Orange Slices

You ever think too many options of nail polish is a bad thing? I had that sort of weekend. I couldn't decide what to put on, and then how to jazz it up, so I sit there and just look at the copious amounts and feel overwhelmed. Then, I realize that I love that I have this many options! Anyway, this is a nice neon orange Sally Girl "Amped". I used Konad special white polish (even though it looks pink for some reason) and Bundle Monster plate 308. Have a great Monday!

St. Patty's day nails #5

Today's nails are much better than the last ones I had. I used China Glaze "Paper Chasing". You know, I thought this color was called "Paper Chase", and I think that's what it was named that when I ordered it too, but the label says "Paper Chasing"...whatever. :) I stamped these with Konad special polish in white with Konad plate M22. Have a good Tuesday.

Sub-Par St Patty's Nails....

I had a grand manicure planned. Then I messed it up. Not once, but twice. And it was not the I could touch it up kind of messed up, it was the take it off and start over again kind. I had limited time before work to do it this weekend anyway, especially with losing the hour for daylight savings. I did my basecoat and thought, screw it, this is just not going to happen right now. I stamped my MJ plate that I used a few mani's ago, but used my Konad special polish in Green instead. It's not perfect, but I hope you can forgive me :)

St. Patrick's Day Mani #3

Today, I went for something simple as I ran out of time. This is Sally Hansen X-treme Wear in "Emerald City". The stamping plate was GCOCL A02, and I can't remember where I got it, or what set is was from. I used Konad Special polish in Pastel Green. Have a great Friday!!!

Square Hue Polish

I am going to try to do only St. Patrick's day manis until St. Patrick's day. We'll see how my plan works :) This is Square Hue polish. It's a polish of the month club that I was turned onto by The Polishaholic. Every month you get 3 polishes that, thusfar, has been month/holiday themed. In January, the colors were two blue hues and a shimmer white. Then February was pinks and reds. Now, for March, a hunter green, a copper, and a gold. This green is called "Patty's Pint." The polish is made in the USA, if that matters to anyone, and has pretty good wear. I used my MJ plate and Konad Special polish in gold for the design. This is 2 coats...for the most part. I had a few nails where I painted a little thin, so those have 3. Hope you all have a great day!

Cinderella nails

I bought this blue because it looked SO amazing in the bottle. It is Finger Paints "Cerulean Seascape". I'm glad it translated well on the nail. I almost didn't want to cover it up with the stamps! Cinderella is a water decal, because I do not have that good of painting skills like some folks do. It seemed too plain with just the white polish, so I added the light blue stones around her. Then I used one of the MJ plates, and Konad Special Polish in silver for the slipper motif. Hope you all enjoy your day!

Candy Cane Nails!

I love the idea of candy cane designs! Let me just say, I tried this with reverse, red polish with white stamping stripes and it was a giant fail! Makes me wonder if zebras are white with black stripes! (I think so) Anyway, fun, festive little design...I used OPI "Kyoto Pearl" for the white base. It was 4 thin coats, but it dried really quickly and I wanted to make sure it was opaque. Also, it was like 1 in the morning, so I didn't have the best lighting, and thought, why not. Then in the morning, I did the stamping. This is the Konad (fauxnad) plate M65 and Konad special polish in red. I think it turned out pretty cute, and I like how the white is kind of silvery shimmer finish under it, kind of like some fancy candy canes. Hope you enjoy!

Christmas Stripe

Today's mani is not so good, but it's still festive. It's China Glaze "Ruby Pumps" and Konad plate S6 with Konad special polish in gold. I overslept today and am a little out of it, so this was the best I could do. Also, it looks better in person than here in this macro photo in the gloom and doom overcast that is the weather!

Christmas Candy

Hi! I've been gone for a while, I know. I am still waiting for my nail to grow back to a managable length for me on my left hand. So, I took a photo of my right hand! It's funny, I had no idea how to hold my hand and clicking the button on my camera was really awkward. Also, it has rained for like a week straight, so it was hard for me to get good lighting. I tried outside in the dreary-ness but I actually had better luck inside. It's so dark and horrible outside that the auto flash kept happening...even outside! It can be sunny any time now! Even if it snows a foot, as long as there is a little sun, I don't care. It was also my birthday on Saturday. I got a great eyeshadow set that I'm really excited about. And it's not cold here...in the 50's (F), so the heat hasn't kicked on and it's kind of humid in the house and polish would NOT dry. Ok, enough explanation and ranting...onto the polish!
This was actually an idea I saw at Colores de Carol...she has great color combos and stamps like a champ! Hers was a white base, but the two-toned stamping design is what I loved. My base is Layla Hologram polish in "Golden Idol". It has a great, awesome color shift with it's linear holo, but with no sunlight, it's hard to capture that. You can see a little of it here, but not like it is in person. Then I used Bundle Monster plate BM306 and dotted alternating red and green Konad special polish along the top and left of the design then swiped the polish diagonally. Viola!

Come on winter!!!

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I am not the biggest fan of it anymore since I developed an allergy to turkey. (I'm a freak!) But Thanksgiving always brings the unofficial beginning of winter for me. As I am impatient, I wanted winter nails TODAY! So, the green is from the OPI Ulta Christmas set called Stuff My Stocking and the color is "Skip the Giftwrap". At least I think it is. The packaging only gave the names on the back of the carton, so I am assuming the order in which they were in the package left to right is the way they are labeled top to bottom on the box. Again, I could be wrong. Anyway, then I used Shany plate SH207 with Konad special polish in white. I did a sloppy french tip in the same white to make snow drifts around the base of the trees. Also, that's AWESOME because you don't have to be precise about it...SCORE! Then I put a coat of China Glaze "Fairy Dust" to make the snow sparkle. I love the result!

Mermaid Spell

I love the Layla Holographic polishes! I know other brands have just as good of a holo, and not the same price tag, but sometimes you have weird brand loyalty :) I always apply thin coats so they dry more quickly. If you don't let these dry, they tend to remove the coat below. Fortunately, they dry really quickly. You only need about 2 minutes between coats. This is 5 coats...yes I said 5....I like polish to be as opaque as possible, so less coats may work for you. This one is called "Mermaid Spell". I added a pattern from the 2013 Shany set that I just got in the mail! Yay! It's plate SH204 that I used with Konad special black polish.

On a side note, does anyone feel like this angle of photo makes nails look shorter than they actually are? I felt this way about my current nail length, so I took a photo before I stamped them from another angle.

See how wicked long they actually are? It's a shame that their length is marred by the angle. But then you can't see the art done on them, if there is any! Have a wonderful Friday!

Remember Remember the 5th of November

If you have no idea what this is all in reference to, I'll give you a little info. November 5th is Guy Fawkes day in Britain. I live in the US and I am not British, but that's ok. (Who celebrates Cinco de Mayo and is not Mexican? Same thing) If you've seen the movie "V for Vendetta" then you know what it's all about. In a nutshell, equalities for lower classes than the rich. Is this why election day in the US is close to this date? I don't remember history well, so I really don't know, but it seems like it lines up well :) I fully accept my ignorance. Anyway, this is my Guy Fawkes day mani. (He's the person who led this movement) This is not my best work, but whatever. I had used the base of my Halloween polish, 3 coats of China Glaze "Liquid Leather". I had gotten a bottle of Zoya "Storm" in the mail on Thursday...OMG...drool, swoon, dead. So I tried it on top of the black. Then it chipped a little and I put another coat on to cover. I had not put on a top coat because I was "playing around" with the polish and didn't think I'd keep it on. Anyway, here we are about 8 coats of polish later and I used my Chez-Delaney plate D25 with Konad Special polish in White. Then, viola! Guy Fawkes manicure! Hope you enjoy your Monday!

Spiders! (Not scary though)

I bought this color because I saw it on someone else's blog. It is so NOT me, yet I was drawn to it. It's Orly "Nite Owl". (Also, don't look at the abundance of top coat that are in my cuticle area) I used Konad special polish in black and BM13 plate by Bundle Monster. I think it's cute and simple.

Skulls!

So I went and got a manicure. I hated the way they filed my nails. Also, why so much paint on the cuticles? Before I took this photo, I re-shaped and cleaned up the paint edges and it looks much better. The major reason I get a mani is for the cuticles to get done on my opposite hand. Really. I get them done maybe a few times a year. Anyway, onto the nails! This is OPI DS (Designer Series) "Extravagance". I used Konad special polish in white and Bundle Monster plate BM225.

Jack O' Lantern

I bought Essence nail polish for the first time the other day. This is the color "Black is Back" and it's one of the Color n Go types. I bought it to use with my Konad/Fauxnad plates since I've had a lot of streaking problems with my Konad black Special polish. I decided to try it as a full polish, not just for stamping. The coverage was nice, only needed to coats to get full coverage, but the wear was absolutely horrible. It was barely 2 days when it cracked right off....I don't mean a chip, I mean half of my thumbnail polish was gone when a hit my thumb on the counter top. My stamping left something to be desired too. I have been working a lot and have had a minimal amount of time to do my nails at all, so I apologize for my lack of flair and minimal posts, but that's how it works sometimes. This was a Halloween plate D03 that I got from Chez-Delaney. I used Konad special polish in yellow. Nice to know that the yellow is opaque enough to use over black!