OPI and Sonoma- Match made in Heaven!

My daughter Paula loves glitter- but not just ANY glitter- she manages to pick my most expensive, HTF ones-  yeah, those- so I figured I better start trying the untrieds first- before they disappear! Here is the lovely and presently rare Sonoma Nail Art "Go to Napa for Auto Parts" a clever mix of blue, green and yellow glitters in a clear base. What makes this brilliant is the very fine microshimmer added to the mix. Stunning! I chose an unconventional base for this- OPI's Thanks a Windmillion from the recent Holland Collection. I used one thin coat of Napa over two of the OPI- Poshe over Gelous on the glitter nails only. OPI can be found most anywhere, I got my Sonoma from an etsy ninja (thanks Emma)

EEEK! A right hand!!!

Ozotic Mish Mash 533

two thin coats of 533 over black- florescent lighting

So yes, this is the same manicure in different lighting. Wow. May need backup- thin creamy easiest application EVER over a single coat of Cult Nails Nevermore (yes, one coat black- perfect) Poshe to cover. This is the most gorgeous color I have seen in a long time without being glitter!! Run, getcha some, they are discontinued, but llarowe, ninjanails and overallbeauty *may* have a few left- the mish mash colors are 531, 532, 533 and 534.

filtered sunlight- silvery violet

Full sunlight- total turquoise

Angled, oh, hello purple!

A few untrieds....

Whimsical Georgia Peach Fuzz

 

Three thin coats over a coat of Orly Prelude to a Kiss- Whimsicals are wonderful in that the glitters are very smooth- one nice coat of Poshe and smooth as glass!

Bee Polished: Did you know...

Bee Polished: Did you know...: ...your nails need to be conditioned regularly?  Think about this:  how many times do you wash your hair without using a conditione...

Quick NOTD!! KB Shimmer- Party!

Challenging application, well worth it (a few red squares picked out with tweezers, shoving the larger pieces around a bit) LOVE the look! Gelous and two coats of SV to cover.

Emma gets trees!

My standing Wednesday at 5 came by yesterday all atwitter because I had promised to do trees on her nails- she and her family had vacationed in Hawaii earlier this year and her Gma got a tree painted on her toe for a treat. Emma got sponged sunsets (various Bettina polishes) and hand painted palm trees. Love this girl!

Big Hot 4th of July Mess!

I swatched this gorgeous red white and blue glitter from Utopia on one nail over a dusty gold I was wearing and LOVED it! My idea for our PCF Challenge was simply Independence Day so anything goes basically. I started with one coat (yes 1!) of aEngland's beautiful silver Excalibur- no brushstroke, just chrome yumminess. After it dried, I started sponging Orly Grave Mistake and China Glaze Frostbite for the stripes- (I tried China Glaze Poinsettia for the red, but the silver just made it look hot pink) Then I put a heavy two coats of Utopia Stars and Stripes over it and that's when it got messy- placing the glitters around smeared the red and blue- but this stuff is so pretty! It has large shimmery white and matte blue stars, matte blue and white bar glitter, small and medium shiny red hexes, large shiny red square, and for a knockout punch, tiny holo hexes.  Love it, making sure I have enough foil and acetone to remove- pictures show a bit of the red staining, sorry- Gelous and Seche Vite over.