Traveling & Eating: 2011

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Minty Christmas

During the holidays, I love eating Andes Mint Chocolates & that's where my inspiration came from. Here is three coats of Orly Ancient Jade & two layers of China Glaze Party Hearty, finished off with Hard Candy Matte-ly In Love.

Party Heart over Ancient Jade mattified

Here's a little convo with the boyfriend, lol.

Bf: Are you wearing Jade is the New Black?

Me: No.

Bf: Ancient Jade?

Me: How'd you know there was Jade in the name?

Bf: I just know.

Ancient Jade - Party Hearty

Close up.

One layer of Party Hearty

More glitter... yes, please!

Two coats of Party Hearty

w/ Matte-ly In Love

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Layers of Flakies

Yesterday I changed my blog layout to get into the winter spirit! I wish I lived near snow, the closest is a four hour drive. When I was making the banner, it reminded me of all the times I used to make layouts on Xanga. Haha, that was many many many years ago!

Anyways, I'm bummed that I missed out on Clairvoyant by ~25 minutes :( The bf told me to just layer another flakie on top of my current mani. I did & it turned out amazing! I've been wearing this mani for over a week now!

My previous mani was Wet n Wild Black Creme w/ three coats of Nubar 2010. It was beautiful by itself, but look how amazing it is with another flakie polish! I added two coats of Nail Inc. The Old Vic Overglaze Top Coat. The blue flakies are so gorgeous & added a nice touch. I'm in love! If only the flakie didn't come in a set & just sold by itself.

Black Creme w/ 2010 & The Old Vic

~~I have yet to put a matte top coat over this mani! If I do, I'll edit this post & add a few more pics!~~
Here it is with Hard Candy Matte-ly In Love!

Black Creme w/ 2010 & The Old Vic, topped with Hard Candy Matte-ly In Love

w/ matte top coat

& I added a little more to my Halo Brace Experience page if you guys wanna read that.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Wet n Wild Black Creme w/ Nubar 2010

Hello everyone! Here is my Thanksgiving mani! Three coats of Nubar 2010 over Wet n Wild Black Creme. Isn't it lovely?! I love it a lot! It reminds of the changing leaves in Autumn. Nubar 2010 is a flakie polish that gives of a orange, gold, yellow green reflection, depending on the lighting. It gives every polish that extra kick, especially over darker ones! I included what the mani would look like with 1 & 2 coats of 2010, along with Hard Candy Matte-ly In Love on top. Prepare for lots of pictures! I couldn't decide which ones to use because they were all so gorgeous! I'll let you guys be the judge of that!

3 coats of 2010 over Black Creme

Now from the beginning...

Black Creme

Black Creme - 2010

Close up

1 coat of 2010

1 coat of 2010 mattified

2 coats of 2010

2 coats of 2010 mattified

I am loving the flakie overload!

3 coats of 2010

3 Coats of 2010

Did you guys enjoy the picture heavy post? Which did you like better, without or with a matte top coat? Right now I'm wearing it without a matte top coat, but I love it either way.

If you're celebrating Thanksgiving, what will you be wearing on your nails?

& Check out my one year blog giveaway if you haven't already. It ends tonight!!

Monday, November 21, 2011

Flowers for Thanksgiving

I haven't done a flower mani in awhile, so I thought Thanksgiving or autumn colors would be perfect. My base color is two coats of China Glaze V. The rest of the polishes I used were Brownstone, Peachy Keen, Cha Cha Cha, Hi-Tek, Seniorita Bonita, all China Glaze, & lastly LA Colors Art Deco 24k Glitter. I achieved the flowers & dots by using a dotting tool. I finished the overall mani with Hard Candy Matte-ly In Love.

Thanksgiving flowers mattified

My favorite one would be my middle finger.

Brownstone, Peachy Keen, Cha Cha Cha, Hi-Tek, Seniorita Bonita

I resized the photo to the actual size of the dotting tools

w/ Seche Vite

w/ Matte-ly In Love

& Check out my one year blog giveaway if you haven't already. It ends in 3 days.

Also, I added a little poll on my sidebar. What brand of nail polish would you like to see more of? Because if it isn't obvious, my go to polishes are always China Glaze.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

China Glaze Sea Spray w/ flowery stamp

Good morning :) My current mani is two coats of China Glaze Sea Spray from their Anchors Away collection with a flowery stamp. Sea Spray is a soft light blue that is leaning towards the gray side, definitely my top two from that collection (Below Deck being first). The image I used is from Shany SH20 plate stamped in Konad Special Polish Black. I finished the overall mani with one of my trusty matte top coat, Hard Candy Matte-ly In Love.