Nicole By OPI Alex By The Books

Polishes Used:

1 Coat Beauty Secrets Ridge Filler
4 Coats NOPI Alex By The Books
1 Coat Color Club Clear Coat
1 Coat Seche Vite

Try as I might, (and I tried, believe me!) I could not get this shade to photograph correctly. I even tried correcting the color after I took the pictures, aaaaaand... no. Alex By The Books is a minty sea-foam green... not the pastel aqua shade it's pretending to be in my photos...

Application was almost as good as Am I Making Myself Claire? Alex By The Books just needed one more coat for complete opacity and no streaks. I really love this color right now... Is that so 2013 of me? I feel like it's still a really fresh shade, and just perfect for Spring.

I'm not sure if I want to try and layer something over top of this, or if I want to do another whole new mani tonight... And on top of that, do I go with my pastelitis, or back to the jellies, or something completely different? Decisions, decisions... :)

*all photos shot in natural light

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Fishbowl Friday 073 // Recreation

Every now and then, I enjoy looking back over past manicures. Creatively, it's just neat to see how far I've come since the days I started. Oddly enough, when I chose this prompt, I knew exactly which manicure I wanted to recreate. Based loosely on Fishbowl Friday 027, today's seriotype nails are a RECREATION...

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Looking back, I can honestly say that my seriotype game has come far since I first learned the method. One of the things that took me a while to master was the balance of nail polish finishes. While seriotypes made exclusively with creme polishes look cool, those made with a combination of different finishes really pop. There's more depth involved when you layer a metallic over a jelly neon and then add in some shimmer and glitter.
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daniPro Forever Girl

Polishes Used:

1 Coat Fingerpaints Smooth Over Ridge Filler
5 Coats daniPro Forever Girl*
1 Coat daniPro Clear Top Cover*
1 Coat Seche Vite

I'm never one to pass up a pink polish and if the name of this doesn't say it all, the color definitely does! This is quite possibly the most perfect shade of light pink I've come across. And you all know how I love the color pink! <3

In case you missed my review of First Kiss, daniPro polishes were created by Manhattan Podiatrist Dr. Gary Evans. The formula is 5-free and the polishes are recognized by the American Podiatric Medical Association to promote good foot health.

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Fishbowl Friday 072 // Hard Candy

We're going to skip that whole part where we talk about how it's been a while, because well, it's been a really long while. I'm still trying to work out how to make room for blogging and juggle everything else, and it's definitely been a challenge. But know that I am working on it, and I do really, really miss it. This place has been my Quantum of Solace for a long time, and I'm not planning on letting it go anytime soon.

That being said... for this week's prompt, I was happily surprised when I pulled HARD CANDY. This is probably one of the most iconic brands of nail polish, and it's certainly gone through it's own number of changes throughout the years. Who didn't want to own a bottle of Sky once they saw it on Alicia Silverstone's nails way back in the 90's?

Last year, Hard Candy celebrated their 20th anniversary by bringing back some of their most iconic shades. The collection was a mix of five original shades and three new ones. I ma…

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