Essie's I'm Addicted & Avon's Plum Illusion + Life Update

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Y'all this week has been a crazy one! First my nails then if you're still around I'll tell you all about it. 

Today I wanted to give Essie's I'm Addicted another try cause it is such a gorgeous color. I'm going to call this a neon sky blue! I decided to pair it with Avon's crackle polish called Plum Illusion for two reasons; one get two unworns out of the way at one time and secondly because of a mani I seen over on Lizzy's blog!

I used two coats of I'm Addicted and I feel that gave me pretty good coverage. Clean up was easy too and did not seem to stain my fingers and they dry time on this was pretty good too, around five minutes. On thing I didn't really like about it was the application was a little streaky and I had some dragging of the polish issues. The second coat did even out the streaky from the first coat

Next I tried re-creating the mani I mentioned above using striping tape. I think it came out quite nice and I think it is such a unique way to use crackle polish!

Okay if you stuck around that must mean you are interested in hearing about my week, yay :)

On Tuesday afternoon I got a phone call about the job I applied to and it turned out that I got the job. I was really excited about it, but also really nervous. On Tuesday evening I stepped out on our back porch to talk with my Father in Law and when I went to go back inside my foot snagged a little piece of wood that was sticking up and I got a good sized splinter stuck in my foot so deep that it required a trip to the ER, a shot to numb my foot and a tetanus shot!! Wednesday I went to my job and pretty much hated every minute of it. The guys I had to work with were super nice, but it was so hot and dusty in there, by the end of the day my clothes felt like I had got caught in a rain shower, there was so much dust stuck to my sweaty face it felt like sandpaper, I was smothering from all the dust and physically ill from the heat. I came home in tears called the next day and told them I would not be back. Now before you judge me, I don't mind getting out and working or getting dirty while doing it, but if it's gonna make me physically ill I just don't think it is worth it. So now I am back on the hunt for something else in a better environment. Preferably retail cause I'm good at that.

I hope you all had a great week and hope you have an even better weekend :)

I'm going to spend my weekend (hopefully) getting some blog post together for next week!

Mish Mash Challenge Week 9: Blue

I can not believe that we are already on week 9 of the Mish Mash Challenge and that September is almost over! This weeks Mish Mash Challenge theme was Blue and I had all kinds of ideas in my head with little time to execute them, so I went with something pretty simple. I used Maybelline Color Show metallic polish in Navy Narcissist, which is a beautiful royal blue color. Topped that off with Sally Hansen Crackle in Wave Break, which is a beautiful shade of blue with sparkle. Certain ways you turn it, it has a magenta color duo chrome aspect to it. It was some kind of strong crackle, not only did it crackle, but it cracked my base color too! Never had that happen with a crackle polish before, have you?

Be sure to stop by and check out what the ladies did for Blue!

Haul: Sally's Beauty

When I am near a Sally's and have a little extra cash on me I always try to get extra nail wheels, my nearest Sally's is about one hour away. Well I went in earlier this week to pick some up, but they were out of stock. However, I did find a great deal on three bottles of nail polish!

I found two bottles of China Glaze Crackle, one in the shade Haute Metal and the other one is Cracked Medallion. Haute Metal was on clearance for $1.50 and Cracked Medallion was on clearance for $.99! I also found a bottle of Color Club polish in the shade Glitter Wonderland, it was also on clearance for $1.99! So even though they didn't have nail wheels I was so glad that I went in and was able to find these deals.

Have you found any good deals at Sally's lately?

China Glaze Crackle Nail Polish

I am LOVING my China Glaze Crackle polish! I think that it is one of the coolest beauty products that I have ever found. I really like this polish because it gives your nails such a unique look. All of your nails will have a different look, no 2 alike.You can buy this polish from Sally's Beauty Supply. This polish comes in 6 colors: Crushed Candy (blue/teal), Cracked Concrete (gray), Lightening Bolt (white), Black Mesh (black), Broken Hearted (hot pink/magenta), Fault Line (purple). The cost of these polishes is $5.99 each.

The two most important things to remember when using this product is to work fast and use thin layers. Thick layers of the polish do not seem to 'crackle' well. Also if you try to paint over the crackle polish it will not 'crackle' again. Also make sure that the crackle polish is completely dry before you apply your top coat.

Here is a picture of the polish:

Here are a few swatches using the crackle polish! Left to Right: On the first nail I used a few different colors to achieve a rainbow effect. Next I used a blue color from L.A Colors. I also used white and Celeb City from Sally Hansen.

If you would like to know any additional information about this product feel free to leave a comment below or email me at: SmallBudgetBeauty @gmail.com