St. Patrick's Day 2019

It's time for the green!  There's not much to say about this, really.  It's green and it is an amazing polish!  I am in love with the thermal polish concept! For this manicure, I used:

* Polish: Colores de Carol - Lucky Me (thermal)

* Stamping polish: Mundo de Unas - Dark Green

* Stamping plate: UberChic Beauty - St. Patrick's Day

This is the cold state - a really pretty kelly green.  It is almost pastel!  Forgive the tip wear; my top coat caused a bit more shrinkage than normal.

Here is the natural or warm state of this polish which goes to a creamy mint green to almost yellow.  I have to say that I like the cold better, but I'm not hanging around outside these days just for that!  I have this on my toes too and it really does help to gauge my body temperature.  LOL!

Not the best picture, but here it is in transition.  This is so fun!

Pick-A-Pink February Week 1

I've decided to dedicate February to pink.  I have plenty to choose from!  A random draw brought out a lovely by Colores de Carol!

Items used:
     *Colores de Carol Mirage
     *Stamp: Uberchic Beauty Love & Marriage 3

This pink polish has a gorgeous holo effect that I just couldn't capture with my camera.  I missed all of the sunshine while wearing this to take photos outside.

January Wheel Spin

I am so glad I set up the wheel of nail art for ideas to get me going.  I have so many polishes that have never been worn that this is a great way to use them.  Anyway, when I spun the wheels this time, I got Teal as my color choice and Gradient as my design.

What I used:
*KB Shimmer - Meet Me At The Barre
*KB Shimmer - A Touch Of Glass
*KB Shimmer - Teal It To My Heart

I'm sorry to say that the pictures don't really do the color justice.  It was really pretty on though!

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Little Christmas

I will be honest.  I had no idea what Little Christmas was until a friend of mine said something to me about it when I mentioned I didn't know what to title this blog post.  When I looked into it, it was a fit (color-wise)!

I didn't have much in mind for a theme for this week's look.  I took an idea from another friend about putting ideas into a wheel that you can spin (virtually, of course) to help you along.  So, I created a wheel of colors and one for nail art styles.  Upon spinning, I ended up with "green" and "striping tape".  Here is what I put together:

What I used:

*KB Shimmer Keep Palm and Carry On

*KB Shimmer Flake Expectations

*Striping tape

Can I ask how people keep striping tape on their nails?  I have managed to amass quite the horde of striping tape over the years but don't use it often.  I find it annoyingly complicated to apply nicely and it just doesn't stay on my nails!  I have 2 coats of top coat over this and it is still peeling.  It's pretty though and a sacrifice I am willing to make for the look. (wink, wink)

Just look at those flakies though!  I mean the color shift is gorgeous!

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Welcome to 2019

It's 2019 and I really want to get back to this blog.  New year, new goals.  My format will be super simple going forward.  If there is anything I don't explain enough, just reach out and I will answer what I can.

For my New Year's nails, I went with a pretty lilac base and some stars for celebration. For the glitter, I sponged it on with concentrations around the cuticle on one side only.  It didn't look how I wanted it to so I did a light coat over the whole nail before adhering the stars.

Here is what I used for this mani:

* Seche Color: Flirt

*Wet 'n Wild: Sparkle & Grey
*Star glitter and embellishments I have had forever

It takes a lot of top coat to get those stars to not snag on everything!  They are firmly in place and should present quite the challenge to remove when I am tired of them.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope to post again soon!