Biker Gear

Racer stripes on my  nails. Now I need to start biking. Maybe tomorrow morning.

China Glaze “Turned Up Turquoise” (Neon)

Edyta

Zoya has incredible polish.  Beautiful.  Aesthetically appealing.

“Edyta”

Forest green gold foil shimmer polish??

Complex.

Turquoise & Caicos

This is such a near dupe to China Glaze “For Audrey”…. (and my Tiffany pouch).  "For Audrey” is the tiniest bit bluer.

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Essie “Turquoise & Caicos”

The Essie formulation is a little thinner and streakier than I would have hoped.  This was three coats.  Still lovely.

But of course, I splashed all kind of dots over it.  This actually made me want to lay off the dots just a tad.

 

Lava Lamp

My hands look like hazard cones!!! for real. lol

Man, this polish is so bright, it really COULD hurt your eyes.

I used the gold glitter holographic top coat.  I just can’t give up glitter completely.  lol.

Color Club “Lava Lamp”
w/ Northern Lights Gold Holo Glitter topcoat

 

Pictures make the color look more “red”, but they are really “orange-y”!   Straight hazard cones!

Midtown Magic…Set the Nude

China Glaze “Midtown Magic” – GORGEOUS!    it’s such a pretty color. Chocolate Burgundy -   definitely magical with a pretty gold glitter almost dissolved within.

I know, I know, I was supposed to be on glitter/shimmer hiatus….

….. BUT I COULDN’T HELP IT!  lol.  It’s so sparkly and it was making googly eyes at me.

I striped the tips with Ulta’s “Set the Nude”, but next time, I am just wearing the “Midtown Magic”.  all by its lonesome. 

 

White on White on Dots

The colors were sitting together on the polish rack…. like they wanted to be used together. so…

NO, I will never tire of dots.  :-) no. never. lol

China Glaze “Thataway” (dot)

China Glaze “White on White” (base)
China Glaze “Concrete Catwalk” (center dot)

Oh Inspiration

Two favorite colors??  ok.  And then a little sparkle…well, just because

OPI – “A-Taupe The Space Needle” & “Black Onyx”
 

w/ Color Club – “Gold Glitter” Nail Art Striper

  

The Circus Came To Town

At least that’s what it felt like when I finished my nails. 

OPI – “I Eat Mainely Lobster”
& a bunch of acrylic paint dots (my fave obviously)

P.S.  Happy Valentine’s Day!!!!  Hope love finds you and keeps you happy!

it’s not Spring

It’s freezing outside, so I couldn’t bring myself to use a “Spring” color…instead, I moseyed on over to my China Glaze Metro Downtown collection.

I chose China Glaze  “Westside Warrior”

I still wanted it to be “girly”, so I added a flower of Sinful Colors “Vacation Time”, with a dot of gold metallic acrylic paint.

 

NO MORE GLITTER!!!

*in my best <and loudest> Mommy Dearest voice*

….or frosts and shimmers for that matter. 

In my blog browsing I have seen the most beautiful swatches of the tidal wave of glitter polishes available these days.  BEAUTIFUL! And, I, like the rest of the nail polish masses, LOVE them. They lure you with their sparkle and dazzle. Whispering your name like a irresistible lover…

I am putting my foot down.

I don’t want to read any more blogs telling me the easy way to remove glitter polish is by soaking cotton pads, covering my beds with aluminum foil and…….. waiting. Yes, I have a problem with patience.  LOL.  I’m working on it. haha

Removing the Nicki Minaj collection glitter polish (OPI – “Metallic 4 Life”) was a small test of patience.  I can’t even imagine how long it would have taken without my reliable Automatic Nail Polish Remover!  Even with it’s superb and consistent results, it took too long for my taste.

SO…. even though the task is still much easier with my polish remover machine….. I’m back on my glitter hiatus. 

But I will never forsake my beloved dots.

China Glaze “Concrete Catwalk”tan acrylic paint dots, China Glaze “Peachy Keen” dots, white acrylic paint dots

 

can you see the tan dots?!?!?! they are there!!! 

Beauty and the Beast

Nope, not the Disney movie….

Audrey Hepburn & Nicki Minaj

Now as much as I detest Nicki Minaj, that’s a pretty girl!!  She’s not a beast, but she is a M –Effin Monster.  lol, pardon my pun.  

Monster–Nicki’s verse

I am not necessarily a fan of Audrey Hepburn either.  I just have different honorees.  I haven’t even seen “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” but after my manicure, I DID add it to my newly acquired Netflix Instant Queue.  (shoutout to sweetheart KK…. and my should-be boo, Oh. )

China Glaze “For Audrey”
OPI “Metallic 4 Life” (Nicki Minaj Collection)

    

 

and it really matches:

PS. – I did use a base of black polish on my accent nails before applying 2 coats of “Metallic 4 Life”.

 

Mary Kay – Satin Hands

After my manicure, I used this sample from my new Mary Kay consultant---->> Nikki

(click for link to her site)
 

Yes, this stuff works!   With all the drying acetone and alcohol swipes I use, my poor hands take a beating.  My hands feel sooooooooooooo nice after using this! Moisturized without feeling greasy; And my skin feels protected! YES, you should try it. 

Soft, young looking hands are a good thing.