DizzyNails

Two nights ago I put on OPI DS Diamond. I used two coats. These first few pictures are from weird outdoor lighting at night.

This applied fabulously.

It's a really neat color that looks somewhat gray, somewhat silver, a little bit purple, and also a bit mauve at times.

I really like it!

I pretty much love all the Designer Series polishes - even the ones that aren't holographic.

Yes, it looks crazy and green in the bottle. I don't know why, but my bottle had green looking stuff in it when I bought it and no matter how much I shake it, it really won't completely go away or mix in.

I was lucky enough to find China Glaze Crackles yesterday! I cannot tell you how excited I was and am! I've been stalking them for weeks now and as I'm sure you know, they are quite hard to find (for a reasonable price). Needless to say, I found them all between two different Ulta stores, and was wanting them so bad I didn't mind too much paying a little more than what I would at Sally's.

Here it is, my very first crack manicure! This is Crushed Candy.

I really love this and am very happy with how it turned out. I'm thinking I'm going to have a lot of fun with my Crackles.

I realize I'm a little slow here catching on to this trend, but hey, better late than never, right?

I wasn't 100% sure that I would like the whole Shatter/Crackle thing, but I think I can safely say now that I do!

Well, folks, I survived a fairly uneventful New Year's Eve at my house, doing mostly nothing. :) Oh - I did do MY NAILS. Here they are!

It's two coats of OPI DS Radiance (basic silver foil) with two coats of Milani Jewel FX Silver. I got the Milani off Cherry Culture. I haven't seen it anywhere in person.

I've seen some others do a similar variation with the gold glitter version and it has looked way more smooth and perfect and amazing. I ask myself why?

I think they must have used a toothpick to place some of the glitter pieces, because mine certainly didn't want to smoothly, evenly, perfectly coat the nail.

In any case, for a lazy application with no tricks or fuss, it still looks pretty sweet! When I look down at it, it kind of reminds me of a hammered metal effect. Very cool!

I used two top coats over it all and it's actually not too bumpy feeling. It's by no means glass smooth, but it's smoother than you'd think by just looking at it.

I'm starting to think I might need another short break from glitter after this one. ;)

This mani turned out pretty strange, texturally! I still like it.

I started with two coats of OPI DS Radiance, a flawless silver foil.

Next, I added a coat of Nicole by OPI Such a Go-Glitter.

I got that one at Target and even though it's not opaque on its own (at least, it wouldn't be very easily), I still love it! It has blue, black, and holographic glitter bits.

It was hard to tell from the bottle exactly what to expect.

Hi everyone! Here is OPI Designer Series Magic, all by itself. I didn't put anything on top of it!

I am pretty sure I used three coats here.

It has a bit of a purple flash, but I wasn't able to document it well with these photos.

I don't think it's probably very unique, but it sure is pretty! Applies and wears well, too.

What can I say - I'm a sucker for blues. I'm also a sucker for the Designer Series.

OPI DS Mystery, as promised! Three coats. I adore this - I can't even quite say why.

The shimmah is almost like tiny little flakies that flash from yellow gold, coppery gold, to a green gold! That part is mostly in the bottle.

On the nails it looks like rich, deep, varied tones of gold.

While the polish itself is deep, deep purple, it reads more of black.

Hooray for the weekend!  And double hooray for not having to work tomorrow!!  I want to catch up a little, since I have some pictures of recent manis that haven't been posted yet.  Here are two from the past week.  First up is OPI DS Treasure.

Here is a layer combination:  Sephora by OPI (which I will from now on refer to as $OPI) Ocean Love Potion with $OPI Lagoon-a Beach.  Only one coat of each!

I couldn't tell you why it looks like there is a crease/dent across my index fingernail.  I noticed it after I took the pictures and then it was gone by the time the polish had dried completely.  I really don't think I dented it or anything like that.  Strange!  Ghosty dent.  I could handle a million ghost dents, I think, as long as my nails looked smooth when dry.  

I maaaaay or maaay not have purchased large amounts of nail polish online over the past week!  (read:  I did.)  I look forward to posting pictures of Barry M and the BB Couture for Nails limited edition Hot Rod collection soon!!

Here is a pink stunner from Dior, Garnet, which I believe is from the Spring '09 collection, limited edition for Macy's.  I got this months ago and only just a few days ago wore it for the first time.  Quite lovely!  

I couldn't leave well enough alone, of course.  I added a coat of OPI DS Shimmer!

Have a great Wednesday!

This is my second ever Independence Day koni (short for konadicure).  I hope you like it.  I started with two coats each of OPI DS Fantasy and China Glaze Ruby Pumps.  Both applied excellently, I'm happy to say!

I then added the shooting star design from plate m33 using Konad Special White polish.

Next, I added more stars using two different designs from plate m3 with Konad Special Silver polish.  Got a little carried away here.  :)

And then I painted on white stripes to the Ruby Pumps fingers using a white Stripe Rite polish I got at Sally Beauty Supply.  This was my first time using a Stripe Rite and I was very pleased with how easy it is.  It's basically like normal polish but comes with a really long, skinny brush.  The formula is smooth and almost totally opaque.

You will notice my right hand below.  Mostly I just wanted to reassure my readers that I in fact do have a right hand.  :)

The big white star on my ring finger smudged a little.  I have no idea why, but at least it's not terrible.

Mm mm mm!  Star-spangled goodness on ma hands!

I am in shock about having to get up at 5:30 tomorrow morning for an early work shift.  I haven't been getting up early for quite some time!  *sigh*  My only consolation is that I will have these pretty little fingers to look at.