Sparkles and Glitter and Gold, Oh My!

Polish makes everything better. Adorably cute mini Essie Fall Collection polishes are even better. And  it just so happened that these lovlies appeared on my desk yesterday!  

Not to be too melodramatic, but I LOVE these colors!

I of course had to use them immediately and went with the dark green Stylenomics as my first color. It's such a stunningly deep green that almost looks black in certain light. I love these greyed out colors. Totally fall/winter feeling to me. 

I also wanted to try another entry into the December Nail Art Challenge I previously participated in. I didn't end up doing a plaid pattern, but the next theme up was SPARKLES!!! Yee!!! I immediately pulled out all my bottles of glitter and sparkles and got to thinking. I ended up doing some taping on my thumb, and a little freehand sparkly star on my middle finger. I wish that the green of this polish showed better and that the golds showed as gold and lovely as they are in real life! First world lacquerista problems, right here. 

(Indoor lighting)

(Sunlight)

For this look, I used the following (with my favorite base and top coat of course):

Essie Stylenomics

Essie Beyond Cozy

Sephora by OPI Only Gold for Me which I purchased with their Tinsel Town Collection

Happy Polishing :)

I am Matte About YOU

I recently made what I would consider to be the BEST decision of my life. Okay, well my nail polish life? THAT'S A PRETTY BIG DEAL! I purchased Essie's "Matte About You" and I am in love and I don't care who knows it! I've always been a big fan of the flat matte look but until recently I had no idea that anything like this existed. I generally like to go for an understated look with my nails; nothing too flashy, but still something that's got some good energy to it. As shown in my first post, I'm trying the whole taping technique out and thoroughly enjoying it. I have been using basic scotch tape, though I've seen and heard of using masking tape as well (personally, the masking tape ended up bringing up the base polish I was using). I'm starting to get the hang of it and this is what I came up with.

The main polish is OPI "I Brake for Manicures." This color is pretty, but it's definitely hard to figure out exactly WHAT color it is. Depending on the lighting, it changes from a dark brown/grey/burgundy,  to a deep grey blue. I thought I was getting a deep navy when I ordered it, so I suppose be weary of that fact before buying. All in in all, I do like this color and while at first glance it seems black, it feels like a deep coffee brown. Yes, it's all about the feels!

 Happy Polishing!

Follow Me on Glitter V-Gaps

I've been painting/polishing/lacquering/loving my nails for as long as I can remember. My Mother used to paint my sister's and my nails on the weekends and we'd spend the rest of the week slowly chipping the polish off through our childhood activities. Apparently, making mud pies and being a kid are hard on polish. Who knew!?

I've since moved on from there and am slowly growing a new collection of polishes. I've also been strictly a one color kind of gal, but lately I've been expanding my horizons and realizing that I like adding a little pizazz to my nails. For the most part though, my manicures remain understated, with a little bit of a kick ;)

My first "real" nail art if you will, was a taping attempt at simple chevrons. Basically, I'm in LOVE with the polish and the look of these nails.

The Green is OPI "Don't Mess With OPI" from the Texas Spring/Summer 2011 Collection

And the lovely gunmetal/silver/glittery goodness is Nicole by OPI "Follow Me on Glitter" Kardashian Collection

Happy Polishing!