Fifty-Two Weeks

Radiant Elana Wearing this color this week, the week of November 16th-22nd has been super great! Its an amazing color that somehow reminds me of strawberry flavored candies. I have no idea why, This week's color is a Julep color by the title of Elana. Inspired by a certain Honey Boo Boo? Maybe so...This color is fun and cute with a little bit of bling! I love it! Elana went on smooth (as smooth as glitter polish can go on) and the first coat was pretty thin. When I added the second coat, my eyes just lit up! This color was that great! The top coat finished it off and it dried within the hour! Gotta love fast drying polish! This color has been so much fun to wear! I frequent a local preschool to do art, and I got so many compliments on my nails! The kids totally loved this bright pink polish that is embedded with gold glitter. Even the boys thought my nails looked "so cool"! That's the best compliment I could have gotten! This polish is...

Radiant Butterfly Kisses I don't know about you, but I love the Butterfly Kisses song just as much as I love the week of November 10th-14th nail polish.  This polish is a delicate pink shimmer polish by Loreal called Butterfly Kisses. I had never used a Loreal polish before this one and I have to say, it wasn't as bad an experience as I thought it would be. I was very pleasantly surprised! This polish was shared with me by a friend from work and it most definitely fits along with the theme of Radiant Orchid. It has that light feel to it that the Pantone color has.  I was at first worried that the color was a bit too watery; the first coat was pretttttty thin going on. But it evened itself out with the second coat and topcoat. After all the worrying, my nails looked great and the color was beautiful.     I must admit, I didnt have this polish on very long - only just a few days. However it did seem to have a little more wear around the e...

Some Radiant Grape Ice It isn't quite like grape soda - but this polish is sure great!  This week's polish color of the week is a Clinique nail enamel called Grape Ice . Who knew Clinique even made nail polish?! I most definitely did not, until I started using some of their skin products.  Grape Ice is a lovely pink color with just a hint of purple. The first coat went on smooth and dried really fast too! The second coat went on great as well, giving an all over great coverage. My second coat was a bit thicker, but it still dried in a reasonable amount of time. Yay!  Once I added the topcoat, these nails were good to go! This color is so fun and just muted enough to not be an in-your-face color. It's also been about three days since I painted my nails - and not a single chip yet! That's the way I like it! And to boot - Clinique's nail enamels are created in mind for people with sensitive skin. If you have ever had an issue with sensit...

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...

Now Trending in Nail Art: the Radiant Orchid Check this out! I got an email today from one of the nail sources, Nails Magazine, I use and they showed how Radiant Orchid is inspiring new nail art trends!  http://www.nailsmag.com/article/107306/trend-watch-radiant-orchid?ref=enews-latest-20140430&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter&utm_campaign=The-Latest-from-NAILS-20140430 After you read the article, I would love to know what you think about Radiant Orchid inspired nail art! If you have had your nails done recently, feel free to share! I would love to feature them on the blog. Be Radiant! Amanda #fiftytwoweeksofnails @theradiantamanda

Princesses Rule with Radiance Hi Everyone! This week's post about the color of the week is brought to you by a friend and coworker of mine who had a great manicure done recently! My friend Beverley had a mani done and and her color choice is a perfect, simple, delicate but also very charming pink color.  I love this color! It is an OPI color named Princesses Rule. Even better, it looks great on Beverley's nails too! I for one, think that the title is ever so fitting! Princesses Rule will definitely be a color that I will be adding to my OPI collection not just because of it's amazing color, but also because of it's long wear. This color lasts! If you're interested in picking up a bottle of this great polish, check out your local Ulta store, local OPI dealer, or online at  amazon.com .  A special thanks to Beverley for letting me post about her nails on the blog for this week's color! If you have had a manicure or pedicure lately and woul...

A Mod Square full of Radiance Hello Readers! This week's color was picked and used by my good friend Grace and I thought it would be a great choice for this week!  The color for the week is an Essie color called Mod Square . Mod Square is a great solid pink creme color leaning on the edge of almost being considered a shade of hot pink.  I think Grace did a great job on her nails. She even used the Essie base and top coat to make it a complete package! Interested in getting some of these Essie colors for your stockpile? You can find Essie at your local Ulta store, your local big name pharmacy (I get mine at Rite Aid) or Walmart, or even online at Amazon.  Have you painted your nails recently?! If so, I would love to share your nails on the blog - and no, they don't have to be just pink, purple or fuchsia! You can also share your nails on Instagram: #fiftytwoweeksofnails @theradiantamanda Be Radiant! Amanda

A Radiant Two-Hour Lunch Hi everyone! It's another week of Purple! However, this week I am recognizing the fact that Pantone's Radiant Orchid consists of not just purple, but also fuchsia and pink! This week's color is an Orly color called Two-Hour Lunch . It i a lovely pink color!  This color looks great on my nails but it definitely took two coats of color to look good. It also dried pretty quickly.   I have had this color on for three days now and I haven't even had a chip yet! And I must also admit, I didn't use a base coat and I also used a knock-off brand top coat! So I for one think this polish is a keeper in the long lasting department! I purchased my bottle of Two-Hour Lunch at  Sally Beauty  but you can also pick it up at your local Ulta store or on  Amazon.com .  Have a special color your using for Valentine's Day? Share it with me! I would love to post about your chosen color! Be Radiant! Amanda