Essie Shine Of The Times With White

I hope everyone had an amazing holiday! I wanted to stop by to post this quick and beautiful opal manicure. This is Essie's Shine Of The Times on top of Essie Blanc. Essie Shine Of The Times is a beautiful flaky glitter topcoat. It shifts in color from red to orange to green. It is similar to other shades like Nubar 2010 or Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure. This manicure is 2 coats of Blanc and one coat of Shine Of The Times.

White Under White Cap

I have tried 20 different base polishes under China Glaze White Cap, 15 of them were pink ;) I am not sure why I never tried using white polish sooner. I normally hate white nails, but I still believe that White Cap makes EVERY manicure more special. I recommend trying this for something different!

Quick Purple Manicure

For this fast mani I used China Glaze Virtual Violet (from the China Glaze Tronica Collection) as a base. Virtual Violet dries very fast, and I only needed to use one coat. I then stamped on top with my Bundle Monster plates and a white Wet n Wild polish. I think this whole manicure took less than ten minuets :)

Orly: Pink Whisper

Pink Whisper is a pretty, bright ivory color that is far from pink. This polish is pretty, and it is different from every polish I own, but I would not pay full price for it. I needed to use three coats, and it came out very streaky. I found this on clearance at Sally's for $1.99 so it was a bargain. It would probably look best with a stamped design on top.

China Glaze: Princess Grace

China Glaze Princess Grace is a very frosty, very light lavender/pink. I used three coats so this took awhile to dry. Normally I am not a fan of nearly white nails but this one is growing on me. Next time I use this polish I will probably use a stamp design on top. This is three coats, no top coat.

Color Club Red Velvet & Stamping

Red Velvet is a basic black base with red glitter. I liked this polish, it was unique from everything I own. It is especially pretty in the sunlight. This is two coats no topcoat.

I decided to use my new bundle monster stamps again. I would have stamped with a silver polish but I did not have one on hand.

Bundle Monster Flowers

My first Bundle Monster plates came in the mail yesterday. This is my first attempt at playing with them. I think these are great, I am so glad I ordered them!

I used French White from NYC, and Essie Pink Parka

I heard Bundle Monster is coming out with new plates soon? It will be very tempting to order more

Bright Water Marbling

I experimented with bright water marbling. This was fun to do, but I think I will stick to more subtle water marbling like this from now on.

China Glaze Turned Up Tourquoise, Flip Flop Fantasty, Beauty and the Beach, NYC French White, Light My Tiki, Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow

Essie & Konad

This is yesterday's mani using Essie French Affair, with a Konad stamp I bought a few years ago. I have not touched my two Konad plates for at least a year, but now I want to start using them again! I used a cheap white N.Y.C polish for the pattern. I think I would have better results using a nicer stamp polish. Any suggestions?

Water Marbling 2

More fun with water marbling. I used China Glaze Peachy Keen as the base, with Sally Hansen Sunrise Sunset, Sally Hansen Gleaming, and NYC French White for the marbling.