Day 18: Half Moon Manicure

31 Day Nail Challenge

I love half moon manicures! They're easy to do, create a big impact and have endless options. I wanted to try something I hadn't seen before plus I've been dying to use Nubar 2010. I'd been wanting it since I first got really into nail polish back in February and just recently finally bought it for around $7 on Ebay. My most expensive polish to date!  It's so worth it.

I started with two coats of Julep "Sienna". I've been wearing it a fair bit; it's great. It's a very light gold that looks a bit silver. It kind of looks like a silver foil with gold on top. It's really pretty and SO shiny... almost like foil nail decals. Almost. 

Then I did one thick coat of Ulta "Green With Envy". It's a very very dark green with gorgeous emerald shimmer. The sun wasn't out so it was hard to get a good shot of the shimmer so I didn't bother with pictures until I added a topcoat of Nubar 2010.  LOVE THIS.

I do have some similar polishes in Kleancolor "Chunky Holo Bluebell" and Kleancolor "Chunky Black Holo". They have flakies of the same colour but the shape is different plus they don't have a clear base like "2010" does.   Here's a comparison:

"Chunky Holo Bluebell"  dense duochrome glitter of all the same size

"Chunky Black Holo" duchrome flakies and hexagons of various sizes

"2010" duochrome flakies

I personally think they are all unique enough that I'm happy to own all three! It would  be nice if the duochrome colours varied (that's why Cult "Unicorn Puke" is so special, right?) Pictured above they are all over clear and black.

Day 8: Metallic

31 Day Nail Challenge

Metallic nails should  have been easy because I had plenty of options but it just did not want to go my way! I started out doing an ombre look but ended up taking it all off and just using Bettina "Copper" which was an untried. It bubbled because I applied a certain top coat when it was still wet. The top coat is the Color Club one that comes in the Foiled set. It's great over dry polish just not wet. To top it off, my cuticles are a mess! I think the cold weather we've had lately has made them peel more. So, I apologize for how awful they look!  Hopefully I can cure them quick.

I was inspired by Nailside for the design but did it smaller and more heart shaped. I used Julep "Sienna" and then the crackle is Pure Ice "Lightning Strikes".

Anyway, moving on from that. I have been taking outfit pictures! Time I posted some.

 close up of eyeshadow/makeup. I used an ELF palette I will review soon.

 My dog enjoying the wet day.

(sweater/top/shoes Old Navy, jeans Walmart, blazer Target)

 Outtake. Doggy got in the way haha Apparently he wanted to show off his wet dirty fur.

Hmm...those jeans are definitely a bit big on me. haha I can see them sagging down in some pictures!