Nail Art & Holos

Hi guys!

This week I'm rather busy & so far didn't have any time to take photos of my make up, clothes or something else.

That's why I decided to post a few manicure pics I did in the last months. 

Enjoy :-)

Sponge mani using MAC "Light Affair" as a base, topped with one layer of Kiko #298. FingerPaints "Art Dealer Teal-er", Barielle "Berry Blue" & China Glaze "Fairy Dust" for the design.

Another sponge nail at using Sally Hansen Insta-dri "Rose Rush" as a base & China Glaze "Grape Pop" for the sponging.

OPI "Day at the Peach" 

OPI "What's Dune"

OPI "My Private Jet" (holo version!)

Mille Feuille nail art with China Glaze "Grape Pop" as base & Illamasqua "Load" for the design.

Sephora by OPI "Read my Palm" as a base, Maybelline "Coral Cabana", China Glaze "Grape Pop" & CND "Silver Chrome" for the dots.

OPI "Grape Fit" & CND "Asphalt" for the base. Essence tip painter in "Heavy Black" & "So Funky", L.A.Colors art deco nail art lacquer in "Vibrant" & "Purple/Blue Glitter" for the nail art, OPI "Dim Sum Plum" for the dots.

Mille Feuille nail art with Zoya "Kelly" as a base & Illamasqua "Load" for the design.

Dark, But Not Black!

I'm always on the hunt for dark polishes that don't look black & at the moment I've a little weakness for dark blues with an extra oomph.

Sephora by OPI "Go My Own Way" (from their Fall 2010 collection) fits perfectly into this category:

It falls somewhere between dark blue & dark teal & has a dusty quality to it. There are also blue shimmer particles, but they only show up at certain angles.
The polish has an almost metallic finish, but is surprisingly unstreaky *yay*! There's nothing worse than a streaky metallic finish, right?
I did 2 coats to achieve complete opacity. Drying time was a little longer than usual (even with Seche Vite), but after about 20 minutes the polish had dried completely.


Barielle "Blackened Bleu" (from the All Lacquered Up Fall 2009 collection) is another beautiful polish that fits into the same category:

It has a black base with tons of teal microglitter that really show up on the nail. It's uber-sparkly & even though the base color is rather sheer, it takes only 2 coats to get opaque. Gotta love it :-)