CQ: Slate + Sinful Colors Nail Art: Fashionista

Hey y'all! I'm so ready for this week to be over. I'm just over it. I'm sure y'all know what I mean!

So I've been trying really hard to step up my game with nail art. The first SC nail art polish I bought was Fashionista, and I tried that out here with a base of CQ Slate. I was kinda going for the tiger stripe deal, but I don't think you can really do that with a glitter. I don't know. Y'all will just have to let me know what you think about it.

I LOVE the CQ polish! I'm almost always impressed with the brand. And it only needed two coats, which makes me love it even more. If y'all didn't know, you can find CQ polishes at Rite Aid and they're about $3 I think. I'm not 100% on that price, but they're not expensive at all. And the Sinful Colors Nail Art polishes have been popping up at lots of different drugstores in my area. Those are about the same price as the regular SC polishes. I noticed that Rite Aid has the largest color selection. Seriously, like every color under the sun. I'll definitely be going back for more!

On another note, I think I've purchased way too much nail polish in the last few weeks. It's all flooding my desk, and just getting kinda overwhelming. Never thought I'd say that. But I think I need to pay more attention to what I'm buying. There are TONS of polishes I want right now, but it's really not good for my bank account. I need to focus on the bigger picture. Everything costs money, so I should be cutting back a little bit on the unnecessary things. Y'all did want to hear all that, right? Ha. Didn't think so.

Well that's all I've got for right now! I'm thinking that Thursday afternoon & Friday will be swatch days for me. I have a lot to get caught up on.

So what did y'all think of my nail art? What do y'all think of that CQ polish? Any other CQ fans out there? Let me know!

Thanks for reading. :)

Nail Art Practice

Hey y'all! I thought I would show y'all something different today. I decided to start working on my nail art. I don't consider myself an "artist" in any way, shape, or form. I'm literally the least artistic person on this planet. But you can always try, right? So here are my practice runs at nail art!

Base: Jesse's Girl All Things Girly + Sinful Colors Nail Art Time Off

Base: Essie Limo-scene + Sinful Colors Nail Art Time Off

Base: Sonia Kashuk Fatigued + Sinful Colors Nail Art Bad Chick, Fashionista and Jesse's Girl All Things Girly

Base: Sally Hansen Black Out + Sinful Colors Nail Art Bad Chick

Base: CQ Slate + Sinful Colors Nail Art Bad Chick, Fashionista

So those are the only ones I felt were worthy of a picture. I need some serious work on my "flowers." I can't get every petal the same size. My favorite is the very first one. It's like the easiest thing to do, so that's probably why I like it so much.

What are y'all's favorites? What can I improve on? What would y'all like to see? Let me know!

Thanks for reading! :)

CQ: Peachy Keen & Vlog 9: Recent Haul

Happy Wednesday! Today I'm showing y'all my last CQ polish, Peachy Keen.

I looove this color. I think it's so pretty and girly. A color I love for spring and summer. I didn't have a flawless application, it was a little more difficult to work with and it required three coats. But it could have been a lot worse! So I'm not complaining. Let me know what y'all think of this color! :)

And here's my ninth vlog!

Thanks for reading and watching! I appreciate all of y'all so much! :)

CQ: Mint Green

Today I have another CQ polish to share with y'all. This is Mint Green, a soft pastel green that would be perfect for the spring... or anytime really. :)

I'm really loving these CQ polishes. I only needed two coats for this shade, and the application was perfect. I like the color a lot, especially since I'm really into pastel shades. CQ polishes can be found at Rite Aid and they're about $3 each. I've seen these at WalMart before, but not the ones here in Tennessee. I highly suggest checking these out if you ever get the chance!

What do y'all think of this color? The brand? Do any of y'all have CQ polishes? Do you like them? Let me know what y'all think!

Thanks for reading! :)

CQ: Corduroy

Happy Monday! How was everyone's weekend? Mine was pretty boring and laid back. Anyway, I intended on having a mini swatching fest today, but that was quickly cut off when a big cloud completely covered my house. So I was only able to get about five polishes swatched. This was one of them! Corduroy is a dusty turquoise with a great formula that covered completely in two medium coats.

I didn't like this with the first coat, but after the second coat I really liked it. And then I saw how good the pictures turned out and I liked it even more! I think it works really well with my skin tone. What do y'all think? I really like CQ polishes. I currently own five, and y'all will see two more of them pretty soon. They have a great formula and most are pretty pigmented. The brush also fans out just the right amount and fits my nail bed perfectly. These polishes cost around $3 and I find mine at Rite Aid. I've seen them at WalMart before, too.

Do any of y'all own any CQ polishes? What are your opinions on the brand? Is this a color you would want to try out? Let me know what y'all think!

Thanks for reading! :)

One Polish Haul, Awesome News, & Pinterest!

Hey y'all! I had a pretty exciting weekend! I only bought ONE polish which is totally amazing because that's not usually how I roll. I stopped in Rite Aid to look at polishes and nothing caught my attention except this little CQ polish, Peachy Keen!

I thought it was super cute and the name is cute. I'm excited to try it out. I enjoy my CQ polishes. The formula is usually fine and I always enjoy looking at the display. So why not?!

Ok so now my exciting news! I got a car today! My Dad gave me his 2009 Ford Fusion and I'm in love! I love Fords and always knew I wanted one. I've mentioned before that I really wanted a Ford Escape... but I'm not complaining! I'm so excited to finally have my own car. But it does mean I have to pay for everything. And get a job. I don't want to do either of those things, but it's time! Where should I look for a job? I only have two ideas of places. And I don't want to work in a grocery store or with food. I want to work somewhere different, maybe a place I enjoy going to. That way it's a unique job and one that I will hopefully enjoy. Exciting!

Now on to Pinterest! Have y'all heard of this site? It's really fun! All you do is sign up via email (it's free), search for something, say NAIL POLISH! (or whatever you want. I've been searching a few different things and one of my favorites is SEC football. And of course Arkansas Razorbacks!) and all these really cool ideas come up. You can "like" anything you see and then you can "pin" it to your boards. I'm having so much fun pinning stuff! Y'all should definitely join me if you haven't already discovered the awesomeness of this site! Y'all can follow me (Olivia Chaffin) if you already have one or want to make one.

Thanks for reading! :)

Tiny Haul!

I don't really know if a haul post can get much smaller than this! Ha! I just recently picked up a few polishes and I wanted to show them to y'all.

First off, I bought this No Miss Nail Polish named Daytona Sand at Whole Foods in Jacksonville. I hadn't heard of this brand before, so I was curious and decided to pick one up. I got this one mostly for the name. We lived fairly close to Daytona Beach so I guess there is some nostalgia there. I like the color, though, so it's definitely not a waste! You can check out No Miss Cosmetics here. On Friday I stopped in Rite Aid just to look around. There wasn't anything on display that really grabbed my attention, which is unusual because there almost always is! But that's okay, more money I didn't spend. I went back in to the real cosmetics area and checked out the CQ, Chameleon, and Petites polishes. I always like to look at those because they're pretty cheap and have a great color selection. So these two CQ's were right next to each other. I grabbed Mint Green first because I love a good creamy, pastel green. I'm really looking forward to wearing that one. And then I couldn't pass up Corduroy. Isn't it different? I don't have another color like that.

That's my tiny haul! Is there a color y'all want to see? Let me know in the comments! Thanks for reading! :)

Island Smoothie

Here's the other CQ I picked up. It's called Island Smoothie. Absolutely LOVE that name!

The first picture is in really dark shade, and I think it looks very similar to Purely Pearl. But, the second picture that is sort of in the sun, makes the pink in the polish stand out a little more. I used four coats again, but you CAN get away with three.

Enjoy.

Purely Pearl

Good Evening! Whew! I have a lot of new nail polishes to swap... plus a few more I picked up today.

Here is CQ~ Purely Pearl. The name pretty much describes the color.

I used four coats... I know that sounds like a pain to all you other nail polish bloggers, so you CAN get away with only three.

However, it took a long time to dry. I accidently smudged one, so it all had to come off.

These can be purchased for $1.50 at Wal-Mart.

Enjoy.