Jul 25
MAC’s Rich, Dark, Delicious is an creamy dark chocolate brown with an opaque formula. I wanted to pair it with MAC’s Demi-Blanc, a sheer frosted champagne-based duochrome with purple reflects, to see how the colors would play off one another. The dark brown base really brings out the purple reflects in Demi-Blanc in sunlight (and flash photography, obviously). With indoor lighting the brown base is much more obvious, and there’s even a bit of the champagne shimmer visible.
The result is a shimmery eggplant purple which I think is beautiful!
Base: Sally Hansen Double Duty Strengthening Top & Base Coat
Layer 1: MAC Rich, Dark, Delicious Nail Lacquer
Layer 2: MAC Demi-Blanc Nail Lacquer
Top: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti-Chip Top Coat
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Tags: mac, mac cosmetics nail lacquer, mac demi-blanc, mac rich dark delicious, nails, pedicure, polish finish: cream, polish finish: frost
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Jul 04
I’m a nerd, so I love doing themed nail art. I can’t find my camera cord at the moment, but I will post higher quality pictures as soon as I do! I also did my toes and am considering posting those here The bottom two photos are my left and my right big toes respectively. I cropped them so you could only see the nail art, so hopefully that doesn’t skeeve anyone out too badly! (I know it’s a little bit of a faux pas to post pedicure pictures, but I do nail art on my toes, too!) Here goes…
USED:
OPI Russian Navy
OPI Dorothy Who?
China Glaze Ruby Pumps
MAC Vestral White
White nail art striper
Black nail art striper
Left hand, thumb: American flag design using OPI Russian Navy as a base for the blue, CG Ruby Pumps as a base for the stripes, then OPI Dorothy Who? and white nail art striper to make star portion, and white nail art striper for the stripes.
L, index: Black “U” using black nail art striper over half CG Ruby pumps and half MAC Vestral White base. Accented with blobs of OPI Dorothy Who? and the white nail art striper.
L, middle: White “S” using white nail art striper over diagonal half OPI Russian Navy and CG Ruby Pumps.
L, ring: Black “A” using black nail art striper over half CG Ruby pumps and half MAC Vestral White base. Accented with blobs of OPI Dorothy Who? and the white nail art striper.
L, pinkie: Fireworks design over OPI Russian Navy base using white nail art striper and accented with CG Ruby Pumps and OPI Dorothy Who?
Right hand, thumb: American flag design using OPI Russian Navy as a base for the blue, CG Ruby Pumps as a base for the stripes, then OPI Dorothy Who? and white nail art striper to make star portion, and white nail art striper for the stripes.
R, index: Gingham-inspired design using CG Ruby Pumps as a base and checkered using white nail art striper, accented with black nail art strpier.
R, middle: OPI Dorothy Who? layered over OPI Russian Navy as a base, white star outlined in black using white nail art striper and black nail art striper. (*This is the only nail I’m not really happy with. I think I should have done several smaller stars instead.*)
R, ring: Playful polka dot design using CG Ruby Pumps as a base and white dots using white nail art striper accented with dots of OPI Dorothy Who? Dotting tool was used.
R, pinkie: Fireworks design over OPI Russian Navy base using white nail art striper and accented with CG Ruby Pumps and OPI Dorothy Who?
Tags: black, black nail art striper, blue, china glaze nail polish, china glaze ruby pumps, july 4th, mac, mac cosmetics nail lacquer, mac vestral white, nail art, occasion: holiday, opi dorothy who?, opi nail polish, opi russian navy, polish finish: cream, polish finish: frost, polish finish: glitter, red, white, white nail art striper
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This is an FOTD from April; sorry I’m just getting around to posting it. Because it’s been a while, I may not remember exactly everything I used…
Tags: eyeshadow finish: frost, feline eye kohl, femme fi eyeshadow, grey, knight eyeshadow, mac cosmetics nail lacquer, painterly paint pot, rich flesh eyeshadow, showstopper eyeshadow, silverthorn eyeshadow, smoky, surreal eyeshadow
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Jun 14
I did this manicure for my birthday dinner. I love a musky deep blue with just a hint of green, and Blue India is the total embodiment of that. I love this color, just like I loved the rest of the Liberty of London collection.
Tags: blue, blue india nail lacquer, mac, mac collection: give me liberty of london, mac cosmetics nail lacquer
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Jun 10
My favorite nail polish ever. I absolutely must get a back-up bottle, because it’s already given 3 manicures AND I painted the ends of all my makeup brushes with it. Love, love, love this color.
Tags: blue, china glaze for audrey, china glaze nail polish, green, konad, mac, mac cosmetics nail lacquer, nails, vestral white, white
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Feb 11
I gave myself a little preemptive manicure this evening and I thought I’d share the swatches of MAC’s new nail lacquers from the Spring Colour Forecast collection. I like both colors well enough, though I think Galore Pink is my favorite. It is a true blue pink lacquer in a cream formula. It’s a bit on the sheer side, which can actually be very pretty if you don’t mind seeing nail beneath the color, and pictured below are my results after three generous coats of Galore Pink.
Malibu Peach is described on the MAC website as a bright creamy tangerine, and it is that to a point, but I think the really beautiful thing about the color is the soft peach it retains even while being relatively bright. I think this aspect is what keeps it from being neon. It’s nice, though I would have loved to see MAC do some neon color polishes. Anyway, Malibu Peach applies more opaquely than Galore Pink despite the fact that they’re both creams. This inconsistency is pretty typical of MAC nail lacquers. The swatches below show my results after two generous coats of Malibu Peach.
Please excuse the wonky nail on the middle finger with Malibu Peach. Stupid gas pumps…grr. Also, I dislike photographing my right hand due to my pen-holding bump.. but I”m keeping it real! So no shame.
Tags: coral, galore pink, mac, mac cosmetics nail lacquer, mac malibu peach, nails, pink, polish finish: cream
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