Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing today?  It's snowing here!  It's about time my new tires get some use.  I was starting to think I could get one more winter out of the old ones.  I'm so thankful I bought them because I really would have skid off the road for sure last night.

It's Tuesday which means it is time for another Twinsie Tuesday!!  This week we are sharing shattered glass manicures.  Now, usually this design is done using cellophane, but I didn't have any of that, so I had to improvise.  It came to me that stained glass windows are created using pieces of shattered glass.  Right?  Maybe?

Regardless, I decided to do a stained glass manicure.  After looking around pinterest, I found this gorgeous design by Miss Bella Tracy and I decided to re-create it.

Let's take a look!

• China Glaze - Assorted Neons
• Nine Zero Lacquer - Holo All the Things
• Orly - Instant Artist Black

So I didn't do a typical sponge gradient for this manicure!  Instead, I did a dry brush!  Meaning, I started with a purple polish and dry brushed it over white, then did the same with the other colors down the rest of the nail.  When I added a top coat it blended it together and it looked like I did a sponged gradient!  Honestly creating a gradient this way took a lot less time and clean up versus the typical gradient.  I'm sure though I wouldn't be able to do it for all designs, but I might try it again in the near future!


Once my gradient was complete, I added a top coat of Holo All The Things by Nine Zero Lacquer.  I am so happy to have a holo topper in my collection!  Now I will literally be holo-ing all the things!  The top coat dried kind of matte, so after I did my stained glass lines, I added a topper of INM Out the Door.  This made the whole manicure shine and sparkle.

What do you think?  Fan of this look?  Pass for shattered glass?

Don't forget to check out the other Twinsies!

Good morning polished world!   How are you all doing on this fine Monday?  It's supposed to be 65 degrees here today which is VERY abnormal.  Despite the fact that it's warm, there still is this winter chill in the air.  Which is kind of making me believe that we might get a white Christmas after all.  Who knows though.

Today I am sharing with you my annual Christmas light manicure.  I purchased a few of the Nine Zero Lacquer holiday polishes, one being Twinkle Lights.  It only made sense to create a twinkle light manicure over a polish called Twinkle Lights!

Let's take a look!

• Nine Zero Lacquer - Twinkle Lights
• Acrylic Paints

To create the lights, I used a nail art brush and drew the "wire" onto my nails with a black acrylic polish.  I then went through with a toothpick and outlined all the light bulbs.  Once the outlines were dry, I used a small dotting tool and filled in all the empty spaces like a coloring book.  Again, with a toothpick, I drew on the white line.

Last year, I then went through and added glitter over the top of the lights which really made them sparkle.  I debated on doing that this year, but decided against it because I thought it would take away from the gorgeous base.  Now after seeing the photos, I'm really happy I kept the lights a plain cream.  I think it added dimension, and look like they're almost popping off the base.

What do you think?  Do you like the lights?  Are you a fan of Nine Zero Lacquer?

I cannot wait to show you my next manicure using Santa Suit by Nine Zero Lacquer.  It's just as gorgeous as this polish!

Until next time, <3.