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The One With the Pumpkin Mani I Meant to Post a Week Ago

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Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing this week?  I did some MAJOR Christmas decorating this weekend.  Not only did I decorate four 7 foot trees at work, I came home and put a crud ton of lights on my house.  I'm not going to lie, I'm still quite exhausted from it.  Since I knew I was going to be doing all this decorating, I had swatch on my nails so I wouldn't be upset if they chipped.

With all this decorating, I literally forgot to post today's pumpkin manicure.  Yup, that's right, this post was supposed to go up around Thanksgiving and I completely forgot.  Of course I didn't realize this until I came to the blog last evening to post a different manicure and saw the pumpkin draft just sitting there.

Since November isn't over, then it's still perfect timing for me to post this!  Fall is just ending, and winter is coming.  That means Christmas and snow manicures are coming soon!!!

Let's take a look at the pumpkins first.


Colors Used:
  • Zoya - Alma
  • Sally Hansen - Champagne Supernova
  • ORLY - Liquid Vinyl
Isn't it cute?  I actually did this manicure to match a dress I wore to the Harvest Dinner at work.  I was so fall festive that evening.  The orange was a perfect Fall orange where I didn't feel like the manicure had a Halloween vibe.  Seriously, Zoya Alma is gorgeous.  Two coats and full coverage, and I was scared it was going to take more because of the jelly formula.  It built up quite nicely.



Really was thrilled with this design. First time I attempted this design of a pumpkin and was pleased with the final look.

What do you think?  Like this design?  Fan of Alma by Zoya?

Until next time, <3.

Flowers

The One With the Fall Floral Manicure That I Forgot to Post for Thanksgiving

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Good morning polished world!  How are you all doing today?  I forgot to get this post up on the blog for Thanksgiving.  Life got in the way, and then I tried to post it on Black Friday, but then my shopping got in the way.  Yes, that's right, I kind of shopped til I dropped, which is something I never do on Black Friday.  I blame the whole invention of the internet because I did 90% of my shopping online.  Oh well, this is why I have a job, right?  To spend all the money!

One thing I am proud about is that I didn't purchase a single polish.  Crazy, right? It's mainly because I'm really working hard at going through all my untried polishes.  For today's post I used Cashmere Crisis from the ORLY New Neutral collection . It was the perfect accent color to my Thanksgiving/Fall manicure!

Let's take a look!


Colors Used:
  • ORLY - Cashmere Crisis
  • INM - Acai
  • Pure Ice - Studette
Cute, right?  I did a design similar to this a few years ago (maybe it was last year), but this year I'm so much more impressed with this years version!  I really can see how I've grown with my nail art with the little sunflower and the leave.  Look at that blending!



Cashmere Crisis was a gorgeous neutral polish which applied perfectly in two coats.  I love it because it's a darker neutral polish which I feel my collection is severely lacking.  I really didn't think I was going to like the ORLY fall collection, but I've been plesantly surprised.

What do you think?  Like this look?  Fan of that glitter gradient?

Until next time, <3.


Flowers

The One With the Pure Ice Floral Manicure

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It's Sunday, and I'm alive!  I wanted to have this post up yesterday but starting Friday night I started to feel sick.  Then, Saturday I was unable to move.  Horrible migraine, awful nausea, couldn't sit up for more than five minutes.  I really thought I was going to have a stroke or aneurysm.  So, as you can imagine, I stayed in bed all day until about 8pm when I felt somewhat normal.  Then of course, I was wide awake at midnight because I had slept most of the day.

So far though, I'm feeling human and hoping it stays.  I feel like my head is teetering on the edge of normal and migraine.  No clue what I have, but I'm hoping this all goes away before Thursday because I want to eat stuffing and be happy.  Nothing is worse than being sick on Thanksgiving, trust me, I'll never forget the Thanksgiving I had the flu and couldn't eat.  Saddest day of my life.

Anyways, today's nail art is a Fall feeling floral using some Pure Ice polishes that I forgot I owned.  Amanda got me these a few years ago and I've used the one but the others have kind of gone by the wayside.  I need to make an un-tried bin and go through all those.....

Let's take a look!


Colors Used:
  • Pure Ice - Teal Appeal
  • Pure Ice - Studette 
  • OPI - Pale To the Chief
Teal Appeal doesn't look teal to me, but more of a dark blue.  I guess there is a bit of a teal hue to it, but I don't know, I see more blue.  Maybe I'm color blind.  Here nor there, it's a gorgeous polish which covers completely in two coats.  It's a perfect Fall color.



Paired with Studette, this manicure really came together.  I never noticed how this gold glitter has flecks of red in it as well.  To me, a perfect Fall gold glitter because of that red.  Kind of mad with myself that I haven't used it yet before today.

What do you think?  Fan of this floral?  Own either of these polishes?

I need to add more Pure Ice polishes to my collection.  They are a great quality for a low price!

Until next time, <3.

Dot Mani

The One With the Fall Tree Manicure That I Dislike

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YUP!  You read the title of this post correctly.  I dislike today's manicure!  Happy Wednesday polished world!  How are you all doing today??  Fall has come and gone where I am.  Seriously, one day the leaves were green, the next they were changing, then we had some weird snow/rain/wind combo and all the leaves fell.  Not that I'm complaining, but I really would have liked one of those sunny, beautiful Fall days where I could walk around admiring the colors.  Oh well.

Anyways, back to my nail art that I dislike.  This idea looked SOOOOO good on other bloggers.  I was so excited to re-create it, then it turned out like this.  Crappy.  Not at all what I planned.  It just wasn't at all how I pictured it.

So, without further adieu, let's take a look....


Colors Used:
  • ORLY - Snuggle Up
Only good thing about this manicure - the base color.  That color is ORLY - Snuggle Up from The New Neutral collection for Fall 2018.  Perfect nude polish which covered completely in two coats.  We all know that OPI has some of my favorite nude polishes, but ORLY is really banging down that door and about to replace them as the favorite.



I guess the manicure isn't that bad, but I don't know, I don't think they looked like trees or falling leaves.  I just feel the other bloggers did justice to this manicure, and it was a disasticure for me.

What do you think?  Love or hate?

 I think I should have used a different brown for the base of the trees.  Meh.

Until next time, <3.