OPI- You're A Pisa Work Featuring Sally Hansen Salon Effects

Ok guys, this is a substitute post! I found this draft that I never posted. I figured I would go ahead and post it considering I don't know when I will be able to put another one up. Some of you might know this already if you follow my Facebook page but we got hit with a pretty bad storm. Our power went out and I'm betting it will be at least three days before it's back on. Last time the power went out, it was off for a week. I absolutely can not stand when the power goes out! Considering I usually do my nails at night, I'm pretty much screwed. I will try my hardest to get a new post up by the middle of the week but who knows. For now, I hope you like what I have!

I think I did this mani about two weeks ago. Not totally sure why I never posted it. I had found these Sally Hansen Salon Effects strips at Target for like three bucks, score! I believe the pattern is Mad For Plaid but I could be wrong. I didn't want to use them in a full mani so I chose to do some accent nails. I chose OPI- You're A Pisa Work for the rest of my nails. I think they turned out pretty cute! I was trying to pick a pink to match the pink stripe in the plaid. The one thing I don't like about the nail strips is if you happen to stretch them to far, it will start to split the design. You can see what I mean on my thumb below. You're A Pisa Work was one of my first OPI's and I still love wearing it! It applies evenly in two coats. It seems to be a bit brighter in pictures then it is in real life.

Two coats of OPI- You're A Pisa Work

Sally Hansen Salon Effects in Mad For Plaid

One coat of Poshe

I hope this will hold you guys over till I can get another post up. I'm thinking it will probably be the next Reader's Choice Wednesday but hopefully I can get my next Lazy Days Of Summer mani up before then. Did I mention I accidentally deleted the pictures I had? Yeah, it's not my week.

Reader's Choice Wednesday Featuring Amy's Nail Boutique

Yay! This will be the first post for Reader's Choice Wednesday! Sorry for the lack of posts this past week. I had a bunch to do. I also managed to break a nail at work. I should know by now not to go to work without polish on! Thankfully it didn't break so badly that they had to become nubbins. I aslo wanted to take a moment and congratulate Erin and Corrinne for winning my Facebook and blog giveaways! I hope you ladies love your new polish!

There was actually a tie for Reader's Choice. It was between Amy's Nail Boutique- Preppy and Nostalgic Nail Lacquer- Jordan. I ended up choosing Preppy! It's actually two of my favorite colors, lime green and pink! It's also matte glitter, so what more could a girl ask for! I couldn't decide if I wanted to layer it or not. I went back and forth quite a bit. I ended up not layering it because I really wanted the glitter to stand out. I don't think I would recommend not layering it. It took me four coats to achieve to opacity you see below. As you might have guessed, it because quite thick. Not horribly thick but it's noticeable. The polish applied wonderfully. The glitter just isn't really dense enough to use by itself. In the end, the tiny lime green and pink matte glitters look stunning. From far away they give off an orange hue. I'm in love! You can purchase Amy's polish from her Etsy. 

Four coats of Amy's Nail Boutique- Preppy

One coat of Poshe

My next mani for the Lazy Days of Summer Challenge will be up soon! Don't forget to vote for next weeks Reader's Choice Wednesday!

Lazy Days of Summer- Beach Theme Nails!

Hey everyone! I took the plunge and agreed to do the Lazy Days of Summer (LDoS) nail challenge! I have never done a nail challenge before, nor do I think I'm that skilled at nail art, so this shall be interesting! There are 14 different challenges, some that I'm sure will test my creativity and patience.

The first challenge is "Beach Theme" and I knew what I wanted to do right away, a WATER marble. I thought it was quite smart of me to think of a water marble! I haven't done a water marble in quite some time but I'm pretty pleased with the results. Besides the bubbles...one polish I used refused not to bubble. More on that in a minute. If your unfamiliar with how to water marble, you will find a ton of information on our friend, Google. I used four polishes for this water marble: The "sand" was Essie- Topless & Barefoot, the "water" was Zoya- Bevin and Wednesday and the "froth" was Maybelline- Porcelain Party. Oh Porcelain Party, why must you bubble so much? Yes, Porcelain Party was the bubbling culprit! I noticed right away that it would bubble because once I dropped it in the water holes appeared. I have never used Maybelline polishes before and now I'm hesitant to use it again. Time for pictures!

Two coats of Zoya- Bevin

Zoya- Wednesday

Essie- Topless & Barefoot

Maybelline- Porcelain Party

One coat of Poshe

What I attempted to create was more "sand" on the bottom two fingers and more "water" on the top two to simulate crashing waves. I think I was successful, no? Ugh, the bubbles! Now for the other wonderful ladies participating in the LDoS challenge with me!

Victoria at Manicurator

Alyson at Beads Nails Food

Amanda at Mandys Polish

Hannah at Polished-Prisms

Sue at Creative Nail Design By Sue

Katee at A Girl and Her Polish

Charlotte at Charlottes-Nails

Jessica at Nearly Natural Nails

Karine at Karinea0a

Jen at The Polished Zombie

Ashley at One Nail To Another

Pryanka at Nail Sparks

Anna at Polished Cousins

Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite

Kayono at Kayonolan

Sharra at Alira23

Amanda at Counting Down To Bliss

Excited to see what challenge is up next?

Don't forget to vote for the Readers Choice Wednesday poll!

Nail-Venturous- Orange You Unique

I hope everyone had an awesome weekend! I have something to pass buy you guys before I get on to the post. I've been going back and forth with the idea of doing like a "Readers Choice" day where I will have a poll going for a week with multiple polishes listed. Then on said day, whatever polish wins will be what I do my post on. What do you guys think? I would like to be a bit more involved with everyone and that's what I came up with! Yay or Nay, let me know! Now on to the regulary scheduled programing...

I have another Nail-Venturous polish for you today! Besides the well know Floam, Amy from Nail-Venturous does some other pretty unique polishes. I couldn't stray away from my matte glitters for to long! So I have for you Nail-Venturous- Orange You Unique! I wasn't quite sure if I would like Orange You Unique, but I do! As weird as this sounds, it's almost a subtle polish?! Close up, you can see all the orange, blue and white glitters. From far away it's not so bright and just has a speckled effect, weird huh? It has a slightly orange tinted base and had pretty great coverage in just two coats. If I remember correctly, Floam took three and there was still a bit of nail showing through. I'm pretty sure you can only get Nail-Venturous polishes from Ninja Polish at the moment. I don't think Amy's Etsy is open or will be any time soon. Picture Time!

Two coats of Nail-Venturous- Orange You Unique

One coat of Gelous

One coat of Poshe

In my world, matte glitter will never get old LOL

Let me know what you think about doing "Readers Choice" posts! Don't forget I have two giveaways running! My 100 Follower Giveaway as well as my 100 Facebook Likes giveaway! To enter my 100 Facebook Likes giveaway, once on my page go to the "Giveaway" box in the upper right hand corner next to where my photo's are located. There will be a giveaway widget on that page! I hope everyone has a great week!

Nerd Lacquer- Event Horizon + A Huge Thank You!

Wow everyone! I seriously can not believe that I gained almost 130 followers after I put up my giveaway! Not to mention that Jessica's Nail Tales Facebook page is almost at 160 likes! You guys make me feel so special! I'm glad everyone liked the prizes I picked! The 100 Follower Giveaway is still open and doesn't end until June 26, so If you havent entered yet click -->HERE<--
As I'm typing this I am also setting up my 100 Facebook Likes Giveaway! Be sure to head over to the Jessica's Nail Tales Facebook page to see what the prize is! Once your on my Facebook page, click on the Giveaway box in the upper right hand corner near my photos!

Oh Nerd Lacquer, can you please come back? I know there is a bit of controversy surrounding Nerd Lacquer but I must say, it is probably my favorite Indie brand. At the moment there is no where to buy Nerd Lacquer's from except Ebay or swaps. I really hope Nerd Lacquer returns in the near future because I have a serious hankering for some more Nerds. I'm very sorry if anyone is having problems with Nerd Lacquer. I hope everything get's sorted out! Today I'm showing you one of my newest Nerd Lacquers, Event Horizon. I received Event Horizon from Alyson over at Beads Nails Food in a swap we did within a group on Facebook. I can't tell you how damn excited I was when I opened my package and saw this! Alyson, I <3 you!
Event Horizon is a dark greenish blue jelly jammed packed with tiny glitter. I did two coats, one thin and one thick. It applied pretty evenly and the glitter dispersed nicely. It has tiny silver holographic glitters that catch the light nicely. In the pictures, it seems slightly sheer at the tips but I find that to be fairly common with jelly polishes. I am so happy I have this polish! Picture time!

Gorgeous, no? Did you have a chance to snag any Nerd Lacquer's before they disappeared? 

Don't forget to enter both of my giveaways! I hope everyone has an awesome weekend!