Vintage Roses and China Glaze Fifth Avenue

I'm pretty sure we've all seen the vintage rose manicure which usually is done over a Tiffany blue.  I've always admired the look and decided to try it over an existing mani, which is China Glaze Fifth Avenue.  I have a soft spot for "old lady" colors such as this one, haha.

I used two coats of Fifth Avenue over Nailtek II and sealed with OTD.  The next day I added the designs using a bunch of striping polishes.

I used b.s.n. Twisted Ivy and White, Art Club Malmsy, Mint and Lite Pink and Art Deco Baby Pink for the roses, stripes and polka dots.

I just kind of made circular motions, the letter "C" shape, with three different pinks.  Leaves were just kind of sideways dots, made with the length of the striping brush.  It was easier than I thought but the flowers ended up being somewhat abstract in the end.

Oopsie Daisies Valentine's Day Duo Giveaway Winner!

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Congrats Rayna!  Rayna has been contacted and claimed her prize. Thank you all for the entries and continued support.  Upcoming Oopsie Daisies include a fun St. Patrick's Day polish and eventually a Spring collection to be inspired by all things Spring.

Dior Ultra Violet and Striping

I wanted to play with my stripers again after my last manicure except this time I added some fun dots to mix it up a bit.

I used Dior Ultra Violet for the base coat, over Orly Bonder and the manicure is sealed with OTD.  Dior bottles are really hard for me to hold right. I'm so used to round bottles!  Two coats of Ultra Violet was all it took to reach opacity; nice formula and application, too!

For the stripes I used Art Deco Baby Pink, b.s.n Golden Closter (??? WTF is a closter?), b.s.n. White and Art Club Lite Pink.  I also used them for the dots with my dotting tools, all except Golden Closter. I can't get over the name. The b.s.n. polishes are some horrific smelling polishes from my local dollar store and they're always misspelled and mislabeled but this one has to be my new favorite.

I drew the lines with the stripers and then staggered dots at the end points, making sure the lines didn't go too far down to the base of my nail.  I'm not sure what I was trying to accomplish but it's difficult to come up with something new, haha.

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Just a quick reminder, the Valentine's Day Duo Giveaway is still active, click HERE to enter.  There is also a giveaway on the Oopsie Daisies Facebook page HERE. Good luck to the entrants!  Both of these giveaways end this coming weekend!

Soon to be discontined Oopsie Daisies Polishes info

Hey ladies!  Some info regarding polish updates at the store:

The following polishes will be discontinued:
-With a Cherry On Top
-Cultist Chic
-Soldier of Fashion
-Tyranny

The remaining stock in the store is the last of them, once they are sold are they will not be restocked in the foreseeable future.

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The following polishes will be discontinued and are on sale:
-Festivus for the Rest of Us
-Keepin' It Kosher
-Carols by Candlelight

The remaining stock in the store is the last of them and they are on sale for $6.00.

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Cosmic Ruins (from the Planetside 2 Collection) and Glacier (from the Wintertime Wonders Collection) will remain core, the rest of the polishes in their collections are being discontinued (see above for names).

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Winters, Conversation Hearts and Glacier have just been restocked.

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Just a quick reminder, the Valentine's Day Duo Giveaway is still active, click HERE to enter.  There is also a giveaway on the Oopsie Daisies Facebook page HERE. Good luck to the entrants!  Both of these giveaways end this coming weekend!

Valentine's Striping Manicure

I couldn't let my perfectly pink mani go to waste, so I jazzed it up with some stripes!

I used four different striping polishes and left some of the base color, Butter London Snog, show through as well.

I used, from left to right, b.s.n. Planet, Art Deco Baby Pink, Art Club Malmsy and b.s.n. White.  I get the b.s.n. stripers from my local dollar store.

I was inspired by Valentine's Day with the color scheme, even though it's next month.  The whole process of the striping only took about 5 minutes, so it was super easy for a fun finished product.

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Just a quick reminder, the Valentine's Day Duo Giveaway is still active, click HERE to enter.  There is also a giveaway on the Oopsie Daisies Facebook page HERE.  There are also three seasonal polishes currently on sale for $6.00 at the store. Happy shopping & good luck to the entrants!

Butter London Snog Swatches

Another winner here!  This one deserves praise and recognition in regards to its application and formula. Was so smooth, like butter!

"Natural" Light

Snog is a bright magenta creme, done extremely well.  The formula.. it just went on so nicely. Perfect consistency, no pooling or anything.  It was a delight to work with!  I used two coats over NailTek II and sealed with OTD.  This combo lead to a smooth, shiny and vibrant mani that dried super quick.

"Natural" Light

"Natural" Light

"Natural" Light

"Natural" Light

Just a quick reminder, the Valentine's Day Duo Giveaway is still active, click HERE to enter.  There is also a giveaway on the Oopsie Daisies Facebook page HERE.  There are also three seasonal polishes currently on sale for $6.00 at the store. Happy shopping & good luck to the entrants!