Old School Swatches

So today for Sunday Swatches, I thought I'd show you some of the 'Old School' swatches I've done. My nails were extra short, I didn't have a clue about lighting (well, maybe a clue, but not much of one!), and I hadn't started doing a different number of coats to show coverage yet. But I'll still share these pictures, because it's kinda fun to see how far I've come.

Monday Marbling

Whoa, I think I've lost my marbles! Oh wait, there they are. Let's look, shall we?

Wednesdays Rock!

Why yes, here it is, Wednesday again, and you know that that means, right? Of course you do!

Today's post is not only pink polish, but a little nail art as well. I'm a little proud of how it turned out, though I could have done better (hindsight being 20/20 and all that). So let's get in there and see what I've got!

Monday Blues?

Monday doesn't really give me the blues, but it does some folks. Of course, with this kind of blue, I'm more happy than not. I love the polish I'm sharing with you today! Let's just get right to it, and skip all the blathering.

It's Becoming A Pattern!

Well, more like I was inspired by a pattern, but who's keeping track of that kinda crap? Not me, that's for sure. So anyway, I was thinking that it would be nice to do something that I love, and I love stained glass. So I chose to be inspired by this pattern:

Seriously, how can you not think that's pretty awesome? So, let's take a peek and my take on this one!

Saturday Shatterday!

Wow, so I'm sort of starting to get back into the swing of things around here. Still, I'd rather have the kids here all the time and never have online time if it were a choice. So anyway, I saved a couple of my Black Shatter NOTDs to share with you today, I think I'll make Shatterday kind of it's own day, like once or twice a month. I'm so totally NOT over the whole crackle thing, so if you are, you can feel free to skip these posts.

Insert Creative Title Here

It's just too hot to make up a really good title today. Yeah, we have a couple of air conditioned rooms, but they are small air conditioners, and can only do so much. If we could get more caught up with things, and/or not have quite so many bills, we'd be able to add central air, and then we could keep it cooler! Maybe in a couple years.

Anyway, today I have a few manis to show off you, and not really any big news, unless you count the fact that we hit up the Monster Trucks last Saturday, and man was it AWESOME! I'll probably share some pictures and maybe some videos of that both here and on my other blog. I even did a special mani for that night, which I'll have to edit up and post soonish! Speaking of nails, let's take a peek at what I've done recently.

Holiday Manis Over The 4th!

So I wore a few days' worth of Independence Day manis, and collected them all to show at once. And it's even fairly close to the holiday! Shocker, right? I just kind of set out a couple each of reds, whites, and blues, and used those over and over. I didn't want to take up a lot of time choosing polishes, there was fun to be had! The polishes I used at one point or another are these: Eyeko Cosmic, Ruby Kisses Regaled Out Blue, Sinful Snow Me White, Sally Girl mini white with no name, SH Reddy To Mingle, Lippmann My Old Flame, NYC Foiled Again, SH Diamond Prism, Icing Epic Winning, Ruby Kisses Blinged Out, Claire's I<3 USA, and Pure Ice Jet Setter, Show Stopper and Flash. The plain old glitter was some dollar store purchase. So there you have it, the colors I wore for a few days in a row. Now let's get to the pictures, after all, what fun is talking about them if you can't see them?

Of Marbles and Mattes.

Whoo, I'm up early. Just can't sleep, I guess. Whatever. I have a billion things to do, so I'm going to sit on my butt and post. Hahaha. So I figured I'd show off some marbly and matte manis (man, I love alliteration!) this morning. Let's just get right to it, I'm not too chatty until I've had my first coffee or ten.

One More Picture Post Before Bed.

Okay, I'm a little wired up, so I'll make one more post, then I'm crawling into bed with my Kindle and reading until I do get tired. I'm up to over a thousand books on that thing, so it'll keep me occupied for a while. The best part? Almost all of the books I've gotten have been free, because they are in the public domain, or were offered up for free for a limited time. The rest have all cost under $7, with most being in the $1-2 range. And I'll admit I'm hooked on the games that Amazon has too, though I've only got the free ones. I may spring for more later. But anyway, this is polish now. I'm rambly too. Go figure. So, click and check out some more November NOTDs.

A Few More Manis For You

As long as I'm posting, how about a few more pictures of manis in October?

Argh! Can't Sleep. More Blue Swatches.

Well, since I can't sleep, I guess I'll share the next set of blue swatches. These would be the medium blues. I'll shut up and get to the pictures now.

Dark Blue Swatches

I've got a whole BUNCH of blue swatches for you, so I'll start with the darker ones tonight. I've done these the same way I always do, starting with one coat on the pinkies, and adding coats up to four on the index finger. The sheer colors I also swatch over black on my thumb and take a close-up. I don't use base or top coat, and the pictures are taken with my OTT light. Okay, let's see what we have!

April Showers Bring May Flowers. Or Not.

Since I'm still up after some impromptu training sessions with the dogs, I'll share the rest of April's pictures, and then I'm nearly caught up. Although I went on a swatching fest, so I'll have a LOT of pictures to share. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's just stick to looking at these for now.

Glitter, Sparkle, Twinkle.

Today I shall share with you some pictures of glittery nail polishes. If I were forced to only choose one finish of polish, it would almost certainly be glitter. Preferably holographic glitter, but hey, I can go with glitter as a whole and be happy. I seem to be of a mind that the more bling, the better, at least when it comes to nail polish. I'm up late because I have 3 extra dogs for the night, and I have to take them to the next person transporting in about 4 hours or so. They are going from Tennessee to Canada, where their breed is in higher demand. Two Cattle Dogs and one Australian Shepherd on top of my own four makes for an interesting evening. I was planning not to even let them sniff noses (more to keep the rescue dogs safe than mine), but these poor girls were upset at being locked away in a smaller room, so I crated my unpredictable rough dog, gated my room off, and now they are all laying right next to me while my two oldest dogs kick back in the hall, and the puppy tries to get them to play (she jumps the gate, so I gave up and let her be in here). I've gotten lots of extra puppy kisses tonight, that's for sure.  But let's get to the pictures of nail polish.