Today I didn’t feel like doing anything I needed to be doing. You know, running errands and paying bills and other things that I am just tired of doing. Well, maybe if I spend the morning painting my nails and making them looking fantastic, then I’ll be justified in not doing anything at all! Yes! Maybe, if I make them look really good, I can get away with not exercising today! Deal!
So, I was inspired by the thought of argyle socks and World Cup fashion. Not that I pay attention to world cup fashion, or have any idea of what that would actually be, again, it’s just sort of a hint of what came into mind with an inspiration. This was a 6-color job. I started out with my usual CND Stickey Base coat, which I really use with every manicure, even though I don’t always mention it. Then I went to Essence Color and Go in 145 Flashy Pumpkin. I wore it with just that one coat for a day to make sure I had a solid base. Then I added a corner stripe of Essense Color and Go in 133 Oh My Glitter. Doing a stripe along the corner of the nail to the top edge of the nail at an angle was MUCH easier to do than the straight top french manicure style. MUCH easier! Then I added the opposite angle of Island Girl Color changing polish in whatever color they call it. It’s a grass green that changes to a bright yellow.
Then it was time to add the striping tape. My pack of Stripe ‘Em nail striping tape includes 10 colors. One of them was white.
This time, my second time applying the stripes to the nails, was much easier to do than the first time. The first time I was very conscientious of the amount of tape I used, and tried to line up one end of the nail to the end of the tape each time. This time, I threw the concept of waste to the wind and first pressed the tape onto the center of the nail, allowing a little to splay over the edge of each nail on both sides. After firmly pressing down on the tape all along the nail, I cut off both ends with tiny swiss army knife scissors. This was fast and easy, and allowed me to quickly apply 3 stripes to each nail.
I played around with the patter that I applied them in, doing some with two on this side, and two on the other side. On some I lined up a strip with the purple stripe and on others I lined up the strip with the green stripe. However, on all nails I stayed consistent in that I always used 3 stripes and that each time I made an x and each time aligned with one of the color triangles.
It was pretty cool to see the contrast of how matte the the green is in comparison to the other colors, which you can see a little bit in the outdoor photo pre-stripe, but can see better in the indoor photo pre-stripe.
As soon as the stripes were on, I slowly applied 5 coats of clear polish and then a layer of CND Super Shiney top coat. I hope this manicure lasts longer than my last striping job!
Tag Archive: color and go
Here is another fun and colorful summer wedge sandal pairing. This is the lovely Color and Go purple.
Just look how fun! Just in time for summer.
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It’s sunny and warm outside. Time to bring out the dresses and sandals. And cute pedicures.
The polish is a lovely light lilac purple color that has no name or code. They are highlighted nicely in these summery wedge sandals.
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These delightful toes were painted with Essense Color and Go polish. I love the brightness of them, and how the color shines differently in the sunlight versus the shadows.
You can sorta see it in the photo, the toes on one side are in the shadow and the big toe on the other side is in the sunlight. Hard to fully capture, but it’s there. Looks good, methinks.
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The boy has this awesome mother who likes to give gifts (now I know where he got it from)! For Christmas this year, one of the many things she lavished me with is a new arsenal of nail polishes! Whoohoo!
Above is a holiday gift pack of of 7 different jewel glitter colors from L.A. Colors Color Craze. I am excited to try all of these colors, but I am most excited about the teal glitter (center) which is unlike any other nail polish color I’ve tried yet. I’m also pretty excited about the festive one second to the left that looks like a tub of glitter I used from crafting. Ok, I just realized I had something to say about all the colors. To keep from boring you, I’m going to save these comments for each time I post the outcomes.
The Revlon Nail Art Mood Candy is one I’ve been seeing in all the stores lately. Many times I’ve stopped and started at it, but I haven’t made the move to buy one yet (how did she know?!) The boy claims he didn’t help her with the Christmas presents at all, but sometimes I wonder 😉
This is a glitter topping which looks perfect for springtime, around Easter when pastels really appeal to me. Stay tuned to see this one in action!
These are 2 fun colors by a tried and true brand, Color and Go. This stuff goes on the nail nice and smooth and dries quickly. I can’t wait to try them all! Check back soon for the results!
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This is not a color I would have been caught dead wearing 10 years ago…or 5 years ago, or 20 years ago, or any other time really. But something about where I live and work now makes me drawn to more subtle and elegant tones. Or perhaps this is just all part of a maturation process? Who knows. What I do know is I could not get enough of this fun, light, gold. I think it compliments my skin and nail shape pretty well, too. This is another hue by Essense Color and Go.
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I couldn’t resist picking this color up. I don’t know how exactly to describe it. It’s Essense Color and Go, but no number or color is indicated on the bottle. I love the iridescence, holographic tint to these colors. I think that will always be my favorite effect in polish. This has a luminous purple to blue effect that is impossible to capture on camera.
Unfortunately, this color, even with my usual top coat, didn’t last more than 12 hours before chipping. Bummer.
On the Other Hand... 