Newspaper Mani Part 3!

Here is Ulta's 'Bam-Blue-Zled' with newspaper print on it :)

This was actually the first one I did last week for this weeks challenge but I really didn't like the color on me all that much. I did turn out nice and dark with the transfer though so I thought I would show it anyway.

Here it is with a matte finish from China Glaze Matte Magic.This is when I learned that you can't use matte finish straight on the newspaper print without major smearing- see the pinkie.

 OK, well it doesn't look awful in the pic but it sure did in person!

I only wore this for about a day and a half.

Here it is just before I took it off. I thought I would play around with it a bit before I did though :) So here it is with glossy topcoat on the tips. 

And here with Sally Hansen's 'Wet Cement' on the tips. This would have looked better if it didn't have like 5 coats on the tips already. Not to mention that my 'Wet Cement' could have used a little polish thinner.

So what do you guys think? What is your favorite newspaper mani?

Ulta 'Bam-Blue-Zled'

This is Ulta's 'Bam-Blue-Zled'. Cute name :)

Application was smooth as usual for Ulta brands but I rushed the second coat and got some bubbles :(

I didn't redo it because the color didn't really suit my skin tone well enough to wear it alone and with the newsprint it just doesn't really show up anyway.

When I picked this up I was thinking that this was going to be my new favorite blue but it just wasn't doing it for me unfortunately. I may have to pass this one on to a new home.

Pretty color though, don't you think?

Pink Wednesday + Newsprint :D

I never really do Pink Wednesday because I rarely wear pink but today was an exception.This is the pink from the Shades of the Seasons tube from CVS.

I was lucky enough to find a couple of these tubes mixed in with the holiday clearance items so I got them for 50% off :D That means 10 bottles for only $5! Love it. I figured that even if I didn't like all the colors that .50 a bottle was great to experiment with and maybe make a couple frankens.

The application was great on the first coat but I had some problems with dragging on the second coat so I had to put it on really thick. Luckily it's new and kind of a watery polish anyways so it still dried nearly bubble free and smooth. I like the finished result. This is with no topcoat. It has a great finish all by itself.

This is my first bottle to try in the set but I'm guessing the others will be about the same.

 I will let you know when I find out :)

I really wanted to do another comic strip newsprint mani. I have only done one before and it was almost a year ago. I chose Snoopy because......well, he's Snoopy :D Who doesn't love Snoopy. I kept humming the tune Snooo-oo-ooopy, Snooo-oo-oopy, Come Home Snoopy, Come Home lol. I chose pink as the base because 1. I've never tried it with pink and 2. I'm ready to get started with the Valentines Day manis.

The first few pictures were with Beauty Secrets topcoat from Sally's. I have the 2.5 oz bottle that cost around $5 and I've been using it for like 8 months now! I like to use this because it doesn't seem to smear any of my print or stamping. It isn't fast drying and it's a thicker topcoat and maybe that has some thing to do with it, not sure why but it works great for me when I'm worried about smudging.

Then I added some Essie 'Matte About You' to give the 'paper feel' to it.

And a little of my NXY purple glitter on my middle finger (gotta have a little glitter).

Why do you ask, did I put on a shinny topcoat first if I was going to mattify it? Well, I'll tell you. Earlier this week I added the matte finish first and it smeared the print like crazy! I can't remember if I used my China Glaze 'Matte Magic' or my Essie 'Matte About You' but it smeared bad! Lesson learned.

To be honest with you I really do like the color but it look AWFUL on me. Every time I looked down I thought of Pepto Bismol :P So I only wore this for a few hours before I couldn't stand it anymore and took it off.

What do you guys think? You like my Snoopy?