Manicure Monday: OPI Lincoln Park After Dark

HAPPY 1ST MONDAY OF THE NEW YEAR LOVES!! I cannot believe it is 2015 already, that is cray! Today's Mani Monday is OPI's "Lincoln Park After Dark". I actually wore this for NYE so lets check it out below.

Lincoln Park After Dark is a deep purple (eggplant/plum) polish with a creme finish. On the nails, it does look like a black polish but not as harsh. It has a beautiful shiny sheen to it even without top coat. I think this will look flattering on any skin tone!

The formula is excellent & it applied smoothly and evenly in just 2 coats. This polish is super classy & elegant. Definitely a softer alternative to a black polish & it is great for all seasons and occasions!

As always, thank you so much for reading. Wishing you an amazing 2015!!

Love, Linda

Manicure Monday: OPI Tickle My France-Y

Happy Monday! Today's Mani Monday is "Tickle My France-Y" by OPI. Let's check it out below!

This polish is a muted purple shade. More like a nude, mauve color with a hint of brown to it. When you are indoors, the polish looks more brown then mauve & the opposite when you are outdoors. Very transformative!

I applied 2 coats for full opacity. Formula glided on very smoothly & evenly!

OPI's Tickle My France-Y will definitely be a fave polish of mine because it just looks effortlessly beautiful on.

If you haven't noticed from the 1st picture, these OPI polishes are mini's! I bought this gift set from Costco the other day. Since I haven't tried most of these shades out, I thought it would be fun to feature them on my Mani Monday posts. So definitely look forward to each of these cuteys every Monday until I have officially tried them all!

Thank you so much for reading & have a great week!

Love, Linda

Manicure Monday: Essie Mademoiselle

Happy Monday! After last week's red polish, I was in the mood for a lighter/clean/fresh look for my nails. Today's Mani Monday is "Mademoiselle" by Essie. Let's check it out below!

This polish is also known as the "grown up pink polish", perfect statement in my opinion! Mademoiselle is a sheer, milky light pink shade. It is very versatile, as you can apply just 1 coat for a sheer natural look or up to 3-4 coats for a more opaque look.

I was super patient today & applied 4 coats for the fullest opacity. Formula went on super smoothly & evenly. My nails look so glossy (with or without top coat) & it will look flattering on any skin tone.

If you are looking for the perfect polish for your French manicures, I highly recommend this one!

 

Classic polishes never go out of style & Essie's Mademoiselle definitely needs to be a staple in every nail polish collection!

Thank you so much for reading & hope you have a fantastic week ahead!!

Love, Linda

Manicure Monday: Sonia Kashuk Scarlet Starlet

Hi Darlings! Hope you all had a spooky Halloween weekend & Happy Monday! Now that Halloween is over with, it's time to look forward to the Holidays! Today's Mani Monday is Sonia Kashuk's "Scarlet Starlet" & is perfect for your upcoming Holiday events. Let's take a look below!

Scarlet Starlet is a beautiful, classic blue based red polish. I definitely feel a bit sultry & star-like with this lacquer on, like I need a sparkly dress on & a microphone in my hands!

As you all know by now, I adore Sonia Kashuk polishes because of how smooth it applies & the formula never disappoints. This polish got opaque with 2 coats & went on effortlessly!

Definitely check out this polish if you want more of a deeper, seductive red shade on your nails! Thank you so much for reading & wishing you a great week ahead.

Love, Linda

Manicure Monday: Sunshine Sparkle

Hi loves & happy Monday! It finally rained over the weekend and I needed some sort of sunshine in the Summer. I decided to paint my nails for Mani Monday a sweet yellow shade from Revlon called "Sunshine Sparkle." There's always sun after the rain ^___~

Sunshine Sparkle is a pale soft yellow with fine silver sparkles. The sparkle is not too noticeable once I applied the polish on, only in the sunlight does it truly SPARKLE!

With this polish, I applied 3 coats to achieve the "non streaky" look. It did look streaky with just 2 coats.

Revlon's Sunshine Sparkle does give my nails that soft yet bright & cheery look to it, perfect for a sunny Summer day or even to brighten your mood up after the rain! The name suits the polish perfectly.

Thank you so much for reading and I hope you have an awesome week ahead!

Love, Linda

Manicure Monday: OPI In The Spot-Light Pink & Revlon Heavenly

Ahhh... fresh start to a new week! I hope you all had a great weekend & happy Monday!! For today's Mani Monday I wanted something light, fun & girly. Let's see what combo I came up with below!

I used 2 coats of OPI's In The Spot-Light Pink & 1 coat of Revlon's Heavenly.

"In The Spot-Light Pink" is a milky, soft, natural, light pink polish. It gives your nails a nice clean look to it but for my manicure I wanted a light neutral pink shade to peek through the glitter top coat. You can definitely use it alone as well, I find that you will need to apply 3-4 coats in order to get it to the fullest opacity since it is a sheer polish. "Heavenly" is a beautiful polish that you can use alone or as a topper. It is a super gorgeous milky translucent polish full of iridescent glitters that are square & hexagonal in shape. This polish looks beautiful over light or dark bases.

I adore this polish combo. Everytime I look at my nails I feel so fresh, young & free! Also, it makes me smile when the sunlight hits those iridescent glitters- just so pretty! Great nails to frolic around the city during the Summer time!!

Have an awesome week darlings, mmuah.

Love, Linda

Manicure Monday: Revlon Blue Lagoon

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Today's Mani Monday is Blue Lagoon by Revlon!

Blue Lagoon is a light (pastel) baby blue with pretty iridescent shimmer/specks in it. If you look closely the shimmers are silver & light blue in color.

I applied 2 coats for full opacity. This polish just screams Spring/Summer to me because of it's sky blue color! Sunny, blue skies- LOVE IT!!!

Thank you so much for reading & wishing you an amazing week ahead!

Love, Linda

Manicure Monday: Revlon Seychelles Sand

Hi Darlings! I am so in love with today's Mani Monday!! Revlon's Seychelles Sand from their Limited Edition Haute Rocks Pebbled Nail Enamel Collection. Let's check it out below!

Seychelles Sand is a 3D matte sparkle inspired by exotic pebbled beaches & pebbled in texture. It has a milky cream/white base filled with small, medium & large hex. glitters (some are holographic). The glitters are champagne, gold, light pink & a unique shade of light green in color- so pretty!! 

This polish dries to a matte, slightly textured finish- just feels like the texture of a bunch of glitters all dried up. For my nails, I applied 3 coats of the polish & a regular top coat to make the finish of my nails extra shiny!!

I love this polish because not only can you use it on its own but you can use it as a glitter top coat as well, very versatile.

Revlon's Seychelles Sand is a bold & super beautiful polish! It is perfect for the Spring/Summer season. Definitely head to your local drugstores if you want to pick one up because this polish is going to be the most popular out of the entire collection. Think Sand but in a very shiny, glittery, chic version!

As always, thank you so much for reading and wishing you a fantastic week ahead.

Love, Linda

Manicure Monday: Revlon Girly

Happy Monday! I hope you all had an amazing Mother's Day weekend (We Love you Mommies!). This week's Mani Monday is super girly, sparkly & fun- Revlon's Girly from their bubble gum days and urban nights collection and now in their permanent line. Lets take a look below!

This girly polish is a milky pink/lilac base filled with fuchsia, light pink, purple-blue hexagon glitters. Also, in this glitter party there is smaller light pink & purple hex glitters that at different angles & light, give off a holographic effect! SO PRETTY!!

 

I applied 3 coats (polish is sheer) to have the fullest opacity & topped it off with top coat. I love when I pull the brush out the bottle there is always glitter on it, makes it so much more fun to apply the polish to your nails.

Totally feeling like a girly girl with this polish on! ^___^

What is your fave glitter polish?

Love, Linda

Manicure Monday: Maybelline Color Show Onyx Rush

Happy Monday! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. For today's Mani Monday we are going back to basics- a black polish from Maybelline Color Show, Onyx Rush.

Onyx Rush is a super opaque & glossy black polish. If you look closely at the bottle there are some barely there black shimmers in it. I applied 2 coats & the formula goes on beautifully.

Surprisingly enough, this is my only black polish in my collection & i think everyone needs a basic black classic nail polish! 

What are your fave black polishes?

Have an amazing week ahead darlings & thank you so much for reading!

Love, Linda

Manicure Monday: Sonia Kashuk Breakfast At Tiffany's

Hello my loves! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Today's Mani Monday is a polish from Sonia Kashuk's Spring 2014 collection, Breakfast At Tiffany's. Let's take a look below!!

First off, if you guys haven't tried Sonia Kashuk's nail polish then you are definitely missing out! Her polishes are AMAZING! The way the formula & brush work together is magic. I have never had any problems with streaking or anything it just glides on so smoothly & effortlessly on my nails. I LOVE SONIA KASHUK NAIL POLISHES. A LOT!

Breakfast At Tiffany's is a minty green-blue pastel shade. I applied 2 coats for that nice & smooth even finish! With this polish, the finish is so shiny- you could even skip your top coat if you wanted to.

This polish definitely gives my nails that fresh, subtle Spring look & is sure to be one of the must have nail polishes for this Spring!

I hope you enjoyed this Mani Monday post. Let me know what are your fave Spring nail polishes! Have a great week darlings!!

Love, Linda

Manicure Monday: Sonia Kashuk Sugar Rush

Happy Monday Loves! For today's Mani Monday I am sporting some neutral nails- Sonia Kashuk's Sugar Rush. First off, I have to tell you guys that I am SO IN LOVE with Sonia Kashuk's nail polishes. The brush & formula makes painting my nails with ease. Let's check out this polish below!

Sugar Rush is a gorgeous sheer nude shade with a bit of pink to it. I love this type of nude with a touch of pink because it's sort of like a hybrid between a nude & a colour polish. It makes my nails look super shiny, soft, clean & polished.

For this polish, it's great because you can wear it sheer (1-2 coats) or intensify it like I did (3 coats).

I adore nude polishes & Sonia Kashuk's Sugar Rush is definitely one of my faves! What nude polishes do you love??

Thank you so very much for reading & I hope you have a fantastic week ahead! Mmmuah.

Love, Linda