Ashley is PolishAddicted: Girly Bits

Welcome to a new week, everyone! My Monday isn't going too bad as far as Mondays go. I hope you're all having an easy start to your week too! I have my glitter design for the 31 Day Challenge today!

31 Day Challenge: Day 8 - Metallic Swirls and Dots

Purchased by Me Press Sample

Hello! I hope you're all having a better Saturday than I am! I had a flare-up of a chronic eye condition I have, which always leads to a bad headache, so I spent most of the day in bed. Well, actually the recliner. But my head has eased up a little and the eye pain has decreased so I decided to try to get a quick post up so I wouldn't fall even farther behind in the 31 Day Challenge! Today's prompt is metallic so I decided to use a gorgeous Firecracker Lacquer that I got in Vegas this year and it fit the bill perfectly!

31 Day Challenge: Day 4 - Green Swirls

Hello, everyone! It's been a busy day and I just finished my nail art for today's 31 Day Challenge mani! I had a freehand design in mind but I didn't have time to do it tonight so I'll have to save it for another time! I pulled out more neons and my stamping supplies for today's look!

Girly Bits: What Happens in Vegas... Ends Up on Twitter - Swatches and Review

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Happy Tuesday, everyone! I have a beautiful polish to brighten up your mid-week blues! Girly Bits' Vegas exclusive polish for this year - What Happens in Vegas... ends up on Twitter! This one is, as with previous years, limited edition - so don't delay if you want it! All of the purchasing info will be at the end of the post!

PRESS RELEASE: Girly Bits Cosmetics - What Really Happened in Vegas Collection

Press Release

Who is ready for more gorgeous polishes named after the shenanigans in Vegas? I know I am! Let's take a look at what Pam has in store for us this year!

What Really Happened In Vegas 2016

Each year Girly Bits Cosmetics attends Cosmoprof North America at Mandalay Bay in Vegas. 2016 brings the 3rd collection in the WRHIV series, which have names that are inspired by memories from the coordinating year’s events in Vegas.

Launching August 15th at 12noon EDT $16.50 CAD ea.
(Purchase the entire collection before Aug 29th and save $5)
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Anniversary Crashers is a mix of yellow gold, deep blue, and holo gold microglitter, with gold flakes mixed in.

How to Find a Naked Man (in Vegas) is a dusty denim blue crelly, with an iridescent microglitter, bronze twinkle and violet shimmer.

Showgirl Plucker is a mid tone teal/turquoise base, with holographic microflakes, and a sprinkling of purple and blue microglitter.

I do what I WANT! is a grape amethyst purple, loaded with silver microflakes, holo microflakes, and silver holo microglitter.

Personal Hotspot is a bright raspberry pink base filled with a variety of fuchsia holo and metallic glitter.

Girly Bits Cosmetics is a Canadian company that has been handcrafting quality nail polish since 2011 in a dazzling array of colours and finishes. As a brand dedicated to providing cruelty free, on-trend and unique products, GirlyBits Cosmetics is well known for outstanding customer service, charitable donations and custom nail polishes dedicated to lost loved ones. Available at 6 on-line retailers around the globe, and a growing number of brick and mortar stores, you can be sure to easily find the season’s hottest new shades, as well as timeless customer favourites.

They look gorgeous, don't they? I was involved in one of them (I Do What I WANT!), but wish I'd been present for all of them!

Thanks for reading and happy polishing!

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Drunken Honeycomb

Happy Hump Day everyone! I have some quick nail art that I did a couple of weeks ago to show you today. I really like the pattern of this stamping image, but wasn't sure what to call it. I asked my friend Jenne and she suggested "drunken honeycomb." Perfect!

NOTD: Girly Bits Memories Duo for Harlow ONE Series (Fragments and Past and Present)

Happy Thursday! I am so glad it is almost the weekend! I have a gorgeous duo from Girly Bits to share with you today - the Memories Duo created for the very first month of the Harlow ONE Series.

Manis for Rose from Manicured and Marvelous

Welcome to a brand new week, everyone! Rose from Manicured and Marvelous has been feeling quite poorly for the last few months due to a chronic illness that she has, so Jessica from Be Happy and Buy Polish thought it would be nice for some of us to get together and recreate some of our favorite Rose manis. I thought it was a very sweet idea and was excited to join in!

The Digit-al Dozen Does Gradients +: Twisty Triangles

Hello, everyone! Happy Friday! I am so sad I wasn't able to post all 5 days this week, but I have a mani I am really happy with to close out the week! I love my gradient base and I did some fun freehand work on top - I haven't gotten to do freehand nail art in awhile and I have missed it so much!

The Digit-al Dozen Does Gradient +: Radial Gradient Plus Stamping

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Hi everyone! It is Digit-al Dozen Week again and this month our theme is Gradient +. I am excited for this week because I love doing gradients and think they are perfect when combined with other techniques. Today I decided to push myself and do a radial gradient. Ive done them before but they are hard so I am trying to practice and get better.

40 Great Nail Art Ideas: Turquoise Leopard

Happy Saturday! I managed to squeeze in my mani for this weeks 40 Great Nail Art Ideas Challenge! This week's prompt is the color/patter prompt - color is aqua or turquoise and my pattern was leopard. I bought a gorgeous leopard print background that was on clearance at Michael's a few weeks ago because I wanted to use it as nail art inspiration and this was the perfect chance!

The Digit-al Dozen Does New and Improved: Day 3 - Sharpie and Stamping

Hello! I am a day behind (well technically almost two days behind!), but better late than never, right? I am going to try to keep this post short because it is getting late and this day has kicked my butt. For this mani I tried a technique I've never tried before and used a brand new stamping plate!

40 Great Nail Art Ideas: Glitter or Flake Topper

Press Sample Nothing to Disclose

Happy Saturday! My nephews are here today and we are going to decorate for Christmas so I am super excited! But first I wanted to get a quick post up for my nail art challenge this week. The color theme this week is "glitter or flakie topper" and my pattern was "half and half." I knew I wanted to make it Christmas-themed, but with a twist. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out!

40 Great Nail Art Ideas: Grey + Color

Happy Friday! I have missed two weeks of the 40 Great Nail Art Ideas, which I am sad about, but I am back this week! This week's color prompt is "Grey + Color" and my pattern prompt was gradient. I decided to go with a vertical gradient instead of the more common horizontal version and I love how it turned out!

Girly Bits: Stardust (by EhmKay Nails) - Swatches and Review

Good morning (or afternoon or evening, depending on where you live), everyone! Today I have another upcoming release from Girly Bits to show you! This one was the brain child of a friend of mine, Michelle over at EhmKay Nails (click on her blog name to see her post on this polish!), and I have to say she and Pam came up with a beautiful and unique polish!

Girly Bits: What Happens in Vegas... Ends Up on Snapchat - Swatches and Review

Press Sample Elevation Polish Team Member

Hello, lovelies! I am working my way through all the beauties I have to show you from Vegas (slowly, unfortunately, but I will get to all of them!) and I am excited to show you this one because you will be able to purchase it very soon! Pam from Girly Bits has released "What Happens in Vegas..." limited edition polishes the past 2 years and is continuing the tradition with another beauty this year! This is What Happens in Vegas... Ends Up on Snapchat!

Sunlight

Elevation Polish and Girly Bits Cosmetics Bamboozled Duo - Swatches and Review

Hello and Happy Tuesday! Today is the 7th and that means it's Elevation Polish launch day! I have two posts to share with you today, both for Elevation, and a few more collections to show you over the next couple of days. I'm trying to squeeze in my nail art posts for Digit-al Dozen week next week since I will be in Las Vegas for CosmoProf starting Friday. I'm not sure if I will be able to participate in Digit-al Dozen week, but I'm going to try! Now, on to the reason you're all here - the Bamboozled Duo from Girly Bits and Elevation Polish!

My Top 5 Favorite Indie Nail Polishes

Hello, lovelies! I know I have been saying this a lot lately, but I apologize for being so absent from my blog. I have been having a lot of migraines lately, as well as being busy with work and life. I do hope to get back to a more regular posting schedule as soon as I can. I have several new collections to show you in the next couple of weeks and hopefully some nail art posts coming up! But for today I am teaming up with 29 other members of the nail blogging community to share my five favorite indie nail polishes!

Girly Bits: Border Patrol (Latex Nail Art Barrier) - Review