Dollish Polish - Tetris Swatch

This is one coat of Dollish Polish' Tetris polish on top of a couple layers of black polish.

I love this polish.  Perhaps because I used to play Tetris for hours on end.  And this polish really captures the feeling of the game to me.

I got my bottle here.

Sinful Colors Pinky Glitter and Nfu 51

Here’s a manicure I stamped with silver flowers over a purple base.

I started out with 2 coats of Pinky Glitter from Sinful Colors.  I had seen this color in the store a couple of times and was drawn to buy it but never did.  Finally they had a sale, by 2 for some cheap price so I decided to take the plunge.  Really, I knew it might be a bad investment, but certainly not an expensive one.  When I got the polish home I did 1 quick coat on my thumb and decided first that I hated it then that I loved it.  So as soon as I had a chance I did all my nails and decided…..I was right the first time.  I hated it. 

 

I didn't take a picture of alone on my nails but here is the bottle.

 

In order to avoid just taking it back off again, I decided to try layering Nfu Oh 51 over it.  Much better!

 

Then I used a silver polish to stamp some flowers from the Cheeky 12 plate on top.  Ended up really liking the result.

Ladybug Nails

I just love ladybugs!  So here is my attempt at a ladybug manicure.

I think these turned out pretty well.

I started with a couple coats of OPI's My Vampire is Buff.

Next I made a decal using LLC1, Black Crème from Wet n Wild and Cherry Red from Sally Hansen.

Jewelry Challenge - Silver Earrings

This manicure was inspired by this earring.  I hardly ever wear the earrings because they are too heavy, but I love the design.

I started with a couple coats of Nina's Black nail polish.  Then I stamped using Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Silver Sweep with BM-214 image plate.

I didn't get all the images stamped exactly in the middle of the nail, but I still like the way it turned out.  And a lot easier to wear than the earrings!  :)

Circus Manicure

I created this manicure for a 'vacation' challenge.  For some reason the circus came to mind when I thought about a nice, childhood vacation. 

The red and white represent the circus tent, and the figure is an elephant.  Not sure it completely conveys 'circus' but I think it's pretty.

Here is how the manicure looked right after stamping.  I was unhappy that I could see the stripes through the elephant so I colored him in by hand. 

For this manicure, I started with 3 coats of White on White by China Glaze.  Next, I used Cherry Red from Sally Hansen and Cheeky plate 21 for the tents.  The stamp is supposed to be for a French tip, but my nails are so short that the image covers most of the nail.

The elephant was done with Black Crème from Wet n Wild (great black stamping polish!) and LLC10 plate.

Stars and Moon Mani

 

 

Here's a little manicure I wore a couple of weeks ago.  Base color is Nfu Oh 52.  At some point I will do a swatch of it alone.  It's a beautiful flakie polish that changes colors.  In the bottle it appears dark blue with green flakies.  But on the nail it sometimes appears much more purple.  Prior to the stamping I used a top coat to make it matte.  I think flakies always look so pretty matte.

Next, I used Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri polish in Silver Sweep for the stamped design.  The Insta-Dri collection tends to stamp very well, and this silver color, in particular, I've used a number of times with great results.  The designs are from Cheeky plate CH46.

Please excuse the condition of my cuticles!  They are quite a mess in these photos.