Soft Green Garden

Hello, 

Today I have something that I had for Memorial Day. I know, it's not the typical thing to wear for that weekend but I love Zoya's Neeley and was in the mood to wear it. 

I wanted to try my hand at stamping and decided it would be fun to do it at my daughter's house. She could cheer me on. The results are passable. First thing, if you notice, my designs are going in ever which direction. But I always say, "one time it's a mistake, two times it is artistic accident, three times and it's a design feature. " 

I've seen on other blogs where people have used just plain polishes to stamp with. But, as a beginner, I wanted to start out with something dedicated to stamping. And I didn't have any problems with the polish itself, just the experience of the person stamping. 

White Konad stamping polish, Zoya's Neely, OPI's Alpine Snow, and Konad stamping plate M72

My daughter even tried her hand at stamping. These are the three Julep polishes that I featured last week. she saw them on my blog and decided I needed to bring them with me. I love her skittled effect. 

We like stamping. It is great for those who don't feel confortable using a paint brush. The non dominate hand is less of an issue with stamping. Michelle (my daughter) has already ordered herself stamping plate. 

Zoya is cruelty free. OPI is not cruelty free. Konad stamping polish is unknown to me.

That's it this time. So until next time and I hope today brings you a beautifully polished life.......Terri

Having A Family Mani Party

This mani part happend around Christmas at my house. But a family (or girlfriend) mani part could happen anytime and anywhere!


After a scrumptious Christmas dinner, a cleared table, and dishes in dishwasher, there was a duet of, "OK Mom, get out your stuff so we can do our nails" from our "30 something" daughters. I pulled out my polish color wheels and we started having fun!  Our joy was contagious: even a husband and a grandson stayed to watch. 

Michelle

Our older picked Wet N' Wild's Save By The Blue and topped it  with OPI's Pirouette My Whistle from The New York Ballet collection. I painted her base coat and had a hard time working fast enough for the instant dry polish. I just like slow, and will think twice before buying a polish that dries so fast. 

Save By The Blue and Pirouette My Whistle. I got this mini set at Beauty Brands just before Christmas for $9

Our older picked Wet N' Wild's Save By The Blue and topped it  with OPI's Pirouette My Whistle from The New York Ballet collection. I painted her base coat and had a hard time working fast enough for the instant dry polish. I just like slow, and will think twice before buying a polish that dries so fast. 


Rachelle

Our younger went with a light violet and gold.  She picked Maybelline Color Show's Iced Queen for the base coat and topped it with Revlon's Sequins.  

This mani party was so much fun and made me so happy. We will be doing this again. Even our youngest grandson got into it. He reminded us that some baseball players in the World Series had their fingernails painted and they won. He wanted his done. I did his thumbs to make him happy.

 Until next time......and have a great day.