Rather Puzzling

I hung out with one of my sisters yesterday, and it gave me an idea for a new mani!  My sister absolutely loves puzzles, so here ya go!!

I started with two coats of Finger Paints Pop Rock Pink.  I really don't think it's very pink though.  It's really much more of a coral!  It's a great jelly with a nice subtle shimmer!  Since it is a jelly, I decided on this one for the base color on all of my nails, as the other polishes are all cremes.  I didn't want any of the other colors showing through underneath Pop Rock Pink.

After a quick coat of SV, I taped off a section on my nails, and used Dare to Wear Pillow Talk, China Glaze Sweet Hoot, and China Glaze Kinetic Candy to create the first puzzle pieces.  Then I added another quick coat of SV to the newly polished section to protect the polish for the next tape application.

I taped off the same section, leaving the opposite site of my nail exposed, and added another color for the next piece.  Then another coat of SV!

I taped off one last section for the last painted piece, leaving a Pop Rock Pink section exposed for the final piece!

Then I used my dotting tool to create the puzzle lock design.

I finished the mani with a coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast!

This was a really fun mani to create!  I love the way the colors work together!!  I hope you all enjoy it!

Happy Painting!

Colors: Finger Paints Pop Rock Pink, Dare to Wear Pillow Talk, China Glaze Sweet Hook, China Glaze Kinetic Candy

Leopard with Dixie!!!

I happened to see a pair of Dixie's little bows sitting on my vanity.  And so I had immediate inspiration for today's Pink Wednesday mani!!!

I started with two coats of Milani Hi-Res, a really pretty light purple scattered holo.  It's a nice formula that goes on easily and evenly.

This is two coats without a top coat.  Obviously, it's got a lot of shine on it's own!

Next, I used Dare to Wear Hot Fever with my dotting tool, and basically blobbed on some randomly shaped pink spots.

I used Sinful Colors Dream On with my striping brush to created the leopard rosettes around Hot Fever.

I finished off with one coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast.

And, of course, here's my sweet little Dixie in her leopard bows!!

Isn't she the cutest?!?!

It became a little obvious that Kiba, my Shiba Inu, wanted to be famous this time too!!!

They're best friends!

I really hope you like this one ladies!  I adore it!  It was so much fun to create, and even more fun to wear!!!!

See you next Wednesday!  Happy Painting!!

 Colors: Milani Hi-Res, Dare to Wear Hot Fever, Sinful Colors Dream On

Crescent Moons

I was trying to decide what to do for Pink Wednesday, and then I got a inspiration from my little Evan!  He always makes sure to tell the moon, "Night Night!", when he goes to bed.  So, paired with that and the crescent moon on his Twilight Turtle night light, this is what I came up with!!!

I started with one coat of Dare to Wear - Hot Fever, that I won from the beautiful Sirena Sparklestar!!!  It's a really fun bright pink that I instantly fell in love with!!!  It goes on really well too!!  Opaque in just one coat!!!

Next, I grabbed Zoya - Savita, one of my favorite purples, and by far my favorite matte!  I painted one coat, just as I would normally paint my nails, except for slightly lower down the nail.  This gave the pink the crescent moon effect!

Since I just recently used Savita, I grabbed one of my untried polishes, Color Club - Ultra Violet.  To be honest, I was a little skeptical on this one, which is why I hadn't used it yet.  As you can see by the bottle, there really isn't anything too violet about it.  It's a hot pink with a teal shimmer.  But the greatest thing happened!!  An instant duo-chrome when layered over a dark polish!!!!

And of course, I just had to see it completely shiny, so I used a coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast.  I really love the way this turned out!!  I will definitely be using Ultra Violet a lot more often!

Colors: Dare to Wear Hot Fever, Zoya Savita, Color Club Ultra Violet

A Touch Out of Control

Some days, I feel a little like things are just out of control.  Today, they're out of control in a good way!  I mean, come on - Elixir Lacquers went live!  What could be better?!?!

I think I only have one untried holo left in my arsenal, so I decided to grab it!  Here is the macro shot of Hits - Poseidon.  

I simply adore this polish!  Completely opaque in two coats, and loaded with rainbows!  I can't wait to see it in sunlight tomorrow!!!

I wanted to jazz it up a little bit, so I decided to go with another untried and chose Dare to Wear - Pillow Talk with Red Angel plate RA-114.

I'm a little tired, since it's kind of been a whirlwind of a day, so this was a great choice since it only took me about 10 minutes!!!!  I hope you like the pattern as much as I do!

Happy Painting ladies!!!!

Color: Hits Poseidon, Dare to Wear Pillow Talk