Fifty-Two Weeks

Sink Your Teeth into this Polish It's almost Halloween and if you are still looking for a fun color to wear tomorrow, try one with a great title! You don't have to have fancy nails with little images painted all over them to have conversation piece nails. Sometimes just a fun color title works! This is my friend Kim's pedi job I did a while back, but the color and the title are perfect for the Halloween holiday. This deep purple will go with most dark costumes like witches, vampires, or zombies. But it could also go with fun lighter costumes like pumpkins, cats, or fairies.  And of course when your friends ask you about your nails, you get to tell them all about its fun title! For example, this polish is an OPI color called Want to Bite My Neck? How perfect is that for Halloween? This is a great dark purple color that dried quick and lasted a long time. Ya gotta love OPI :) You can purchase this color (hopefully) at your local OPI dealer or at your ...

Pinks Are In! Here's a little nail polish trend update for you guys: Pink is in for the Fall and Winter! How exciting is that?! I for one and super excited about this! Usually people tend to lean towards the bronzes, rusts, and warmer colors of fall like orange, red and yellows, but I think its great to have such a lovely fun color thrown into the mix this year! What are your thoughts? Let's check out some great examples of some new pinks for the upcoming chilly autumn and winter seasons: (To go to the websites just click the images) Nails Inc: BUTTER London: I love the description of this polish, Snog : "A bright, hot pink creme. Just don't kiss and tell. Unless you tell us."  Definition of Snog: To kiss passionately or "make out".   Deborah Lippmann:       This limited edition polish is named Dear Mr. Fantasy.        Crush on You Zoya:        ...

Gear up for Shark Week Shark Week is almost here! And I thought, what a better way to prepare than to paint some nails?! Here are some images of shark nail art that I think are great inspiration for your shark week nails! (*disclaimer - I am not the artist of any of this nail art and do not claim to take credit for their artwork) Don't want any nail art but still want to embrace the colors of the shark? Try some of these polish colors! Underneath I put where you can purchase these polishes - but as always you can just go to their website and purchase them online.  Butter LONDON - Lady Muck (Ulta, Nordstrom) Essie - Chinchilly (Local drugstore or super-center) Essie - Cocktail Bling (Local drugstore or super-center) Rescue Beauty Lounge - Concrete (www.rescuebeauty.com or your local RBL dealer) Deborah Lippmann - Waking Up In Vegas (Nordstrom) OPI - French Quarter for Your Thoughts (Ulta) Sally Hans...

Check out these festive nails! My friend Grace painted her nails for Independence Day too! Don't they look great?!  On her nails Grace used a Sephora by OPI red color, a Maybelline Color Show blue polish, and her favorite blue Essie glitter polish!  If you painted your nails, I would love to show them off on the blog! And remember, you can always follow the blog on Instagram too and use #fiftytwoweeksofnails.  Be Radiant! Amanda #fiftytwoweeksofnails @theradiantamanda

Is Black Back for the Summer? First off, I love my blog! I was viewing it this morning and my news reel to the side popped up a link that caught my eye (way to go blog!). The link lead me to a  Bustle  article about wearing black nail polish this summer season like Charlize Theron on the cover of Esquire.  While the article itself didn't move me much (*ahem* getting a gel polish manicure will Not kill you with it's UV rays unless you bake in the light for hours upon hours. Just to set that record straight.) the article did make me think about using black in my manicures this summer. I have always like dark polishes mixed with bright poppy colors - so maybe the author had something right - black polish really would look good with your bright floral and summer prints. I'm most definitely going to have to give it a try!  Here are some of the black polishes that the author recommended. For the entire list and details you can visit the article...