Spoiled - I Tripped On The Red Carpet

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This is a red that I wore a while back, but never got around to posting...

My nails painted with Spoiled - I Tripped On The Red Carpet.

I painted 2 coats to achieve what's pictured. It's tough to tell by the photograph, but there is a slight red shimmer to this polish...

Spoiled - I Tripped On The Red Carpet.

I think this shade washes out my skin tone- but I do have plans for it this July. I'm going to do another week of Patriotic manicures :-)

Until next time...

Ugly Manicure Monday - 18

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This ugly manicure comes courtesy of Cristina at Impoverished by Polish...

China Glaze - Lubu Heels and Kleancolor - Red Hot.

Cristina painted 2 coats of Lubu Heels and 1 coat of Red Hot to achieve what's pictured. She said she hated this manicure even before she smudged it. Instead of helping to mimic Deborah Lippmann's Ruby Red Slippers, the red tint in Red Hot muddled the whole look.

Thanks, Cristina!

I like the name of Red Hot better than I like the look of it... mostly because I'm imagining it over a primary red and it's making me crave the candy, Red Hots.

If you have an ugly manicure, I'd love to feature it! Email me with what polish you used and what you intended your manicure to look like :-)

Until next time...

China Glaze - Sky High Top

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I'm a serious sucker for blue nail polish...

My nails painted with China Glaze - Sky High-Top.

I painted 2 coats of Sky High-Top to achieve what's pictured. I don't have much to say about it... it didn't let me down in application or color.

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Lara's Harbor

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I painted these yesterday evening before leaving to the beach...

My nails painted with Zoya - Lara and Sinful Colors - Pearl Harbor.

I painted 2 coats of Lara and 1 coat of Pearl Harbor to achieve what's pictured. About 2 hours after snapping this picture, all of the polish had peeled clean off of my nails! I'm not positive it was because the 2 polishes simply didn't mesh well together... I went swimming for a couple of hours, so I'm sure that had something (if not everything) to do with it.

At least it looked pretty for a few hours :-)

Until next time...

Orly - Rock It

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I've had this polish for quite some time, but this is the first I've worn it...

My nails painted with Orly - Rock-It.

I painted 2 coats of Rock-It to achieve what's pictured. From afar, it looks like a mix between burgundy and dark magenta... but it has an orange-y copper duochrome that shines nice and bright in the sun!

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Ugly Manicure Monday - 17

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This ugly manicure comes courtesy of Liz at Nothing But Nail Polish...

Drizzle manicure.

Liz started with a base of white, and then sponged different designs with neon polish. Once that was dry, she added the drizzle design. Unfortunately, the drizzle wasn't dry before she added her top coat :-/

Drizzle manicure.

To create a drizzle, Liz put some black polish onto a scrap piece of paper. Using her dotting tool, she played with it until it got stringy... then she strung it over her nails.

Drizzle manicure.

Thanks, Liz!

I love the look of this manicure... minus the thumb, of course ;-p This is something I'll be trying soon! What do you think?

If you have an ugly manicure, I'd love to feature it! Email me with what polish you used and what you intended your manicure to look like :-)

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Pink and Purple Water Marble

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Another water marble post so soon? Yes!

My nails water marble with Julep - Renee and Eva. 

I painted a base of Renee and then marbled with Renee and Eva. These 2 polishes worked quite well together.

This design reminds me of comic book captions like SPLAT, KAPLOW, and BAM! What do you think?

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Take Wing Water Marble

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This is a water marble I did for Kristin at The Manicured Monkey...

My nails water marbled with Color Club - Sparkle and Soar,
Wing Fling, and Sky High.

I painted a base of Sparkle and Soar, and then marbled with all 3 polishes. While I like the way this manicure turned out, I don't recommend the Take Wing collection for water marbling. The foil finish makes for a difficult time creating designs in the water.

Until next time...