Broach the Subject

Super Sunday posts!  Hope everyone has been enjoying the long holiday weekend, I know I've enjoyed my day off.

I'm starting off my holiday manicures with a lovely nude by Essie from the winter 2011 line.  This one is Broach the Subject, a wonderful cream nude.  I actually held it up to my work pants and it is a darker khaki color, not a camel like I originally thought.  I got complete coverage with no streaking or bald spots in two coats.  And then just to jazz things up and make it even more holiday-y, I did a white glitter fade on my ring finger as an accent nail.  I used Sally Hansen's Disco Ball.

All but the last picture were taken under artificial light.  The glitter fade was much more noticeable in person, but the whole point of it was to be subtle. Just not as subtle as the pictures made it.

Essie Broach the Subject retails for $8 US plus sales tax.  Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Disco Ball retails for $2.50 US plus sales tax.

Turkey Day

It is now officially Thanksgiving in my timezone, so I am making a midnight posting of my Thanksgiving nails.  I won't really have time to post between now and about the time I'm going to sleep tomorrow around 7 PM because I have to be at work at 3:30AM Black Friday morning.  If you work in retail, you know exactly how I feel.  If you enjoy sleeping, you also know how I feel.  I'm just happy I get to spend time with the fam this year!  Haven't been able to do that for a few years.  =)

This was my first try at free hand nail art, and I couldn't find the proper brush because I was lazy, so this was done entirely with a dotting tool.  This also took me about two hours to do because of mess ups and because I just didn't like what was on my nails.  Maybe we could call it abstract instead of amateur.

Thumb: yellow and bronze dots

Index finger: weave pattern

Middle finger: flowers in purple, yellow and orange

Ring finger: a turkey

Pinkie finger: orange and bronze dots.

I was way too lazy to list out all the shades I used to make this, so I just took a picture.  My base was three coats of Orly Sheer Nude.  This color actually looks fantastic on toes too. 

And on this Thanksgiving Day I would like to say thank you and let everyone know how much I appreciate your page views.  Have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend!