Hi all. I've done a couple of skittlette manicures, but I've never shared a true skittles manicure on here. Today I remedy that. It has been very cold and grey around here and a colorful manicure was in order.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
St. Patrick's Nails: Not quite a week later
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Let me begin by apologizing again. I'm sorry; I know that I promised a weekly manicure and the wear and tear of the week, but St. Patrick's Day nails went out of style on Sunday, so the polish came off on Monday. That was the longest I could bear it. I wanted to keep my finger on the pulse of nail polish fashion, so my nails are now clothed in other springtime colors that you may have seen earlier. I hope you'll forgive me.
As I mentioned on St. Patrick's Day, this manicure was a bit of a bear. The base color is Sinful Colors San Francisco. It looks gorgeous in the bottle, but application is very sheer and streaky. It also took a very long time to dry. I normally don't ding up my nail polish, but this manicure had dings and dents on about five fingers!
I wanted to stamp some clovers onto the polish, but I had a hard time getting it to come out in a pleasing way, so I scrapped that idea and then tried to use a dotting tool to create clovers. That was a disaster, so I removed it too. I finally just topped the green polish with two coats of China Glaze Luxe and Lush. Luxe and Lush saved this manicure from ending up on an acetone soaked piece of cotton on day one. I love how it sparkled like gold chunks on my nails.
I finished waxing the door while wearing this manicure and it bore the labor well. I removed the polish after wearing it for about three days and there was only a tiny bit of tip wear and the teeniest of chips on my left middle finger. The removal of Luxe and Lush was much less difficult than I anticipated. It required a little soak, but came off the nail completely.
Next week, I'll tell you how my springy stamped nail art performed; I am going to try to make the spring manicure last longer than usual because I am still loving it four days after application. Happy spring!
~Alexis
Let me begin by apologizing again. I'm sorry; I know that I promised a weekly manicure and the wear and tear of the week, but St. Patrick's Day nails went out of style on Sunday, so the polish came off on Monday. That was the longest I could bear it. I wanted to keep my finger on the pulse of nail polish fashion, so my nails are now clothed in other springtime colors that you may have seen earlier. I hope you'll forgive me.
As I mentioned on St. Patrick's Day, this manicure was a bit of a bear. The base color is Sinful Colors San Francisco. It looks gorgeous in the bottle, but application is very sheer and streaky. It also took a very long time to dry. I normally don't ding up my nail polish, but this manicure had dings and dents on about five fingers!
I finished waxing the door while wearing this manicure and it bore the labor well. I removed the polish after wearing it for about three days and there was only a tiny bit of tip wear and the teeniest of chips on my left middle finger. The removal of Luxe and Lush was much less difficult than I anticipated. It required a little soak, but came off the nail completely.
Next week, I'll tell you how my springy stamped nail art performed; I am going to try to make the spring manicure last longer than usual because I am still loving it four days after application. Happy spring!
~Alexis
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Leprechaun Sized Nail Art
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Happy St. Patrick's Day! My little girl is four years old and always asking for manicures. This week she requested rainbow nails and I had to oblige. Since she is so young, she could only be trusted to sit still for two rainbows. I just used varying colors of nail polish and my thinnest, stiffest nail art brush. She loves the little pots of gold and I'm just proud that the rainbows didn't turn out like brown blobs. I'm also impressed that she sat still long enough that she didn't smudge her nails. That said, the rainbow on her thumb peeled off less than 24 hours after the manicure. Little girl fingers are like Teflon; polish just won't stay stuck on her nails.
My manicure, on the other hand was a smudgy mess. The base color took forever to dry and didn't cover evenly, then I tried to stamp some clovers and could not get them to look good. I got rid of the clovers and topped with China Glaze Luxe and Lush, which, in my opinion, is the manicure's saving grace. It flashes like gold chips indoors. I kind of want to wear it all the time.
We are heading out to a parade this afternoon and having some Irish-American food this evening. I'll be sporting this pin to the parade. After completing a genealogy assignment in elementary school, my mom made it for me. I love it; it's a silly thing that makes me smile. What are the silly things that just make you smile?
~Alexis
Happy St. Patrick's Day! My little girl is four years old and always asking for manicures. This week she requested rainbow nails and I had to oblige. Since she is so young, she could only be trusted to sit still for two rainbows. I just used varying colors of nail polish and my thinnest, stiffest nail art brush. She loves the little pots of gold and I'm just proud that the rainbows didn't turn out like brown blobs. I'm also impressed that she sat still long enough that she didn't smudge her nails. That said, the rainbow on her thumb peeled off less than 24 hours after the manicure. Little girl fingers are like Teflon; polish just won't stay stuck on her nails.
My manicure, on the other hand was a smudgy mess. The base color took forever to dry and didn't cover evenly, then I tried to stamp some clovers and could not get them to look good. I got rid of the clovers and topped with China Glaze Luxe and Lush, which, in my opinion, is the manicure's saving grace. It flashes like gold chips indoors. I kind of want to wear it all the time.
~Alexis
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