China Glaze - Secret Periwinkle

Today's a simple color and glitter, mostly because I'm not doing anything out of the ordinary today or tomorrow. I got China Glaze Secret Periwinkle from Sally's with gift cards on a whim, and it's a really pretty color that I don't already have.

two coats, top coat, no flash

I thought that this was going to be a no good polish because after one coat it was really thin and just seemed like it would take a few more coats than I'd like for full coverage, but nope! Only two! Also, Look how weird the color came out when I put the flash on!

I thought that the plain color, while lovely, could use some oomff, so I added Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Set the Stage. It's a clear polish with small gold glitter and big hexagon glitters. I love it for putting on top of so so colors.

two coats of CG, one coat SH, no flash.

That's it for today! I did pick up three of the six Nicki Minaj colors the other day, so keep an eye out for those!

I Pink I Can + Nail Art

So after staring at I Pink I Can Do for a while.. I needed to spice it up. Since it wasn't my perfect barbie pink, I couldn't just stare at it alone. So I added some dots! First, here's what I used.

Forgive me for the messiness, but I used a black acrylic paint, white acrylic paint, the dotter end of a double sided brush, and a pointy q-tip with the tip cut. I do this because at the moment I only have one sized dotter. I use acrylic paint for my nail art for two reasons. One, it's super cheap, about 79 cents a bottle, so I don't feel bad about dumping a lot out. Two, it wipes of with water, so one little mess up doesn't mean a total do-over.

For some reason, I deleted the picture of the white dots alone, but pretend it's there. Big white dots in a staggered pattern. Nice, right? Then I added smaller, black dots on top, going for a kind of mod look. 

This is the finished picture, all cleaned up and with top coat. Nice and easy, right? The other thing I like about acrylic paint is the fast dry time.

So, what's your easy go-to nail art to jazz up an okay polish? Mine is definitely polka dots!

My first Pink Wednesday!

The first time I saw Mean Girls was with my dad when I was thirteen. Now every time I drink with certain friends of mine, we do nothing but quote the movie thanks to having seen it about 74729 times. My mom likes to call it my generations Breakfast Club. I love that movie, so I don't see it, but whatever.

When I stumbled across On Wednesdays We Wear Pink, I was thrilled. I mean, two of my favorite things in one? Sign me up please!

For my first Pink Wednesday I went with a polish my friend gave me for Christmas. It's from Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure and called I Pink I Can. It's a really pretty bubble gum pink creme that my friend called my perfect 'Barbie Pink', which I am constantly on the look for. 

Three coats, top coat, no flash, artificial light.

The gorgeous color of this polish is about all the good I can say about it. I personally am not a fan of the brush for this line. I feel like its too square and picks up waay too much polish and often makes the lines near my cuticles look really straight and sharp. It took three coats for full coverage, but you can probably get away with two if you're reaaaaallly careful, have no staining, and/or do not mind a little but of streaking. 

Three coats, top coat, flash, artificial light.

 

The picture with flash better shows the true color of the polish, which is a pretty bubble gum pink as I said.  I really do wish that this polish impressed my more because I love the color, but I just can't say it did. 

If you're interested in participating in Pink Wednesday or just seeing what all the other bloggers did, go to the website and sign up or look at the blog roll! I'm really excited for upcoming Pink Wednesday and seeing what everyone else has to share for the day!

So, do you have a perfect color you're constantly searching for? Or do you have a suggestion for a perfect barbie pink for me? Let me know in the comments!