Happy New Year!!
For New Year’s Eve, I felt like my nails wanted “Go Big Or Go Home”…. and that meant shine bright like a diamond!! I needed glitz and glitter.
So I pulled out silver iridescent loose glitter in two sizes.
It turned out better than I even imagined. And I loved them.
They were the best party accessory ever.
Well, my “regular” polish phase ended abruptly when I purchased new gelish no-chip colors this week. It’s sad that I have polish ADD. I really don’t know how people WANT to keep the same polish for two whole weeks. LOL.
So I did my no-chip manicure… let’s see how long I can keep it. This will definitely be a challenge. I give myself until Sunday before I absolutely have to remove this and change the polish. 
gelish – “You’re Such A Sweet-Tart” w/ “Twinkle” (on the nail tips)
[no-chip polish]
Regular polish is so much fun.
I was playing in acetone (read: doing a client’s manicure), and forgot I didn’t have on no-chip polish…. so I got to change my polish (read: my manicure got trashed, lol).
That’s when I realized, I can’t wait for summer. Not necessarily for the heat…. because y’all know how much I LOVE snow… but, I can’t wait for the summer colors! I got a jumpstart:
OPI – “In My Back Pocket”, “Greenwich Village” & “The It Color”
w/ my remaining gold and glitz polishes from before & acrylic paint animal print 
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….from no-chip polish, that is.
As practical as no-chip manicures seem to be, they completely eliminate the absolute FUN of manicures!!!!
I need to go back to the “convenience” of changing my polish and nail designs at least two or three times a week. No-chip is just way too much maintenance for that scenario. I know, I know…. people LOVE no-chip! Some anyway….
Lots of people complain that it thins their nails, removal is a burden…. it’s more expensive…. etc., etc… But, of course, it has supporters too: long-wearing, super shiny, strengthens nails, less maintenance, non-smudging immediately after service, manicure that stands up to nail abuse, lol.
It would be practical for me, while I dabble in acetone every day, to have a no-chip. BUT IT’S NOT AS MUCH FUN!!! I promise.
So back to regular polish right now. 
China Glaze – “Escaping Reality”
OPI – “ Goldeneye” layered with “When Monkeys Fly!”
Merry Christmas y’all!! 
I used up all my energy on everyone else’s Christmas manicures……
…so I ended up with a real lazy manicure for myself. Nonetheless, I am still feeling festive. lol
Ulta – “Envy”
w/ green and gold glitter
Now I’m looking forward to some after-Christmas sales! This holiday season just flew by!
China Glaze collections make me happy. I picked up their “Cirque du Soleil – Worlds Away” collection last week. Even the super bright happy colors seems totally winter appropriate to me. lol. I guess I love a bright color no matter the season.
It already feels like a circus on my hands, and I only used three colors from the collection this time. Looks like the big top tent.
“Hanging In The Balance” (Blue)
“Surreal Appeal” (Coral/Pink)
“It’s A Trap-Eze” (Glitter in Milky Base)
I think my favorite color is the melon/coral/pink color. (“Surreal Appeal”) It’s so super warm and glowing! Oh, and it looks amazing against my skin. LOL. So I LOVE it.
I used “White on White” as a base for the glitter polish. (“It’s A Trap-Eze”)
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Yay for polish!! 
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Excitement about OPI’s new Bond Collection “Skyfall 007”!!
I finally picked up the collection over the weekend. The colors are definitely season appropriate.
I LOVE Bond movies. And really, I love the old black and white ones. Pierce Brosnan was a great Bond…. so this manicure will be my mini- ode to him. LOL. But my FAVORITE will always be Sean Connery.
OPI – “GoldenEye”
The glitter is so dense, it looks like textured gold foil on my nails. It’s a dark amber gold, so even though it’s blingy, it seems tamer. Like understated sophistication.
This will be perfect for Christmastime manicures. I can’t wait. 
This just matches a night out on the town. Slightly edgy and flashy, and FUN!
OPI – “Nein! Nein! Nein! Ok, Fine!” (2012 Germany Collection) & “Metallic 4
Life” (Nicki Minaj Collection) 
My hand felt like a model on location, in the city. lol. My nails fit right in with all the lights and traffic. All I needed was to really go out.
China Glaze “Midtown Magic” – GORGEOUS! it’s such a pretty color. Chocolate Burgundy – definitely magical with a pretty gold glitter almost dissolved within.
I know, I know, I was supposed to be on glitter/shimmer hiatus….
….. BUT I COULDN’T HELP IT! lol. It’s so sparkly and it was making googly eyes at me.
I striped the tips with Ulta’s “Set the Nude”, but next time, I am just wearing the “Midtown Magic”. all by its lonesome.
OurPaintedWorld!!! <—(click for link to blog)
Cutest. design. ever.
As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to try it.
So, I used my favorite… OPI “I’m Not Really A Waitress”… striped OPI “Black Onyx” across and made a “Glitter Hologram” buckle….
Voila! Santa’s belt.
I absolutely love this design. So fun! Really may work for any time of the year – if you’re a diva…. it’s all in the context. Because it’s almost December 25th, we’ll just say this is holiday nail art. 
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