KU

Ok, I'm a Cornhusker.  But last night I was rooting for KU to win. (Sadly, they didn't.)  This post will be quite short because I haven't had my coffee yet. heh

Here are my KU nails for the game last night. Orly Ma Cherie (the red) and Revlon Royal (the blue), dotted with China Glaze Happy Go Lucky (the yellow).

FUN!

One Of My New Favorite Manis

I ended up painting my nails with a green for St. Patrick's Day.  Why? I have no idea. Really, it was just another Saturday to us.  We went to lunch with my mom, step-dad, and a couple of my friends. We laughed for probably 2 hours straight. It was such a good time. My husband and I scooted over to Papa Murphy's to pick up a take and bake pizza for dinner later, Bacon Cheeseburger flavor (I have been craving one for at least a week). It was so delicious.  After we ate, I painted my nails and took a nap.  Then we watched a couple movies.  This is how Saturdays (holiday or no) should be spent!  

Back to the nails.... I painted (as always, Orly Bonder and 2 coats of Instant Artificials as the base) 2 coats of Orly Lucky Duck, topped with one coat of Valentino from Pretty & Polished (Etsy, she makes amazing frankens), followed by a coat of Seche Vite. Speaking of Pretty & Polished I bought another bottle of hers last night, Hello Dolly, and I am pretty excited for it.  It is very similar to Valentino but has extra color glitters in it.  You will definitely be seeing a photo of that later in the week as it has already shipped.

So, here are my pretties (excuse the ouchy cuticle on my middle finger, I just caught it on an accordian file at work this morning. Ow.)

swoon

I'm Here, I Promise!

I really was debating not continuing with my blogging. I have been fighting some Winter issues and it just plain sucks. I have been painting my nails gorgeous colors this week but haven't felt like uploading the photos.  I will get better about that, I promise.  For today's nails- I'm wearing (as always Instant Artificials and Orly Bonder as a base) 2 coats of Orly Green Apple, 2 coats of Pretty & Polished (Etsy), topped with a layer of Seche Vite top coat.

STUNNING.

Nubbin To See Here Folks

My poor index fingernail. It broke the other night and it looks horrendous in dark polishes. I wore my new Revlon Scandalous on Saturday after it broke and it looked so bad!  I noticed before I painted my nails on Saturday though that my thumbnail had a crack below the nail line, too. Ugh, I just broke that nail not too long ago. At least it is already somewhat short. I patched it up with some toilet paper and nail glue and I hope to get a few more days before it actually breaks, it it actually does. What a pain, (literally sometimes).  

I didn't snap a picture of the Revlon Scandalous on Saturday. Sorry!  You can google it, apparently it used to be called Revlon Facets of Fuchsia if that helps for reference. I will be wearing it again but not very soon. It was a glittery nightmare trying to get that off of my nails and then off of my skin after that. 

I really wanted to wear my Nfu Oh 65 that I just received on Friday but it probably would have looked bad, too- especially on my thumb nail with the slightly uneven glue/tissue patch.

Last night I decided to go with one of my all-time favorites: Orly Prince Charming. 

If only....

If only you could really see the true color of my manicure.  The picture just doesn't do it justice. AT ALL.  I'm wearing 2 coats of IA, 1 coat Orly Bonder, 2 coats Orly Naughty, 1 coat Kleancolor Chunky Holo Black (did not change the color of the Orly Naughty, btw), and one top coat of the amazing Seche Vite.  The picture below is a decent representation but what you miss in real life is how deep the maroon is and the flakies shimmer blood red. Disregard the medical tape on my fingers. Winter is not kind to me and I am taking extreme measures trying to moisturize a couple of my knuckles. I'm talking neosporin and medical tape for a couple hours this morning.

Also, I am not driving, I am sitting in my driveway. Safety first, kiddos!

Ok, so I tried another picture at my desk at work, disregard that medical tape, ha. I should just tell people I am lousy in the kitchen and burn all my fingers all the time.

I haven't loved my nail color this much since I wore Orly Prince Charming for the first time.  Trust me, it might seem like a plain color that doesn't attract attention but it sure caught mine. Over and over and over..