ivyPINK

OPI Infinite Shine

I'm trying this new polish from OPI Infinite Shine

I only got 3 colors to try out

Pretty Pink Perseveres

Girl Without Limits

and

Unequivocally Crimson

 

OPI Infinite Shine had me when I saw it was suppose to wear up to 10 days

Similar to gel polish BUT without curing & best part....SOAK-Free Removal!!!

 

I tried the Pretty Pink last week it was my 1st try so I didn't have the hang of applying it yet

you have to be pretty generous with application so it doesn't streak & my 1st try had bubbles when it dried :( It did remove really easily though, I used my Zoya Remove Plus nail polish remover.

So, I'm giving it another shot.

I did a much better job with application this time around.

The Girl Without Limits is more opaque so to me it applied better than the lighter pink.

I used my FAVORITE Pueen Encore Nail plates to stamp with.

I'll report back & let you know if it lasts up to 10 days

Happy Mani Monday!!!

 

xoxo

ivyPINK

Mani Monday

Happy Mani Monday ;)
I'm a Lil wired this morning
I've already to been to target to pick up these bunny ferreros (BFs faves) &
I tried an espresso @ Starbucks & even the decaf gave me a wake up boost!

Anyway, on to nails...

I'm obsessed with these new nail stamping plates from Winstonia
This honey comb one is my favorite
I used China Glaze Dandy Lyin' & Keep Calm, Paint on such a lovely spring combo ;)

I hope you have a great day
xoxo ivyPINK

Happy Easter

Hello ;) I just to wish you guys a very HAPPY EASTER!
I made a cute card for my grandma & I thought I'd share ;)
This is my MOST favorite Easter stamps I've had it FOREVER its by Penny Black ;)

I'm not sure if you can see it but I sprinkled some glitter on his tail ;)

Also wanted to share my Easter nails ;)
I'm feeling the pastels this spring

I hope you have a lovely Easter Sunday

xoxo
ivyPINK

Oh! P.S. Game of Thrones starts tonight!!! I feel like I've been waiting F O R E V E R for this show to start up I'm so excited heehee ;)

Anyone else as excited as me?

K tootles!

Card a day #11

Happy M O N D A Y !
Today's card is the camera from the Create a Critter cart ;)
I just added some brads & an eyelet to hold the "lanyard" super easy peasy
I was trying to think of what I could use with the "you make me smile" sentiment & the camera was perfect!

Also wanted to share a valentines day mani with you guys ;) I haven't done a mani Monday in forever I just got lazy doing my nails cuz I always ruin them at work ;(

I'm working on tomorrow's card right now! ;) see you guys tomorrow!

xoxo ivyPINK

Mani Monday Holiday Nails

Hi! Long time no post I know ;(
I've been pretty busy as of late & time just zoomed by & blink it was December!

Anyway the holiday bug officially bit me & I wanted to share a holiday mani, I was inspired by ornaments! ;)
I used my favorite red of all time....An Affair in Red Square by OPI and I topped it with Art of Seduction glitter by Color Club. This is one of my favorite combos EVER! ;)

This past Saturday I went to Winterwonderfest @ Navy Pier the Christmas trees were AMAZING!!!!! ;) I wanted to go ice skating but they were cleaning it while we were there & it took forever ;(

                                  After that we went to my favorite cupcake shop Molly's YUM!!!!

Have you tried a Ron Bennington? I could devour 4 so good! Drools!

& I found the most perfect holiday shirt for me.....Elf sized yup!

K happy Monday! Tootles ;)
xoxo ivyPINK

Mani Monday

Hi sorry been MIA!

Sooooo....my mani is this....

I've too lazy/busy to stamp on them

It's one of the OPI Nail Polish Strips in Girly Glam

The Good: I love the print :)

I LOVE that its really glittery

The Bad: I don't think they lasts as long as the incocos or even

the Sally Hansen strips

I dont know if I've just been really rough on my hands

but its only been a week & I already have a couple chips :(

Anyway I hope you guys had a fab weekend!

 

xoxo ivyPINK

 

 

Zoya B1G1 Sale

Hi nail polish freak friends :)

I have a lil enabling for you today!

I sorta stalk the zoya website for sales on the daily

and todays the day LOL

They have a B1G1 promo going on right now

ZOYA is my favorite nail polish brand!

I've been ooober happy with every color I've ever bought fr. them

So if you don't have a Zoya account sign up for one

and follow these steps....

How It Works

Sign in to your account
1. Click My Promotions and Coupons
   on the left hand side of the screen
   under My Account
2. Apply your unique, personalized code
3. Add polishes of choice to your shopping
   cart.
4. Include any additional items you would like
   to purchase.
    
5. Continue
   with the check-out process, Review & Submit your order.
   
   More deets HERE

In case you are wondering

Here's the colors I ordered :)

Kiki

 Rica

Shelby

Song

Tiffany

Happi

Rory

and last but not least

FeiFei

If you've never tried Zoya before

you'll thank me later :)

xoxo ivyPINK

Some Favorite Things

I just wanted to share some of the recent things

that I'm LOVIN' right now with you guys! :)

#1 on the list is this delicious de la Costa Sangria (I'm obsessed w/ sangria)

and usually I buy the "Real Sangria" brand BUT I liked the bottle of this

de la Costa one & it was only $7.99 @ Costco so I thought what the heck?!

& boy am I glad that I bought it! It's so yummy!

I hope they'll always carry this sangria brand!

Oh, & that PINK Moscato is also delicious I just bought it cuz it said "PINK"

I'm such a sucker BUT it really is also delicious :)

Next is another drink....from Taco Bell :)

It's the Cherry Limeade Sparkler

It's like a kiddie cocktail with a twist :)

I'm SO NOT a pop drinker but dang I'm addicted to this!

It's a great thirst quencher for the summer

Oh boy.... don't even get me started this bread its SO yummy

I dreamt about it for over a year since that's when I had it last

from the Madison Farmers market

It's the Hot & Spicy Cheese Bread from Stella's

They bake it right there at the market so you buy it

right when it comes out of the oven

& it's just SO DELICIOUS & totally drool worthy

& most definitely worth it for $8 each!

*wow I just went on their website & it can be mailed! <---TROUBLE lol

 

Next food fave is THIS

Crispy Kale Chips I got my recipe here

BUT next time I'm going to try a garlic infused olive oil

I love garlic flavored things & maybe some garlic salt for some flavor

BUT the original is also really yummy!

 

Fave new treat.....

Switzers candy

It's like twizzlers but with flavor

& I'm hooked on these watermelon ones

I found them @ Crackel Barrel

OK enough about food & drinks geez!

Next new favorite thing is my new

oranized nail plates system! :)

So easy to do, I just used my brothers old baseball card holders

and bought a non slip mat from the dollar store

cut them up to 2 1/4" x 3" and voila!

NOW I can look through my plates faster & easier :)

This is my FAVORITE vintage find of the DAY!

OMG I almost peed in my pants when I spotted it

I'm obsessed with lil luggages & I swear I squeeled a lil

at the store when I found these :)

Pretty much its pristine a lil rust but I can totally look past that

a perfect set of 3 vintage japanese luggage! YES PLEASE!

Don't ask what I'm going to use it for cuz I have no idea heehee

As if that wasn't amazing enough

I found this too gah!!!!

I think the cute luggage fairies we're with me today :)

Last FAVORITE is this pic of my lil munchkin Abbey
she loves EXPLORING outside!

That is all for my list of fave's right now :)

What's your new favorite?

xoxo ivyPINK

Ombré Mani Monday

I know I haven't posted a mani Monday in a while

& that's cuz I've only had "normal" polish on

since I came back from the Philippines

 & I didn't really think it wasn't blog worthy ;)

 BUT, recently I tried my hands on my 1st ombré attempt

& I have to say I LOVE how it looks

BUT I don't like how messy it gets with the sponge ;(

 

Here's pics of the process
-First polish your nails white

*this is so the color will show up*

-Then take a sponge close to the width of the nail your polishing

 & paint the sponge with the colors you want to use

*Try to think of how the colors will blend when you pick your ombré

(I chose my colors based off of my swimsuit

which BTW looks like THIS

& at 1st I used a darker purple & it did not look pretty blended

with the blue so experiment til you get the look you want)

-I applied a thin layer of glitter before stamping my design.

Here's the polishes I used

Color Club White
Ulta Grin & Berry It
Zoya Dannii
China Glaze For Audrey
Dare To Wear Starlight Twinkles

I stamped my design with
Sally Hansen Navy Baby
& used Magnolia plate letter C

That's all for now ;)
Happy Monday!
xoxo ivyPINK

Mani Monday

Holy Glitters batman!
That was my thought when I first applied
the new China Glaze Prismatic :)
I'm sure I'm gonna be cursing when it's time to remove it but for now I'm absolutely in love with how shiny & glittery & blingy my nails are ;)

I also said I'd attempt to do an Effie trinket polish look BUT I didn't really like how it turned out so much on my toes, so I stamped over it with the flowers & I liked it a LOT better & my toes look extra sassy hahaha ;)

Its the start of my 3rd week for the Bikram 30 day challenge I joined that started April 1. I've lost 10 lbs. I cant believe it!....well actually I can....I sweat like massive buckets in that class but what I can't believe is that I survived past the 1st week it's a pretty proud accomplishment & I even got a yelp gym junkie badge out of it which was a badge I never thought I'd acquire hahaha ;)

Busy Monday today!
I hope you guys have a great week ;)
xoxo ivyPINK