Ozotic 531 Mish Mash (naked)

One of my top 5 polishes, the copper-gold-red holo deliciousness that is the now discontinued Ozotic 531. No undies, while a black or dark underneath may offer a few more color changes, I like the cleanness sometimes of wearing this plain. Yum. These are all the same polish, yes.

KB Shimmer Misfit- Debbie Does Denim

This is quite the blurpley murky glitter hodgepodge that should really be on the fingers of you-know-who.  I think the blue magenta and purple shiny glitters are very necessary in this mix, although current trends are towards more matte (and round) glitters. Matte wouldn't be able to show through this evening colored soup as well as the shinies. Two easy coats (if I had been a bit more awake there would not be any thin spots) and several layers of topcoat and voila! No pushing or shoving of glitters, no dabbing or rearranging. I AM testing Essence peel off base coat (basically school glue) and will let you know tomorrow if it holds up and peels off as everyone seems to claim.  Not sure why this didn't get into her lineup- even a dedicated purple avoider like myself really likes this one!

Barry M Gellys! Finally!!

The ever-so-delightful Rhonni at ninjapolish HERE got a new shipment of the summer Barry M Gellys in and promptly sent me my order. (really- one day shipping!) I ordered a few from the last collection as well as the new summer one. Decided a skittle was in order. All are two coats except the lavender (Prickly Pear) which took three.  These are NOT gelish, just lovely squishy smooth gliding application pretty polishes.  I need the rest of them.

God Bless America!

Happy Independence Day and birthday of my country!
Base of Illamasqua Scorch (2 coats) then hand painted fireworks- China Glaze  Fairy Dust over top.

Subdued Elegance

I managed a couple really great swaps recently and decided on a "palate cleanser" mani using three of them. I like alot of color, holo and glitter, but occasionally I need a break and head to beautiful creams. Illamasqua Purity is a not-pink pale peach (ever so slightly yellowish) that is like nothing I own (yeah, imagine! lol) I read the reviews talking about streaking  but was pleasantly surprised- two coats covered pretty well, and even a bit of dabbing to repair a pull didn't leave any marks- I love the color on my skin and the quality just dripped off the brush. Well done, Illamasqua! I dabbed a few Shimmer glitters around to encrust a couple nails and done! HKGirl topcoat.

the artsy shot

Girl's Night In!

My daughter's are having friends over and decided to make chocolate popcorn and "let" me do their nails- here are three fun manicures-

OPI Skull and Glossbones with a couple mixed matte polishes

Orly Decades of Dysfunction accented with Essence Julia

China Glaze First Mate and Kleancolor Pastel Blue accented with Utopia Stars and Stripes

Cheap Polish That's Not Cheap

I have weeded out all but a few of the "drugstore" polishes in my stash. I read recently however, some sterling reviews of the Sinful Shine polishes, so my last trip to Walgreens included picking up one color, Blue Suede Shoes, a dense blue-gray cream. I am very impressed with the quality- a bit thick, but I will usually go two coats, one thin then one thick for my manicures and this polish performed beautifully. I did one accent nail with LynBDesigns Angels Have the Phonebox, a Dr. Who polish of gray crelly with small black hexes, white matte squares and tiny blue micro glitters. Very office friendly yet contemporary. May need more Sinful Shines.... Shown with Poshe topcoat, although the Sinful was quite glossy alone.

My Very First Magazine Article!!

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