Reverse Gradient Nails

I love new nail trends and when I saw this mani for the second time I knew I had to try it out. I first saw the design on a lovely nailboader and then again last night on the T.I & Tiny show. Tiny sported a dark pink mani with a white glitter gradient which was absolutely gorgeous.

I wanted to turn things up a notch so I tried it out over a darker base. The polishes I used were Nubar White Polka Dot and China Glaze Smoke & Ashes.

Excuse the awkward angles of the photos. I had to shoot my right hand because my left hand is under construction right now. Too many nail wraps at the moment :)

These are fun and super easy to do. I love the effect but I'll have to keep practicing to perfect the gradient.

If you know the nailboarder who first performed this design, please let me know so that I can give her credit for her work.

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Thanks for stopping by! Have a happy polishing day ;D

Top 11 of 2011, My Favorite Polishes of the Year!

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up string These a few of my favorite things....

My favorite polishes of the year in no particular order

Oh my Megan you're such a gem. Elegant and sophisticated. Although it's not your typical neutral I think it can pass in various environments.

I think I finally figured out how to create the perfect movie manicure. You know the one that Jennifer Aniston usually wears in movies. Mousseline takes a few coats but it's like cushiony clouds once you get there.

The perfect little topcoat to quickly spice up a mani, Nubar White Dots.

The perfect Holiday green Glittering Garland.

I coveted the magnetics from a far throughout 2010 and was thrilled when they made it to the US in 2011. One of my favorites the year, Layla Black Metal.
The Special Effects arrived late this year but just in time to ignite a fire on my nails. Twisted was my favorite from the collection of five. I know a lot of people don't like the density of the polish but I think it's perfect because it allows me to create the look I'm going for. I can be a demure vixen with 1 coat or take it into overdrive with several coats.

Khloe Had A Little Lam Lam. Need I say more?

Change your Holiday vision. Blue is not a color that comes to mind during the Holidays but Snow-Man of My Dreams was the perfect mate this year.

The Lovely Gayle. This muted one coat-er won me over.

My first neutral glitter, or should I say a neutral based. Glitter in the Air makes me happy :)

First Mate. A stunning cobalt blue that's sure to turn heads.

The return of DS polishes. We were all hoping for holographics but were gifted with glitter instead. With the mix of purple, blue and pink used to make DS Temptation, I'm not complaining.

Perfecting a Dupe. This may be one of the most popular Revlon's of the year. A duplicate to Deborah Lippmann's Bad Romance, Facets of Fuschia, was definitely a favorite of mine.

While the excitement over crackles has died down there were a few stars amongst the bunch. Clean Break was one of my favorites from the plethora of crackles that were released in 2011. It was one of the few that cracked wide enough to allow ample room to visualize the base color. Go Color Club for mastering this formula!


And there you have it. A few of my favorites. Yes I know, I went well over 11 polishes but I just couldn't narrow it down!

I hope you enjoyed my selections. Until next time, Happy Polishing!

Nubar White Polka Dot

Hello lovelies! So sorry for my lack of posts this week. I'm still doing rotations overnight so I've been sleeping during the day and by the time I wake up it's too dark to take pics! Luckily this one is almost over but I had to do a couple of papers for a final grade. I wanted to write, "blah, blah, blah. i'm tired of school, let me outta here" lol, but of course I would've gotten a F. My current teacher is so nice that it's hard not to enjoy the rotation. I learned a lot and witnessed a few people die which was pretty dramatic but overall it's been a good last few weeks.

Today I'm rockin' Nubar White Polka Dot. My first Nubar ever, yay! I don't know what I've been waiting on, I guess I don't like to buy as much polish online as I do in person. I had to have this one after I saw the cute swatches on Body&Soul. They also have a black version called Black Polka Dot (very creative I know, ha ha). I didn't get that one because I have Uninhibited and I think they're similar. I almost forgot but I had to purchase this one off Ebay because I couldn't find it on Nubar's website.

For this mani I used one thin coat of White Polka Dot over Sally Hansen Sequin Scandal. WPD contains white hex glitter and tiny holographic glitter that goes from white to blue. The formula is quite thick which I guess is needed to suspend the glitter. It really jazzed up Sequin Scandal which was a lot darker than I expected. Overall I think this mani turned out quite cute. My only complaint is that my bottles is 1/5 gone after two manis.

Here's a pic in the shade.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you're having a great Friday and exciting plans for the weekend. I'll post more pics and/or swatches soon.