The Princess of Polish..Penguin Nail Art Manicure

...Hello Mr. Penguin, how are you today?
Just a little cold but, I like that way....

Penguin Nail Art w/ dot
I wanted to start my holiday nail art season with a Penguin. I think these little critters are so cute.

I think this mani would make a cool pedicure with or without the dots.

Enjoy!
The Princess.

The Princess of Poish..Reviews Dashing Diva Nail Polish!

Dashing Diva Nail Polish

In September, Dashing Diva added 5 new colors to its New York-inspired Manhattan Collection of nail polishes. The new and improved polish promises to be longer lasting and more chip resident than there previous blends. I recently received a few samples for review.....

Bryant Park: Super Seductive , Bryant Parks light brown copper color may be the toast of Manhattan but, its also made a royal fan on the west coast.

Grand Central Station: A deep green color that, reminded me of my Christmas tree. The color was so rich, I was tempted to take a peek on the bottle to see if they stuffed my Christmas tree from last year inside. I know what color I'm wearing for Thanksgiving, all I need is a outfit!


Jazz Nights: Jazz Nights, is my overall favorite . In the bottle, the ruby red polish steeped in ultra thin sparkling glitter look good but, on your nails the polish looks a-m-a-z-i-n-g! Try This: I painted Jazz Nights over Bryant Park for a sparking candy apple look that was incredible.

The Royal Review:
Packaging : I really liked the Dashing Diva logo. The logo , gives an ordinary nail polish bottle an sleek and updated look, joining together pink hand to make a flower (very cute)
note: I don't normally review nail polish bottles but, in several of my post I've remarked that I have not purchased a particular nail polish because i did not like the way the bottle looked. So, i thought I'd mention it.
The Brush: The brush was average length and flexible, making for easy application.
Price: Dashing Diva, nail polish retails for $8.00, which places it in the affordable range.

Overall opinion : The polishes I tired from the Dashing Diva Manhattan Collection was good. The way the nail polish looked in the bottle represented the actual color on my nails ( don't you hate when the color in the bottle looks different on your nails) . I would be comfortable ordering online because I know that I would get the true color ( very important). I applied the polish to my nails in the morning with no top coat . The colors lasted all day with no chipping ( I guess the new formulation worked). Dashing Diva, nail polish will be added to my holiday wish list. Visit the Dashing Diva website at http://www.dashingdiva.com/ to pick up a few bottles for you collection.

The Princess.

The Princess of Polish..Perfect Pedicure Giveaway!

The Perfect Pedicure Giveaway!

I have always loved cool California days, when the temperature drops to a crisp 60 degrees. The days when you have to wear sock with your flip flops and a t-shirt over your tank top ( I'm talking chilly). That being said, November has always been the perfect time to pay special attention to your feet. One lucky person will win Gena's Perfect Pedicure Feet-to-Go. The kit included a variety of items so you can give your toes the perfect spa treatment! The kit also contains detailed pedicure instructions and fun foot facts.

The Perfect Pedicure Kit by Gena includes:

Foot Spray: Pedi-Septic, a highly effective foot spay to help prevent bacterial contamination. Pedi-Septic helps prevent foot order, as it cools and refreshes hot, tired feet.

Foot Bath: Pedi-Soak, concentrated foot bath with Tea Tree Oil designed to cleanse,soften and prepare feet prior to an foot care service.

Sloughing Lotion: Pedi-Care, gently smooth away rough dry surface skin. This non-abrasive lotion leaves skin, silky, cool and refreshed.

Foot Sander: Pedi-Sander, gently file and soften calluses on the heel and ball of the foot.

Deep Cooling Gel: Pedi-ice, icy cold refreshment for hot tired feet and leg. Mental and Eucalyptus Oil, help relieve aching muscles. Soothing aloe cools and conditions skin.

Foot and Leg Lotion: Pedi-soft ,botanically enriched lotion that moisturizes and softens feet and legs. Re-hydrates the feet silky smooth.

The Kit comes in a really cute plastic case .

( now, that's a lot of cool stuff !)

How to enter :

For 1 entry:

1: follow the blog

2: comment on this post stating your favorite toenail color

For 3 entries:

1: follow the blog

2: comment on this post stating your favorite toenail polish color

3: post this giveaway on your blog and leave the link in the comment section

The Small Print:

The giveaway is open to EVERYONE in the world.

The the contest will close on Friday, November 13th at 12 midnight.

The winner will be selected by random

The winner will be posted on the blog on Saturday , November 14th *make sure you check back to see if it U!

Good Luck!

The Princess

The Princess of Polish...Strawberry Quick Cow Manicure

..The cow in the pasture,
looked very contrary,
His color was different,
He was STRAWBERRY!...




When I was around 8 my BFF's mom used to make Strawberry Quick for us to drink during on Saturday night slumber parties. For those of you who don't know what Strawberry Quick is , its a power that you add to milk so it will look pink and taste like strawberries. This manicure is dedicated to Strawberry Quick and good childhood memories.....those were the days!


Nail Polish :O.P.I , That Berry Darling.

The Princess of Polish .... The Lilac Zebra

.... The Zebra was sitting by the side of the road,
He seem to look so sad ,so old,
The Princess took him home for a nap,
when he awoke his coat was lilac!......

O.P.I Nail Lacquer Review:

I recently purchased this O.P.I nail lacquer at my local nail supply store. The color is called "Do you lilac it?". I li-loved it! I painted two light coats of the lacquer with ease using the wide full nail brush that comes with the polish. Some polishes have brushes that are so stiff its hard to apply, not the case with O.P.I. The full size brush allowed maxim coverage in minimum time. The polish applied evenly and dried quickly. In The Princess Book of Everything , O.P.I's is defiantly an winner in nail lacquer and zebra color !

The Princess of Polish ....Halloween Ghost Mani

Happy Halloween!

Boo, the ghostly mani.

Usually,The Princess writes a poem or two but, today I have some jokes for you !




What does a ghost eat for lunch?
A Boo-logna sandwich
Where do ghost by there food?
The ghost-ery store
Where do ghost mail there letters?
At the ghost office...(ha-ha-he-he, I hope you had a good chuckle)
The jokes were courtesy of robinsfy.com.

I hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween. !

The Princess of Polish ...Nail Pro Sacramento 2009

The Princess is excited , she can hardly stay in her seat.

Nail Pro is coming on November 15!

On Sunday November 15,2009, NAILPRO is coming to the Sacramento California Convention Center (hip , hip hooray!). NAILPRO, is a yearly event that gives professional manicurist and cosmetologist the opportunity view the lasted trends and techniques in the Industry.

This years event titled Fall into Beauty, it will feature the NAILPRO Cup 2009 Finale, where nail artist compete in various forms of nail artisty ( so exciting). The NAILPRO Cup is being sponsored by Belava , LeChat . O.P.I, Tammy Taylor and Zoya, all of whom are leaders in the industry.

The day promises to be filled with amazing vendors demonstrating techniques and products, business ideas and of course products to purchase ( shopping, big huge smile ). To top if off the first 500 attendees will take home a tote bag with the latest product samples!

I don't know if I'll be able to sleep, what will I wear? how will I do my nails? It's less than 20 days away......

The Princess of Polish..Seche Vite Top Coat / Breast Cancer Awareness Month

In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month , the makers of Seche Vite dry fast top coat included 24 Pink Ribbon nail decals and 12 rhinestones with the 5oz bottle. Seche Vite top coat is easily considered as one of the best fast drying top coats on the market today . I've seen Seche Vite priced any where from between $10.00 to $6.00 in retail stores and online . I purchased this bottle from Sally's for $4.99, which makes this a great deal. For more information on how you can contribute to the fight for a cure to Breast Cancer visit the Susan G. Koman Foundation at http://www.the3day.org/. Together we can make a difference!

The Princess of Polish ..Got Dots?, Nail Art

...some like diamonds, and call them rocks.

The Princess of Polish , She LOVES dots!

I had to really enlarge these nails because , it was hard to capture the details. I think theses colors work really well together.

I used China Glaze nail polish because, I love the colors so much.

Liquid Leather , White on White and For Audrey.

The Princess of Polish: Mr. Owl Nail Art

Outside her house she heard a howl, when she went to investigate it was Mr. Owl.

Do you guys remember Mr. Owl, from the tootsie pop commercial ? Well, I don't know why but, Mr Owl was on my mind the other day so , I painted these nails

Nail Polish: I used about 6 different China Glaze nail polishes and my dotting tool. I am going to list the polishes later on today !

Shocking Pink Neon: Really bright neon color

In the lime Light Neon: bright with a touch of glitter green

Solar Power : bright yellow with a touch of glitter

Orange Knockout Neon : bright orange

White on White and Liquid Leather Black. Seche Vite base and top coat.

So Easy : strip rite (black ) and Wet and Wild Glitter. Note: This design requires a lot of polish layering so, if you want to try this design make sure you have plenty of drying time between layers.....The Princess

The Remix: I painted the nails again with dots and glitter. These colors look great in the sun. I think that would make a great pedicure. If I can ever drag The Little Princess always from her DS or Wii I'm going to try this one on her!

The Princess of Polish : Koala Bear Nail Art

Today, The Princess went to the Zoo. Today, I have a Koala for You!

I have always loved Koala's and decided to take an online trip to the zoo ( what did we do before *Al Gore invented the Internet ?). I learned so much about Koala's.

A baby Koala is called a Joey, so I named my bear Joey too. The Koala is a Marsupial and in native to Australia. For more information about Koala's visit the San Diego Zoo's website .

Nail Polish: China Glaze

Recycle : The gray background used for the Koala's body

Innocence: The pale pick color used for the Koala's cheeks

Liquid Leather : Black ,White on White : White ,Dotting Tool: I used a dotting tool for the eyes.

The Princess of Polish : CONTEST WINNERS !

Congratulations,

I want to thank everyone who entered my China Glaze , matte polish contest. I wish that I could give a polish to each and every one of you great ladies. The winners were selected at by a random drawing but, I wanted to let everyone know how much i enjoyed reading all the entries.

The winners are.....

Lacquer Laine

Kirsten

Anneli

*please send me an theprincessofpolish@comcast.net your address to collect you prize....

The Princess of Polish Halloween Nail Art : Mummy

The Princess laughed real loud , she thought it was funny,

(ding,dong) trick-or-treat ...Are you my mummy?

I told my co-worker that I needed a nail design today with a Halloween theme. She said that her sister once had mummy nails. I liked the idea...and ran with it

Nail Polish: China Glaze

Colors: White on White and Black licorice.

The Princess of Polish Black Cat Halloween Manicure

The kitty said perfection when she saw her reflection on the princess of polishes nails....

I painted this cute little back cat to celebrate Halloween. I used China Glaze nail polish ( what's new).

Black Diamond: its a black gray looking color with sparkining highlights. I really love this color. Entourage: Very pretty great apple looking color with the same sparkinging highlights as Black Diamond. I also used white on white and black leather.

Contest still OPEN: Win a bottle of CHINA GLAZE MATTE top coat: click here

The Princess of Polish : China Glaze Matte Magic Swatches

China Glaze Matte Magic: Top Coat

I'm currently giving away a few bottles of this polish so, I wanted to post a some samples....

I wanted to post a few samples of China Glazes's Matte Magic so, you guys could see why I like it so much. I painted the nail tips using Black Diamond , by China Glaze. Black Diamond, is a soft mixture of gray and back polish with delicate blue sliver glitters. Then ,I used a nail brush and painted strips , swirls and dots. This is what I would call a surprise mani, like the toy inside the cracker jax box. From far away it looks like a regular mani but, when you take a closer look SURPRISE! China Glaze , has not cornered the market on matte top coat it just happens to be the one I like.

* enter the contest: click here