OPI Ski Teal We Drop Swatch

Herroh!!

Today is just a quick post with one of my favourite teals! This is OPI Ski Teal We Drop. It came out with OPIs Swiss collection from fall of 2010! Its gorgeous. Two coats of shimmer teal goodness. Great formula.

Hope you like it! Thanks for reading :)

Nerd Lacquer The Quantum Bluniverse Swatch

Greetings fellow polish lovers!

Today I've got a full mani I wore when I got my Nerd Lacquer order last week. I've almost completed my "Library" of Nerd Lacquers. My polish budget isn't what it used to be though, so I am going to start having to be more choosey during restocks! Shipping prices are killin' me!

Anyway this is The Quantum Bluniverse. *Sigh* I have been lemming it for awhile now. It did not let me down. Its stunning. There is just something about that blue mixed with richer blue glitters, sprinkled with yellow gold and then the whole thing just GLOWS with golden shimmer. Its perfect! I've tried to fill the void I had in my life with other blue/golds but TBH they just don't cut the cake like this one does!

This description comes directly from Amanda at Nerd Lacquer "THE QUANTUM BLUNIVERSE is a deep cobalt with golden shimmer plus royal blue and gold glitter. It's young, it's hip, it's extremely clever, and man is it foxy. BRIAN COX, YOU GUYS. Omg."

Yeah she is hilarious and her descriptions always are amazing. Lovin' this one.

Thanks for reading! 

Erica's Nails & More Nail Art Challenge!! Day 9!

Hellooooo!!!

It is the last day and I am cutting it close! 

Today's theme is to re-create a favourite & to honour Erica and her awesome challenge I chose her polka dot nails! I picked this mani because the colour combo seemed totally funky and awesome to me. Looks so cool!

Here is her mani: http://ericasnailsandmore.blogspot.ca/2013/02/february-nail-art-challenge-day-8.html#more

& Here is mine!

I didn't have any of the same colours as Erica but I think I chose similar ones! Color Club Chelsea Girl, Essence Wanna Be Your Sunhine & China Glaze Harvest Moon. CG Harvest Moon is my untried! I think Erica's look much prettier and neater than mine. My dots are just too darn big!!! Color combo is cool though! :)

Thanks for looking, and thanks for sticking with me through Erica's Nail Art Challenge. It was so much fun and I'd like to thank her for being so awesome! :) Thanks Erica!

Erica's Nails & More Nail Art Challenge! Day 6 Gradient Nails!!

Whoa!!! Day 6 already?? Time flies when you're having fun :)

Today is gradient nails. If you follow my blog you know I struggle with gradients. I think if you haven't got the blending down, it's best to pick similar colours in tone/intensity. That way its easier to blend the line of colour and make them mesh better.

I chose Nails Inc Baker Street and Joe Fresh Fluo Blue.

Then I topped it with my untried, Enchanted Polish Daydream Surprise. I'm not sure if I like the long bar glitter in this one but I love the shimmer (which is super awesome but didn't really show up in my pics). I also like the way it looks over the gradient!

& There you have it! Day 6!
Thanks for reading and don't forget to check out the other awesome nail art from the other challengers!

Erica's Nails & More Nail Art Challenge! Day 4: Inspired By A Pattern

Hello everyone and welcome to day 4!
I can't believe we are at Day 4 already! Time flies when you are having fun :)

Without getting emotional, I was inspired by my late fathers bathrobe. If he didn't have to leave the house after dinner he would always announce "I'm going to put my comfortable clothes on!" and would go get into his comfy plaid pants and blue, green, and black plaid fleece bathrobe. I love that bathrobe. I also have the same trait as my Dad. Don't have to go out? I'll just put my pajamas on at 6pm. Always better to be comfortable.

I used China Glaze First Mate (my untried!), Holly-day & GOSH Nero. I used striping tape and a *lot* of dry time to  make the plaid pattern. It did come out looking quite close to the pattern on the robe :)

Plaid takes awhile with all of the dry time, but I like it because it is simple and looks clean! I find this manicure and pattern as  just as comforting as the bathrobe :)

Check out all the other nail art from day 4!

Erica's Nails & More February Nail Art Challenge! Day 2: Half Moon Nails!

Happy Monday!

Today is Day 2 of Erica's Nails & More February Nail Art Challenge! The theme today is half moon nails. I love funky half moon nail manicures. I also love that they are easy to do with the paper reinforcements. They are cheap and they make the mani look neat and clean with very little effort!

This is what I came up with!

I started with a coat of Layla Titanium Sky. A light blue true chrome polish. It is my untried! I love Layla chromes and this one is no exception. Although they do show all imperfections, they really do have a mirror-like and brushstroke free finish. I'm glad I gave Titanium Sky some love. Then I stuck on my paper reinforcers and used Zoya Song (my all-time favourite blue right now). I love blue, and I love the way this mani turned out!

Then I went a little overboard. I thought these colours were perfect to try and make "Rainbow Fish" nails. I stamped with Titanium Sky and Bundle Monster plate 209 to make the "scales". I added rainbow "dots" with Zoya Megan, Suri, Zuza, Blaze, & Layla Mercury Twilight. I added a few pieces of glitter too.

I think my rainbow fish nails need a bit of improvement but I quite like the idea behind it! I just need a bit more practice with my dotting.

I hope you enjoyed my Day 2 nails and don't forget to check out the other awesome nailart from the challenge!

Erica's Nails & More February Nail Art Challenge! Day 1: GALAXY NAILS

Hello!

Fun news! I'm participating in the February Nail Art Challenge put on by the fabulous Erica from Erica's Nails & More!



Today is the first day and the challenge is Galaxy Nails! I know people say there is no "right or wrong" way to do Galaxy Nails. But mine always end up looking smudgy and very UN-space-like. Anyway here is what I came up with!

Don't laugh!! It really was my best efforts! I tried these a couple of times and this was definitely the best outcome.

I used GOSH Nero as my base. Nero is a fabulous one coat black. I sponged with OPI Alpine Snow, HITS HK Mint, Joe Fresh Fluo Blue, OPI Koala Berry, & a-England Avalon. I topped the whole thing with OPI Last Friday Night for some sparkle and smoothed it all one with g&g HK Girl topcoat.

Keeping with the theme of untrieds.. I used OPI Last Friday Night for the first time. Why did I wait so long to use it??? Its PERFECT for layering! 

I hope you liked my efforts and be sure to check out the other awesome nail art from the challenge!!