25 Sweetpeas: October 2015

Hey there, happy Halloween to all of those who take part in Halloween. I'm not one that does, well besides doing festive nail art of course. Really would any one expect anything other than Halloween nail art on Halloween?! ;)

I am really not all that happy with these. They turned out pretty bad in my opinion! I do how ever have a tutorial at the end of this post for you! The black I used it Zoya Willa. The glitter finger is SpaRitual Charleston with a coat of China Glaze Luxe & Lush. The white base is Urban Outfitters Optic White. the rest is acrylic paint.

I am thrilled that this is the last Halloween look for the year! I'm so ready to get to Christmas nails!! There is no secret that they are my favorite, and this is my first year of having my blog open for Christmas so that's exciting! Plus these next 2 months are just going to have some neat things in them! ;)

So these nails were actually done as apart of a Collab. At the beginning of this month on IG I asked if anyone was interested in doing a collaboration and I got a bigger response than I had expected. Which was really neat! I was slightly thinking no one would want to! So instead of doing a whole bunch of individual Collabs I decided to get everyone together and turn it into a Halloween Mani! I put all of our nails together, and you can see them here....

It was really neat to be able to do this! So thanks to everyone who participated! @hannakin_90 @knikeunails @manders_nails @c_nailsit @beesonails @lacquer_licious @alexanicolejones @ihartbluestar @_nailsbyariana @cindyscutecorner @oceanstate_nails {Via IG}

Well before I end this post here is the tutorial!

Hope you all enjoyed this post, and have a fun and safe Halloween. :) Let me know what y'all think of these!!

Happy Halloween!

~25 Sweetpeas

Saturday, October 31, 2015 No comments

Hey ya'll! First off for today I want to apologize to any and all Flash fans! My brother requested/suggested that I do Flash nails because that is his favorite show, well that and Arrow! :) So I did them and really failed! I even was filming it for a tutorial but it was bad!! However I have learned that just because I am my own worst critic I shall still share my nail fails because it helps show improvement later on.

Ugh, if I had left off the Lightning bolt I would of been ok I think! Haha!! Yet then these wouldn't be Flash nails, so it's a loose loose situation. ;P

Polish wise, I used Zoya Sooki. That's my favorite true red polish! The black is Zoya Willa topped with China Glaze Fairy Dust. Now I still don't have a yellow polish because I guess I just don't think I need a yellow polish until of course I need one like at 9 at night and have no way to get one then! So I used yellow acrylic paint.

Sometimes when I doubt myself I probably should just go with that. This isn't my best work, but it's practice and that's ok too. So what do you all think? Have you ever tried something that you thought would be simple and then have it turn out terrible? Hopefully I'm not the only one!

Happy Painting!

~25 Sweetpeas

Friday, October 30, 2015 No comments

Hello there! Guess what?! I have completed the #ThemedThursdayOct challenge!!! Yay!! This challenge was a big struggle just for the fact pretty much none of these themes were one I would do just because. They pushed me to try something new which is good. The more you challenge your self in nail art the more things you become open to, and end up finding new things you like. Not all the times, but sometimes. Today's theme is Tricks and Treats so I did some candy corn nail art.

Not a huge fan of these. If I redid these I would for sure use a different base. I had started a different candy design and things were going the way I wanted soooo... I took off that one nail and kept the blue base and just added the candy corn on top. So no this isn't my first choice of base color for this design. I think if this had been what I was planning to begin with I probably would of used a nude color or maybe a brown.

The base color I did use is Zoya Blue. The details were done with acrylic paint and I did make a tutorial so check that out later in this post! :) It is on my YouTube channel.

I have recently decided that when it comes to art, sometimes a matte top coat just looks nicer. I never in a million years ever would of thought I would say that but really I have noticed some art just looks better mattified. Next up tutorial!

Well I hope y'all liked this post! Please let me know what you all think of these below! Plus suggest what you would like to see next. So really quick before I sign off for today here is a collage of the 4 manis from this challenge!

What is your favorite out of these four? I think mine if the graveyard just because I love that combo of colors for the gradation!

Happy Painting!

~25 Sweetpeas

Thursday, October 29, 2015 No comments

Hey there everyone! So I am working on gathering info for an upcoming post next month. I have created a poll for you all to take in hopes for me to be able to create a post you will all really benefit from! So check it out below and if you have any further questions just leave them in the comment section of this post!

Where do you shop for beauty related gifts for the Holidays?

Thank you guys so much!

~25 Sweetpeas

Wednesday, October 28, 2015 No comments

Press Sample

Hey ya'll! So today for you I have the last swatch for you of these 6 polishes. I saved Cosmo with a Twist for last because in the bottle it impressed me the most! Now let's look at the photos!

Having this one on was apt different than what it looked like in the bottle in my opinion. It feels like I am wearing a black with a hint of the purple/blue glitter. Where in the bottle I thought the glitter/shimmer was going to show off a lot more! It's still a lovely polish just not exactly what I was expecting. Also it's a hard one to capture on camera! :D lol!!

Here you can hopefully see more of the pretty part of this polish! The formula on this one was a bit watery but it covered fully in 2 coats, which is great!

I'm hoping some of these pictures show you the different sides of the polish, because it really is pretty in the right light! However if you aren't a fan of black polish or super super dark purple polishes I would advise away from this polish just due to the fact when you look down on your nails that is what you will feel like you are wearing.

Overall I did like this polish. Not as much as I had anticipated but I still really like it. What about you guys, would you wear this color?

I have put together a wrap up video with all the swatches and me talking about them! So you can check that out below! Be sure to head over to my YouTube Channel as well and let me know what ya'll think of the video!

Also starting probably by the end of this week I will be taking nail art requests so comment what y'all would like to see!

Happy Painting!

~25 Sweetpeas

Wednesday, October 28, 2015 No comments

Press Sample

Hey there! Hope y'all are having a lovely day! :) Today for ya I kind of have 2 reviews in one! This post is going to cover both I'm in the Moon For Love and Infrared-y To Glow. I will have to say OPI is really great about playing with words! It's fun!

First up is I'm in the Moon for Love. I am loving this color! It's a gorgeous deep eggplant color with a nice shimmer and over all it's just really pretty. It's perfect for fall. It was a 2 coater which is pretty good in my opinion. Plus even though it is a dark color I had no staining issues what so ever so that is wonderful!

I am going to have a video for this polish on Instagram just so you all can see the full effect of it movin. It's a really fun color! I will probably wear this again soon! So far it's my favorite of this line! :)

So next up I added Infrared-y to Glow on top. I did a little bit of placement, sponging and I tried to do a glitter gradation so let's look at it.

First let me start by saying I was pretty excited about this glitter, because in the bottle it looked like it had little chevron shapes in it. I had never seen this shape in a glitter topper so that was pretty neat. However on I was not as impressed. Th ratio of clear to glitter was terrible. Way way too much clear you would have to do a ton of coats to guarantee you would even get any glitter on your nails. Which is a lot of work and you know that means a long drying time if you just keep on layering. So that was a bummer. So that is why I sponged it on one nail. That does work but really the chevron shaped glitters didn't lay on the nail wonderfully and even with a top coat they snagged on things. So I don't honestly think I would use this polish that often. I can see it being used as a polish you pour out and use for a placement, but the glitters in it are really hard to pick up. I guess it would all be in how much patience you have that day! :) I do have a tutorial for this look so check that out below!

Overall I really like I'm in the Moon for Love, but I'm not a fan of Infrared-y to Glow. What do you all think? The glitter was pretty but to me the formula was a miss. Well I hope you all enjoyed this post! Let me know what y'all think below!

Happy Painting!

~25 Sweetpeas

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 2 comments

Press Sample

Hey ya'll!! So today's art is pretty fun and so is today's swatch so let's get to it! :) Today's swatch is of Press * For Silver.

First off I will just say I really don't get the name. I personally don't see silver at all in this polish. From looking at it in the bottle I was slightly expecting a bit of pink but on I feel like it's a bronze-y color.

The formula on this polish seemed a bit more watery than the other I have been working with in this Starlight collection. The first coat was very streaky and you definitely need to be careful when it comes to brush strokes with this polish. The 2nd coat did help a bit in the stroke-yness. So I would qualify this as a 2 coater for sure.

Once I put top coat on it did help in my opinion. I still wasn't loving it though. It's just different. So instead of making a snap judgement I waited for a few hours after I had put it on to write this review. Which turned out being a very good idea. Because the more I wear it and look at it. The more I am liking it. It is different but it's fun. I don't stamp but if I could I feel like this would make a fun base! :)

So what are you guys thinking about this polish based off the photos above? Now I do have some art and tutorial for y'all! I did these yesterday, and after the wonderful winning of the Jaguars I decided this color would be great for Jacksonville Jaguar colored mani so....

I did did a fun Dotticure! For the dots I used OPI Fly from an older line and then the black is from the Starlight Line and you guys saw it on Saturday. It is Center of The You-niverse. Check out the tutorial for these below!

Hope you all enjoyed this post. Let me know what y'all thought below and make sure you head over to my YouTube Channel and check out the tutorials, and request what you would like to see next!

Happy Painting!

~25 Sweetpeas

Monday, October 26, 2015 2 comments

Press Sample

Hey there guys! Today for you I have a swatch of OPI By the Light of the Moon. So let's get right into it!:)

This polish is interesting to say the least. In the bottle it's beautiful, and I was really excited to use it. However on its a bit of a different story. To me this polish almost wants to be a texture polish yet didn't quite make it, and yet still wasn't smooth either. It's kind of on its own. The first thing I thought of how to describe wearing it was this is what Essie's Loophole and Set In Stones would look like when layers. I say that because you get the silver look the whole time, but the glitter is just lost and under the glitter so you are just seeing the shape. Which in my opinion is kind of a bummer because lookin in the bottle the silver glitter was/is lovely. Yet it's not the same on.

The first coat was streaky, I needed 2 coats to get to full coverage and I had to be careful on the edges so the glitter didn't hang off. I really wanted to like this polish but it was kind of a miss in my opinion.

Here I think you can see it in the bottle and how it had potential to be really pretty, but it was just bumpy on. Now I want to here what you all think about this polish? Would you wear it? I could see using it in some winter themed manis but other than that I'm not sure yet.

Happy Painting!

~25 Sweetpeas

Sunday, October 25, 2015 No comments

Press Sample

Hello there everyone! Today I am excited to start sharing some swatches and reviews of part of the brand new OPI Starlight 2015 Holiday Line. Preen.me has sent me 6 of the line to share with you so I believe it's now time to get started! :)

First off I have to show you the packaging, it was so cute!

It came in a super nice little box that was divided into 6 little spots. The really nice thing about the box is that is is very nice quality and it would be great to store polish in and or to use when transporting polish when traveling. Isn't that just so nice? I love it! :) Ok enough about the lovely packaging, and on to the first swatch!

First up is Center of the You-niverse. This polish is a lovely black polish filled with silver glitters along with random black glitters. Now I say black glitters loosely because the black specks don't really sparkle, so in this case by glitter I am talking about the size and shape! :) They are like little round black dots! They just add something neat to the polish. You don't really see them just looking down at your nails but you see them if you are looking up close. :) So it's a fun little addition.

This polish has full coverage in 2 coats. The formula was nice and the brush was OPI's signature bigger brush. It's a nice size when getting up close to your cuticle!

It's so pretty on, I could see it being a great base for a galaxy mani for those of you galaxy fans.

On top for a little something fun I decided to do a few phases of the moon! I felt like this polish made a neat starry background.

So over all I really liked this polish! It's a fun version of black and had a nice formula! Can't wait to hear what you all think of this polish. :) Hope you guys enjoyed this post.

Happy Painting!

~25 Sweetpeas

Saturday, October 24, 2015 No comments

Good morning lovelies! Hope your morning is going well so far, and happy Friday!! This week just flew by! Seriously where has time gone? I feel like I haven't had much nail art up here this week yet something new has gone up everyday, Hummm! Maybe I need to do more. ;) Haha!! So today's mani is a bit of mash up, I personally love manis in this "layout" and I'm sure you have all noticed. It's just fun!

I was on Instagram the other day and saw this lovely combination of colors for a festive Halloween polka dot mani. I was it first by PolishedandBeyond who informed me that her combo was inspired by PackaPunchNails. I really just loved this color combo because it is not something I would of come up with out seeing someone else do it. I'm not sure, why I wouldn't but I just never would of thought of it. Yet these colors work great together!

For this look I use Color Club Disco Dress as my purple, China Glaze I'm not Lion as the gold, and Zoya Willa as my black. The green and the orange are acrylic paints. This look was super simple to do. Also if you are wondering I used the biggest dotter I have for these dots.

For a "Halloween" mani this isn't that bad! I can do something like this and be happy! How about you? Do you all like Halloween nails? Personally I am super duper excited for Christmas manis! However I do have a few more Halloween looks coming for you!

Well I hope you all like these and have enjoyed this post! I know it was slightly short yet there are a lot more photos than yesterday! Lol!! So glad those are done, and I'm not a quitter! ;)

Happy Painting!

~25 Sweetpeas

Friday, October 23, 2015 No comments

Hey ya'll! So it's time for me to again branch out for the #themedthurdsayoct challenge. Today's theme is actually blood + gore, which out of all the themes is SOO not me! I know I think I said this last week but this week it's a hundred percent. I mean I pretty much did these, took the pictures and removed. Ok not pretty much, that's what I did! I have been wanting to try a drip look, but probably would of preferred to do it so in the melting ice cream way! ;) However I didn't want to give up on the challenge just because of one mani. The me a year ago probably just would of quit but I'm glad I'm not! :) Finishing a challenge is the best!

I really dislike these! Like I literally only took this picture too! Not a fan but it covers the theme and it works so I didn't just give up! I could of done a splatter mani but I honestly knew I didn't want to clean that up, and I knew I wasn't going to keep them on but minutes! I did make a tutorial and that is right here....

Well I hope you all like these much more than I do, but if not then hey I'm not alone!! ;) Back to better nails tomorrow! (I hope!)

Happy Painting!

~25 Sweetpeas

Thursday, October 22, 2015 No comments

Hey there ya'll! This past weekend I went to a pretty big event and it really got me thinking about fake nails and has inspired this post. So first off all of this post is just my experience and what has worked for me or others I have worked with. I am not a nail tech, all I know I have taught my self through reading, trial and error and even reading an old cosmetology text book. Plus just because one thing works for someone doesn't guarantee it will work for everyone. However I still want to share some things I know and have noticed. :)

Thursday, October 22, 2015 No comments

Hey there guys! Ok, where is this week going, I mean seriosg how is it already Wednesday?! These weeks are just going by to fast and October is almost gone! This is crazy! :-/ Well today I have some polishes I just haven't used of my mums that I have decided to try! I was lacking in ideas so why not grab some polishes I haven't used! So first up I decided to swatch OPI Miami Beet. What a fun play on words!

This was two super nice coats! It was a bit watery but really it didn't change it that much! Just wasn't used to it but after one nail I knew it was so I was careful! :) It's a lovely fall color! Almost could work as a Marsala! Lol! I love Marsala! I should pull together like 4 different Marsalas and compare them all! What do you think?

I was only going to have one photo of just Miami Beet but I kind of really liked this photo so decided to share it too! This polish dried nice and shiny! This has no top coat yet! Pretty cool in my opinion.

Next up I added China Glaze I'm Not Lion, which is a lovely golden glitter. I tell ya I am not a gold girl when it comes to jewelry but lately I've been loving gold polishes! Really it's weird for me to like this much gold but recently I've just been seeing to many lovely gold polishes and I love it!

I did free hand this so its not perfect by any means but tape an I don't typically get along so I decided I would just try it free handed! :)

I am really loving these 2 polishes together! They are a lovely fall combo in my opinion! ;) Plus I am loving this golden glitter, I think I am going to have to use this one again soon because it is lovely.

Here you can even see how beautiful it is in the bottle! Well I hope you all enjoyed this post, and these nails. I know I am loving these fall colors. This week I am finally getting to wear fall like clothing so I am pretty excited about that. ;)

Happy Painting!

~25 Sweetpeas

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 No comments

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