Pink Forever….. and Green

dots on dots on dots.

This formulation is horrible.  Streaky.  Difficult to apply. But it’s a beautiful bright bubblegum pink.  So, I guess I’ll continue using it.  *shrugs*  lol  (….and it’s inexpensive.)

Sinful Colors “Pink Forever”
& green acrylic paint dots

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The Zoo

China Glaze “Classic Camel”
w/ dark pink acrylic paint dots

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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.

Turquoise & Caicos

This is such a near dupe to China Glaze “For Audrey”…. (and my Tiffany pouch).  “For Audrey” is the tiniest bit bluer.

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Essie “Turquoise & Caicos”

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The Essie formulation is a little thinner and streakier than I would have hoped.  This was three coats.  Still lovely.

But of course, I splashed all kind of dots over it.  This actually made me want to lay off the dots just a tad.

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NO MORE GLITTER!!

*in my best <and loudest> Mommy Dearest voice*

….or frosts and shimmers for that matter. 

In my blog browsing I have seen the most beautiful swatches of the tidal wave of glitter polishes available these days.  BEAUTIFUL! And, I, like the rest of the nail polish masses, LOVE them. They lure you with their sparkle and dazzle. Whispering your name like an irresistible lover…

I am putting my foot down.

I don’t want to read any more blogs telling me the easy way to remove glitter polish is by soaking cotton pads, covering my beds with aluminum foil and…….. waiting. Yes, I have a problem with patience.  LOL.  I’m working on it. haha

Removing the Nicki Minaj collection glitter polish (OPI – “Metallic 4 Life”) was a small test of patience.  I can’t even imagine how long it would have taken without my reliable Automatic Nail Polish Remover!  Even with it’s superb and consistent results, it took too long for my taste.

SO…. even though the task is still much easier with my polish remover machine….. I’m back on my glitter hiatus. 

But I will never forsake my beloved dots.

China Glaze “Concrete Catwalk”
tan acrylic paint dots, China Glaze “Peachy Keen” dots, white acrylic paint dots
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can you see the tan dots?!?!?! they are there!!! 

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Stripes are NOT my friend.

I clearly got hoodwinked into attempting stripes…again.  lol.  I tried.   The light pink lines weren’t showing up so I tried to add dark pink lines…. I can’t say that helped though.

I’m never giving up my dots.  NEVER.

OPI “You Don’t Know Jacques!”

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p.s. Duana, I hate stripes…. at least until I can paint them nicely.  haha

Cupcakes & Aisha

I really wanted to cut my nails from last week, so I just needed an excuse. So when my pinky nail started to crack, they had to go.  Now I have a new workspace for nail art!!

I have grown to love the color combination of pink and brown…

…that is all Aisha’s doing.  And now, every single time I see the combo, I  think of Aisha.  She has great taste.

And every time I look at this design on my nails, I just think of cupcakes….

Cupcakes and Aisha.  lol.

OPI “A-Taupe The Space Needle”
w/pink acrylic paint dots
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I love polka dots!