NOTD: Ruby Kisses Blue Pearl + OPI Last Friday Night

Didn't quite finish this last night, but just enough time before work to put it up - I started with a base color of Ruby Kisses Blue Pearl:

 

I wore it alone for 2 days, then intended to take it off but ran out of time so I bling-ified it with OPI Last Friday Night from the Katy Perry collection:

 

I only wish there'd been more sun for the glitter, I barely had enough to get a quick picture but oh well ... it's supposed to be nicer this weekend, so I'll have better light for my new treat.  What is it?  Hmmm, I'm not going to even give you guys a teaser =)  But the plan is to have either pics of a vid up Saturday so stay tuned!

 

Thanks for reading.

 

~Colette

NOTD: Avon Mink Vision + bm202

I didn't get many pics of this because the day was rainy ... I'm not too mad because it was just kind of a filler between better manicures.  I didn't dislike it at all, I just also wasn't in love with it.  Perfect for fall though, the image can be taken as leaves if you have a little bit of imagination.  Base color is Avon Mink Vision, stamping done with China Glaze GR8 & Bundle Monster image plate bm202:

 

Thanks for reading =)

 

~Colette

NOTD: OPI Love is a Racket + Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure (Glossy & Matte)

I started out with 2 coats of OPI Love is a Racket - definitely could have used a third coat if I was going to wear it alone:

 

It's a nice red, kind of on the orangish side - and adding Hidden Treasure made it even more orange, although held next to an actual red it still looked red:

 

Second day I added Matte Magic:

 

And here of course is a look in motion:

Thanks for reading =)

~Colette

NOTD: Halloween Orange & Black French Tip Water Marble + Tutorial

I have always received a lot of requests for french tip marbling, and somehow just never got around to it - until now.  Pretty happy overall with how it turned out although I still see room for improvement.  Base color is Finger Paints Prints & Printsess, marbling done with P&P & Orly Liquid Vinyl:

 

Favorite nails are left pinky, left index (the ideal design IMO, what I'd like them all to look like), left thumb & right index:

 

Here's the tutorial:

 

 

Lots more Halloween designs to come.  I posted an old slideshow on YouTube of NOTDs from October 2009 & generated a lot of requests for tutorials for those old designs, but I already have a whole list of new designs so it will be a little competition with myself how many I manage to get done before the holiday =)

 

Thanks for reading.

 

~Colette

MN State Fair 2011 (Part 2)

Round 1 was on a Monday Round 2 was the following Saturday & it was just me & Mom =)  We wandered around & it was even more crowded, but a really nice day - not to hot but sunny & lovely.  We tried a few foods we missed the first time around, and we wandered around inside of places like the grandstand & the creative arts building.

 

We still managed to try a lot of foods, even with only 2 mouths instead of 4 =)  ziplock baggies came SO in handy this round as well.  I don't think I took pics of everything, like stuff we had the first time around, but I got a lot more pics of other stuff.

 

Mom's Corn dog:

 

 

Sample of sweet potato fries:

 

 

More deep fried mashed potatoes for me - one to eat & one to take home LOL:

 

 

Lemonade - we decided this stand (near the horse barn) was not one of the best because of all the ice & the huge piece of lemon, meant you actually didn't get that much lemonade:

 

 

Corn on the cob ... best corn on the cob ever if I didn't mention last post, so sweet & literally dipped in butter:

 

 

More lemonade (since the first didn't last long!)

 

Mom fell in love with this adorable little house:

 

 

Cheese curds - from a different stand, orange curds instead of white & served with marinara instead of ketchup:

 

 

Chicken fried bacon with cinnamon maple sauce:

 

 

Some cool crafts from the creative arts building - lots of cross stitch which many of you know I love even though I rarely get time to do it myself anymore:

 

Little fairy-house display in the horticulture building:

 

Bonsai!:

 

Orchids:

 

Peaches & whipped cream crepe:

 

 

Another teriyaki chicken & egg roll:

 

 

& another deep fried cookie dough - this pic with a bit out so you can see the deliciously gooey center:

 

 

And there you have it =)  Going to edit & post my first Halloween look now - thanks for reading.

 

~Colette