Sugar Skull Nail Art

Hello my sweets and Happy Humpday! Last night I was a little down in the dumps, so I decided to do a little nail art. And what I ended up with is something that I am REALLY proud of and I hope you enjoy it as well.



Not to toot my own horn or anything but how awesome are these? I didn't think they were going to come out as well as they did. I started out with a base of Sinful Colors- Snow Me White an on my ring finger I used Sinful Colors- Black on Black. I used fimo flower slices from bornprettystore and the studs on the roses and the noses I used heart rhinestones, also from born pretty store. For the mouth, and artwork above the eyes I used black acrylic paint and a small detail brush.



Sugar Skulls are really in right now, and I LOVE them. I have artwork going above my polish area of three seperate sugar skull girls. I will have photo's posted of my area as well as a "tour" of it once everything is organized:)



What do you think of my Sugar Skulls? I think I'll be trying one on my toes at some point:) You can find the items I used for this on bornprettystore and you can use code BUL91 to get 10% off of your purchase, plus free shipping!

Until Next Time!
-Sammi

ABC Challenge K- Inspired by Kimber's Lacquer Korner

Hello my sweets! Another week, another challenge day! Today we are challenged with the letter K. Well, I went looking through my stash and though I found some k's (more than I thought) none seemed good enough for today's challenge. So today I have (and yes I am cheating) and inspiration from one of my polish sistas, Kimber, from Kimber's Lacquer Korner If you haven't checked out her page yet you really must. She has FANTASTIC photos and great nail art as well.
Over the last several weeks I've gotten to speak with Kimber about numerous things, and she is a caring, kind hearted person and always has great words of advice. She is also half the reason my indie collection is as large as it is. So today I am showing you one that she has posted not too long ago. BitchGlits Cosmetic- Candy Coated Innocence.



Candy Coated Innocence is a beautiful pearl shimmer base loaded with purple and pink glitters as well as pink hearts. This polish has been eyeballing me since the day I got it and I'm so glad I am wearing it, YES! as a full mani.





For this swatch I used two coats of Candy Coated Innocence followed by a coat of Seche Vite.

Ketlyn, the founder of BGCosmetics is also in our challenge and I've gotten the pleasure to speaking with her as well, she is so sweet and the day I order, I KID YOU NOT, my order was shipped within 30 minutes of ordering. Talk about the best customer service EVER. She has really unique polishes in her shop and I HIGHLY recommend her. You can visit her shop here and follow her on facebook here as well!

Make sure to check out the other ladies in the group for their K challenge!


Until Next Time!
-Sammi

It's about that time...

Alrighty folks... It's about that time. I'm sure you have all heard the news by now that Google Reader will be no more after July 1st. Hold tight though, We are only in March and July is quit a ways away. But to ensure that you keep up with me and my whereabouts there are a few other places you can find me to keep in touch.

To the right side of the screen you will find a few links, first, let's start with Bloglovin'. Bloglovin' is a sight very similar to blogger and I actually really enjoy it, one of the great features to it is that you can "transfer" the current blogs you are following right over to their site. So you won't miss anyone!

Second, there is Facebook, make sure you like me to keep up with certain posts, I am slowly getting the hang of the page and am going to be using it more frequently, I have an epic giveaway planned once I hit a certain number on facebook that I am REALLY excited about so make sure to hop to the right and click "like!"

You can also follow me via email. I have a twitter account set up, I'm not sure how to use it yet but if you'de like to follow and guide me through my journey you can follow me @glitznglammerxx

And last but not least, good ol' instagram. This is a great way for me to show daily mani's and I even show sneakpeeks of things that I will be posting on the blog. You can find me there @glitznglammerxx.

Have I overloaded you with places to find me yet? I hope not, I really enjoy all of my readers and you all are the reason for keeping me going, (as well as my polishsistas, they know who they are!)

I'll see you around!

Until Next Time!
-Sammi

Chirality- Bundy Berries!

Hello My Sweets and Happy Monday! Today I have another new to me indie, Chirality. I had seen SO many beautiful swatches of this like that I just knew I had to pick a few up for myself... well a few.. turned into 7. I have issues, I know I know. Would anyone be interested in a haul post? It would consist of probably 60+ polishes and it would be for over the last month?


Here it is, in all her beautiful glory, Bundy Berries. Do you see this? OH EM GEE. I just about had a effing heart attack putting this on. Now, I'm not a HUGE blue fan but HELLO! I could wear this everyday if I could.. oh the possibilities would be endless if we had 100 fingers right?



Bundy Berries is a beautiful white crelly base full of bright neon blue and metallic blue glitters. NEON BLUE. Yes, they really are this bright IRL.



For this swatched I did two coats of Bundy Berries over two coats of Sinful Colors - White on White. I turned my bottle over for a couple of seconds to ensure glitter dispersal but overall I am SO pleased with the formula on this one and can't wait to try out the holo's that I ordered.



You can find Chirality Polish on her shop here as well as checking out her facebook for sneak peeks and new info. I'm really glad I ordered while she still had these bottles, I love bottle shapes and she will be switching to round bottles soon. Full size bottles retail for $7.00 USD, shipping is supper quick, once she sent mine I received them in a day (we both live in Phoenix)

What do you think of Bundy Berries? Do you have any Chirality Polish?

Until Next Time!
-Sammi

GLOSSome Polish Swatch & Review!

Hello My Sweets and Happy Sunday! The weekend seemed to fly by, I may be posting on and off for the next week or so, I'm dealing with some personal issues and I'm having a hard time making it to the computer today.



Today I have for you a new indie brand. My friend Angela has started up GLOSSome polish and let me tell you I am LOVING these. The first one I am showing you is Neon Nation.



Neon Nation is a light pink base full of bright pink, purple, green glitters along with some neon pink hearts to fill in the mix!



The formula on this was absolutely incredible, especially for an indie. It was almost flawless, with most of my indies I found myself adding thinner to them to make them more usable. I tried this without to test the formula, and no thinner needed! The glitters came out in abundance! I used 2 coats of Neon Nation over two coats of Orly - Lollipop.



I love the labels, I'm a big sucker for anything homemade. I feel like a lot of indies are going to the professional labels (which believe me look great also) but I do love that extra touch.



Check out all of those neon glitters! I love that this is in a pink base, I think it gives it a lot of depth!



Next up, we have Pop Rock.



Pop Rock is a milky nude base, with purple and yellow hexes, and matching micro glitters! This is SO gorgeous, in real life it has so much more character.



I used 3 coats of this with no undies, with this one you definitely want to wait for coats to dry completely or you could get a little bit of dragging, the outcome was SO worth it.



You can find GLOSSome Polish on etsy, or you can follow her on facebook or instagram @glossomepolish. Angela is one of the sweetest people I've met and her customer service is outstanding. She kept in contact with me (even before she started selling!) Her polishes are beautiful and I see big things for her in the future.



What do you think of GLOSSome Polish? Do you have a favorite? They both carry a special place in my polish heart.

Until Next Time!
-Sammi


*Products provided for my honest review*

Daring Digits- Trailer Park Boys Collection!

Hello & Happy Saturday loves! WOW! Have I got a seriously amazing post ahead of me here. The title says it all, yup, that's right. A Trailer Park Boys collection. Are you asking yourself what TPB could be? Well, if you don't know what it is then, really, you are missing out on some AMAZINGLY funny stuff. (This is an adult series and would recommend parental consideration if under age) When I found out Ashley had made a Trailer Park Boys collection I could have DIED. It's rare when someone I ask, or even knows, knows what I am talking about, so let me introduce you to the main squeezes in this collection!



First up, lets meet Julian. Julian is my kind of guy. In the series (they also have a movie) Julian is the guy who starts their "so called" documentary. Julian spends most of his time on the show, drinking, dealing, and doing the most random things.



Julian is a black jelly base full of gold glitters. This reminds me of Ricky's black tshirt he is always wearing, and the gold glitters remind me of the whiskey he always has, ALWAYS.



I layered two coats of Julian over two coats of a plain black creme. This had one of the smoothest formulas I have ever used in a black jelly! I loved the way this looked on, and mainly want to keep it on forever because, let's face it, Julian's a good looking guy. (Mwuahahah)



Next up, we have Ricky. Ricky is a sleezeball kind of guy. Julian and him have been friends since childhood and do just about everything together. Ricky is known in the show mainly for growing dope and my personal favorite, he drinks anything out of anything he can find (bottoms of old soda bottles, tin foil you name it, he has drank out of it)



I layered one and a dabbed coat of Ricky over two coats of Zoya- Mitzi. I found this color to be very fitting to go under Ricky, green, to go with his addiction.



Last up, let's meet Bubbles. Oh Em Gee. I'm pretty sure I love Bubbles for every reason known to man. The main reason would be for his love of kitties. In the show Bubbles has numberous amounts of cats, wandering everywhere around him.



Bubbles is a clear base PACKED of iridescent glitters and shimmer. This polish hands down has to be the best polish in my collection *YES THAT IS HUGE!* But I couldn't stop looking at this. There are so many color shifts, imagine it layered over other colors *drooool*



I layered two coats of Bubbles over two coats of a plain black creme. GORGEOUS I TELL YOU!! Look at all the shimmer!!



I then decided to put matte topcoat onto this, to bring out the color shift from blue to purple.



This entire collection blew me out of the water and I am so glad I am the proud owner of this collection! Make sure to check out Daring Digits on facebook and also head over to her shop, the best thing is she offers both full size and mini size AND you get FREE SHIPPING on every order!!

Here is the gang:

Photo courtesy of google

What do you think? Have you seen Trailer Park Boys, do you have a favorite?

Until Next Time!
-Sammi

*Products provided to me for my honest review*

ABC Challenge: J- Jindie Nails- Barney Blew Up!

Good Morning my loves and Happy Thursday! I'm a little late to today's post. Things have been a little hectic around here, but nothing that I can't manage! Today I have for you, Jindie Nails!



Jen is the amazing creator behind Jindie Nails. Every polish from her I have come across has been nothing but stunning. From the formula, down to the glitters, they are all unique in there own way. Jen is also a part of the neon matte glitter craze, and let me tell you, she does them EXTREMELY well. Enough babble, Onto Barney Blew Up!



Barney Blew Up is a lavender crelly base packed full of white, green, and lavendar hexes along with white hearts to represent, his heart! This really does look like Barney exploded. Now, if your anything like me, after watching Barney through your entire childhood and you have kids, and they watch Barney.. the big guy kind of grows on you. ;) AND he is a dinosaur afterall, so he can't be that bad!



This is two coats of Barney Blew Up over two coats of OPI- Lucky, Lucky, Lavender. The formula on this was remarkable, I could have easily built this up, but seeing as I wasn't all there when checking out and only got a mini, I need to treasure this one;) Definitely need a back up bottle!



You can find Jindie Nails on etsy here, but you can also find it on Llarowe as well. Jen gets a lot of orders when she does a restock, but it is so worth the "OMGZZZ I NEED A COMPUTER TO GET ME SOME JINDIEEEEEE" type of reaction I had my first time. Just Sayin'



Make sure to check out the other ladies that are with me in the ABC Challenge, next week is K... let's hope I can figure something out;)

Until Next Time!
-Sammi