Como Conservatory Winter 2013 Flower

I know, it's been a while again ... but I'm not going to apologize this time because everyone always says I don't need to =)  I thought I'd just quickly post up some of the pictures from when we went to the conservatory about 2-3 weeks ago ... as always a wonderful break from snow & wind chills & dreary winter days:

 

The conservatory also has this video up on YouTube which has some nice shots:

Do you have someplace near you where you can escape this chilly season?

Thanks for reading,

~Colette

NOTD: Layla Jade Groove

Moving right along ... not quite as quickly as I'd like, but quicker than I've managed recently LOL so I guess I shouldn't complain.  Another holo - apparently I was on a kick - this one is actually a very light green but it's hard to tell in most of the lighting, you just see the holo effect.  This is Jade Groove:

And here's a look at it in motion:

I'm not only enjoying editing my old manicure pics - I'm enjoying all the pics I'm finding while digging through them =)  Here's a bonus pic of Dude looking very alert & serious:

Thanks for reading.

~Colette

NOTD: Purple Stripes Water Marble + Tutorial

So far I think this is the only time I've done a striped marble vertically on my nails - I think I ought to give it a try again.  For this I used Zoya Harmoniefor my base color, and then marbling is done with Harmonie & Zoya Sloane(which is from the Pulse Collection):

Here are my favorite nails:

And here's the tutorial:

I didn't get as much done last weekend as I'd hoped.  Maybe if I set a low bar this weekend, I can exceed my expectations for once LOL?

Thanks for reading.

~Colette

NOTD: Layla Hologram Effect Ocean Rush

Another gorgeous Layla holo - Ocean Rush is probably the most vibrant blue holo in my collection.  China Glaze DV8 is close but leans more teal, this is a deep turquoise touched kind of blue & I loved wearing it:

Here's a look in motion:

Thanks for reading =)

~Colette