March Nail Polish Picks

Hey guys! This is usually something that I do on my youtube channel (If you aren't subscribed there you should be. www.youtube.com/Jwhackers) but I decided, in an attempt to use my blog more, that I would bring this series over here! I am going to be sharing with you all of the nail polishes I wore this last month! These photos were all taken from my instagram, so if you are interested in seeing my manicures in real time, you should follow me over there (Jwhackers).

March was a pretty rough month on my hands. The winter was so long here (and still sticking around, apparently, as it's currently snowing -Argh!) and it really did a number on my hands. They have been so dry, and my cuticles and nails have been really damaged. Plus, I suffered a pretty bad break near the beginning of the month, so I didn't wear quite as much nail polish as I usually would. But I did manage to get a few manicures in that I really enjoyed, so let's go ahead and get into them,

Julep Lynn and Julep Natalia

Julep Marcy 

Sally Hansen Hard as nail Xtreme wear Ivy League
with Butter London Swinger on top

Probelle Into the blue with Sinful Colors
Petal Be the Day on top

Julep Lulu with Funky Fingers Teen Spirit on Top 

My favorite Yellow Nail Polishes

sally hansen hard as nails xtreme wear in mellow yellow
2 coats (needs 3 to get opaque)

Wet n Wild Megalast in lemon drop 2 coats over white

Julep Leila 2 coats (needs 3 to be opaque)

Lime Crime Crema De Limon 2 coats

For more about these polishes check out my video!

Happy Independence Day!

If you are one of my American readers, happy Independence Day! If not, happy Friday! I thought I would share my patriotic manicure with you today!

The red nails are Sinful Colors Sugar Sugar with Julep's America the Beautiful on top. The Blue Nails are Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in Blue It with New York Color Disco Inferno Top Coat. The white nail is Julep Brigitte with accents of Sugar Sugar, Blue It, Sally Hansen Celeb City and a bit of Disco Inferno right in the middle. I love the way these turned out!

My favorite Orange Nail Polishes

I already shared with you my favorite Red nail polishes so next up I am moving on to my favorite oranges! Here they are in no particular order. 

1. China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy- this one is really more of a coral shade. It's got a lot of pink it in, but I figured I would share it with the oranges, since I am bound to have a ton of pinks to share with you when I get around to that post. Flip Flop Fantasy is the epitome of summer. It's a great neon coral that dries super fast (as most neons do) It dries matte, so if you want that super shiny finish you'll need a top coat. But, I love this polish! It makes my skin look super sad in contrast to the bright pop of neon coral fun! It's perfect for the toes in the summer. Guess that's why they named it flip flop fantasy! 

2. Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in Sun Kissed- This is a great basic cream polish. It's a great crayola crayon orange that applies like a dream. Not much else to say about it! 

3. Wet n Wild Megalast in Club Havana- This one is a near exact dupe for the one above, so if you like the color but you love the formula and the brush on the megalast polishes as much as I do, go for this one. This is opaque in two coats, dries relatively quickly and is just a great orange! 

4. Elf Party Peach- This is another great, super affordable bright orange polish. This one has gold shimmer running through it which adds a little something extra. It's super opaque as well. Just one coat is all you need! 

5. Maybelline Color Show Classic Camel- This is one of the polishes from the vintage leather collection. I was not much of a fan of the line of polishes, but for some reason I really like classic camel. It's a sort of rust brown-y orange, so it's completely different than any of the other oranges I am sharing with you today. Very fall appropriate. These polishes dry to a matte type finish, but this one is beautiful with a top coat to make it shiny. I just find it so unique that I had to include it. 

no top coat

with a top coat

6. Wet n Wild Fast Dry 9.0.2.1.orange- honestly, I think what I like the most about this polish is the name. So fun and I love that show! But I also adore the polish. The fast dry polishes are pretty watery, so be careful not to flood your cuticles! But they dry quickly and this one is a gorgeous sheer jelly orange base with a TON of gold shimmer running through it. It's a beautiful unique polish that can be worn on it's own in 3-4 coats, but I love it most when used as a topped for other orange polishes! 

7. Julep Kyla- I hate the formula on this polish. It's super goopy. BUT, it's stunningly beautiful. It's a sheer orange base with iridescent orange and pink glitters. This is beautiful on top of any other orange polish. It's not the type of polish you can wear on its own, but it's so pretty. 

top two nails are julep kyla on top of Elf party peach
bottom two are wet n wild 9021orange on top of Elf party peach

8. Julep Mariska- This is another goopy formula from Julep. I swear, their formula is really hit or miss. But Mariska is this gorgeous neon sort of orange that is just something else. It dries matte, so you do need a top coat if you want that shiny finish. But, if you're in the market for a neon orange and you can stand the formula on this one I highly recommend it! 

So that's it, those are the favorite oranges from my collection! I hope you enjoyed this and found it helpful. Be sure to stay tuned for the next post in this series where I will share with you my favorite yellow polishes! Take care 

Advent Calendar Nail Challenge Day 15: Something Cozy

I was stumped for quite a while on what to do for the theme something cozy. So I went ahead and typed "Something Cozy" into google images and the first thing that popped up was a picture of a ball of yarn. That inspired me! I couldn't actually paint a ball of yarn onto my nails, because as you've seen, my nail art skills are abysmal. So I went another route.

I opted to go with the Sally Hansen Fuzzy Coat polish in "All yarned up" for two reasons. One, because yarn is cozy. And two becuase fuzzy coats are cozy too. Yes, it's corny. It's ok you can laugh. Regardless,  I like how this mani turned out. For undies I used The Ulta Salon Formula Nail Lacquer in "Set the Nude" Then I applied two coats of "All Yarned Up" and to finish the look I applied the Elf matte top coat for a nice change to my usual ultra shiny manicures. What do you think?

Advent Calendar Nail Art Challenge Day 12: Family

Two manicures in one day? That's how you play catch up on a nail art challenge! Today's theme is family, and I racked my brain trying to figure out a cute design to go with that theme, and I was stumped. So, I decided to include my family in the nail art process today. I let my two sons each pick out a nail polish to use in my manicure. They actually made it quite easy on me, as the polishes they picked matched well, and one of them was a glitter top coat so I didn't even need to do any real art!

My oldest son chose the base color. It's Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Polish in the color Golden Conduct. I am honestly not crazy about the whole magnetic nail trend but I do have multiple magnetic polishes and I generally just use them as regular nail polish like I did here. My youngest son chose the Elf mini polish in Gold Star which is just a chunky gold glitter in a clear base, so I slapped that on top of Golden Conduct and called it a day. I actually quite like this combination! Don't you?

Advent Calendar Nail Challenge: Days 7 and 8

I was so busy yesterday that I didn't find a free moment to photograph my nails and write up the blog post. I did find time to create the mani though. It's laughable, but I thought I would share it anyway. The theme yesterday was Ornaments, and so I attempted to free hand an ornament on each nail. It looks like my 5 year old did my nails, but hey, at least I tried!

I used my usual black and white. Wet n Wild Wild Shine "Black Creme" and "French White Creme" For the red, I used China Glaze "Poinsettia". The Green is China Glaze "Holly-Day" The Gold ornament is done in China Glaze "Gold Fusion". The Silver Ornament is Milani "Tricky Treat" and the Blue ornament in the Sally Hansen complete Salon Manicure in "Nightwatch"

Day 8's theme for the challenge is Starry Night"

For this design I used the Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure polish in "Nightwatch" as the base. It's a bit darker than it shows in the photos. Then, as accent nails I painted the Step 3 polish from the Kiss Gradation Set in Film Noir. It's a pretty holographic glitter polish that I think gives the look of a night sky spattered in stars. Then, I used the  Konad image plate number m3 and stamped the star design using wet n wild wild shine "french white creme" on the remaining nails. I love the overall look.

So there ya have my designs for days 7 and 8. Be sure to check back tomorrow when I attempt a design for day 9, when the theme will be pine!

Advent Calendar Nail Challenge Day 5: Blue!

Today's theme for the Advent Calendar Nail Challenge was blue! I couldn't decide which blue I wanted to use, so I decided to use a few of my favorites and create a sort of mix and match mani! I really love the finished result!

On my pinkie finger I simply did two coats of the Wet n Wild Fergie nail polish in the color "Havasu Blue". For my ringer finger, I did three coats of Sinful Colors "Cinderella" and on top of that I did two coats of the China Glaze glitter polish in "Bells Will be Blinging" My middle finger is Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in "Blue It" with Wet n Wild Wild Shine polish in "French White Creme" dotted on top. My index finger is the same "French white Creme" with all three of the previous blues I mentioned done in the saran wrap method on top. And my thumb is once again "French White Creme" with a design from the Bundle Monster BM02 plate stamped on using the Fergie Polish in "Havasu Blue" again. I love the way the different blues compliment one another and adding the same blues in the different designs help tie each nail together to make it look cohesive and cute! I really love this mani and I am going to be sad to take it off tomorrow, when I do day 6 of the challenge!

Thanks for stopping by my blog! Be sure to follow me so you won't miss a single day of the Advent Calendar Nail challenge plus lots more!

November Mani Instagram Photos!

I have been neglecting my poor blog lately. I just haven't had much time to write up blog posts! My most popular blog posts are usually my nail of the day or mani monday posts, so I thought to get back into blogging I'd show you some of the manis I wore in the month of November! I took all these photos from my instagram page. If you aren't following me on instagram you should definitely do so! I always post my current mani photos there as well as mini hauls, cute photos of my kids and pets and hubby, selfies, food and so much more. It's like a mini peek into my life! So fun! You can find me on instagram under the name Jwhackers!

Anyway, on to the manicures! I rocked a lot of jewel tones and especially blues this month so far!

Jelly Sanwich using Zoya's Katherine and Julep's Clio

Wet n Wild Fast Dry in Buffy the Violet Slayer with
Wet n Wild Megalast in Sparkle and Grey accent nails

Wet n Wild Fast Dry in Saved by the Blue with the Sally Hansen
Fuzzy Coat polish in Tight knit on top

Butter London's Swinger

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Nightwatch with
New York Color Big City Dazzle on top

Zoya Neve

Julep Reiko

So there ya have it! A random collection of my mani photos! It's not all the manis I wore in November, though! If you want to catch them all be sure to head over to instagram and follow me! Leave me a comment and let me know your instagram username and I will follow you back! Have a great day everyone!

Fall 2013 Nail Polish Picks

I feel like I just shared with you my summer picks (technically I did, I was wayyy late to that party) and here it is time to share with you all my fall polish picks. These are the polishes from my nail polish collection that I am most excited about wearing this fall. These are some pretty classic fall shades. I love dark, vampy shades in the fall as well as those sort of ugly pretty cement colors, and some darker glitters. So without furthur ado, let's get into it! You can check out my video if you want to hear more about these polishes!



OPI "Color so Hot it Berns"- This is a gorgeous true red that makes it one of those classic reds that are fantastic all year round, but I find myself wearing reds MUCH more often in the fall, of course into the winter/holiday season! "Color so Hot it Berns" is a polish that I currently only own in a mini size, but would love to have it in the full size at some point. The formula is good, the color is gorgeous! The only not so great thing is the price point. I really never like shelling out more than 5 bucks for a polish, and OPI's full size polishes run around 9 dollars. But this one is so pretty, it might just be worth the investment!

(swatch coming soon!)

Revlon Top Speed "Stormy"- This is one of those ugly pretty colors I was referring to. It's a gorgeous sort of  mushroom taupe-y color. Sort of the color of wet cement. I just love this sort of color in the fall. I feel like it's a great darker neutral! The formula on this polish is great! It applies easily, with no problems, is opaque in two coats and dries at top speed!

Sinful Colors Sinfulshine "Steel Reserve" This is a great dark steel gray polish that looks amazing on my skin tone! The sinfulshine polishes are amazing because they dry to a super shiny finish that just looks flawless! You don't even need a top coat! Of course, I always add one to keep my polish lasting a little longer, but you could totally skip that step. These polishes are super affordable, and available exclusively at walgreens, if I am not mistaken. They cost just $2.99!

Revlon "Scandalous"- This is one of my all time favorite polishes! It's a sheer black jelly base with large pieces of fuchsia glitter! This one was originally released under the name "Facets of Fuchsia" and it's just stunning. The base is a bit sheer, so I layer this one on top of a black polish for best results! The glitter in this one keeps it lasting AGES! It's a pain to get off the nail, but I don't mind because once I get it on I am never in a hurry to take it off!

(swatch coming soon)


Ulta "Material Girl" This is one of the newer polishes to my collection. I picked it up in a haul with about 7 other Ulta polishes back when they were on sale for just 2 bucks a piece. I am so glad I did because this is stunning. It's sort of a wine/berry shade with a TON of small holographic glitter in it that is just so pretty! I can't even tell you how much I adore this polish!

(swatch coming soon)

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear "Blue It" This is another super affordable polish that you NEED in you collection if you don't have it already. It's a darker blue, but it is also a bit bright, and it has sort of a metallic finish. Ok, yeah, I am terrible at describing colors, but I think the swatch speaks for itself. It's stunning, and a great fall polish on days when you want something less vampy, but still not too bright. This one is opaque in just one coat! Can't beat that!

(swatch coming soon)

E.L.F. "Copper" This is my favorite Elf polish. I love copper and bronze shades especially in the fall. It's that color of leaves turning color and it's a great polish for my skin tone. Elf's copper is a great formula and a great finish and the color is just right, in my opinion. I don't have anything else to say about it. I will just let the swatches speak for themselves!

China Glaze "Harvest Moon" is similar in color to Elf's Copper, but different enough that I felt it necessary to include this one as well, because it is so pretty! It's got tons of shimmer in it which makes it so beautiful. It's also a bit more bronze-y rather than copper. China Glaze makes some really amazing polishes, and I highly recommend you check them out if you haven't already. Especially this shade! It just screams FALL to me!


Rimmel London 60 Seconds "Sage all the Rage" I just did a nail of the day post on this polish. It's so pretty. I love a light, sage green, and this polish did not disappoint. I picked it up for just a dollar fifty, which is an amazing price. This polish dries super fast, and the color is just so pretty. I'd consider it a nice neutral for the fall time, because even though it's green, it's a pretty neutral shade of green and I feel like it would go with anything!

E.L.F."Chocolate" Beware of this polish because it will stain your nails if you are not careful and apply the proper base coat. But I think it's worth the risk because this beautiful, chocolate brown color is perfect for fall. It's a great alternative to black, in my opinion. Brown matches with everything, so it's a great neutral, but this deep chocolate shade isn't boring. I think it's so pretty. It dries to a nice shine, but I love adding a matte top coat to it because the color handles that finish so well.

Elf's chocolate topped with a matte top coat

OPI "Lincoln Park After Dark" This is such a cult classic color and is always included in people's fall polish picks, so I almost left it out, but I can't. It's the newest polish in my collection and I just love it. It's a so dark it's almost black purple that is just gorgeous. Purple is my favorite color, so of course, I would love this, and the dark dark nature of this makes this the perfect vampy autumn color! I haven't even worn this one yet and I already know it's going to be one of my all time fave polishes. OPI's formula is notoriously good and this color is just so "me"

(swatch coming soon)

Sinful Colors "Calypso" This might be my favorite out of all the polishes I have "picked" for fall. Seriously, if you only get one polish from this list, make it be Calypso! This color is a gorgeous, deep green that looks almost black in some lighting. It's so pretty. The formula on this polish is amazing. It is completely opaque in one coat, and this polish did not chip on me for 5 days! Not bad at all considering this polish will run you just $1.99! And I was lucky and caught it when it was on sale at walgreens for just 99 cents! Score!

Summer Must Haves: Nail Polish Picks

Hey guys! I know it's super late in the season, but I decided to go ahead and share with you my summer nail polish picks. I chose 10 polishes that I love using in the summertime. I am not going to go into a big long intro. Let's just get on with the polish picks!  I will post photos of the polishes on my nails where possible, and otherwise, I'll do a picture of a swatch from my swatch wheel!

1. Julep Eileen- a simple white polish is fantastic in the summer. I love the look of stark white nails. I have a few white polishes, but my current fave is Jule's Eileen. It applies smoothly, if a little thick and is opaque in just one coat!

Julep's Eileen with a silver glitter top coat

2. Sinful Colors 24/7- This is a nice bright neon pink. It's super affordable. Sinful colors polishes are just 2 dollars at your local drugstore. And this is the PERFECT neon polish for summer. It dries to a matte finish, as most neons do, so if you want a shiny finish you have to add a top coat. This polish is opaque in 2-3 coats and makes you look super tan- a summer must!

sinful colors 24/7

3. China Glaze Monte Carlo- This is one of the latest polishes in my collection and I am absolutely obsessed with it. It's a bright blue toned pink that leans almost purple. I wish I had gotten this earlier in the summer because I feel like this would be all I put on my toes all season! This polish applies like a dream. I had no issues at all, other than the fact that it takes three coats to be opaque. But it dries quickly, so that's really no issue at all!

China Glaze Monte Carlo on my middle, ring and pinkie fingers

4. China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy-Here's another neon that I love in the summer. This is one of the most unique neon nail polishes on the market today, in my opinion. It's a coral neon! This is another one that makes me look super tan, which of course, makes me happy in the summer. This one requires a top coat, but it's stunning, and I love it!

China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy with a glitter top coat

5. Wet n Wild Megalast Club Havana- It wouldn't be a summer polish picks post without an orange polish. Orange is one of those colors that I think people tend to shy away from because its not as easy to pull off as pink or red. But orange is a color that I definitely embrace in the summer. Club havana is a bit muted compares to some brighter oranges in my collection, which makes it easier to pull of, and it goes well with my skin tone! The megalast formula of polishes is great! Most of them cover in one coat, and the brush is thick and flat and makes it super easy for application!

Wet n Wild Megalast Club Havana

6. Wet n Wild Megalast Heatwave- This is the perfect summer red. It's sort of a poppy red with some orange undertones. I love it! It's a gorgeous cream polish and has the same awesome brush and formula of all the other megalast polishes. This one might be my favorite megalast polish that I own, and I own quite a few!!

Wet n Wild Megalast Heatwave

7. Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mint Sorbet- You might think that mint is much more of a spring color than a summer color. I disagree. I think it's one of those nail polish shades that works all year round. The sally hansen Xtreme Wear formula is awesome, and they are super affordable, at about $2.50 a bottle. This is the perfect mint shade. It applies opaque in one coat, and it's absolutely gorgeous!

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mint Sorbet with a glitter accent nail

8. Sinful Colors Endless Blue- This is the perfect summer blue in my opinion. It's a bright rich royal blue, and it's stunning. It applies really nicely and is opaque in 2 coats. It's so bright and shiny and you almost don't even need a top coat. I think the name, Endless Blue, is perfect for this polish. Don't you agree?

9. Revlon Gold Coin- I feel like I include this polish in my polish picks every season, and that's because it's such a versatile polish! I love metallics all year round and this gold metallic shade is perfect for summertime! Gold coin is one of my all time fave polishes. I can't say enough good things about it. It's affordable, opaque in one coat and it's just beautiful. I wear it quite often as an accent nail with a brighter color. I love that look, and I love this polish! I highly recommend it!

Revlon Gold Coin as an accent nail

10. Revlon Girly- The last polish is one that isn't my typical summer pick, but I just love it. It's a ton of glitter in pink, purple and blue in a light pinky-purple base that is just gorgeous. I don't know if it's because I just got this one not too long ago or what but I have been wearing it a ton this summer and I love it! The base f this polish isn't opaque, so this is best layered on top of another polish. But it's gorgeous, and my final polish pick for summer.

Revlon girly on top of Sally hansen xtreme wear Lacey Lilac

So that's it for my summer polish picks! I hope you enjoyed!