#summernorules - FAVOURITE SUMMER GLITTER

This manicure is Favourite Summer Glitter.  I find it next to impossible for me to pick a fav...I love them all.  I would say this is my current fav, but I just got my hands on 2 more glitter polishes from Loaded Lacquer.

Iris My Case is a beautiful KB Shimmer polish.  It is a purple based glitter and is filled with glitters in pink, purple, white, periwinkle and blue.  I achieved full opacity with 3 coats...very easy to work with.

Next up is Canada Day.  If you want to join in, here is the schedule!

First Day of Summer
National Pink Day
Strawberries

#summernorules - STAWBERRIES

The 3rd manicure of #summernorules is Strawberries!!  Strawberries are at their peak this time of year in Southern Ontario and the best part is there are many many farms close by to pick your own.  Pick one then eat one...lol

I used OPI's Jade is the New Black and Red Hot Rio, along with a white nail art striper.

Next up is Favourite Summer Glitter!  If you want to join in, here is the schedule!

First Day of Summer
National Pink Day

#summernorules - NATIONAL PINK DAY

Think pink today, whether it is a shirt, nail polish or your fav scarf!  Of course I chose nail polish.  I used Essie's Cascade Cool and OPI's 50 is the New Fabulous.

Next up is Strawberries on Wednesday, June 25!  If you want to join in, here is the schedule!

First Day of Summer

#summernorules - FIRST DAY OF SUMMER

YAY, it is the first day of summer and the first day of the #summernorules Manicure Challenge.  Summer is my favourite season, by far and I love the hot humid summer weather and the beautiful flowers that only grow this time of year.

For my 'First Day of Summer' manicure I went simple and picked a polish that reminded me of the many purple flowers in my gardens.  This is KB Shimmer's Daisy About You and it is from their Spring 2014 collection.  It is a pale green crelly polish with neon green, lavender & purple hex glitter and lavender daisy glitter!  It was a dream to work with... 3 coats and was opaque.

Next up is National Pink Day on Monday, June 23!  If you want to join in, here is the schedule!

Maybelline Bleached Neons

I picked up a few of the very popular and difficult to find Maybelline Bleached Neons collection.

First up is Ultra Violet and it is a lovely lavender shade.

This is Pink Punch...a beautiful peachy pink.

Finally this is Lime Accent and it is exactly that, lime.

I love these fun colours and they are great if you don't really like a bright neon.  Unfortunately I found them very thick and not the easiest to apply...but a top coat resolved the unevenness.

Ka-Pow from FInger Paints

Ka-Pow is a clear based glitter consisting of  black, white, dark pink and light pink hex glitter.  Another fun glitter that I put over Essie's Bikini So Teeny.

A little placement was necessary, but worth it!!

Loaded Lacquer's Double Shot of Sriracha

Double Shot of Sriracha is a 'holographic hot sauce for your nails.'  It is a fiery burnt red linear holographic jelly polish.  I achieved opacity with two thin coats...so easy to work with!

I thought I would try a matte top coat...I like it better shiny!

For some unique and high quality polish that is easy to work with, I would recommend taking a look at Loaded Lacquer.  They can be found here.

Here are just a few of the Loaded Lacquer polishes I have swatched.

Foolish Hearts
Fluffy Macaroons
Giddy Up
Fade to Pink
Toasted Marshmallow
Pomegranate
Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Mintallica
Cuts Like a Knife
Saki Bomb

PS:  Thank you to Heather (Loaded Lacquer) and Jaime (The Polished Butterfly)...two very sweet ladies.

OPI's Kiss Me I'm Brazilian

Kiss Me I'm Brazilian is part of the 2014 Brazilian collection.  It is a bright creme pink.  I had trouble with the formula on this one...it was so thick.  I used some polish thinner and it seemed to become more manageable.  I used 2 coats to achieve opacity.

Another beautiful creme polish from OPI!

Loaded Lacquer's Saki Bomb

Saki Bomb is like a party on your nails with my two fav colours, pink and purple!! Inspired by a female Japanese anime character, it is a clear based glitter consisting of large pink holographic circles, multi-sized pink holographic hex, metallic purple hex & squares, small holographic lavender hex and micro silver holographic hex.  I decided to just go with an accent nail for this manicure...on my other nails is OPI's Funky Dunky.

For some unique and high quality polish that is easy to work with, I would recommend taking a look at Loaded Lacquer.  They can be found here.

Here are just a few of the Loaded Lacquer polishes I have swatched.

Foolish Hearts
Fluffy Macaroons
Giddy Up
Fade to Pink
Toasted Marshmallow
Pomegranate
Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Mintallica
Cuts Like a Knife

PS:  Thank you to Heather (Loaded Lacquer) and Jaime (The Polished Butterfly)...two very sweet ladies.

#summernorules Starts June 21st The First Day of Summer !!

Yep it's time for another NO RULES nail art challenge...this is our third one.  That's right no rules, if you don't do or don't feel like doing nail art then express yourself with colours, textures or finishes.  Do as many or as few as you like. Come join us! Be sure to hashtag #summernorules so we can see your creations.

Can't wait to see all the beautiful manis!!