5 of 31: Blue Nails

Howdy!  Is this week as long for everyone else as it seems to be for me?  Whew!  I'm bushed and no days off til next Saturday!  Oh well, at least the bills will get paid :)

On to Day 5 of the 31 Day Manicure Challenge; blue nails!

I started with one coat of a turquoise Cynthia Rowley polish and a coat of Seche Vite on top.   I cut out heart stencils from blue painter's tape and applied the stencils to my nails after letting the base polish dry.  Using China Glaze Crackle Glaze in Oxidized Aqua, I painted over the stencils and then removed them to create the silver hearts on top.  I saw this technique on Pinterest but, alas!, I'm unable to give credit to anyone since the link went to someone's tumblr page.  If anyone knows who thought this up, let me know so I can post a credit.  It's such a great idea and would work for all kinds of shapes.  Hearts were easy to cut out so that's why I started with those.

Tomorrow is purple, so be sure to stop by to check 'em out!  Thanks for reading!

Two for One!

Hello and Happy Saturday!  I hope you all are having a great weekend so far.  I had a lovely Friday girls' night out here in Chicago with my friends that necessitated some fun, sparkly nails like so:

What you see here is Wet n Wild's Fast Dry in Teal of Fortune with a dab of Sinful Colors aptly named Nail Junkie on the tips.  These polishes really compliment each other.  Teal of Fortune was a little on the thin side, I only used two coats here, but it could have stood for another.  The color, however, is lovely!  Tiny bits of blue and green glitter in a teal base...gorgeous!  Nail Junkie is a larger glitter with bits of gold in addition to the blue and green.  It was a subtle French manicure effect and I really love it!

Before going out with the girls last night, I stopped by my local Sally Beauty Supply to see what was new.  I ended up purchasing my very first crackle polish.  I'm not sure what has been keeping me back from buying them, since everyone has them now.  In any case, I picked up a China Glaze Crackle Glaze in Oxidized Aqua for $1.99 on Sally's sale rack!  Very thrifty, me :)  This morning, I decided to try this crackle over my current manicure and this was the result.

I think it looks much better in person than in the photo.  Oxidized Aqua is a sort of silvery blue with a very fine glitter mixed in, it's quite nice.  I like it over the other glitter, but I think next time I'll try it with more of a contrasting color underneath.

Well, that's all I have for you today.  Have a great weekend, and I'll be seeing you soon!