N.Y.C. High Line Green

WOW! This is an awesome polish. I love N.Y.C. In a New York Minute polish's - Most have great pigmentation, the have decent brushes and they dry fast. They are smaller than most drugstore polish's but that is reflected in the price.

This is an eye-catching colour  - I used 2 thick coats of N.Y.C. Highline Green, and a sponging of N.Y.C. Flat Iron Green with a coat of TC.

2 coats of N.Y.C. In a New York Minute Highline Green

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Sure about that? 4th of July nails fails X2

Above is Sally Hansen Diamond Chrome with Love my Nails Glory. 2 coats of each and a coat of TC. That's what I ended up wearing for the real Independence day. Below is another 4th of July attempt that did not turn out as planned. 

I started with 3 coats of Wet n Wild White, then added a coat of Clear and sprinkled on a mix of some pretty red and blue bar glitter that I found at Micheal's Crafts store.... The glitter bled into the clear polish - boo - but I will work with this and try again with another glitter/polish combo. It does have an interesting look to it but I was hoping for some stunning red and blue bar glitter on a pure white base.

On my ring nails I added some silver stars..... that turned out all right. Also these are my real nails, I was doing some fun paper mache projects during the holiday weekend as well as digging in the garden.

 Index nail ( far right ) has a coat of Clear polish - which made the glitter bleed....

glitter I used

and the finished Mani ( lol )

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Sunny Side up!

Here is a cheery orange mani using glitter from the Dollar Tree. This is 3 coats of Wet n Wild Sunny Side up, I used a nail art brush from a stripe polish that I dont use often to make whispy stripes with Billie Cosmetics Burning Hot and NYC Spring Street. I added a coat of Tc and sprinkled on some orange translucent glitter.

I did find that the glitter had a rough texture to it, even with clear polish and another coat of TC, so I probally wont be trying this again any time soon.... The color did not bleed when I added a small amount to Billie Cosmetics Clear polish..... so thats a good sign.

stuff I used

.......and a few more photos

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Sally Hansen Lacey Lilac and Grey Area

2 coats of Sally Hansen Lacey Lilac, and 2 coats of Grey Area..... followed by a coat of TC. I am not happy with my line - it's not as crisp as I would like it - but sometimes that happens!

I have probably used Sally Hansen Lacey Lilac 10 times, on my nails and toes. It is a beautiful colour and I can usually get away with 2 thick coats ( and sometimes 1 thin extra coat ). I kinda wish I picked up Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet = I think that with Sally Hansen Lacey Lilac would be a lovely colour combination.

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So close..... Canada day nails.....

well, it's sorta Canada day-ish... just 3 days late. This was 2 coats of Billie Cosmetics French White. I applied fancy blue office tape and swiped on a bright red polish so that I would only have to use 1 coat of LA Colors Stripe polish in Red Glitter. When it was dry I peeled off the tape and added TC..... It was ridiculously humid out when I did this mani ( it still is ) and I did not want to press down on the tape - so my lines are not as crisp as I would have liked.....

I have to add that coming up with inspiring 4th of July nails ( USA) is easier than Canada Day nails

Happy Independace Day!

I used blue office tape to mark off the red sections, then slapped on a bright red polish so I would only have to use 1 'coat' of the la colors stripe polish.

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Summer dots

This was my mani before the Sally Hansen Mint Sprint staining fiasco yesterday. I started with a base of Billie French White, then dotted on 4 different bright flourescent polish's with a dotting tool and slapped on a coat of TC ( when my dots were sorta dry ).

I visited the big city this weekend ( Weinerpeg Manitoba ) and spotted these at the Dollar Tree on St James ( next door to Hooters, lol ). These are super duper bright polish's - they dry fast but these specific ones are on the sheer side, so your looking at 3 or more coats to get to the bottle shade...... but for $1.25 CAD I AM NOT COMPLAINING.

 

stuff I used, Billie Cosmetics Elesctric yellow, Electric Pink, White, Electric Coral and Electric Blue

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Seperation Anxiety

 This mani is 3 thin coats of Billie Cosmetics Anxiety that I found at The Dollar Tree Canada, layered over 1 thick coat of Sally Hansen Insta Dri Mint Sprint.  Billie Cosmetics Anxiety (lol) is a lovely teal jelly with irridescent glitter. I have a love/hate relationship with Sally Hansen Insta Dri polish.

 Mint Sprint is a lovely colour and it dries fast ~ but that staining and the horrible brush and unfortunate design of the bottle/brush puts these at the back of my Deez-elmer. Mint Sprint stained my nails, cuticles and fingers horribly. I am surprised that they continue to make and sell these polish's.


Seperation Anxiety....... here is some bottle shots of the few insta dri polish's I have. They seperate quickly, they just need a good shake.

..... shake, shake, shake

sun                                                                     indoor flo

Billie Cosmetics Anxiety and Sally hansen Insta Dri Mint Sprint

Take-off Teal left major staining on my nails....... booooooooo

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