My first Skittlette!

Hello, Fireflies!

This month, the NCC challenge theme is the Skittle.  According to ChitChatNails, there are several formulas for a skittlette, of which I chose the most common - Creme, Creme, Stamp, Stamp, Glitter. I figured, since it was my first one, I should take it slow and steady.

I used Ulta Whatever Floats Your Moat, a blue jelly; OPI I Have A Herring Problem, a grey-blue with silver shimmer; and Liquid Lacquer A Calm Does Not Suit Me, a milky white base with blue and purple glitters.

I used Revlon Spirit and Dashika Big SdP-L to make this pattern over the OPI.

And, for the pièce de résistance, I chose some grey-blue rhinestones and placed them in my Nail Veil, which I then attached to my thumb with some topcoat.

I love that I can color-coordinate my Nail Veil! 

Bottle shot:  Ulta Whatever Floats Your Moat, OPI I Have A Herring Problem, Liquid Lacquer A Calm Does Not Suit Me, and Revlon Spirit.

I'm not sure how I feel about skittlettes - or even skittles - but I love nail jewelry.  What say y'all?

An InLinkz Link-up

The Make Up Show Orlando - The People. It's who you know

For my last day at The Make Up Show, I went classic black with Cult Nails Nevermore.  I put some black rhinestones in my Nail Veil, too.  Chic!

Much, much more - after the jump!

The Make Up Show Orlando -The Sights, the Sounds, the Nails!

Back to The Make Up Show.. it's easy to get overwhelmed by the chaos and crowds at a convention.  I was glad to have a 'home base' at the Cult Nails booth where I could get my bearings.

And buy some polish, natch.  I bought the All Access collection.  I need to get another bottle of Nevermore, my fave black!

Lots more pictures after the jump!

Really dressed-up digits

I am all about a good dupe, and these Jessica polishes were supposed to be just like the Dior spring 2012 collection that were so beautiful.  I don't even know how many peach/orange polishes I bought trying to match this color.  So glad I finally was able to get Jessica Love Story!

I wasn't worried about the VNL because I knew I wanted to try this glitter.  I am really enjoying the glitter trend with oranges and yellows.  If it looks like an orange or a fire, I'm probably going to want it!  I couldn't resist Indie polish  The Polish Bar Citrus Squeeze.   I think it goes perfectly with Love Story - it's not so orange that the orange glitter gets lost, and not so yellow that the yellow glitter is hidden.  The white just pops on it.  I got some compliments on this combo.

You may think that's the end of the manicure, but you'd be wrong.  I added a new piece of nail jewelry, recently introduced by Chronicle Stones, called the Nail Veil.

Nail Veils come in several different styles  - some are long and pointy, some have jewels hanging on them, but I loved this one the best.  Unlike rhinestones or most other nail art, this is real jewelry, and it is reusable.  You can put polish on it, or topcoat, or nail glue, and then clean it with acetone, and you're ready to go again.  

Now that is a dressed-up manicure!  What do you think about nail jewelry?