Purple and Pink Glitter French Tip

Hey Y'all!!  TGIF!!  I would be excited for it being Friday, except it's really windy and cold today and it's supposed to be in the 20's tonight and tomorrow night.  What part of Spring doesn't Mother Nature understand??  I want my shorts back! 

So, for today, I have a Purple and Pink Glitter French Tip/Block Mani:

I Used:
OPI:  Lost My Bikini in Molokini, a medium purple cream
Butter London:  Rosie Lee, a bright micro pink glitter in a clear base
Salon Perfect:  Razzle Dazzle, a purple and holographic micro glitter in a purple jelly base
Scotch Tape

I started with two coats of OPI Lost My Bikini in Molokini, a pretty, highly pigmented purple crème.  Once that had dried completely, I placed scotch tape across the nail diagonally and painted the color closest to the tip.

Then I placed the tape a little further down the nail and painted the next color.  Be sure to only put tape on the outside edge, not over the glitter.  Otherwise, you will lift the glitter.  And don't worry about going over into the other glitter, it really won't show.  You just need the clean edge on the outside.

I love how this turned out.  It feels so Spring-like to me.  I hope you enjoyed it too!

Happy Polishing!!

A Pink, Purple & Turquoise Summer Dotticure

Hey Y'all!!  Happy Thursday!  How is your day going?  Mine is ok...the teen is off to dance camp...yes again.  And I've declared war on the ants in the yard.  Seriously.  I hate ants!  If you live in the South, you understand.  We have a ton of varieties and they all bite.  So I've been roaming our property with a concoction I found on the internet guaranteed to end their miserable little lives!  These things have built hills over 12 inches tall and over 18 inches wide, in just a couple of days...they must go!

But I did find time to bring y'all a new post, a pretty Summer Dotticure:

I Used:
Orly:  Hot Tropics (neon magenta/purple with gold shimmer)
Studio M- Hot Zone (neon pink with blue shimmer)
Salon Perfect- Gone Sailing (neon turquoise shimmer)
Large and Small Dotting tool

Since I've done similar manicures recently, I won't go into the how-to-do-this (just look back a couple of designs for the tutorial).  I will say that I LOVED this color combination!  Very girly while still so bright!  I'm going to have to try this color combination in some other designs!

I hope y'all enjoyed today's design!  Have a fabulous day and Happy Polishing!!

Neon Studded Half Moon

Hey Y'all!!  Happy Friday!!  Thank goodness!  Although I have a busy weekend planned.  I have to get the girl child some new pointe shoes, which for us is an all day event.  The nearest place is over 65 miles away and I have to drive through a super busy metropolitan city.  And then come home and clean house because I'll have a house full of teenage girls for most of next week.  Although when they are all here, I just hide in my bedroom and read and paint my nails.  For anyone who has young children, when they reach teenage years, if you throw enough food and soda at them, they pretty much leave you alone, lol!

Anyway, for today I have a simple Neon Studded Half Moon mani for you:

I Used:
Salon Perfect- Flamingo Flair (neon peach crème)
Sally Hansen- I Love Nail Art Studs (black studs)

I started with two coats of Salon Perfect Flamingo Flair,a gorgeous peach neon crème.  The formula was a little streaky, but evened out after just two coats.  I loved the color!  So fresh and bright, I think this works great for Spring and Summer!

Once your base coat has dried, start adding top coat, working with only one nail at a time.  While the top coat is still wet, place your studs (that sounds naughty, but it's not.  Really, I mean it).  You can place them in a semi-circle or choose to do a more geometric shape like I did here.

I hope y'all enjoyed today's mani and that y'all have a fabulous weekend!  Do you have any plans?

Happy Polishing!!

Army Camouflage Nails (& Tutorial)

Happy Friday the 13th!!!!  How is everyone doing??  The now-a-teen and I have hair appointments in a few, but I wanted to get this posted for you first.  The wonderful and fabulous Kay, after seeing my Navy Camo nails (which I'm redoing this way soon), requested Army Camouflage nails:

I Used:
Spoiled- Steel The Show (taupe crème)
China Glaze- Exotic Encounters (olive/green crème)
Orly- Chocoholic (brown with silver shimmer)
Salon Perfect- Ivy League (dark green shimmer)
Fine Detail Brush
Super Fine Detail Brush

I didn't have the perfect shades for this, but I love how my Army camo nails came out.  This was done by me playing around trying to figure it out.  I so loved these, not only am I going to redo my Navy camo (my most popular post ever), I'm doing these in every color!!

I started with one coat of Spoiled Steel The Show. Then using a round detail brush and China Glaze Exotic Encounters, I started the first layer of camo by basically painting shaky C's and blobs:

Then, using a very fine and thin brush, I just filled in with the remaining two polishes.

I hope you enjoyed today's post!  Thank you to Kay for the request and so glad you liked them!

Y'all have a fabulous, luck filled day today....and if you see anyone approach you with a hockey mask and machete, RUN!!!!!!!   Happy Polishing!!

Review: Salon Perfect Raisin The Roof & Ivy League

Hey Y'all!!  How was your weekend?  We had a great weekend of taking it easy and watching football.  Although my favorite team lost :(  But I still love my Bucs!!  And I still won the family football pool so I'm good.

I noticed on a recent trip to Walmart, Salon Perfect had released their Fall colors.  I wasn't too impressed with most of the colors, but I did pick up two, Raisin the Roof and Ivy League.  Since the formula and experience with both polishes were the same, I'll tell you about that after the pictures, cause it's the pictures we really want to see isn't it?  The pictures show two coats with top coat.

Raisin the Roof 

Raisin the Roof is a pretty dark, frosty brown with a subtle gold shimmer:

 

 

Ivy League

Ivy League is a dark, shimmery green:

 

The formula on both polishes was great.  It wasn't too thin or too thick.  They went on without any dragging or balding.    There was a little streaking with the first coat, but it all evened out by the second.

 

These were my first Salon Perfect polishes.  I had heard a lot about them and was anxious to try them.  And while I do love the colors of Raisin the Roof and Ivy League, I don't think there is anything special about them  They're pretty, work fine and are pretty reasonably priced ($3.98 each at Walmart).  I have seen other bloggers swatching more unique polishes from Salon Perfect (like ones that look like floam), but my Walmart has yet to get any of them, and they definitely aren't any in their Fall collection.  Bottom line?  I guess I'm kind of on the fence about them.  I like them, just don't see anything special about them.  I will keep my eyes open though to see what they release in the future.  What do y'all think of them?

 

Be sure to check back tomorrow for Try It On Tuesday!  I have a super special polish planned.  Happy Polishing!!