Valentine's Day, Part 1

Officially I have started my Valentine's Day manicures.  Here are a few.  I will have a few more for you before or on the day (promise).

Sparkle Hearts:
I painted three coats of both Zoya Ali and China Glaze Salsa.  Once fully dried, I hand painted the hearts on each nail and added glitters from LA Splash Cosmetics in Fashionista and Hazardous.  Seche Vite was my top coat.

Love, Love, Love:
Was three coats of Orly Au Champagne and images from Bundle Monster plates BM202, BM09, Konad plate m59 with Konad Special Polishes Violet, Black and Psyche Pink.  A few words were handpainted with China Glaze Liquid Leather.  I completed the look with one coat of Seche Vite.

Mermaid

My Girlie Girl manicure started me on the pastel/glitter band wagon.  (I think it's because Valentine's Day is on its way).  But OMG, I loved this manicure.  I fact I loved it so much, I did something I haven't done in years.....I painted it twice.  The first version only had a day to show itself off before it died in a pool, so I felt it deserved a 2.0.  It was a surprise in it's multi-dimensional qualities.  It had several different looks--hence the numerous pictures.

I painted three coats of Zoya Marley and added a blue iridescent glitter (I don't have a brand) with larger bright pink hex glitter from Esther's Nail Center.  To finish the look, I used one coat of Seche Vite on top.

Girlie Girl

A few cute toddler girls that have birthdays in January inspired this manicure.  It was so pink and girlie, I fit right in at one of their princess parties.  It was hard to capture the iridescence, but you can pick it up in some of the reflections.

I painted three coats of OPI Mod About You and added holo purple and iridescent blue large hex glitter and LA Splash Cosmetic nail glitter in Red Heart Spangle (minus the hearts).  Seche Vite was used as the top coat.

Purple Opal

I don't have the right name for this manicure, but it is the first installment in my step towards Valentine's day nails.

I painted three coats of Zoya Mira and added Bundle Monster image disk BM218 with Konad Special Polish in Violet.  I painted one coat of Finger Paints Flecked with one coat of Seche Vite.

Outer Space

I'm doing a 2-4-1 with this post.  These two manicures seem to go together and I loved them both.

Celestial: This is three coats of China Glaze Up All Night and LA Splash cosmetic glitter in Silver Wave with larger hex glitter from my collection from Esther's Nail Center (a mutil-colored copper mix).  I added one coat of Seche Vite to finish the look.

Nebulous: This manicure was inspired by the flakie glitter showed in this manicure.  I just pictured a space theme with the colored flecks and loved this final look.  I painted three coats of China Glaze Liquid Leather.  For the nebulous, I dotted the center with Orly Glitz & Glamour and China Glaze Icicle, hand painted accents with China Glaze Cyberspace.  Over the entirety I painted two coats of Finger Paints Asylum and added one coat of Seche Vite for the top coat.

Odd Couple

I was really feeling the ugly/pretty vibe and nothing is more ugly/pretty than this China Glaze color, a hot pink accent and glitter flakies.

I painted three coats of China Glaze Trendsetter and added a Bundle Monster image from disc BM222 with Special Konad Polish in Psyche Pink.  I added one coat of Essie Shine of the Times and one coat of Seche Vite to finish the look.

Purple Swish

In an effort to get caught up, I'm posting this manicure quickly and concisely (as well as the rest of my posts).  I got some MAC sample nail polishes for Christmas and this color was a feature.  I really liked the simplicity of this manicure.

I had to paint four coats for this purple to be fully opaque.  It's MAC Dark Angel.  I added a swish of China Glaze Icicle and Ulta Material Girl.  One coat of Seche Vite was used for the finishing touch.