STILL WEARING!

The Purple Peacock. I am attributing the longevity of this mani to Color Club "Stuck on You" base coat. I have been using it for a month or so, and I swear, my manis are lasting a week or more....(essence polishes are quite long wearing, also. Colour & Go line, not so much)

Case in point. (the PP was done Monday evening. THIS is Sunday's pic ~ as in I just took it moments ago.....)

so, the quality of the picture isn't great, but you can see that there is little to no tip wear after 6 days. I have not touched/retouched/painted/tipped them since Monday evening.

I am still using Seche as my top coat, although I am going to be trying out some new brands.

~Be Pawlished!

Tiffani

Fall comes before winter.

Or at least it used to....we have gone from 70 degree days to snow...not that I mind.

I decided to use the one day of beautiful fall here in WV for what else???? ~ Do a mani!

Inside, with flash.

Outside, no flash, shade.

Outside, evening sun.

Color Club "Nothing But Truffle", stamped with China Glaze 2030 using BM plate...and randomly placed orange, clear, green and gold rhinestones.....of course, there was Seche on top.

I wore this for about 3 days. Then it was sunny again. Now it is snowing..

Be Polished!

~Tiffani

KOTDs, and some gentle history.

This is my Lichtenstein/Warhol inspired konadi.....I love the dots. This pink is so very bright, I almost didn't put anything over it, I just kept staring and "petting" it, literally.... I loved the application and the color saturation was POW....

1. DC Super Base.

2. 2 coats Color Club Warhol.

3. 1 coat DC Super dry before stamping.

4. Plate m60 stamped with Color Club Worth the Risque.

5. Little yellow daisy/sun from C01.

6. Seche Vite.

This konadi was from yesterday. A little history of Philippi, WV (where I live) ....This place floods. OK, history lesson over. LOL - So with all this snow melting and now with rain being forecasted for the next several days, we are in for some soggy messes....So much that they had an early dismissal for our schools yesterday. When I got the "robo-call" from the county, I immediately got an idea to do a water/blue nail thing.....funny thing, though, just as I stamped that subtle water thingy, the glorious sun (I MEAN BEEEEERIGHT) sun came through the sky light in my bathroom and was nearly blinding. That's when I decided to add those little sun-like flowers....

1. DC Super Base.

2. 2 Coats Suzi Says Feng Shui (OMGsh, this blue is awesome)

3. OPI Absolutely Alice for skinny French tips.

4. DC Super dry before stamping.

5. fauxnad plate GCOCL D02 stamped with Konad Blue Pearl and Yellow/White mixed.

6. Seche Vite.

I have also been using Orly Flash Dry lately. I only have it because it came free with something I ordered, somewhere....I have so much stuff, I can't remember.....

P.S. - I love the tags I have gotten lately, I promise, I am going to do the "things I love"....lists - I swear! My time has been a little short - senior picture ordering and editing season is really here. My business is booming, and my orders are taking up my time....I'll get around to it...Ladies, I appreciate EVERY ONE of them and love getting tagged.

Be Polished!

~Tiffani

Update on NYX

Well, my last mani, aptly named the "Moonie", was not cooperating after hours of dry time....we stayed up last night and watched "Guys and Dolls" from 1955 *uhhhhh, Brando and Sinatra hotness* and it wasn't over until after midnight.

Can you believe when I woke up this morning, there were sheet marks on my nails.....12 HOURS LATER!!!!!

Ah, but sweet redemption was upon me - before going to the game, I added a coat of Seche, and viola; the bumps, the dents, the 600 count sheet marks, the EVERYTHING was gone. Not a bump, lump or cotton ball remnant in sight, and the shine on this was freaking awesome. I got many compliments while at the Coliseum....

Just wanted everybody to know.

Be Polished!

~Tiffani

I believe in Yesterday....

1. DC Super Base

2. 1 coat SH Insta-Dri Petal Pusher.

3. 1 coat CG Visit Me in Prism.

4. Tips - DC Chainmail Charm

5. 1 coat DC Super Dry.

6. Black and White Art/Deco stripes.

7. Konad m5 and fauxnad H23 in Special white.

8. Seche

And it is SO hard to capture holo with no sun, I did my best...hope you can use your imagination!
I like this little mani...

Crazy GAME DAY nails, SEARS and Giveaways!

A little bit of randomness coming your way compliments of a few blogs I frequent, SEARS and WVU BBall....(and a little leftover V-Day and past NsOTD). Ah, where to begin:

1. Yesterday was WVU BBall game against Seton Hall....Here are my Crazy GAME DAY nails!

Maybe not as crazy as some, but I didn't have a lot of time the night before to get them done.

1. DC Super base

2. 2 Coats of Milani Holo 3D (wish there would have been more sun for this photo)

3. Coat of DC Super Dry before art....I wasn't sure if I was going to use Konad.

4. SH Insta-Dri, Blazing Blue for the angled tips and dots - I used a dotting tool.

5. Coat Seche.

Next is a teeny-weeny little rant. Check the pics:

Oh, now what could be wrong with these two pictures of great mail-haul polishes? OK, first of all, I ordered 3 Milanis - the blue never showed up (they sent an email apologizing) and for my trouble, they waived the shipping on this order. (so far, so good, eh?!?)....The issue is that this order came in two separate shipments - in TWO separate size 20 boxes; that's big enough for a bed pillow........AND - the two Milanis were not even wrapped, protected OR boxed. So, when I got them they were rattling around loose in that HUGE box along with the packing slip.......that was a broken bottle waiting to happen. Luckily they were safe, but shame on you, SEARS....what a waste of postage and boxes.

(I also would like to apologize for the dead ladybugs in the background of those photos.....)

Here are a couple of old NOTD to help you relax from the above story! LOL!

What I really wore on Valentines Day. Pink and Vampy....I only bought this polish for the name - The Commish often calls me his "Trophy Wife". I tipped in Art/Deco, and man was it shiny - almost as much as Liquid Leather!

Diamond Cosmetics Midnight Passion and some fauxnad....tipped with Art Club Steele and added little silver dittys, also Art Club. This one lasted all of about 12 hours - I had to get ready for the game.

And for a Giveaway roundup!

1. Lacquerized is having an awesome H&M giveaway celebrating 250 !!!!

2. Nooberellas is having a giveaway for reaching 100!!!

3. Rock 'n' Nails is having the coolest giveaway-swap thing......very cool!

4. Makeup by Celly is also giving away some cool stuff - be creative!

5. Concrete and Nail Polish is giving in honor of their followers!

There are a ton of giveaways right now - I'll edit as I stumble upon them....

Be Polished!

~Tiffani

V-Day Mani....UGH.

I did this last night...I don't really like it, but eh, thought I'd post it anyway....maybe someone out there will get some (albeit little) inspiration. Now, I don't hate Valentine's Day - it has been so much sweeter since I married the Commish - but my fraternal Grandmother died on V-Day when I was in Junior High....it just gives me a little pit in my stomach....

Anyway, on to the sunnier, happier, heart-filled, pinkish, reddish, so-so konadicure: (You know I am laughing right now!) :B

1. DC Super Base

2. DC Sugar Coat Me (two coats)

3. DC Super Dry (before stamping)

4. M73 stamped with OPI Pearl Of Wisdom, and then again with OPI Thanks So Muchness

5. M59 stamped with OPI TSM....on ring and thumb (oops, forgot to photograph thumbkin)

6. Seche (two coats)

I am absolutely loving the Diamond Cosmetics line....the 1st coat is usually a little streaky, but the 2nd coat literally melts in to it and causes this beautiful, creamy delight! These polishes are very thick, and also stamp well because of it! Can't wait to get my hands on more of these little beauts!

For all of you who have had "shrinkage" (gosh, I can't say that word without thinking of a certain Seinfeld episode!!!!!!!) problems with Seche, well, this is my first wonk! WTH???? Did I not wait long enough to apply? Did I wait too long? Did I not get close enough to the cuticle?

The world may never know............

Luckily, this was the only nail affected and I have already done away with this mani...in favor of an "Olympic" theme....then on to "Chinese New Year"....just thinking out loud again.

Wait! Here is a scandalous pic for you......

ahhhhhhh! NAKED NAILS!

Look how sad they are....a snowy day, water droplets on the sliding glass door, just like little tears! (yeah, I'm laughing again....)

Have a GREAT day.

Be Polished!

Tiffani