52 Week Challenge Week 14: Striped

I went for a subtle striped mani for this challenge. I used a base of NYX Black Lace since I couldn't find my WnW. Don't care for the formula. I then used tape to make the stripes, they are Max Factor Fantasy Fire, Fingerpaints Flashy, Pure Ice Oh Baby, and ma.nish.ma Blaster, which proclaims itself holographic nail color. Hardly. It's very pretty nonetheless. Fantasy Fire has a blue/green/red multichrome, ma.nish.ma is a blue and pinkish/purple duochrome, Oh Baby is a blue/pink duochrome glitter and Flashy is a green/blue flakie. I'm please with the way this turned out. I do however need to get more acetone, I'm notorious for painting all over my fingers. Please enjoy!

52 week challenge week one

Well, I've been gone. Inexplicably and really there was no reason for it. Since my last post I'm now engaged and along with planning a wedding I also will be combining my house and my fiancé's house into one. I'm not really sure where to start but I do know I need to get started soon. One room and one thing at a time.

January 1st is New Year's Mani, make it sparkle. I already had my nails painted when I decided to do this challenge and it just happened to fit. I'm wearing Essie Mesmerize topped with Finger Paints Special Effects in Twisted. Mesmerize is a beautiful blue cream that reminds me a lot of Deborah Lippman I Know What Boys Like, but it's not a jelly. FP Twisted is an amazing flakie polish with flakes in every color of the rainbow. It's beautiful!

Essie is available online, I got mine off eBay. The Finger Paints Special Effects collection is only available at Sally's Beauty Supply and seem to be hard to find. They are also available on eBay for exorbitant amounts of money.

Hope you enjoyed my mani, sorry for the cell phone pictures. I'll get my camera set up soon so I can post better pictures.

Loves!