Election Day Nails

Americans, did you vote yet? Regardless of who you support this election season, voting is one of the ways we can make our voice heard in this democratic republic and our voices are valuable! I think that I love nail polish because in a way, it gives me a second voice. People know a little something about me just because I have something shiny at my fingertips. And today, they know a little something about me because I have patriotic nail polish and a tiny white "I Voted!" sticker on my shirt.

I put down a base of Sally Hansen Insta-dry in pitch black, then gave all of my nails a coat of Orly Flash Glam FX in Rockets Red Glare, and did my accent nails with Spazmatic. (Please note, I have more red because it is my favorite color, not because I am publicly endorsing anyone or anything, other than our right to vote.)

Here's the photos:

I'm still working out how to photograph glitter. Bear with me please!

 For whatever reason, Rocket's Red Glare looks orangey here... it's not! It's a gorgeous deep red!
 Let's try taking pictures outdoors...

That's a little better...

 For this one I played with the focus to try to show you how sparkly this is in real life. Did it work?

 This is really so shiny and deep... I keep staring! 

I voted today. Did you?

Happy polishing!

Autumn leaves

Most of my family and friends agree: whether you call it Autumn or Fall, this season is AWESOME. I grew up in South Florida, a place which had only two seasons, namely hot and hurricane. Having moved to Pennsylvania, I am truly enjoying the crisp air, local apples and good cider, crunchy leaves, trendy sweater dresses, and beautiful warm colors. This is my mom's favorite season, and every fall decoration makes me think of her. So, it is with her in mind that I approached my latest nail art, all done with a toothpick.

Autumn trees and leaves!

(Zoom this photo to see the colors I used. Have a question? Leave a comment)

I was trying to wait until the clouds blew away to take sunny photos of this manicure but I just had to share it!

Have you tried any fall-themed manis yet? Tell me in the comments.

Happy polishing!

Spider Web Sparkles

On a recent trip to Ulta, I was excited by the Orly brand Spellbound collection and picked up "Right Amount of Evil" to try out.  It appeared to be an orange jelly with silver holo hex glitter, some bar glitter that looks like tiny tinsel bits to me, and a slight shimmer. Hoping to have another Halloween look for the blog, I layered it over black. I was expecting a glitter-tastic orange and black fun manicure and instead I got a purply-brown glitter that would be lovely as a fall mani, but didn't have any spook factor. 

Solution?  White nail polish and a tooth pick to make...

Spider webs!

And, as you can hopefully see on the thumb nail, spiders with neon yellow eyes! 

Still don't see it? Click the photos to "embiggen"!

 Ack, another arachnid!

After finishing up with my full sun glamour shots, I went inside to take some more photos and had an unexpected visitor...

Have you spotted them? It's... it's...

ONE OF MY CATS! 

She came to sniff...

and stayed for the pets.

Once she had her fill, I took a few last shots of my left hand

and my polished insect friend.

Wait... are spiders insects? Biology was a few too many years ago to know that one off the top of my head. Thoughts? 

 

Do you like the webbing? As always, comments are welcome and if you try this at home, send along some photos! 

Happy (haunted) painting!