Pastel Easter Gradient

Press Sample Purchased By Me

Hi guys! I'm really excited about today's post! Which is a big deal since lately I just haven't been as excited about blogging, polish or anything really. I just couldn't wait to share my Easter manicure with you guys!

I really hope you guys like it as much as me! I think it's perfect :D I'm so obsessed with gradients lately.

Also my Blogiversary is coming up on the 22nd! I really wanted this year's giveaway to be on time but I haven't received everything for it yet, but hopefully it'll be up before the end of the month! I will keep you guys updated!


For this gradient I used the sponge method (painting strips on polish onto the sponge and smushing it on the nails) I used the following colors over a white base.

Barielle - Banana Drop, Barielle -Pink Flip-Flops, Orly - Lollipop, Zoya - Blu, and Bondi - Lady Liberty.
Barely of  Lady Liberty even got on the nail though. I used too many colors lol!

After that I was trying to decide what to put on top, between China Glaze Fairy Dust,
Lynnderella Connect the Dots, Elevation Haba Xueshan or nail stamping. I chose Haba Xueshan!

Happy Hands I've Made a Huge Mistake Collection - Swatches & Review!

Hey guys! Today's post is a freaking awesome one :)
I have the Happy Hands I've Made a Huge Mistake Collection to show you!
And what better day than today? The new season of Arrested Development is up on Netflix now!! 
I'd be watching it right now If my hubby was home from work! 

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Banana Stand - Three coats.

"A yummy yellow jelly crème with chocolate-brown glitter and of course, there’s always green glitter in Banana Stand! This polish is part of the I've Made a Huge Mistake! Collection."

For British Eyes Only - Four coats.

"Only a Mr. F wouldn’t love this polish (just kidding)! A teal jelly with satin & holographic teal glitter, it truly is love, indubitably. This polish is part of the I've Made A Huge Mistake! Collection re-release."

I Just Blue Myself - Two coats over Hanging in the Balance.

"Now you can blue yourself, too! Multiple sizes, shapes, and finishes of blue glitter make this a perfect glittery topcoat to finish yourself off! This polish is part of the I've Made a Huge Mistake! Collection re-release."

Illusions, Michael - One coat over Opi A Roll in The Hague.

"Illusions, Michael: Put away your Sword of Destiny and put on this magical polish! Illusions, Michael contains a mix of red, gold, orange, and holographic stars. This polish is part of the I've Made a Huge Mistake! Collection re-release."

Mayonegg - Three coats.

"There’s nothing too disgusting about this milky white polish with yolk-y yellow glitter! This polish is part of the I've Made a Huge Mistake! Collection reformulated release."

Motherboy - One coat over Zoya Jolene.

"There’s nothing like a mother & son wearing matching outfits, and now they can match their nail polish too! This is a mix of pastel satin glitters in green, aqua, baby blue(th), pink, and lavender. This polish is part of the I've Made a Huge Mistake! Collection."

Tricks are Something a Whore Does for Money... or Candy - One coat over
Illamasqua Nomad.

"This is no illusion! A protestacular mix of silver, holographic green, and gold glitters including some truly magical holo stars! This polish is part of the I've Made a Huge Mistake! Collection re-release."

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All of these polishes are amazing and have terrific formulas!
 For British Eyes Only is a little sheer and needed four thin coats for opacity but I felt the effect was worth it!
But it can also be layered if you dislike using multiple coats. 

I'd love this collection even if I wasn't a fan of Arrested Development but the inspiration just makes me love them even more! The polish names just make me remember each scene/joke that they are named after and make me want to watch it all over again! Ida has wonderful swatches of this collection and gifs, pictures or videos of what they are inspired from here! (Go check out her blog, shes awesome)


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Happy Hands polishes cost $10.00 ea or you may purchase the full set at $60.00.
HH can be purchased at the following sites.
Happy Hands Etsy
 Happy Hands Bigcartel 
Harlow & Co.
Mei Mei's Signatures
Femme Fatale Cosmetics

Who else is/will be watching Arrested Development tonight?!

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GlitterDaze Easter Explosion Collection - Swatches & Review

Hi all! Today's post is the GlitterDaze Easter Explosion Collection! 

Although Easter has come and passed, you can wear these beauties year round!

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Bombtastic Bunny - One coat over GlitterDaze Strawberry Slumber.

"Bombtastic Bunny is a super loaded glitter topcoat containing multiple shades and sizes of light pink and light blue glitters as well as multiple shapes and sizes of silver holographic glitters such as hearts, stars, diamonds, shreds, and bars! This polish will look great over a multitude of different colors!"

Chicky Chicky Boom Boom - One coat over GlitterDaze Peaches & Dreams.

"Chicky Chicky Boom Boom is a super loaded glitter topcoat full of yellow, matte pink, and lavender glitters. There are so many different shapes and sizes of glitter, including hearts, stars, diamonds, shreds, hexes, and bars. This polish is accented with multi sizes shapes of metallic holographic glitter to give it an eye catching sparkle!"

Dynamite Duckling - One coat over GlitterDaze Mint Summer Night.

"Dynamite Duckling is a super loaded glitter topcoat containing green, pink, gold, and white glitters in a multitude of shapes and sizes. These glitters include dots, diamonds, stars, bars, hexes, shreds. There is also a little sprinkling of micro holographic gold glitter to add to sparkle factor!"

Eggsplosive - One coat over GlitterDaze Cotton Candy Coma.

"Eggsplosive is a super loaded glitter topcoat that is sure to please the pastel lovers out there. It is jam packed with a wide array of pastel glitters and shapes including hearts, stars, flowers, shreds, hexes; you name it, its in there! What really makes Eggsplosive stand out is the addition of iridescent glitters in multiple sizes; they really give this polish that sparkle that plain matte glitter polishes sometimes lack."

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These four glitter polishes are so pretty, and packed full of glitters, no fishing required at all!
They, like many glitter toppers with larger glitter do need 2 coats of topcoat.
Chicky Chicky Boom Boom is my favorite!

You can purchase GlitterDaze products from www.GlitterDazeNP.com, 

www.meimeisignatures.com and www.ledouxnuage.com.

This collection is available for $11.00 each or $40.00 for the collection in it's entirety. 

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Happy Hands Spring Collection - Swatches & Review!

Hey guys! I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!
I'm tireeed but we had a fun day at the KC Legoland today!! Today's post is The new Spring Happy Hands Collection!

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B for Butterflies, Nursery Rhymes, & Sweet Dreams.

B for Butterflies

 "a jade creme-jelly with a garden of butterflies and flowers and smaller glitters, in pinks, lavender, and aqua."

The first two pictures are three thin coats, no undies.
Bottom two pictures are two thin coats layered over China Glaze Keep Calm Paint On.  

Nursery Rhymes

"a pastel yellow creme-jelly with sweet pastel stars in aqua, lavender, and bubblegum."

The first two pictures are four thin coats, no undies.
 Bottom two pictures are two thin coats layered over Barielle Banana Drop.

Here is a quick comparison of Naild'it Sticky Peeps and Happy Hands Nursery Rhymes!

Cousins but not dupes! If you dislike bar glitter Nursery Rhymes doesn't have any.

Sweet Dreams

"a dreamy aqua blue jelly with pastel green, pink, aqua and holographic purple glitters."

The first two pictures are three thin coats, no undies.
Bottom twp pictures are two thin coats layered over China Glaze For Aundrey.

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The formula on these three polishes was identical, easy to apply a bit thin but that also makes them great for layering.
You can build them up but they might be a tad lumpy because the amount of glitter in the polishes.
Which to me is a great thing, I promise you - you will not need to fish or dig for glitters at all with these!

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Happy Hands is available for purchase from Etsy, BigCartel and from Harlow & Co.
Happy Hands Polishes retail for $10.00 USD.

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