Favorites of 2012!

As the year is coming to an end, here were some of my favorite manis of 2012!

From oldest to most recent....

Yellow Butterfly Wing

Pastel Ruffles

Monkey See Monkey Do Holo Design

Gradient Tape

Fishy Manicure

Lightening Bolt Mani

Summer Water Marble

Technical Difficulties...

Sailor Stripes

Werewolf Scratches

Banksy Inspired

Delicate Print

Mesmerize

Man With The Golden Gun

Pink Gym Socks

Colour Block

Black Tips

Going Dotty....

 

Polishes used:

Whirlwind White- Sally Hansen

Sapphire Silk- Orly

My idea for this mani was to create a a fade out from blue to white using different size dotting tools. What do you think?

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Pure Ice- Hot Tamale

Polishes used:

Hot Tomale- Pure Ice

Hazard- Sinful colors

Added a long stripe of  Hazard down the ring finger and dotted with with some loose gold glitter.

And ze close-up:

Sweetheart by OPI

Polishes used:

Sweetheart- OPI

Silver- Art Deco

White- Art Deco

Nude Black Tips

Polishes used:

Black Satin- Rimmel

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Seche Vite Top Coat

Thick black french tips done with an art brush to get those high-up smile lines. Topped with Seche Vite for a super glossy finish.

Banana Bandana and Gold Glitter

Polishes used:

Banana Bandana- OPI

Gold Glitter- Love and Beauty

Can't seem to stay away from this stunning yellow pastel. Added some glitter to make it pop.

Tomorrow Never Dies

Polishes used:

Tomorrow Never Dies- OPI

Whirlwind White- Sally Hansen

If you are a frequent reader of my blog you may have noticed I am not a lover of "shimmery" nail polish, but I decided to try a bottle a little out of character for me and I must say, I really don't hate it. That's all yer gettin' outta me! lol

Green to Blue Skittles Nails

Polishes used:

(Thumb to pinkie)

Mermaid's Tears- OPI

Mint Apple- Sinful Colors

Unnamed Sally Girl

Blue Collar- Orly

Why Not- Sinful Colors

One of those days where I couldn't decide on a colour, so I decided to wear them all!

Family photo:

My Private Jet

Polishes used:

My Private Jet- OPI

This polish is quickly rising the ranks of favorite polishes. Love it.

Ze close-up:

Red Velvet by Color Club

Polishes used:

Red Velvet- Color Club

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Hexagon glitter

Had this polish in my stash for ages and only just tried it and sadly, really don't love it. It looks amazing in the bottle, a black polish with micro red glitter, but has one of those formulas that dries rough. Even with a coat of Sech Vite it was bumpy and rough. Look closely in the picture and you can tell.

Anyone know of a good dupe for this polish?

Colour Block Mani

Polishes used:

Planks A Lot- OPI

Dim Sum Plum- OPI

Wet Cement- Sally Hansen

Evvie- Zoya

Black- Art Deco

I've been seeing a lot of these colour block manis lately, so I decided to give it a go. One of the coolest one's I have seen is from Mari's Nail Polish Blog. 

Here is the process:

I started with the lighter colours so the darker and more opaque ones could cover the edges.

Added more colours, trying to keep them going horizontally across my nail bed.

Finished with the darkest polish filling all the holes. Then it was just a matter of painting a thin black line between each colour.

This mani was much more stunning in real life, I find the photos don't really capture how much it really pops!