Manicure Monday 7/21/2014

Couldn't really decide what color/colors I wanted to use on my nails this week.. so I made it easy!  I used ALL 4 colors that I had my eye on.  3 repeats, 1 new!!

Really liking this Rimmel polish in Purple Rain--  Opaque in 2 coats, very creamy

This Funky Fingers polish is actually one that I really enjoy, I didn't think that I would want to use it often, but I find myself looking at it quite often when it's time to sit and paint my nails.  I think it's because I like the many different colors in one polish!!

 

 

 

 

 



My LOVE!!  I adore this Sally Hansen polish in the 420 Pacific Blue- THE ORIGINAL FORMULA!!

 

 

 

Don't forget to let me know what you are wearing on your nails this week!!

 

ITEMS USED:

 

---Rimmel Salon Pro Nail Enamel in Purple Rain - also found at CVS; Walgreens

---Sally Hansen #420 Pacific Blue- hard to find in the original formula now, but look at places like, CVS, Target, Walmart, WalGreens, Rite-Aid, and only-- original formula bottle as a thick "X" in Xtreme

---ULTA nail polish in Encore Pink - found at ULTA

---Funky Fingers in JawBreaker - found at Five Below for $2 and online (sometimes)

 

REGULARLY USED:

--- ORLY Bonder basecoat

---INM Out the Door topcoat

--- Nicole by OPI drying drops

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Manicure Monday - 7/14/14

 

Was really feeling like painting my nails a milky pink color...but if course I couldn't just have one color on my nails, so I added a nude and just a hint of gold!!

The pink color from ULTA looks way more milky in this picture than it is in real life-- I actually like the color in the picture a little bit more than in person

 

 

 

     

 

I sort of thought that I was a hard core manicurist and got out the dotting tool that I had been staring at for months.....  UMMM-- it didn't matter how many tutorials I tried to watch, my dots just would not come out the same size.  HAHA!  That's okay though-- I am going to rock my DIY design like it's the best thing known to man.

 

THINGS USED:

 

L'Oreal - Never Lacque-ing #415

Sinful Colors - Flirting Nails #808 - can be found at Rite Aid, Walgreens, Christmas Tree Shops

ULTA - Encore Pink  **this happens to be on sale right now**

Dotting tool

CVS - 100% Acetone nail polish remover
Eyeliner brush - any kind with sort of stiff bristles to use with the acetone to help clean up around cuticles

 

AND 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

 

 

 Don't forget to let me know what colors you have been wearing!

 

In all things there is beauty

 

~xoxoxo Michelle 

 

 

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Manicure Monday

This weeks manicure is sort of a failure, so while I will still post the pics, just know that I know that my nails look crappy!!  I was so tired last night and almost didn't paint them at all, but have been consistent for the past 3 weeks, and I didn't want to ruin that-- haha!

Don't worry--- I cleaned the area around my cuticles HAHAHA!!

I was drinking some pink lemonade before I painted my nails and used that as my motivation for this week. And yes, I still have accent nails- but I did do them a little differently this time around :)  I painted 2 nails on each had with a bright yellow color by Julep, called Abbie.  The other three nails were painted with a bright pink by Sinful Colors called Pink Happy Thoughts.  LOVE LOVE LOVE both of these colors, but really struggled with their application.  The bright pink, in the bottle, looks like it has muted streaks of yellow, but that didn't show up at all on the nails.  Sinful Colors formula is sort of hit or miss for me, but I don't mind because the polishes are so inexpensive.  This particular color was extremely runny.  In fact, more than once, it dripped off of the brush while I was applying it and got on my darn pajama pants....uuuggghhh!!!    I thought that after 2 coats, the color was completely opaque-- but as I look at my nails today-- NOPE, not so much!!  The bright yellow color was okay.  Julep happens to be a brand that I really like for nail polish.  I used to be subscribed to the Julep Maven nail polish box, but money got a little tighter, and I had to be mature and let that go.  But if you have the funds available, I would recommend checking out julep.com to get more information on becoming a julep maven and receiving 3 nail polishes a month.  I used 2 coats of this polish, and definitely could have done at least 2 more.

I did not use my ONM Out the Door topcoat and tried to just use my Nicole by OPI drying drops and after 3 minutes, my nails were dry enough for me to lay down and go to bed.  This morning when I woke up, my nails weren't smudged or anything!!  5 stars for these drying drops!!!

Manicure Monday

This post is going up late, but from here on out, every Monday I will be posting a short blog with the nail polish that I have chosen for the week.

I typically do my nails every Sunday night and then just wear that polish up until Friday night or Saturday early in the day. I like to give my nails at least 24 hours of "nakedness" each week.  I have extremely weak at brittle nails that break, and chip, and are extremely thin.  I probably should give them more time with no nail polish, BUT...... I have a mild obsession with nail polish, so that just won't happen.

My manicure routine pretty much stays the same and is actually not much of a manicure at all.  I don't push back my cuticles very often, because, quite honestly, it scares the bageezus out of me.

But I always use the same base coat, and top coat, and drying drops.  Maybe one day I will actually show a video of my process.

Basecoat = OPI Bonder

Topcoat = Out the Door topcoat

Drying drops = Nicole by OPI drying drops

This week I decided to go with Blues.  Since I am still one of those girls that HAS to have an accent nail, I went with a royal blue and light blue with royal blue polka dots.  For the royal/navy blue, I used the Rimmel 60 second nail polish in Blue Eyed Girl... the lighter blue is from Zoya and simply named Blu.

I have been a fan of the Zoya nail polish ever since hearing about them from one of my favorite beauty bloggers, Marnie aka Ms. Goldgirl on YouTube. Go ahead and check her out!!  I then went out to purchase one nude color, LOVED it and have been lucky enough to receive all the others in various beauty subscrtiption bags- mainly the Ipsy bag that is curated by Michelle Phan.  This particular shade is one of my favorites, completely opaque after 2 coats, and has a really good staying power.

The Rimmel 60 second line is new to me, but definitely not new to the stores.  I have looked at these polishes several times and never grabbed one before.  So in a recent trip to the beloved Walgreens, I figured it was time.. I grabbed this royal/navy blue.. and so far-- I am SUPER impressed!  Only 1 coat and this nail polish was completely opaque.  Looks like I will be taking another trip to the drugstore to grab more colors!!

Let me know what nail polish you are rocking this week!


People & Items mentioned above:

Ms Goldgirl's Youtube channel
Rimmel Blue Eyed Girl Nail Polish
Zoya nail polish in Blu



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                                                                                                              In all things there is beauty,

                                                                                                                                              ~Michelle~