OPI - I Have a Herring Problem

Happy Almost-Friday!

I have a cute little dotticure to show you guys today, featuring OPI's I Have a Herring Problem.  I don't know why it took me so long to use this colour, I kind of really love it!  It's such a pretty, dusty blue with a crazy amount of cool shimmer through it.

 

I've seen these types of doticures floating around a lot, and I've always wanted to do one, but kept on forgetting.  Not wanting to spend a lot more time on my nails after a manicure fail I decided to have a go at it.  I love how it turned out :)

 

For the dots I used all OPI polishes in Ink Suede, Steady as she Rose & Gargatuan Green Grape.   I absolutely adore the mix of cremes and shimmers going on in this mani.  Dots are such a simple yet effective way to play up a manicure :)

 

 

 

OPI - I Have a Herring Problem

OPI - Steady as she Rose

OPI - Ink Suede

OPI - Gargatuan Green Grape

Retro Mani

Hi all!

I was feeling inspired the other day and came up with a mani that I totally fell in love with!  I went 'stash shopping' and used some polish that have been sitting there collecting dust for a little bit :P

 

I used a base of Joe Fresh Pineapple on all nails, then used OPI Dim Sum Plum for the dots on the index finger, the base for the roses, and as the top layer of polish on the ring finger (done with striping tape).  OPI Pink Friday was used to fill in some dots on the index and ring finger, and to finish the roses.  Color Club Not for Kelly and Twiggie were used for the leaves.  Twiggie was also used to fill in some dots on the index finger.  All polishes were also used to sponge using plastic wrap (seen here, but I can't seem to access the blog post with the tutorial).

 

 

I'm pretty pleased with this, I know my roses could use a bit more practice but for my first try I think they turned out quite well.  And I LOVE the plastic wrap sponging technique, it's definitely fun to do!

Thanks for looking :)

Orly's Royal Navy & Luxe

Hi lovelies!

I hope everyone had a great weekend!  Here's a mani I did a while back for when I picked up the mr. from the base after his return from a 5 week trip at sea.  I basically copied exactly this mani from a fellow polish blogger in my little corner of the world!  I love it, so I had a go at it myself.

 

I started with a base of the very beautiful Orly - Royal Navy, then painted diagonal french tips using Orly - Luxe.  I went over the 'seam' with a gold glitter striper polish, then using 3 sized dotting tools dotted Luxe on the base.

Quick and easy and as soon as the mr. seen it he said "aw, it reminds me of the Navy!"  Mission accomplished!

 

Valentine Nails

Hi lovelies!

I was in the mood for some serious cute and girly nails today.  And after deep cleaning the kitchen, yesterdays mani was looking rough!  So I set out to do some cute, lovey sort of nails.  With Valentine's day coming up, all the more reason to, right?  I admit, I certainly don't hate V-day, but I've also never really felt the need to go all out either.  Last year the boy and I had take out sushi then watched a hockey game.  Romantic, right?  At least we spent some time together.   This year he'll be gone doing military things, so I may as well celebrate through my manis, haha.

 

My first 'skittles' mani!  I started with a base of OPI - Pink Friday, except for the accent of Revlon - Downtown, which is SO gorgeous.. it's a light blue suede type of polish, seriously pretty.  My pinky has two coats of Barielle's - Elle's Spell, the ever so beautiful red flakie polish, my ring finger has Icing - Written in the Stars glitter layered on top and my middle finger has OPI Planks A Lot (stamped hearts) and Gosh - Deep Purple (the 'love' stamp).

 

For the index I used different sized dotting tools and OPI Planks A Lot & Revlon - Raspberry Rapture.  And the stamp on the thumb was done using OPI Dim Sum Plum.

 

Cute, right?  I love the Icing glitter polish.. I just wish I had skipped the accent nail this time around, it just doesn't fit in with the rest of them.  I can't wait to do more V-day themed manis though :)

What are your plans for Valentine's day?

PCFC: Polka Dots

Hi all!

Today's Purple Crumpet Fairy Challenge was polka dots.  I think dots are so fun.. a quick and easy way to spruce up a mani!

 

I used GOSH - Flamingo as my base, with GOSH - Gasoline as the base for my accent nail.  Flamingo has been my favourite pink creme for years, it's so barbie like and bright and gorgeous.  It did take 3 coats to level it out, but I think with some thinner it would probably apply better.  Regardless, I still love it and don't mind applying so many coats.

 

The dots on my accent were done with Flamingo and Colour Club - Boys Wear Blue from the pride collection, and the ones on all other nails were done with Color Club - Dress for the Parade (yellow) and Express Yourself, which is a bright purple creme.  The colour in my photos isn't quite accurate though, it's not as blue as it seems.

I'm so happy with these!  They're so bright and just.. happy, especially on this particularly crummy weather-wise day.

 

GOSH - Flamingo

GOSH - Gasoline

Color Club - Express Yourself

Color Club - Dress For The Parade

Color Club - Boys Wear Blue

Thanks for looking :)