First patchwork mani! well technically.

 Blurry, but this is an extremely good representative of the color in person.

Nubar Petunia Sparkle over Color Club Where’s the Soiree? with scotch tape 😉 So easy Shauna could do it!!

I used this manicure as a reward system for me while cramming over Paradise Lost last night– when I finished 200 lines, I would get to paint on a section and when I finished a book I could do the whole hand. It did take me the whole three books of Paradise Lost that I had to finish by then, to complete the mani. 🙂 Slower yes, but rewarding.

First patchwork mani! well technically.

 Blurry, but this is an extremely good representative of the color in person.

Nubar Petunia Sparkle over Color Club Where’s the Soiree? with scotch tape 😉 So easy Shauna could do it!!

I used this manicure as a reward system for me while cramming over Paradise Lost last night– when I finished 200 lines, I would get to paint on a section and when I finished a book I could do the whole hand. It did take me the whole three books of Paradise Lost that I had to finish by then, to complete the mani. 🙂 Slower yes, but rewarding.

Knight’s Stripes

 So I replaced it with Color Club Where’s the Soiree for the base, and Nubar Knight’s Armor for the top. I usually reach for my Wet n Wild Black Creme, but the CC one was within reach so I went for that instead.

Stamped over it with Sally Hansen’s Silver Sweep, off a BM plate. I like it a lot, especially how if I straighten my fingers out so that all the fingertips line, the stamp goes across in a straight line.. 🙂

Knight’s Stripes

 So I replaced it with Color Club Where’s the Soiree for the base, and Nubar Knight’s Armor for the top. I usually reach for my Wet n Wild Black Creme, but the CC one was within reach so I went for that instead.

Stamped over it with Sally Hansen’s Silver Sweep, off a BM plate. I like it a lot, especially how if I straighten my fingers out so that all the fingertips line, the stamp goes across in a straight line.. 🙂

Sailor stripes

 Started off with OPI Ski Teal We Drop (which stained my hands horribly btw this is why I rarely wear teals/blues!!)

 A layer of OPI Paris Couture For Sure glitter topcoat, which I LOVE. It doesn’t behave like an actual glitter and by that I mean it doesn’t stick on like barnacles to your nail bed, and then get in everywhere– your face, your hair, your hands, arms, bra… It comes right off 😀

 Taped off the sections for the blue stripes.

I like this a lot, so shiny 😀

Sailor stripes

 Started off with OPI Ski Teal We Drop (which stained my hands horribly btw this is why I rarely wear teals/blues!!)

 A layer of OPI Paris Couture For Sure glitter topcoat, which I LOVE. It doesn’t behave like an actual glitter and by that I mean it doesn’t stick on like barnacles to your nail bed, and then get in everywhere– your face, your hair, your hands, arms, bra… It comes right off 😀

 Taped off the sections for the blue stripes.

I like this a lot, so shiny 😀

Purple mania

 Here it is, right after completion.

 Then I felt it still needed some jazzing… So I added french tips.

 I’m a little clumsy with the BM stripe stamp, and didn’t line this one up well at all LOL

Sparkly base: Nubar Hyacinth Sparkle; Stamped stripes: OPI Rumple’s Wiggin; French tip: OPI Purple With a Passion (pictured above with the bottle)

Purple mania

 Here it is, right after completion.

 Then I felt it still needed some jazzing… So I added french tips.

 I’m a little clumsy with the BM stripe stamp, and didn’t line this one up well at all LOL

Sparkly base: Nubar Hyacinth Sparkle; Stamped stripes: OPI Rumple’s Wiggin; French tip: OPI Purple With a Passion (pictured above with the bottle)

Do You Lilac Glitter? ;)

The next day after my OPI’s Do You Lilac It? with Shatter, I felt it was boring and needed pizzazz. So I added glitter, naturally.

My Nubar haul also came in coincidentally, so what we have on top is Nubar Purple Fire. The name is very misleading– it isn’t purple. Just an explosion of glitter 🙂

Check out the colors standing out!

Do You Lilac Glitter? ;)

The next day after my OPI’s Do You Lilac It? with Shatter, I felt it was boring and needed pizzazz. So I added glitter, naturally.

My Nubar haul also came in coincidentally, so what we have on top is Nubar Purple Fire. The name is very misleading– it isn’t purple. Just an explosion of glitter 🙂

Check out the colors standing out!