Red Dog Designs Summershine with Layla Cherry Diva

More butterfly glitter! Actually, I only have two polishes with butterflies and well...I love them! This here is the LE glitter topper that was made for Jen at My Nail Polish Obsession's one year blogaversary and I snagged a bottle during the restock. I love rose gold and copper glitter and this one is just amazing. It looks awesome over EVERYTHING.

I eventually decided on Layla Softouch in Cherry Diva, which actually was a RAOK from Jen. So this manicure is completely dedicated to her and it looks amazing. I can't explain how much better this looked in person! Two coats of Layla Cherry Diva topped with one coat of Summershine. Love at first sight! I had broken my middle nail, so sorry for my unevenness.

 Red Dog Designs Summershine with Layla Cherry Diva

 Red Dog Designs Summershine with Layla Cherry Diva

 Red Dog Designs Summershine with Layla Cherry Diva

 Red Dog Designs Summershine with Layla Cherry Diva

 Red Dog Designs Summershine with Layla Cherry Diva

 Red Dog Designs Summershine with Layla Cherry Diva

 Red Dog Designs Summershine with Layla Cherry Diva

 Layla Cherry Diva

Although this one is no longer available, there are still tons of other great glitters on Red Dog Designs' shop. You can purchase Red Dog Designs polishes HERE for $10.00 and shipping is always fast!

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Neon Splatter Mani with Cirque Polish Electric Circus

This manicure was one of effort and so messy and I'm not sure I will ever splatter mani again! I also tried a FULL nail wheel of combos to put Electric Circus over...then chose white. Talk about frustrating.

I started with two coats of my go to white shimmer, Orly Au Champagne. I used one coat of Cirque Polish Electric Circus over my ring and thumb. Using the colors of the glitters, I decided to splatter mani. I used China Glaze Surfing for Boys, Wet N Wild Nerd Alert: Screech, and Color Club Wicked Sweet (which is awfully scented, but I love the color).

Here's the thing: DO NOT CUT YOUR STRAWS IN HALF. I figured I would be "green" but cutting my straws in half...well, I ended up getting nail polish all over my hands and face and you can see the wear of this mani on my thumb. I was literally cleaning this mani for days! I do love the outcome but oh man, I will need to try a splatter mani on a day I feel more patient. I then used one coat of IMN Northern Lights over the splattered nails.

Neon Splatter Mani with Cirque Polish Electric Circus

Neon Splatter Mani with Cirque Polish Electric Circus

Neon Splatter Mani with Cirque Polish Electric Circus

Any other tips on how to make the splatter mani any easier?


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My First Skittlette of Many: Gradient Dotticure with Texture Polishes!

That title is a mouthful. I love skittlette manis; although I posted a True Blood inspired skittlette HERE, this was actually the first skittlette I tried on my nails and I was immediately hooked! So easy, you use lots of untrieds, and it's just gorgeous! And yes, I am very backlogged of manis in my drafts!

This manicure started when I noticed all my new blues and they looked amazing sitting together on top of my helmer.

On my index nail, I have two coats of Julie G Blueberry Crush from the Gumdrops collection. On my thumb and pinky, I have two coats OPI Tiffany Case from their Bond Girls Liquid Sand collection. On my middle and ring finger, I have 2-3 coats of Orly Pretty Ugly. This color is anything but! It is a gorgeous baby blue with blue shimmer! Using both textured polishes, I did gradient dots. You can do a more complicated design, but I was short on time. 

Skittlette Gradient Dotticure with Texture Polishes

Skittlette Gradient Dotticure with Texture Polishes

Skittlette Gradient Dotticure with Texture Polishes

Skittlette Gradient Dotticure with Texture Polishes

Skittlette Gradient Dotticure with Texture Polishes

P.S. I was nervous to use Tiffany Case because I heard it was a stainer. Well it didn't stain my actual nails! Rather, I was sloppy removing and stained my cuticles as I removed it. So be cautious!

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Dior Lime and Sunnies Gradient with Fuzzy Glitter Gradient

I feel so silly! Because of my vacations, I missed a month of blogging and showing some pretty awesome summer manis. But if you're like me, you don't care about seasons and wear whatever you want on your nails! I hope you don't mind me showing some brighter manis before summer is officially over. Plus, this mani can be used with any colors!

When my mom went to Las Vegas in May, I asked her to hit up the Dior store to find me some colors no longer available. Using Dior Lime (which has an amazing two coat formula---lime greens can be tricky) and Dior Sunnies, I created a gradient. Sunnies looks a tad darker here because it's layered over the green

Then using the Sally Hansen Fuzzy coats Fuzzy Fantasy and Peach Fuzz (which I got for 99 cents, what a steal!) I started where the gradient met and dabbed in the opposite direction. I was obsessed with this!

Dior Lime and Sunnies Gradient with Fuzzy Glitter Gradient

Dior Lime and Sunnies Gradient with Fuzzy Glitter Gradient

Dior Lime and Sunnies Gradient with Fuzzy Glitter Gradient

Dior Lime and Sunnies Gradient with Fuzzy Glitter Gradient

Do you love this look as much as I do?!

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Strawberry Kiwi Nail Art

Happy Labor Day! I hope if you're off from work today, you enjoy the day off and what it means. The weather is pretty dreadful on the East Coast, but I'm catching up on life before the teaching semester begins tomorrow.

I had been thinking of doing these nails for a while and realized summer is just about over, so they needed to happen. I'm actually wearing this mani as this post goes up--which is pretty rare for me.

I started with alternating my nails with a base of Red Dog Designs Strawberry Shortcake and Essence Kiwi. Strawberry Shortcake is a gorgeous pink shimmer base with red, green, and white glitter with black microglitter (I think). Kiwi is a green shimmer base with green microglitter. Both were an easy two coats.

I went in with Barry M Spring Green and Greenberry to make the strawberry leaves. I used Wet N Wild standard black and white cremes for the kiwi details. This is my abstract version of strawberry kiwi but I still think it's cute. Enlarge the pictures to see the shimmer.

Strawberry Kiwi Nail Art

Strawberry Kiwi Nail Art

Strawberry Kiwi Nail Art

Strawberry Kiwi Nail Art

Strawberry Kiwi Nail Art--with flash

I struggle with food nail art. Remember my lemon half moons? I just need more practice! What do you think? 

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