Twinsie Tuesday - Holo Polish

Good morning, dear readers!  :D

Today is Twinsie Tuesday!!

For today's post, we were supposed to have a manicure using holographic polish.  For mine, I used a pretty number from Color Club, which unfortunately has no name on it! >:(

Here we go!

YAY sparkly!! :D  This was a lot of coats of polish, haha!

Don't forget to check out these amazing ladies Twinsie Tuesday posts!!  ^-^

Amanda: http://amandalandish.blogspot.com/
Anna: http://goingtotheshowing.blogspot.com/
Anne: http://grapefizz.blogspot.com/
Ashley: http://artevolve.blogspot.com/
Brandi: http://thecollegiatenail.blogspot.com/
ChiChi: http://beautystarr1009.blogspot.com/
Cordia: http://polishyoftruth.com/
Jenn: http://allthatisgorgeous.blogspot.com/
Jenna: http://www.jennafroggy.com/
Katherine: http://hauloffame.blogspot.com/
Marisa: http://marijonails.blogspot.com/
Meredith: http://polishandcharms.blogspot.com/
Nory: http://fiercemakeupandnails.blogspot.com/
Rachel: http://topcoatit.com/
Sarah: http://seesarahswatch.blogspot.com/
Tara: http://srslyswatched.blogspot.ca/

Have an awesome day everyone!!! :D

-Ashesela

31 Day Nail Challenge - Day 12 - Stripes (Freehand)

Good early morning, dear readers.

Today's challenge was supposed to be stripes.  Instead of 'stripes' all going in one direction, I made lines going all over the place.  :D

For this I used a base of Sinful Colors Olympia, and then I used some white and blue acrylic paint.

Have a  wonderful day!!

-Ashesela

99 Things...

Hello, dear readers!!  

I popped over to The Polished Pixie and saw this super cute post that she got from Jenna over at Jenna Froggy Has a Life, who got it from ChiChi over at I'm Just Me... ChiChi, who got it from someone else, who got it from someone else... I'm stopping myself before I go on forever... XD

Basically you have this list, and you make whatever entry in it you have done bold letters.  :D

1. Started your own blog 
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band 
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightening storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping (never been brave enough)
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain (I live in Oregon. If you kiss outside there is a good chance it's been in the rain..haha!)
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy 
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (a fish is an animal right?)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

I think I've experienced 25 of these.  How about you?  :D

-Ashesela

31 Day Nail Challenge - Day 11 - Polka Dots (Oops!)

Good super early morning, dear readers! :D

I apologize for not posting yesterday; I was visiting with a friend.  :)

So, today is day 11 of the 31 Day Nail Challenge.  The theme for today is polka dots.  Instead of polka dots, I did just a dot manicure (whoopsie-daisy!!).

The design I did was inspired by some manicures I saw a while ago from Reddit Laqueristas.  I unfortunately can't remember who did this design first (:'(), otherwise I would give credit for it.  (If you know who invented this, please let me know!! :D)

So, here is my not-polka-dot-but-just-dot manicure.  XD

For the base I used Sinful Colors Grecian Sun (sooooooooooooooooo beautiful!!!) and then I used a bunch of different colours for the dots (here are some I think I used: Zoya Yara, Orly Gumdrop, Sinful Colors Mint Apple, Sinful Colors Athens, Acrylic Paint and maybe some frankens?).

This was really fun to do! :D

Have a wonderful day, everyone!!! :D

-Ashesela ;)

(EDIT: Uugh, I apologize for my lack of comments lately; my internet is really sucking.  It's having a hard time even loading my blog!!! :()

Gold Leaf Franken Over Zoya Lotus

Good evening, dear readers! :D

As some of you were interested in seeing some swatches of the gold leaf top coat I made, here it is over Zoya Lotus! (Thank you so much Malinda for the gorgeous purple!!! :D!!)

The only thing about it is that in the bottle, the clear now has a red tinge from something oxidizing.  I think the gold is 23.25K and I am not sure what alloys are in it.  But the flakes stay gold, and thankfully you can't really see the reddish tinge when you apply it, since it is so sheer.  :D

I hope to get some pure 24K loose gold leaves to make some more (hopefully without the oxidization) but it looks like I may have to order it from Switzerland.

Take care everyone, and have a wonderful day!!! :D

-Ashesela

Gold Leaf Nail Polish...

Good morning, dear readers! :D

It has been brought to my attention that Sephora by O.P.I has come out with a gold leaf top coat.

It's called 'It's Real 18K Gold Top Coat', and retails around $30-$36.

Soooooo....

I made my own.

AAAAWWW YEAAAHHHH!! 

XD!!

For this I used most of a bottle of Color Club clear polish (or top coat, whatever it is that comes in those 7 packs), two sheets of loose leaf gold, and about 3/4 a sheet of patent gold leaf.  I believe these sheets are around 23.5 K or something like that (I was told something like that, the sheets have been in my family for a while (they belonged to my grandfather who gilded things).

The only thing is that since this is a higher grade of gold, it is more yellow than, say, 10K (which is probably one of my favourite gold percentages).

This was pretty easy to make, and definitely does not cost anywhere near the amount that the stores are asking for.  :/

Have a wonderful day everyone!!! :D

-Ashesela

:O!!!!! Epic Nail Gift From My Sister

Good morning, dear readers!!

If you saw my post from yesterday, you will know that I received an amazing package in the mail with 18 gorgeous nail polishes!!  Well, right after that, my sister gave me this:

OMG LEAH you are THE BEST SISTER FOREVER!!!!! :'D  THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!!

She gave me her collection!!! :'D  She said that since I appreciate them more and collect them, that I should have them.  :'D  OMGOMGOMGOOOSH THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!! :'D :'D :'D

Have I done something amazing that I don't know about to deserve such awesome gifts??? :'D

*cries with happiness!!!*

Not only that, but last week my Dad bought me a bunch of glitters and those decorative ball-thingies that people use in caviar mani's.  THANK YOU DAD!!!!! :'D  YOU ARE THE BEST DAD FOREVER!!!! :'D

Now to show my increased nail polish collection:

This photo was from March 25th:

And this is my polish collection as of today:

!!!!!!! :D!!!!

YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!! :'D

Thank you to all of you for being so nice to me.  :'D

-Ashesela

Super Epic Nail Mail!!!!

Good afternoon, dear readers!!

I've already posted today, but I really wanted to tell you about the amazing nail mail I got today!!!

A week or two ago a lovely lady named Malinda contacted me, and asked me if I would like some polishes.  At first I thanked her for her kindness, but told her that I couldn't do a swap right now, as I don't have any money at the moment.

She then e-mailed me back, and said that she just wanted to give the polishes to me!!! :'D  I couldn't believe how kind she was!!  She said that they were lightly used, and I didn't mind at all!!

Fast forward to today....

I went to the store to check the mail (despite the rainyness), and there was nothing but the same old junk mail and a bill.

I walked home, and as I was getting to the door, I saw a bag in the garden, holding a decent sized box!  At first I wondered if it was garbage that was to be put out, but then I decided to investigate, and am I ever glad I did!!!

Inside, there was a package for me from UPS!!!  WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!  (I'm so not used to getting mail delivered right to the door! :'D  Talk about being spoiled!! :D XD

I saw that it was from Malinda, and I went inside quickly and plopped it onto my kitchen table to open it up.  First things first, the box was BIG and quite heavy for a box containing nail polish.

Inside, there was a lovely note from her, and a list of the polishes she sent to me.  Some of them she bought just for me!!! :'D  And the lightly used ones didn't look used at all!

I sat there with my mouth hanging open, in shock!!!  Here is what I got...

Left to right: O.P.I Teenage Dream, O.P.I Number One Nemesis, O.P.I Just Spotted the Lizard, O.P.I Into the Night, and Nicole by O.P.I Rainbow in the S-Kylie.

I also got:

Left to right: Orly Space Cadet, Sally Hansen Glass Slipper, China Glaze Smoke and Ashes, Sinful Colors Cinderella and Sinful Colors 24/7.

I ALSO got (:'D!!!):

Left to right: Claire's Candy Shop, All That Glitters Very Peacock-ish, The Hungry Asian On a Budget, The Hungry Asian Sneeze Breeze, The Hungry Asian Mumbling, Zoya Lotus and Revlon Popular!!!

OHMYGOSH!!! AIGFAOIWHFOAWHFO!!!! KIEFIOAHF!  18 POLISHES!!! IAWHFLAIWHF!

Isn't this AMAZING!!!???! :"D  I love ALL of these!!!  So many were on my wishlist, and the rest would have been if I remembered to put them on it!!  It's like she knew EXACTLY what polishes I love, even if they weren't listed!!!!

Ohmygosh Malinda, thank you THANK YOU!!!! :'D SOoooooOOooo much!!!!  :'D  I am going to have so many hours of fun with these!!!!!

I really can't thank you enough!! :'D

-Ashesela

Twinsie Tuesday - Ombre Nails

Good morning, dear readers! :D

Today is Twinsie Tuesday!!

Ombre nails are the theme for today.

For this manicure I had a tough time finding polishes that matched really well for the ombre look, so I made mini ombre patterns (the middle, index and thumb, and the middle, ring and pinky) going in each direction from the middle nail.  Does that make any sense? : /  I then tried to make gradients on each nail.  I then added a couple coats of Color Club Covered in Diamonds.  After that, I tried to paint around the nail art in black acrylic paint, but my hand wasn't so steady and the bumpiness from the flakies didn't help.  So here is my confusing mess of a manicure! :D

Don't forget to check out these lovely ladies blogs for their Twinsie posts! :D

Amanda: http://amandalandish.blogspot.com/
Anna: http://goingtotheshowing.blogspot.com/
Anne: http://grapefizz.blogspot.com/
Ashley: http://artevolve.blogspot.com/
Brandi: http://thecollegiatenail.blogspot.com/
ChiChi: http://beautystarr1009.blogspot.com/
Cordia: http://polishyoftruth.com/
Jenn: http://allthatisgorgeous.blogspot.com/
Jenna: http://www.jennafroggy.com/
Katherine: http://hauloffame.blogspot.com/
Marisa: http://marijonails.blogspot.com/
Meredith: http://polishandcharms.blogspot.com/
Nory: http://fiercemakeupandnails.blogspot.com/
Rachel: http://topcoatit.com/
Sarah: http://seesarahswatch.blogspot.com/
Tara: http://srslyswatched.blogspot.ca/

-Ashesela ;)

31 Day Nail Challenge - Day 10 - Gradient

Good early morning, dear readers!

Today I have another gradient to share with you, as this is the theme for day 10 of the 31 Day Nail Challenge.

So this really wasn't the best gradient ever; for some reason I have been having a lot of trouble making gradients lately.  : /

For this I used Zoya Skylar and Zoya Neeka, and topped it off with Sinful Colours Hottie.

I hope that everyone had a great weekend (and for those celebrating Victoria Day, Happy Victoria Day!! :D)!

-Ashesela ;)

31 Day Nail Challenge - Day 9 - Rainbow

Good early morning, dear readers!

For today's entry, I have a gradient rainbow manicure.  The gradients didn't turn out as well as I would hope, but oh well!  Here we go:

There were quite a few layers of polish on, so you can see that the nails look a bit thick o.o;.  XD
I can't really remember the exact polishes I used.  I think I used Essence Wanna Be Your Sunshine, Essence Ultimate Pink, Essence Wake Up!, Sinful Colors Mint Apple, Colour Club Hydrangea Kiss and Revlon Stunning.  There may be more polishes in the mix, but I can't remember.  >.<

Have a wonderful Sunday!! :D

-Ashesela