An Ode to The Funky French!

Fingers Polish Mania, this one is for you! I attempted my first funky french mani! I always enjoy seeing what Fingers Polish Mania comes up with and I thought I'd give it a go.  It didn't turn out too bad! I haven't stamped in quite a while and it shows.  I started with 2 coats of my new favorite Wet n Wild, On a Trip, and then added the french tip with some guides after it dried.  Then I stamped with a bundle monster plate (I can't remember the number and I am too lazy to go dig it back out). I stamped with Nina Ultra Pro Black.   I hope you approve of my funky french!

I also have a little comparison for you all today. Ami from Sky Lights & Glitter Bombs asked me to compare L'Oreal Club Prive and Essie Turquoise and Caicos.  Sorry it took me so long!  I am also throwing in Wet n Wild I Need a Refresh-Mint. On my index finger we have L'Oreal Club Prive, My middle finger is Wet n Wild I Need a Refresh-Mint, and on my ring finger is Essie Turquoise and Caicos.  As you can see the L'Oreal and Essie and pretty dead on dupes for each other, while the Wet n Wild is a tiny bit more blue.

Color Trends for 2012

Hello! I was asked by the lovely Holly from Hooked to participate in a little guest post about an article she saw regarding the trends for 2012. You can see that article here.  She asked some other bloggers to participate and we each chose one of the trends.  I chose the Modern Neon.  Not sure why, I think I was feeling a little adventurous.  Plus, it showed a picture of one of the new China Glaze's Electro Pop collection called Gothic Lolita.  That purple just called to me.  While I was at the grocery store, I saw the display for the new Wet n Wild Mega Last polishes (new bottle anyway) and saw On A Trip.  It looks pretty darn close to the China Glaze to me! It was only a $1.97 so I grabbed it! These bottles are bigger than the old round ones and feature a different brush.  It's almost too big, I had to be careful dipping it in and out of the bottle.  I do like the brush though, wide brushes work well for me. I really really love this purple.  I think it qualifies as a "Modern Neon".  It's bright, but it's not blinding.  My camera wants it to be more blue, but trust me, it's purple! I think this is one of my new favorites!!! To see the entire Trends for 2012 post together click here.

Here are the other bloggers joining in!
Hooked
Nails by Mz Lizard
Nails Like Lace
Pretty Purple
Art Evolve
Polish Obsession


OK OK, onto the pictures! There are a lot!

  I went outside for some pictures and my kitty cat Douglas wanted to help!

Thrill of Brazil!

Hello! Hope you are all doing well! Today I have an oldie, but goodie! (oldie for me anyway) I have had this polish in my stash for quite some time.  This is OPI's "Thrill of Brazil".  I've worn it before, but haven't ever shown it on my blog!  It's a classic red and it applies like a dream.  I only needed 2 coats.  I am sure if you are very careful you could get away with one, but I prefer 2 coats.  Enjoy!

After a day or so I wanted to add a little sparkle! I added one coat of WnW "Rockin' Rubies" from the Ice Baby Collection. I think it added a nice touch!

 This was the only good picture I could get, my camera wasn't cooperating!

Flaky Glittery Goodness!

Hello! Today I have OPI "I Lily Love You" over black.  I LOVE how this turned out! Like the title says, flaky glittery goodness! My pictures don't really do this mani justice.  Enjoy!

 (Again, I know my cuticles are not so pretty!)

PS- I am trying out a new comment system....You may have to click on the comment link to leave a comment.  With this new system, I can directly reply to your comments! Thanks to Fingers Polish Mania for sharing this with me!

A Layering Experiment

Hello! I have a little layering experiment to show you all today.  I started with WnW "Buy Me A Drink", and then I decided to add OPI "It's My Year" over it.  At first I wasn't sure if I liked it, but the more and more I look at it, the more I like it.  In certain lights, it almost looks brown or copper, to me it resembles WnW "Cougar Attack".  In the pictures with the flash you can see more of the berry color.  I think it's a perfect fall manicure.  Enjoy!

 (This is WnW "Buy Me A Drink" on it's own.  Yes i know, I make a mess! I love this color, it's a pretty berry wine color with shimmer)

(As you can see it looks gold in some lights and angles and others the berry wine shows through.  I think the OPI "It's My Year" really makes this a fun combination! Pardon the band aid, I burned my finger and also pardon the cuticles, I hadn't done the full clean up yet!)

Milani Gems over black

Happy Saturday! Hope you are all having a great weekend so far! Today I have Milani "Gems" over Wet N Wild "Ebony Hates Chris".  I like the way this came out, nice and sparkly! I am excited to try this over other colors too.  I have seen the pictures and a few swatches of the new OPI "Rainbow Connection" that will be in the holiday collection (part of the Muppets line) and "Gems" just might satisfy my craving for multicolor glitter.  Have a great day!