NOTD: The Evolution of the Aubergine & Turquoise Water Marble + Tutorial

Up late again - lots & lots of pics for this one, because I kept it on for quite a while & so kept switching it up. It actually turned out better than I expect at every stage =)

I started out with a base color of Finger Paints Black Expressionism, a basic black. Then the marbling is done with NK Green Apple & NK After Dark - I was super pleased with how evenly I managed to place these chevrons on the nail:

Here's the tutorial:



After a few days I topped it with Finger Paints Motley:

And then topped that with Warpaint Beauty Mattify:

Which version is your favorite?  Leave a comment & let me know!

Thanks for reading.

~Colette

Guest NOTD: NK Charcoal Navy + China Glaze Platinum Pieces

Mom was in looove with this both ways.  She started out with NK Charcoal Navy on its own - this scarf she's using as a prop in the sun pic is from the Fair, and I WILL still be posting pics!  It's just a daunting task LOL, hundreds to sort through from both trips.  Maybe this week, maybe next weekend, but food & other good things still to come.  Here's Charcoal Navy:

Then she cracked it with China Glaze Platinum Pieces:

 

Can you believe, when I started my blog Mom never painted her nails at all!  I've truly converted her =)

 

Thanks for reading.

 

~Colette

More 2012 Crackles & Kleancolor Crackles

I have quite a haul, and a lot of them are crackles =)  I went to a new to me beauty supply store & found a whole bunch on nice & cheap polish, so I indulged.  A few of the 2012s are from Walgreens, colors that Family Beauty Supply (Broadway & Fremont for my local readers) didn't have, but they were only $2 at the beauty supply compared to $5 at Walgreens, so I got what I could for cheap.

 

Here's the haul vid - my longest video so far I think, almost a half an hour somehow LOL:

 

 

Here are all my new 2012 colors:

 

 

Top:  You & I, Acid Rain,Mercy Me, Helios, Afterlife, Evolution.  Bottom:  Extraterrestrial, Tomorrow, Jesus Christ Superstar, Sea of Galilee, Typhoon, Prayer.

 

Here are the Kleancolor Crack Polishes:

 

 

Blue Crackle & Green Crackle.

 

Here are the NK polishes:

 

 

Left to right:  Green Apple, Turquoise, Charcoal Navy, After Dark, Metallic Noir.

 

Here are the Ruby Kisses polishes:

 

Top:  Black Eutopia, Golden Red, Twinkling Mauve, Tropical Green.  Bottom:  Blue Pearl, Baby Blue, All Purpled Out.

 

And here are some closer-up pics on the nail wheel swatches - the Kleancolor is a very unique crackle (similar to Kelier if you're a fan of that now HTF brand) if you're patient enough to let it dry, so I also swatched them over white so the pattern was really visible:

 

And then the 2012s - some of the neons did kind of a weird thing with top coat added ... they look almost ... I don't know, diseased LOL, the orange over black in particular:

 

Have you picked up any of this 2012 brand?  Which colors did you get & what do you think of them?

 

Thanks for reading =)

~Colette