The Digit-al Dozen Does The Terrific Twos - Cotton

Today's prompt is Cotton, the traditional 2nd year anniversary gift. I was at a loss of what to create and was thinking of all things cotton and then I thought of Cotton Candy! Hee-hee! I know, I'm really pushing the boundaries of these prompts this week!

This was a really easy mani to create, and it ending up looking perfect! I used OPI Pink-a-Doodle (like 3 coats because it is sheer!) and Different Dimension Dewing it Right to create the gradient. I then added the sugary sparkly crystals of China Glaze Fairy Dust. As much as I liked it glossy, I thought it should be matte so I added Essie Matte About You.

What do you think? Matte or glossy? 

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The Nail Challenge Collaborative Presents: Skittles - Holos!

Second Skittle post for The Nail Challenge Collaborative! Today I decided to do an all holo skittle!

Holos are so beautiful in person but sometimes are a pain to capture on camera!

From left to right: Above the Curve Banana to a Party, Nail Nation 3000 Rumpel Stiltskin, Different Dimension That's Just Ducky, and Nail Nation 3000 Glow Worm. I stamped using Color Club Cherubic and MoYou Sailor 03. Each nail has OPI My Vampire is Buff as a base color so that I didn't have to do so many layers! And I sealed them all with HK Girl Top Coat!

Easy-peasy!

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The Neverending Pile Challenge: Least Expensive

The Neverending Pile Challenge least expensive: I had to use my new Different Dimension That's Just Ducky that I received as a gift from an amazing lady! Thank you! I love ya! (You know who you are!) :) I love love love this color and polish! It is amazing! Just gorgeous!

I used MoYou Tourist 04 plate that I won in a giveaway from Debbie at The Crumpet. I used Konad Black and topped with HK Girl Top Coat. I love this mani, how simple but how powerful it is. This is based on The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo, this is the reason I wanted this plate!

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TGIF: 31 Day Challenge 2013 Day 1: A Book

Day 1 of the 31 Day Challenge 2013(relaxed version). Now remember this is not starting over this is day 1 of February but not day one of the challenge. We are over half done! Today's challenge is inspired by a book. Oh this one was tough! What to do what to do! As I was looking over my plates I saw this one and new what book. Memories of a Geisha by Arthur Golden.

To be honest I have not finished this book yet. But I love the movie! :)

But I love how this turned out. My base is OPI Thanks a Windmillion (two coats). I used Konad s9 for all the images. I used Konad Black for her head. For her body I used Sally Hansen Speedy Sunburst. The flowers are different combos (light on inside or dark on inside) of Sally Hansen Speedy Sunburst (dark) and Sally Hansen Presto Pink (light). Presto Pink is the on it's own on my pinkie. I love how these Sally Hansen Insta-Dry's stamp!

And of course since this is also TGIF: Thank Goodness, Indy Indie Friday! I had to show it with an Indie polish. This is Different Dimension's Space Camp. This sparkly goodness is so much fun! (to see more of my review on it click here).

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My Favorite Things: November

I love reading about other bloggers and their favorite things so I thought I would join in with Emma over at Manicurity and post my favorite things with her list of questions.

favorite new (tried) polish: I think it would have to be the hard to photograph Essence Grey-T to Be Here. Such a lovely grey (you know I love me some greys) with a gorgeous pink shimmer.

favorite new (UNtried) polish: Orly Miss Conduct. Loving this color and I can't wait to try it! :)

favorite new (tried) indie polish: Oh wow. Hmm... this is a toss up between Different Dimension Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock and Glimmer by Erica Season's Change.

favorite new collection: Would have to Rainbow Polish Star Set 1 and 2! Woot! Woot! Geeky themed polishes! :)

favorite manicure you did this month: I really liked how my Remembrance Day Mani turned out. It was kind of haunting.

favorite new technique or tip: Ok, so it's not so new but I still haven't tried it. The Saran-Wrap mani. Some of these manis are so gorgeous that they seem to glow! Please check out Sweet Sugar and this amazing saran wrap mani!

favorite new makeup item: I finally caved and bought this gorgeous new eye shadow and I love love love it! It is Urban Decay Mushroom. Wow! The color, the formula! Perfection!

favorite TV show right now: Parenthood. Plain and simple this is a wonderful show that has me in tears almost every single episode! :) (here's a little older video about it)

 

currently reading: Matched by Ally Condie. Also still trying to get through A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (I will never finish this!!!!)

And there you go! What were your favorites this month?! Feel free to comment with your list!

favorite new polish:
favorite new indie polish:
favorite new (seasonal) collection:
favorite manicure you did this month:
favorite new technique or tip:
favorite new makeup item:
favorite TV show right now:
currently reading:

Different Dimension Review: Part 3

Today is my final review of the Different Dimension polishes. And the ones for today are all inspired by the TV show, The Big Bang Theory! Let's get right into it! *Warning, picture heavy*

First up is Different Dimension Paper, Rock, Scissors, Lizard, Spock. This is a light blue jelly base with white glitter, white, light blue, grey, and light green hexes throughout. And it is gorgeous! Love the color combos!

Here it is on it's own. As always: (l-r) 4 coats, 3 coats, 2 coats, 1 coat. Since it is a jelly you can still see visible nail line even with 4 coats. But this polish is just gorgeous! The depth it has with all those glitters! Love! And guess what? Absolutely no issues! This glitter was born to be applied! :)

See! Look at the depth in the sun (sorry not too direct of sun, cloudy day). Everyday I kind of kick myself that I never got into this show that is so full of geeky goodness. So I know of all these quotes but don't know the stories behind them. :(

Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock

Sheldon: Ooh, I don't think so. Anecdotal evidence suggests that in the game of rock-paper-scissors, players familiar with each other will tie 75 to 80% of the time due to the limited number of outcomes. I suggest rock-paper-scissors-lizard​-Spock.
Raj: What?
Sheldon: It's very simple. Scissors cuts paper. Paper covers rock. Rock crushes lizard. Lizard poisons Spock. Spock smashes scissors. Scissors decapitates lizard. Lizard eats paper. Paper disproves Spock. Spock vaporizes rock. And as it always has, rock crushes scissors.

Here is the skittle for today's polishes! (l-r) Essence You Belong to Me, Pure Ice Platinum Magic Base Coat, Essence Romeo, and OPI Wooden Shoe Like to Know. I chose these colors as they are perfect bases for one of each of these Different Dimension polishes and I want to see how all the tinted bases would react to the different colors! :) And Paper, Rock, Scissors, Lizard, Spock looks great over all of them! I really love it over Essence Romeo!

Up next is Different Dimension Bazinga. This polish has a yellow jelly base with different sized yellow and red hexes, as well as little red and yellow glitter.This is a very unique polish, I have nothing else like it!

All by it's lonesome. As always: (l-r) 4 coats, 3 coats, 2 coats, 1 coat. Since it is a yellow based, it does make the nail look yellow. The glitters in this polish did not like to appear regularly. But it wasn't hard to apply. Just some didn't always want to come out and play, especially the bigger red hexes. But with enough coats you get an even amount of glitters.

Here it is in the sun. A bit of highlighter yellow nail tips but other than that I think it's beautiful!

Bazinga!

Sheldon: Leonard, you may be right. It appears that Penny secretly wants you in her life in a very intimate and carnal fashion.
Leonard: You really think so?
Sheldon: Of course not. Even in my sleep-deprived state, I've managed to pull off another one of my classic pranks. BAZINGA!

And here's the skittle! (l-r) Essence You Belong to Me, Pure Ice Platinum Magic Base Coat, Essence Romeo, and OPI Wooden Shoe Like to Know. You can really see the yellow jelly on my middle finger which is a white base. It doesn't tinge the other too badly, so you could layer it over other colors! :)

Next up is Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty. Yes! A grey jelly! I love me some grey jellies! It is a creamy grey jelly base with tons of different sized white hex glitter, silver holographic glitter and grey glitter in different sizes!

All on it's own. As always: (l-r) 4 coats, 3 coats, 2 coats, 1 coat. As you can see, the glitters were really hard to get out and apply evenly. I was really sad about this because I was really looking forward to this polish. But do not despair! So the glitters don't play nice......then you shouldn't either! It'll just take a bit more pizazz to get them on and the result with be lovely!

Just look at it in the sun, so how pretty it is especially with 4 coats! Wow! So soft! *wink wink*

"Soft kitty,
Warm kitty,
Little ball of fur.
Happy kitty,
Sleepy kitty,
Purr, purr, purr."

Here is the skittle! (l-r) Essence You Belong to Me, Pure Ice Platinum Magic Base Coat, Essence Romeo, and OPI Wooden Shoe Like to Know. As you can see it looks great over 3 out of the 4 polishes, but not to much over the final brown one. (which I figured). And here you can see that the larger hexes are the ones that don't like to play nice. But it is still a gorgeous polish! :)

Last up is Different Dimension Penny. This polish has a coppery base with copper and brown glitter and copper and brown hexes throughout.And it is gorgeous! It is obviously inspired by the main girl on the show, Penny.

So I couldn't get a shade and sun photo of this to work (lame weather!) but this photo show both in a way and it is still a gorgeous polish!  As always: (l-r) 4 coats, 3 coats, 2 coats, 1 coat. You could actually just stay with 2 coats and be fine! I love the random hexes throughout it gives this polish some added depth that I love!

Here is the skittle. (l-r) Essence You Belong to Me, Pure Ice Platinum Magic Base Coat, Essence Romeo, and OPI Wooden Shoe Like to Know. I think it looks interesting over my index finger which is a blue base. But it looks best over my pinkie, a brown base (shocker huh!?). But I bet there are many more combos one could make with this polish. I had no issues applying this polish.

My favorite from today's polishes? So many unique polishes how to choose? But I would go with Paper, Rock, Scissors, Lizard, Spock. The depth is unbelievable! :)

Well, that rounds up my 3-part review of Different Dimension. I would like to thank Missi for this opportunity as I have been stalking her shop for a while now and have had a lot of these on my wishlist! :)

Please go and check out her pages to be kept up-to-date!

Different Dimension etsy page
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*The product in this post was sent to me for review and contains my honest opinion and are completely my own opinion.*

Different Dimension Polish Review: Part 2

Welcome back to Part 2 and Day 2 of my swatchapalooza review of Different Dimension Polish. Again today I am bring you 4 amazing polishes. Let's go see, shall we? *Warning, picture heavy*

First up we have Un-Teal We Meet Again. This is a lovely glitter topcoat with different sizes, shades, and shapes of teal glitters.

Here is Un-Teal We Meet Again all on it's own. As always (l-r) 4 coats, 3 coats, 2 coats, and 1 coat. You can see that it's a great top coat but you can use it alone if you build it up with layers!

Here it is in the sun. Look at how sparkly it is! Gorgeous isn't it!? This glitter was smooth and easy to apply without any problems!

I have a created another skittle to show you the polishes over different colors (one coat). (l-r) Essence Romeo, Leighton Denny Berry Nice, OPI Holiday Glow, and China Glaze Custom Kicks.

Next up is Different Dimension Rake, Crunch, Jump! This is a lovely glitter topcoat full of neutral glitters! Who doesn't love neutral glitters! I love them! :)

Here it is all by itself. As always (l-r) 4 coats, 3 coats, 2 coats, and 1 coat.

This was inspired by the leaves you rake up and jump in as a kid. Heck, if I didn't live in Arizona (we don't really have trees that do this) I would still jump in a pile of leaves!

Here it is with the skittle (one coat). (l-r) Essence Romeo, Leighton Denny Berry Nice, OPI Holiday Glow, and China Glaze Custom Kicks. Rake, Crunch, Jump! Is a perfect name for this polish. It is such a warm glitter that is easy to apply!

Up next is Different Dimension Honest Feels a Lot Like Mean. This glitter is also perfect for fall. Pink and brown glitters of different sizes are a win! (one of my favorite color combos!)

All by it's lonesome goodness! As always (l-r) 4 coats, 3 coats, 2 coats, and 1 coat. Even in the shade it's so sparkly!

In the sun the pink does shy a way a bit for the camera but in person you can still see the pink! Eek! Gorgeous!

Here it is over the skittle (one coat). (l-r) Essence Romeo, Leighton Denny Berry Nice, OPI Holiday Glow, and China Glaze Custom Kicks. You can really see the pink pop here, especially on my ring finger over OPI Holiday Glow. Again, I had no issues with this polish. The glitters behaved well! (I know, I sound like a broken record but that's a good thing! It means consistency!)  :)

And our final polish today is Different Dimension Warm Fuzzies. A stunning chocolate brown scattered holo! *Swoon* ;)

Shade shot. As always (l-r) 4 coats, 3 coats, 2 coats, and 1 coat. This polish was inspired by when Missi (the owner and creator of Different Dimension) worked in "worked in customer service for a telephone company the trainer always told us to give our callers 'the warm fuzzies' so hopefully you'll get them wearing this polish!"

Um...yes. I did get warm fuzzies wearing this. Wanna see!? Of course you do!

Bam! Check out the scattered holo and richness of this polish! This is still (l-r) 4 coats, 3 coats, 2 coats, and 1 coat. This polish applied heavenly. Some streaks are apparent but nothing too bad. But the holo goodness is amazing. This picture doesn't do it justice.

My favorite from today's polishes? It would have to be Un-Teal We Meet Again. I am a sucker for teal glitter! (don't get me wrong, I love them all though!)  :)

Stay tuned for tomorrow's post for my third installment of Different Dimension Polish Review! I'll tell you a secret.....it's all about a certain famous TV show!
 
Thank you Different Dimension for these great polishes!

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*The product in this post was sent to me for review and contains my honest opinion and are completely my own opinion.*