TGIF: An Indie Christmas tree featuring Hit Polish - TMNT

Hey Owlets! Remember when I used to do TGIF: Thank Goodness, Indy Indie Fridays! Well I hope to bring them back! And today I am featuring TMNT by HitPolish! Can I just say how much I love this brand! And I am sad to hear that they are closing up shop. But they are having excellent deals right now!

First I started off with OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls. Then, using Sally Hansen Emerald City I loosely created a tree shape.

Then I painted Hit Polish TMNT over the tree. Isn't this polish just perfect for this! Yes, I know it's inspiration are the Ninja Turtles but seriously how cool is it as a tree! I added some bling for the tree topper. And used HK Girl Top Coat for seal and shine! :)

Please go and visit HIT POLISH and show them some last support and buy some amazing polish! (they are not endorsing this. I bought TMNT with my own money, I just really really love their polishes! In fact while writing this I ordered two more!)

ABC: A is for Essie Armed & Ready and Hit Polish Nail Laquer Antique Rose

Today starts my ABC Challenge! Another way for me to go through my untrieds (and to try and not buy a polish for Q, Y, or X!). I have always liked reading this type of post so I thought I would try it too! :)

I started out with two coats of Essie Armed & Ready. I love this color, kind of a green grey with golden shimmer! Gorgeous! And the formula is nice too! I've had this polish for awhile, it's nice to use it! :)

I then did a simple accent nails using one thicker coat of Hit Polish Nail Lacquer Antique Rose. Such a gorgeous glitter! And perfect formula (like always!). I did noticed that there is another Antique Rose formula in her shop with round glitter! 

In this macro you can really see the shimmer of Essie Armed & Ready.

Same photo as the first, thought I would show it to you again. I love this combo!

Untried Polish Challenge: Cheapest AND The Digit-al Dozen Does Tape Manis

Final day of The Digit-al Dozen Does Tape Manis. Phew! I made it! Didn't think I would! ;) I also did the easiest tape mani ever today! That's alright, I love it! 

Also today is Untried Polish Challenge: Cheapest. Both of the polish I used are untried but the glitter is the cheapest. It is Hit Polish Nail Lacquer: Like, Gag Me with Glitter! This is my cheapest because I won it! Yep. Hit Polish Nail Lacquer was having a name that polish contest and my name for the polish was chosen! Thank you Hit Polish Lacquer!

This is my base, Joe Fresh Teal. A few Canada trips ago I bought a few Joe Fresh polishes and haven't used them yet. And this one is gorgeous! A shimmer too!

And here is Hit Polish Nail Lacquer: Like, Gag Me with Glitter! It reminded me of the '80s and Valley girls! Hit Polish Nail Lacquer has such amazing polishes! Just look at that glitter! So purdy!

And of course I topped it all off with HK Girl Top Coat! So shiny!

Well, it's Friday so you know what that means. Yep, today was a TGIF: Thank Goodness, Indy Indie Friday!

Please visit Hit Polish Nail Lacquer's Etsy page to drool over some goodies!

Go and like Hit Polish on Facebook to be kept up-to-date!

And don't forget to check out the other ladies and their final tape manis!

Untired Polish Challenge: Newest

My newest polish that I used for the Untried Polish Challenge is Hit Polish Lacquer Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. This is two coats and as you can see it is still a bit sheer. But look at that shimmer! Those glitters! The colors! Bah! I love it!

I just love this brand! Her glitters are amazing and unique! And the mini bottles (which I love) last forever and are super cheap! (especially when she has her sales!)

Here it is with three coats. Much better. The only sad thing is that you lose some of the color in the purple glitters because none of them applied on the third coat. But that's ok, I still love it! :)

Please visit Hit Polish Nail Lacquer's Etsy page to drool over some goodies!

Go and like Hit Polish on Facebook to be kept up-to-date!

It's Friday so I brought you another TGIF: Thank Goodness, Indy Indie Friday! Don't forget to check out Emma's TGIF post over at Manicurity!

Mani from the Vault: Tape Mani featuring Hit Polish Soldier Boy

OK, Owlets, I goofed! Today's post was suppose to be Untried Polish Challenge: Two Colors. But I accidentally scheduled it yesterday! So you got two posts yesterday! That is a rarity for me! If you missed yesterday's Untried Polish Challenge: Two Colors, click the link to go and see!

But today I have a mani I did last month that I haven't posted yet! So here we go!

This was a quick mani that I did trying to play around with some striping tape.

My base for each nails is China Glaze Agro (from the Hunger Games Collection). I love this shimmery olive color! I think I have like 5 different polishes like it. I think I need to do a dupe post on them.

This mani kind of matches my blog background! Hahaha! :)

I then used OPI What Wizardry Is This over my striping tape. I love working with the textures and matte finish polishes for striping manis. If I were to redo this mani I would make the tape lines thicker, they kind of get lost being as thin as they are.

And finally I used two coats of Hit Polish Soldier Boy an amazing blend of brown and green glitters! My two favorite colors! And it applied wonderfully! I topped my accent nail with HK Girl Top Coat which I get from Glisten & Glow!

Hope you liked a mani from the vault! I almost never have any on backup so I'm glad for this mishap I did! :)

January and February's Haul and a ton of Catrice!

First off, these have my old watermark. I edited these awhile back, sorry! :)

Today's post is my January Haul! And I am so excited for these pretties here! Catrice! Yes! I so wish these were available here in the US. You have already seen some of these being used in my posts. But I thought I would show you the whole haul! :)

 I got these from Jewli over at Fanning the Fumes. Thank you Jewli! So, at the top we have a polish that isn't Catrice but Essence Aquarius. Then we have Catrice No Snow Petrol, Big City Life San Francisco. On the bottom we have: Catrice Greys Kelly, Put Lavender on Agenda, Purpleized, Steel My Heart, How I Matt Your Mother, and Steel My Soul.

Oops! This little guy was forgotten and came later in the mail. See! Not all of them were purple and teal! :) This is Catrice ACid/DC

Up next is the rest of my haul!

Here we have China Glaze Angel Wings and Glistening Snow. Thank you Sally's clearance sale! Woot!

The minis of the OPI So So Skullicious. Hi Pumpkin, A-Rose from the Dead, Mourning Glory, and Candlelight. Nothing too special about these I just liked some of the colors and the packaging is fun! Got this from Ulta.

Here we have OPI Thanks a Windmillon. This was not on sale but I had a coupon and saw so many swatches lately of it that I knew I needed it! Then we have OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls. Debbie over at The Crumpet swears by this polish, so I got it for clearance at Ulta! :) Next we have a cute little Orly Velvet Rope. He was clearance at Sallys and just too cute to pass up!

This is China Glaze Def Defying and Recycle. I got these from my beauty supply store I go to! Cheaper prices rock! :)

Also from my beauty supply store some Sation polishes! Feliz Navi-Doll a grey shimmer! Shyest Shade, similar to China Glaze Snowglobe. And 3 Freedom, a light taupe.

Some amazing Indies! Pretty & Polished Steampunk. Needed it for the name and the colors! Gorgeous! Next to it is Hit Polish Like, Gag Me With Glitter. I won this little gorgeous guy because I won the naming contest! Yep I named this one! To me it looked like all the colors of the '80s so valley speak was a must! Like, gag me with glitter! :)

 

I finally got the new Cheeky set that came out last year!

And finally a part of my Christmas present from my sister! Nailz Craze NC03 plate! It took awhile to get here with some paypal issues but Natalie (the owner and creator) was very awesome and understanding! Fabulous customer service! I love this plate and can't wait to use it! :)

So that was just January. Up next is February!

These are all from Ulta Clearance! L'Oreal Tweet Me, look at those flakies and shimmer! Next we have OPI Get In The Expresso Lane and Essie Little Brown Dress. I am told these are great for stamping! Finally we have OPI Don't Touch My Tutu. 

Sally Hansen Lickety-Split Lime, Sally Hansen Gone Grey, and Revlon Iconic. More stamping polishes! And then a beautiful Essence Oh My Glitter!

Some Indies? Yes please! I came across this lovely polish Beyond the Goblin City by The Lady Varnishes. I had to get it because it's based on The Labyrinth! Next to is Glimmer by Erica Cherry Blossom and Elixir Lacquer Double D-Struction.

Back shot off:  Beyond the Goblin City by The Lady Varnishes, Glimmer by Erica Cherry Blossom, and Elixir Lacquer Double D-Struction.

Here is Slick Lacquer A Wink and a Nod. Gorgeous!

Dandy Nails! Here we have Chilled Down, Bound to Fall, and Like Disco Lemonade. Like Disco Lemonade I got in a swap from Elizabeth from NailPolish Is My Crack.

Side shots of  Dandy Nails: Chilled Down, Bound to Fall, and Like Disco Lemonade.

Some new Sation polishes! Oh My Oceania and Ego-Friendly.

China Glaze Budding Romance, Snap My Dragon, and Joy.

OPI Don't Pretzel My Buttons and Unfor-Greta-Bly Blue.

I also got this China Glaze for super duper cheap but I don't know it's name!

Here is a swatch of it. What the heck? It's like textured. Did someone franken it at the supply store? I have no idea? Do any of you?

Nail decals from RLR Creations Nail Art.

A butt-load  of owl decals! I got these from ebay!

Whew! That's it! Now to catalog and put them all away! :)

Polish Swap!

I'm in a group where we swap polishes and we recently were assigned names! So here are my fabulous goodies from Elizabeth over at Nailpolish is My Crack! First up is a cute little journal (somehow I am going to use this for nails, might swatch my plates in it!), a card, and the cutest little geeky owl stamp ever! Bah!

She also gave me this lotion! I hoard lotions! And this smells yummy!

First up we have two polishes by Jessica. I haven't tried this brand before but I love these two colors! I promise you they are different! :) On the left is Gingersnap (more brown) and then Pumpkin Delight (more orange). I'm excited to try them!

Next we have Rainbow Honey Snake Eyes. Haven't tried this brand either! A green base with glitter! Yum! And Milani Silver Dazzle, a gorgeous silver one stroke glitter! :) Can't wait to try them!

Three green Indie glitters! Yes please! Some brands I haven't tried? Win! All from my wishlist? Even better! We have Glitzology Key Lime, Nostalgic Lacquer Envy, and Hit Polish TMNT. So freakin' excited!

Another brand I haven't tried yet (she did good no?) I Love Nail Polish Up to Snow Good. Gorgeous! Yeah!!

I was spoiled huh! The colors are so me! The brands, a ton of new ones to try! Thank you thank you thank you! I love them all and can't wait to use them!