I'm kicking off my Halloween manis from now until the end of the month.  I have quite a few Halloween themed designs and since I don't generally use these fun & playful designs, I figured this would be the perfect time to start.

I think I'm caught up with my NOTD posts...hopefully.

This mani I am currently wearing and have had this on my to do list since I bought this polish.  This is a textured polish from the +Julep Maven Sea Salt Finish collection and I absolutely love everything about this polish...EVERYTHING!!!

I only used 1 base color and 1 stamping design, but to add interest I added top coat to my thumb, index and middle finger, but no top coat on my ring and pinky fingers.

• Base coat: Rejuvicote by Duri
• Base color: Jill by Julep Sea Salt Finish collection
• Top coat 1: Miracoate by Duri Fast drying Top Coat - I apply this before stamping, if I mess up I can remove the design without removing the base color
• Stamp colors: Brown by Konad
• Top coat 2: IBD UV Top Coat cured under a 54 watt UV lamp for 5 minutes
• IP: Dashica Beauty Shop Big SdP K

I was very pleased with how this mani turned out!!  This venturing out and trying new nail art elements has been very great, fun and exciting.  While there wasn't very much to this mani, it turned out beautifully.

I have never used loose glitter or striping tape before this mani, and I must say it was difficult to work with.  The glitter I used was from the Ursula Disney Villains Kit by Kiss; there are 4 different nail art kits only available at Walgreen's.  The glitter is a gorgeous, blue-green iridescent rectangular- parallelogram glitter (if that makes any sense).  The material is not like regular glitter, but more like a flexible plastic.  I just dumped the glitter onto my wet nails and boy was that a mistake...it was very hard to move around and smooth out.  And the glitter just seemed to absorb the top coat and once it dried, the edges of the glitter was like shards of glass!!!  And I mean that literally...I have the scratches to prove it.  I would recommend placing the glitter individually.

• Base coat: Rejuvicote by Duri
• Base color: Mermaid Lake by NanaCoco
• Accent color: Kiwi Bikini by Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear
• Accent Nail Art: Silver Striping tape & iridescent glitter
• Top coat 1: Miracoate by Duri Fast drying Top Coat - I apply this before stamping, if I mess up I can remove the design without removing the base color
• Stamp colors: Silver Sweep by Sally Hansen InstaDri
• Top coat 2: IBD UV Top Coat cured under a 54 watt UV lamp for 5 minutes
• IP: Dashica Beauty Shop Big SdP Z

Polish Review & Application video:


NOTD & Stamping Application video:

I am very behind on my blog posts; it is very difficult trying to maintain a written blog and a YouTube channel.  But on to the good stuff...

This mani is from September 24th.  I haven't used a minty green/turqouise polish in a while and earlier in September I found a beauty supply store that carries my favorite polish brand...NanaCoco.  So I couldn't wait to start trying them. This mani is different from my normal mani in that I has 2 accent nails; 1 with jelly glitter and the other with micro beads.

• Base coat: Rejuvicote by Duri
• Base color: Mediterranean by NanaCoco
• Accent color: French Macaron (jelly glitter) by NanaCoco
• Top coat 1: Miracote fast drying Top Coat by Duri - I apply this before stamping, if I mess up I can remove the design without removing the base color
• Stamp colors: Green by Konad
• Top coat 2: IBD UV Top Coat cured under a 54 watt UV lamp for 5 minutes
• IP: Dashica Beauty Shop Big SdP Y

Polish Review & Application video:


NOTD & Stamping Application video: