Read Between The Lines - Tape Mani inspired by Enamel Girl

Hellooooooo everybody!!!  How are you?  I am... EXHAUSTED... we had such a busy weekend & I feel like we never stopped moving.  I paid for it today at work by practically drooling all over my desk.  LOL 


During my busy weekend I somehow managed to find a minute or 2 (or more) to attempt a mani I saw from Enamel Girl.  I saw it on Pinterest & wanted to try it immediately.  I headed to Sally's to look for a perfect pink - or at least one close to it in order to do it.  Luckily I already had my perfect yellow courtesy of Zoya ~ Pippa.  While at Sally's I picked up another bottle of Seche Vite (can you really ever have too many bottles LOL) & managed to save $1 w/ a coupon.  Not a huge victory, but a victory none the less =) & I scooped up China Glaze ~ Love's A Beach (part of their Summer Neons Collection for 2012).  You can check out Enamel Girl's AHHHMAZING tape mani using the above link & here is my attempt:

Bottle Shot!!

My attempt close up

Sheck out my thumb...

Close up of my favorite finger (I think cause it looks like an "A")

How I did it --> Did my base colors (the base color comes out in the color of the lines), then I cut thin strips of scotch tape & placed them on my nail (after a nice thick coat of Poshe), once attached securely I put the contrasting color & removed the strips of tape as soon as I finished the top color.  Waited a bit & then topped all fingers off with a coat of Gelous followed soon after by Seche Vite.  Whew... 3 fingers in (pinky, ring & middle) I realized i should have attempted my own design - but I was so friggin' nervous to mess it up I copied Enamel Girl verbatim LOL, but I did do the thumb on my own as well as my index finger.  But once I saw the pictures above i realized the pinky & index are exactly the same just different direction ::insert face palm::.  Ah well, next time.  So what do you think?  I think I did it justice.  I see myself attempting this mani over & over.  The possibilities are ENDLESS.  Hope you enjoyed!!!

Walking on Sunshine ~ Zoya - Pippa

Hello Everyone!!!  This is my very first post & I'm so excited to finally get into this... I delved into the lovely world of Nail Lacquer late Fall of '11.  To be honest, I was never very confident in my nail painting abilities & TERRIFIED of color.  Well no longer!  In 6 months my nail polish collection has grown to a total of 78 and I'm painting them at least 2 times a week!  I've come a long way baby!!  I think I'm missing some though.  My last count was in the 90's & has somehow diminished - I need to get to the bottom of this mystery.  Anywho, as mentioned earlier I was terrified of color as I was a strict "nude" girl.  So what better way to start off my blog with a very bright, cheerful, in your face color courtesy of Zoya's Pippa.

(This picture was taken on my iPhone - I will start taking pics with my camera very soon).  As I've been not so subtly alluding to Pippa is like a true ray of sunshine.  It's a very bright, creamy polish.  Not at all pastel.  It was opaque in 2 coats, but I had to do 3 to even out the streaks a bit.  The polish was great, not too thick, not too thin, I was just a little heavy handed - but it all worked out in the end.  I used Seche Vite Base Coat, 3 coats Zoya & Seche Vite Top Coat.  This pic was taken in direct sunlight.  The color is loud & playful, perfect for a sunny Spring or Summer Day.  I purchased this directly through Zoya's website & they retail for $8.00.  This color was part of their Summer 2009 La-Di-Da Collection.  Thanks for reading...