Sparkle Over Sponge

This was supposed to be a gradient, but what the hell happened? I know now what my mistake was, but I didn't want to let this look go to waste, so I threw some sparkle over it (because that's what you do, apparently, ha ha). Anyway, the black shade is Maybelline's 23 Dark Chocolate (no wonder this horrible watery polish is discontinued), the grey is Catrice 610 ASHley, and on the tips She's 121/115. The sparkle is Smart Girls Get More no. 138 (I think this was LE somewhere around Christmas). The red sparkle on the thumb is another old Maybelline, 54 Cherry Sweet (slowest drying polish EVER). So that's that, next gradient I know what to do (hopefully) so I don't need to 'fix' it afterwards.

I didn't really enjoy this look, even though the Smart Girls sparkle-polish is stunning. What do you think?

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Blue Ombre Upgraded

Hey guys! Here's an upgrade of the 'Simple Blue Ombre' look I posted a few days ago, you can find it HERE, along with the info about all the polishes I used. After wearing the ombre look for a few days I got tired of it and decided to spice it up. I added essence's Studio Nails Top Coat and dotted over that. At first I wanted to do big polka dots, but I didnt like that (there are two photos of that in the bottom of the post), so I ended up adding the smaller dots and I just loved it. It was so much fun to wear.

Which one do you prefer, the final look or the polka dots? Let me know ;)

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Upgrading The Candy Bar

Hey everyone! So this look is very simple - 3 coats of Maybelline's 'Candy Bar' (this is from the collection before the new bottles), then some glitter from Essence, this polish is called 'Circus Confetti', and it's part of their 'special effect!' line...and to top it all off, one layer of Essence's Studio Nails top sealer. The Maybelline polish requires at least 2 coats, so I'm not too happy with it, but the color is amazing (there's more photos in my previous post). The glitter is a fun shade, the combination of colors is amazing. As far as the top coat goes, it's the best one I've ever tried - and it makes your manicure last for days -this is a must have product. There is a photo of the polishes I used at the bottom of the post. Hope you guys are having a great time, it's been snowing like crazy here.

kisses, Jelena

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