NOTD: Wild Thing

Well I took my falsies (tips) off on Sunday or Monday because I really need to let my nailbeds breathe. Im in the process of letting my nails grow back out. Sidenote Im an ex-nail biter and fake nail enthusiast which neither of the latter is very healthy in my opinion. I still on occasion find myself with my fingers in my mouth.  Well let be get back on track. This lovely that I've been wearing since Sunday by Pure Ice is Wild Thing. Wild Thing is a true shrek green with a really great consistency it wasnt too thick or too thin. This is technically a one coater but I used two. This is the second time I've tried out this polish in the last two weeks. The first time being on my falsies and the second on my natural nails. The only drawback I've seen so far is that they stained my falsies something fierce even though I used a basecoat. Which is part of why I removed them. So I did two coats of basecoat this time. I really have not had a issue with tipwear.   So anyone knows a good nail hardener and and something to strengthen and grow them please let me know?

Toodlez Mz Erika

NOTD: Purple Passion infused Love Letters

Well last post i hinted about what an absolutely gorgeous marriage these to polishes make. So I felt you should see it for yourselves. This is 2 coats of N.Y.C.'s Love Letters layered over 2 coats of Maybelline's Purple Passion and topped off with one thin coat of Poshe topcoat. Isnt she a beauty this picture was with no flash just sunlight from my bedroom window. This mani is super cool because Love Letters makes Purple Passion look metallic and gives it holo tendencies. Mere pictures do not describe this because they cant capture the pure essence of this glorious union. This will probably be my two most used polishes this summer because it just screams "Fun in the Sun".  So what do you guys think you, do you own any of these polishes and how do you like them?

Toodlez Mz Erika

Dollar Tree Haul

Well I hit up one of my favorite stores (Dollar Tree) and one that I despise (Wal-Mart). Had to go to Walli-World to pick up the bill money my daddy and step-mommy sent me. God knows I love those guys. Anyways per usual I couldnt go there without stopping thru the cosmetics aisle to see the pretty polishes and make-up. Well I picked up 3 N.Y.C. polishes Big Money Frost, Central Park and Love Letters. Since we missed the bus we went to the Dollar Tree because I wanted to see if they still had those 6-packs of glitter because I wanted some to do some frankening. To my dismay they didnt have any. Now usually I never buy the 2-pack Maybelline polishes there because alot of times they are ugly but not today. Since I saw four that I liked I put them in my basket along with three acrylic paint pallettes. Now why did I have to buy four 2-packs  of polishes because the pretty colors were packaged with ugly colors. So I have Maybelline Express Finish in Mauvin' Metallic, Fucshia Flash, Prismetal Purple, Papaya Punch, Bolt of Blue, Raisin Run, Purple Passion, and Mocha. I especially  love the way Love Letters looks layered over Purple Passion or Fucshia Flash. If anyone has tried any of these how do you like them?


Toodlez Mz Erika

NOTD: Black Pearl

Well since I messed up my manicure doing my cousin and her friends nails today i decided to change mines up. (Like I really needed an excuse.) So this is how they turned out. I did a base coat of LA Colors Pearl. Then stamped over the top in LA Colors Black Velvet.

Toodlez Mz Erika

NOTD: I Lilac it when You Kiss Me Here

Ok so this is the nail of the day. It starter off as the plain lilac and grey french but then I decided to try my fauxnad plates and see how it looks. The polishes used are pure ice Kiss Me Here and e.l.f.s Lilac. I got the kiss me here when i went to walmart looking for the pure ice Wild Thing they had and I spied this gorgeous grey and just had to have it. Ive had the lilac for a while now and never used it so i thought I'd give it a try. Boy was I surprised when it turned out to be the cutest french manicure Ive ever had. So sorry that my hands look horrendous are the cuticle and whatnot hadnt gotten around to clean before I snapped the pictures.

Toodlez Mz Erika

NOTD: Sunny Side Up

This a polish that I love how it looks in the bottle not so much on my hands. I got this beauty on a mini nail polish shopping spree last week. Its wet n wild wild shine in Sunny Side Up. So I sandwiched Sunny side up between 2 coats of white polish and 1 coat of Poshe super fast drying topcoat. 

Side note: I'm totally in love with the Poshe topcoat and I finally got my hands on a bottle of the Nailene Acrylic Strong topcoat.

Taken with flash is very true to color.

 Without flash looks like a totally different color this picture resembles wet n wild blazen( how ironic that's one that never photographs well)

Toodlez Mz Erika

FOTD: Smokey Summer Eye

I used the LA Colors  baked eyeshadow quad in Nightlife to get this smokey eye. Line my waterline with CG outlast all day liner in Indigo and lined my top lid with the same liner in Smoke. Applied 2 coats of Rimmel Glam Eyes Lash Flirt mascara in Kohl Black. For the lips I layered Revlon creme gloss in Peachy Sheen over CG outlast lipstain in Berry Smooch. Since its too hot for foundation I just lightly dusted my face with Black Radiance mosaic bronzer in Bronzing Shimmer. Hair was styled by yours truly.

Toodlez Mz Erika