Howdy all! I've got a quick swatch for you guys today. The other morning, post-brunch, my friend and I headed to the nearby Walmart Express where, despite having the most dismal cosmetics section I have ever seem, I managed to grab a couple of really pretty Pure Ice polishes. Take a peek at this one:
Yowza! This is Strapless, a fine bright blue metallic glitter in clear base. I could not wait to get this home and try it out and it did not disappoint. To amp up the blue, I used 2 coats of Strapless over 1 coat of Revlon's Royal. I've not been able to tear my eyes away from my nails since I put it on. And, for $1.97, I'm not sure you can really beat it! The blue glitter has a bit more of a turquoise hue than what you're seeing here. I'm not sure if it's Royal or my camera that's causing the color shift here, either way, it's still a gorgeous color.
Be sure to stop by on Wednesday to check out my next ABC Challenge manicure!
Thanks so much for reading!
Howdy, everyone! I'm on a roll this week, three days in a row of posts...woot, woot! I love today's manicure so much, I'm just gonna jump right in:
Isn't this fun? This is a perfect holiday manicure without being too in-your-face-Christmas lol I stared with a jelly sandwich. One coat of Revlon's Royal, one coat of Julep's Jordan, and another coat of Royal make up this pretty sandwich. Jordan is a gun-metal silver hex and micro glitter in a clear base and Royal is the most perfect royal blue jelly there ever was. Seriously, I broke my ban on Revlon polishes to buy this one cuz it's just too good to pass up! After the sandwich dried, I added some hand painted snowflakes for accents. I used a white striping polish and topped my dots with a holographic glitter striping polish. I got the idea for the design from Laatikollinen Lakkaa (again). If you've got a minute, you should really check out her Advent Calendar posts. She's got some great holiday manicure ideas! I changed things up a bit from her original design by using a dotting tool to add some extra dots around the edges. Here's another look:
I hope to keep up with my holiday manicures, since I'm having so much fun with them. Thanks so much for reading and please check back to see what's next!
Howdy, all! The weekend is finally here! It's been a really long week, but I've gotten some good news today about some work-related things so I'm pretty excited. I won't know anything for sure for awhile, but I'm looking forward to some changes in the near future. Does anyone have any big weekend plans? I'm headed to the local Kansas State sports bar to watch the game tomorrow night...pins and needles...we play the Sooners (my arch enemy!) and I'm hoping my Wildcats will pull off a big "W"! Ok, ok, I know what you're thinking. "Can we talk about nails, not sports, please?" Alright, here ya go!
Day 21 starts the "inspired by" challenges; today's being "inspired by a color". I had no idea what that meant at first. I mean, inspired by a color? So do I just paint a straight color on of my choice and go? But, after a little research, I've discovered that we're to be inspired by a nail polish color name, not necessarily the color itself. I deliberated on several color choices before deciding on Revlon's Royal. I started with 2 coats as a base and then, using Orly's Luxe, painted on little crowns. I went back in with a dotting tool to add the "jewels": Julep's January for rubies, Wet 'n' Wild's Fast Dry in Sage in the City for emeralds and more Royal for sapphires. I actually think this would make a great holiday mani...I must remember it!
Here's a view showing the crowns a bit better:
I'm already stressing over tomorrow's "inspired by a song" manicure. The aforementioned "big game" necessitates purple polish, so I'm not sure what song sounds purple ;) Either way, check back in to check it out! Thanks for reading!
