NOTD: Harvest Waterfall + Tutorial

This was my Thanksgiving design for this year - Thanksgiving is always a bit of a challenge for me ... it's not really a holiday that has a wide range of themes LOL, so since I didn't want to do a turkey again I just went with traditional colors.  This look was inspired by a couple of designs by the Nailasaurus: that are on my Pinterest inspiration board HERE and HERE

I started of with a plain black base of OPI Black Onyx, then did the waterfall with 4 OPI Liquid Sand colors: What Wizardry is This?, Jinx, Honey Ryder, and Magazine Cover Mouse:

Here's the tutorial:

While I did like the textural contrast, after a few days I did add topcoat so that the entire mani was glossy:

Have you tried a waterfall manicure?  Which version of this one was your favorite?

Thanks for reading =)

~Colette

NOTD: Nubar Wildlife

I'll let the polish do the talking - this is Nubar Wildlife:

 

While I was wearing this at work, I stopped by the window to look at the nice day outside - and looked down to see my real nails showing one color of the duo-chrome, and the reflection showing the other!  Of course I tried to recreate this optical illusion when I got home ... my success was limited, but here are a couple of the best shots:

 

 

And a look in motion:

 

 

Thanks for reading =)

NOTD: China Glaze Starboard + Cracked Medallion + Matte Magic

I actually wore this most of last week, 3 or maybe even 4 days.  I started out with China Glaze Starboard, from the Anchor's Away collection:

On top of that I added Cracked Medallion from the new Crackle Metals collection:

I'll be editing the vid with swatches of all 6 colors later - I expected them to be a bit more of a chrome finish, rather than a kind of slightly sparkly metallic, but I still like them all.  Top coat does make quite a difference in the finish - no topcoat on pointer & middle, Seche on ring & pinky:

After wearing for a few days, I topped it all with Matte Magic:

As usual this weekend, I am not getting done as much as I thought or as much as I want & need to - but Thursday is my birthday, and I took off work Friday & the following Monday & Tuesday, so hopefully I'll be more efficient then =)

Thanks for reading.

~Colette

NOTD: Zoya Faye

I didn't have time to get this up last night, but had just enough time this morning to post.  In some lights it's obviously a pinky mauve with gold glitter, other lights it looked almost bronze - this is Zoya Faye:

 

Thanks for reading =)

 

~Colette

NOTD: OPI DS Glow

The DS polishes that are not holo are always a little weird to me, but still pretty.  This is bronze with gold glitter in it - I was wondering if I was imagining the gold, but when I took it off it was very obvious on the cotton.  From the Designer Series, OPI DS Glow:

 

Thanks for reading =)

~Colette

Guest NOTD: China Glaze Delight + Something Sweet & Matte Magic

Mom's evolving manicure - she wore China Glaze Delight on its own for a few days, and I didn't get a pic of that, but then she decided to cover up the tip wear with China Glaze Something Sweet (sponged) - I actually kind of liked it, even though it's not a combination I would pick myself:

 

 

She told me she loved it ... and then she began to have doubts.  And then she decided she didn't like it LOL, but it was quite late.  I suggested she matte-ify it, and she liked it again:

 

And a bonus pic for you guys!  I coaxed Frisky outside, it was nearly 60 - what's considered "warm" after winter in MN LOL.  She didn't stay out too long but how adorable is she?

 

 

Thanks for reading =)

~Colette

NOTD: OPI Green & Holo Bronze Marble + Tutorial

This was my entry to OPI's water marbling contest ... and I am very sad to tell you that I did not win =(  No bling OPI t-shirt for me.  I'll admit I was kind of shocked - maybe I was over-confident, but this felt like a winning manicure to me - base of OPI DS Desire, marbling done with Desire & OPI Jade is the New Black:

 

Here's the tutorial:

 

 

And if you are interested to see the designs that beat it, you can check it out in OPI's contest winner gallery HERE.

 

Maybe I'll bedazzle my own damn OPI t-shirt.  Or one that says My Simple Little Pleasures - that would be like, 8 times as much bling LOL. Thanks for reading.

 

~Colette