The Polish Diary

So I got inspired by my last post and decided to try the marble nails for myself. First off let me say that I love the results but I got extremely frustrated at times because the polish would not do as I wanted to. I started with a fully opaque white for the base of the water marble. I wanted to go with neon colors because I was feeling extra summer-y. I went with my China Glaze Shocking Pink (Sally's), Sally Hansen Blue Me Away! (Wal-Mart), and Pure Ice Wild Thing (Wal-Mart). My first couple nails went pretty well and I even got the flower that you see on the first picture but that is where the fun ended. First it started by getting polish on my forehead because I was trying to do too much at once. I also at one point dropped the whole entire neon pink brush into the water with other paints in there. That was a huge mess but I must say in my defense holding the brush with scotch tape fingers is not that easy. I was so lucky to have my boyfriend at home with me because h...

What and awesome summer mani idea! I have really wanted to try marbling my nails. I don't know what my boyfriend would say if I attempted this. He already looks at me funny when I get ready for my manicure. Yes I may have an arsenal of tools and bottles of polish laid out for final selection but a girl must have options right? My Simple Little Pleasures is an awesome nail blog and I love reading her posts! Make sure you check her site out.          Have you tried this before? Good? Bad?

Wanted to show you my new manicure. I really love the pink OPI That's Berry Darling and Katy Perry OPI Teenage Dream is such a fun sparkle topcoat. The only downside of the sparkly polish is the removal. I really need some good polishes for summer. I am anxiously awaiting my OPI Pirates of the Caribbean Collection. I hope there are some great summer colors! That's Berry Darling  Katy Perry Collection: Teenage Dream What are some of your go-to favorite colors for summer?

Photo Courtesy of Beautyencounter.com My new obsession is OPI Drip Dry - Lacquer Drying Drops. I hate waiting for my polish to dry it's my least favorite part. I bought the mini bottle of Drip Dry a few months ago. I used every last drop of it and had to have more. It makes your nails dry within 2 minutes. It makes them completely hard within 5 minutes which is AMAZING! I have used this on all my mani's and it has dried up to 6 coats of polish within 5 minutes! You can purchase OPI Drip Dry at Beautyencounter.com  ($9.99/0.3oz).

I have never layered over my shatters but decided sparkles would be perfect. I started with two coats of OPI Glitzerland. I applied a coat of China Glaze Golden Enchantment. I then used my OPI Black Shatter. I finished the look off with another coat of Golden Enchantment. I always use two top coats with my shatters to give them a more smooth look. What colors are you trying with your shatter!

I wanted to try the new Cotton Candy Crackly Glaze by China Glaze that my mom got me but was stumped as to what color to pair it with. I thought that the neon could be tamed down a bit by the Crackle. It's very 80's. The pictures do no justice my boyfriend said they they were like optical illusions because they were so bright. Definitely will be doing this Mani this summer!