Pink Wesnesday

Howdy do folks! It's time for another round of Pink Wednesday!! Two weeks ago I went to get a pedicure. They had the usual selection of OPI and China Glaze polishes, and I picked some pink color. As the girl started my pedicure, she was telling me about these polishes that are made by the salon (which was called Nail Perfection). Made by the salon...really?? She told me they had a really cute baby pink color that was very popular, and made skin look really tan. I was intrigued enough to tell her I'd try that color instead of whatever I picked out.

Turns out this brand is called Tic Tac. The polish applied pretty badly. It was very streaky and had terrible cuticle drag. Luckily, the nail technician knew what she was doing, and by the end, I LOVED the color! I asked her if they sold the polish there and they, did, and charged $7 for it. They didn't have any for sale of the color I got though. She mentioned her boss going back to get more from the supply shop, and I figured the boss HAD to be going to the Chicago supply stores that I visit myself! She tried to sell me a different color, and I *almost* gave in, but thought better of it. Lo and behold, I walked into the supply store in Chicago and there was an ENTIRE wall display of Tic Tac polishes for $1.20!!!!!!!!!! Yes, one dollar and twenty cents. So needless to say I purchased a few! Some colors were not so good and I'll do a blog post at a later date, but some of them were great, like the one I am going to share with you today!

 The application was a little streaky at first, but after 3 coats, I thought looked pretty good! It dries REALLY fast, and I like this color! The bottle is labeled as "222". Some of the polishes have names, and some are just numbers. So overall, it's not the best formula or quality, but I think it's just right for the price and color selection. I will for sure be picking some more of these up!

With flash

This is the truest to color... it's actually a little more pink than this. The camera made it pull really purple for some reason.

Thanks for reading and Happy Pink Wednesday!! :)

Franken Pink Wednesday

Hey everybody!!! It's time for another edition of PINK WEDNESDAY!!!!!!! Yes, it's half way through the week, and yes, I am writing with lots of exclamation points. Normally I would feel blah and tired because it's half way through a work week, and I am teaching band camp every night after work until 9 this week, so I should be EXTRA tired, but an iced-quadruple shot-venti-non-fat caramel macchiato from Starbucks FIXED THAT RIGHT UP! (That I got for free with a birthday coupon!!!!!!!!!) <-- That gets LOTS of exclamations! :)

So my pink for today is one that I made! A few months ago when everyone heard about SpectraFlair, and the make-your-own-holo craze was going on, I was one of the many who jumped on the bandwagon! I ordered some empty mini polish bottles from ebay, and got to work! This pink started from a clear coat mixed with some pigment I got from Inglot, I believe. It was super think and chunky, so I started splitting that into smaller bottles and then adding darker pinks and reds, and the powder, of course, and this is what I ended up with! I don't have a name for it, but here is two coats of it!

Thanks for reading and I hope you have a high energy Wednesday!! :)

Pink Wednesday, Already?!

Man! Time is just flying by! I wanted to do something different this go-around, so I thought I'd try a gradient, sponging design. Basically, you grab a few polishes that are different shades of the same color. You can start with the darkest color or the lightest color, and then you stamp on the other colors over it to get a somewhat blended gradient of color and your nail should look like the colors fade into one other. Or, that's my impression of this look at least. I started with OPI 'Mod About You'. First time I've used this color, and I really like it! I think it's going to be a color I'm going to get a lot of use out of because it's work appropriate and since I will soon be working out of my company's main office, it will probably come in handy! 

I then used the corner of a makeup wedge to stamp on OPI 'Princess' Rule'. You can't even see it in the pictures, and quite honestly, this polish could have been eliminated from this look completely. All it contributes is a very subtle "glow" from underneath the next two layers of polish. The third color I used was OPI 'Strawberry Margarita'.  The last color I sponged with is OPI 'Too Hot Pink To Hold 'Em'. 

When all was said and done, I really like how this ended up looking. Maybe not the perfect gradient, but I think it looks cool none-the-less! I'll update with the name of the third polish tonight!

Before cleanup - you can see how the sponging can get on the areas around your nail

Taking pictures in the direct sunlight makes my cuticles look horrible and macro doesn't help. I wasn't going to use this picture, but the color looks awesome!

Pink-ish Wednesday

Hi everybody!! I can't believe it's time for Pink Wednesday, yet again! Time is sure flying! Over the weekend I made a trip to 5 Below and saw they had a few new colors. My eyes immediately went to this color, called "Favorite Girl". It's a pinky-purple color that is so shiny and foil-y. It is opaque in two coats, and honestly, I was so impressed!! I want to try stamping with this color... if it works, I think it will make for some gorgeous stamps!!

Ooooo Look how pretty!!!

Funky Fingers: Favorite Girl

Thanks for reading, and have an awesome day!!

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