The girls in my bible study and I had a nail party this weekend. It was super fun, and I got to try out some new polishes. I kept my nails pretty simple.
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| The only flash pic. The rest are sunlight. |
On my nails I'm wearing OPI Yoga-ta Get This Blue with Funky Fingers Baby Baby Baby on my ring as an accent nail. YGTB is a really gorgeous dark blue with indigo/brighter blue shimmer. I'm wearing 3 coats, but 2 coats would have been sufficient. The formula was also great. The only minus to this polish is that it does stain your nails, so a base coat is a must. It also has the tendency to stain your fingers blue during removal, so you have to be careful not to rub the polish into your cuticles. Otherwise, it's a great blue worth owning in my opinion. I've been wanting Sephora by OPI Opening Night since two summers ago (I don't know why I still didn't get it), so I was pleasantly surprised to know YGTB is a dupe! I'll definitely pick up YGTB instead, since I get to save a dollar. :P
On my ring is the blindingly blingy Funky Fingers Baby Baby Baby. By the way, both of these polishes were
jkfaceee's. (Please go check her out if you haven't!) I was surprised to see Funky Finger's in her collection and found out that there IS a
Five Below near my hometown. I've never seen one around, so I think I automatically assumed there weren't any in my state. I was wrong! Now I know where I'll be dropping by during my winter break.
For BBB, I used 3 coats, but I noticed it becomes pretty opaque in two with a base color. I recommend using a blue base as it will bring out the light blue in BBB. My pictures make it look like it's not completely opaque, but in person I couldn't tell because it was SO sparkly. It also looks gritty, but it wasn't that bad with 2 coats of Seche Vite.
And here's a pic of all our nails together. :)
I did some florals for two of the girls, including jkfaceee. She's the one wearing a ring in the picture. ^^
In other news, I ripped my right thumb nail while pulling hefting my elephantine Shakespeare textbook out of my backpack. It slipped out of my hands and then...ouch. >.< I'm not a fan of nail patches, so I just cut and filed it to a nub. Now I'm patiently waiting for it to grow back. What do you do when you break a nail?
And...this weekend went by too fast. T_T Happy....Monday...
Liz
That glitter is so pretty! Funky Fingers isnt sold in Aus though :( When I break a nail, I chop them all off! Can't bear to have mismatched nail lengths hehe
ReplyDeleteYeeah! How many beautiful fingers are here!:D I love you ring finger with glitters!:)
ReplyDeleteThey both look awesome! I like the Funky Fingers glitter, so pretty! The other girls manis are great too! Usually if I break a nail I will file it down unless it close to the quick, then I will patch it until it grows out a bit. It hurts my fingers if my nails are too short.
ReplyDeletewow i love the blue and of course the glitter! great manicure, I love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is a perfect combination! I have always loved Yoga-ta Get This Blue, and that Funky Fingers is perfect for an accent nail.
ReplyDeleteOuch! I've never had much luck with patching, so I just file them down and let them grow back out also.
Aw, I wish I could do international swaps. I'd send them to you. And I don't like having mismatched nail lengths either. lol But I really like the length of my nails right now and they're pretty short, so I filed them all to lessen the difference. :P
ReplyDeleteHaha, thanks! :D
ReplyDeleteThanks! I've actually never tried a patch, but I've seen other people use it and didn't really like the idea of it. But I can see how it could come in handy when the break is close to the nail bed. I'm kinda like that too, where I can't cut my nails too short since my nail bed rises a tiny bit past my finger.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Katie! :)
ReplyDeleteAw thanks for the comment Nicole! :)
ReplyDeleteWhen I break a nail very badly I generally "cut my losses" and file it right down, same as you. There is generally a day or two of whining about the loss, as well.
ReplyDeleteYour nails look great, though!
Thanks! Haha, that's pretty much what I do as well, including the whining part. :P
ReplyDeleteFunky Fingers Baby Baby Baby is stunning! It looks like diamonds! Adding it to my wish list!
ReplyDeleteLove this combo! Baby baby baby is so blingy. :) haha and ouchie about your nail. :( I just cut them down and wait for them to grow.
ReplyDeleteliz your nails look GREAT!
ReplyDeletehahahahah that was a fun day :) you should def check out five below... they have a lot of other good stuff too like phone accessories and such. thanks again for doing my nails and for giving me a shout out ;) i shall see you soon!
LOVE the glitter! perfect for an accent nail!
ReplyDeleteI love yours! It's so pretty :)
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