Electric Slide

Howdy, everyone!  Do I have an eye-catcher for you today!  This manicure is so bright, you might want to whip out your sunglasses!

Say hello to Nina Ultra Pro in Electric Slide!  A very neon green packed with tons of gold and holographic glitter, this one is sure to grab the attention of everyone around.  It's a new one from Nina and you can also see that they have new bottles as well.  I like the change, the shape of the bottle is nice and the brush is easier to hold on to than the old style. 

Here I've used two coats of MAC Vestral White as undies and then I believe it was 4(!) coats of Electric Slide.  That's my one complaint about this polish, it's very, very sheer and you have to use quite a lot to build up the color.  Par for the course for a neon, but this one will take some patience.  After Electric Slide, I applied a coat of Seche Vite and got out my trusty craft scissors.  I used to scalloped edge scissors to cut some scotch tape and then used the tape as a guide for french tips.  I used MAC Black Enough!, a black matte polish, for the tips.  I love the look of this manicure, it's very bold and bright....even in the shade, as seen below.

Nina Ultra Pro polishes sell at Sally Beauty Supply for around $4.

Thanks for reading!

Blue French Manicure

Hello, everyone!  I have a quick post for you today.  After the other day's super sweet manicure, I thought it was time for something a little less ooey-gooey.

I started with 3 coats of Wet 'n' Wild's Fast Dry in Teal or No Teal.  It's a bit more green than you can see in the photos here, a very pretty teal shimmer.  After that dried, I got out my trusty paper reinforcements to use as guides for french tips.  For the tips, I used Julep's Marisa, a beautiful deep blue polish.  Even with guides, my tips weren't perfect so I straightened them up as best I could with Marisa and outlined them with Color Club's Art Club striper in Glitter Hologram.   This is a handy trick if, like me, your french manicure never seems to turn out with a sharp, even edge.  Just cover the uneven edge with a thin stripe of glitter; it adds sparkle and camouflages any imperfections on the edge.  

This turned out much better than I thought it would since I didn't really have an idea of what I wanted to do.  I'm already thinking about other color combinations to try!

Before I sign off for the night, I wanted to tell everyone about a giveaway over at Enamel Girl's blog.  She's giving away one Jade Holographic polish to each of 3 winners.  There are several ways to enter and you have until tomorrow, June 26th, to get your entries in.  Just go here to enter and good luck!