52 Week Pick n Mix - Waterfall + Violet

Good morning! I did my first waterfall manicure this week and learned pretty quickly that this mani is not for me. My tremors made it pretty much impossible to make a straight, tapered line. :/ That being said, it didn't come out completely awful and I love purple, so I still adored this mani anyway.

I used CoverGirl Glowing Nights Midnight Glow for my base, then added my "waterfall" strokes using Essie Play Date, Zoya Lola, Julep Elisa, and Girly Bits Bird Is The Word. I used a small striping brush, although I found myself wishing I had an even tinier brush.

Here is a quick swatch of Midnight Glow. It is a pretty, deep, shimmery purple. The formula was really nice and went on in two smooth, opaque coats.

Thank you so much for checking out my attempt at a waterfall mani. Make sure you check out what everyone else did for their violet and waterfall manicures!

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Golden Oldie Thursday - Red

Today I have two old reds for you: Cover Girl Cabernet and China Glaze Ruby Pumps. Cabernet is another one of my ancient polishes. I've had it for at least 8 years. Ruby Pumps is a bit newer, but I've had it for maybe two or three years and still hadn't used it. Here is what I came up with.

I used striping tape over Cabernet, but you can hardly see it. I decided to add a little rhinestone for my accent.

Here is Cover Girl Cabernet all by itself. As with all my other old polishes filled with terrible chemicals, it is still in awesome shape. It is still a fantastic formula, and it barely chipped at all after several days.

Thanks for looking and make sure that you check out what everyone else did!

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The Neverending Pile Challenge - Frost

Good afternoon! For this post I am using a REALLY old polish. It is one of the first polishes I ever got, and is at least 15 years old. I'm not sure if it still exists anymore - Google tells me no, but you can still buy it if you really want on ebay. :) It is called Plum Frost and it is from CoverGirl.

I decided to add a bit of nail art using a striper from L.A. Colors in Silver. I free-handed some quick leafy vine art all over each nail.

 

Thanks for looking and make sure you check out what everyone else has for their frost polish!

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Summer Challenge Day 3 - Favorite Summer Song

Day 3 (July 5th) of the Summer Challenge is Favorite Summer Song. I chose Boys of Summer (the remake by The Ataris) because it reminds me of my husband. The original is just as good, just a little bit less rock. :) When we were dating, we used to listen to this song and just drive around in the summer. I have lots of happy memories with him from those times. So with no further ado, here are my Boys of Summer nails, inspired by the cover art on the original CD.

EDITED - here are some better pics of this mani.

 I just wanted to show how awesome this looked in the daylight. :)

I had a tough time with this one. I mean, I know its a challenge, but sheesh. I could not figure out how to translate this song into nail art. In the end, I just painted my nails black and stamped over with mash-43 using IsaDora Golden Siesta and Cover Girl Espresso. Then I did my accent nail with a gradient of Golden Siesta and Espresso, and stamped over it in black.

Here is the song for your entertainment.

 

And here are a couple of close-ups.

Thank you so much for looking! A full outline of the challenge can be found here. Please be sure to check out the other participants in this challenge, too!

1. Theodora from Red Hair and Black Nail Polish
2. Kaki from GlitterObsession
3. Cuti-CLUE-les
4. Whimsical Glam
5. Sue from Creative Nail Design by Sue
6. Sangy from Lipgloss Affairs
7. Taya from Taya
8. Kelly from Adventures in Nail Art
9. Diana from Nails by Diana
10. Alexis Leigh from -XOXO Alexis Leigh
11. Namira from Namira Rahman
12. Chiro from Nail of This Week
13. IsaBella at IsaBella's World
14. Beautilicious Blogger
15. Nikki from Little Green Heart
16. Peace Love and Polish

Summer Challenge Day 2 - Picnic

Day 2 (July 3rd) of the Summer Challenge is Picnic. I decided to go with a July 4th-themed picnic to celebrate the holiday. I'll admit, I had a hard time getting inspired for this one. So, here is my take on Picnic Nails.

So what do you think? I had to go with the traditional picnic blanket look, and used stamping to achieve the checkers. This was done using mash-50. For an accent nail I just had to try out Julep America, and it is quite pretty. This time I started with Pure Ice Super Star! for my base -then I just stamped over them with Nicole by OPI Sealed With A Kris, and added my ants with a dotting tool. Once again, I used so many colors for this, I'll just list them out:

• Pure Ice Super Star!
• Nicole by OPI Sealed With A Kris
• Julep America
• Pure Ice Black Rage
• China Glaze Four Leaf Clover
• Spoiled I Only Eat Salads
• Sally Hansen Hi-Def
• Misa What A Wonderful Day
• Cover Girl Espresso

Here are a few more pictures, and my thumb so you can see it better.

 

Thank you so much for looking! A full outline of the challenge can be found here. Please be sure to check out the other participants in this challenge, too!

1. Theodora from Red Hair and Black Nail Polish
2. Kaki from GlitterObsession
3. Cuti-CLUE-les
4. Whimsical Glam
5. Sue from Creative Nail Design by Sue
6. Sangy from Lipgloss Affairs
7. Taya from Taya
8. Kelly from Adventures in Nail Art
9. Diana from Nails by Diana
10. Alexis Leigh from -XOXO Alexis Leigh
11. Namira from Namira Rahman
12. Chiro from Nail of This Week
13. IsaBella at IsaBella's World
14. Beautilicious Blogger
15. Nikki from Little Green Heart
16. Peace Love and Polish