Gold gradation on wine & nail art stickers

Gold gradation on wine & nail art stickers

Hey, my mani matches the layout! :D This is Sally Hansen Save the Date with a Nails Inc. Wardour Mews and Essence Make It Golden gradation, topped with nail art stickers.

Sally Hansen Sea And Be Seen & Nfu-Oh 54

Sally Hansen - Sea And Be Seen, 4 coats

Sally Hansen - Sea And Be Seen & Nfu-Oh - 54, 4 + 1 coats

Classic French manicure & floral nail art stickers

 Classic French manicure & floral nail art stickers

I decided to do a French manicure for a change. The base for this one was three coats of Sally Hansen Royal Icing, after which I then freehanded the tips with a white striper, following with one more coat of Royal Icing, the floral stickers and the top coat of my choice, which is always the red SH Insta-Dri.

China Glaze Calypso Blue, Sally Hansen Turquoise Opal & Nfu-Oh 50 (Picture heavy post!)

China Glaze - Calypso Blue, 1 coat

China Glaze - Calypso Blue & Sally Hansen - Turquoise Opal, 1 + 2 coats

China Glaze - Calypso Blue, Sally Hansen - Turquoise Opal & Nfu-Oh - 50 1 + 2 + 2 coats

Hello Berlin!

Hello Berlin! aka rhinestone explosion

I'm off to Berlin in the morning, but before that I want to show you my special mani I did for the occasion. The base on all the fingers (apart from the ring fingers) consists of Sally Hansen Platinum Chrome, Gallery Colours Silver Sparkle and Nubar Hologram Glitter, one coat of each. The symbols I did are a heart, M, a rainbow, the German flag, D, N, the Finnish flag, another rainbow, A and a cocktail glass. Why MDNA? Because it's the title of Madonna's latest album and the name of her current world tour which I'll be attending with a friend! ♥ ♥ ♥

BeYu 317, Sally Hansen DVD & Pure Ice Busted

BeYu - 317, 1 coat

BeYu - 317 & Sally Hansen - DVD 1 + 2 coats

BeYu 317, Sally Hansen DVD & Pure Ice Busted, 1 + 2 + 1 coats

BeYu 317, Sally Hansen DVD & Pure Ice Busted, 1 + 2 + 1 coats, mattified

Vintage purple to green duochrome comparison

Sally Hansen Maximum Growth - Chameleon, Sally Hansen Nail Prisms - Emerald Amethyst, Revlon - Kiwizing & Hard Candy - Groove, all 2 coats

So what's the difference between these four I hear you ask... there isn't one. They're the same frigging polish! Now, several days after doing this comparison, I couldn't tell them apart if I hadn't written down the order I applied them in. ...Well okay, Chameleon is a *tad* more blue than the rest, but basically if you own one there's no need to hunt down any of the others.

Orly Galaxy Girl & Sally Hansen Byte

Orly - Galaxy Girl, 2 coats

Galaxy Girl has teal to pink duochrome flecks of foil in a murky brown/purple base. I almost gave this the "ugly" tag, it definitely isn't my favourite polish - I don't dig the murkiness. I desperately need to file down my nails, but it's such a chore ("wah wah"). I really don't like wearing my nails this long anymore, and I'm very self-aware and feel kind of ashamed if other people (mainly kids) notice them.

Orly - Galaxy Girl & Sally Hansen - Byte, 2 + 1 coats

I like this one way more with a coat of Byte over Galaxy Girl, which gives it a purple boost. Time to go dig up my small arsenal of nail files... *sigh*