07 January 2013
twee and honey "Tutu" 061 over black
This is CND Stickey as base coat, Gelish base coat, three coats of Gelish "Black Shadow", one coat of twee and honey "Tutu", with one coat of Jordana Quick Shine top coat.
After wearing such a light, glittery mani for a week I needed something dark. I knew I wanted to do black gel and spent at least 15 minutes sitting in front of my Helmer looking through my un-photographed polish (which I have a lot of). I settled on this one and I am so glad I did!
"Tutu" is from the t&h 'All Hallows' collection, which I didn't even realize until I looked it up to link here. (I also didn't realize that Ms. Let Them Have Polish did this same mani, although she did two coats.) Though it is part of that collection, it is more than appropriate for any time of the year. There is glitter of several sizes and colors in hot pink, light pink, teal-y. There are flakies. There are HOLOGRAPHIC PINK BUTTERFLIES! (see last picture) One of my favorite things about t&h polishes is that often there are little bits that don't even show up on the side of the bottle but you end up with one or two on your nails. (Like the little orange hearts in "Viscera".) There are always little awesome surprises awaiting you with this polish!
The over-all effect of this mani is super shiny, although it didn't show up that way in the pictures. Which is okay, because it showed the actual colors and character of the polish without being too glare-y.
*Some of the polish here was provided to me by the manufacturer. All opinions are my own, without influence and without compensation.
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06 January 2013
List of tartans I've used for custom orders.
Custom tartans have already been done in these tartans:
Click through any of these for pictures of the finished product.
Alma College (2
Ailsa, Dress Gold (2,
Airisaidh Hebridean, Dress Red
Buchanan (2,
Buchanan, Dress Red (2,
Buchanan, Dress Turquoise
I've done more, and am constantly updating this page as I make more and get pictures of them. For more pictures, my flickr set of tartan jewelry is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bessicajach/sets/72157630690543548/
Click through any of these for pictures of the finished product.
Alma College (2
Ailsa, Dress Gold (2,
Airisaidh Hebridean, Dress Red
Buchanan (2,
Buchanan, Dress Red (2,
Buchanan, Dress Turquoise
Cornish National
Cunningham, Dress Lime
Cunningham, Dress Purple (2,
Cunningham, Dress Royal (2, 3
Cunningham, Dress Tangerine (2, 3,
Culloden, Dress Red
Davidson, Ancient (2,
Davidson, Modern (2,
DunBroch
Drummond of Perth, Modern
Erskine, Dress Turquoise and White
Erskine, Dress Black and White
Cunningham, Dress Lime
Cunningham, Dress Purple (2,
Cunningham, Dress Royal (2, 3
Cunningham, Dress Tangerine (2, 3,
Culloden, Dress Red
Davidson, Ancient (2,
Davidson, Modern (2,
DunBroch
Drummond of Perth, Modern
Erskine, Dress Turquoise and White
Erskine, Dress Black and White
Irish National
Lamont
Lennox, Dress Purple (2, 3,
Lennox, Dress Red (2,
Lennox, Dress Teal
Lennox, Dress Turquoise (2, 3,
Lochnagar, Dress
Longniddry, Special Dress Purple
Longniddry, Special Dress Royal (2,
MacDuff
MacGregor, Dress Burgundy
MacGregor, Dress Purple (2,
MacGregor, Dress Raspberry (2,
MacGregor, Dress Turquoise
MacIntosh
MacKellar, Dress Cerise (2,
MacKellar, Dress Lime
MacKellar, Dress Purple
MacKellar, Dress Royal
MacLaren
Lamont
Lennox, Dress Purple (2, 3,
Lennox, Dress Red (2,
Lennox, Dress Teal
Lennox, Dress Turquoise (2, 3,
Lochnagar, Dress
Longniddry, Special Dress Purple
Longniddry, Special Dress Royal (2,
MacDuff
MacGregor, Dress Burgundy
MacGregor, Dress Purple (2,
MacGregor, Dress Raspberry (2,
MacGregor, Dress Turquoise
MacIntosh
MacKellar, Dress Cerise (2,
MacKellar, Dress Lime
MacKellar, Dress Purple
MacKellar, Dress Royal
MacLaren
MacLean of Duart (2,
MacLean of Duart, Ancient
MacLean of Duart, Hunting Ancient (2,
MacLean of Duart, Dress Burgundy
MacLeod
MacNeil of Barra
MacPherson, Dress Black (2,
MacPherson, Dress Blue
MacPherson, Dress Burgundy
MacPherson, Dress Green
MacPherson, Dress Red
MacPherson, Dress Royal
MacPherson, Dress Turquoise (2, 3,
MacRae, Dress
MacRae, Dress Blue
MacRae, Dress Lime (2,
MacRae, Dress Purple
MacLean of Duart, Ancient
MacLean of Duart, Hunting Ancient (2,
MacLean of Duart, Dress Burgundy
MacLeod
MacNeil of Barra
MacPherson, Dress Black (2,
MacPherson, Dress Blue
MacPherson, Dress Burgundy
MacPherson, Dress Green
MacPherson, Dress Red
MacPherson, Dress Royal
MacPherson, Dress Turquoise (2, 3,
MacRae, Dress
MacRae, Dress Blue
MacRae, Dress Lime (2,
MacRae, Dress Purple
MacRae, Hunting
MacRae of Conchra, Dress Purple
MacRae of Conchra, Dress Raspberry (2,
MacRae of Conchra, Dress Teal
MacRae of Conchra, Dress Turquoise (2,
MacThomas
Menzies, Special Dress Black (2,
Nova Scotia, Dress (2,
Oliver, Dress (2,
Pride of Scotland, Dress (2, 3,
Rose, Dress
Ross, Dress Hunting (2,
Scotia, Dress Tangerine
Scott, Dress Green
Scott, Dress Lime
Scott, Dress Navy
Scott, Dress Purple
Scott, Dress Raspberry (2,
Scott, Dress Red (2,
Scott, Dress Turquoise
Stewart, Black (2, 3, 4
Stewart, Dress (2,
MacRae of Conchra, Dress Purple
MacRae of Conchra, Dress Raspberry (2,
MacRae of Conchra, Dress Teal
MacRae of Conchra, Dress Turquoise (2,
MacThomas
Menzies, Special Dress Black (2,
Menzies, Dress Raspberry (2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
Menzies, Special Dress Red (2,
Menzies, Dress Turquoise (2,
Milne, Dress Green
NapierMenzies, Special Dress Red (2,
Menzies, Dress Turquoise (2,
Milne, Dress Green
Nova Scotia, Dress (2,
Oliver, Dress (2,
Pride of Scotland, Dress (2, 3,
Rose, Dress
Ross, Dress Hunting (2,
Scotia, Dress Tangerine
Scott, Dress Green
Scott, Dress Lime
Scott, Dress Navy
Scott, Dress Purple
Scott, Dress Raspberry (2,
Scott, Dress Red (2,
Scott, Dress Turquoise
Stewart, Black (2, 3, 4
Stewart, Dress (2,
I've done more, and am constantly updating this page as I make more and get pictures of them. For more pictures, my flickr set of tartan jewelry is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bessicajach/sets/72157630690543548/
02 January 2013
The last manicure of 2012 ...
And the first of 2013!
This is: CND Stickey, Gelish base coat, two coats of ProGel 'Trophy Cup', Gelish top coat, three coats of China Glaze 'Glistening Snow' or 'Angel Wings' on the accent nail, a coat of Jordana quick shine top coat, and a coat of Poshe top coat.
Out of the China Glaze Holiday Joy collection, 'Winter Holly' was the only polish I knew I had to have right off the bat. I actually saw these two in store and didn't pick them up. Until I saw swatches. Then I knew! These two are amazing on the nail. 'Glistening Snow' is like wearing diamonds on your nails! The holo glitter really makes it. These are relatively thick glitters (which I like). I was worried about them being dupes for 'Fairy Dust' and 'Golden Enchantment' but they are no where close. I'd say the closest thing would be the Milani holos, since those are relatively non-linear and have glittery sparkle in all light like these do. And that is a major compliment! I stop to just stare at my nails and move them around in the light pretty often, so that's the best thing I could say about a manicure.
Verdict: If you don't have these, get them! (If you can, get the set with a free shot glass!)
*All products featured in this post were purchased by me for wear and review.
This is: CND Stickey, Gelish base coat, two coats of ProGel 'Trophy Cup', Gelish top coat, three coats of China Glaze 'Glistening Snow' or 'Angel Wings' on the accent nail, a coat of Jordana quick shine top coat, and a coat of Poshe top coat.
Out of the China Glaze Holiday Joy collection, 'Winter Holly' was the only polish I knew I had to have right off the bat. I actually saw these two in store and didn't pick them up. Until I saw swatches. Then I knew! These two are amazing on the nail. 'Glistening Snow' is like wearing diamonds on your nails! The holo glitter really makes it. These are relatively thick glitters (which I like). I was worried about them being dupes for 'Fairy Dust' and 'Golden Enchantment' but they are no where close. I'd say the closest thing would be the Milani holos, since those are relatively non-linear and have glittery sparkle in all light like these do. And that is a major compliment! I stop to just stare at my nails and move them around in the light pretty often, so that's the best thing I could say about a manicure.
Verdict: If you don't have these, get them! (If you can, get the set with a free shot glass!)
*All products featured in this post were purchased by me for wear and review.
01 January 2013
2012 year end round-up!
I've come a long way in 2012, as you're about to see. I started out with some pretty sloppy work and am very proud to say that I have cleaned things up quite impressively!
Here are some of my favorites from 2012:
From January: 1970s nails
From February: matted glitter nails
Done in February but posted in March: reggae nails
My first ever magnetic from all-green March.
Also in March, I started TartanHearts Jewelry! Mostly because I needed an excuse to buy more polish.
I don't care how much hate it gets, I'll always love China Glaze "Trendsetter". Also from March.
I started doing gel in April and never looked back! (and this polish will be part of my first nails of 2013!)
By June, I'd already started on a gel stash.
I got a little crazy in July.
October was Orange October and my manicures helped my beloved San Francisco Giants win the World Series!
This one helped them win the NLCS.
Seriously, it was a big month for my nails. This polish has tiny orange hearts! I still can't get over that.
Things got simple again in November and I tried the 'scrubbing in' method of wearing gel with glitter and loved it!
See? It's good in every color.
December got a little different again ...
... but it's finished off pretty strong with my Christmas nails.
I'll have one final 2012 mani after this: my New Year's nails. I just finished them up before I started working on this. After all, what better thing to do when your nails are still wet than a little typing?
Happy New Year! I hope 2013 brings as much nail-related awesomeness as 2012 did!
Here are some of my favorites from 2012:
From January: 1970s nails
From February: matted glitter nails
Done in February but posted in March: reggae nails
My first ever magnetic from all-green March.
Also in March, I started TartanHearts Jewelry! Mostly because I needed an excuse to buy more polish.
I don't care how much hate it gets, I'll always love China Glaze "Trendsetter". Also from March.
I started doing gel in April and never looked back! (and this polish will be part of my first nails of 2013!)
By June, I'd already started on a gel stash.
I got a little crazy in July.
October was Orange October and my manicures helped my beloved San Francisco Giants win the World Series!
This one helped them win the NLCS.
Seriously, it was a big month for my nails. This polish has tiny orange hearts! I still can't get over that.
Things got simple again in November and I tried the 'scrubbing in' method of wearing gel with glitter and loved it!
See? It's good in every color.
December got a little different again ...
... but it's finished off pretty strong with my Christmas nails.
I'll have one final 2012 mani after this: my New Year's nails. I just finished them up before I started working on this. After all, what better thing to do when your nails are still wet than a little typing?
Happy New Year! I hope 2013 brings as much nail-related awesomeness as 2012 did!
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