*inserting gratuitous shoe pic* lol
On my trip to Amsterdam with my sister several years back, we crossed all over the Red Light District…. I only saw ONE red light…. and never saw ONE window. SMH. But I saw a zillion coffeeshops. lol. I really need to go back.
I wanted my fingernails blue, but to tie in this beautiful bright red from OPI’s 2012 Holland Collection I went ahead and made some accent nails. With dots, naturally.
OPI “Red Lights Ahead…Where?”
& China Glaze “For Audrey”
China Glaze “Classic Camel”
w/ dark pink acrylic paint dots
It just looks like a Giraffe print to me. So Camels & Giraffes. Do they even have camels at the zoo???? Wait, do they have giraffes at the zoo? I haven’t been to the zoo in far too long…. obviously.
The “Classic Camel” is prettier in the bottle than on my nails. It does, however, have a beautiful gold shimmer. But the drabness and neutrality makes for a great nail art base color.
OPI Designer Series “Reserve”
& Sinful Colors “Beautiful Girl”
The formulation on OPI’s DS series is amazing. Everything you could possibly want in polish….and I’m already partial to OPI.
I’m definitely using this polish over and over…. and over. I’ll try not to post redundantly though, lol.
…… with a little St. Patrick’s day on the side.
I have been anxious to get this deep vibrant orange polish on my nails for about 2 weeks now. It was the main color I decided I needed from OPI’s Holland Collection.
But I had to give the Irish in me at least a little shout out. Yes, I’ve got that Scot-Irish last name thing happening. I have a red-headed Irishman for a great-great or something. So, I added a couple clovers.
OPI “A Roll In The Hague”
Sinful Colors “Irish Green”
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Have a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!! Enjoy your green libations! 
Yes, this color is IT! Perfect summertime polish.
OPI “The ’It’ Color”
w/aqua acrylic paint dots
China Glaze “Flyin’ High”
orange and white acrylic paint dots
It wasn’t on purpose, but every time I looked down I kept thinking, this really looks like a Dr. Seuss inspired mani. Found the book list…. and realized why. lol
It certainly felt like Spring a couple of days ago. 65 degrees and everything… it’s cold again now though.
Last weekend I basically binged on polish shopping. First, I went with Dee Dee to the nail supply store, and walked out with OPI’s entire new Holland Collection for the Spring, plus two colors from China Glaze’s Hunger Games collection….
It got worse. I attended the Midwest’s Americas Beauty Show. This event was HUGE. I was completely overwhelmed and wonderfully exhausted afterward….. And my debt was higher. LOL. I walked away with a ton of beauty supplies… including 7 China Glaze polishes and 8 OPI polishes. Yep, I’ll get around to more frequent manicuring very soon!
I couldn’t resist testing out a couple of colors, and the “Fall-like” color combo resulted.
OPI – “Chopsticking To My Story” (orange) &
“Wooden Shoe Like To Know?” (brown)
As I applied the brown, it reminded me so much of “You Don’t Know Jacques!” – – – BUT they are so different. “Wooden Shoe Like To Know” has a rosy tint with a muted gold shimmer. As normal, my amateur photographing will never do these colors justice.
Odd that this SPRING Collection color worked so well as an Autumn color.
Not to worry, I’m heading for some bright loud colors in just a second. 
When Aryiana’s dad sent me a photo saying she was “like your friend Cheryl”(that would be me, lol)… I was super flattered!!! It made my whole day.
I was inspired 
…..and a new manicure is ALWAYS fun!
Aryiana’s design:
Pink & Periwinkle
My copycat version:
China Glaze “Sea Spray” & Sally Hansen Insta-Dri “Instant Iris”
Hope you like it Aryiana!! 🙂
…. but it ain’t. It’s FREEZING outside. It FEELS nothing like Spring.
The wind was whipping so harshly I thought my windows were going to shatter last night. And though I don’t know where mine are right now, it’s so cold, you need gloves still.
That little groundhog was serious when he predicted six more weeks of Winter. I guess we are going to really get ALL six weeks of that mess here in Chicago. If it actually snows this weekend though, I’ll be good. 
China Glaze “Gothic Lolita” & “Sweet Hook”
& a flower
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