Monthly Mani Favs

The One With September's #MonthlyManiFavs

9:00:00 AM

Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing on this fine Saturday?  Can you believe that it's Saturday, and also the end of September?  So crazy how quickly this month flew by.  We had some weird weather....the last few weeks of September felt more like the middle of August.  Yesterday though was one of the first fall like feeling days.  I'm excited for some more!

Since it's the end of September, that means it is time to share my Monthly Mani Favs!  I'm proud of myself that I am remembering to post this on the last day of the month, and not during the first week of the next month.  Or like I did in the summer, post two months at once because I totally forgot.  

Let's take a look!


  • The One With the Serendipity Polish Sunflowers - oh how I love this manicure.  The yellow sunflowers on top of that gorgeous blue base.  Part of me thought the design would have looked better on just an accent nail and it was a little too busy, but the other part of me truly fell in love with how it looked.  It's like a sunflower field.
  • The One With the Splash Flower - This design I wanted to hate because when I painted it, it took me forever to do because it was just one of those polish nights.  When it was all said and done though, I really liked the look.  The bright color, mixed with that holo accent, and the fun flower.  It really turned out nice.
  • The One With the Mosaic Looking Nail Art - Love this mosaic design using one of my favorite ORLY shades.  Who am I kidding, all my ORLYs are my favorite ORLY shades.  I need to do more color block manicures like this one.
  • The One With the Sunflowers - This was the first sunflower manicure that I posted this season and I absolutely loved it.  Now that I am looking at the titles of my posts, I don't know why I didn't name the blue sunflower design "The One With the Other Sunflower Manicure".  Oh well.  Regardless, this yellow design is absolutely gorgeous in my opinion.  I love the yellow and black mixture.  I need to use my yellow polishes more.
What do you think?  Any of these your favorite?  Should I have picked something else??

Until next time, <3.

Animal Print

The One With the Re-Creation of An Old Leopard Manicure

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing today??  Crazy busy week already for me.  I don't even remember my Monday it was such a blur.  Hopefully it calms down a little bit, although the busy day made my day go by so fast, so maybe that means Saturday would come quicker?  We shall wait and see.

Today's manicure is a re-creation of one I did a few years ago.  It was a gradient leopard design and it popped up on my Facebook Memories.  It was one of my all time favorite designs due to the color combination.  When it popped up on my Feed, it was perfect timing because I was sitting down to do my manicure and had zero inspiration.

Let's take a look!


Colors Used:
  • China Glaze - That's Shore Bright
  • China Glaze - Capacity to See Beyond
  • ORLY - Liquid Vinyl
  • ORLY - Mirrorball
Isn't it cute?  I love the blue to purple gradient, especially because it's not the typical up down gradient.  Super easy design to do.  First you paint a base of white polish, then use the make up sponge and create the gradient.  Once dried, add your leopard design, some top coat and call it a night.

What do you think?  Like this look?  Ever do a gradient at a different angle?

Until next time, <3.

Flowers

The One With the Serendipity Polish Sunflowers

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished world!!  How are you all doing today??  It's Saturday and that means I'm going to be lounging around, sleeping in, and just trying to rewind from this very long week.  This week really was one of the longest in a long while.  Good news was though, it was so busy that the week just flew by.

Today's manicure is another sunflower manicure using Serendipity Polish.  I was holding off sharing this because I've been in mourning over the fact that Serendipity closed up shop, but this week Roxie announced that's she's coming back with a whole new project and brand!  I cannot wait to try out All Heart Lacquer!  I have faith that they're going to be just as amazing as her previous project.

Let's take a look!


Colors Used:
  • Serendipity Polish - We Run This Beach
  • INM - Northern Lights
  • Acrylics
Gorgeous, isn't it?  I love this sunflower manicure so much, especially because of the base.  Beautiful royal blue, made even lovelier by the top coat of INM Northern Lights.  The sunflowers really pop off the design.  The blue was a lot lighter in person, but it seems that it got darker because of the design on top.

What do you think?  Fan of this look?  Excited for the new polish line All Heart??

Until next time, <3.


Cirque Colors

The One With Cirque Polish Xochitl and Dots

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing today?  It's Wednesday and we are smack dab in the middle of yet another work week.  I'm excited because today we are having an employee appreciation luncheon, which means I'm getting some Jamaican Jerk chicken wings.  The cook where I work is from Jamaica and literally makes the BEST chicken ever.  Ugh, so excited.

Today's design is a simple dot manicure using one of my new Cirque Polish's.  Yes, it's their old bottle, but it's new for me.  Before the label re-design, Cirque had mystery grab bags for sale where you got 4 polishes for $25.  If you know Cirque, then you know what an amazing deal that is.  I was iffy about doing a Mystery grab bag purchase, but I'm so happy I did.  All 8 colors that I got were something I will use.

Let's take a look at the first polish that caught my eye.


Colors Used:
  • Cirque Colors - Xochitl
  • ORLY - White Tips
  • ORLY - Liquid Vinyl
Oh. my. goodness.  Xochitl is more beautiful on the nail than it is in the bottle.  It's a gorgeous orchid purple holo polish which has full coverage in two coats.  The holo effect is visible in both natural and indoor light.  It's amazing.  Now, I don't know if Cirque still does this, but these polishes are infused with different oils, so when they dry there is a slight scent to them.  I was scared it would be overwhelming but it isn't at all.  Amanda from Fashion Footing was right when she said she doesn't even notice it.

What do you think?  Fan of this polish?  Do you own any old Cirque's?  Do you like the old bottle or the new??  I think I like the old better....

Until next time, <3.