Simply Subtle

Hi everyone!  Happy Pink Wednesday!

Today I wanted to go for something delicate and subtle!  I started with two coats of Sensique Indian Rose, a gorgeous dusty pink with a gold shimmer.

The formula was nice, although a little streaky at times.

I wanted something to match the gold shimmer, so I used Barry M Gold Foil with Red Angel stamp RA-111, and finished off the mani with one coat of SV.

I am so happy with the end result!  These two polishes work very well together.  The stamp image is not obvious, but very flashy at the same time.  

The Gold Foil actually gave Indian Rose a bit more of a coral shade, which was a nice surprise!

I hope you enjoy!!  

Happy Pink Wednesday!!!

Colors: Sensique Indian Rose, Barry M Gold Foil

Stamping Plate: Red Angel RA-111

Linear Leopard!

Hi everyone!  Happy Pink Wednesday!!!

Since it's such a pretty day here in Atlanta, I thought today's mani was in dire need of a little linear!

I started with two coats of Up Colors Brilho Rosa, a beautiful rose pink linear holographic.

It's a great polish with an easy application.  The linear was definitely present in indoor lighting, but not as strong as a lot of other linear polishes.

Outdoors in direct sunlight was much better, but still did not have the super strong rainbows that are so coveted.

For my accent nail, I applied two coats of Sally Hansen White On, and followed it with one coat of HITS Hefesto, a linear holographic top coat.

Again, while awesome, I still wasn't getting the bright rainbows.

I then used Bundle Monster plate BM221 with Konad Special Black for the leopard print.

With my dotting tool, I placed some small spots within the leopard design with Brilho Rosa to tie the accent nail in with the rest.

I finished with one coat of SV.

While I didn't really get the supreme linear look, I really adore this mani!  It's simple, fast, and fun at the same time!

I hope you enjoy it!

Happy Painting!!!

Colors: Up Colors Brilho Rosa, Sally Hansen White On, HITS Hefesto, Konad Special Black

Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster BM-221

Lost my Marbles!

Hi ladies!!  I've missed the past few Pink Wednesdays, so I thought I'd come back with something big!

I started off by applying one coat of China Glaze Sweet Hook.

Next, I used Sweet Hook with China Glaze Crimson and Zoya Renee in my cup of water to create my patterns.

If you are curious about step by step water marbling, there are some amazing tutorials on YouTube!

This is actually the first time I have ever sat down and done water marbling on all of my nails!!!  I wasn't going for anything too symmetrical.  I was just playing around with different designs.  I hope you enjoy!

Colors: China Glaze Sweet Hook, China Glaze Crimson, Zoya Renee

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

A Hound in Houndstooth

It's time for another Pink Wednesday!  I have been waiting to do this one for days now!

I grabbed OPI Pink-ing of You for my main color.  I really like this shade, it's so soft and shiny ... an awesome pink creme.  But, as far as application goes - it's a royal pain.  It goes on very thin, streaky, and unevenly.  It takes three careful coats for an opaque finish.  

And, of course, it's just not my style to have all my nails match - so I picked Confetti Get the Party Started for my ring fingers.  It's an awesome bright pink creme that isn't a hot pink!!!!  It's almost like it has a hint of bright mauve to curb any kind of neon finish.  I LOVE IT!!!

After using a coat of SV, I used the houndstooth pattern on my Konad plate m63 with the Konad Special Polish in white.  I repeated the pattern on each nail, and finished with a coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast.  I'm sure you all know that I get a lot of inspiration from things that happen in my daily life, and this mani is no different ....  It's DIXIE!!!!

Yeah, my miniature dachshund, Dixie, has a pink houndstooth pleated dress.  Beat that!!!  Seriously, how cute is she?!?!

So there you go, the little hound in houndstooth!

I really love this mani!  It's so much fun having nails that match my littlest dog!

Happy Pink Wednesday!!!!!

Colors: OPI Pink-ing of You, Confetti Get the Party Started, Konad Special White

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

Feeling a Little Moody

Over the weekend I snagged a few of the Claire's Mood polishes.  So, I thought I'd try one out for Pink Wednesday!

The coverage of this one was a little lacking.  It has the finish of a neon polish, and tended to be a little streaky.  It took three coats for a fully opaque finish, and one coat of SV for shine.

Above is the "cold version" of this color, a pretty pinkish coral shade.

Below is the "warm version" of this color, a soft pinkish peach shade.

After the polish begins to react to your body temperature, you're left with the look of a french manicure, as the shade on your tips will be different, due to the lack of body heat there!

After some fun in playing with the color change, I decided to use one of my stamping plates: m73, from the Born Pretty Store.  

Let me remind you, Ulta polishes work brilliantly as stamping polishes!  So I used Scene Steel-er on my ring fingers, and Devious on the others.  

I really like this shade from the Mood polish collection.  The color change is very subtle and pretty!  I'm looking forward to giving the other shades a try!  

Happy Pink Wednesday!!!!!

Colors: Claire's Mood Excited/Bored, Ulta Scene Steel-er, Ulta Devious

Stars Over Plumeria

Welcome to another Pink Wednesday!  I recently got Revlon's Starry Pink as a gift, so I thought today would be a good day to give it a shot!  It's a very delicate, almost milky, pink with small silver glitter and silver hexagon glitter.

Isn't it pretty?!

Colors: Revlon Starry Pink, Ulta Devious, Confetti Get the Party Started, Kiss Silver Glitter

I decided to use my Red Angel plate RA-119 to create the plumeria (aka frangipani) flowers with Devious.  For the ring finger, I used Get the Party Started on the plate, with a little Devious on the edges of the flower petals.  I mean, come on, it's Pink Wednesday!!!  Then I used the Silver Glitter to stripe a little down the center of the flower petals.  I hope you enjoy this one!  I know I do!  Happy Pink Wednesday!!!!!

Leopard with a Dash of Pink!

Colors: Milani Digital, Nicole by OPI Pink About It

It's Pink Wednesday!  HOORAY!!  Today, I felt like we needed something a little "wild".  I used Digital for the base color, which is a beautiful pink holo!  It's so nice and sparkly!  Then I used my Red Angel plate RA-107 for the leopard spots with Pink About It.  I topped it off with a coat of SV.  I love leopard, and I love pink things that have no business being pink, if that makes sense!!  Happy Painting everyone!!!