FingerPaints

The One With the Thanksgiving Mani and INM Polishes

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Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends!  How are you all doing today?  I love Thanksgiving because let's face it, out of all the holidays the food is the best.  Especially come Friday when you have all the Thanksgiving leftovers.

This year, I didn't do a turkey manicure, instead I did a floral/Fall manicure inspired by Sensationails4U on Instagram.  As I mentioned the other day, I received a packaged from INM containing some of their new OTD nail polishes.  Two of them were perfect for this manicure.

Let's take a look!




Colors Used:
  • INM OTD Lacquer - Acai
  • INM OTD Lacquer - Flapper
  • FingerPaints - Wrapped in Ribbon
  • Acrylics
Guys, I mastered the glitter gradient!  I am so proud of myself!  I have always shied away from doing glitter gradients because I've never been able to figure them out.  It's always too concentrated and it makes it look like half my nail is glitter and there is no smooth transition.  Maybe it's the wonderful FingerPaints Wrapped in Ribbon which made this possible, but it's just perfect.  I painted a little onto a make up sponge, dabbed it on a paper plate, then onto the nail.  It applied perfectly the first time and didn't even have to add extra!



I used Flapper in my leopard manicure I posted a few days ago.  Loved it as a nail art polish, and love it even more as a base.  Two coats and I had full coverage.  Just like my OTD top coat, this polish dried super fast.  No need to wait a long time before starting my nail art!


Acai is a gorgeous polish.  While it looks black, it is not.  It is a deep, gorgeous, red brown polish.  I'm assuming it's the color of an acai berry, but I've never had one so I can't really be 100% sure.  Two coats on this beauty as well.  I found this one to have more of a crelly formula instead of the cream like Flapper.  I absolutely adored this polish.  I just realized you can see the reflection of my tshirt in the bottle.  Oops, bad photo taking on my part!

What do you think?  Fan of this look?  Something you would try?

I hope that all my followers who celebrate Thanksgiving have an AMAZING day with family and friends.  Eat lots of turkey and prepare yourselves for Black Friday!!!

Until next time, <3.

Swatches

The Simple Mani with Zoya Nyx and Stevie

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Happy Tuesday polished world!!  How are you all doing today?  I have a quick swatch-ish post for you all.  I meant to have a post up yesterday, then got sidetracked.  Then I wanted to have an art post up today as a pre-Thanksgiving manicure, but in the end I'm going to share that one as my Thanksgiving one.

So today I'm sharing with you a skittle manicure I did using two of the Zoya Pixie Dusts.  As you know, I love the original micro formula of the Pixies and am so happy that Zoya started coming out with new colors.  I don't care what anyone says, the textured look is still in.

Let's take a look!

Colors Used:

  • Zoya - Nyx
  • Zoya - Stevie
Love, love, love Nyx.  I purchased this polish a year or so ago during a Zoya promo.  I didn't have any colors like it in my collection so of course I needed to get it.  Three coats for this one.  I found it to be a little sheer.  It did build up, but it needed the three.  If you did two thicker coats, you can get away with two, but I find that the Pixie's dry funky if you do thick coats.



My beloved Stevie.  My all time favorite Pixie dust.  Two coats.  So happy I have a back up bottle of this beauty, and beyond happy that they didn't change the formula over the years.  I'm sure you all have had a company change a formula of your beloved polish and when you go to re-stock you're highly disappointed.  Thankfully, this Pixie is still the same.

Fan of the skittles?  Do you still use and love the Pixie Dust polishes?

Promise to be back to the nail art in a few days!

Until next time, <3.

Bestie Twin Nails

The One With Round 30 of Bestie Twin Nails With Fashion Footing

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Happy Saturday polished world!  How are you all doing today?  I have a busy day ahead of me.  Finishing my Pinterest project (stay tuned to Instagram), getting some stuff for my office, and hanging out with my friend.

Today is Round 30 of Bestie Twin Nails with Fashion Footing.  This month we are creating a Fall floral design inspired by College Cuticles.  So weird to think that Fall is about over, and Christmas will be here any day.  Not going to lie, I'm kind of excited to start winter/Christmas designs.

Let's take a look at today's design!




Colors Used:
How did I forget about ORLY Bling?!  This polish is beyond beautiful.  I've owned it what, for a year now, and totally forgot it existed.  I'm keeping this out on my shelf now so I can remember it during the Christmas season.  Two coats, full holographic glittery coverage.



Morgan Taylor Looking for a Wingman is a gorgeous light burgundy cream.  Two coats and full coverage.  It's quite beautiful.  I wasn't sure I was going to like this one on, but it was quite nice.  Not your typical burgundy polish.

What do you think?  Fan of this look?  Perfect for Fall??

Until next time, <3.

Animal Print

The One With the Leopard Manicure and OTD Nail Lacquer

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Good morning polished world!  How are you on this fine Thursday??  Guys, tomorrow it's going to be 70 degrees and then Sunday we are supposed to get snow.  The weather is going crazy!!  I'm okay though with it snowing, I kind of like that first snow.  Sort of like how Lorelai Gilmore walks around town on the night of the first snow all happy as can be.  Talk to me again in February, I learn to hate the snow.

A few weeks ago, INM, the wonderful company behind my beloved Out the Door Top coat, sent me a package which contained 18, yes you read that right, 18 polishes.  They came right before Halloween so I decided to finish up my Halloween manicures before playing around with them.  I really wish I hadn't waited because the polishes are quite lovely.  I should probably swatch some of them, but I don't know if I have the patience to swatch 18 polishes.  Well, it's down to 14 now, I might have dropped some....oops.

Anyways, today I decided to do a leopard manicure using one of the OTD polish's I already owned alongside a new one.  Let's take a look!




Colors Used:
  • INM - Exposed
  • INM - Flapper
  • OPI - Champagne For Breakfast
  • ORLY - Liquid Vinyl
Before I talk about the INM beauties, I need to take a moment to talk about OPI's Champagne for Breakfast.  This is a textured, you read that right, textured holo graphic glitter polish.  Beyond gorgeous!  It's truly like having a diamond on your nail!  It was such a pleasant surprise when I put it on!  I thought I was buying just another holo glitter topper (which you can never have too many of).

Exposed is one of my favorite nudes.  I received it a few years ago and didn't use it for a bottle shot because it separated a little bit.  Nothing that didn't come together when you shook it, but it left little visible swirls in the bottle.  It didn't affect the formula one bit.  Two coats and perfect coverage.  What I love about the INM polishes is how smoothly they apply.  



INM Flapper is such a gorgeous grey-brown polish.  I really need to use this one for a base of a manicure soon.  I did swatch on one nail before I decided upon doing the leopard manicure and it was almost a one coater.  I used two because it was slighty patchy.  Smooth application.

Awesome thing to know about the OTD Polishes is that they are five free!  My friend asked the other day and I contacted them because I wasn't 100% positive and they answered right away.

What do you think of the manicure?  Fan of the color combination?  Ever used INM polishes??

 You can purchase INM polishes direct from their site or Nail Emporium.  They cost $3.00 which is a great price.

Thank you so much INM for sending me the surprise package.  You really made my day!!! <3 <3

Until next time, <3