My Favorite Color

WHOA I am way behind on posting. It's been about a month, and I'm going to try and stagger my next few posts. This was from way back before Thanksgiving. I had wanted to use my favorite nail polish for my birthday, but I got new polishes, and you know...

But here it is!

That would be my favorite color, OPI Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous with what may or may not be OPI Ski Teal We Drop over some striping tape on my ring finger. It's a super simple mani, but I really enjoy it because I love looking at Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous. It's not even the best formula, you can kind of see how it didn't like the tip of my thumb nail, but I don't even care because I think it's just that pretty.

SO PRETTY.

Summer in the City

I'm home for the summer! And by that, I mean I'm home for about 10 more days until I leave for my job as a camp counselor in Minnesota. As we slide into summer, I wanted to highlight the bright colors that come with the season. I'm from New Orleans, so summer is hot and humid, which to me, translates to brights and neons, none of that pastel nonsense.

Much to my dismay, I'm unable to travel with my full collection; most of my polish will be gathering dust in my roommate's basement until we go back to school. Devastated as I am, this is really just an opportunity for me to buy more nail polish.

I used some of my new China Glazes--White on White and Sun Worshiper--as well as OPI A Good Mandarin is Hard to Find. The flowers have touches of Nails Inc. Brompton Place and Essie Mint Candy Apple. The flowers are free handed; my ring finger uses nail tape, and my thumb was done with  Winstonia's plate W111.

Against the wall? Not really working for me. 

With flash? I'm thinking it's a bad idea.

I'm still working on what hand position, location, and lighting are going to work best for me, so hang in there. It can only get better (hopefully).