Magic turned my Agro Mahogany

 Here is another Capitol Colors manicure.  This time I have on China Glaze Mahogany Magic with accent nails of Agro.  Both polishes applied beautifully and probably required less than my normal two coats.  They complimented eachother so nicely that I wore them for almost a week.

After a few days I believe I put a shimmery top coat over the MM, but all the pictures I have of that turned out blurry.  I remember loving it though, so I will have to revisit that manicure sometime soon.

Electrify my Flirting Nails

 I still can't wrap my hand around two bottles gracefully, I don't know why I still try!

 This manicure is Sinful Colors Flirting Nails with accent nails of China Glaze Electrify.  I absolutely love the China Glaze Capitol Collection.  All of the colors were so unique and gorgeous.  The funny thing is, I never read the Hunger Games, nor did I see the movie.  Doesn't mean I can't appreciate the amazing polish though,

Sometimes Sinful Colors puts out amazing polishes, and sometimes they are just so-so.  This time I definitely wish I had used a different base.  The color was pretty, and very plain, but I feel like I could have used something with a little more oomph and gotten a slightly better manicure out of it.

Blingy Celeb City

 This time I decided to just wear a basic foil from Sally Hansen.  This is Xtreme Wear Celeb City.  It was so shimmery that my poor camera had a hard time capturing the picture!

This polish was easy to apply and easy to remove, and will definitely be something I reach for when I am looking for a mindless manicure.  Sometimes you need something that you don't need to think about on your nails after you've had a long day.

Birthday Haul 2012

This was my birthday haul from this year.  As soon as I got it I had to put them all on my hands.  My pointer has Sephora by OPI Betsey Johnson It's My Pink!, my middle finger is Illamasqua Elope, and the rest of my nails are Nails Inc Chelsea and the ring finger has the Donmar special effect polish.  This was literally just a little swatchfest so I could see (and smell!) the colors I got for my birthday.  The Betsey Johnson polish is scented like her perfume, which is kinda cool.  I can't wait to wear these polishes as full manicures, I've already worn the Donmar collection since, and the other two are just waiting in line.

Peppermint in my Alfredo?

 This manicure combination was a happy surprise, and has ended up being one of my favoutite layering combinations.  I started with MAC Peppermint Patti.  I know that this polish is old news, but it still means a  lot to me.  It was my first MAC nail polish, and I payed the scalpers on ebay a pretty penny for it.  I still love it even if it looks horrible on my skin tone.

 I topped the PP with a light coat of MAC Al Fredo leaving my accent nails plain.  I like the color in the bottle, but it is so sheer that it definitely needed something under it.  I have no idea why I chose this combination, but for some reason I did.  In the end it created this really pretty green, I can't really put a finger on what to call it though,

 Outside you can see that the Al Fredo was a little patchy, but honestly I didn't care.  I liked the combination enough to deal with it and I knew that another coat would ruin the gorgeous color I'd found.

Here is my elusive right hand, and in the shade.  The yellow tones are even stronger this way and still amazing in every light.  I will have to revisit this one when I have more time and patience to try and get a nice, even look on every nail!

A rainbow in the Night Sky.

 This time I have a crazy scattered holo glitter to show you.  I am wearing Claire's Night Sky, which is a mixture of a deep navy glitter and holographic particles.  It dried a little gritty, I have to say, and removal was a pain (like glitters can be), but it was so worth it.

 The polish sparkles in any light, it's like having a disco ball on your nails.  Every time I looked down at my hands I had to smile because the color was so amazingly sparkly.

I threw it out of  focus so you could see all the amazing holo glitter that it is filled with.  I'll probably wear this again with a base coat of something navy, since this was probably four coats and it ended up being a little thick for my liking.  Overall, it's a wonderful polish, since there is nothing like staring at glitter all day!

Blue Apples on the Fourth of July

For Independance Day this year I decided to keep my nails pretty simple, since I will be at work anyway.  I did a french manicure with a base of L.A. Colors Color Craze Blue and accent nails of OPI Big Apple Red.  My right hand is flipped with the accents being the Blue, but the tips are quite wonky so you won't be seeing it today.

I used Color Craze White for the tips, but I didn't wait long enough for the base polish to dry, so I needed two coats.  The first coat was cool with it's red and blue swirls, but not exactly the look I was going for.  Since I had that little set back my tips are a tad bit thick, but that's fine since I don't really intend on wearing this more than just one day.

I tried to get a shot of this outside in the sun, but it was already too late in the day so instead it's more like an overcast lighting.  Still, I like the combination, and it was quick and easy (yet still festive) for July 4th.