Showing posts with label Stranger Tides. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stranger Tides. Show all posts

Aug 13, 2012

Seaman themed nails ;)

Hey guys!
I'd been wanting to try out the nautical nail look for a while... So I figured I might as well do it now before summer is over! Also, I've been wanting to try out using metal studs glued on my nails but haven't bought any as of yet. Not to worry, though, because dotting a metallic color worked just as well!

Colors Used:
OPI "Dating a Royal," OPI "Stranger Tides," and LA Colors "Gold Digger."

http://instagr.am/p/OPejgFARsb/

Mar 8, 2012

Gray/ Teal Plaid Mani

Why hello there! Today I thought I'd post a mani I'd seen on Pinterest using pastel colors. I feel weird using those colors if it's not Easter yet. And so, it's not quite that time yet, so I decided to stick with a gray/turquoise color combination. Amidst my great search for good (but cheap) nail polishes that are also good for stamping, I was greatly surprised to find that Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri collection is nothing short of fantastic!

I bought the shades "Snappy Sorbet," "Lively Lilac," and "Mint Sprint." They are so so so pigmented, much more so than the OPI & China Glazes that I bought last week (and let me just say that Empire Beauty Supply's customer service was a severe disappointment). Regardless, I tried all three shades and they were impeccably clean, smooth, and only needed one coat. The brush was a little on the thick side, but nothing that you can't get used to. For the mani, I had been dying to try OPI's Stranger Tides. Originally, I had wanted to use it for a newpaper mani that can be seen here. It's the perfect shade of old... well... newspaper. Lol. I still will try this method when I have more time.
Almost kind of looks St. Patrick's-y, doesn't it? Hm, well that's appropriate considering it's just around the corner! Which on that day, we will hopefully be hitting up HooleyFest!
Mani-wise, this came out quite nicely, but to my chagrin, I noticed that the white that I had painted over the Sally Hansen turned yellow! Weird, right? Or maybe not, but it definitely tripped me out! It might be whatever is in it to make it "Insta-Dri", but I thought it was so weird. I had never seen anything like it before. Good thing is you can only really see it if it's pointed out. Phew. :) OH! I almost forgot! So I've kind of been wanting a sleeve tattoo for a long time (6 years), and I finally got it! I'm so excited, but i'm going to wait for it to heal before the big reveal.