Nail Polish Party

For New Year's Eve Eve I had some friends over so they could use my collection and get some purrrrdy nails for their respective parties. It was obviously a resounding success! So I give you:

How to Have a Nail Polish Party

Step 1: Mimosas: This part is key. Slightly tipsy friends are more much more agreeable to fancy colours and designs and dots and such wonderful things.

Step 2: More mimosas: "Oh ladiesh, thish purple would loook amaaaaazing on you." *Hic* Also, snacks. Snacks are key. Might I suggest rainbow marble mini-cupcakes?

Step 3: Time for serious business.Direct them to your fancy Polish Station (it's extra official because you had your nephew make a sign).

Put out your tools and swatches like a catalogue, and take orders!

Step 4: Let them do their own base coat colours. You're no manicurist.

Step 4b: Clean up their base coats because they are not manicurists, either.

Step 5: "You're giving me carte blanche? OBVIOUSLY STRIPES ARE THE ANSWER!"

Step 6:"Dots. Dots are the answer for you."

Step 7: Top coats for everyone!

Step 8: Take pictures for posterity's (and blog's) sake.

Step 9: ?????

Step 10: Profit!


Congratulations! Follow up the painting with hilarious select episodes of Community.

Resounding success!

What was used:

OPI Ogre the Top Blue, Misa You're Too Delicious, Essie Matte About You Top Coat

China Glaze Aqualicious, OPI Shimmer and Shimmer

Sally Hansen Blue It, Essie As Gold as it Gets

Nicole by OPI Save Me the First Dance, Zoya Jem

Base- Zoya Storm.      
Thumb: Nicole by OPI Save Me the First Dance, OPI Goldeneye      
Index: OPI Luxurious, Butter London Scallywag      
Middle: OPI Let Me Entertain You, Nicole by OPI Save Me the First Dance     
Ring: OPI Goldeneye, Butter London Scallywag      
Pinky: Zoya Carly, Nicole by OPI Save Me the First Dance

Zoya Blaze and Julep Vivian

A quick Christmas-inspired mani today. I love the combo of red and gold. So regal and joyful! So Ihave combined Zoya Blaze (a gorgeous red holo) and Julep Vivian (a fantastic gold glitter.)

I decided to buck against the trend and do an accnt nail on my pinkie. I know, I'm a rebel.

Merry Christmas!

Julep Ivy

Oh my.

This polish makes me happier than an elephant on a trampoline!

For real, this might be my new favourite colour. A base of sheer, shimmery blue but with purple duchrome effect and and and... I'm essentially an elephant on a trampoline!

Presenting Julep Ivy:

*Swoon* This is 3 coats as the polish is quite sheer. I couldn't stop staring at my nails! Look at that purple accent! Look at it!!

I might be getting too worked up about this. But I love it so!

Side note, I took these pictures at work because the day has become so short that it's too dark before I leave in the morning and too dark when I get home! Stupid winter.

Ombre Red



Hombre... for men.

 

 

That cowboy has nothing on Joey! NOTHING!

 

Where was I? Yes! Ombre nails! My sister didn't know what ombre was so she called them my "Hombre... for men" nails. Friends 4-Ever!

 



You know, when I'm trying to do an ombre manicure, I start thinking about how few colours I have. Hear me out! To do a proper ombre effect, the colours all have to have the same finish. I can't mix cremes, shimmers, foils and glitters. That would be silly. So I may have a billion reds, but I don't have a billion red cremes. And we all know that is a VERY big difference.

 

 

Hee hee, Hombre... for men. I'll stop now.

 

I used:

Pinkie: A England Lancelot
Ring: Essie Wicked
Middle: OPI Skyfall
Index: China Glaze Adventure Red-y
Thumb: Julep Delauney

*Note, Lancelot is a REALLY REALLY dark red. So dark that you can only see any hint of red under extreme light. But I still call it red!

Rainbow Nails!!

I have a secret (it's not a secret): I love colour waaaay too much. True fact: My space looks like a rainbow threw up all over it. So I decided to try doing a rainbow across my nails because rainbows are full of colour and we've established I love colour and I'm am a little bit crazy and wooo! Colour!

Ahem.

Check 'em out, 'kay?

Also, I stuck some glitter on the colours as well because that's how I roll.

Also also, check out some of the new Nicole by OPI Selena Gomez polishes! Some colours and glitters are hiding in there :)

Left Hand:

Pinkie: Julep Kelly, Nicole by OPI Inner Sparkle (from the Selena Gomez Collection)
Ring: China Glaze Wicked Style, Sephora by OPI What's Your Poison
Middle: OPI Kennebunk Port, OPI Gettin' Miss Piggy with It
Index: Sephora + Pantone Tangerine Tango Creme and Glitter
Thumb: Nicole by OPI Hit the Lights, Nicole by OPI Kissed at Midnight (both from the Selena Gomez Collection)

 Right Hand:

Thumb: OPI Jade is the New Black, OPI Fresh Frog of Bel Air
Index: OPI Fly, Deborah Lippmann Across the Universe
Middle: OPI Ogre the Top Blue, OPI Gone Gonzo
Ring: OPI Dutcha Ya Just Love OPI, Orly Ultra Violet
Pinkie: OPI Honk if You Love OPI, Deborah Lippmann Bad Romance


*Phew*! That was a lot. As my friends pointed out, not only do I have enough colours for a cohesive rainbow, I also have enough *matching glitters*. I am just that cool.

Nail Polish Canada Holiday Contest Week 3 - Christmas Tree Decorations!

Morning all!

This week's theme for the NPC Holiday Contest is.... Christmas Tree Decorations! So I decided to do the patterns/colours of some of my favourite decorations. Take a peek:

I'm super happy with how these turned out. The colours are wonderful and remind exactly of my favourite tree ornaments!

Now go vote!

What I used:

Thumb: OPI Here Today... Aragon Tomorrow (Suede), Nicole by OPI Give Me the 1st Dance

Index: Nubar Fire Sparkle, China Glaze Glittering Garland

Middle: Nicole by OPI Give Me the 1st Dance, Zoya Jem

Ring: OPI Goldeneye, Zoya Isla

Pinky: OPI Happy Anniversary, Orly Sweet Peacock

Cheers!

Maybelline Denim Dash and China Glaze Lorelai's Tiara

Ever go through old things and find useful stuff you totally forgot you had? I do, all the time.
I was going through my pictures folder and found some pictures I had completely over looked. But I will give them their moment in the sun!

Today I have Maybelline Denim Dash from their Color Show collection. This is an EXCELLENT blue jeans facsimile. It's a matte finish too!

 

 

Then I decided to try an accent nail with China Glaze Lorelai's Tiara from their Eye Candy 3D Glitters collection. So sparkly!

But it looked out of place next to the matte Denim Dash so I covered it with Essie's Matte About You.

 

 

Pretty funk-ay, non? This was a fun manicure. I have to remember Matte About You More often. It gives such interesting new takes on manicures!