A Trio Of Blues

I think most of us wear blue polish year round; probably lighter or darker, depending on the season. 

Here's just three that I have worn lately. My first is Kiko 653 which is part of their Cupcake line. These came out a while back when textured polish was very popular. I have a top coat on in this picture, but you can still see the texture.

This is Kawagebo by Elevation. It is a light blue crelly (half way between a cream and jelly finish) with a very subtle gold shimmer. Elevation Polish's creator Lulu is an outdoor trekker and the majority of her colors are named after geological areas in the world. More importantly, Elevation Polish has proven it's quality and integrity.

Finally, I have Wet by Floss Gloss. This color is luminous light turquoise cream and it gets complements when I wear it. Floss Gloss is what I term a Boutique polish. Floss Gloss is the creative child of two art school grads and they have a very different take on the polish culture. Some of their polishes I have no interest in but I do have quite a few. Bottles run $8 and you can buy a few individual colors from Amazon with free shipping.

 That's it for today. I just wanted to get these two manis on the record. So until, next time.

Throwback Thursday-Elevation's Gobi

Gobi isn't throwing it back to far. But it isn't available anymore and did come out two years ago as part of the Mongolia collection. I got it about a year ago on sale on Elevation's site.

Gobi is a sand color and that was probably what attracted me to it. But the added bonus is that it is also a holographic color shifter. It goes from gold, rust, and then to a beautiful green. It's one of those you can just keep taking pictures of because every time something different is going on. 

These are all outdoor shots on a good sunny day. Inside, the polish hides behind it's sandy exterior and looks like quite a proper work day polish. But then, you go outside and you can see what happens.

I am so glad I got this one.

Well that's it for today. So until me meet again, take care and polish on!

52 Week Pick N Mix #13-Grey And Distressed Nails

This week's challenge was distressed nails and/or grey. I thought this was sort of strange, being Christmas week, but I did combine both promps. I love simulated texture. These nails looks jagged and like they have real tactile surface but they are smooth. And they were so much fun to do. I think I will be doing more of this style, just for me.

First, I went with a blingly silver glitter base in Color Club's Sex Symbol. Then the dry brush layering happened. I first used Dove by Zoya. The second polish was Moon Rendezvous by Deborah Lippmann. This added some blue grey to the mix. The last grey I used was Elevation Polish's Kita.  I then added some black with Zoya's Willa. The last step I did before I added the top coat was to dab on some more silver glitter. 

A Close Up 

The silver kept it from being so dreary. It sort of looks like grunge with sparkle.  

So Here's The Crew

From Left To Right" Color Club's Sex Symbol, Zoya's Dove, Zoya's Willa (mini on side) Deborah Lippmann's Moon Rendezvous and Elevation Polish's Kita. I also used Zoya's Color Lock system that was part of my Black Friday Mystery Bag. Willa was also part of the Mystery Bag.

Well, that's a wrap up for this one. Gotta go bake, shop and clean house-all that wonderful getting ready for Christmas stuff. Take care and Happy Holiday's.
                  
                                                               Terri
                                                                                                  

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Linestone, Tan And Orange Colorblock

A couple of weeks ago my daughters and I attended the 18^th Street Fashion Show. If there is an event that will encourage me to do some type of nail design, this is it. I did a design based the color block dress I wore. I originally intended to do a true color block but ran out of time. It was between shearing one of my ewes or spending more time on my nails. The sheep won out over the nails. So I had dots.

POLISH NOTES

Elevation Polish's Limestone

I wanted to show a close up of this polish. I really like Limestone. This is such a creative take on white polish with it's off white cream, gold micro shimmer and gold flakes. It is thick, goes on smoothly and could be an one coat polish. Elevation Polish can be found HERE. 

China Glaze's Kalahari Kiss was part of The fall 2012 On Safari collection. This is a sandy brown with a definite hint of yellow. It matched the tan on my dress better than anything else I had. I am pretty sure you can't get this though China Glaze anymore. But it is less than $4 a bottle on Ebay.


Ulta's Sun Of A Gun 

Son Of A Gun is a red orange cream. This is one of my favorite oranges. It is thick enough and goes on smoothly. It has been around for awhile so others must like it too. Ulta still carries it and the link to their polishes is here.

Here we are in our group selfie

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Well that's it for this post. Until next time, Take care.......Terri