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Showing posts with label Essence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Essence. Show all posts

Thursday, July 7, 2011

For Caylee

For the beautiful little girl who loved light purple, gone far too soon, a coat of Essence No More Drama
followed by a coat of Milani Hi-Res for sparkle and shine

In loving memory
Caylee Marie Anthony
August 8, 2005 - ?

If this tragedy has touched your heart as it has mine, please feel free to join my friends and I in our Purple Nails for Caylee Anthony Facebook event. Please click HERE for more information.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

My First Ombre

Hello, kittens! Happy June! Today features me jumping on another nail trend, the ombre mani. To the best of my knowledge, an ombre is like a skittle mani but features all shades in one color graduating from lighter to darker (or vice-versa). Of course, I decided to try it in blue, quelle surprise. ;) For this mani I used Essence Denim Wanted in My Boyfriend's Jeans (thumb), Sally Hansen Blue Me Away (index), Zoya Breezi (middle), Zoya Yummy (ring) and a light blue franken I whipped up (pinky). Though, in retrospect, I wish I had reversed the order of Blue Me Away and Breezi, I'm pretty happy with the look, otherwise. This just goes to show that it's not a bad idea to swatch your colors onto a piece of paper before applying your polish to make sure you're happy with the color order (a lesson I certainly learned). I applied a base of Duri Rejuvacote followed by two coats of each color. I will eventually apply a top coat, too (hopefully before they chip) but haven't yet because I'm too lazy, lol.
Here's another look: If you've followed me for a while, you're aware that I am madly in love with the color sky blue so you can bet I'll be wearing this mani again, perhaps with a few tweaks, in the future. :)