Fuzzy Mittens

Brrrrrrrrrr.

Man is it freaking cold out! Yesterday it only made it to 22 degrees! Unnecessary if you ask me. But I also think winter is completely unnecessary too.... 

Anyways, fuzzy mittens keep our hands warm in the winter... so if we paint fuzzy mittens on our nails will it do the same?! The questions of the universe have now been answered, and the answer is NO but they sure are cute ;) 

I started with a base of Enchanted Polish Flashing Lights on my pointer and pinky and a base of The Little LacquerBean Sweet Irish Cream on my middle and ring. When my middle and ring dried I applied my The Little LacquerBean mitten vinyls and sponged The Little LacquerBean Spiked Hot Chocolate over them to create the 'fuzzy' look. I peeled off the vinyls and took TLLB Sweet Irish Cream and Bundle Monster plate BM-H01 and stamped over the mittens. Finally I sealed it all in with Essie Good To Go. 

These nails were SO FUN to wear! Such a conversation starter LOL. I really liked how the mittens weren't crisp, they looked so much more cozy this way. 

Oh and if my explanation wasn't that good... because sometimes I really suck, I have a video tutorial that will be going up on Instagram so head on over there my username is @pinkandpolishednails and give it a look! Click my name to be taken there!

What do you think?

Thanks loves :) 

Snow Flakey

Hello December!

I know I've already posted once this month but I was in such a rush I didn't have time to say my welcome! Not that I welcome every month.... but December is such a festive month I think it deserves it. 

It's no secret that I hate winter, I think I say it 34894368950793 times every year, but there are two things that I do enjoy about the season, snow and Christmas! I'm going to be doing quite a few festive designs this month, or that's the goal anyways ;) And I'm going to start it off with a chilly design featuring a special polish from my brand The Little LacquerBean. Read on if you want to know why it's so special!

I started off this design with a base of The Little LacquerBean Let It Go. When it was dry I used some snowflake nail vinyls from The Little LacquerBean and fit them to each nail. I trimmed off the excess and applied Essie Good To Go to finish it off. 

I LOVE blue and silver together. Actually my Christmas tree has had a blue / silver theme for the past 3 years, even though I'm changing it up this year shhhhhh ;) This design is so simple and easy to do, it took me about a half hour to complete, yet it looks so fun and festive. 

You guys still here? I'll let you in on a little secret if you are. This polish is a part of a special collaboration. I have been asked to be the guest this month for The Glitter Box, a monthly box from Fat Lacquers that features a different guest each time. As you can guess I was ecstatic! Especially when I found out this month's theme, Frozen! I'm a huge fan of the movie (child at heart FOREVER) so I was pumped to create TWO polishes. Yes that's right, there will be TWO boxes this month! The boxes will go on sale December 5th so keep an eye out I'll have some proper swatches coming soon! 

What do you think of that secret?! Will you be purchasing one, or even both, of The Glitter Boxes?! 

That's all for today, talk to you guys soon!
Thanks loves :) 

31DC2014 Day 12: Stripes

Ugh fall, I really wish I didn't hate you! But with your cold weather and germy colds how could I not? Of course the universe would decide that now is the perfect time to get a cold, with the opening of my shop, working two jobs, and trying to complete this challenge -_- Why universe WHY?! 

I really am the most miserable person in the world when I have a cold... so expect to hear some complaining while it sticks around ;) But I'm still going to try my absolute hardest to finish this challenge cold or not! 

So let's get on to the nails shall we? Day 12 of the 31 Day Challenge 2014 is stripes and I thought this would be the perfect time to debut my The Little LacquerBean mini straights nail vinyls! (I'm also having a 30% off sale on everything in my store! Use code open30 at checkout) So check out the look I created :) 

I started off with a base of Wet n Wild Black Creme. When it dried I placed my nail vinyls on my nails, painted over them with Color Club Beyond, and peeled them off to reveal some funky striped nails! I sealed it all in with some Essie Good To Go. 

So sparkly! *.* LOL I love how subtle this look can be but the second the sunlight hits it BAM! holo ;) 

I thought about spicing these up even more with some more stripes in other holographic colors but I'm just too tired to get it done :( I'll have to put it in my idea book for a later time! 

You guys ready to show me what you got?! Post a link to your 31DC2014 Day 12: stripes in the comments so I can see!! 

Thanks loves :) 

31DC2014 Day 8: Metallic Nails

Well it's day 8 of the 31 Day Challenge 2014 and you guys know what that means... time for some metallic nails!! 

I was super excited for this day because I had such a fun manicure in mind, and it actually came out somewhat how I planned ;) 

I knew right away that I wanted to test out some of my The Little LacquerBean nail vinyls and combine them with a shiny, rainbow-esque design. So check out what I came up with!

I started off with a base of OPI Push & Shove on all of my nails. When my base was dry I placed some TLLB wave nail vinyls (You can buy them HERE) on each nail. I painted over each nail with Sally Hansen Cobalt Chrome, SH Minted Metal, SH Liquid Gold, and Essie Penny Talk. I removed the vinyls and topped everything off with some Essie Good To Go and my design was finished. 

I just love the subtle rainbow finish to these and they were SO SHINY! If you know me you know I can't resist anything shiny! Yeah I'm one of those simple people ;) And that's just perfectly fine by me! 

Okay it's your turn! Post a link to your metallic nails in the comments so I can see them!!!

Thanks loves :) 

Chevron Crazy with Vinyls from The Little LacquerBean

Hey guys!

So if you guys follow me on Instagram (@pinkandpolishednails) you might have seen a little while ago I posted about my decision to join the indie scene. Yup, you read that right I'm going to be making nail polish!! Woohoo!! It's been quite a while in the works but I'm excited to finally be able to say that I should be opening up shop in the middle of September! And not only will I be creating polish, I'm also going to be making nail vinyls. If you don't know what vinyls are, they are basically stickers that you can apply to your nails and use to create beautiful designs. I've actually used my mini chevron vinyls to create the design you'll see below. So let me know what you think :)

I started off with a base of Orly Decades Of Dysfunction. When my base was dry I applied my vinyls and used Lime Crime Parfait Day, China Glaze Too Yacht To Handle, and OPI You Don't Know Jacques! to create the chevrons. I topped it off with a generous coat of Essie Good To Go and the design was finished!

I'm so excited to finally be able to share all of the news with you guys, there's a lot of things that are going to be happening really soon! What do you think of the vinyls? Would you guys buy them??

Thanks loves :)