A Day In The Life Of Dollface....

Bitten By The Lovebug!

2012-01-26T04:03:00.000-08:00

Woohooo time for some Valentine's Day

inspired nail art!!

First up,

Bitten by the Lovebug,

a cute ladybug with a Valentine's twist

Products Used:

PRO Nail Systems Base Coat

Sally Hanson Complete Salon Manicure in - All Fired Up

Color Club in - Yum Gum

Sinful Colors in - Snow Me White

L.A. Colors Art Deco in - Black

Migi Nail Art Pen in - Black

Sally Hansen Insta-dri Top Coat

Check out the full tutorial on my

channel,

youtube.com/dollface22772

Deco Polish Racks

2012-01-23T04:01:00.000-08:00

My ever-growing polish collection is,

well,

ever-growing me out of my house!!

I've been in the market for a while to try and find

some unique wall mounted racks to not only store my polishes

out of the way,

but to also keep them visible,

because, after all

each one has a special place in my heart,

and I want to be able to see them!

That's when I discovered Deco Polish Racks

In passing I made a comment on YouTube about how

much I loved these and were lemming for them,

and the owner, Nicki Brown contacted me

and asked if I wanted one to try out.

Ummm DUH! Hell yes!

These racks differ from the regular ones you see around,

these come in a variety of colors and shapes

to suit any girls fancy.

They are made of a heavy, durable acrylic.

How cute are these?

And I love how they have both 60 bottle racks

and 90 bottles racks, for the over-indulger like myself.

Depending on the brand of polish,

the 60 bottle rack can hold anywhere between 55-65 polishes,

while the 90 bottle rack can hold 85-95 polishes.

SWAAEETT!

I've not mounted mine yet, because

as some of you might know, I'm currently in the

market to buy a new house.

But let me tell you, when I get settled,

I'm going to have SEVERAL Deco Racks hanging

in my workstation/office and I just cannot wait!

If you are looking for some good quality racks

to display your little bottles of love,

then I definitely recommend you checking out
Deco Racks.

Check Out What's New

2012-01-20T09:41:00.000-08:00

Ouch,

has it really been 2 weeks since my last post??

BAD Dolly!! I'm sorry about that.

I've been SOO busy with the re-opening of

Dollish Polish, doctor visits, and drama on YouTube

that blogging got thrown by the waistside.

But I'm back and today I'm going to be sharing

some of the newest collections from Dollish Polish

Inspired by Egypt, Valley Of The Kings is a 6 piece

glitter collection that features:

A Day In Cairo -

Champagne sands and Rose quartz multi-sized glitters, flecked with Red and larger hex Black glitter.

Scarab -

Small & Medium hexagon glitters in shades of Green, Blue, Gold, Black & Chestnut.

Palm Fronds -

A multitude of leafy greens with varying size hexagon and square glitters.

Walk Like An Egyptian -

Rich Chocolate Brown, Bronze and Copper ultra fine glitter with larger Copper hexagon glitters.

Travelin' The Nile -

Holographic Turquoise and Ocean Green hexagon glitter in small and medium sizes.

Bow To The Pharaoh -

Multi-sized holographic Gold glitter, accented with flecks of ultra fine Royal Blue glitter.

Valley Of The Kings Collection

is available in both full size 0.5 0z. (15 ml) set for $48

and mini size 1/8 oz. (5ml) set for $24

Mythical Creatures is a 4 piece set that includes:

Dragons Breath -

A bold burnt Orange/Coral with loads of holographic glitter

Mermaid Scales -

Deep ocean Teal with medium iridescent hexagon glitters

Pixie Dust -

A pearly white duochrome, flashing from Blue to Pink with loads of multi-sized reflective glitters

Pegasus Wings -

Soft Lavender glitter with large holographic glitter

Mythical Creatures Collection

is available in both full size 0.5 0z. (15 ml) set for $32

and mini size 1/8 oz. (5ml) set for $16

To see more details on these collections,as well as the other new collections, including full swatches,
check out Dollish Polish.

In the meantime,

I'm absolutely loving my weekend mani

gotta love animal print!!!

xxx Dolly

Electric Boogaloo

2012-01-04T07:53:00.000-08:00

Happy 201!

I hope everyone had a amazing New Years!

What a better way to start off the new year

than with some nail art!!

This funky abstract design was completely 80's inspired,

hence the name

ITEMS USED:

Vipera Nail Lacquer - 805 High Life
Silver Nail Foil & Foil Glue
L.A. Colors Art Deco Nail Striper - Black
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat

Wanna see the tutorial for this look?

Check it out here:

Sparkly New Year's

2011-12-28T05:28:00.000-08:00

WOW!

Christmas went by so fast, didn't it?

And now New Years is once again upon us.

Another year has gone by in the blink of an eye!!

and what a great year it's been!

So here's hope that 2012 is just as awesome!!

Here's my New Year's look

PRODUCTS USED:

Sinful Colors Base Coat

Y.B. Color Nail Lacquer in - #146 Sheer Pastel Nude

L.A. Colors Art Deco in - Silver

Rhinestones in 1.5 mm and 3mm

Silver Hexagon Glitter .40

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

2011-12-24T10:36:00.000-08:00

Wishing everyone a very happy

and healthy holiday season!

Merry Christmas!

xxx Dolly

Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree

2011-12-21T11:56:00.000-08:00

Inspired by Jane at Nailside and her amazing

tape mani's

I made these really simple but cute Christmas tree's

Items Used:

PRO Nail Base Coat

OPI - Jade Is The New Black

China Glaze - Holly-Day

May 6ix - # 27

Wet n Wild - French White Cream

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure - All Fired Up

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Mellow Yellow

Kleancolor - Sea Ice

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Pacific Blue

Cololr Club - Disco Dress

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Bubblegum Pink

Scallop Scissors

Painters Tape Dotting Tool

For the full tutorial on this look,

please visit my YouTube channel,

www.youtube.com/dollface22772

I'M IN LOVE!

2011-12-09T10:23:00.000-08:00

In love with my latest polish purchase that is!!

I cannot tell you how long I've been lemming after

these polishes, but I can say, it's been a longgggg time!

Ozotic is an Australian polish brand with

some of the most stunning duo-chrome & multi-chrome polishes

I've come across in a while.

They aren't named, but rather they are numbered.

505 is a delicious green based teal multi-chrome that flashes

to a gorgeous teal, blue, violet and purple.

507 is a rich golden olive that flashes to green and blue/green.

This polishis said to be quite similar to

Chanel's Peridot polish,

and while I don't own Peridot to compare if it is a dupe,

from the photos I've seen I can see a strong resemblance.

528 is from the Elytra collection and is a

multi-chromatic glitter polish in a clear

jelly base, flashing blue, teal, violet and purple.

Here is 507 on my nails

Here are swatches of 505 & 528

The formula is superb on these, smooth a butter.

The only negative is their limited availability and their price,

which can vary from anywhere of $14 -$20 per bottle,

depending on where you purchase.

Picture Polish carries the full line of Ozotic polishes,

for $12-$14 each

but they don't ship to the U.S. or Canada

llarowe also carries Ozotic polishes, as well as

several other more difficult to find brands.

Ozotic are $17.50 each

And they ship WORLDWIDE

suem427, from E-bay is a authorized U.S. seller

for Ozotic polishes, for $19 each

The bottom line is, where ever you can get your

hands on these incredible polishes, they are

completely worth your hard earned money.

Every time I look at my nails, I swear I can hear
Carrie Bradshaw clearly in my head saying,
Hello Lover!

YouTube Collaboration

2011-12-05T08:12:00.000-08:00

As much as I love YouTube,

let's face it, there are some negative aspects for

anyone who regularly uploads videos.

"You talk too much"

"You sound so stupid"

"Your sloppy"

"You stole my design!"

"You suck"

" Wow your makeup is bad"

"Your design looks just like "so-in-so's" design, you copied from her!"

...and the list could go on for hours.

So much negativity from people that probably never uploaded

a video in their life.No one takes the time to

appreciate all the time and effort that person has made

to make that video, for no other reason other than

its just something they have a passion for.

Ah, but I digress.

Robin Moses and ProfessionalDQ decided to

embrace the positive, by taking a stand together,

and celebrate the amazing and diverse talent in the

art community on YouTube by doing a massive Holiday collaboration.

Anyone in the YT art community, whether you are a painter,

or do makeup or nail videos, to all join together and support

each other in a positive way by making a

"Let It Snow" themed video, share it on YT, and then

attach it to any other " Let It Snow" collab video.

Such an amazing idea, especially at this time of year,

when we have one too many Grinch's on our hands.

Anyway, here is my design from the

Let It Snow collaboration.

Today, December 5th,

anyone who would like to participate in

this massive collaboration of

friendship and comradery,

just has to create a design, upload a video for it,

and attach it to any other "Let It Snow" collaboration video

or simply show your support to

Robin, ProfessionalDQ, myself, and the countless others

in this amazing collab, by watching the videos, giving a

"thumbs up" and a positive comment

Happy Holidays!

Weekend Mani

2011-11-25T07:36:00.000-08:00

This is my Thanksgiving, into Black Friday, into weekend mani,

because let's face it,

with the crazy shopping deals so many stores have out there this weekend,

there is no time for switching mani's!

It's a good thing I really like this color combination,

since I'm going to be staring at it for a few days :D

Beauty UK in # 76 Jade

with

L.A.Girls Glitter Addict in Flash layered on top

2011-11-24T07:22:00.000-08:00

From my family to yours,

wishing everyone a very Happy & Healthy Thanksgiving!

xoxoxo ~ Dolly

Pokemon Nails!

2011-11-23T04:09:00.000-08:00

I can't tell you how many times I've been asked

to do a tutorial for Pokemon nails....

even from my daughter who is a

complete Pokemon fanatic.

so, here ya go, simple. but extremely cute if I do say so myself,

and I'm not even a fan lol

PRODUCTS USED:

PRO Nail Systems Base Coat

Wet n Wild, Wild Shine in - French White Creme

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in - Mellow Yellow

Milani in - Feisty Flames

Sally Hansen Extreme Wear in - Bubblegume Pink

Wet n Wild, Wild Shine in - Black Creme

L.A.Colors Art Deco Nail Striper in - Black

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat

For the full tutorial on this look,

please visit my YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/dollface22772

Glittery Peacock

2011-11-17T05:32:00.000-08:00

Here's a design from all things,

a Christmas ornament.

I found these peacock ornaments in Walmart

the other week and I absolutely fell in love with them!!

The moment I grabbed them, I just knew I had to

make it into a nail design

PRODUCTS USED:

Pro Nail Systems Base Coat

Sally Hansen Extreme Wear in - Going Green

L.A.Girls Glitter Addict in - Purge

Model's Own in - Purple Haze

Milani in - Blue Lightening

So Easy Stripe Rite in - Metallic Gold

Blue Teardrop Rhinestones

On a side note,

as time goes by,

I am having more and more difficulty

struggling to make a decent design

with my carpal tunnel syndrome.

I refuse to give up my love for nail art.

Surgery is not an option for me at this time.

I already have braces, but they only do so much.

If anyone else is struggling with

similar issues and you have an ointment or technique that

works for you, please share it with me as I'm

becoming increasingly frustrated with my mangled hands!

For the full tutorial on this look,

please visit my YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/dollface22772

Kleancolor - Chunky Black Holo

2011-11-14T04:19:00.000-08:00

A Grey tinted jelly with multi-sized hex holo glitters

that reflect from

Red - Orange - Yellow - Green

A single layer over a basic black cream

and you've got magic on your nails!

My only gripe about this polish is that

for whatever reason, Kleancolor's

jelly's take AGES to dry.

The trick is to use extremely thin coats and

wait at least 30 minutes between coats.

I know, ridiculous, right?

For some shades I wouldn't bother, but this one

it's worth the slow process.

YUMMY!

Breaking Dawn, Book Inspired

2011-11-10T08:29:00.000-08:00

YAY!!

I finally managed to squeeze in both looks,

with just one week to spare.

1 WEEK!!!

EEEEKKK, I'm SOOO excited!

As if you couldn't tell LOL

So here is my book version of Breaking Dawn

PRODUCTS USED:

PRO Nail Systems Base Coat

OPI in Samoan Sands

Wet n Wild in Black Creme

Wet n Wild in French White Creme

L.A. Colors Art Deco in Black

Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint in White

Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint in Black

Delta Ceramcoat in Fire Red

Craftsmart in Grey

Royal Crown brush - RG 250

Sally Hansen Insta-Dry Top Coat

To see the full tutorial on this look,

please visit my YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/dollface22772

ma.nish.ma. polishes

2011-11-08T12:37:00.000-08:00

So I was in Rite aid the other day

picking up the basic necessities,

when I couldn't help myself but to wander over to

the polish section to see if any new goodies were there.

I discovered this little of ma.nish.ma polishes from Hedy's.

I was somewhat familiar with Hedy's, having done

previous posts about some of their nail art stickers,

here. and also their Oke Doke polishes, here.

But never had seen these ma.nish.ma. polishes,

so naturally my curiosity got the best of me.

There are just 3 shades available

All 3 are duochromes with fine shimmery glitter.

Beyond Opal flashing from Green to Orange

Way Out Fuscia flashing from Hot Pink to Blurple

Blaster from Purple to Blue

The formula is very nice, but they are certainly

nothing to write home about.

They are extremely sheer,

these swatches are with 4 coats and still

they could have used another coat or 2.

So, realizing that they would be much better suited as

a top coat, I layered all 3 over black.

WOW!

Now we're talking!

The colors come to life with just a single coat over black,

bringing out both the duochrome & the fine glitter/shimmer.

DELISH!

While the shades aren't terribly unique,

with lots of dupes

Beyond Opal is an EXACT dupe for Jessie's Gurl - Fire Fly

Still, they are quite lovely.

If you happen to see them, I'd say have a 2nd look.

Each bottle is .22 oz. and retails for $3.99 each

Breaking Dawn - Movie Poster Inspired

2011-11-02T06:58:00.000-07:00

Following tradition, with every Twilight Saga movie release

I do nails inspired by both the movie & the book.

Today's look is inspired by the

Breaking Dawn movie poster with it's

early sunrise skyline with silhouetted evergreen trees

Sorry about the rough hands an cuticles, my hands took a
serious beating with all the Halloween costumes & makeup!

PRODUCTS USED:

Pro Nail Systems Top Coat
Brucci in - Johnny's Girl
Sinful Colors in - Starfish
Jordana in - Silky Purple
Essie in - Splash of Grenadine
Model's Own in - Pure Purple
Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in - First Kiss
Wet n Wild, Wild Shine in - Creme Black
L.A. Colors Art Deco in - Black
Sally Hansen Insta-dri top coat

To see how I achieved this look,
please visit my YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/dollface22772

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

2011-10-31T03:17:00.001-07:00

I've been so incredibly busy as of late,

I do apologize for my lack of posting.

I have a list of things I want to post and hopefully

I will get to them ASAP!

But, in the meantime,

I just wanted to wish everyone

a safe and ghoulish

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Weekend Mani - Halloween Skittles

2011-10-22T06:27:00.000-07:00

Here's my mani for the weekend

a simple Halloween skittles look

Pinky finger:

Sinful Colors "Call you Later"

layered on top of

Wet n Wild "Black Creme"

Ring finger:

L.A.Girls Glitter Addict "Flamboyant"

layered on top of

Soo Nails " #s182"

Middle finger:

Model's Own "Purple Haze"

layered on top of

Pure Ice "Wild Thing"

Index finger:

L.A.Girls Glitter Addict " Uninhibited"

layered on top of

Sally Hansen Extreme Wear "Sun Kissed"

Thumb:

L.A.Girls Glitter Addict "Uninhibited"

layered on top of

Wet n Wild "French White Creme"

Breast Cancer Awareness - Think Pink

2011-10-19T04:53:00.000-07:00

Last year I was so caught up in Halloween designs

that I never managed to create a design for

Breast Cancer Awareness month.

This year I made a point to slow down,

so I could create a pink design.

PRODUCTS USED:

PRO Nail Systems Base Coat

Kleancolor - Pastel Pink

GOSH - Flamingo

Model's Own - Lili's Pink

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Bubblegum Pink

Kiss Na il Art - Beach Pink

L.A.Colors Art Deco - White

2mm Clear Rhinestones

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat

Don't forget to support the fight and wear Pink this October!

Army/Olive Green Comparision

2011-10-17T09:16:00.000-07:00

As I was putting away my China Glaze Westside Warrior,

that I purchased in my last haul.....

I realized that I must really love this color

because holy smokes I have alot of bottles of this shade.

So, this happens to be one of my favorites for

Autumn, I decided to break them all out

and do a little comparing.

Starting from Top left:

Wet n Wild Fast dry polish in Jungle Fever
This shade is from this Halloween's limited edition collection,
Prowl.
It is a beautiful shimmer that applies perfectly in a single coat.

Zoya in Shawn
From the Wonderful collection,
this has really got to be one of my all time favorite
Zoya polishes, it is a classic military green cream.
As will most Zoya's it applies like a dream.

Brucci in Black Emerald
This is a very interesting duochrome.
and though the name says Emerald,
it definitely fits more into the Olive/Army Green
range, with it flashing from a deep chestnut Brown
to a deep Green.
If you are one who likes unique colors in your
collection, I defintely recommend adding this one
to your list.

Collection 2000 Hot Looks in Catwalk
This brand, if you aren't familiar is UK based
and I received it in a swap from my friend,
Karolina.
This Olive shade is a shimmer, with the tiniest
reflects of Gold & forest Green.
Really eye catching in the sun.

Kleancolor in Fashionista
This cream is Army Green in it's purest form.
When I think military, this is the exact shade that comes to mind.
This is very opaque, applying in a single coat

Eyeko in Military Polish
This jelly based Army Green is on the dark side,
and gives a real nice finish with 3 coats.

China Glaze in Westside Warrior
From this season's Metro Collection,
is a brown-based army Green cream
Applies in opaque in 1-2 coats.

Kleancolor in Military Green
Another cream, this is also very opaque.
This shade borders between Army Green & forest Green.

Sinful Colors in Show Me The Way
This is a jelly-based shimmer that can be used
as a top coat or buildable to a full cover.
This shade is similar to China Glaze's Zombie Zest

BYS in Fern
An Australian based polish brand,
I was fortunate enough to grab a bunch in a swap.
The formula is really smooth.
At first glance it looks like a cream, but when applied
it has a slight silver shimmer to it.
Interesting and unique, I find it difficult to actually describe!

Confetti in My Favorite Martian
This shade, while still falling into the Olive range,
has the most true green in it of all the other shades,
but the consistency and finish is almost identical to
Sinful Colors Show Me The Way.
Another jelly, this boasts a slightly more intense shimmer.

Here's some swatches
(pics are expandable)

And there you have it.
A pretty good run down of brands and shade ranges,
so if you are interested in adding this color to
your collection, as you can see you have a
pretty wide selection to choose from!

ZOMBIE KITTY!

2011-10-13T05:30:00.000-07:00

Who doesn't love Hello Kitty?

Not me, that's for sure!! So when I was thinking up

some new Halloween looks, there just was no way

I couldn't do Zombie Hello Kitty nails!

PRODUCTS USED:

PRO Nail Systems Base Coat

Pure Ice - Oh Baby!

Wet n Wild - French White Creme

Color Club - What A Shock!

Kleancolor - Red Heart

Kleancolor - Boogie Nights

Sinful Colors - Pull Over

L.A.Colors Art Deco - Black

Sponge & Dotting Tool

3D Purple bow & Skull Fimo slice

Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri Top Coat

To see the full tutorial on this look,

please visit my YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/dollface22772

OPI - DS Glamour

2011-10-10T05:38:00.000-07:00

Though I'm not a huge lover of Blue,

this polish is one of my all time coveted polishes.

From OPI's Designer series, this highly sought after shade

is a vivid Royal Blue prismatic polish.

While it's no secret that OPI is not even close to being

on of my personal top

brands, the formula on this gem is TOP NOTCH,

needing just a single coat for this superb brilliance.

Pure holo goodness.

Dexter/Blood Spatter Nails

2011-10-05T05:14:00.000-07:00

YAY!!

Finally, my favorite time of year has arrived!!!

HALLOWEEN!

Combine that with the return of Season 6 of Dexter,

and what do you get?

My first nail design of the season!

Blood Spatter nails!!

PRODUCTS USED:

PRO Nail Systems Base Coat

Wet n Wild in - French White Creme

Sally Hansen's Complete Salon Manicure in - All Fired Up

Scotch Tape

Drinking Straw

One episode in, and I already know it's going to be an

amazing season!!

Are you are Dexter fan?

What do you think of the premiere episode?

We All Scream For Ice Cream!

2011-09-28T05:31:00.000-07:00

Another design that I've had on the back burner for ages

that I finally managed to have time for!!

These are SO fun!!

PRODUCTS USED:

PRO Systems Base Coat

Kleancolor in - Cafe Au' Lait

Art Club Nail Striper in - Mochalotta

Scribbles 3D Paint in -

Mint Green

Hot Chocolate

White

Pink surprise

Strawberry Fimo slices

Red Pearls 3mm

Multi-colored Bullion Beads

Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri Top Coat

China Glaze Matte Magic

For the full tutorial on this look,

please visit my YouTube channel