First Attempt at Water Marbeling = a MESS!

I'm usually pretty tame when it comes to nail designs/art. Actually I'm downright boring because I typically like just a plain creme finish with no type of decoration. But lately I've been a LITTLE adventurous in an accent nail. I decided that I would just water marble my ring fingers. It was a spur of the moment decision. I didn't really have any of the necessary tools in order to do so. I think the most important tool would be to have small dixie cups. We don't have disposable cups around the house, but I did happen to find a 16 oz plastic cup which was the number factor to my huge mess!

I didn't want to waste 16oz of water just for water marbling, so I only filled the cup a quarter of the way. Because I had to dunk my whole hand into the cup just to get my ring finger in, I didn't have any room to maneuver around to collect the old polish at the surface of the water. So when I pulled my finger up, I ended up pulling all the the polish up attached to my nail. A HUGE glob of nail polish was sitting on my finger, like a small tumor.

And then I kept messing up the rest of my mani by touching the polish in the cup. Next time if all I'm going to water marble are my ring fingers, I should leave the rest of my nails unpainted until I finish water marbling. Because now I have to redo most of my mani.

This first attempt at water marbling was a MESS!

NOTD - Revlon's Top Speed in Lily

I'm a sucker for lilac nail polish and I HAD to get Revlon's Top Speed in Lily because it's lilac, it was on sale and my dog's name is Lily! It's a really pretty color, but I'm not really a fan of the formula. It covered really well in just 2 coats, so they get an A+ in opacity, but it was hard to apply. I think I've just been spoiled with OPI & Zoya that this polish definitely feels like a discount store type polish.

I Spent $20 at the Post Office!!!

Swapping on MUA was supposed to be about "getting rid" of polishes that I don't use in exchange for colors that aren't available to me. But this "getting rid" of polishes has quickly become expensive! I have spent more money than I would care to have on packing materials. I found myself beginning to buy stuff just to add extras into my swap packages. And I would buy nail polishes that I knew I didn't want or buying doubles of polishes just to have a good "stock" of things in my swap list. I was spending money just to "get rid" of polish!

This has begun to become ridiculous. I am therefore putting myself on punishment and restricted myself from this expensive habit of swapping. Yes, that's right I have grounded myself from swapping. *smh @ self*

NOTD - Zoya's Miley

This is my very first blog'd NOTD. I've pretty much kept my nails painted all the time for at least a year, but rarely take pics of it. But I figured if I'm really going to blog about finger jewels, I should at least show everyone which jewel I'm currently wearing.

This nail polish is about 4 days old, which is just a testament to the awesomeness of Seche Vite top coat. I love it!

I really like Miley, except that it's a little thin. The first coat went on almost like a top coat with almost no color at all. This was about 3-4 coats to achieve opacity.

I definitely have a problem

I bought 9 nail polishes today. I definitely did not need to add 9 more bottles to my already large inventory. But that's what I did. I foresee tomorrow being a day filled with returning said bottles. lol

I like nail polish because...

It's like having jewels on the ends of your fingers. No matter what I'm doing, I can look down at my hands and bright sparkly colors are shiny back at me. It's an instant mood brightener! :)

We'll See How Long This Lasts

I've started a few blogs over the years, but none of them have "stuck". I'm not even sure if I've got the personality to do a nail polish blog. But I thought of a url and didn't want anyone else to take it, so here I am.

I say that I may not have the personality to do a nail polish blog, because I'm not really one to take pictures and nail polish blogs are all about pictures. But sometimes I want to say stuff and have no one to relate to me. Maybe with this blog I'll be able to find fellow nail polish fanatics that aren't fans of crackle/shatter, holo's and glitter.

NOTD = Zoya's Miley