More fingernail painting...

This is my latest nail painting adventure.

1st color: 2 coats "Trophy wife"by essie (a deep greenish blue)
2nd color: "Set in Stones" (a clear overcoat with different sized silver sequins)
Top coat

I love this combination! It was easy to do and had a short time commitment (the essie polish dries very quickly- I think this took about 15 minutes from start to finish.) The pictures don't do the sparkles justice- they are beautiful when they catch the light!

Fancy Sushi Night

I got a beautiful fur coat for Christmas from our local vintage clothing boutique and I really wanted to try it out. Long story short, my friends and I organized a "fancy sushi night." I wish I had a picture of all of us dressed up, but I do have this picture of my friend and I in our fancy vintage attire before heading out in the city. 

This has been a great year! I can only hope my Senior year will be as great as my Junior year has been so far.

Sophisticated, Sparkly, Charlie Brown?

This picture is from New Year's Eve. These nails looked awesome but took a while to do.

1st color: apply two coats "Rumba Romance"from Sephora by OPI (a copper-tinted gold)
2nd color: "Vivien" from the American Beauty collection by Julep (a silver-tinted gold with sequins)
Apply chevron nail stickers after the first two coats have dried for at least an hour. Too much sooner and the stickers pull up the polish when you remove them. Found that out the hard way...
3rd color: "Liquid Vinyl" by ORLY (a nice solid black that covers in one coat)
4th color: "Patti" from the American Beauty collection by Julep ( a sparkly black with sequins)
Remove stickers after all coats have dried.
Top coat

I love this design but it took a long time to complete. Definitely worth the look but not one I do on a regular basis.

I will add that my sister got me the Julep polishes and nail stickers listed above for Christmas and they have been awesome. They also make me feel like a nail snob and allow me to pretend to know what I am doing.  The fur in the background was also a Christmas gift (from my mom). It is a vintage fur coat that will appear in a post (to come soon) about dressing up and venturing in the city to for a sushi dinner.

The Beginning

I will post pictures of my nails whenever I do something cool with them.

This one was from over the summer. 

1st Color: "My Lifesaver" from Nicole by OPI (a retro pale blue) 

2nd Color: "Cherry Smash"Crackle Overcoat by Sally Hansen (a bright red polish that crackles when drying)

Top Coat- I like to add top coats on all my nail experiements- it gives a finished look and helps it last longer. 

I love this look and it is easy and quick to do! The blue listed above looks nice but it stains fingernails yellow which was disappointing and frustrating to find out. Props go to my friend Kat for getting me the Crackle for my birthday!