Happy St. Patrick's Day Mani + code for Milani Green Items

Here's my mani I'm rockin' today...

Base is SH Xtreme Go Green with other polishes dotted using my dotting tools from Born Pretty Store.

Also got this info from Milani:

Green with Envy


Milani Cosmetics gets gorgeously green for St. Paddy’s Day.
This St. Patrick’s Day, Milani Cosmetics is offering 25% off their classic green shades for eyes and nails! This is the deal that will have everyone green with envy!

Also, check out Milani Cosmetics DIY nail tip of the month to achieve sassy shamrock nails without breaking the budget at the salon! (below)

Retail, $4.09 to $8.99
Available for purchase at: http://www.milanicosmetics.com/

*Discount will be applied at checkout after entering promotional code.

How to video:





Milani How-to Steps:

1. Apply Smoothé Base Coat Specialty Nail Lacquer MST-01 to entire nail. Let it fully dry

2. Apply French Manicure Nail Lacquer MFM-302 Angel Pink as a color base coat. Allow it to fully dry

3. Use Nail Lacquer MNL-829 Dress Maker across the very tip of the nail, creating a French tip. Allow to fully dry

4. Add 4 small “V’s” the arrangement of a four leaf clover using Nail Art Lacquer MNA - 709 Green Sketch

5. Apply a tiny dot in the center with Nail Art Lacquer MNA – 701 Art of Gold. Allow to fully dry

6. Apply Glossé Top Coat Specialty Nail Lacquer MST-02 over entire design

Review: Milani Nail Art

I was sent these Miliani nail art items to review a little while ago, so I thought I'd add some of them over Chapel of Love.

black sketch w/free runway nail rhinestones and decals, yellow design, white canvas, and purple outline

 

purple outline has some nice glitter in it--- all the rest are cream

I decided to do some dots on my thumbs with black sketch, white canvas, and purple outline. This was pretty easy to do.

Then on the other nails I did little lines. As you can see since purple outline is a glitter it is very hard to see.

I globbed it on a bit here.

Overall I really liked these and I didn't even need a topcoat! By the time I was done with the last nail the others were all dry and I was able to get my jacket and shoes on and take my dog for a walk!

I will be using the decals and rhinestones soon!

these were sent to me in exchange for an honest review

Subtle Black Shimmer Mani with Milani

For this mani I used polishes from the Milani Black Magic Collection that was out last halloween. I used Fairy Tale, Enchantment, Whimsical, and Garnet Gems (not from the Black Magic Collection but a dupe for Spellbinding).

First I did a coat of Lippmann Collection Fade to Black then I put a drop of each color in a different area of the nail for each nail.

There's a lot of this mani b/c I really like how it turned out, although you can't really see the colors from a distance. It just looks black, but I like it :)

Thanks for looking!

Win Milani Holo Nail Polishes @ Naive Nails

gildedangel is giving away Milani Cyberspace, Digital, Hi-tech, and Hi-res!

Contest ends midnight US Mountain Time on February 19th, 2010. Open to all. Click the pic for more deets and to win!

Good Luck!

Recent 'halloween' haul & NOTD

I managed to pick up the following four at one trip to a CVS down the street. How lucky was that?

Milani Enchantment, Fairy Tale, Spellbinding, and WnW Fantasy Makers Black Magic

This was my first Lippman that I bought and it was on clearance at Bath & Body Works! Fade to Black covered in one coat!

Then 2 coats of WnW Black Magic

I loved this mani! I think I should have painted BM from left to right as well as normally. Then I would have gotten more different 'confetti' style.

I think that BM is an almost dupe to Jesse's Girl Confetti. It might have more blues and purples. But I really like this one and it was easy to find and cheap! $1.99, I think.

I actually wore Fairy Tale the other day and I thought I took pics, but I didn't. I think I like it more than Illamasqua Phallic. It covered in 2 coats and it lasted about 5 days!

Thanks for looking

Wednesday Nail Polish Giveaways @ Steph's Closet

Steph is giving away this np to one of her Twitter Followers. So make sure you follow her!

Click the pic for more info.

Good Luck!!!

New Drugstore NP Displays!

Sorry there haven't been any posts for a while, Ladies. I have been sick, still am. But feeling well enough to blog and scope out new np's at the drugstores that I have been a regular at for meds.

I did not purchase any of these, I am on a np strike since I have spent so much on Sally Hansen Nail Prisms from eBay (don't worry I will post pics when they arrive). A strike except for maybe Avon Charge Artist Transforming Nail Color ever since I saw Jen's review.

The first one up is Walgreens where I saw these 2 displays:

Feel free to enlarge, but this was taken with my crappy camera phone. The Tropical Colors don't really look much different from their regular colors, they are $1.99 each. I wouldn't jump on them myself.

The Shamrock Colors sparkle do not have little shamrock in them :( I thought they would have. If they did, one would have been mine, muhahah! Maybe they did and I was too out of it to notice? I believe these were also $1.99 each.

I found this next display at CVS:

Sorry this pic is worse than the others. Milani Illustrations of Love $3.79 each. Not sure if I would go crazy over these either.


Have you seen these around your local dugstores? What do you think? Would you buy? Are you heading out for them right now?

Childhood Memory Giveaway @ Clumps of Mascara

My girl, B, over at Clumps of Mascara is giving away what Garfield is holding:

Milani Glimmer Stripes in Berry Glimmer
Studio Tools large Shadow brush
Maybelline XXL Curl Power mascara
InColor FabuLiner liquid eye liner
NYC Liquid Lip Shine in Cherrywood

All you have to do is leave a comment about your favorite childhood memory, toy or television show on her website.

Contest ends on Wednesday, February 24, 2009 . Click the pic above for more details and to WIN!!

Good Luck!