Manicure Monday - 9/22/2014

I am so loving dark colors on my nails!!  I have never really thought that I was ever "on trend" with the whole certain nail colors during certain times of year.... and I still sometimes don't follow the "rules."  But right now, with fall only 1 official day away-- I am so for the darker colors.  Unfortunately.. because I can't ever just paint my nails with just 1 color, I had to throw some lighter colors in the mix.  I also don't know why I keep thinking I am some nail artist and keep doing random dots and stuff on my nails.  I need to just stay focused and  try to paint my nails neatly and not all over my cuticles hahaha

I used 3 colors on my nails this time around.  Essie's Little Brown Dress, Essie's Show Me the Ring, and Finger Paints' Blank Canvas Cream. 

I have only used the brown color one other time and really didn't like it.  I am actually not a huge fan of Essie nail polish.  Sometimes they wow me, other times I cannot stand them.  I feel like the first time I used this particular color, I was not a fan.

It seems though-- the more I paint my own nails, the  more I am learning of ways to make a not so great formula look halfway decent. Thank goodness for acetone and an eyeliner brush to help me clean up all the mistakes and messes I make!!

The 3 chosen colors for this week!!

"Show me the Ring" by Essie--- definitely a 3 coat nail polish-- I only used 2, but could definitely have used a 3rd to make this color truly opaque.

Uh oh-- did you catch how I was trying to be all fancy with my dotting tool?  HAHAHA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRODUCTS MENTIONED:

 

Essie- Show Me The Ring

Essie-  Little Brown Dress

Finger Paints - Blank Canvas Cream

 

MY REGULARS:

Out the Door Top Coat by INM - this is my HOLY GRAIL top coat..  You can even by a larger size so it will last longer!

ORLY Bonder base coat

 

 

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