Thanksgiving Nails

I love nail colors that resemble autumn leaves for the Thanksgiving season. I think I posted this color before, but it is so perfect for Turkey Day I had to post it again! It’s hard to photograph, but this color is one of my favorite browns because it’s a little two-toned. It’s a warm brown, but there is a green iridescence that really channels turned leaves.

You can sort of see the green hues in this last photo. It’s pretty awesome.

Fancy base coat and topcoat

The boy convinced me to buy some obnoxiously priced basecoat and topcoat. He suggested that getting something really fancy might significant extend the life of my manicure. I was sold. Could it really keep my nails from chipping? I am dreaming of the lasting power of gel nails. I applied it tonight. I went to Ed Wyse and went with the employee’s suggestion. I got CND colour Sticky Anchoring Base Coat. Since I have over 70 colors of polish, I am not in a place to switch to gel polish or another proprietary system that promises to last. This one claims to work with other polishes by creating a sticky base that bonds to the color. It went on easy and even. I added 2 coats of polish immediately, before the sticky had time to dry. I finished with CND colour Super Shiney High-Gloss Top Coat. It claims to be “a super-hard, high-gloss top coat that seals and protects nail colour.” It didn’t shine up my nail nails as much as other high-gloss topcoats I’ve tried, but it was shiny enough.
The colour (ack, thanks to this brand I am fluctuating between American and European spelling!) I used was Sally Hansen Lustre Shine Nial color in 008 copperhead (see next post). Check back to find out how well the CND performed!

Steampunk nails, first edition

This is Sally Hansen Lustre Shine in Copperhead. This looked like a lovely color for fall, and, with it’s nod to industrial metals, like a great color for SteamCon.

I decided to freehand in Steampunk-esque pictures; gears, clockfaces, that sort of thing.  Unfortunately, the silver nail pen couldn’t be seen very well.  I guess the contrast of the silver on the shimmery brown wasn’t enough to be detectable.

I decided to recover the nails the next day.  Stay tuned for the next post to see the final result!