Orly Buried Treasure with O.P.I. Black Spotted.

Awhile back Zulily had a deal on O.P.I., so I went to check it out and wouldn't you know, they had Black Spotted! MINE! When they arrived, I think it went on my nails before it went on a swatch stick, LOL. I was already wearing Orly Buried Treasure - a beautiful metallic bronze-y sand - so instead of the stamping I had planned, I just added Black Spotted instead. There's a learning curve, for sure but I think you'll agree it's worth any trouble!


Base coats are Orly Nailtrition and Bonder. Top coat is Seche Vite.

Glitter topper Ducky Tie from 365 Days of Color's How I Met Your Mother Collection over Sally Hansen Silver Sweep.

 Last year about this time as I was just easing into the world of indie polish makers, I won two bottles of polish almost simultaneously. One was from Vivid Lacquer, and if you're a regular reader here, you can tell what a rabbit hole *that* turned out to be. ; -) The other bottle I won was from a company called 365 Days of Color, and it prompted a bit of a habit as well. I have several of Sunny's polishes, some of her hand cream and the cuticle oil, so when her new collection based on the show How I Met Your Mother came out, I knew I had to have it. I even got in on the preorders and soon the whole set arrived at my door.

(Thanks for that rambling trip to nowhere, Tosh!)

This is Ducky Tie over a base of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Silver Sweep. Ducky Tie is several shapes and shades of orange and yellow glitters, plus tiny medium blue litter in a clear base. This would be awesome over a tan like Zoya Farah or a muted green like Finger Paints Be-Leaf It Or Not for an instant autumn mani.

Base coats are Orly Nailtrition and Bonder. Top coat is Seche Vite.

Try It On Tuesday - A England Dragon

 

 This polish is so yummy I can't even handle it. This is A England Dragon, a dark forest green with holo sparkle! You can see the rainbow best on the thumbnail, I think. I also think I need more A England polishes STAT.


Base coats are Orly Nailtrition and Bonder. Top coat is Seche Vite.

Stamping On Texture: Zoya London stamped with Sinful Colors Innocent using VL012.

 

If you couldn't tell by the little logo guy and the name, I love frogs. My best friend started calling me Toad over 15 years ago (jeebus, that makes me feel old!) and that kick-started my obsession with them. So when my new plates from Vivid Lacquer came in, I knew this had to be the first image I used. This is Zoya London stamped with the single frog from VL012 in Sinful Colors Innocent. I LOVE IT! Then I realized that it kinda looks like frogs on asphalt, London's just the right color for it. LOL. Still love it.

Base coats are Orly Nailtrition and Bonder. Top coat is Seche Vite.

A England Order of the Garter with accent of Lucky 13's Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey

 I love blue polish. I have more blues and greens than any other colors in my stash. 55 of each! These two gorgeous examples are A England's Order of the Garter and Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey by Lucky 13. Garter is an amazing medium blue, full of light and shimmer and Timey Wimey is a stunning blue jelly packed with several shapes of blue glitter plus silver holo stars and moons.I just love how they work together so beautifully.


Base coats are Orly Nailtrition and Bonder. Top coat is Seche Vite.

Wet N' Wild I Red A Good Book with Orly Devil May Care

 These are soo sexy! I love a good Come F**k Me (or CFM) red and I Red A Good Book sure fits the bill. It leans slightly towards the blue end of the spectrum, and it's something of a crelly. I love it muchly. I topped it with Orly's Devil May Care, which is a polish that makes me think of Christmas parties. It's tightly packed red glitter with a healthy dose of gold hexes thrown in for visual excitement. I'll have to do this again closer to the holidays.

Base coats are Orly Nailtrition and Bonder. Top coat is Seche Vite.