Loving Kitty Cats Mani

I ran into these pictures from a mani I did for a wedding I went to a few months ago :)

The bride is a good friend of mine and she likes cats and posts cute cat things on my wall from time to time...  she's one of the sweetest persons I know.

This is what I wore to her wedding.

Kept it simple with a french manicure and silver stripe, base was Different Dimensions Selene, (white I cant recall but it's most likely SinfulColors Snow me White) and Apipila plate D

Hope you like it..
Until next post...

Salon Perfect Neon Pop Collection and Dotting Tools

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Summer is bright and there's no reason why the season's collections would not be just as bright.
I decided to test out the Salon Perfect Neon Pop collection on a water marble attempt.  I am happy with the results

Let's look at each individually:

First up is Sugar Cube.  This was my white base for my water marble mani.  Also stamps well.


Fired Up Fuchsia is a neon hot pink with fuchsia shimmer.
Applied Crystal Clear top coat on ring finger.

Yowza Yellow:  Highlighter yellow.  Goes on sheer but full coverage achieved with 2-3 coats.

 

Oceanic: Bright blue with shimmer... perfect "happy baby blue"
Applied Crystal Clear top coat on ring finger


Flamingo Flair:  Is described as a "neon flamingo pink" but looks more like a neon soft creme coral.

 

Tickled Pink:  Delicate bright creme pink


Traffic Cone: Pretty self-explanatory.  It is bright and lovely.  Not a color I would have picked off the shelf but WoW!!! it wears well... Although it was difficult to photograph, it was a magnet for compliments simply gorgeous for any skin tone.  A keeper.
Applied Crystal Clear top coat on ring finger

Loopy Lime: Bright lime green with slight shimmer.  Became my second favorite.  It just sits so well and perfectly suited for this bright season.
Applied Crystal Clear top coat on ring finger


And lastly, Salon Perfect dotting tools.
four ends even included a striper.  small, medium and large dots for any mani.  I have used these and highly satisfied with the quality.



All shades are semi-matte 2-3 coats for full coverage.  Crystal Clear top coat is super shiny and fast drying and has not smeared watermarble or stamping manis : )
Each shade retails for $3.98 and is available at Walmarts nationwide.

What do you think??

Rainbow Honey: Summer Mixtape

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Nothing is better than surprise nail mail.  I did not expect to receive and WOOOAHHH!!! look at these pretties part of the Summer Mixtape collection.  Although these pretties will kick your summer mani into high gear.  I want to carry it through the fall and what a better time than prepping for all back to school stuff.

Back to school takes me back to the days of mixed tapes.   So here they go!.

This is Work it Out:  a gorgeous summer coral creme


(Don't judge me... I thought this was a cool shot)

Elevate:  Blend of colorful pastel glitters

Night Sky:  a mix of stars, moons and shimmery glitters.



tip top style.  tip top or just on the tip :)



I figured some mixedtape nail stamp seemed appropriate.

Rainbow Honey is solely and proudly made in the U.S., big 3 free and ingredients never tested on furry children (animals as some call it)

You NEED to Like Rainbow Honey on Facebook (if you don't already) to see more of this new collection. Swatches and sneaky peekys are posted there!

and check out their website for more info and moooore amazing polish

 

Against the Grain Cat Food

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(also available for doggies)

This is a totally different line of cat dinners with no "stock" ingredients but rather the makers have gone to Thailand for ocean-caught fish and other proteins and to their farmers market for hand selected native fruits and vegetables resulting in very cat pleasing recipes.  All GMO-free, hormone-free, antibiotic-free and certified dolphin-safe.

conveniently packaged in one serving containers.  Lid easily peels off and food can be left on the container as opposed to canned food which is a hazard because of the sharp edges. 

Maya and Milo, my cats, have very healthy appetites but Maya can be a little picky.  She absolutely loved all of the different varieties.  I did not mix it with her favorite food, and quite frankly I wasnt so sure, she'd go for it, I wasnt worried about Milo but Maya didn't even let Milo near these!  I had to feed him in my room because she tried on numerous occasions to finish off his after eating hers. 

If you saw her eating you would've thought this poor cat had not been fed in weeks.  Milo and I just looked at eachother amazed.

and yes, she ate it in one sitting.

For more information visit AgainstTheGrainPetFood.com and also on Facebook.

SinfulColors Summer 2014 Collections and Nail Art

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SinfulColors slips into the summer with a Silk + Satin collection made up of demi-matte silk texture summer brights as well as the Full Throttle collection made up of rubberized finish also in summery colors.

I must warn you:  After the world cup hype and emotional ups and downs, my nails and cuticles have suffered because of the nerve wrecking circumstances and my left hand, my swatch hand, is not apt for photographing, so this is a double challenge because this is all on my right hand by my left hand :) (am a righty) .. for years I've been super self conscious of my right hand because an accident when I was a teenager but we'll focus on the real subject matter here, the polishes and we'll see how you like them. :)

 

Firstly, let's look into three of the pretties from the Silk + Satin Collection

Solar Flux is at bat a pale-bright (yeap! I said that) yellow is surely to forecast a bright day ahead :) 

Next is Pipaya, I must say it's one of my season's favorite.  This red-orange coral is the right touch of brightness to a fun or elegant mani.

Now check out Matte About Blue.  A matte-nficent cornflower blue.  

Honestly, it was not promising at all... look at how it looks with one coat.

but then it turns into a beautiful swan.. cough cough... wrong story line here... sorry! 

But it's the polish personification of the ugly duckling .. take it from me, my favorite color is blue.

There are three more pretties that make up this collection called Prime Purple, Real Real and Silver Solution.. if you see them on the racks, they are absolutely grabbable.

Let's check out the rubberized finish pretties we have. 

First of all, of all the textured polishes and so many i dislike, I am actually digging these.  They are in style, and so is texture, but this one is soft, did not get caught on my clothes, stuck on lose hair nor felt like sand on the beach.

First up is Rain Rubber,.. pretty bright blue.

Race Rubber: It's the perfect summery red red that you can throw into your holiday get away bag because it can take you right into Christmas.

 

And lastly, Burn Rubber, this name sounds as fun as the color... it's a tad brighter in person than I can see on the pics

 

Rubber Ball and Red Tired are also part of this collection in case you want to race to it you know what to look for ;) 

These collections can be found at Rite Aid and Walgreens at $1.99 piece and watch out for Walgreens, very often they carry SinfulColors at only $0.99 :D it's a steal! 

These collections even work well together... here's a gradient mani using Solar Flux and Burn Rubber

Used MoYou London Mother Earth 01 with Black on Black and 24K Topper also by SinfulColors on my RIGHT hand ^_^ 

 

Which is your fave??? Do tell... I love reading your comments