My nails have been bare the past few days as I’ve contemplated how to paint them. I wanted to do a french manicure, but I also wanted to tie in a little pink to go with my pedicure of the moment. So, I opted to do a few coats of a sheer polish over the white tips I painted. The outcome is alright I think. The polish I used for the tips is an old Nailene bottle of white that wasn’t great to work with–I suspect it’s a little dried out, so it was slightly difficult to make the tips thin and not goopy.

Base: Sally Hansen Double Duty Strengthening Base & Top Coat
Layer 1: Nailene white
Layer 2: OPI Suzi & the Lifeguard
Top: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Anti-Chip Top Coat

Tags: french manicure, nails, opi nail polish, opi suzi & the lifeguard, polish finish: frost

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

I was perusing swatches of OPI’s new collection “Alice in Wonderland” and sat bolt upright when I saw this color. I then immediately went to Ulta and picked it up.

The polish itself is clear but it is packed with true blue glitter and is complimented by gold glitter. As with most glitters, several coats is the key. It applies nicely I didn’t find it difficult to get an even application. Despite its very glittery appearance, the finish is surprisingly smooth, especially with a nice shiny top coat.

These pictures were taken without and with flash respectively, indoors at nighttime. In resizing and uploading the photo to the web, some of the vibrancy of the blue was sacrificed.

Tags: absolutely alice, blue, opi nail polish, polish finish: glitter