Christmas Nails (belated ;)

Well, I've obviously been way too busy... Not a single Christmas mani posted :/ So to make up for it, I have some pictures to share of the nails that I wore on Christmas Eve. They may have some slight tipwear as I took the pictures about three days later... :*)

 The glitter actually looks great in these photos, and it was so pretty in person!! I originally had a red base and added a red glitter on top of that a couple days later. The two blended really nicely together, and I think I might wear it again sometime!

 The red also went perfectly with my Christmas Eve outfit. Red is always such a pretty color for the holidays! It was a simple, easy, and quick design, yet it looks so elegant when it was finished.

 And even though I had it on for days, it wore REALLY well!!! (and we're talking this is Christmastime- little cousins, present-opening, cooking, cleaning, changing into fancy outfits...)

The glitter polish was one of my Christmas presents; my parents got me a Ciate Mini Mani Month kit which has TWENTY-FOUR different nail polishes!!! Can you say 'heaven'?! My next post will have some of the different nail-related gifts that I got (prepare yourselves for LOTS of pictures :)!!

Colors used:
Base- Sally Hansen Salon Minis "red" (they're unnamed)
Glitter- Ciate Mini in Enchanted Rose (great name right? :)

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas, and will have a great, healthy, and blessed New Year!!!!

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P.S. I was in a "Snowy" mood considering it snowed both Christmas Eve and yesterday (the 26th) here in Maryland. Unfortunately, rain and "warmer" weather got to the snow before it could really build up. :'(

Icing Gold Dust Swatches

Before I move on with my nail art challenge, as well as my Christmas plans, I wanted to show you some pictures of a GORGEOUS polish that I wore to a dance this weekend. Take a look!!

The photos didn't quite capture the complete beauty of this polish, but trust me, it's super pretty! "Gold Dust"  from Icing is a clear polish with gold and red microglitter. It went on really well and dried quickly too!

And this is only one coat! If you were to layer this more, you would have a LOT of glitter!!! I'm not sure how it would look with a base color either... maybe I'll have to try that sometime. :)

The final thing I LOVE about this polish was that it matched my dress perfectly! My skirt was bathed in gold glitter, and this looked fabulous with it! So overall, I am really pleased with this polish, and I think it would look great for the holidays!!

Only 13 days until Christmas!!! YAY!!!

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Lazy 15: Day 9- Disney

For starters, Happy Thanksgiving to those of you who celebrate it!! I'm having a wonderful time with family now...

Anyway, this was definitely THE most polish heavy manicure I have ever done!!! I used over 10 different polishes; it was crazy!!

The daily theme was Disney, and I chose to do the ten Disney princesses. I'm not too comfortable painting faces, so I decided to do dresses and other major princess icons. :)

 For this manicure, I did both hands; 10 fingers for 10 princesses. :)

On this hand, from pinky to first finger, we have:

• Jasmine: this is her hair, headband, and a small part of her forehead
• Rapunzel: her long hair :)
• Mulan: this is based off of one of her outfits that was really pretty
• Tiana: not a great attempt :(; it was supposed to look like her leafy dress, and I added black to symbolize that she was the first African-American princess

 Now on to my right hand! First finger to pinky:

• Ariel: the top of her tail, some hair, and her shells
• Snow White: part of her dress, including a sleeve
• Aurora: her pink dress on a yellow background
• Pocahontas: this is supposed to look like her dress, belt, and necklace

Left to right:

• Belle: her dress
• Cinderella: the pumpkin carriage and the glass slipper

I hope you like them!! I know I was a big fan of the princesses when I was little. :) My favorite was always Sleeping Beauty (Aurora), but oddly enough, I didn't own that movie for the longest time... Which was your favorite? Did you grow up watching the Disney princess movies?

I also wanted to share with you guys a wonderful blog that I love, Pink & Polished. Her nail art is gorgeous, and I love her blog! You should all check it out, especially since she's now having a challenge!! I'm really excited, as Kristine has finally reached 100 followers. So be sure to check out her blog as well as the giveaway here. The prizes are really good too; I'd love to win!!! :D

Thanks for reading and Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

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Here are the others involved in the Lazy 15 Challenge!! Check them all out, they have FABULOUS blogs and manicures!!!! :D

If you'd like to join in, please link up so we can keep track of whos joining.

1. Mrs. Priss Porter	2. Amanda, the Nail Polish Enthusiast	3. Pink and Polished Nails
4. Rashini	5. Fitzy at Lacquer Lad	6. Nicole @Young Wild and Polished
7. Jazz at Glitter Infatuation	8. SparKyl!e Na!ls	9. Nicole
10. Danielle at Totally Nailed	11. Amanda - Fashion Footing	12. Amanda - Nailsinthemoonlight
13. Impoverished by Polish	14. Nicole gets Nailed	15. Fabby Nailed It
16. Glitter Tips	17. Caroline @ nailsapART	18. Polished
19. Pink and Polished Nails	20. Lydia's Nails	21. ManiCabana
22. Tara	23. Bethany Peterman	24. Fitzy at Lacquer Lad
25. Linziino	26. Kate@LCF	27. Emma In Polishland
28. Wendy's Delights	29. Pink & Polished: Gradient	30. Lydia's Nails - gradient
31. Fitzy at Lacquer Lad	32. Vicerimus	33. Lacquerliciouslove
34. Cuti-CLUE-les	35. Cuti-CLUE-les	36. All About the JOY
37. play polish :)	38. MauiMami:Gradient	39. Strawberry Gradient -Manicabana
40. MauiMami: Dots	41. Never Mind Suzi	42. A Ginger's Nail...
43. Pink & Polished Nails: Dots	44. play polish :)	45. Glitter Me This
46. Fitzy at Lacquer Lad	47. Wendy's Delights	48. Vicerimus
49. Mrs. Priss Porter	50. Cuti-CLUE-les	51. Manicabana
52. Vicerimus	53. Pink & Polished: Water Marble	54. Nails4Dummies
55. play polish :)	56. Phoenix Nails	57. Fitzy at Lacquer Lad
58. Cuti-CLUE-les	59. MauiMami: Water Marble	60. Vicerimus
61. Glitter Tips	62. Pink & Polished: Galaxy Nails	63. Cuti-CLUE-les
64. play polish :)	65. Nails4Dummies	66. Fitzy at Lacquer Lad
67. Nicole gets Nailed

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