Nail Layering With Flakies!

So, I'm sick AND sad today. Perhaps the best combination ever. Plus, my boyfriend is working today and I'm not the best at being alone when I don't feel so good. I make some pretty silly decisions. Such as, I didn't feel like making food so I'm eating pepperoni straight from the bag. It's kinda gross and they're REALLY greasy so I think I'm going to stop, haha.  Oh, and I still have a test to take today online and I have an essay to write. Yay!

So, I'm reaaaally behind in swatching so I had to dig to find something worth posting. I'm still determined not to miss a day of blogging even if my heart isn't completely in it.  Oooh, know what sounds good? Chinese food! Probably not the best meal for someone sick, but it comes with soup. That helps, right?

I actually took these pictures before I started blogging and they got lost in a random folder. I was trying to layer as many cool things as possible and this is what I came up with:

taken inside under artificial light

This is 4 different polishes layered. They were (in the order they were applied):

• A random dark blue shimmer. I can't remember exactly which one.
• OPI Catch Me In Your Net
• Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure
• CoverGirl City Lights (holographic glitter top coat)

taken in the sun

taken in the shade

Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!

Perhaps My Favorite Mani Ever- Sinful's Mint Apple under Hidden Treasure

Damn, I just realized I passed my 100 post milestone like a week ago!  I was anticipating it and counting it every day since about post 85, but then of course I completely forgot about it.  Not like post 100 is any more special than any other post, but for some reason I feel accomplished making it past 100, haha.

I'm still very behind in editing pictures and I'm so busy it doesn't seem like I'm going to catch up any time soon.  When you're busy it always feels like there will some how be a magic time when you'll be able to catch up on everything you need to do.  You tell yourself, "I can't wait until I can get a little break and then I'll be back on track."  Yeah, it doesn't work like that for me.  I get a little break and I take a nap and forget about all the little things I wanted to do.  I guess I'm destined to be playing catch-up the rest of my life!

Today I'm posting a mani I did like 2 months ago that I never got around to posting (while my nails were long! *SOB*).  It was inspired by this mani by my friend Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite!


I don't have the OPI she used, but I've been wanting to use Sinful's Mint Apple again and this was a good opportunity.  I love how this looks so much. I rarely repeat manis, but I have to with this one. This is either 2 or 3 coats (Sorry, I forgot to write down how many!) of Sinful's Mint Apple with a coat of Sally Hansen's Hidden Treasure on top.

In the sun

In the shade

To show all the different flaky colors

Macro nail picture

I love this.  It reminds me of a sunset over a tropical ocean.




Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!

Random NOTD: Hidden Treasure over OPI's I'm His Coral Friend Matte

Hey guys!  Hope your Tuesday went well.  Mine wasn't bad- got some errands done, that kind of booooring stuff.  I was cleaning out my picture folder on my computer and found this pic of a mani from several months ago.  I wish I had though to take pics in the sun before I removed it!  Still, I love this and will probably recreate it some time in the future.

This is 3 coats of OPI I'm His Coral Friend as a base, which is a bright red-orange coral jelly.  I then topped it with 1 coat of Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure flaky polish and a coat of China Glaze Matte Magic top coat to make it matte.  I wish I was able to capture that the flakies still change color with a matte top coat, but you'll just have to take my word for it!

This is taken under a light bulb which makes my skin look sickly and yellow, yay!

Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!

NARS Purple Rain (and something fun)

NARS Purple Rain was my first high end nail polish.  I kept seeing pictures of it over and over on blogs loved it, but there was NO WAY I was going to pay $16 for one nail polish (Hm, it looks like they raised the price to $17 recently).  But maybe you can guess by the fact that this post is called Purple Rain that I caved.  I still don't own that many high end nail polishes; I don't really see the need to when there are so many cheaper brands that are just as good, if not better like China Glaze and Orly.  But still, Purple Rain is one of the prettiest polishes I own.

Stick around to the end and I'll show you something THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND!  Well, maybe not, but it is pretty.

Purple Rain is a blackened  red-toned purple with pink and purple shimmer.  This was 2 coats and no top coat.

Purple Rain in full sun

NOW FOR THE EXTRA PRETTINESS!

1 coat of Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure over NARS Purple Rain!

Full sun

Outside in the shade

See? Aren't you glad you stuck around?  I told you it was pretty.  I wish Hidden Treasure was still available and east to find.  Oh well, at least I have a back up!


Available:

• $17.00 at Sephora.com
• Brick-and-mortar Sephora stores
• $17.00 at NARS' website

Thank you for reading and have a great day/night/whatever!