OPI Minnie Mouse Collection and Fourth of July Nails

OPI Minnie Mouse Swatches and Two Fourth of July Looks

Hi everyone, happy Wednesday.  I am on vacation starting today and I am really looking forward to the extra long weekend.  Today I have swatches of two of the new Minnie polishes that I picked up along with two different fourth of July looks.

First up is a simple red, white, and blue combination.  I started off with two coats of Essie Butler Please and then used one dabbed coat of OPI Minnie Style.  This polish is a mix of red, white, and pink glitters in a clear base.  I had been eying this polish but was concerned with the versatility of it.  So far I've used it over pink, red, and now blue and I really like it.  

Next up is OPI Innie Minnie Mightie Bow, a glowy red.  I'm not normally a red fan but my husband picked this polish out for me.  I ended up really liking it, it's just so glowy!  The formula was really good, below is two easy coats with topcoat. 

Last up is my second fourth of July look.  I started with Innie Minnie Mightie Bow and freehanded some chevron tips with Maybelline Porcelain Party and China Glaze Water You Waiting For.  

Did you pick up any polishes from this collection?  I ended up really liking the ones I picked up.

Pinspiration: San Francisco Pastels-Two Looks

Two looks inspired by San Francisco

Hi everyone and happy Tuesday!  Today I have my very first "Pinspiration" post.  I like to browse pinterest in my free time and I saw this picture that was taken in San Francisco.  I love the brightness and the interesting mix of colors.  So I decided to turn it into two different manicures.

You can see my original pin here.

First up is my geometric-ish design.  I started with two coats of Maybelline Color Show Coral Crush.  I took my painter's tape and created a horizontal stripe with Julep Clara, a soft peachy color.  I then did a vertical stripe with China Glaze Sunday Funday and finished off with the top horizontal stripe in Essie Naughty Nautical.

For my second look, I started with a base of Essie Mint Candy Apple.  I then used tape to create some simple stripes with Maybelline Coral Crush and Essie Haute As Hello.

I actually quite liked both designs and wore the second one for my doctor's appointment and trip to Chicago last week.  Which design do you prefer?  I had fun with this idea of a pinspiration mani and already have a few ideas for the next one!

Mint and Coral Floral

Mint and Coral Floral

Hi everyone, welcome to Monday.  This week isn't so bad because it's a short work week, yay!  Today also marks the first day of my first no-buy.  I picked up a few polishes yesterday at Ulta to hopefully tide me over for the month.  I'm hoping I can do it :)  I'm also eight followers away from my very first giveaway.  A few months ago when I started this blog, I chose 125 followers as the goal for my first giveaway.  I haven't figured out the prize yet, but it will be something fun!

Today I have a really pretty combination of coral and mint.  A while back, I saw a tutorial on the website thebeautydepartment.com.  They had created a floral mani based on the cover of a journal and also made tutorials to go along with each floral element.  I printed out the tutorials that day and saved them so I could try them in the future.  I chose one floral element and decided to re-create it on all of my nails.  I started with a base of China Glaze Keep Calm, Paint On, a pretty pale mint with a hint of shimmer.  I created the flowers with a large dotting tool and China Glaze Mimosa's Before Mani's, a peach with a hint of shimmer.  The middle of the flowers was done with a smaller dotting tool and I swirled together Maybelline Color Show Coral Crush and Essie Limited Addiction.  I used a very small dotting tool for the black dots and black centers with Essie Licorice.  For the flowers, I used a small nail art brush and used OPI Jade is the new black and Butter London The Full Monty (gold).  I quite like the result!