Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Twinsie Tuesday, Sideways French

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 Good morning everyone! Today's Twinsie Tuesday prompt is Sideways French.


For this mani I used Pipe Dream Polish 110 Degrees and All In. I started with 2 coats of 110 Degrees and let that dry, then added 2 coats of All In, leaving just the edge of 110 Degrees showing. Then I topped it off with HK Girl by Glisten & Glow. I highly recommend all of these polishes, they are fantastic.

This was my first time trying this technique and I really like it. I was actually able to do it freehand which always excites me. :)

What do you think of the sideways french? Have you tried this technique? You definitely should!

Thanks for reading! Be sure to check out the Twinsie Tuesday bloggers linked below!

~casey
Amanda at Amandalandish
Amber at Nails Like Lace
Bridget at A Painted Nail
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Kelly at Tuxarina
​ Marisa at Polish Obsession
Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les
Stephanie at A Little Polish
Tiffany at Polished To Precision​
Traci at DrinkCitra



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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Twinsie Tuesday, Classic

Good morning everyone! Happy Tuesday!

Today's theme is Classic... I thought about going with a classic French Tip, or a nice neutral Mauve, but the more I thought about it the more I kept thinking RED. Red is a classic nail polish color, I think it was one of the first colors worn on nails. Plus, I have a very "classic" red to share.

This is OPI Coca-Cola Red.


To me, this is a true "classic red". It's a really true red, doesn't lean orange or show any blue undertones (to me). It's just straight up red. Awesome red. Red based on the best soft drink ever invented, Coca-Cola. It's my weakness and I'm not ashamed of it. Judge me all you want, but please don't try and chastize me or lecture me about it. I know it's bad for me, I'm almost 34, I'll drink it if I want to. ;) haha :)

This mani is 2 smooth coats of Coca-Cola Red topped with HK Girl by Glisten and Glow. Truth be told this was on day 3 of my mani, I forgot to snap pics on day 1, and it held up so well I went with it. I wish I would've moisturized a little before I snapped the pic, but what can you do. 

I'm not a fan of red nails on myself, it's my husbands favorite polish color. Go figure. But I do love this one, even on me. Maybe it's just my love for Coke, who knows. 

So what do you all think? What do you consider a "classic" mani? 

Be sure to check out the other Twinsie's manis this week, linked below. 

Thanks for reading!

~casey

Amanda at Amandalandish
Amber at Nails Like Lace
Bridget at A Painted Nail
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Kelly at Tuxarina
​ Marisa at Polish Obsession
Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les
Stephanie at A Little Polish
Tiffany at Polished To Precision​
Traci at DrinkCitra


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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Twinsie Tuesday, Inspired by a Book

  Hello friends! Happy Tuesday! Slowly but surely I'm starting to feel like myself again thankfully. Hopefully I'll be back to blogging soon. 

Today's prompt is Inspired By a Book. Bet you all thought I would do Harry Potter didn't you... :) I was going to, but then I looked at the cover for the book I'm currently reading and decided I needed to do it. 

This is my mani inspired by City of Heavenly Fire, by Cassandra Clare. 


Oddly enough I liked my right hand more, that never happens. 



I read on a Nook Simple Touch, which means no color.... So here is a color image of the cover from www.cassandraclare.com. 


First just let me say that if you like young adult fiction, fantasy, good vs evil, all that stuff, you should check The Mortal Instruments series out. I'm having trouble reading it because I'm not ready for the series to end! I also read the sister series, Infernal Devices and loved them too. 

Ok back to the nails. For these I started with 2 coats of OPI Black Onyx then topped it with Glisten & Glow HK Girl topcoat to get it dry. 

I used so many colors I had to take this picture so I would remember. I think I'll just post it instead of listing them out. 


I used little pieces of Saran Wrap crumpled up to get this effect. With some colors I painted it on my nail and used dry Saran Wrap to blot some off. For other colors I put a few drops on foil and picked it up with my Saran Wrap and kind of stamped it on. There really wasn't much rhyme or reason, I just did whatever I thought it needed to look like magical fire. 

So I think I did ok, what do you think? Overall I was pleased with them and even wore them all weekend. 

Thanks for reading! Be sure to check out my fellow Twinsies blogs linked below!

~casey

Amanda at Amandalandish
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Kelly at Tuxarina
​
   Marisa at Polish Obsession
Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les
Stephanie at A Little Polish
Tiffany at Polished To Precision​
Traci at DrinkCitra 



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Monday, August 11, 2014

Twinsie Tuesday, Interlocking Dots

Hi everyone! Sorry for the super late post today. Not trying to make excuses, but between my body and life I just didn't get this post written in time. But I did get the mani done!!! 

Interlocking dots was one of the first nail art techniques that I tried and was SUPER impressed with. Not gonna lie I was proud of myself. ;) I remember seeing it online somewhere and being baffled, then saw the breakdown of it and thought "I can do that!!!!!". That's always a great feeling. There are loads of tutorials and videos online for this so I won't go into details. But check it out, it's so easy and has huge impact! 


For this mani I used 2 favorites, OPI Keeping Suzi at Bay and Jade is the New Black. All topped with HK Girl Topcoat. I went all different directions to mix it up. :) 

Hope you like these! And I hope you give this technique a try. 

Thanks for reading! Be sure to check out the other Twinsie blogs linked below!!! 

~casey

Amanda at Amandalandish
Amber at Nails Like Lace
Bridget at A Painted Nail
Chelsea at Nailed Blog
Elizabeth at Did My Nails
Kelly at Tuxarina
​Marisa at Polish Obsession
Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les
Stephanie at A Little Polish
Tiffany at Polished To Precision​

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