Lavender is calming

They say lavender is calming. While I'm still trying to figure out who "they" are, I'll distract myself by looking at my pretty nails. 

This is 2 coats of Lucky Lucky Lavender by OPI. I'm sick of this polar vortex crap, so I decided for a springey shade. I have to keep reminding myself that in 2 months I will be working in my garden. That at least gives me a glimmer of hope. 

More pics!

Blue nails and randomness

Today I'm wearing Sally Hansen CSM in Navy Baby. This is 2 coats and no topcoat. 

It's a really pretty deep blue with some shimmer to it. I'm already experiencing some tip wear, and I just put this on a day ago. I still think you need a topcoat with these CSM polishes even though the claim is that you don't. I think the polish would be shinier with a topcoat. I did use my OPI Nail Envy strengthener as a base.

My nails are tore up from this ridiculous winter in PA. I'm so over it. I had a casualty on my non-swatching hand. My middle finger is beyond shorter than a nub. 😢😥

Oh, and the random thing is the second photo. It is of a Cover Girl Wetslicks fruit spritzer that is of questionable age and origin. I think it's probably 4+ years old. I can't believe I actually bought a CG product at one point. Not my fave brand. 

On to the photos!

Navy Baby!! (Said like Austin Powers)

"Vintage" gloss

Red nails

Red is not my favorite color. I think I own just 3 articles of red clothing- a hoodie, a sweater and a tank top (which I shamelessly bought because it was Calvin Klein and on sale at Burlington and has fab gold thingies on the straps, but I digress). 

So, needless to say I'm not one to rock red nails. But, hey, it's nearing valentine's day, so what the heck. 

This is 3 coats of china glaze in the shade red satin. It was super shiny on its own, but with HK Girl topcoat, the shine is off the charts. I tried cleaning up this mani but since it's red, it still stained a bit. Here are a few more pics:

February means pink

Today's mani is Dollish Polish in it's so fluffy, I'm gonna die! If you haven't seen Despicable Me then you probably don't get the name. Anyway, I'm kind of obsessed with the pink, milky glittery-ness of this polish. It has so many shapes and sizes of glitter that they are too hard to count! I think this is PERFECT for February. I am so excited to start rocking more spring-y colors. Oh - and this is 3 coats topped with Glisten and Glow's HK Girl fast-dry topcoat.

My nails match my wallet!

Yes, I know, I've been MIA for a while from this blog. I hope to get back on track at least a little now. I have just been having so much fun over on Instagram! Seriously, if you're not on there, get on there now! This is coming from a chick who isn't on Facebook or any other social media besides this blog - and now Instagram. I have to say I am a bit obsessed with it. 

Today's mani is Sephora by OPI's Dance Till Fawn. It is so fab. It's a greyish brownish bit of loveliness and is the same color as my wallet, which probably amused me more than it should.

I used 2 coats of it and topped it off with Glisten and Glow's HK Girl Topcoat. Seriously - this is the best topcoat ever! My nails were dry in less than 2 minutes - and I mean dry!!! You can get it online at Glisten and Glow's online store and be sure to follow them on Instagram, too @glistenandglow1

And don't forget to follow me on there, too I'm @dcnails_n_at and I post a LOT of stuff - not just nails, but other stuff that I find amusing. There's also a link at the top of my blog's homepage. 

Happy thanksgiving

Here's what I'm wearing today:

China glaze mahogany magic with sinful colors pumpkin spice. Yay!

This is more festive than I thought it would be

Hello! It is currently snowing here and is really cold. I'm staying in today. I'm thankful I have a job that lets me do that!

Last night I did my nails and started with a random Sally Girl Color that I got for like 30-some cents this summer on clearance. It is a really pretty mallard green color with some shimmer in it. But, I couldn't just leave it by itself. I had to add glitter!

Here are the results:

This photo was taken on my porch. See the snow in the background? The glitter topper I used was from 2B bebe - a store in my local mall that sells really nice clothes and accessories. It's like bebe but cheaper. I got a 5-pack of glitter toppers there a few weeks ago for $2.50 because they were running a 50% off clearance sale! Whoot! This is one of the toppers. It is mallard-y green hexes with aqua blue and pink hexes. Very cute. This mani ended up being more Christmasey than I thought it would. I'm probably gonna change this for Thanksgiving. I want to wear my Sinful Colors Pumpkin Spice!