OPI - Down To The Core-al

Hey y'all!  Today I have an OPI color that I can't remember if I got in the swap or bought at the local meet-up last year.  Anyway, it's so fun and I can't wait to wear it this summer on my toes!

I don't really own that many OPI polishes and most of the ones I do have are dark or vampy shades. So this was a treat to get.

As usual I used Seche Vite as my top coat and only needed 2 coats for these swatches.

It's one of those gorgeous peachy/orange/coral shades with a subtle pink shimmer.

I definitely need to add more OPI's to my collection.  What are some of your fav's?

Super Bowl 51 - Atlanta Falcons - Julio Jones - Sally Hansen Nails

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Hey y'all!  Today I have my Super Bowl mani to share with y'all!  Sally Hansen was kind enough to send me red & black to go with the Atlanta Falcons colors & I decided to bump it up a little.  For the NFC Championship, I did Matt Ryan nails so this time I went with Julio Jones #11.  So lets get right to it!

The polishes that were sent were Red My Lips from their Complete Salon Manicure range & Black to Black from their Insta-Dri range.  I also added in Silver Sweep from the Insta-Dri range and some white acrylic paint.  It's a great silver that I use a LOT. 

 The index and pinky nails have the silver base with red, black, and white "waterfall" like stripes.

 The middle finger is the red and black both smooshed onto a stamper and then dabbed onto the nail making it look smokey.  I did my thumb nail the same way.

The ring finger is the red base, and the black with white acrylic paint to make up the #11 on the jersey of Julio Jones.  Those 1's were done by hand and turned out great I think.  

I am so looking forward to this game and I am of course pulling for my Falcons.  Who are you pulling for?  

Oh, and here's a pic of me...yanno in case you forgot what I look like. 

China Glaze - Road Trip - My Way Or The Highway

Hey y'all!  Today I have one of the polishes that I bought at last years nail meetup, which wasn't a dupe.  I bought a few dupes, by accident, so it was good that this one was an impulse buy and one I knew I didn't already have. It's from the 2015 Spring collection called Road Trip.

As usual, I used Seche Vite as my top coat for these swatches.

This is such a beautiful color...and yes I have TONS of shades like it, but nothing that's a dupe.  

It's a beautiful green-ish turquoise cream, almost jelly, finish.

Perfect for the summer by the pool, lake, or beach.  I can't wait to put this on my toes.

Color Club - Paris In Love - Holy Chic!

Hey y'all!  Today I have another polish that I snagged at last years local nail meetup.  I think I still have a few more to swatch, but for now this is the last one of the batch.  It's so beautiful and spring-y.  Totes love it.

As usual, I used Seche Vite as my top coat for these swatches.

The color of this is showing more blue, to me, on screen but it's kind of a mix between a pastel blue and lavender.  

I only needed 2 coats for this cream finish.

This will definitely re-appear on my nails come spring time.  It looks like the perfect base for some nail art.

Winter-y Grey & Wine Nail Art

Hey y'all!  Today I have a recent mani that I did & wore for a few weeks.  I wanted something winter-y, but not completely dark and drab.  So this is what I came up with.

This was super easy to do, and of course I added a little sparkle as well.  Per the usual, I used Seche Vite as my top coat.

Index: China Glaze Change Your Altitude & Fairy Dust
Middle: Sinful Colors Snow Me White(base), China Glaze Change Your Altitude, China Glaze Wine Down For What?, & chevron tape from Born Pretty Store.

Ring: China Glaze Change Your Altitude(Base). China Glaze Wine Down For What? & black acrylic paint for spots.
Pinky: China Glaze Wine Down For What? & Fairy Dust

I absolutely LOVED this mani and hated taking it off. 

Color Club - Matte Rouge - Makeout Maven

Hey y'all!  Today I have another polish I got in last years meetup swap.  It also happens to be the other one from the Matte Rouge collection.  I'm kinda back & forth on liking it, but I'm keeping it either way.

The polishes in this collection have a matte, though more satin, finish with a slight texture to them.  Unlike the Zoya Pixie Dusts, these are smooth.

Since they're matte, I didn't use any top coat, and used 2 coats for these swatches.

This color is so difficult to describe.  Depending on the lighting it looks brown-ish red, but then again it looks almost like a wine.  So I wrote down a mauvey brown & then brick red.  

I might have to wear this again to see how I feel about it for sure.