31 Manicure Challenge: #9 (Rainbow Nails)

I'm back again! Today's post is for manicure nine of the challenge, which is rainbow nails! I decided to try out a nail art technique that I have not yet done. So for this manicure, I used the spun sugar technique with rainbow colors on top of a white base. enjoy :)

I started this manicure with Butter London Cotton Buds, then I did the spun sugar art. The colors I used (in order from red to purple) are ULTA Red Carpet Red, Essie Braziliant, ULTA Sun-Sational, ULTA Limelight, ULTA Blue Streak, and A-England Elaine. 

31 Manicure Challenge: #6 (Violet Nails)

Today I am posting the purple challenge! I'm really excited about this one because it was my first time successfully using striping tape! I hope you guys enjoy it too :)

The solid purple color is OPI Planks A Lot (bottle featured here). The base coat on the accent nails is Orly Au Champagne. After the base coat was dry, I used the striping tape I ordered from bornprettystore.com and painted on the purples. From lightest to darkest these colors are: Essie Lilacism, OPI Planks A Lot, ULTA Celebutant, and A-England Elaine.

The bottle in the picture below is the darkest of the purples (A-England Elaine). 

Well thanks for stopping by everyone! Don't forget to leave comments and reactions below, I love hearing from all of you! Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (the links are on the side -->)! The next challenge is Black and White, so stay tuned! :)

NOTD: Purple Fire

Hey everyone! So I finished up this manicure today--which was inspired by one that I had done for my friend Danielle a couple of days ago--and I showed it to my other friend Lauren who said, "Whoa, it looks like purple fire!" Hence the title of this blog post. So without further ado, here come the pictures! enjoy :)

Ok, so I started with my favorite plum color China Glaze Urban-Night. Then I added OPI Alpine Snow and Essie Watermelon using the dry water marbling technique.

Thanks for stopping by, come back again soon! Love, passionnforpolishh <3

NOTD: I Want Candy

Hello again everybody!!! I am so sorry I have been way too busy enjoying my first month here at Cal State Northridge to get a blog post up for you guys! But I have not forgotten about you, and I hope you haven't forgotten about me! Today's post is girly and fun and I hope you enjoy it :)

Ok, so this manicure started with OPI Alpine Snow! Then on my ring fingers and thumbs, I added a candy pattern with plate BM306 using Essie Watermelon (pink), China Glaze Urban Night (purple), and ULTA Blue Streak (blue). Then I added some China Glaze Fairy Dust to top it off! I also added pink, purple, and blue heart-shaped rhinestones on the rest of my nails to match the gradient of the stamp.

Let me know what you think!! Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a fantastic day!! <3

NOTD: Basket Case Nails

Ok, so I tried out a new nail art trend that's been going around, and last I saw, it was called "basket case nail art". So it didn't turn out exactly as I wanted it to... I need to practice making straight lines with my nail art brushes. But here it is for those of you that want to check it out. enjoy :)

I started off with two coats of my favorite (and probably overused) white polish OPI Alpine Snow. Then I added the purple lines and the colors are (from the center to the outside) A-England Elaine, ULTA Celebutant, and OPI Planks A Lot. I tried to do an ombre type thing within the original basket case design. Let me know what you think in the reaction boxes or comment section below! Thanks for stopping by! <3

NOTD: Wild Thing

Hello everbody! I hope you are all having a marvelous summer, because I definitely am! :D I am excited to show you this manicure today because I have finally purchased a new glitter polish that I have been dying to get, and now I can show it to all of you!! enjoy :)

This gorgeous glitter polish is nails, inc. Connaught Square and is part of their 3D Glitters Special Effects collection. This picture doesn't even do this polish justice as it doesn't capture the amazing sparkle that reflects of the glitter to the naked eye. This polish is a mixture of tiny blue glitter and bigger pieces of hot purple hexagonal glitter in a clear base. I am in love <3

So obviously I used nails, inc. Connaught Square for the majority of my nails. My accent nail is OPI Alpine Snow with the leopard print from stamping plate m57 using Revlon Black Satin. Then I filled in the leopard spots with nails, inc. Connaught Square.


Here are a few more pictures. Don't forget to check the box for your reaction at the end of this post! Thanks for stopping by!! :)

NOTD: Happy Easter!

Happy Easter to all of my lovely readers! Sorry this post is going up so late in the day, I was busy spending time with my family today :) Even if you do not celebrate Easter, I hope you all had a wonderful Sunday. I have a festive little manicure for you guys today, enjoy :)


These are the colors I used (from left to right): OPI Alpine Snow, OPI Pink Friday, OPI Planks A Lot, Zoya Yummy, and ULTA Sun-Sational.

I started with OPI Alpine Snow for the base, then added the polka dots of pastel colors with  dotting tool. Some of them didn't come out quite ass even as I would have liked, but overall, I'm happy with how this manicure turned out. :)

NOTD: Hit the Lights

Happy Tuesday everybody! I have a simple but funky manicure for you tonight. I really like how it turned out, and I hope you do too. enjoy :)

These are the colors I used:

So I started with Revlon Black Satin for the base, then I added dots of Destined Onesz, OPI DS Temptation, OPI Swimsuit... Nailed It!, and A-England Merlin.

31 Day Nail Challenge: Day 30 (Inspired by a Tutorial)

So today I was inspired by this iPod manicure tutorial: http://www.polyvore.com/ipod_nails_how_to/set?id=36723755

I used Sinful Colors Cloud 9 (orange iPod), Zoya Tallulah (blue iPod), Zoya Trixie (silver iPod), A-England Avalon (Purple iPod), Sally Hansen Ivy League (green iPod), and OPI Alpine Snow (click-wheels and screens). I did, however for get to add the black outline to the screens that are shown in the tutorial, and frankly, I think hers are much better than mine haha but I hope you enjoy them anyway :)

31 Day Nail Challenge: Day 18 (Half Moons)

Hello, I am extremely exhausted again tonight so this one will also be a short post. :P
I am not a huge fan of the Half Moon style of manicure, but I think that the one I've created is a little fun and classy without looking tacky. I hope you think so too, enjoy :)


This is sort of like a tape manicure, except I used binder hole reenforcement stickers instead of tape to get the rounded line. I started with Glitter Gal Dark Purple Sparkle, and painted Revlon Black Satin over the purple.

31 Day Nail Challenge: Day 12 (Stripes)

Hello again :) I am having so much fun with this whole daily challenge thing! I thought it would be a lot more exhausting and irritating redoing my nails every day, but it is forcing me to be more creative and do something different on a more frequent basis. Anyway, today 's challenge was Stripes! I was stumped on this one and it took my quite a while to decide what I wanted to do, so I hope you guys like what I've come up with! My freehand painting abilities are slightly less than desirable which is apparent in the close-up photos, but from further away I think I've created a pretty cool mani. enjoy :)

First of all, these are the colors I used (from left to right):

OPI Planks A Lot, OPI Alpine Snow, China Glaze Urban-Night, A-England Elaine and A-England Merlin :)

So I started with a base of two coats of OPI Planks A Lot, then added the lines with all of the other colors.

Here are a couple more pictures, the colors aren't as accurate as in the two pictures above, but they are a little bit closer up.

Thanks for stopping by! :)

31 Day Nail Challenge: Day 10 (Gradient Nails)

So I am already a third of the way through this 31 Day Nail Challenge. I can't believe it!! I had a lot of fun with this one :) Here are the colors I used:


From left to right: Zoya Trixie, Essie Watermelon, ULTA Celebutant and ULTA Blue Streak 

So for my pointer finger, middle finger, and pinkie I started with Essie Watermelon. Then I sponged ULTA Celebutant and then ULTA Blue Streak. Then I stamped some tiger print from stamping plate BM16 with Zoya Trixie.

I reversed this technique on my thumb and ring finger by starting with Zoya Trixie for the base, and using all three of the other colors on the stamping plate so that this time the stamp was a gradient instead of a solid stamp on top of a gradient nail. It's kind of hard to tell the difference, except for the fact that the blue looks lighter when it's stamped over the silver than when it's sponged over the purple. Here are some more pictures! enjoy :)

31 Day Nail Challenge: Day 6 (Violet Nails)

This day of the challenge was probably my favorite thus far. I have two gorgeous purples to show you guys; A-England Avalon and OPI DS Temptation!! Avalon is a beautifully deep royal purple with a pink-leaning shimmer, and Temptation is a crazy concoction of glitter that creates a very similar royal purple color. There are also pieces of pink/magenta glitter in there that match the shimmer in Avalon,with bits of blue, silver, green and yellow thrown in for that extra blingy sparkle! :) I wasn't able to capture all of the glittery goodness as it appears to the naked eye, so just trust me, it is one of the sparkliest polishes I have ever seen!!!! Both of these colors are MUST HAVES in my opinion, but don't just take my word for it, take a look at these pictures! enjoy :)

These first three are in a light that brings out the blue tint to these royal purples

The next two are in a yellow light to try to bring out the magenta shimmer and some of the other colors of glitter

This last picture that I have for you guys combines both of the light sources to attempt at giving you the full effect, but sadly it is still better in person :P

THANKS SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN FOLLOWING ALONG ON THIS JOURNEY WITH ME THUS FAR!! I HOPE YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE, AS THERE IS MUCH MUCH MORE ON THE WAY!

NOTD: Plum out of Sunshine

So the rain finally took over the sky today where I live, but fortunately I had a new, plum nail color to play with from China Glaze to occupy my rainy day! enjoy :)

I started this rainy day project with China Glaze Urban-Night. Then I taped off the sides to make the middle of my nails white using OPI Alpine Snow. After that dried, I lined up the tape with the white sections and stamped on these flowers from stamping plate BM16 with Sephora Perfectly Plum. Then, to finish it up I added the lighter plum outlines with Wet n' Wild Through the Grape Vine! :)

NOTD: Friendly Flowers

This mani started with OPI Alpine Snow. Then I stamped flowers from the BM 06 stamping disc with Sephora Perfectly Plum, ULTA Blue Streak, and ULTA Coral Chic :) enjoy!