Sinful Colors Clementine Swatches and Stamping

     So much has been going on this week that I have had no time to do anything to my nails.  I took part in Mash's nail plate sale they had  this last weekend.  I was able to purchase plates 26-50 for $12.99 with free shipping!  I got them on Wednesday and let me tell you how excited I am to try them all out.  You guys better prepare your selves for a lot of stamping posts!
     I originally used Clementine on Wednesday because I wanted to stamp with it but then ran out of time to actually stamp it.  I ended up redoing it so I could play with my new plates.  The only thing that I do not like about this color is it stained a little.  Not as bad as Why Not but I did have to use some baking soda and water to scrub my cuticles clean.  I did get a lot of compliments when I wore just the color so that was nice.  I am slowly warming up to wearing oranges, especially for summer.

Inside with flash

Inside without flash

 Inside with flash

Inside without flash

Base coat: Clementine from Sinful Colors - 2 coat

Stamping color: Energetic Red from Sinful Colors

Stamping plate: M 42 from Mash

Top Coat: Out the Door

One thing I really like about the image I stamped is that you can turn the image sideways like I did on my pinky for an entirely different look.

I also finished this mani really late at night so I couldn't take any pictures in the natural light for the swatches.

Sunday Stamping Challenge and Avon's Vintage Blue Swatch

    In the facebook group Adventures In Stamping, our challenge for today was the sky is the limit.  I don't have to many stamping plates yet so I wasn't planning on participating but a thought pooped into my head.  I had just bought an Essence plate that had a sneaker and a high heel shoe on it and I remembered when a bunch of kids in my neighbor hood threw a bunch of shoes over the telephone lines last year and I thought, hey, that is perfect.  This is what I came up with.  It seemed like such a better idea in my head but oh well.  It turned out decent but I don't know how long it will stay on my nails.  I spent a lot of time on it and don't know if I want to redo my nails again today, I'm pretty tired. :-)

 Without the shoes and powerline

Outside in natural light

 Inside without flash

 Inside with flash

Base coat: Chip Skip from OPI and Yello-Out
Base color: Vintage Blue from Avon - 2 coats
White clouds (applied with a dotting tool), power line, and power pole: acrylic paint
Red shoes: Ruby Slipper from Avon
Orange shoes: Clementine from Sinful Colors
Green shoes: Not Now from Pure Ice
Blue shoes: Why Not from Sinful Colors
Purple shoes: Midnight Plum from Avon
Top coat: Out the Door

I look forward to your comments.  Don't be shy!

Wet N Wild Beautiful But Dangerous Over Sally Hanson Mellow Yellow With Swatches

     Beautiful But Dangerous is one of Wet N' Wilds new colors that has been released in their Sparks and Stripes Collection.  I really loved this color in the bottle but I really am not sure what color to wear it over!  You should see my table.  There are tons of random blobs of color with this glitter over it as I was trying to figure out what to apply it over.  This was the best one I could think of.  I did get compliments on it so it can't be that bad...  What do you think?
    I am really impressed with the opacity that I received from Mellow Yellow.  This was reached with just two thin coats.  No brush strokes and full coverage is a hard to find object when it comes to yellow so if you're looking for a lovely yellow to wear I highly recommend this one.

                         Inside with no flash                                                   Outside in natural light

                       

Inside with flash

Inside, no flash.

Outside, no flash.

Base coat: Chip Skip from OPI and Nail Envy from OPI

Base color: Mellow Yellow - 2 coats from Sally Hanson

Glitter: Beautiful But Dangerous from Wet N Wild - 1 coat

Top coat: Out the Door

Wet N Wild Spontaneous Combustion Over Avon's Jade Plus Swatches

     As I mentioned in yesterday's post I am going to show you what Spontaneous Combustion looks like layered over something.  I wasn't sure what to layer this over so I decided to use one of my unswatched colors so I could show you two things with one post.  I know, I know, I am THAT cool.  Or ya know, what ever.  Not much else to say about this other than I am glad that I picked it up.  The colors in this glitter as SO me!  I am bummed that the Jade bubbled though.  I think I shook it to soon before I applied it because it isn't that old of a polish.  And in case you are wondering why there is so much glitter at the tips, it is because I did it that way on purpose.  :-)

Outside with no flash

Inside with no flash

Inside with flash

Base coat: Chip Skip from OPI and Nail Envy from OPI

Base color: Jade from Avon - 2 coats

Glitter: Spontaneous Combustion from Wet N' Wild

Top coat: Out the Door

Tomorrow I will show the other glitter that I purchased from the Starts and Stripes collection; Beautiful But Dangerous.  What do you think of this glitter!!??  Love it, hate it, or eh who cares?

Wet N' Wild Limited Edition Sparks and Stripes Collection

     So, as far as I can tell, this collection was released at the very end of April and is so far pretty hard to find.  I spotted it at Fred Meyers, so check there!  Go.  Now.  Need.  To.  Buy.  Well, if you like fun, cheap glitter.   This is what the full display looks like.

Starting in the lower right hand corner and going counter clock wise we have Spontaneous Combustion, Starts and Stripes, Explosion After Dark, School of Pyrotechnics, Beautiful but Dangerous and Light With Caution.

Spontaneous Combustion has gold, blue, green, and purple hexagonal glitter in it.

 

Stars and Stripes has silver starts and bars in it.  Of course in lighting the shift colors

Explosion After Dark has red, black and silver hexagonal glitter in it.

School of Pyrotechnics has blue, gold, purple, red, and green hexagonal glitter in it

Beautiful but Dangerous has black, blue, purple and gold hexagonal glitter in it

Light With Caution... I cant even describe it!

     I bought Spontaneous Combustion and Beautiful but Dangerous.  Have you guys seen these yet?  Are you going to buy any?  Tomorrow's post will contain a mani with Spontaneous Combustion.  I got a lot of compliments on it today!!  Have a great evening!