Year in Review

The One With the Favorites of 2018!

9:00:00 AM

Hey polished world!!!  As promised, here is the 2018 year in review!!  As I said in my last post, I'm shocked that we are in 2019.  I feel that it was just yesterday that I was posting the 2017 favorites!  So here I am, starting 2019 off right, one manicure post, and now my two review posts.  Maybe this means this year I'll post on time and have a more consistent schedule.

I went through all my Monthly Mani Fav posts to figure out which were my favorite for the year, and I'm not going to lie, it was rather tough decision to make.  It came down to two each month, and I ended up sending those posts to my friend who made the final selection.  Each time she picked the one I was leaning towards to be my favorite.

Without further ado, let's take a look at my favorite manicures of 2018!!  Starting with the top left and going around clockwise.


  • The One With ORLY Bling - I love ORLY Bling, but I hate the removal process, so we will never see a re-creation of this design using this base.  This look is amazing because of the 90s/Saved By The Bell vibe it has.
  • The One With the Valentine's Day Nail Art - I remember when I did this manicure on my nails and I wasn't too fond of it because it took forever to do.  It's weird that I feel like it was just yesterday.  Regardless, after photographing the design, I loved the cartoon look it had to it.
  • The One With the Interlocking Dot Manicure - I think I had an interlocking design on my 2017 favorites.  How can you go wrong with mint and black?  I guess it's that time of the year for me to re-create an interlocking design!
  • The One With the Pastel Paint Drip Manicure - A fun pastel sponge design with the black paint drip design!  I love paint drip manicures and I don't do them nearly enough.
  • The One With the Abstract Dry Brush Manicure - This color combination is one of my favorites from the year.  Of course I was inspired by another blogger because I'm not that creative to come up with fun color combinations.
  • The One With the Daisies and ORLY Blue Suede - This is one of my favorite ORLY polishes, and that says a lot seeing as I love all my ORLY's.  Of course, daisies made the list....I only did about 10 daisy designs this year.
  • The One With the Dainty Dot Flower - If I had to pick my favorite from the year, it would be this manicure.  I love the vintage floral design.  It reminds me of an old tea cup my great grandmother would have.
  • The One With the China Glaze Palm Trees - ahhhh Summer.  I have a love hate relationship with summer.  I love the sunshine and warmth, but hate the humidity and long days.  Yes, I'm weird, get over it.  But I do love this palm tree design.
  • The One With the Last Summer-y Palm Tree Manicure - Yes, two palm tree designs in a row, but I loved this one so much.  It's the design I wore to the Brett Eldredge concert which was my end of summer show.  Can I just go back to that day, please?
  • The One With the Spooky Spider Web Manicure - My favorite Halloween design.  The sponged white over the top of the holographic grey....ahhhh loved it.
  • The One With the Pure Ice Floral Manicure - Love this Pure Ice polish and the dainty floral nail art.  Weird how I can remember the manicure I did in February, but not the one in November.  I totally forgot about this beauty.
  • The One With the Christmas-y Looking Roses - My favorite rose manicure that I've ever created.  This manicure to me shows me how much I've grown as a nail artist just by looking at the detail in my itty bitty roses.
What do you think?  Any of these your favorite???

I cannot wait to see what 2019 has in store for me and this blog!!!!

Until next time, <3.


Year in Review

The One With the Favorites for 2017!

9:00:00 AM

Good morning polished world!!  How is 2018 treating you so far??  Pretty much feels the same to me as 2017 did.  Maybe it will get better, but for now, it's cold, busy, and hectic.  Oh and I don't feel well.  I make it sound so wonderful, don't I?

I honestly cannot remember for the life of me if I did a post like this last year.  I think I might have but only shared it to Instagram which really doesn't help the blog out that much.  Anyways, every month I have shared with you my Monthly Mani Favorites.  I decided to look back and pick my favorite from my monthly mani favs and came up with my favorite manicures of 2017!!!

Let's take a look!!!  Starting in the upper left corner and moving around clockwise!
  • The One With Round 32 of Bestie Twin Nails with Fashion Footing - I miss the BTN feature Amanda and I used to do.  This is one of my favorites because of the color combo, and the fact my tape manicure was amazing. 
  • Bestie Twin Nails With 25SweetPeas! - Loveeee this interlocking dot design.  I cannot believe that I did this manicure in February.  Why didn't I do more interlocking designs throughout the year??
  • The One With the Floral Manicure Inspired by Paulina's Passion - I am so proud of this re-creation!  My taped base came out perfectly and the purple flowers just went so nicely on top!
  • The One With Yet Another Floral Manicure - You're going to start to see a pattern that I loved all my floral manicures this year.  This one is one of my favorites because I painted the resident's nails to match.  I'll always look at the design and think fondly of those times I spent with them!
  • The One With the Dot and Rose Manicure - Dots, roses, how can you go wrong?  I loved the color combination so much.
  • The One With Daisies and OPI No Tan Lines - Okay, I made a goof when making my collage, this was my favorite manicure for July.  Regardless, this one was a no brainer when it came to making the list.  Loved the orange, loved the big daisies, and loved the dots.  I for sure will be re-creating this next year.
  • The One With the Serendipity Polish Splatter Gradient Manicure - Absolutely loved this color combination.  I did a few gradient splatter designs this year, but this one is my favorite for sure.
  • The One With the Blue Serendipity Polish Flowers - This blue base....ahhh one of my favorites.  I'm so sad that Serendipity Polish is no more because I would have bought a few back ups of this beauty.  Love the cute little flowers on top.
  • The One With the Sunflowers - The best sunflowers that I've ever painted.  Love how they looked on top of the black base.  The manicure came together so well.
  • The One With the Halloween Paint Drip - This base color!!!  To die for!!!!  I cannot begin to describe how much I loved this green polish.  I'll be using it again in a few months when it comes to be time for St. Patrick's Day!  Also, why haven't I created more paint drips?
  • The One Inspired by One Nail to Rule Them All - November was a hard month for me to pick a favorite.  It came down to this one inspired by One Nail to Rule Them All, and the tape gradient manicure inspired by Coffee and Nail Polish.  I picked this one because of the color combination and the fact I'm most likely going to re-create this design with a different color combination.
  • The One With the Santa Claus Nail Art - My favorite Santa Claus design ever.  Santa Suit is the perfect Christmas red.  It was just so cute!
What do you think??  Which is your favorite for the year?!?

Here's to 2018!!!  Cannot wait to see what I come up with!!

Until next time, <3.