Christmas 2015: French Tip + Glitter

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Every year on Christmas Eve, we go out to church, and have a nice dinner and exchange presents with my brother and his family. We always dress up for Christmas Eve, so I wanted something that looked nice and formal, so I thought a nice French manicure with an accent glitter nail would be perfect!

Nude: Essie Brides to Be

White: Essence Colour & Go Wild White Ways

Glitter: Sinful Holiday Rebel

I sponged on the glitter, and used French tip guides from Essence to create the look!

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Halloween 2015: French Tips

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Last week I went out of state to a national conference related to my work. It was a very professional event, so I needed something that was professional. I thought that wearing a french manicure would be perfect! I wanted it to still be a little festive, though, so I had one accent nail which was a black and white glitter.

For the first time, I used some long-lasting polishes, in this case OPI Infinite Shine. I was really happy with the results this time! I was not exceptionally rough with them, but I didn't always think about being careful with them. They were barely looking different at the end of the week! The nails of french tips were nearly perfect still, other than maybe one nail that chipped in the tiniest. The nails with glitter chipped more, but the glitter was not a long-lasting polish, I just topped it with that top coat.

Nude: OPI Infinite Shine The Beige of Reason
White: OPI Infinite Shine Non-Stop White
Glitter: Sinful Colors Splatter Spell

I'm really happy with these nails, and with the color of the nude for the french nails!

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Fourth of July: Sinful Colors Star Blast Off

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This is a super late post, but I've been out of the country for a week, and never had the chance to post these while I was gone!

I did these after the fourth, but they're so simple, you could do them any time, really! I've done this same idea for Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, and Cinco de Mayo.

Skin Tone: Essie Brides To Be

White: Nicole by OPI Yoga-Then-Yogurt

Glitter: Sinful Colors Star Blast Off

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Cinco de Mayo: Fierce Fiesta

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Today I wanted to share the nails that I did yesterday for Cinco de Mayo! I really wanted to do something simple, because I needed a break! I did something similar to what I did for Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day! I had a glitter topper from Sinful Colors, so I made that the feature!

Glitter: Sinful Colors Fierce Fiesta
Nude: Essie Brides to Be
White: Nicole by OPI Yoga-Then-Yogurt

I did the french tips by using the french tip nail vinyls from nailvinyls.com, and then I just sponged on the glitter topper to accent!

I love how simple this is, yet it has the twist since there is the accent nail! It is super easy and the only time it takes is how long it takes for your layers of polish to dry!

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Easter: Decorated Egg Nails

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The past couple of days I have been working on some Easter egg nail art which I'm sharing with you today! It was easy, and only uses a few colors, even though at first glance it looks like a million.

Pink: Sinful Colors Cotton Candy

Purple: Sinful Colors Sweet Tooth

Blue: Sinful Colors Sweet Nothing

Green: Sinful Colors Pistache

Yellow: Sinful Colors Unicorn

White: Sinful Colors Snow Me White

I started this manicure by using each color, besides white, and painting one nail that color for a base, then top coated them. 

Next, I went in with white and drew all the designs out using dotting tools, stripers and Nail Vinyls. Once it dried, I top coated again. 

Finally, I repeated the process exactly on each nail, just using colors instead of white! It was easy!

This could definitely be simplified a little, but I was having so much fun that I think I got a little carried away!

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Sinful Colors Shamrockin'

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Today's nails are some simple French tips with the St. Patrick's Day polish from Sinful Colors in Shamrockin'. Even though it was supposed to be a St. Patrick's Day polish, it works great for spring, too! It's green glitter with some big white flower glitters. It's such a cute polish! I sponged this on used a latex free makeup sponged.

For the French nails, I used Nicole by OPI Strengthener+ to start. Then I used two coats of Sally Hansen Diamond Shine Barely There. To top it off, I used the Nicole by OPI Brightener+, then a coat of topcoat. Once it was dry, I used my French Tip Nail Vinyls with Nicole by OPI Yoga-Then-Yogurt. 

It even worked out that they matched my book!

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Valentine's Day: French Manicure with Accent

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This manicure is the actual manicure that I wore on Friday and on Valentine's Day!!

I wanted to highlight the glitter that I used on my ring finger, so I paired it with a simple French manicure. My nails are pretty stained, so I knew I needed more than a sheer cost of a barely there nude. To help my nails look better colored, I first put down a layer of Nicole by OPI nail strengthener. The next layer was a brightener by Nicole by OPI.

After these two, I finally out down a coat of Sally Hansen Diamond Strength in Barely There. Once it was dry, I used HK Girl quick dry topcoat, and waited about 10 minutes before I put down the French manicure Nail Vinyls, and painted the white with Nicole by OPI Yoga Then Yogurt.

The accent nail was done using Sinful Colors Love Sprinkles. I sponged it on to make it thicker and more opaque without doing a million coats.

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31 Day Nail Challenge: Day 11

Day Eleven: Polka Dots

Sinful Colors in Cotton Candy

Sinful Colors in Unicorn

Sinful Colors in Sweet Nothing

Sinful Colors in Sweet Tooth

Today was simply polka dots! I got most of my ideas off of Pinterest, or were thought of on my own, and more than likely I was remembering one that I saw somewhere.

I'm also upset because they apparently weren't dry, and the colors ran together on a couple of the nails, which sucks :(

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