Here Comes Peter CottonTail

I'm a little late with this due to some technical difficulties I had when it came to pictures. Anyway, this was my easter manicure! It was based off of the piggy one I did for my birthday. Rabbits are my favorite animal, so this was on my to-do list anyway.

(Before: I Just loved these colors so much on their own.)

Pointer to pinky: Xtreme Wear Pacific Blue mixed with Xtreme Wear White On, Xtreme Wear White                                                           On, Xtreme Wear Lacey Lilac, Xtreme Wear Mellow Yellow mixed with Xtreme Wear White on.

Thumb: Xtreme Wear Mint Sorbet 

The Black is Xtreme Wear Black out, the pink is Xtreme Wear Bubblegum Pink, and the blue eyes of the white bunny is Xtreme Wear Blue! Me Away.

    

My bunny, Radar!

Dotted

So I recently got a new nail dotting tool, and I figured, what better way to use it than with a manicure consisting entirely of dots! This manicure is super easy and also helped me test out a ton of unworns that I've had just collecting dust.

Left Hand- 

Right Hand- 

I used one coat of Xtreme Wear White on as a base, and then every purple and green that I own.  

Sally Hansen Salon Effects

I have been extremely skeptical about these Salon Effects polish strips. I really wanted to give them a shot but I was unwilling to shell out $9 on a product that would probably cause me to crash and burn. Luckily, for my birthday a friend of mine gave me a set as a gift! Each package includes 16 nail polish strips, a cuticle stick, and a mini file & buffer.

They claim to last for up to ten days, so thus begins the experiment! I have a serious problem with my nail polish peeling off in huge chunks, so this should be interesting. I used Sally Hansen Salon Effects Laced Up.

Day 1-

Day 3-

Final thoughts: The application of these is pretty easy to get the hang of. I was pretty disappointed by these though. They claim to last 10 days, but I already had major chipping by day 3! It got to be so bad that I didn't even make it to day 10, I took them off on day 5. With that being said, I think that they would be of better use as a one day manicure for a special event, instead of paying for a professional.

Roadway

Nothing really to say about this one... Just simple lines. Tape is useful for making nice crisp edges.

Xtreme Wear Wet Cement in the center, and Xtreme Wear Grey Area on either side.

Lets Get Crackin!

I know I'm a little late on the crackle phase, but this was the first chance I got to experiment with it! All crackles used are from the new China Glaze Crackle Glaze collection. Since I only have five fingers obviously, I opted to wait another time to test out Fault Line, the purple crackle. I applied the polish in various manners so that patterns differed. At first it's a little hard to get the concept of thin, put opaque coats, but it's really simple to get the hang of. I noticed that when applied Cracked Concrete it kind of broke apart the base coat underneath so that my nail was slightly visible.

From Left To Right: Nicole By OPI You're S-Teal The One with China Glaze Black Mesh. Orly Royal Navy with China Glaze Crushed Candy. China Glaze Millennium with China Glaze Cracked Concrete. Zoya Jo with China Glaze Broken Hearted. The Thumb is Xtreme Wear Pacific Blue with China Glaze Lightening Bolt.

Oink Oink!

My birthday is tomorrow! And it seems a bit odd, but that's where my inspiration for this manicure came from.... When I was little my sister gave me the nickname "Piggy" so this is sort of an homage to childhood and growing up! The accent nail seems a little out of place, but I just did it because I'd never worn that color before and it has a party vibe to it!

Accurately shows Fuchsia Power (pink)

                                              Accurately shows Worth The Risque (silver)

The base of the pig is Xtreme Wear Fuchsia Power. The nose is Xtreme Wear Bubblegum Pink, the eyes are Xtreme Wear White On, and Xtreme Wear Black out ( also used on the nose). The accent nail is just Color Club Worth The Risque.

Strawberry Fields Forever

 These pictures are complete misrepresentation of Zoya Carrie Ann. To be honest I haven't really seen any accurate depictions of it on the internet either. The pictures make the color look almost like a cream red, but in reality its actually very shimmery with undertones of orange and an almost metallic finish.

Zoya Carrie Ann is the red of the strawberry. The leaves are Xtreme Wear Going Green, and the seeds are Xtreme Wear Black Out.