Featured Franken - Red Skies at Night

Here's something a little different for you.  I've been frankening my little heart out, lately, and I was pretty proud of one of my creations.  I call it Red Skies at Night.  80s music-loving folks, yes, I have that song in my head now, too.  Here are some pics for you:

Here it is, one coat, layered over one coat of Wet n Wild's Black Creme, indoors, with flash.

Outdoors, without flash.

Here's where I started, one coat of Wet n' Wild Black Creme.

One coat of Red Skies at Night over one layer of Black Creme, thumb only.

It is not often that I REALLY love one of my frankens but I was particularly proud of this one.  It definitely works best when layered, as shown here.  Worn alone (as I tried it on my nail wheel), it has a grey jellyish appearance after three coats and is quite sheer.  However, when layered, it's a knockout!

Hope you enjoyed this post.  Please let me know if you'd enjoy seeing more frankens in the future.  

More Fruit Sprinkles!

So, I decided to venture out of my apartment yesterday (a feat in itself, lately, but that's another story) and decided to take a peek at Walgreens.  As you may or may not know, I've been on a self-imposed polish no-buy for several weeks and have been doing quite well with it.  I've purchased two or three "top coats" but that's about it.  However, I had heard through the polish grapevine that some stores were selling Wet n Wild two-packs featuring one of the "TV Collection", for lack of a better term, polishes along with a free clear top coat.  As you may have read HERE, I've been having some fun making what I call "Fruit Sprinkles" frankens using Wet n Wild Party of Five Glitters, clear coats, a bit of white polish and different colored polishes.  I figured if it was a bogo AND I needed both items to franken with, I could justify spending $1.98 on the twin pack, assuming I could find it, which led me to Walgreens.  I looked ALL over in the usual places and was about to give up in defeat when I ventured away from the cosmetics department and found the free-standing display an aisle away.  Woo hoo!  So, I picked up one twin pack and tonight, I decided to create what I call "Grape Sprinkles" to join the rest of the Fruit Sprinkles family.  Here she is with the rest of her fruity clan.

From thumb to pinky they are Strawberry Sprinkles, Lemon Sprinkles, Kiwi Sprinkles, Blueberry Sprinkles and the new baby, Grape Sprinkles. Let me tell you right now, based on my experience with my previous Blueberry Sprinkles mani, these are AWFUL to remove. The chunky glitter will definitely put your polish-removing implement of choice to the test but I think they look so cute that the misery is worth it. This is three coats of each color.

Thanks for peeking and do feel free to comment and share your frankening experiences. I love to hear from all of you!

xoxo

Blueberry Sprinkles!

Meow, kittens. Today I'd like to introduce you to one of my franken creations...Blueberry Sprinkles! Inspired by Rebecca at rebecca likes nails, I decided to play with Wet n Wild Party of Five Glitters and assorted clear, white and colored polishes (the names of which I know I wrote down somewhere but I sure as heck don't remember where) and came up with the "Sprinkle Collection." Trust me, Rebecca's tutorial is far better than anything I could come up with so be sure to click her link to check it out. Anyway, here is a shot of all my sprinkles to date, from left to right, Strawberry, Lemon, Kiwi and, today's star, Blueberry Sprinkles. Now, on to Blueberry Sprinkles indoors: and outdoors: I am soooo in love with this color. Application was a bit tricky, with the polish being a little thick in places, but I think it's worth the effort. I applied base coat and three coats of Blueberry Sprinkles. I love how it looks like a jelly sandwich but achieved with just one polish. The depth of the layers fascinates me and I can't stop looking at my nails, despite the fact that I cracked my left thumbnail at the tip of my finger, hence my new nubbins. *Tear.* I am eternally grateful to Rebecca for inspiring me and I'm super-excited to try out the other colors I made.

On a more serious note, I'd like to share that I polished my nails baby blue to show solidarity with a friend who tragically lost her infant son. Several friends of hers are joining in on this effort to honor him on July 4th. I won't name her here as her story is her own to share but if she is reading this, please know I am thinking of you and will definitely have you and your boy in my heart tomorrow, as always.

If you are American, as I am, I wish you a very happy and healthy Independence Day and to my friends around the globe, I hope tomorrow will be a lovely day for you, as well.

xoxo,
K