Glam Polish Bewitched with OPI Sheer Tints

I came across a couple glittery nails topped with some sheer tints, but I can't for the life of me remember who did those. Sorry. If I remember or if someone tells me who they are, I'd love to credit them. 

But anyway, it was an easy to achieve look, since I have the full set of the OPI Sheer Tints. I was so excited about those when I first saw them, but then they turned out to be thick and hard to use and sat mostly unloved in my USA haul pile. The base was Glam Polish Bewitched.

OPI Live.Love.Carnival and Copacabana Sugar Spun Nails

I thought I posted these a while back, but I couldn't find a post about them. I guess I haven't posted them yet... Anyway, I liked these! These were fun! I kept running my fingers over the cool texture. Although it was hard to have the "sugar" bit dry nicely. Despite my efforts with sprays and stuff, some denting did happening overnight. I made a huge mess that I struggled to clean up. Tape. Must not be lazy and use tape around the edges!

Still, this is giving me ideas for the mani I am about to go off and do! I have a full day ahead of me, for someone who is unemployed. I've already made my first trip to the city and back this morning.

As the title suggest, I used two polishes from the OPI Brazil collection, Copacabana and Live.Love.Carnival.

OPI Ski Teal We Drop and Don't Bossa Nova Me Around gradient toppedwith Sally Hansen Fuzz-Sea fuzzy coat

I have moved out of my funk mood, a little. Things are not great, I'm still pretty stressed financially. But I have some odd casual work that's actually with a lawyer and possibly some leave cover hours at the legal service, so I'd actually be paid. And I am going to make an application for Centeelink, so I should have a trickle of cash coming in. But I think the biggest weight off my shoulders has been actually putting my head down and doing some of my outstanding PLT assignments. Admittedly, it was partly forced, as if I didn't get certain tasks submitted, I'd have to delay he exam. Once I started tackling some of the tasks, the work became a lot less daunting.

Anyway, out of my funk also meant out of the funk in regards to nail art. The gradient with glitter is sort becoming my go-to look. What do you think of this combo? It's OPI Ski Teal We Drop and Don't Bossa Nova Me Around topped with Sally Hansen Fuzz-Sea fuzzy top coat.

And it matches my new Uniqlo jacket. I love this jacket. This and the Metalicus knit has become almost my uniform!

Water marbling experiment

Still going through a backlog of photos. Nothing too exciting about this post. Still working on perfecting the watermarbling technique. Had a few goes with some of the polished my sister hauled for me from the States.

I ended up wearing the yellow and tan one for a couple of days, but it just didn't grow on me and I soon look it off. I don't know why I keep trying this... this look isn't even all that me, way too "hippy" for my style normally.

When in doubt - go for polka dots

So I had a birthday drinks to go to, with people from law school whom I haven't seen for a while. I was feeling completely uninspired, but I knew that my nails would be looked at. I had a certain reputation to uphold! After hours doing and undoing my nails, I went with the good old dotticure. I wanted a pastel-ish colour to go with my bright coral top, so went with a purple combo of OPI You're Such a Budapest base with Revlon Modern Grace dots.

Please excuse the chip - I took the photo the next morning, clearly it did not survive the evening in tact.

31 Day Challenge 2013 - 22 A Song

I am currently raking my brain, desperately trying to think of polishes I want to get, and other products, from the States whilst my sister is there. Specifically, things I can have delivered to her while she is there. I am especially sure there has got to be plenty of American indies that I want, as well as a nice stockpile of OPI to grow. Help me think of things to spend money on!

Anyway, on to this post. My nail art fizzled out a bit once I started back at work. But finally, I got some inspiration and time and stopped being lazy long enough to do the 22nd prompt.

Inspired by a song... I just wanted to do a fox really. But none the less, the result of being inspired by "What does the fox say?" Yes, some highbrow of musical taste here.

I was inspired... err... copying this mani I found on Pinterest originally. 

Base is my Boyfriend Scales Walls and the fox was a mixture of red and yellow acrylic paint. 

Falling for Brazilians... OPI Sands

I had sworn no polishes until the end of February. Then I saw all the swatches for these. I ADORE textures!

I forgot to take a photo of the Samba-dy Loves Purple, but here's a look at You're So Flippy Floppy and my favourite, What's a Little Rain Forest? Although I have to admit that against my yellow-toned skin it brings out the red and loses some of the eye-catching brightness. It's still awesome.

Right now I am wearing some nail art using I'm Brazil Nuts Over You with a base of Suzi's Hungary AGAIN! I got the simple idea from this post from Fierce Makeup and Nails. The photos have me posing with my new ipad mini in its so-not-yellow-maybe-chartreuse case. I sadly kept forgetting to take a photo in nice light, so the photos look kind of... crap. Doesn't help my hands have taken a battering with all the hand sanitiser it has endured in hospitals for the last month.

But the good news is, my Dad came home from hospital today! He's recovering so well that they've only given him one medication for the next three days. That's it! Sadly, I can't say the same for the pile of paperwork I need to help him do during his extended sick leave.

 

Chartreuse - Yellow and Green

I'd picked up Jadefire during the Femme Fatale sale(just checked, it's discontinued, but still available for $5!) and had given it a test run as an accent nail a few weeks back. I think didn't get around to photographing that particularly mani. Yes, it even happens to me sometimes. I knew it needed three coats, so this time I thought I'd wear a base colour... and I had the perfect match in OPI's Did it on 'em, which I received from Polish and Prejudice. 

There's a bit of debate about whether the colour is yellow or green. I feel it's a very green-leaning yellow, but my work colleagues and reviews of Did it on 'em say it's green and Jadefire is discribed as green gold, so I guess I lose. More specifically, the colour is probably best called Chartreuse.

Again, I haven't got the time to be messing around with proper photos, so they are from my phone again. On the upside, I did just get a new Samsung Galaxy s4 (replacing it's predecessor's predecessor, the s2), so the camera is better? And I downloaded an app to add watermarks... I know, now I'm just being lame!

I also started my practical legal training part-time course last week, so I'm going to have even less time to do my nails. My nail art to-do list is going to be massive by the end of the year! :(

But anyway, time for the not-so-great quality, actually rather yellow because it was taken under artificial light, photos! 

And because it's possible with a phone camera... my right hand!

And a surprise appearance by my toes! Having seen my toes, you might now understand why my pedicures don't make many appearances. 

Boxing Day sales goodies and a belated Christmas present

Sometimes, trying to find a gift is hard. And knowing that it might be on sale the day after is just infuriating. So my sister decided to take advantage of the sales to find me a present. Although it wasn't on sale in the end, she did also pick up a half priced OPI gift set while she picked up the OPI Euro Centrale mini polish collection. I, too, picked up a bottle of liquid sand on sale, in a brighter shade of blue.

I also picked up some Illamasqua polishes and a interesting Revlon one for $3. After my smelly Boe purchases from Big W the other day, I have decided to go for quality over quantity with polishes (oh the stink of those glitter toppers still makes me grimace). Not shown is the 6 lipstick set from Illamasqua that my sister got and, of which I've taken two.

I also found a Review dress that I liked (they have such big sales regularly that I can't help but wonder what their margins actually are). And my sister wanted to check out EB games, and I ended up with a couple of days somehow as well.

All things considered, this was a very modest spree - the Euro Centrale shouldn't even appear in the photo since it was a gift!

Of course, I had to try my new polishes straight away. 

So the polishes from L-R are: Can't Find My Czechbook, Suzi's Hungary AGAIN!, You're Such a BudaPest, OY-Another Polish Joke!

OY-Anothr Polish Joke was a surprise hit for me - I loved the effect the fine gold shimmer glitter (whatever) had on the already bright and happy colours!

Edited: Here's one with the baby guinea pigs