Monthly Nails + Pick of the Month - January

Hi, everyone!  I have a new monthly post for you - "Monthly Nails".  I've made a new years resolution to paint my nails every weekend, whether it's just one color or a new design.   So, at the end of each month (or beginning of the next month) I will do a blog post of all the one-colored nails I've done that month.  That way, I can give a little review on each nail polish.  So, you will be seeing about 3 or 4 different "nails" on each of these blog posts.  Also, I will do a "pick of the month" on each of these posts - my favorite nails that I've done that month.  Hope you all will enjoy these monthly posts!  Here it is...

The first weekend this month I used Finger Paints "It's Baroque".  It's a brown with a little bit of a green undertone.  It doesn't sound that pretty, but it really was as it kind of changed color in the different lighting.  It was fairly opaque - I still used two coats as I usually do.  It stayed on an average amount of time before chipping a little - 2 days or so.

  











Next is Orly "Synchro".  Beautiful!  A pinky-purple with a blue undertone.  Again, fairly opaque.  Stayed on an average amount of time, too.

Last is Sally Hansen Salon Manicure in "Pedal to the Medal".   This is one of my favorite lines of nail polish.  Excellent in staying on with no chipping - very tough.  It's, once again, fairly opaque.  This color is very pretty, a metal-like color.

So, for this month's pick of the month I have to go with my last nails - Sally Hansen Salon Manicure in "Pedal to the Medal".  Mostly because it's such a long wearing nail polish.  I put it on Saturday morning and it's still going strong - very unusual.
Hope you enjoyed this!  Feel free to leave a comment on your thoughts.  Here's a link to the nail design I did earlier this month "Mermaid Nails"

Mermaid Nails

Hi, everyone!  Today I have the easiest design in the history of my blog - and it's super stunning!...

I only used one coat of one nail polish!  Amazing, isn't it?  The photo doesn't quite show how stunning it really is.  I didn't know a nail polish could be so opaque with just one coat.  It's become my new favorite - China Glaze "Deviantly Daring".  It's a beautiful duo-chromed teal-blue.  Perfect mermaid nails!    

New Years Nails

Hi, everyone!  Happy New Year!  2013 is here, and I have a new nail design...

I thought it was pretty festive with the faded, sparkly, black tip.  I used a nail kit I got for Christmas with some different polishes to make this, but you could just use your own.  It had a shimmery white to paint all over the nails and then a grey to paint on the tips (about 1/3 from the tip).  Before the grey dries, paint on a sparkly black polish about 1/2 way up the nail.  Hope you enjoyed - great for parties or any other special event.