The Lacquer Legion: Garden

Hello everyone,

For this month's manicure, the Lacquer Legion's theme was "Garden". This was announced right after my I received the China Glaze City Flourish collection as a birthday gift, and I couldn't resist using these polishes to create the manicure. Here's the result:

For this manicure, I began by painting each nail a different shade from this collection. My pinky finger is Petal to the Metal, on the ring finger is Lotus Begin, on my middle finger is Peonies & Park Ave, on my index finger is At Vase Value, and on my thumb is In a Lilly Bit. I painted 2 coats of polish onto each nail.

When that dried, I used my dotting tool to create flowers on each nail in a contrasting colour to the base (from L-R: In a Lilly Bit, Spring in my Step, At Vase Value, Petal to the Metal, and Peonies & Park Ave). While the polish was still wet, I used a toothpick to drag the dots into the center to create a flower shape.

I finished up this look by using a white cream polish to create the center dot of each flower and then applying topcoat. 

What do you think? How have you used these polishes if you have them?

Thanks for stopping by!

Neon Birthday Nails!

Hello all,

Sorry about the delayed post, there's been a lot going on lately and I haven't been able to get to my computer. My birthday was yesterday and I wanted to celebrate with a manicure that looked festive and fun! I used two of the polishes I received for my birthday from my wonderful fiance and this was the result:

For this look, I applied 2 coats of China Glaze's Rose Among Thorns and then 2 coats of China Glaze's Don't Be A Flake. I love this combination!

Here is Rose Among Thorns by itself (excuse the mess). It's such a beautiful and bright colour!

 What do you think? What other colour combinations should I try with Don't Be A Flake?

Thanks for stopping by!