold glass flecks that gives it a lot of depth and makes it totally un-boring :D I absolutely adore this color, and it has just made its place into my running top 20! I've just finished konading it, but that will have to wait for tomorrow ;-)

Enjoy and have a great night!! :D

More neons!! :D

Good afternoon everyone!!

I'm tired of playing catch-up with my past NOTDs, so how about I just show them all to you right now in here? Continuing on my neon streak... here they are :D

First off, Essie Mini Shorts, a fabulous somewhat jellyish orange neon! Please excuse the little bubbles inbetween the color coats... I think I've finally realized they might be caused by the quick-dry top coats.

Next up is Milani Pink Pop. I picked this one up (along with Milani Juicy Glo and Electric Pink) at CVS while I was in Florida, and you'll see why right away! Unfortunately my camera refused to capture the true color, so I had to photoshop the pic slightly to get a better match.

Right after came Electric Pink which is a super hot pink that of course looks orange on my camera... Once again I tried to photoshop the color to get a better match.

And finally, here is Essie Flirty Fuchsia. I am totally loving this year's Essie neon collection, even though they don't apply very well for me ;-)

So that's it for the catching up, and I'll be back later today with today's NOTD! :D

OCNAILART Konad Contest Winner Announced!

Good morning!!!

It is with great pride and excitement that the winner of the Ocnailart Konad Contest is announced!

Congratulations to Barbara Wacht of Vienna Austria, who is the winner of the Konad Professional Salon Case Kit, valued at over $400!! Barbara heard about the contest on Scrangie.com, so Scrangie will also be receiving a Professional Salon Case Kit from Ocnailart!

The judges were Wanda V., Jennifer W, and Bokhee D. Their winning pick was unanimous, but all three expressed how difficult a job this was, as all of the entries were gorgeous and very well done!

Barbara's winning entry (below) featured a simple but beautiful manicure featuring a portion of the flower design from Image Disk M21. The judges not only loved the color, but the simplicity and artistic flair with which Barbara placed multiple stampings of the flower (less the stem) and how she added coordinating rhinestones. The photography and use of props was also very artistic and well done, as well.

I would like to thank all of the contestants and blog owners from the bottom of my heart for supporting this project, which was so much fun and brought so much delight!

Congratulations to Barbara (and Scrangie) and many thanks to all of you who participated in this contest - all of your designs were lovely!!! Your artistic abilities amaze me! Your photographs will not be printed, posted, or used without notice AND your express written permission to use them, each time they are used. You reserve the rights to your photos and have the ability to rescind my permission to use them at any time with written notice (email is fine).

Sincerely,
Kathleen
www.ocnailart.com

Congrats to Barbara and Scrangie!! BTW, you can see more of Barbara's work here :D

Massini neons swatches :D

Good evening once again!

I thought I'd do something a little different tonight just because I feel like it... so here are quick swatches (no base or top coats) of some Massini neons I just received from a friend. Most of these are dupes are very close cousins to the Color Club neons, but since I can never have enough neons well they get to stay with me!

Power Pink (3 coats) is an almost dupe of CC Lazer Pink:

Neon Pink (2 coats) is an almost dupe of CC Pink Lust:

Infusion (2 coats) is pretty close to CC Pink Rush:

Hot Fuchsia (2 coats):

Thunderbolt (2 coats, might need a 3rd one) is a dupe of CC Power Play:

Lightening Blue (3 coats) is a dupe of CC 220 Volts:

Neon Greenlight (3 coats) is a dupe of CC Lime Light:

Neon Caution (3 coats) is a dupe of CC Yell-Oh, but it doesn't need any white under to be opaque!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy!! :D