Birthday Cake and Beautiful Bows

Quick post!

Freehand bows over Birthday Cake (Lush Lacquer). I layered Birthday Cake over Light As Air (China Glaze) because I wanted to save as much as I could. I also put a very thin layer of Marshmallow (Essie) over everything because I liked the glitter to appear less shiny, like it looks in the bottle.

This is dedicated to Bree! I thought it appropriate to use Birthday Cake on her birthday! Happy birthday girl!!!

Wish Upon a Star-an Wrap

I'm sorry I didn't post last night. My finger took a beating from an 8 pound dumbbell. It was not pretty. It still isn't, but I've decided to use Photoshop instead of the more common Western medicine approach. Though clinically unproven, the effects are remarkable!

I wanted to use my Saran wrap technique again. I used Lila (Savina) and No Room for the Blues (OPI) for the colors. It made a nice periwinkle mix, reminiscent of Secret Agent Lila. I topped that with Wish Upon a Star (Polish Rehab). I got lucky with the stars on a few of my fingers. It's hard to see them in the bottle, and to be honest, I forgot they were in there. It was a nice surprise when they came out on my nails.

Pretty cute, and a nice way to spice up a manicure. Solid colors and glitter are great, but I need more!

Cooooookie Crisp Lines

I'm back! Inspiration struck...and stuck! I'll often think up a manicure, love it in my head, and then as soon as I sit in my polishing chair, hate it or try to think of something else. I don't know why I psyche myself out like that, but it'll often result in a poorly thought out or poorly executed design. Not tonight! Tonight...we've struck gold! White gold!

I wanted to use my new TheHungryAsian polish, Cookies & Cream. (I've decided to change the way I display polish names from being italicized to bold, for easier readability.) I took her advice and used an opaque white underneath, White On (Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear). I'm not even sure how I came up with the idea for the stripes, but they worked out perfectly! I used Light Mist (Savina), Papaya Punch (China Glaze) and my small striping brush from Color Madric, Black. I got the crisp lines using tape. Good ole tape.