Archive | August 2012

Going for Gold

Aug6

I love to watch the Olympics. I root for the USA, but always cheer for great performances by all the athletes. I love to watch all the different sports events that don’t get the attention any other time. I believe that just making it to the Olympics makes them champions, so I am saluting all the athletes with this polish, Going for Gold by the Color Institute. This is a sheer gold micro glitter that could be used over other colors to dust them with gold.

Now for the details: I used Nail Envy Matt by OPI for my base coat, three coats of Going for Gold to get the coverage I wanted, and Double Duty by Sally Hansen as a top coat. I took several pictures including a micro shot to show the detail of the polish.

Polishes used.

GG1

Micro shot

GG4

Cloudy shots

GG2

GG3

Sun shots

GG5

GG6

GG7

Shade shots

GG8

GG9

Have a great week! Go USA!!

Tuscan Sun

Aug5

I may not be able to go to Italy, but I can wear the Tuscan Sun on my nails. It’s like having a little touch of Italy with me to spice up my life. Now for the details: one coat of Nail Envy by OPI as a base coat, one coat of Tuscan Sun by Revlon, and one coat of double Duty by sally Hansen as a top coat. This polish was easy to use and covered in one coat.

Polishes used.

TuscanSun1

In the sun

TuscanSun1

TuscanSun1

In the shade

TuscanSun1

Have a great week!

Glow

Aug2

Had the day off yesterday and thought it would be a good time to change my nail polish. I decided to go with one of my new ones that I got Friday at Ross. Its a sheer pink polish by Sally Hansen called Glow. I took the old one off and settled in to begin the new color. I used Nail Envy Matt by OPI as my base coat. Then I used Glow by Sally Hansen. As I said this is a sheer polish so I used two coats for better coverage. Finally I used Double Duty by Sally Hansen as a top coat. I like this soft color. Sometimes that’s all you need to make a quiet statement.

Now for the pictures.

The polishes used

Glow 1

in the sun

Glow 2

in the shade

Glow 3

Have a great day!

August Lady

Aug1

Here we are in August, summer is gearing down and back to school is starting up. My next Lady in my series a birth months is ready. The August Lady is here to welcome the month. She is ready to remind us about the August birthstone and flower. I want to wish all the August Ladies a Happy Birthday and many more to come. The scene was done using Poser7, and the words and corners were added in Paint Shop Pro. You can see all my artwork in my Gallery.

August Lady

August Lady

August Lady Closeup.

August Lady Closeup

I hope you enjoy looking at them.