Petite Pink Mattified

Saw this manicure and had to try it.

BUT after I added the silver tape, the ends just didn't want to stay put. So my solution? Top coat it! Well that made them stick up even more! Ug! Frustration forced me to wipe that accent nail completely clean and just go for a silver striper brush :-) Problem solved!

I'm so swooning over the matte though. And I'm not really a pink kind gal!

ORLY Cotton Candy,

Hard Candy (heheh^^) Matte-ly in Love matte top coat,

Kiss nail art pen striper in silver

Holiday French Tips

I felt like a simple manicure tonight after so many crazy lengthy ones.

Borrowing the idea from Chalkboard Nails although hers are so much cuter. Love her green!

After seeing hers, I couldn't get it out of my head. The color and gloss/matte combo just drew me in.

Anyway, here's my attempt.

The base color, China Glaze Gussied Up Green

Base with matte

Red tips added in Avon Golden Wine

Retro Matte

Thought I'd take a little break from all the Christmas-themed nails for a day and go with this...

and idea thats been bouncing around in my head for a while.

Didn't turn out as awesome as I'd hoped but still kinda cool.

The final result:

The products used to make this manicure:

*nameless metal butterfly pieces

*Bundle Monster black rhinestones

*China Glaze Millennium, Grape Juice, Adore and Blue Paradise

*Hard Candy Matte-ly In Love Top Coat

First layer, Grape Juice

Adore added

Blue Paradise added

Millennium and art pieces added

Matte top coat final

I was a goof and really wanted the butterfly facing the audience, not me on this one. Darn it!

Day 25 - Inspired By Fashion

Once again, I changed my mind on design at the last minute. It looks a tad funny with square nails but I refuse to round them out just for one manicure (sorry, I prefer square).

Add a shaky hand and this mani is no where near perfect but still totally cute because it involves the only type of fashion I'm really into...shoes! Not just any shoes like girly sandals or slip ons or flip flops.

I'm no girly girl. I like chunky guy shoes. You won't find any high heels in my closet :-)

My final result:

The products I used:

*2 coats French Tip Dip Bright White for thumb

*1 coat China Glaze Midnight Mission for artwork on thumb

*1 coat Hard Candy Matte-ly In Love top coat over blue artwork

*2 coats Wet N' Wild Black Creme

*2 coats FTD Bright White for tips

*OPI Dazzle for gromets

*Kiss nail art paint in black for tip stripe and white for laces

Inspiration pictures:

More pics:

I LOVE my Converse shoes and am so ready to add more to the mix :-)

Day 22 - Inspired By A Song

I'm probably way late in discovering this group but I have fallen in love with the song

I Waited For You by Valora (video at the end of this post).

So here is my Inspired By A Song nails.

The final result:

The products I used:

*2 coats Sally Hansen Complete Midnight in NY

*Accent nail and polka dots - 2 coats French Tip Dip Bright White

*Hard Candies Matte-ly In Love top coat (before art was added)

* Hearts - Sinful Colors Sugar Sugar

*Key and chains - China Glaze Awaken + Sinful Colors All About You

*Heart break - Kiss Nail Art Paint in black

--I didnt use a top coat after Matte-ly because I enjoy the matte/shine combo--

Base colors before art:

Hearts and chains added:

Polka dots and heart breaks and keys:

 (yup, another goofy phone picture flip)

The song that inspired me :-)

*puts on repeat*

Day 21 - Inspired By A Color

Well I decided to hit the midnight Black Friday sales last night so after two family dinners, I figured a quick manicure was in order before I headed out to deal with the crowds. I must admit that my mani didn't hold up very well in only 3 hours of shopping but oh well. My manicure was inspired by two awesome colors in an eyeshadow kit I have.
 Here is my simple Inspired By A Color manicure!

The final result:

The products I used:

*2 coats China Glaze Blue Paradise

*1 strip Avon Gunmetal

*1 coat Hard Candy Matte-ly In Love top coat

The color before matte:

After matte: