31DC2013 Day 4 - Green Nails

Hello Lacquer Luvers! It's Day 4 of the 31 Day Challenge and today I get to share my green manicure with you guys. If you've been following me for a while you know that green is one of my favorite colors so I was really excited for day 4. I also was excited to knock out some of my untrieds with this one. 

My mani began with a base of Essie Feed Me followed by 3 coats of Sally Hansen Ivy League. I've had this polish in my stash for about two years now *hangs head in shame* and have never used it. I didn't have any application issues with this polish but it was a bit on the thin side which is why I used 3 coats. It also had a few brushstrokes but that just made it perfect for nail art.

Picking up another untried, I used Sinful Colors Call You Later to create a glitter gradient. I stamped Cheeky CH7 on my accent nail and used a dotting tool with Call You Later to fill in the dots. I then went over those dots with Sinful Colors Flower Girl and topped my manicure with a coat of HKGIRL topcoat.

I'm honestly not too fond of this shade of green on me but I had a lot of fun trying new things with this manicure! This challenge is pushing me to try techniques and use colors that I haven't tried or used before and I'm really having a great time testing out my skills. As always, I hope you all enjoyed this post my dear Lacquer Luvers and I look forward to sharing my next post with you, xo!

~Jessica

A Truly Stunning Dotticure

Hello Lacquer Luvers! Today's post features a dotticure inspired by the lovely Nicole of Young Wild and Polished. I've been following Nicole on instagram for quite some time now and she constantly amazes me with her perfectly executed polka dot manicures. I finally got around to trying it for myself since my awesome friend gifted me a new set of dotting tools and Zoya's Stunning Collection was just waiting to be played with again. Mine isn't nearly as gorgeous as her creations but it certainly was fun doing this manicure and I'm excited to share it with you guys!

My mani began with a base of Essie Feed Me. I then applied two coats of the following colors: Thandie, Darcy, & Purity. I used Josie for the dots on my middle finger and the entire Stunning Collection was used over Purity on my ring finger. My manicure was complete with one coat of HKGirl topcoat for that glossy shine. I can't get over how easy this was to do and am in love with how the Stunning Collection shades pop against the stark white polish!

 I'll definitely be trying this again soon! The color combinations are endless and now that my hands are seemingly always full I like that I'll be able to get some art on my nubs in less than a minute. Do you guys like dotticures? What colors would you use for this look? The Zoya Stunning Collection is available for purchase at Zoya.com and you can find HKGirl over at http://glistenandglow.bigcartel.com/. As always, I hope you all liked this post my dear Lacquer Luvers and I look forward to sharing my next post with you, xo!

~Jessica