Velvet Rope and Glitter

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Velvet Rope and Glitter

I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day :)
 Today's mani is from quite some time ago, since I haven't really been the best about taking photos lately. I had just gotten these polishes in December and this was the first time I had tested them out.

I started off with two coats of Orly - Velvet Rope. I really love this color because of the subtle silver glitter that is in the polish. The application was great and it was opaque in one coat. I decided to add Nicole by OPI - One Less Lonely Glitter to the ring fingers for an accent. This color is from the Justin Bieber collection (and was a birthday gift :). I was too lazy to clean up the application of the accent nail, so forgive me for the sloppiness.

~ Nailed by Ericka ~

Blue La La with Dots

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Blue La La with Dots

I just quickly wanted to show you my nails from Tuesday.  As I had stated earlier, I'm slightly obsessed with Instagram and I found an mani design that I just had to try :)  The original was done with a nude and red polish  (rachell_rachell is who originally posted it and you can just search her screen name).  I wasn't in the mood for those colors and had recently gotten some new polishes that I wanted to test.

I started with 2 coats of Nina Ultra Pro Blue La La on all my fingers except my ring finger.  This color is a beautiful dusty cornflower blue.  I really liked this color and the formula was great.  I did 3 coats of Nicole by OPI My Lifesaver on my ring fingers.  Next I used my dotting tool and did 2 dots on each nail (alternate color of the base).  Overall, I was really happy with the way that this came out.  Of course, I ended up smearing my pinkie nail dots but other than that it looked nice.

Here is my Instagram pic.  My username is blw1605.

I've decided that I really love these simple...but not just a plain color manis.  They make me feel like I have some skills :)

~Nailed by Brittany~

Me + Blue

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Me + Blue

Last Friday, I took yet another trip to Ulta. Temptation (and honestly, clearance) led me to pick up a few more bottles to add to our collection. Sadly, I picked up a color that we already own... the troubles of having too many options. I've opted to finally print out our inventory to have with me (nerdy, I know) in order to prevent this from happening. We've decided to keep the spare for a giveaway to be held at some time in the future.

Regardless of it's state already on our shelf (and more currently, the helmer!), I had not used Nicole by OPI - Me + Blue which is part of the Justin Bieber Collection. If you need a reason to love Justin Bieber (or another reason if your like us :), this polish should help convince you. Me + Blue is a lovely blue holo with a great application. Thanks to a how-to on cleaning up your nails at Sonidlo's Nail, I was actually able to save my cuticles from destruction.

Luckily, we were able to catch some sunlight this weekend to get some photographs in.

Taken in the shade.

~ Nailed by Ericka ~

Just The Tip

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Just The Tip

I am in much to silly a mood to be writing anything serious tonight (please see the title of this post) so I'm going to keep it short and simple.
When I went to paint my nails last night I was having a really difficult time picking colors. I typically love bright, neon colors and glitter, but I was actually feeling more of a dark polish, I still couldnt resist the glitter though.
The red color I used is Cherry on Top from Nicole by OPI. Usually when I paint my nails I put on a black or white base coat underneath to brighten or darken the color, so I used ORLY Liquid Vinyl under the red. It ended up making it like a wine color which I thought was really pretty. The french tip is Beware from Pure Ice.

All photo credits go to my brother Joe aka Everett Morningside, II.

~Nailed by Jen~

From Nail Biting To Gold

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From Nail Biting To Gold

Let me start my first post with a confession, I am a life long nail biter. Since I was a little kid I've always had nails that were bitten as low as they could get. This past fall I started working at a hospital and I decided it was time for me to kick the habit, there is nothing dirtier than biting your nails in place that is crawling with germs. I finally stopped biting in February and I found the best way to keep my fingers out of my mouth was to have a fresh coat of nail polish on them. I never wanted to ruin a new manicure so for the last 5 months or so I've been painting my nails at least every couple of days.

This particular manicure is a simple one. The bottom color is 'The Next Ceo' from Nicole by OPI. Its a really pretty gold, in fact it looked so good on its own I almost didn't use the shatter. The top is Black Shatter from OPI. I love the shatter. Its really easy to use and makes it look like I spent a long time on my nails. My only issue with the shatter polishes is that they tend to chip unless you have a good top coat. I used Seche Vite as a top coat and it works great. 

Taken inside on a cloudy day in Ohio.  What a shocker!

~Nailed By Jen~