Barry M Sunburst

I was itching to change my mani, so I dressed up this Barry M Red Glitter with some tape and China Glaze Liquid Leather.  I LOVE IT!!Look at that glow!  I liked this matted yesterday, but I love it even more all shined up.  Holy cow.

Look at the ‘glowing embers’ effect in this blurry shot.  I wish it looked more like this all the time, but I just don’t see these flecks of orange with regular wear.  I’ll add this mani to the list of designs I plan to try in other colors.

Another Half Moon

I didn’t realize China Glaze Phat Santa was a jelly until I put it over a glitter.  I love that you can see hints of the glitter through the red.While this isn’t one of my official Christmas manicures, it does look pretty festive.  It’s a little hard to get a reinforcement sticker to glitter.  I had to put a top coat on it just to smooth it out enough to get the sticker to stay put.

It turned out beautifully!  I heart it.

Guac

I was eating my usual salad for lunch the other day and, there it was, the inspiration for my mani.  Avocado nails.  Silly, I know and a bit of a stretch of the imagination.  Avocado is one of my most favoritest things in the world!  Om, nom, nom.

I used Sinful Colors Nirvana for the pit, Orly Green Apple for the meat and a mix of China Glaze Starboard and Sally Hansen Black Out for the skin.

Day 30- 30 Days of Untrieds: China Glaze Phat Santa

Last day of the challenge!  I didn’t anticipate that simply changing my polish every day would be so challenging.  I guess that’s why it’s called a challenge.  I’m happy to have a break from swatching.  I’m ready to do something fun and wear my mani for more than a few hours.

China Glaze Phat Santa:  This was a really thick formula.  It went on really smoothly, but was thicker than your average polish.  This is a good deepish red; not a primary red.

Check out all the others who are joining in:

Taylor at Nailed to the T
Jamie at Nails Adored
Shaina at Haute Lacquer
Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails
Carly at Lacquered Lover
Thalie at Glazed Talons
Jacki at Adventures in Acetone
Sarah at Lucky Lacquers
Alyssa at Always Polished
Rachel at Cherry Glam Girl
Caroline at Good Lack, Nail!
Caitlin at Something Creative
Ashley at Follow the Yellow Polish Road
Amber at The Polished Momma
Andrea at Addicted to the Allure of Beauty
Ingie at Limited Addiction Nails
Lindsay at Nailtopia
Alexandria at Je T’aime Lacquer
Chelsea at Pretty and Polished
Natalie at Gems in a Bottle
Gwen at Pudgy Nails
Caroline at Shadow’s Nail Art

Day 20- 30 Days of Untrieds: OPI Rainbow Connection

O.P.I. Rainbow Connection:  I put this over the top of China Glaze Starboard from yesterday’s swatch.  It looked super fun.  I wanted to wear it for a couple days, but alas, it has to come off.  The challenge must go on.  I didn’t have to glop this one quite as much as other glitters, which was nice.  I’ve also been trying China Glaze’s Fast Forward Top Coat.  I haven’t used it enough yet to form much of an opinion, except that it smells awful.  Peeeeugh!

Check out all the others who are joining in:

Taylor at Nailed to the T
Jamie at Nails Adored
Shaina at Haute Lacquer
Nory at Fierce Makeup and Nails
Carly at Lacquered Lover
Thalie at Glazed Talons
Jacki at Adventures in Acetone
Sarah at Lucky Lacquers
Alyssa at Always Polished
Rachel at Cherry Glam Girl
Caroline at Good Lack, Nail!
Caitlin at Something Creative
Ashley at Follow the Yellow Polish Road
Amber at The Polished Momma
Andrea at Addicted to the Allure of Beauty
Ingie at Limited Addiction Nails
Lindsay at Nailtopia
Alexandria at Je T’aime Lacquer
Chelsea at Pretty and Polished
Natalie at Gems in a Bottle
Gwen at Pudgy Nails
Caroline at Shadow’s Nail Art