Still blogging, just on a temporary vacation

I don't want my readers to think I've stopped this blog so I thought I'd give you a little update. I'm currently in the process of setting up a new blog on my own domain using Wordpress. I'm not happy with the layout options available to me through Blogger so wanted to do something on my own where I have complete creative control. My lovely husband has been helping me (he's a graphic designer/ web developer by profession) and I'm so excited with the results so far!

I've been purchasing some new nail supplies, lots of glitter and striping tape so I can try out some new nail art designs. I'm trying not to purchase anymore polish for the time being as I have so much and I don't use 80% of it.

So please keep checking in, I will be sharing my new site as soon as it's up.

Until I resume posting, here are links to 3 of my favorite nail polish bloggers:

www.scrangie.com - Scrangie posts great swatches of many gorgeous polishes, great if you want to see how a polish looks out of the bottle. This was the first polish blog I discovered.

http://www.thenailasaurus.com/  - The Nailasaurus posts amazing nail art. Stamping and striping are her specialties, I love the uniqueness of her designs.

http://www.polishallthenails.com/ - Polish All The Nails is probably my favorite polish blog of all time. She posts stunning glitter placement manicures that must take her hours and generally just loves glitter. She has given me a lot of inspiration for my manicures and I love seeing how her blog has progressed from when she began.

Purple Power - Nfu Oh 51 and Orly FX Space Cadet Review

Nfu Oh 51 and Orly FX Space Cadet

I fell in love with Nfu Oh nail polish a couple of years ago when one of my favorite nail bloggers, Scrangie, reviewed the polish on her blog. Shade 51 is a gorgeous rich purple 'flakie' polish with flecks that shift from orange to green depending on the light. This polish looks gorgeous on it's own but you need to apply at least 3 coats to get good coverage. I decided to use another of my favorite polishes, Orly FX Space Cadet, a purple duochrome that shifts to gold in the light, and layer the Nfu Oh polish over the top to see if I could make two stunning polishes into one super-polish!

Orly FX Space Cadet without top coat

Orly FX Space Cadet

I took these photos before I layered the Nfu Oh polish on top. As you can see it's stunning on its own. This has to be one of my all time favorite polishes. I love how this polish shifts in the light from a rich plum to a sparkly gold.

Orly FX you are so pretty!

So the magpie in me thought that this would look even more special with some nfu oh gorgeousness over the top..

Nfu Oh layered over Orly Space Cadet

I love how this looks! The Nfu Oh 51 transformed the polish into a rich purple with red, gold and green flecks peeking through the jelly base of the polish.

Nfu Oh Orly FX Hybrid from another angle

I love how it shifts in the light!

So I was extremely pleased with how my Nfu Oh Orly FX hybrid polish turned out! I adore these polishes on their own and love how two stunning polishes work so well together. The only downside, the polish chipped after 2 days. If you'd like to re-create this look for yourself, I purchased Space Cadet at Ulta and Nfu Oh 51 from this lovely polish site, http://www.fabuloustreet.com/.