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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Butter London Black Knight

Hello ladies! Today I have for you a mani I did a few days ago- Butter London Black Knight, such a gorgeous shade!

The lighting was still not perfection outside, but I dealt.

Below I used 2 coats of Black Knight

Butter London Black Knight

Black Knight is a black base packed with teal, pink, orange, black, and blue glitters. This polish was a major topcoat eater! 2 coats of topcoat at minimum is required to make this smooth. My dad asked if the polish was matte and I said no, it's just eating all the topcoat I put on it haha. I do like the effect this gives, but the formulation was a bit tricky and it looks black everywhere but sunlight.

What do you think of this polish?

-Shelby

Monday, September 24, 2012

Wet n' Wild Bite the Bullet

Hello! I've had such a busy weekend, so I'm sorry if I've been MIA! I moved into my dorm yesterday and have been getting a feel for the campus. My internet was down for the majority of the first day, which prevented me from checking up on any blogs! I am all settled in now, so I decided to post a mani I did a week or so ago.

I really like the formulas of the Wet n' Wild megalast line, so I pulled out a nice fall color: Bite the Bullet!

I used a Cheeky jumbo plate for the stamping! (wet n' wild black polish for stamping)

Wet n' Wild Bite the Bullet

Although the stamping was a little smudged on my middle finger and crooked on my index, I still like how this mani came out! I definitely like the "peacock feather" look that this stamp creates. I saw a girl do polka dots on the centers to add some spice, so I might do that next time :).

What do you think of this mani?

-Shelby

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Funky French: China Glaze Exotic Encounters & Sally Hansen Black Out

Good afternoon! Today I decided to attempt Nailside's lightning bolt french manicure! I don't think I quite have it down like she does, but I like the outcome even if it's a little different than the original :P.

I used 1 coat of China Glaze Exotic Encounters as a base and Sally Hansen Black Out for the tips!

China Glaze Exotic Encounters
Sally Hansen Black Out

Exotic Encounters is an opaque, teal creme! It was a great base for this mani since it only required 1 coat! I never wear black for a full mani, so I like the black detail on the tips. Adds just the right amount of edge :). Black Out was a little thick for my taste, but I guess I just need to experiment with black polishes!

What do you think of this mani?

-Shelby

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

31 Day Challenge, Day 4: Green

Good morning! As you can see by the title, today's challenge theme is green! I like green; it happens to be the color of my eyes & my boyfriend's favorite color :). For this mani I decided to do a little bit of stamping to jazz it up! I did this mani last week (that's why my nails are shorter) and decided to save it for this challenge day!

Below I did 1 coat of OPI Don't Mess With OPI (could have used two) and Sally Hansen Black Out for stamping. I used BM305 for the design! I added a coat of Essie Matte About You to mattify it!

OPI Don't Mess With OPI

Don't Mess With OPI is a gorgeous darker green shade. It applied wonderfully! If I was a little more careful, I wouldn't have the little patchy area on my middle tip haha. I originally wanted black lighting bolts, but Black Out wasn't opaque enough, so they turned out a forresty green color. I actually like that better! It's green on green, can't go wrong there :P.

What do you think of this green mani?

-Shelby

Check out the other participants:

Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner

Kat at Hooked On Polish

Diana at Nails By Diana

Aly at Wonderland Beauty

Meredith at Perfectly Polished

Kate at The Painted Pony Nails

Cee at Absolutely Cee

Sam at Polished Art

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