NOTD: Formula X for Sephora Freaky Like Freud

Next my nubbins were graced with Freaky Like Freud from the Brilliants collection of Formula X for Sephora:

Of course, something this sparkly and holographic and basically AWESOME, I had to do a polish in motion for:  

So, obviously I loved this polish, what do you think of this color?  It actually is a very pale lavender, although with all the holo sparkle it comes off silver; here's a comparison betweem it and Hubba Hubble (the actual silver from the Brilliants collection):

Thanks for reading =)

~Colette

NOTD: Christmas Reverse Waterfall + Tutorial

Busy holidays, and then busy with snow & cold, but things are getting back to normal & I'm only a few posts behind.  This was my Christmas manicure - I'd been wanting to try striping from the tip rather than the cuticle ever since I did my Harvest Waterfall Mani.  Base color for this attenpt is China Glaze White On White, then the waterfall is done with China Glaze  Red-Y and Willing, Goldie but Goodie, Tongue & Chic, & Gossip Over Gimlets - all from the Autumn Nights Collection:

Here's the tutorial:

I have 3 more posts to catch up with - my Super Blingy Ombre Glitter Mosaic, which was the last mani on my long nails, and then 2 "plain" manicures on my new short nubbins.  Then there'll be a nubbins tutorial up this weekend!

Thanks for reading =)

~Colette

NOTD: Layla Silver Galaxy

This is one of the sparkliest magnetic polishes that I have.  I'm still not sure what I think of having the magnetic effect in this direction - my initial thought was that it would be elongating.  Some angles it was cool & other angles almost unnoticeable LOL.  Anyway, this is Layla Silver Galaxy:

And a couple shots of it matte:

Thanks for reading =)

~Colette

NOTD: Black & Silver Circles Nail Art + Tutorial

Whew! Time flies when you're ... well, I wish I'd been having fun but really I was sick for almost 2 weeks & absolutely drained tired by the time I dragged myself home from work.

This design started out with a base color of Savvy Chrome, which while it doesn't dry to an actual chrome finish, it is a very nice silver & does not have any issues with brush strokes:

On top of that I added some broken concentric circles with black acrylic & a clear rhinestone in the middle:

Here are my favorite nails:

And here is the tutorial:



Thanks for reading =)

~Colette

NOTD: China Glaze Glittering Garland & Christmas Tree Stencils

I know, Christmas is over!  But I still wanted to show you guys - the plain version almost more than the nail art.  I wore China Glaze Glittering Garland on its own for a day:

Could be my favorite green of the year - except now I've posted it in 2012!  Ah, dilemma!  I usually go by blog posting date when I do my top manicures of the year LOL.

Anyway, after I wore it plain, I decided to Christmas-ify it a little more with some (homemade) stencils, sponged with Sally Hansen Silver Lining which is a miraculous silver that looks silver some times, blue others, and even purplish at the right angle:

My thumbs turned out particularly well - and the bit of green at the base of my left one made me wish I'd left a little "grass" on the other trees - or "snow" for the inverted ones:

Want to see how I cut out the stencils?  Along with a small chunk of my thumb LOL but that didn't make it on camera thankfully.  Here's the tutorial:

Thanks for reading =)

~Colette

Guest NOTD: Butter London Big Smoke + Sally Hansen Glass Slipper

Mom had been wanting to wear Butter London Big Smoke for quite a while, and when I picked up Sally Hansen Glass Slipper she decided to pair them together.  Here's a "before" shot of BS on its own:

And with the bling amped up with GS added on top:

This ended up being her Christmas manicure =)

Thanks for reading.

~Colette

NOTD: OPI Designer ... De Better +bm221

Mom kept calling this color champagne; and while the final effect is kind of a champagne color, I kept correcting her - it's silver with fine copper glitter.  And I think one of my favorite colors of the year, and became even more of a favorite after stamping! 

 

I started out with OPI Designer ... De Better & wore it solo for a few days, to me this is the best color from the Muppets collection:

 

I don't remember what polish I used for the stamping - either Konad Black Special Polish or Wet n Wild Black Creme ... whichever I found first at the time LOL.  They're pretty interchangeable as far as I'm concerned.  This lovely flower design is from Bundle Monster image plate bm221 & it took me a while to figure out which sides I wanted to match up, but I finally decided to stamp sideways, and match the top & bottom edges.  Some nails more successful than others, I particularly like the way my ring finger lined up, but even those that aren't right on look pretty good:

 

LOVED wearing this a lot =)  Finally getting into December manis with the stamped version.  I've still got pics to edit for my Mosaic Snowflakes, OPI Ali's Big Break, Ulta Into Astrono-Me? & my Candy Cane Water Marble, so stay tuned.  Had a great day of frosting & baking & tray making today!  & plenty of pics to come of that as well of course.  Thanks for reading.

 

~Colette