Jessica Cosmetics

The One Inspired by JasmineNobleNails

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing today?  It's yet another Monday, where oh where did the weekend go?  I actually feel like I was quite productive.  Went on a bunch of errands, watched a bunch of tv, ate a bunch of food.  All and all, a successful weekend.  Now, let's hope my week is not busy.

Today I'm bringing you a manicure inspired by JasminNobleNails on Instagram.  It's a fun, abstract design that she did ten times better than I did.  I did it a few weeks ago, but am sharing it now because it's St. Patrick's week and, well, I need to start sharing some green manicures.  Even if they are mint green and not at all St. Patrick's Day themed.

Let's take a look!


Colors Used:
  • Jessica Cosmetics - Flower Crown
  • ORLY - Mirrorball
  • Serendipity Polish - Holoday Lights
  • Acrylics
Even though I think Jasmine's are better, I really do like this manicure.  It's so fun and abstract!  It looks like a painting you would see in a gallery somewhere.  I think what really makes this manicure is the stripe of holographic silver right down the center.  After I put on two coats of that beautiful Flower Crown by Jessica Cosmetics, I swiped a coat of Mirrorball down the center of my nail.  I didn't have to worry how neat it was because I knew there was going to be all that abstract design over the top.



Mirrorball didn't make it holographic enough, so I swiped a thin coat of Holoday Lights down the center.  That gave it the holo look just like Jasmine had on her manicure.  I then went through with my acrylics and started adding the detail.  It was all just so fun to do!

What do you think?  Are you a fan of the acrylic design?

Until next time, <3.

Dot Mani

The One With Serendipity Polish CE0,000,000 and Dots

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing today?  It's Thursday, and to be honest with you I really felt like it was Friday.  It has been yet another long week and I cannot wait for the weekend.  I am a little bitter that it's going to be Day Light Savings, but that rant is for another post.  Instead, I will sit here and tell you that I'm cold, cranky, and tired.

Since I'm tired, I was too lazy to edit new photos, therefore I'm digging into my archive of posts. Which currently is this, and only this.  I am about four posts behind in photo editing, so it's going to make for a fun weekend.

Today's design is just a holographic base with some black and white polka dots.  Funny enough, when I painted this design, I was extremely tired and really was just going to do a swatch and call it a night.  Then I got the big, bright idea to do a random dot design over it.

Let's take a look!


Colors Used:
  • Serendipity Polish, CE0,000,000
  • Acrylics
Yes, I cheated and used acrylics for my dots.  I told you that I was tired that night.  Acrylics just are easier to work with compared to polish and they dry much faster.  When they're dry, it's quick to just slap a topcoat on and call it a night.



Only issue with acrylics is that I find they chip faster than polishes.  My other issue with acrylics is that they suck up the top coat, so you have to do at least two coats of topper on them for them to be shiny like polish.  In the end though, when you're using a fast dry top coat, that really isn't a huge problem.

What do you think?  Fan of this manicure?

Until next time, <3.

Color Block Mani

The One With the ILNP Mosaic Manicure

9:00:00 AM


Hello all!  How are you all doing on this wonderful Monday?  It really isn't wonderful, but I'm being optimistic that it will be.  So far we woke up to some lovely snow....again, and some lovely cold temperatures....again.  We are in third winter here.  You know, when you think Spring is actually going to happen, but then winter rears its head again leaving you nice, cold, and under a mound of snow.

Despite the awful weather, I decided to crack out my ILNP Summer polishes from last year and do something fun and bright on my nails.  After pre-ordering the whole ILNP Spring Lush collection, and a few from the Tranquility collection, I was wanting to use some of my older pretties.  These are holding me over until all my new babies arrive.  That shipment date of March 12th cannot come soon enough.

I really couldn't decide on which one of the Ultra Holos from Summer 2018 I wanted to use, therefore I decided to use all of them.  I combined them all into a fun mosaic looking manicure.  I really loved the end result.

Let's take a look!


Colors Used:
  • ILNP - Sail Away
  • ILNP - Pick Me Up
  • ILNP - Kiss and Tell
  • ILNP - Sidekick
  • ILNP - Tidal Wave
  • ILNP - Sundance
Look at how gorgeously holographic this manicure is!  These polishes absolutely are ultra holographic.  The color is so concentrated in all of them as well!  This manicure wasn't done on a base of white like most people thought.  Nope, I started off with two coats of Sail Away as my base.  Yes, that gorgeous, turquoise beauty was the base for this manicure and all those lovely, bright colors were layered on top of it.



When my base of Sail Away was dried, I added my lines using a black acrylic.  I then started filling in the empty spaces with different polishes from the collection.  I was nervous they'd disappear over the turquoise and it was a huge risk, but it paid off so much.  Even Sundance (the green) showed up brilliantly as if it were on a white base.

What do you think?  Love these polishes?  Do you own any of them?  Did you pre-order any of the Spring polishes?

Until next time, <3.

Dot Mani

The One With the Mani Swap with @NailsbySammie_

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing on this lovely, lovely, LOVELY Friday?  Yes, it's a lovely Friday because tomorrow is Saturday meaning I finally get a day off after what seems to be the longest week ever!  My to-do list at work is growing and growing and I feel like I'm never going to get caught up.  I felt like this a few months ago and it turned around, so I'm expecting it to again.  We shall see.

Today, I am super excited to be bringing you a Mani Swap!  It's been forever since I've done a collaboration with another blogger.  After seeing so many people doing them, I took to my Instagram story and asked who would be interested and I had some lovelies respond.  One of them being @NailsBySammie_.  I've been a fan of Sam's page for so long!  Her nail art is so neat, her swatches are amazing, and I love all of her rings.  Seriously, I really want to get me some rings for my manicure photos.

After looking through her page, I stumbled across a beautiful rose manicure with a dotted accent.  You know me and how I love roses and dots, so of course this would be the design I would create!

Let's take a look!



Colors Used:
  • OPI - Spare Me A French Quarter?
  • OPI - Alpine Snow

I forgot that I even owned "Spare Me A French Quarter?" by OPI.  I really am questioning if I've ever used it before because when I opened it up the inside was perfectly clean like a brand new bottle.  It's such a gorgeous shade that I would have completely forgotten about if it weren't for this mani swap!  Two coats and full coverage.  Honestly, you could get away with one coat of this beauty.


I love the design so much.  I rarely accent my manicures like this.  Usually I do the ring and index finger.  This is such a fun set up for a manicure that I will most certainly be using more often!


Sam re-created my gradient heart design I did last month!  Make sure to head over to her Instagram to take a look at her post!  I absolutely love her swap!  I think her manicures are so much better than mine!

What do you think?  Like the mani swap?  Which is your favorite??

Thank you so much Sam for doing this collaboration with me!!!  I hope to do it again soon!

Until next time, <3.