The main color I used is Essie - Mambo. It has to be on my top 10 favorite nail polishes, seriously, it’s a perfect nude shade. It’s a mix of dusty pink/peach with a little shimmer to it that you can only see if you look SUPER close, and I love that because sometimes I just don’t like simple, solid colors. The sandy color on half of my middle finger (that you can hardly see; but I also have it on my thumb which is not pictured) is Essie - Sand Tropez.

OPI Serena Williams Glam Slam set: Rally Pretty Pink & Red Shatter

Rally Pretty Pink is REALLY gorgeous when you look at the bottle. It’s supposed to be a duochrome, more like a mix of purple/gold/bronze, but when I applied it, it was more gold/bronze than anything. It’s still pretty though, don’t get me wrong, but I wish I could see the duo-chrome effect more. Anyways, I loved the way the Red Shatter was applied. It was smoother than the white & although it looks sheer on the brush, it goes on opaque in just one coat. I can’t wait to try it with other colors!

OPI Serena Williams Glam Slam Set: Spark De Triomphe & White Shatter

I love Spark De Triomphe! I used 2 coats; it has bits of silver & gold glitter, they go fabulous together; very pretty! I used one coat of White Shatter. I do wish that the white shatter had a bit of shimmer or glitter to it because it’s just so plain to me! I love the silver shatter because it’s so shimmery, but I love white regardless.

Introducing the new OPI “Glam Slam” sets for Serena Williams. One set includes the White Shatter & a gold glitter polish called “Spark de Triomphe”. The other set has the Red Shatter & a pink duochrome glitter polish called “Rally Pretty Pink”. These are beautiful colors! I will do swatches real soon!

I have 4 of these sets left for sale; 2 of each.
$17 for a set, free shipping if you’re in the USA! And having a PayPal is a big plus. Just message me with any questions! Thanks :)

I used to see this manicure floating around Tumblr & WeHeartIt all the time (here’s the original picture) & I’ve always wanted to try it out! I love it! It reminds me of summertime in beautiful sunny Southern California :)

If anyone knows the person who did the original design, let me know so I can properly credit her.

Deborah Lippmann - Bad Romance

Absolutely LOVE. She never disappoints!

OPI - DS Extravagance: You really have to see this color in the sunlight. The glitters are so shimmery, it’s pretty! I broke my index fingernail, grrr don’t you hate that?

Thanks to Mel (prettynailswag) for giving me the info on the water decals! <3

GIVEAWAY TIME! The winner will receive this OPI Pirates of the Caribbean Mini-set! This includes the 4 mini bottles of Skull & Glossbones, Planks a Lot, Sparrow me the Drama & Stranger Tides. I’m sorry if it’s not much, but I promise, you guys will see a lot more giveaways from me in the future :D This is in honor of my 1,000 followers & my way of saying thank you for keeping my blog alive!

Rules:
-Follow my nail blog caleelovesnails
-Like this photo
-Reblog this photo (as many times as you want! Every reblog counts as an entry)

This giveaway ends this Thursday, May 5th at 8pm PST. Winner will be chosen using a random [number] generator! This giveaway is open to EVERYBODY! Good luck everyone!

Feel free to message me with any questions.

UPDATE:

I’ve decided to choose a 2nd winner! The grand prize winner wins the mini-set, however the runner up will receive a full-size bottle of OPI Silver Shatter :) Both winners will be announced Thursday night after the deadline. Winners must contact me within 48 hours, otherwise a different winner will be chosen. Good luck everyone!
 

The giveaway is now over! Thanks for entering everyone.

Guess what I’ve got in hand…

OPI Silver Shatter from the new Pirates of the Carribean collection! It is gorgeous! This collection was JUST released so get your hands on it now. I only have 3 left that are available so message me if you are interested! First come, first serve. I’ll let them go for $10 each, free shipping! You must have PayPal though.

International buyers will be charged extra for shipping.

When I found out about the free giveaway from TOMS+ESSIE from my good friend Megan, I was so bummed out that I missed out on it! They gave away 5,000 bottles of “Essie - One Day Without Blues” before April 5 (the day of One Day Without Shoes) & I kept telling myself, “Okay, I gotta hop on eBay & get my hands on a bottle.” Well it turns out that One Day Without Blues is actually Coat Azure! Exactly the same, just different names. And I have Coat Azure which is perfect. Now I don’t feel so bad :)

I love love love TOMS!

Inspired by Robin Moses.

This new MAC nail polish (called “Little Girl”) was a birthday gift from my friend Leslie :) It’s such a pretty lavender cream shade & is perfect for Spring! I used Urban Decay - Meltdown for the stamping. I love floral stuff, can’t ever get sick of it!

Sorry for the lack of posts. I’ve been extremely busy (being a mom of 2 under the age of 2..it really consumes you). I promise I’ll have more nail art instead of just normal nail stamping (but I love nail stamps, don’t you!). If you guys have ANY REQUESTS or specific swatches you’d like to see, please don’t hesitate to let me know! I would love to try something that you guys would specifically like to see :) Til next time, loves!

-C

OPI - DS Classic
China Glaze - 2030
Konad plate m57