Mesmerized!

After months and months of searching for a flat, denim-blue polish, I finally found one!! It was placed on a random end cap at Target and clearly someone decided not to to get it, but I can't see why. I fell in love at first sight and when my boyfriend saw just how much I wanted this color, he decided to buy it for me! Here is Essie Mezmerize with LA Colors Art Deco Nail Lacquers in Blue Sparkle and Baby Pink.

Neutral Subtle Shimmer

This manicure started with two coats of Essie BBF Boy Best Friend. The design is off Konad Image Plate M60, and I used OPI Rally Pretty Pink for the pink/gold duo tone gorgeous plaid. I'm going on a mini-vacation this weekend and wants something neutral that would go with everything I packed, but I didn't want it to be boring either. Love the results!
  

Polka Dot Power!

This was the first time I tried doing any dots on my nails. I really like the results! To me it looks a little like reptile scales because of the diamond shape. The base color is Essie's "Sand Tropez" and the dots are "Miami Beet" by OPI.

Are you Absolutely Shore plaid is in?

Well regardless, plaid looks great on your nails to add some subtle interest to your everyday manicure!

I used Essie's "Absolutely Shore" as a base and with the Konad image plate M60 I added some plaid with OPI's "Who the Shrek are You?". For my ring finger I put Silver Shatter over "Who the Shrek are You?". I was going for a summer fun mani, and I definitely found it!

Essie's "sand tropez"

I just HAD to do another Konad design before I went to bed last night. At first I tried the plaid design, but I couldn't get it straight and my nails looked like a wonky mess. So I went simple. I used Sand Tropez by Essie. It has become one of my favorite summer nail polishes. In the fall muddy browns we very "in" and to me this is the lighter, much more summery version. Over that on my ring finger I used Zoya's "Robyn" with Konad image plate M60. I couldn't be more pleased with the way it came out!

Essie's "braziliant" with a few additions!

 Finding Braziliant was quite the wild goose chase. My boyfriend promised to get it for me, so after visits to about 20 different Wallgreens, CVS's, Ulta's, and Rite Aids we finally found it. And not just one..the final place we thought to check, Harmon Beauty Supply, had about 30 bottles! Anyway, it was well worth it! It's a gorgeous orange with the slightest orange/silver/gold shimmer. I applied two coats, but after one it was opaque enough to leave it be.

A little plain, right? So after that I put some of OPI's Silver Shatter on half the nail partly because I knew it would look nice, and partly because the day before my mom was complain about my Silver Shatter not looking nice and I had to prove her wrong :p

Looove it! What I love even more is that a few hours later my Konad nail stamping kit came in the mail! So of course I had to try out the little flower design!

This was the flower off plate M60. I was surprised as to how easy it was and will probably be ordering many more plates soon! As well as doing another manicure tonight.

Essie's "bbf boy best friend"

Here are some swatches of Essie's "bbf boy best friend". The color is a creamy light pink neutral. It went on quite smoothly, and took three coats for full coverage. I like how the white of the nails is still slightly visible giving the effect of a french.

On a side note, I need to call for jury duty in about 15 minutes. I'm quite impartial to the idea of being a juror. Part of me would really like the experience, and part of me would rather keep working. We shall see what part gets the best of me!