Glowsticks - My Nemesis

Hey everyone!  Okay, so this mani kinda goes against everything I stand for.  

I started off with two coats of Orly Glowstick.  It's a neon polish, so the application can be a little streaky, and will not have any kind of shine without a top coat, so I added a coat of SV to bring out the color a bit more.

Glowstick.  And there you have it ... the problem.  Before I decided to make my purchase, I stood there, staring at the bottle, thinking to myself, "Why? Why did they have to name it Glowstick?!"  (Those who know me personally know that I have a long running deep hatred for all things glowstick related.)  

To be honest, there is only one person in existence that I will allow to be anywhere near me with these highly annoying objects: My friend, Chris.  I guess I don't mind it too much when he uses them, because if you're going to do something wrong, at least do it right.  And he seriously does it right!!!!

So, in keeping with my glowstick theme, I went with two other colors that can frequently be seen in glowstick formation: Wet n Wild How I Met Your Magenta, and Sally Hansen Blue Me Away!

I used all three to create this water marble look.  I was amazed to see how the use of Glowstick changed the appearance of the other colors!  

Instead of simply having the yellow, pink, and blue, I ended up with yellow, green, blue, pink, and orange!!!  I finished with one coat of SV.

I actually had a lot of fun creating this one!  (Even if thinking about glowsticks did make my teeth clench!!!)  I hope you enjoy!

Happy Painting!!!

Colors: Orly Glowstick, Sally Hansen Blue Me Away!, Wet n Wild How I Met Your Magenta

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

You cursed brat!!!!

After a few days off, I'm almost ready to close out my Wizard of Oz series!!!

Colors: Spehora by OPI Leaf Him at the Altar, Sally Hansen Black Out, Ulta Bam-blue-zled

Leaf Him at the Altar is a fantastic green!  It has hints of gold that really shimmer in the sunlight!!!  I decided to water marble my ring finger because, well ... she's melting!!!!  After I marbled, I dotted a little of the green here and there.  (I didn't use the green in the marbling because shimmer colors don't cooperate when marbling.)  Then I dotted the black diagonally on the remaining tips. I'm excited to finish the series with, of course, Dorothy!!!  YAY!