Summer Orange Slice Nails

We have been having a serious heat wave in Ottawa which inspired me to come up with a super summer manicure. This one is just as juicy as the strawberry nails - I really liked the way it turned out! I used OPI's A Good Mandarin is Hard to Find as the base. This is an amazing orange - it's very reddish and a beautiful orange without being too bright or neon. It's actually quite flattering on the nails - if you're looking for an orange...I highly recommend this one!

Then, I painted an orange slice onto my ring fingers. I love the way this design looks as an accent. So sweet and summery! Now all I can think about is trying a lemon-themed version...keep your eyes pealed!

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Penguins and Holographic Snowflakes Winter Manicure

This one is so much fun! I used OPI's Designer Series Sapphire as the base on some of the nails - this polish is stunning! It's a grey holographic that shimmers so beautifully. In daylight, it's mesmerizing to look at; rainbows and sparkles as far as the eye can see. This polish is absolutely a special one. 

For the other base, I used OPI's Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees. This polish is a very dark greyish creme that goes on slightly sheer. It also has the most microscopic shimmer in it that is impossible to photograph and almost impossible to notice without staring up close. This is what they both looked like, with two coats and a top coat, flash and no flash, before the nail art: (ignore how weird my skin looks in these shots!)

I added the snowflakes with a skinny brush and the penguin bodies with a regular nailpolish brush with the same white polish (Pure Ice). Then, I added the eyes, dots, beak, and feet with a small brush.

And voila - a cute wintery manicure.

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Holly Holiday Manicure

How festive! I used a polish from the Muppet collection for the base, "Designer.. De Better".

I absolutely love this one. It's a metallic polish with a foil-like appearance thats has tiny coppery specks mixed into a warm silver tone. It applies very easily and is opaque after two coats. Plus, the metallic speck appearance hides any nail imperfections. Overall, a great silvery-coppery metallic and perfect for holidays because it would look amazing paired with either gold or silver jewelry.

For the holly, I used OPI's Jade is the New Black for the leaves and Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri in Rapid Red for the berries. I added the black, white, and green accents using a skinny brush.

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Heavy Metal Pink Zebra

Last night before heading out, I decided to give myself a quick manicure and decided on zebra. These days, in my world of nail experimentation, one solid colour manicure looks unfinished to me...losing touch with reality? Maybe.

I used two coats of OPI's Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous as the base and a skinny pink brush for the accents.

I picked this one up at Shoppers and, for the price ($2.99), it went on quite well without clumping or being too runny. Plus, they carry a dozen or so different colours and glitter so one could really go wild.

And, of course, I finished the manicure off with our favourite top coat; Seche Vite.

A different pic:

Well, today is the last day of November and, in my eyes, the "Holiday Season" officially starts up tomorrow. And we all know what that means - holiday nail art! So, keep a lookout for the next few posts we make because they are going to involve all things sparkly, twinkly, and cozy-cute (is that a thing?). Pin It