Mani Monday - Halloween

It's Mani Monday!!  I think the name says it all…very simple; every Monday I will do a themed manicure and will blog about it. This week's theme is Halloween!

I don't know about you gals, but I am coming to an end with ideas on any new Halloween ideas...so I just combined a few.  I used Sally Hansen's White On & Black Out, Sinful Colors Courtney Orange & Pumpkin Spice and Nicole by OPI White Textured.

Go check out Mani Mondays on Facebook to see a bunch of cool 'gradient' manicures!

Lovely ladies participating in Mani Mondays:

Anca 

Jaimie

Jaimie S

Jessi 

Kathleen

Kimberly

Lindsay 

Lu

Previous Mani Mondays

Whatever

Accent Nail

Favourite Neon

Glitter

Dotticure

Back to School

Favourite Red

Fancy French

Stripes

Favourite Nude

Fall
Canadian Thanksgiving
Gradient

Mani Mondays - Canadian Thanksgiving

It's Mani Monday!!  I think the name says it all…very simple; every Monday I will do a themed manicure and will blog about it. This week's theme is CANADIAN THANKSGIVING!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canadians!  I love me some turkey :D

With this mani I used OPI's A Woman's Prague-ative, Avon's Burnished Copper and a make-up sponge ;)

Go check out Mani Mondays on Facebook to see a bunch of cool 'favourite nude' manicures!  Next week's theme is GRADIENT!!

Lovely ladies participating in Mani Mondays:

Anca 

Jaimie

Jaimie S

Jessi 

Kathleen

Kimberly

Lindsay 

Lu

Previous Mani Mondays

Whatever

Accent Nail

Favourite Neon

Glitter

Dotticure

Back to School

Favourite Red

Fancy French

Stripes

Favourite Nude

Fall

Mani Mondays - Fall

It's Mani Monday!!  I think the name says it all…very simple; every Monday I will do a themed manicure and will blog about it. This week's theme is FALL!

I must admit I had a difficult time coming up with a idea for a Fall mani.  I knew what colours I wanted and this is what I finally came up with after 3 attempts.  I used OPI's Oy-Another Polish Joke, Avon's Saturn, Essence's High Spirit and Revlon's Expresso.

Go check out Mani Mondays on Facebook to see a bunch of cool 'favourite nude' manicures!  Next week's theme is CANADIAN THANKSGIVING!!

Lovely ladies participating in Mani Mondays:
Anca 
Erica
Genevieve
Jaimie
Jaimie S
Jessi 
Kathleen
Kimberly
Lindsay 
Lu
Stacey

Previous Mani Mondays
Whatever
Accent Nail
Favourite Neon
Glitter
Dotticure
Back to School
Favourite Red
Fancy French
Stripes
Favourite Nude

Mani Mondays - Favourite Nude

It's Mani Monday!!  I think the name says it all…very simple; every Monday I will do a themed manicure and will blog about it. This week's theme is FAVOURITE NUDE!

Nudes have always been a tough one for me as I have very fair skin.  Anyway I think my favourite nude right now is OPI's Don't Pretzel My Button.  It's a beige/pink creme from OPI's Germany collection.  I think it is the cool-blue undertones in it to counteract my redness.  So...here are my mannequin hands :)

Go check out Mani Mondays on Facebook to see a bunch of cool 'favourite nude' manicures!  Next week's theme is FALL!!

Lovely ladies participating in Mani Mondays:
Anca 
Erica
Genevieve
Jaimie
Jaimie S
Jessi 
Kathleen
Kimberly
Lindsay 
Lu
Stacey

Previous Mani Mondays
Whatever
Accent Nail
Favourite Neon
Glitter
Dotticure
Back to School
Favourite Red
Fancy French
Stripes

Mani Mondays - Stripes

It's Mani Monday!!  I think the name says it all…very simple; every Monday I will do a themed manicure and will blog about it. This week's theme is STRIPES!

This is my blue inspired waterfall manicure, with a twist.  There are many tutorials out there and I am not sure who the initial creator was but here are some:

Hair Spray and High Heels
Devine Caroline
I Feel Polished
The Nailasaurus

I used Essie's Midnight Cami, Covergirl's Out of the Blue, Color Club's Hydrangea Kiss, China Glaze's Sea Spray and Zoya's NYX.  I think this would look gorgeous with Holiday/Christmas colours!

Go check out Mani Mondays on Facebook to see a bunch of cool 'stripes' manicures!  Next week's theme is FAVOURITE NUDE!!

Other Blogs participating in Mani Mondays:
Anca 
Erica
Genevieve
Jaimie
Jaimie S
Jessi 
Kathleen
Kimberly  
Lindsay 
Lu
Stacey

Previous Mani Mondays
Whatever 
Accent Nail
Favourite Neon
Glitter
Dotticure
Back to School
Favourite Red
Fancy French

Mani Mondays - Fancy French

It's Mani Monday!!  I think the name says it all…very simple; every Monday I will do a themed manicure and will blog about it. This weeks theme is FANCY FRENCH!

I was never very good at doing french tips, so I thought I would use a textured nail polish as the tip.  I used Sally Hansen's Black Out and Zoya's London.

Go check out Mani Mondays on Facebook to see a bunch of cool 'favourite red' manicures!  Next week's theme is STRIPES!!

Other Blogs participating in Mani Mondays:
Anca 
Erica
Genevieve
Jaimie
Jaimie S
Jessi 
Kathleen
Kimberly  
Lindsay 
Lu
Stacey

Previous Mani Mondays
Whatever 
Accent Nail
Favourite Neon
Glitter
Dotticure
Back to School
Favourite Red

Mani Mondays - Favourite Red

It's Mani Monday!!  I think the name says it all…very simple; every Monday I will do a themed manicure and will blog about it. This weeks theme is FAVOURITE RED!

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I love a red, but not all reds love me,  My fav red is China Glaze's Ruby Pumps, which is part of the 2009 holiday collection.  Ruby Pumps is a bright red jelly polish with red micro glitter that look like glass flecks.  Most think of it as a Christmas red!

Go check out Mani Mondays on Facebook to see a bunch of cool 'favourite red' manicures!  Next week's theme is FANCY FRENCH!

Other Blogs participating in Mani Mondays:
Anca 
Erica
Genevieve
Jaimie
Jaimie S
Jessi 
Kathleen
Kimberly  
Lindsay 
Lu
Stacey

Previous Mani Mondays
Whatever 
Accent Nail
Fav Neon
Glitter
Dotticure
Back to School

Mani Mondays - Back to School

It's Mani Monday!!  I think the name says it all…very simple; every Monday I will do a themed manicure and will blog about it. This weeks theme is BACK TO SCHOOL.

Does it look like the end of a pencil?  I used Rimmel's Sunny Days, Revlon's Silver Dollar and Nicole by OPI's Selena.

Go check out Mani Mondays on Facebook to see a bunch of cool 'back to school' manicures!  Next week's theme is FAVOURITE RED!

Other Blogs participating in Mani Mondays:
Anca 
Erica
Genevieve
Jaimie
Jaimie S
Jessi 
Kathleen
Kimberly  
Lindsay 
Lu
Stacey

Previous Mani Mondays
Whatever 
Accent Nail
Fav Neon
Glitter
Dotticure

Mani Mondays - Dots

It's Mani Monday!! I think the name says it all…very simple; every Monday I will do a themed manicure and will blog about it. This weeks theme is DOTS!

I love my dotting tools because you can feel artistic even when you are not!!

I used Essie's Mint Candy Apple, China Glaze's Sun of a Peach and Sally Hansen's White On.

I just had to add an honourable mention!  My current pedicure because...well...it is a dot pedicure :)

Go check out Mani Mondays on Facebook to see a bunch of cool dot manicures!  Next week's theme is BACK TO SCHOOL!!

Other Blogs participating in Mani Mondays:
Anca 
Erica
Genevieve
Jaimie
Jaimie S
Jessi 
Kathleen
Kimberly  
Lindsay 
Lu

Previous Mani Mondays
Whatever 
Accent Nail
Fav Neon
Glitter

Mani Mondays - Glitter

It's Mani Monday!!  I think the name says it all…very simple; every Monday I will do a themed manicure and will blog about it.

This weeks theme is GLITTER.

Well, I couldn't just pick one glitter, so I picked a light and dark one!  I chose Deborah Lippmann's Let’s Go Crazy and Indie Polish's Finding Dory.

Let's Go Crazy is a dark purple-based jelly polish with red, green, blue, gold, light purple and fuchsia glitter of round and hexagon shapes. Coverage is good for a glitter polish, as it is very thick. The glitter actually sits below the surface so it gives the ‘jelly sandwich manicure’ look.

Finding Dory is a blue and neon yellow micro glitter.  I applied 2 coats after applying 1 coat of Pure Ice in Wild Thing as a base. Initially I thought it was green, but it is definitely a neon yellow. This is like a party on your nails!

Go check out Mani Mondays to see a bunch of cool glitter manicures!  Next week's theme is DOTS!!

Other Blogs participating in Mani Mondays:

Anca 
Erica
Genevieve
Jaimie
Jessi 
Kathleen
Kimberly  
Lindsay 
Lu

Mani Mondays - Neon

It's Mani Monday!!  I think the name says it all…very simple; every Monday I will do a themed manicure and will blog about it.

Put your sunglasses on because this week's theme is NEON.

This is Finger Paints Silkscreen Green...one of my favorite neons.  It is from the 2012 Summer Neon collection.  It is an eye catching, bright neon green.  I used a white base prior to applying and it only took 2 coats to achieved opacity.

But I couldn't stop there, so I decided to jazz it up a bit and add some flowers and such.  I used:

• Sally Hansen's White Out
• Orly's Lemonade
• Finger Paints Warhol Wannabe
• China Glaze That's Shore Bright
• Finger Paint's Silkscreen Green

Go check out Mani Mondays to see a bunch of cool neon manicures!  Next week's theme is GLITTER!! Lindsay (the creator of Mani Mondays) is the 'glitter queen'...how will she ever choose?

Other Blogs participating in Mani Mondays:

Lindsay 
Kimberly  
Erica
Genevieve
Kathleen
Anca 
Jaimie
Jessi 
Lu

Mani Mondays - Accent Nail

First off, happy Civic Holiday Monday to all my fellow Canadians:) 

It's Mani Monday!!  I think the name says it all…very simple; every Monday I will do a themed manicure and will blog about it.  This week's theme is  'accent nail'.

I chose Essie's DJ Play That Song and Indie Polish's Kaboom.  DJ Play That Song is part of the 2013 neon collection.  It is a vibrant purple-violet colour and would match just about any skin tone. I initially didn't think this was a neon so I didn't bother with a white base coat but it was next to impossible to apply.  So I applied a white base coat this time and a couple coats of the polish to achieve opacity.  Indie Polish is a Canadian company that makes unique handmade nail polish. Kaboom is a clear based polish packed full of plum and dark pink micro glitter.

Go check out Mani Mondays to see a bunch of cool accent manicures!  Next week's theme is NEON!!

Other Blogs participating in Mani Mondays:

Lindsay 
Kimberly  
Erica
Genevieve
Kathleen
Anca 
Jaimie
Jessi