Nfu Oh 51!!

It has arrived and it's AMAZING!!! I cannot stop looking at my nails! The colour is so hard to explain, it's a sheer purple almost blue jelly like base with shimmer and flakies that flash yellows, reds and greens in different lights and angles. In artificial light it can almost look red, but in natural light it looks shockingly purple. I used 3 coats of the Nfu Oh 51 and topped it with Essie Good To Go top coat and it turned out wonderful. I found that because of the jelly base drying time was a bit longer then usual but a fast drying top coat seems to do the trick. The colour looks beautiful on it's own although next time I will try layering over a blue or purple polish to save a bit of time on the application and drying time. I can't see anyone being disappointed however you choose to wear this colour!

Indoor

Natural Light

You can find Nfu Oh 51 and other colours on fabuloustreet.com for $12.50 I believe shipping is free in the US. I'm located in Canada and paid $3... not bad and definitely worth it!!

Sally Hansen Salon Effects - Halloween 2011!!!

I can't wait for these to be out in stores! They will be available in September, just in time for Halloween. I'm really looking forward to trying out Spun For You and Wishnets.  I'm already a huge fan of the entire Salon Effects line and happy to see new designs out. Makes me excited to see what they come up with for Christmas!!

           Ghoulie Girl                           Hot Wired            

                  

Numbskull

Spun For You                            Wishnets

OPI Road House Blues - Touring America Collection

If you recall from my last post, I used the OPI Road House Blues for the marble accent nail art and have been dying to try it out on it's own ever since. It's from the OPI Touring America fall collection and I'm really looking forward to getting the rest of the colours. The formula was wonderful, it took two coats and it even looked great without a topcoat. The colour is AMAZING, when indoors it's a rich navy blue but in the light it has deep purple undertones. I love Road House Blues. I usually like to wear bright colours in the summer but with fall around the corner and blue nail polishes being "in" this season, it's just perfect.

I really wish I had a better camera for this post, my camera does this colour NO justice but I couldn't wait to share it, it's absolutely beautiful!! I will definitely be updating with better pics!

Weekend Manicure: China Glaze Re-Fresh Mint With Marble Accent

So I've been buying lots of random colours recently but haven't had a chance to try any out due to my new obsession with the Sally Hansen nail strips. I finally took them off last night, I haven't had regular polish on my nails for over a month!

I decided on a pale green minty colour from the China Glaze Up & Away collection called Re-Fresh Mint. I have a small obsession with accent nails so I decided to attempt some marble nail art, not quite one of my strongest skills. For the accent nail marble I used the CG Re-Fresh Mint and OPI Road House Blues (Touring America Collection) which ended up looking more purple then blue. It's a really nice deep blue with purple undertones. It smudged a bit when I was putting the top coat on so I topped it with OPI Happy Anniversary! which adds a nice shimmer to the nail.

I love, love, love the Re-Fresh Mint, it's a great summer colour and it only took two coats to look amazing! I apologize for the quality of the pictures, I will have a much better camera soon!

Sally Hansen Nail Effects: Love in a Box

I've been hearing about these Sally Hansen Nail Effects and while I'm not usually a fan of nail polish strips I thought I would try them out. I'm always looking for long lasting manicures and the “Lasts Up To 10 Days” claim definitely had me curious. The results were surprisingly amazing!

The selection at the store I was in was not that great, I love a nice accent nail but there were lot of funky patterns which I really have to be in the mood to put on every single nail so I picked up the simplest one I could find, a nice plain gold called Raise A Glass and a nice print called Kitty, Kitty for my accent nail. I later found more selection of shades and patterns at another local drugstore and Walmart. Each package includes 16 strips in varying sizes, a cuticle stick and mini file/buffer as well as easy to understand application instructions.

I began by laying out the strips so that I could see the sizes and carefully selecting the ones I would be using, what’s great about these strips is that each end has a different shape so you can find a good fit for your nail.The leftovers I resealed to prevent drying out and put back in the package.

Once you are ready to begin just peel off the protective film, detach the polish strip from the backing, press onto the nail and use your finger to press/rub firmly (rubbing the strip onto the nail with your fingers helps warms it up and helps to smooth it out for a nicer finish). I find the rubbing/warming technique tends to remove any excess but if it doesn't just use the file provided to file off the excess. While the strips are fine on their own and instructions do not say top coat is required I still went ahead and used Essie's fast Dry top coat to finish them off. Let's just say love at first sight!

They lasted the full 10 days and I really only removed them because of the new growth and I wanted to try another colour. I bought a very bright and pretty pink called It Girl and if you recall I resealed what was left over so I used the Kitty, Kitty strips for my accent nail again. Below is the results! I am on 9th day of wear right now and only issue is new growth!!

Overall I was VERY impressed with the Sally Hansen Nail Effects, the large selection of colors and patterns, the easy application and the long lasting wear have me sold!