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The One With the Romantic Mani for Twinsie Tuesday

9:00:00 AM

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Good morning polished world!  How are you all today?  It's Tuesday which means it is time for another Twinsie Tuesday.  Since Valentine's Day (blech) is this weekend, the theme for this week is romantic.  Honestly, not a fan of this theme since I'm not a fan of the holiday.

I could not for the life of me think of one romantic design for this prompt.  Luckily in The Little Canvas vault, I had a rose manicure I forgot to post a month or so ago!  Roses are romantic....right?

Let's take a look!




Colors Used:
  • Orly - White Tips
  • Orly - Instant Artist - Black
  • Zoya - Pinks and Greens (can't remember the exact name because I stink and forgot to write down what colors I used.  I just know they were Zoyas)
This rose manicure is inspired by this beautiful rose design by mvargas_nails on Instagram.  I fell in love with the design months ago when I saw it.  Not because it was romantic, but because it was a gorgeous floral manicure and you know me and floral!  

To get the look, I started off with a base coat of Orly White Tips.  This polish could be a one coater, but I typically use two.  When it was dry, I used my Instant Artist striper and added the black lines.  When the lines were dried, I used my dotting tool and nail art brushes and drew on the roses.



It has been the longest time since I've actually done a rose  manicure.  I don't know why I don't do them more often.  The flower itself is rather easy, but yet looks like it took forever to do.  I think I might start pinning some new ideas!

What do you think?  Does this pass as a romantic manicure?

Don't forget to check out the other Twinsie's posts!


Amanda at Amandalandish
Amanda at Fashion Footing
Amber at Nails Like Lace
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
Claire at Kerruticles
Marisa at Polish Obsession
Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les
Savannah at Addicted to Polish

Until next time, <3.

FingerPaints

The One With ILNP Paige

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing today?  The worst holiday in the world is a week away, and I'm continuing to share manicures that are kind of festive for the day.  At least festive in a non-conspicuous way.  The way that when someone looks at my nails they don't automatically think Valentine's day.

A few weeks ago I went on a little shopping spree and bought myself some ILNP's.  My cart was filled mostly with blues and greens, so I decided to throw a pink in the cart to switch it up.  That pink was Paige, and boy am I happy I bought it!

Let's take a look!




Colors Used:
  • ILNP - Paige
  • OPI - This Crown Needs a Gown
  • FingerPaints - Sterling Sculpture
  • Orly - Liquid Vinyl

 Isn't Paige gorgeous!?  I believe it is part of the Ultra Holo, if not then it really should be because it really is ultra holo'ed.  This polish applied evenly in two perfect coats.  The holo effect is so strong in indoor and outdoor light.  I'm not a pink person, but this I think is one of my new favorite polishes!


This manicure is inspired by this one I found on Pinterest.  I busted out the nail art tape which I feel like I haven't used in FOREVER for the accent nails.  I feel like I finally figured out how to perfectly apply this and get the stripes to look somewhat even.  It only took about 3 years to figure that out.

I don't know how I feel about the heart.  Part of me likes the fact that I outlined it, but part of me doesn't.  It's really been a love hate relationship with that dang heart.

What do you think?  Fan of the look?  Do you think it was a good idea to outline the heart?

Until next time, <3.

Dot Mani

The One With the Random Mauve Manicure

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished world and Happy Friday!  How are you all doing today?  It's been weird weather here.  Warm, cold, warm, cold.  It needs to make up it's mind on what season it really is.  I doubt it will though.  I'll be stuck here in random weather limbo with my sinuses killing me.

With the worst holiday in the world, Valentine's Day, right around the corner, it only seems appropriate that I start sharing with you some pink manicures.  I rarely wear pink, yet it's the part of my collection which I think has the most polishes.  Regardless, this awful time of year gives me an opportunity to use polishes I don't ever get to use.

Today's manicure is just something I made up with OPI Just Lanai-ing Around.  I bought this polish because I didn't own anything like it.  I debated on getting it because I figured I would never use it.  Sure enough, the dumb thing sits in my melmer rarely being used or touched.

So here it is, in all it's mauve-y goodness.




Colors Used:
  • OPI - My Vampire is Buff
  • OPI - Just Lanai-ing Around
  • FingerPaints - Wrapped in Ribbon
Gold, pink, and nude.  Yeah, that sounds totally Alaina.  NOT.  I honestly don't know where I came up with this color combo but I'm kind of happy I did.  Something very different for my nails.  It's kind of nice mixing it up a tad.



Just Lanai-ing Around is actually quite pretty.  It's a dark mauve cream with a very very subtle shimmer.  Two coats and you have full coverage.  I can see myself using this as a pedicure color during that summer/fall transition time where it's not too cold to be wearing shoes.  You know, when you're still holding on to summer in hopes that maybe Fall will never show up.

What do you think?  Fan of this look?  Something different?  Very simple for me.

Until next time, <3.

Dot Mani

The One With the Mix and Match Mani for Twinsie Tuesday

9:00:00 AM


Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing on this fine Tuesday?  Since it is Tuesday, that means it is time for yet another Twinsie Tuesday!  This week our prompt is Mix and Match.  This is the perfect prompt for me because let's face it, all of my manicures are mix and match manis!  For those of you who don't know, a mix and match manicure is where you mix up a bunch of different techniques, and match them together in one manicure.  At least, that's how I interpret it.

So, Amanda from Fashion Footing gave me a coupon code for ILNP.  Since I didn't own any, I thought I would take advantage of the coupon and splurge...and boy did I.  Today's mix and match manicure uses two of my new beauties, Harbour Island and Missed Calls.

Let's take a look!




Colors Used:
  • ILNP - Missed Calls
  • ILNP - Harbour Island
  • Orly - White Tips
Holy holo, am I right!?  I am so happy to have these beauties in my collection.  Harbour Island is a gorgeous teal jelly with holo glitter pieces throughout.  I was unsure of this one, but as soon as I opened the box, this was the one I gravitated towards and was beyond happy I purchased.  On the website, she writes that it takes 3-4 coats for it to be opaque, but I thought it built up quite nicely with two coats.  Maybe because I don't have longer nails and my "smile line" or whatever is barely there I didn't noticed the sheerness.  Honestly though, I think that the base was so packed with holo glitter, it took away from the fact it was a jelly.  Oh many the mermaid ideas I have with this polish.

Missed Calls was another one I wasn't sure about purchasing.  I figured it would be just like a black polish with a holo topper.  I figured I could just use Orly Liquid Vinyl and my Nine Zero Holo All The Things and save myself the money.  Oh boy, I was wrong.  So happy I purchased this.  It's a black/grey polish with such a strong holo effect.  Two coats and you have full, beautiful coverage.  I think this would make for a gorgeous base for galaxy nails.


My manicure was kind of inspired by this one I found on Pinterest.  I liked the general look of the mix and match acrylics.  Since I loathe all things 3D on my nails, I translated the 3D into nail art using the holos and such.

What do you think?  Fan of this look?  Lover of ILNP?

Don't forget to check out the other Twinsie's manicures!


Amanda at Amandalandish
Amanda at Fashion Footing
Amber at Nails Like Lace
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
Claire at Kerruticles
Marisa at Polish Obsession
Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les
Savannah at Addicted to Polish

Until next time, <3.