Nail Challenge Collaborative: August 2017 - Flowers

Hey there!  Today I have my fourth and final post for the Nail Challenge Collaborative August Flowers theme.  I did stamping for my three other looks so decided to do a dotticure for the last one. 

I started with a base of a Lynnderella white mystery with tiny pink microglitters.  I am a sucker for a good white nail polish especially one with a little something extra.  The microglitters in this one make it so pretty.  This is two coats plus topcoat. 

One of my favorite color combos is red and teal.  I think they look great together, and if I were to ever get married that would be my wedding colors.  I used OPI 5 Apples Tall for the red flowers and Taylor Blue for the dots.  The white centers of the flowers were done with the base Lynnderella. 

I really like how this turned out.  The colors work well together and it looks simple and clean.  I hope that you liked my four manis for this month's flowers theme.  Check back next month to see what the new theme is. 

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The Nail Challenge Collaborative - June 2016: Video Games

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Hey there!  So June's theme for The Nail Challenge Collaborative is Video Games. I'm not a gamer really at all, but voted for this theme cause my nephews love video games, and there are so many options.  I decided to go with a game I have bought not only many different versions of for them, but also many cards.  Pokemon is obviously the one I chose for my first! 

 

For this look I started with a base of Rica Whiteout.  This has become my go to white cause it's a lovely one coater. I honestly have three bottles in my stash right now!  

I then painted half my nail with Zoya Red Door Red which is my favorite one coater red polish. I lucked out finding this color on Amazon and immediately fell in love.  I painted a black line with my Color Club Art Club black striper.  I used Rica Blackout and my dotting tool for the black dot and Rica Whiteout for the white center dot. 

I think my Pokeball look turned out great! I couldn't be happier with this mani! I just hope my nephews love it as much as I do! 

What's your favorite video game?  Have you done video game inspired nail art! 

 

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Happy Valentine's Day!

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Hey there and Happy Valentine's Day! Today I have my Valentine's themed mani for you. 

I used a Limited Edition Shooting Star polish from DIFFERENT Dimension named Straight and Arrow which is a cherry red holographic polish with gold shimmer. The holo and shimmer aren't visible in all of my pictures, but believe me it's quite stunning in person!  This is two coats of Straight and Arrow.

 

On my accent nail I used StardustPolish Self-Aware. I can't even begin to describe the beauty that is this polish.  It's a pearl white with a strong red-pink shimmer. I wish my photos showed the color shift in this one better.  This is three coats of Self-Aware. 

Finally, I finished my Valentine's Day look off with a heart decal I won in a giveaway from You Polish. I thought it tied into my Valentine's theme perfectly. 

I actually got a lot of comments on this mani at work yesterday which always makes my day! What's on your nails for Valentine's Day?

 

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Red Coat Tuesday Featuring Pacifica Red Red Wine and Rica Whiteout

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Hey there! It's Red Coat Tuesday! Yay! I'm actually liking this season of Pretty little Liars so I've been looking forward to new episodes. I don't like Alison so having her not be in the show much this season really helps, plus I just want to know what's going on with Mike. Oh, and having Jason back doesn't hurt. He's so hot! 

For this week's mani I used Pacifica Red Red Wine and Rica Whiteout and did some stamping with MoYou London The Pro XL 08 plate. This is two coats of each polish with stamping in the opposite color.  This was my first time using a Pacifica polish, and I was really impressed.  As you know Rica is one of my favorite indie brands, and Whiteout is my go to white for nail art.

I'm still not great with stamping, but practice is definitely helping. I'm really happy with how this turned out.  It's also a great Valentine's Day mani! 

Tonight we're halfway through the season so here are my questions so far for this season of PLL. Who or what really is in the barrel?  Who is Mike leaving the trick or treat bags for? Who is that guy renting the Hasting's barn? His "secrets" machine will certainly stir up trouble!  I might have missed this, but when did Ezra buy the coffee shop and decide to turn it into a bookstore? Was that ever mentioned? And what's the deal with Holbrook? 

I hope you liked my mani! What are your thoughts on this season? Any predictions? 
 

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OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls

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Hey there! Today I have for you an oldie, but goodie! OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls is one of my all time favorite polishes and a great white! 

My Boyfriend Scales Walls is from The Amazing Spider-Man Collection which was released in 2012, and is a white creme with just a hint of grey to it.  It's hard to describe, but that hint of grey is what makes this color so wearable! 

This is three coats plus topcoat, but I could have gotten away with two coats though.  

What are some of your favorite oldies but goodies? 

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