Fall Water Marble

     Today, I have a fall water marble to show you guys. Now I know everyone is posting Halloween manicures already...and as much as I love Halloween (And that's a lot) I refuse to do Halloween manicures until October 1st. I won't do it. I'm tired of this rush into and out of holidays. I won't do Thanksgiving mani's till November, and I won't do Christmas ones until December. If that makes me old fashioned then so be it, it's the only way I'm old fashioned. I just refuse to give into the man that says Halloween starts in September, Christmas starts in November and Valentines Day starts in January. I officially thumb my nose at the man and say "No! I will celebrate them during the month of and no sooner." Okay, sorry about the rant but seriously it kinda makes me crazy. Without further ado here's my fall water marble:

Pictures:

Indoor no flash. 

Outdoor in sunlight. 

Outdoor in shade. 

What I Used: 

China Glaze - Cross Iron 360

China Glaze - Goin My Way?

China Glaze - Riveting

OPI - Oy-Another Polish Joke!

     So I used a basic leaf like water marble over a base coat of Oy-Another Polish Joke and I'm pretty happy with how this marble turned out. It's very Autumn and harvesty (I'm making that a word). Anyway that's all I have for you today. Until next time, stay classy, and stay polished.
XOXO

Can It Be Fall Now? Manicure

     Today, I have a a stamping/sponging manicure to show you guys. I wanted a fall theme mani because  I love fall. And I am beyond ready for it to get here. Don't get me wrong I don't hate summer...I just really like when the air is crisp and I have an excuse to wear a fluffy sweater, curl up in a blanket with a cup of cocoa and read a good book. But I digress, you're here to see the mani so here it is:

Pictures:

Indoor no flash

Indoor no flash at an angle (to better show the design). 

Indoor with flash. 

Outdoor...the sun is not working with me today. 

What  I Used:

China Glaze - Harvest Moon

China Glaze - Mahogany Magic

China Glaze - Goin' My Way

Stamping plates:

Mash - Mash-49 & Mash-43

     I sponged on the gradient with Harvest Moon and Goin' My Way. Then stamped Mahogany Magic over top. I actually really like how this one turned out. Very festive and Autumn-ish (Is that a word? Oh well, it is now). Now if the weather would cooperate with me and give me some proper cocoa, sweater and book reading weather to match my nails. Then I would be a happy little camper. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this manicure as much as I do. Until next time, stay classy, and stay polished.
XOXO

Candy Corn Stained Glass Manicure

     Today, I have a different take on the Candy Corn manicure for you guys. I did a candy corn manicure last year and this year I wanted to go another way with it. Keep the feeling of it, but change up the presentation. So after a lot of playing (and getting more than a little high on nail polish fumes) I have the Candy Corn Stained Glass manicure to show you guys. Let me know what you think.

Pictures.

Indoor with flash.

Indoor no flash.

Outdoor in shade. 

Outdoor in sunlight. 

Close up of glitters

Top row: Ick-A-Bod-Y, Glacier. 

Bottom row: Medallion

What I used:

OPI - Candlelight

OPI - Hi, Pumpkin

China Glaze - White On White

China Glaze - Glacier

China Glaze - Medallion

China Glaze - Ick-A-Bod-Y

Nail Star - Black

      I actually started with the basic candy corn colors (orange, white, yellow) in a mosaic pattern using striping tape and decided that changing the shape and order just wasn't different enough to make this mani special. So I thought to myself "You know what makes every manicure better?' The correct answer is glitter. It's always glitter. My inner Valkyrie insists that this is the case. So I went to my stash and selected three glitter polishes that fit the base colors and applied them over top of the other polishes. Then I used a black nail pen to draw in the black lines and it started to look like stained glass....okay that's not entirely true it took two heavy layers of top coat to look like stained glass. Free warning if you are going to do this have plenty of time to let it dry...I have so much polish on my fingers right now it's ridiculous. Pretty but took just this side of forever to dry. What do you guys think? Is it a worth while mani for Halloween? I think yes. Well that's all I have for you today. Until next time stay classy and stay polished.
XOXO