Fifty-Two Weeks

Pantone's Radiant Orchid 2014 Thank you readers! I am so excited to finish out the year of the Radiant Orchid and start a new year of Marsala, but here is one last post! For this final week of the year 2014 I thought it would be fitting to showcase Pantone's nail polish collection specifically for Radiant Orchid. Along with Sephora, Pantone created this color trio that perfectly sums up this years radiant color.  Here is Pantone + Sephora for the 2014 color of the year Radiant Orchid:  The first of the three colors in this little trio is Radiant Orchid itself. It really is a great color to match the color of the year! This polish was also the first time I had encountered Sephora polish and I can say, I wasn't let down! This polish was also the first time I had encountered Sephora polish and I can say, I wasn't let down! After two coats of color, this polish evened out and gave great coverage without streaks.  There isn't ...

Radiant Orchid Rae Hi Everyone! We have almost completed out the year! First off, I hope everyone's Christmas and Holiday's have been great. Also, I hope you are all safe in your travels, wherever they may take you! I thought this Julep polish would be a good color to help us wrap up the year. Rae is Julep's nail polish that celebrates Pantone's color of the year, Radiant Orchid. It does an absolutely perfect job! Rae is the color that is the exact match to Pantone's color swatch. Rae went on smooth and radiant, just like I had hoped! It took a bit of time to dry though...but when it was paired with Julep's amazing Freedom Polymer topcoat it was a manicure from the gods! It looked amazing and sophisticated. To enjoy this beautiful classic with a twist color, check out Julep.com , your local Sephora, or even QVC.  Have a radiant color to share? Show them off here! I would love to post about your nails on the blog! Be Radiant! A...

Lavender Sugar Radiance It is my birthday week! AND I am finally getting all caught up on my blog posts! AND this color is AMAZING. Well, the color is great...but the polish's features are even better.  tea Beauty, which I can find absolutely no information about online, put out this line of scented polish. I didn't even know this polish was scented until I popped open the bottle!  While having great coverage with two coats, it also had a great, non overpowering scent. Although not long lasting, the scent was nice for the time that it did last.  This polish was also THE FASTEST DRYING POLISH I HAVE PUT ON THIS YEAR. Omg. For real. So fast. I want more.  I have been holding on to this polish for a while now and am so mad at myself for not trying it sooner! It proves even my brain has a slight stigma against drugstore brand polishes...shame on me! I got this polish from my local CVS, but you could try checking out your loca...

Bond with Whomever and Chelsea Enchantment Gardens Radiance Hi Everyone!  Here is December 1-5 week's color of the week! WITH A TWIST.  This week's color is an Essie polish called Bond with Whomever  and for the holidays, I hope you and your friends and family have time to bond with one another again.  I love Essie polish and this one was another hit for me. It went on smooth and had great coverage with two coats of color.  It also dried moderately fast, which is always a plus for me! I for one loved this color on and would totally choose it again. HOWEVER...I was in the mood for just a little something extra... So, I grabbed my bottle of Nails Inc. Chelsea Embankment  and added some fun lace-like delicate glitter/embellishment to my nails. As you can see it almost looks a bit like snow! This floral embellishment polish is so fun and gave me the extra pizzazz I was looking for.It also dried quick!  If you w...

Take a glance and take a chance! Happy Holidays Everyone! It is almost nearing the end of the year, which means my Fifty-Two Weeks of Nails will come to a close.  Well, not actually! I can't wait to see what next year's Pantone color of the year will be to start the challenge again! So, to close out this year of beautifully Radiant Orchid inspired nails I thought it might be fun for you to look back at past posts and comment below (on this post) what your favorite color was that was shown on the blog and why.  After you comment, you will be entered in a drawing on December 17th for a special prize bottle of nail polish! Here is the challenge:  1. Go back and look at your favorite colors and posts on the blog! 2. Come back to this post and tell us which was your favorite polish and why! 3. Check out what other people are loving, share your nails, and wait until the drawing! If you post a comment, your name will be entered to win and on D...

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...