Fifty-Two Weeks

Someone Got Their First Maven Box My good friend and coworker Grace got her first Maven box this month and she is already putting it to good use! Grace got this lovely color called Zora  in her first Julep Maven box and I think she did a spectacular job painting her nails! If you are interested in becoming a Julep Maven, head on over to  Julep.com   and check it out. Feel free to use this reference code when signing up (copy and paste into your browser): http://www.julep.com/rewardsref/index/refer/id/203439/ Be Radiant! Amanda

The Radiant Anne Hello Everyone! I am so excited to show you guys this week's color! This week's color is a lovely purple color by Julep named Anne.  This color is so fun! I enjoyed wearing it over the weekend and got a bunch of complements. The creme polish color went on like a charm; I almost didn't even need a second coat.  For my top coat, I used one of my favorite products out there right now - the Julep Freedom Polymer Top Coat. It goes on like polish, has a gel like finish, and dries completely within five minutes under your regular house lamp. If you like gel polish, but don't like the cost, try this product! It will change your life. For Real.  Want to grab some of these great polish products? Head on over to  Julep.com  and purchase them, or just go on ahead and become a maven! Have you used any fun colors lately? Let me know! I would love to feature them on the blog! Be Radiant! Amanda

Butter London Bag I'm not sure if the deal is still on, but right now at Ulta if you purchase $30 of Butter London Cosmetics you can get this really great little bag!  I purchased two bottles of Butter London Nail Polish, Molly Coddled and Blowing Raspberries. I am so excited about Molly Coddled; it is Butter London's polish that is inspired by Pantone's color of the year Radiant Orchid.  I have already broken into my bottle of Blowing Raspberries!  I paired it with a fun Julep color, Joelle,  for a great accent nail.  Do you know of any special polish deals? Have you bought any new polish? If you have, I would love to feature it on the blog!  Be Radiant! Amanda

Check Theses Nails Out So I love it when people use my polish and send me pictures! My good friend Grace borrowed this red beauty named Forever Yummy  by Essie, and painted her nails over the weekend! LOVE!  If you have painted your nails and would love to share them, just contact me! I would love to post about it on the blog. Or post your pictures to Instagram! @theradiantamanda #fiftytwoweeksofnails Be Radiant! Amanda

Shine On! Color of the Year Deal by Julep Hi Everyone! I just got a great email deal from Julep! If you love nail polish and haven't checked Julep out yet, you totally should!  I am so excited about this deal! Not only is the polish color inspired by Pantone's color of the year  Radiant Orchid , it also include the Freedom Polymer top coat. This top coat is AMAZING! It's like giving yourself a gel manicure in 5 minutes, and all you need is a normal house lamp.  This is what Julep and the Freedom Polymer Top Coat have in store for you: Quick-dry formula cures smudge-free under natural light in just five minutes; no UV light required Perfecting polymer force field smoothes brush strokes and imperfections, leaving a high-gloss, gel-like finish Gel-like shine without gel removal hassle Comes off with any nail polish remover ‘4-free’ formula contains no formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, toluene, or DBP Become a Maven at and please feel free to use me as

The Radiant Stevie Hello Everyone! I hope you all have had a splendid weekend! I have a few updates and reminders for you all regarding the blog before we look at this week's color! Instagram is going great! I have already started posting up pictures of polish that have been featured on the blog and have been getting several Likes! The blog is growing in Views! Thank you to those who have been spreading the word - we are well on our way to 1000 views! I have started trying to pin more Color of the Year things to Pinterest, so please visit the main page of the blog and follow me there as well!  If you paint your nails, I would love to be able to post about them on the blog! Please feel free to post your images of your nails or email them to me, tag the blog on Instagram, or hashtag the blog! Instagram: @theradiantamanda #fiftytwoweeksofnails Now to get onto the important stuff! This week's color had a sneak peak on Instagram yesterday. Was anyone able to gue

The Radiant Charity Makes a Reappearance! A couple of weeks ago I posted about a lovely Zoya color called Charity , and one of my good friend's Grace used the color tonight on her own at home mani.  Grace paired Charity with an great gold to give her nails a special pop! I don't know about you, but I totally diva or accent nails!  Have you used any of the colors featured on the blog? If so, pass on your pictures! I would love to post them on the blog! Check out the previous post The Radiant Charity to find out more about this wonderful color. Instagram: @theradiantamanda #fiftytwoweeksofnails Be Radiant! Amanda

700 Views! It's official! The blog has now reached 700 views!  A big thanks to those of you who have helped spread the word! Let's keep at it and hopefully we will reach 100 views soon! @theradiantamanda #fiftytwoweeksofnails Be Radiant! Amanda

Fifty-two Weeks is on Instagram! In an effort to spread the word about this blog I have started a new initiative! If you or your friends have Instagram, you can now follow me there and see more polish posts and pictures! You can even tag me and I'll share your nail polish photos.  To follow or tag me just search theradiantamanda and my Instagram profile will show up! I hope to see you following me on Instagram soon! I know I look forward to networking with you there and following your posts too! And hey, maybe we can even start a new Hashtag: #fiftytwoweeksofnails Do you have any following recommendations? If so, post them here and I will make sure to follow them too!  Here are some of my recommendations: julepmaven buterlondon essiepolish pantone sparitualist ultabeauty zoyanailpolish opinailpolish orlynails Be Radiant! Amanda  

Winner, Winner! St. Patrick's Day Winner! And the winner of a free bottle of Julep's Tina is Ashley! Congratulations Ashley, your bottle of nail polish will be on it's way to you soon!! Ashley, when you use Tina, make sure you share it with us on the blog! I personally think it will make a great Easter color! ;D Want to grab your own bottle of Tina ? Head on over to  Julep.com   and purchase it; and while your at it - sign up to be a maven!  Happy Saint Patrick's Day Everyone! Be Radiant! Amanda

Lucky Lucky Lavender Radiance Happy week of St. Patrick's day! I originally was having trouble picking a purple color that would fit for this week of the year, but then I realized that I had a color that's title said it all!  Lucky Lucky Lavender is a fabulous OPI color that embraces a mix of baby pink and purple. And the title was perfect for this week, which is all about having the Luck of the Irish. I hope you find this color as wonderful as I do! When applying this color, I used a new base and top coat combination by Sparitual. I love this combination because it cuts down on my bottle clutter. So, I used the Spartiual as the base coat, then put on two coats of color, and finished up with the same Sparitual again, but as the top coat this time.  This color by OPI needs two coats to look wonderful, but they don't have to be thick! I put on two very thin coats and Lucky Lucky Lavender  made my nails look amazing! Would you like to get your hands on

St. Patty's Day Nails! Hi! Did anyone paint their nails for tomorrows holiday?! I did. I used two wonderful Julep colors , Trina Turk Fall 2012 (green) and Vivien (gold sparkle and glitter). You can't have St. Patrick's Day without a touch of green and gold! If you painted your nails, I would love to see them and post them on the blog! Also, it's not too late - Try Your Luck at a free bottle of nail polish! Be Radiant! Amanda

Try Your Luck! It's almost St. Patrick's Day and I wanted to share the luck! I have a spare bottle of purple polish to give away to one lucky winner. Do you want a chance to win the Free bottle of Nail Polish? This is what you do to enter yourself for the polish! 1. Go to the post from January 16th called I Want to know.! 2. Post a comment about your favorite nail polishes! 3. Wait! A winner will be announced on Monday! If you post a comment, your name will be entered to win and on Monday I will pick a winner at random!* If I pick your name and comment, I will reply to your comment letting you know that you have won! If you have won, just use the contact form to send me a message with you desired mailing address and I will mail you your bottle of polish!! I hope you have the Luck of the Irish with you! Be Radiant! Amanda *Winner will be chosen at random. Name and multitude of post will not enhance your chances of winning. There will only be ONE winner. If

The Radiant Hannah Hello Everyone!! The week's post is exciting for me!! I had the wonderful opportunity to do another one of my good friends nails. As a nail tech it is important to have a variety of services that you can provide your clients. For my friend Hannah I had the opportunity to give her my special Milk and Honey Manicure.  This mani is great because it consists of a special Milk and Honey soak, warm towels, Milk and Honey cuticle oil treatment, a massage with a Milk and Honey butter lotion, and of course the amazing nail color of your choice.  Hannah picked a great color, too! She picked this week's color which is  Demi by Zoya.  Demi by Zoya is a great purple, cream finish polish that is bold yet also beautiful. When applying this polish I used the whole Zoya nail system - Remove, nail polish remover; Anchor, as the base coat; Armor, as the top coat; and The Fast Dry Drops for a quicker dry.  This color most definitely needed two coats of color, bu

Radiant Polka Dots I don't know about you guys, but I am enjoying a snow day today!!! And the day is just as exciting as these fun fun pink polka dot nails! I thought that this week's nail polish goes well with the theme Radiant Orchid because of its pretty pink base color but also because of the spotted texture! My friend Sunshine volunteered her nails for this fun polish and blog pos,t and said that she received many complements on its cool look! This weeks color is Maybelline's Color Show Polka Dots Pretty in Polka. It has a base pink color with pieces, much like pieces of glitter, that give the polish its polka dot look.  When putting this polish on Sunshine's nails, it most definitely took two coats! As well, I felt that I sometimes had to push around the little dot pieces to make a better overall polka dot effect.  I was afraid the the polka dots pieces might leave an unwanted jagged texture on the top of nails, but without a topcoat it was minim