Valentine's Day Mani

This is the manicure I wore for Valentine's Day! I think the pink is OPI You're Such a Kabuki Queen but I honestly can't remember. I stamped using an Avon Mirror Shine polish and Konad Special Polish in white. This was just before I took it off, so excuse the tipwear! I added a coat of Essie Matte About You over the thumb right before I took it off!

Ludurana Show

This is a really special post! This polish is AH-MAZ-ING! Run to an etailer and buy it now, you won't regret it! This is another one of those amazing polishes that has come out of Brazil. Some of these photos were taken through a glass of water, the light refraction through the water really shows the full spectrum of colours that come out of this polish!

Ozotic 534

Hello lovelies!
Today I have a really special polish for you!
This is Ozotic 534, which is a gorgeous holographic and a duochrome! Did that just blow your mind? It reflects mostly blue/purple and the holographic effect is really strong. The only thing about the polish I didn't like was the price - at $17.50 USD + shipping, it's a little pricy, but worth every penny!

Urban Outfitters - Bar Stool & Holographic Stamp

This polish was a complete surprise to me! I found it at Urban Outfitters and I'm pretty sure it is their house brand. It was great in 2 coats. I stamped it with China Glaze OMG using one of my Konad plates (don't have it with me to verify the number, sorry!). This plate was a bit of a pain and I found it easiest to do each side of my nail individually.

I suck, I suck, I suck!

I know I have been MIA for the last month - I've just been busy busy busy! I have still been painting and photographing each manicure though, so expect a slew of posts over the next few days!

This is a copy cat manicure - I 100% copied this from the lovely Erika of Chloe's Nails. She is one of my favorite bloggers and her pics are gorgeous! She posted this manicure and I fell in love!

This is China Glaze Purple Dragon, which is a neon finish (can be lumpy because of the glitter, needs a good thick topcoat) and a Funky Fingers crackle called Teal Scales. This is the first Funky Fingers crackle I tried and I am impressed! I found it easiest to do fairly thin coats.

Enjoy! And Check back over the next few days while I post catch up posts!

Nfu Oh 56

This is one of my very favorite manicures in a long time. This is two coats of Nfu Oh 56 over one coat of Wet N Wild black. It flashes so many shades - bright grass green, turquoise, teal, blue. So so gorgeous! I took so many pictures of this one. Click below to see more!

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Nails Inc - Whitehall Magnetic Nail Polish

It's looking like 2011's Crackle nail trend is being replaced with 2012's Magnetic Polish trend, and that's A-OK with me!! However, so far they're proving to be a little difficult to find here. The only magnetics I currently have are the 3 from Nails Inc that I picked up at Sephora. The LCN magnetics are available at Trade Secrets but they're super pricy for such a small bottle. I can't wait for the China Glaze Magnetix collection coming out soon!

This is my favorite of the Nails Inc magnetics, the application was wonderful and I love the colour of this one. I always apply one coat normally then follow with a second coat and magnetize nail by nail.