Happy Valentine's Day!

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Today we wanted to show you our Valentine's Day manis :)

Ericka's:  She started with 2 coats Zoya Kennedy and then topped it with a coat of Essie Good To Go.  Next, she stamped cheetah print with Orly Liquid Vinyl on all the fingers except the ring fingers and thumbs.  After the stamping dried, she used Ulta Non-Stop Red to add little dots of color to the cheetah print.  On her ring fingers and thumbs, she folded a piece of tape in half and cut out half a heart.  After unfolding it, she stuck it on her nail and used OPI Black Shatter to paint it in.

Brittany's:  I started with 2 coats of Ulta Non-Stop Red on all of my nails.  After adding a coat of Essie Good To Go, I used the same cheetah print stamp with OPI Pink Friday on all my fingers except my ring fingers.  I also added Ulta Glitter Top Coat dots to the dots on my cheetah print.  On my ring finger, I stamped with one of my new Red Angel plates with OPI Alpine Snow.  I also added Ulta Glitter Top Coat to my ring fingers.

Jen's:  She started with 2 coats of Essie Watermelon on all her fingers except the ring fingers.  Next, she used her dotting tool to add 2 dots of Essie Raise Awareness to all her fingers, but on the ring finger she did the opposite, with Essie Raise Awareness on the nail and 2 dots of Essie Watermelon.  She topped everything off with a coat of SV.

 Hope you like our manis!  Have a wonderful day!

~Nailed by Brittany, Ericka & Jen~

Crooked Crackle

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Crooked Crackle

I've been wanting to try a diagonal crackle mani for quite some time and finally got around to doing it this weekend. I had already been wearing Orly - Velvet Rope for a day and was too lazy to take it off, but wanted something new.

With the Velvet Rope already dry, I was able to jump right into taping. I cut strips of tape and placed them diagonally on each nail. I decided to use OPI - Silver Shatter as the diagonal crackle. I haven't used crackle in quite some time and was pleasantly surprised by how well it worked. I usually don't love the OPI shatters (I prefer the Pure Ice ones instead), but it did the job for me. After topping this with SV, I wanted a little something else so I added in a black line from a nail art brush.

P.S. Brittany and I have been swatching nail wheels like crazy the past week or two with all of our polishes. Once we finish it up, we'll share our collection with you :)

~ Nailed by Ericka ~

Sinful Shatter

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Sinful Shatter

While trying to fight the heat this week, Jen and I decided to paint our nails in the great outdoors. Seeing as how we are not the typical campers (instead of cooking over a fire we prefer to get fast food, watch dvd's, and have a fear of wildlife), nail painting seemed to fit right in with our night. I decided that I wanted to use Shatter since it's been quite some time since I've used it and I wanted to put bright colors underneath since I was in a summer-y mood. However, while trying to paint my nails, a raccoon decided to join our "party" and resulted in very rushed and disastrous results.

I attempted to give this design another try now that I am at home in the air conditioning. To start off, I painted each nail with a white base coat to help the colors pop. Next, I painted horizontal stripes of Sinful Colors Timbleberry, Dream On, Irish Green, and Fly Away. I topped it off with OPI Black Shatter and a layer of SV Top Coat.

Sinful Colors: Timbleberry, Dream On, Irish Green, and Fly Away

~ Nailed by Ericka ~

So I liked Ericka's nails so much when she did them earlier this week that I decided to try it on my own. I'm definitely more partial to brighter colors and I love the way that mine turned out. I used China Glaze Pink Voltage (neon), Celtic Sun (neon), Sexy in the City, and Ultra Pro Lime Light on a white base and then used OPI Black Shatter on the top.

~Nailed by Jen~