Teal Tuesday: Mani Swap

Hey Lacquer Lovers!

Today's Teal Tuesday challenge has been my favorite yet.  This week all the girls in the group were matched up with another member, and you had to re-create their masterpiece, using teal of course.  I was matched up with Amanda over at Mandy's Polish.  She's got some really cute nail art and it was hard to pick just one.  I ended up choosing to re-create her back to school plaid mani.  I wanted to do something that was not stamping, so this was something that I had to try. 

 

I'm pleased with how this turned out, although I wish that my stripes were thinner. 

 

I used 2 coats of Milani Mint Candy for the base color.  Next, I made an off center stripe with China Glaze Snow Globe.  This is such a pretty iridescent glitter polish that would work well with many colors.  Then I used a black striper polish by LA Colors Art Deco. 

 

Head on over to Mandy's Polish and check out the original.  And while you're at it check out the rest of the ladies participating  in this challenge.

Teal Tuesday: 3 Color Mani

Hello Ladies!

Today's Teal Tuesday mani is pretty straightforward.  Three colors, at least one of the teal.  So I tried a tape technique that I've seen around the nail community.  The look was very easy to achieve and I see more of these mani's with different colors in my crystal ball.

I started off with Sinful Colors Black On Black for the base color.  Then I brought out my beloved China Glaze Bohemian's.  I used Deviantly Daring and No Plain Jane, one coat of each.

 

I included this last pic to hopefully show off the duochrome finish.  You can see that Deviantly Daring shows up more blue on the index and middle fingers, and more green on the other two. 

 

Thanks for stopping by.  Happy Polishing!

 

Teal Tuesday: Something Sweet

Hello my Lacquered Lovelies!

It took me a while to figure out what to do for this theme because in my mind teal and sweets just don't mesh. So I decided to try my hand at the spun sugar technique.

 

 

It actually looks pretty good IRL, but with the macro settings the pics look like a lumpy, bumpy mess.  I know that this kind of nail art is supposed to be textured, and that's what I like about it, but I could really do without the big globs.   Also, this method is very time consuming.  With the waiting for the polish to get stringy, it took about 10 minutes to do one nail.

Now on to the polishes.  For the base, I used 2 coats of Zoya Wednesday.  For the lines, I was going for a gradient look. I used (in order from the cuticle up) Zoya Zuza, Sally Hansen Insta Dry Blue Streak and Sinful Colors See You Soon.

Have you tried this technique before? 

Thanks for checkin' me out.  Happy Polishing!

Check out the other ladies participating in Teal Tuesday.

Teal Tuesday: Geometric

Hey Lacquer Lovers!

Today I have a Teal Tuesday mani for you. It has been a while since I participated, but I'm trying to get back in the swing of things. This week the theme was to do a mani based on a geometric design or pattern.  So let me show you what I came up with. 

First, I did a gradient with China Glaze Exotic Encounters and Zoya Wednesday.  For the stamping, I tried to find a design that would cover the full nail, but let a good amount of the base polish show through.  This image comes from the Bundle Monster plate 322.  The stamping polish is Sally Hansen Lickety Split Lime.  Usually I like the Sally Hansen Insta Dry polishes for stamping,  but this time it did not come out as opaque as I would have liked. 

So I also have a picture of the gradient before the stamping.

Check out the other ladies participating in Teal Tuesday!

Orly Flash Glam FX: Mermaids Tale - A Teal Tuesday Mani

Hey Lacquer Lovers! Today I have my Teal Tuesday Mani for you featuring Orly Flash Glam FX in Mermaids Tale.  The theme for this Tuesday was CopyCat, you see a mani that you like and you copy it! Simple, right?

For a little while now, I had been wanting to do the Mermaid/ Fish Scale mani and this was the perfect opportunity.  I don't remember exactly where I got the inspiration for this mani.  I tried to search Google images, but I didn't see exactly what I was looking for. 

So anyway...here's my version.

I'm really happy with how this turned out (even thought it was a bish to photograph).  I started off with two coats of Nicole by OPI You're S-Teal the One, a gorgoues teal duochrome with purple flash. Once that was dry, I did one coat of Orly Mermaids Tale.  On the pinky, I did two coats, but decided that I liked it better with one.  I wanted the teal polish to show through, and in the sun you can still see some of the purple flash.  Too bad it did not show up in the photos.   For the stamping, I used Maybelline Color Show in Bold Gold.  I think this just might be the perfect gold stamping polish. The image comes from MASH-43.

Here's a pic of the polish before stamping.  You can just barely see a hint of the purple flash on the first two fingers. 

I'm really liking this Orly Mermaids Tale.  It's on the thick side, but you don't have to fight to get the glitter pieces on your nail and it gives you decent glitter coverage in one coat.  Can't wait to use this over some other colors. 

Thanks for checkin me out.  Happy polishing!

Check out the othe blogs that participate in Teal Tuesdays

Missy/Gnarly Gnails - http://gnarlygnails.blogspot.com

Rhonda Nail Polish Marbury - http://nailsbeautiqued.blogspot.com

Kirsten - http://geekyowl.blogspot.com

Amanda Murphy - http://mandyspolish.blogspot.com

Alyssa Botello - http://fancyphalanges.blogspot.com

ColorSplash Nails - http://colorsplashnails.blogspot.com

Simple-and-Beautiful - http://simple-and-beautiful.blogspot.com

Aimee - http://persistentglitter.blogspot.com

Nat - http://noholos.blogspot.com

Ana_Cherries Sweets http://cherriessweets.blogspot.com.es/

Ariane/The Frenzied Polisher http://thefrenziedpolisher.blogspot.sg

Caitlin - www.caitlinscreativecorner.com

Kia~LacqueredLibra - http://lacqueredlibra.blogspot.com/

Belén - http://nailpolishlane.blogspot.com/

Sam - http://polishedart.blogspot.co.uk/

Jess/Once Upon a Polish... - http://gafforama.blogspot.com

Jasmin/Subtletyisoverrated - http://subtletyisoverrated.wordpress.com/

Elysse/Elyssian Bauty - http://elyssianbeauty.blogspot.com/

Laurie http://myrustynails.blogspot.com/

Zoya Zuza

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

Today's nails were done for Teal Tuesdays.  This week we took a polish poll to see what was the most common teal polishes among the group, and we had to do a mani featuring one of those polishes.  And the winners were Zoya Zuza, China Glaze Atlantis and A England Saint George.
I chose Zoya Zuza because it was the only one that I had at the time, but I have since added Atlantis to The Stash.

Now on to the pics.

To get this look, I started off with two coats of Pure Ice Oh Baby, a gorgeous multi-chromatic polish with teal, blue and purple shimmer.  You can see really see the shimmery-ness in the second photo. Next I did a Funky French with Zuza and topped that off with Sally Hansen Fractured Foil crackle polish.  For the accent finger, I did two coats of Zuza with a squiggle of Fractured Foil.

I'm really feelin' this mani. I like the simplicity with a bit of funkiness thrown in for good measure.

What do you think, Is this a good toned-down mani that is work appropriate?

Thanks for checkin' me out. Happy Polishing!