My light is too bright :c
Subtly pink nails and a pretty silver-ish one on the ring finger. Both from my new stash of Zoya nail polish 8D
New Year’s nails? Not really clear.
Thumb and pinky are silver, ring finger is gold, index and middle is some sparkly black with a flakie top coat c:
Fall Nails #1
OPI’s We’ll Always Have Paris & China Glaze’s Fairy Dust
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Madeline Poole for American Apparel
http://store.americanapparel.net/nailpoliss.html?c=Pacific%20Beach
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SWATCH
Pretty & Polished Jawbreaker
There are some very creative people out there lately mixing up their own concoctions. I was able to order a bottle of Jawbreaker from Pretty & Polished last week and finally had the chance to put it on. And you know what? I absolutely love it. This white-base polish is packed with micro purple glitter and larger multicolored hex glitter. There are also some square-shaped red pieces in there, but I could not fish them out. With or without the red pieces, I still loved this look very much. These nails really do resemble Jawbreaker candies. :)
In these pictures, I have 3 coats on. After every coat, the glitters get “sandwiched” between the white base, but you can still see them. This is a jelly-sandwich nail polish in just one bottle!
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Don’t forget to enter in my giveaway on Facebook! (Ends 4/19/12)
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CHERRY BLOSSOMS
Julep Alicia
Milani DigitalHere is another layered manicure! You would not believe me if I told you the number of pictures I took of this manicure before I was somewhat satisfied. Unfortunately, I could not get the amazing holographic effect from Milani’s Digital to show up very well in the pictures. Oh well, I suppose this is something you will have to try for yourself.
In direct sunlight, the shimmering polish is so mesmerizing that I stare at my fingers even when walking in the streets, hehe. Dangerous, I know. Don’t do that.
In direct sunlight. So sparkly!
The polish has a very nice consistency and dries with a nice, glossy finish. It takes quite a few coats before reaching full opacity, which is why I decided to layer it over Alicia.
Indoors.
If you have any tips on taking pictures of holographic polishes, please share with me. That would be greatly appreciated!
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Julep’s Alicia came in my March Boho Glam box. You can still get yours by joining the Julep Maven program. Use coupon code COLOR2012 to get your first box for just a penny!
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SPRING IS IN THE AIR
OPI Gargantuan Green Grape
OPI What’s With the Cattitude?
OPI Do You Lilac It?
China Glaze Second-Hand Silk
Adorée Lemon MeringueJade Sparkle Emerald, Blue Twilight, Meteorite Showers, Lunar Beach, Martian Sands
various colors of striping tape
I know spring isn’t going to be here for another month, but when I found these five beautiful pastel colors in my drawers, I couldn’t resist doing a springtime manicure. Also, I sincerely apologize that my watermark has been getting larger these past few weeks. Let’s just say I found some of my images being used improperly on the web (watermark removed, altered, etc.) and that makes me sad. I’ll try my best not to cover up the nails with my name though. :)
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Don’t forget to enter in my giveaway for a chance to win some nail supplies of your choice! It is open internationally, so everyone has a chance to win. Good luck!
NV Nail & Beauty Supply generously provided me with all the nail products (with the exception of the striping tapes) mentioned in this post. Click here to learn more about their shop.
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OPI New York City Ballet 2012 SoftShades Collection
From left to right: Care To Danse?, Don’t Touch My Tutu!, Barre My Soul, My Point Exactly, You Callin’ Me A Lyre?, Pirouette My Whistle
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The Hunger Games Nail Polish Collection (x)
Where can I buy some now?
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