Fifty-Two Weeks

Kookie White from JINsoon Nail Lacquer First off - Oh My God. I am in LOVE with JINsoon nail polish. This past weekend my mom and I went on a Northern, Va. adventure and did a fair bit of shopping at Tyson's Corner Center Mall. During our shopping spree, I landed a really great deal at Nordstrom, and then finally had the chance to go into Sephora and grab some JINsoon polish.  I am not sure which polish I was more excited about trying, but I did the eenie-meenie-minie-mo and decided to try the JINsoon first. This polish is AMAZING. Which would stand to reason - I would expect nothing less than perfection from the amazing nail artist Jin Soon. Here's a little Bio on the magical nail lady herself:  "Known for her elegant simplicity, Jin Soon Choi is one of the most influential nail artists in the industry. Born in Korea, Jin moved to New York City in 1991 and quickly built a reputation as a rising freelance nail artist. Her early experiences manicuring at salon...

Pretentious Radiance Hi Everyone! I am excited to tell you about this week's color of the week! Not only is this polish colorful, it's also good for you! DerMElect Cosmetics has a special line of "Anti-Aging" nail treatments and color that are "The first peptide-infused nail treatments". I put this polish on before I did any research about the products and I have to admit...the polish felt good on my nails! Now that I have done the research I understand that the feel good sensation I was getting was from its specialized formula that is geared towards healthy nails. Literally, this polish is good for "ME" . " Dermelect is the first cosmeceutical line jointly formulated by medical professionals and licensed estheticians." <-- How neat is that ?!  The color I chose was Pretentious , which is a purple passion color. It went on smoothly, and after the second coat of polish it looked amazing! I topped it off with one of my ...

The Radiant Cameron Hello Everyone! I hope everyone is having a great week, I know I feel good - I was poolside most of the weekend which is where I painted my nails for this weeks post! This week's color of the week is an amazing Julep Stardust Finish named Cameron.  I absolutely LOVE Julep's Stardust Finish polishes.  Just like the others I have used Cameron went on so great that I only needed One coat of color! This polish went on smooth and dried so fast! I can't complement Julep's Stardust polishes enough.  If you're interested in purchasing a bottle of Cameron check out Julep.com and grab a bottle - or better yet, become a maven and grab a whole box of amazing polishes! If you have used a polish lately that you loved, please share it so I can post about it on the blog.  Be Radiant! Amanda #fiftytwoweeksofnails @theradiantamanda

Happy Birthday Prince George! It's the little prince's first birthday today and in celebration butter LONDON is having a great sale! Visit their website and check out all of these amazing purple colors!!  If you get the code to work, let me know! I was having a bit of trouble getting the coupon code to load. But happy shopping mates! If you get any of these colors and use them, please oh please share them on the blog! Be Radiant! Amanda #fiftytwoweeksofnails @theradiantamanda

What to do when your polish isn't where you want it The typical scene: You are home alone, watching a good movie and painting your nails when....oops! You just got your hair in your wet nails! Then you scramble to get it out...but yet this messes up three other nails because you have bumped those into your shirt. Now polish is in your hair and on your shirt, and as you realize this, you knock over the entire bottle of polish with your elbow onto your wooden coffee table and the flow runs onto the carpet below...you know, that great area rug you snagged on sale from Pier One? Now you have to start all over, clean the table, the carpet, your shirt, and still get the polish out of your hair... I just read a great article the other day abut removing nail polish and I thought for this post I would share with you some of what I know and just learned about removing this oh so beautiful but deadly staining substance.   Let's start with your hair: If the polish is still wet,...

Which are you?! I got an absolutely lovely email from butter LONDON today and I want to know which one you think You are! Click on any picture to go straight to that polishes information! Check out this amazing bold overcoat! It can turn any manicure into a statement piece! I Personally think I am a bit Edgy. I absolutely love glitter polishes - especially when they have such unique color combinations in them! Oh, how delicate! This lace-like polish makes for such a sophisticated look.  I could totally see wearing this trendy color to a party and getting totally "knackered". This is such a fun color! And now check out this deal! Get some Lippy (butter LONDON's amazing lip gloss) when you purchase $75 or more To check out all of butter LONDON click the link here ! Enjoy your polish shopping! And do think of me ;]  Also! Dont forget to sign up for the giveaway! Click the picture to enter for a chance at a year's supply of nail polish!...

Essie Deal Check it out! Head on over to Essie's website and get your hands on a FREE bottle of their top coat when you purchase three Essie colors! Be Radaint! Amanda #fiftytwoweeksofnails @theradiantamanda

Nails Inc. Deal Hi Everyone! Here's a quick post about a deal you all should know about! For a limited time Nails Inc. London is running a sale on nail polish! These polishes are amazing! So, click the picture to head on over to Nails Inc. London to fill your shopping bag!  Be Radaint! Amanda #fiftytwoweeksofnails @theradiantamanda

Sun Changing Radiance Hello friends!  This week's post is a fun one! While at the beach with my mom a couple of weeks ago, I went into Del Sol. Del Sol is a fun store with lots of different merchandise that changes colors when exposed to sunlight.  Well, I am all about using some coupons...so I ended up getting four polishes for the price of three and a free tote bag by using my beach coupons! Here's the loot that I got! On their own these colors are very pretty and fun! But once you add the sunlight...these colors become so wonderfully vibrant! I couldnt believe the radical change that some of the polish had once they were exposed to the UV rays of the sun! So of course, my mother took it upon herself to claim one of these amazing colors and try it out during her beach vacation! So, this week's color is called Reckless by Del Sol's Color Change nail polish line! Reckless starts out as a very nice white pearly color that looked great...

Summertime Polishes I love summer! And I also love painting my nails in the summer - especially when I have worked up a great tan. ;) Well, Refinery29 is just as excited as I am and they have put together a great list of polish we should try out on our nails this summer season! Here's a sneak peek at the amazing list they put together for us:  Phillip Lim For  NARS  in Gold Viper I for one am So Stoked that gold is on this list! My main summer choice of color is proving to be a good one! Rescue Beauty Lounge  Nail Lacquer in Will They Won't They Of Course I had to throw in a purple color! This post just wouldn't be complete without one!    SpaRitual  Nail Polish in Wilderness What a wild color! I can't wait to get my hands on this amazing fire-like color!  SpaRitual  Nail Polish in Wilderness Well, it is almost 4th of July! This would be a great topcoat over any red, white, or blue polish for the upcoming ...

Festival Nails A fun outdoor summer activity that many people enjoy participating in, are summer music festivals. From Bonnaroo, Warped Tour, Lollapalooza or even just a local music festival in your hometown festivals are a great way to enjoy the outdoors, see great entertainment, and be with friends. I myself am going to a Bluegrass festival in Virginia in a few weekends! Festival style is also a whole ball game of its own. So of course, you need the perfect nail polish to go with your concert clothes! Here are a few images of some great festival nail are I found on google to give you some festival inspiration:       Don't have the budget or skills to do nail art on your nails? Not to worry! Just adding some bright, bold or funky polish to your nails will help your festival look come together. Try painting your nails a complimentary color to what you are wearing. For example, if you are wearing a navy blue sundress, add a pop of color with an ora...

Check out these fun speckled nails! My friends came over for dinner tonight, and after eating, drinking, and chatting away, of course we painted our nails! (I think this is how it started haha!) I just got my Secret Store polish in the mail from Julep and in it was a trio of speckled polish. My friend Somer picked this lovely green speckled polish named Felicia (that totally makes me want to chow down on some mint chocolate chip ice cream) . This polish went on well and dried pretty quick too! I couldn't be more pleased.  I picked the purple version of this speckled polish for my nails...bu t that's another post for another day! ;] If you have used any fun polishes, pass them along! I would love to discuss them on the blog! Be Radiant! Amanda #fiftytwoweeksofnails @theradiantamanda