Essie Under-Where?

Hi all!!

I was on the hunt for a light pink, lavender polish after falling in love with one of my coworkers manicures. Unfortunately, she had gotten them done at a shop where they cover all the polish labels so she could not tell me exactly what polish it was! After perusing Ebay for awhile the closest color I could find was Under-Where? by Essie. I believe it was a part of their 2013 Summer color collection. I paid about $4.50 for the polish online. 

This manicure is three coats of Essie Under-Where? on my thumb, pointer and pinkie finger and 3 coats of Formula X Harmonics on my middle and ring finger. The difference between the two polishes was a lot more pronounced before I tried free handing the chevron designs on. 

This polish was pretty close to what I was looking for, but I still think hers may have been a bit more pink and glowed more in lighting . While I do love these polishes, I think sadly the hunt is still on for a match. Hope y'all are having a great summer so far! Nothing but rain, rain, and more rain in Indiana these days!! 

XOXO,

Jeannie

Sinful Colors Neon Melon & Formula X Wonderment

Hello !

I have a super bright manicure for you today in hopes it would make the sun come out. 

For the first step I used 2 coats of Formula X's Wonderment. Then once that dried (it didn't take long due to the matte formula) I put 2 coats of Sinful Colors Neon Melon on the thumb, pointer, and pinkie finger. I also put it on the middle and ring finger but only half way up. Neon Melon is a bright neon yellow, but for some reason when I put it over Wonderment, it kind of turned into a Shrek Green kind of color. I then used my dotting tools and Funky Fingers  Wild Child to do some fun dotting on the ring, middle, and thumb. I was kind of mad because I somehow managed to smear the leaves on my thumb before the picture got taken. ARGHhhh.

On a more exciting note, I got some really fun gratis from work the other day! 

No nail items, but I was really excited for all the lip products that's for sure! The bag was super cute and I can not wait to try out the Pro Contour brush #79.

I also finally finished the baby blanket I was crocheting for my friend's son finally!

 So these are the things that have been been keeping me busy, how about you guys? Do you have lots of things planned to keep you busy this summer? Hopefully mine at least includes some beach or pools days.

XOXO,
Jeannie 

Orly Neon Orange Nail Gradient

Hello lovelies!

Here's another short sweet post with a quick nail gradient. Can you tell I am totally aching for some hot weather. I will gladly take anything over 59 degrees! 

This is two coats of Purity by Illamasqua. I then used a spong to do a couple of coats of Sun of a Peach by China glaze from about the center of my nail down. Lastly I used the other side of the sponge to do the very tip of the nail with Mayhem Mentality by Orly. The metallic polish on my ring finger is Law of Attraction by Formula X. I then used a nail art brush and black polish to paint on the zebra and cheetah print. Lastly I used Deborah Lippmann Hard Rock as my top coat for a super glossy finish. 

I ended up loving this bright manicure! Hope you guys did as well! 

XOXO,

Jeannie

Teal Gradient Nail

Hi sunshines!

Just a short and sweet entry today. The weather is starting to get nice and nothing makes me think summer more than gorgeous teals and sea greens.

First I did 2 coats of Formula X, Wonderment. It is a neutral matte finish with a very faint pink micro shimmer to it. It first seemed to go on pretty streaky and chalky. (I hated it matte but love it with a top coat and it totally hid the streaks!) Then I used a nail polish I got from Dots, called Light Green and for the darkest part of the gradient I sponged on Wildchild, by Funky Fingers at the very tips. Lastly, on the ring finger I free handed a design using a small nail art brush. Two coats of Deborah Lippmann's Hardrock for top coat and I was done! Hope you like it! You can find this on Instagram under #paintedpinkies or follow me @Geniewtdbh.

XOXO,

Jeannie

Vegas and San Francisco Trip

Hey there you gorgeous bloggers!

So I know this isn't a nail post. Sorry for those who are disappointed, but I always feel like some of my favorite blogs to read are the ones that also share a little about themselves and what else is going on in their lives. Plus, I was so busy on vacation so I actually kept my manicure from my last post on for over 9 days. Unbelievable right?! 

This week I was so lucky to go to Vegas for five days to spend with my sister, Diana. I got an amazing deal on my flight on Southwest. Chicago to Las Vegas was only $69 each way!!! You can not beat that!

Then for three days we both went to San Francisco to visit our friend, Kristine. Even better, my friend Vanessa was able to hop over from Los Angeles for the three days as well. 

Here's a little photo montage of my trip...

This is me bonding with my nephewdog, Roscoe Jenkins. This was actually the first time I actually got to meet him even though my sister has had him for like 5 years. He is the sweetest French Bull Dog you will ever meet. 

These were to of my favorite things I picked up at the outlets in Las Vegas!!! They had some great deals. :D

This was my favorite dessert, fresh mini donuts from an amazing steak house in Vegas called Herbs & Rye. We went during happy hour so our steaks were half off too!!! Mmmmm I'm getting hungry just thinking about it! 

These are the sourdough bread bears from Boudin Bakery at the Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco.

This is a shot of the gorgeous day I spent in Napa Valley wine tasting. This specific winery is Artesi. I could have sat outside in all that greenery all day! So much better than the Chicago weather right now.

After all that drinking I sure needed a good meal, and the Freemont Diner in Sonoma did not disappoint! It sure didn't look like much from the outside, but man was their food delicious! We calorie splurged on Oyster Po'Boys, freshly made dill potato chips, spicy fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, and my favorite, fried brussel sprouts. 

How did you guys spend your St. Patrick's day??? 

XOXO,

Jeannie

Zoya Pinks

Hello Gorgeous!!!

Spring is in the air finally in Indiana so of course I needed a spring manicure! For some reason pink just always screams spring to me. Plus it was a great chance to use my new pink Zoyas I got in January during their sale. 

The first one I had to try was Dana. It is a bright, dark pink. I used some nail art polishes in white, black and silver glitter to do a waterfall nail on my ring and pointer finger. Lastly, a coat of Deborah Lippman's Hard Rock as top coat. 

On my next manicure I used Erika and Tinsley together. 

Out of the two, Tinsley which is shown on my middle and ring finger was my favorite. It has a really soft sparkle built into it and it was gorgeous in the light! I also used Tinsley to do the waterfall striping along with black and silver nail art polish. The soft pink polish on my thumb, pointer, and pinkie finger is Erika. It also had a soft gold shimmer built into it as well. I had to use it over two coats of white polish because it is a very sheer pink. 

Hope you love it! Also you can check out some of my other nails pics on my instagram account, GENIEWTDBH.

Until next time, enjoy the gorgeous weather!!! 

XOXO,

Jeannie

Orly's Charged Up and Sephora/ JCP polish haul

Hello Sunshine (yup we actually still have some this time of year in Indiana)!

Hope everyone is enjoying their fall weather as much as I have been this year! The changing leaves are just gorgeous! Speaking of gorgeous, I got a friends and family coupon for Sephora and used it online to get a plethora of nail goods. Then I discovered that my local JC Penney Salon started selling Essie and Orly polishes as well and since they were buy one get one 50% plus then my discount off, they basically screamed "buy me!" Here's a shot of what I got!

I decided to use the Orly Purple called Charged up since I have been on a big purple kick lately. I used two coats of Charged up on all my nails. I then attached 4 clear rhinestones to the top of each except my ring finger using a clear top coat. For the accented ring finger I used 5 stripes of metallic lavender striping tape. Then covered with my Deborah Lippman Hard Rock top coat. I loved this new top coat because of the gorgeous shine it leaves on my nails that is very long lasting! It also dries surprisingly fast for not being called a fast dry. 

What all colors are you all wearing on your nails this fall??? Enjoy your day !!!

XOXO,

Jeannie