a-england Saint George

a-england Saint George is one of my favorite polishes of all time. It's an absolutely stunning dark teal polish. It goes on easily in 2 coats, and possibly one coat depending on your application but I prefer thinner coats.

I've purchased this polish a few years ago, but it's still available. The a-england website has a list of places where you can buy it.

Sunday Football Nail Art

Anyone watching the Big Game today? We will be here. I'm not too interested in either team playing, but it's still a fun time and we've got a bunch of appetizers to munch on :)

Since I'm not rooting for either team, I went with just a generic football theme on my nails for today. I was easy to do, and I love them with matte top coat.

I used Zoya Jace and Zoya Emilia for my base. I added details using a white and yellow polish. After my fast dry top coat was applied and dry, I used Zoya's matte topcoat over the whole mani.

KB Shimmer Rise & Grind

I picked up KBShimmer Rise & Grind at Polish Con Minneapolis in September, and I believe it's the final polish from there that I needed to still show. I've worn it once before this mani, but my photos didn't do the polish justice so I needed to wear it again.

Rise & Grind is a gorgeous, super holographic light brown. I needed two coats for full opacity.

A-England Dragon

I didn't manage to get lightbox shots of this mani, but the polish is so pretty that I still wanted to show off the only indoor shot I got.

This is Dragon from A-England. It's a beautiful muted green scattered holographic that goes on well in 2 coats.

Mermaid Nails | Zoya Virginia

Wisconsin is currently having basically all of winter in one week at the moment. We had snow Wednesday. Today (Monday) we got tons more with blizzard like conditions at times, and Tuesday-Thursday our lows are going to be dangerously low.

Basically, it's the perfect time for a warm, mermaid themed mani!

I used Zoya Virginia as the main color accented with Zoya Levi. I stamped on the mermaid scales and added some gold studs as well.

Delush Polish The First Detective

The First Detective from Delush Polish was part of the November Polish Pickup for the theme of Badass Women. The First Detective is inspired by Olivia Benson from Law & Order: SVU. I love that show so I really wanted this polish.

I was a bit disappointed with this though. While the polish is still pretty, I feel like the magnetic effect isn't as strong. I used the magnet that came with the polish, but I wonder if other magnets were used for swatches.

Penguins | Tonic Polish Santa Baby

When I saw photos of Tonic Polish Santa Baby in the Tonic FB fan group, I immediately knew that I needed it. Luckily for me, it was still in stock (it's available as of writing this post as well!) 

I ordered it with plenty of time to arrive before Christmas, but USPS "lost" it for a bit so I didn't get it until Christmas Eve. Fortunately, the color is so gorgeous that I didn't mind using it after the holidays :)

 Santa Baby is a stunning red holographic. The formula is amazing and applied so well. I needed two coats, but didn't have to do any clean up.

I added some adorable penguins using the advanced stamping technique and plate BP-137.

Egyptian Style | Zoya Leighton

Hello all! 2019 hasn't had a great start.
I'm once again behind on posting, but I'm scheduling a bunch today so I should be able to catchup.

For today's mani, I started with Zoya Leighton. It's a gorgeous dark dark purple creme. It's not a one coater, but I think it could be when the bottle gets older.

I added some Egyptian themed stamping using MoYou Explorer 17

Pantone Color of the Year: Living Coral feat. Zoya Wendy

Today's mani is inspired by Pantone's Color of the Year: Living Coral.

I don't have a ton of coral polishes, but it's definitely a member of pink family that I enjoy more. After looking through my collection, I found Zoya Wendy which seems to be a really good match!

For this mani, I used Zoya Wendy as my main color. I added Zoya Cecilia for an accent.

On my ring finger, I started with a white base then did a smoosh technique with my stamper and all 3 polishes.

Natural Lighting

China Glaze Stone Cold

China Glaze Stone Cold is a fairly old polish in my collection and very well loved (look at that fill line in the bottle shot!)

I actually wore this mani on New Year's Eve. It takes 2 coats for full opacity and dries matte.