Ok, even though they didn't win, they put up a great fight! Last Friday was go Texans day here in the big H and I had some fun with it.
I tried to let things dry for a bit before applying Sech Vite, but my SV has gotten extremely thick and drags colors. I'm going to be hunting for a better top coat pretty soon. Anyhow, all of the pictures show a bit of wear because I was cooking, chopping and cleaning ALL day! So by the end of it all it started chipping off and my thumb nail tore....ugghhhhh!!!!!
So yes, it's back to a nub for me.
Then I went with a dark color again, because you know how I like to change things up. I started with Quick Brick by Sally Hansen, but it quickly showed some wear along the tips, so I sponged on some This Is It by Sinful Colors. That was pretty enough, but then I remembered I had some plain gold glitter chunks in a clear base and thought it would be perfect. Unfortunately you really have to dig around the bottle to get the chunks to come out. That's what I get for buying a 99 cent polish from a beauty discount store. Still looks pretty though!
I didn't clean the edges this time because 1. I didn't plan on keeping this mani long, 2. my cuticles are so dry! Acetone would only dry them further!
I do wish that I could polish as beautifully as some of the pics I see out there. I thought after all this time I would have learned. Oh well. I guess if I'm still having fun with it that's all that matters! This weekend I will be shopping for clothes for my new job, and then I'll pick the perfect mani to start my week with!
Thanks for stopping by!
Happy painting!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Welcome 2012!
I kept saying this was going to be MY year! And what do ya know???? I got a new job! And that, my friends, would be why I am just now posting for the new year! So I have plenty of mani's to show you!
After the new year I got tired of the dark color so I went 'el-natural'. I can't recall what the name of it is, but this is just a frosty white tip with some small glitter....
Then I guess I got on a 'french mani' kick, because then I switched to a hot pink, Oasis by Sinful Colors...
I put Kaleidoscope by Wet-N-Wild on top of it for a great sparkle!
Then decided to file them down, because I was noticing some cracks. Awe..sniff..sniff. I didn't want to be too tacky or 'loud' for my interview so I went with a red french tip and put some Kaleidoscope on it again.
I know the last picture is blurry, but I'm making a point. In the close up pics you can see that my lines aren't real straight and it might look a little tacky, however in real life nobody looks that close and they really didn't look bad.
Sometimes I take the time to clean up real pretty and sometimes I just don't bother. Usually because I'm painting in a hurry ;)
I will post again with more soon!
Happy painting!
After the new year I got tired of the dark color so I went 'el-natural'. I can't recall what the name of it is, but this is just a frosty white tip with some small glitter....
Then I guess I got on a 'french mani' kick, because then I switched to a hot pink, Oasis by Sinful Colors...
I put Kaleidoscope by Wet-N-Wild on top of it for a great sparkle!
Then decided to file them down, because I was noticing some cracks. Awe..sniff..sniff. I didn't want to be too tacky or 'loud' for my interview so I went with a red french tip and put some Kaleidoscope on it again.
I know the last picture is blurry, but I'm making a point. In the close up pics you can see that my lines aren't real straight and it might look a little tacky, however in real life nobody looks that close and they really didn't look bad.
Sometimes I take the time to clean up real pretty and sometimes I just don't bother. Usually because I'm painting in a hurry ;)
I will post again with more soon!
Happy painting!
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