Catch Up Post! Vintage Roses, Neon Gradient & [Early] Swatch Tuesday!

Clearly I suck at keeping up with my posts on here.  I'm so used to posting on IG all the time as soon as I'm done with my manis :( Anyways, I FINALLY attempted vintage roses that turned out VERY successful in my opinion!

Vintage Roses

Vintage Roses

I used a crazy amount of nail polish for this.  Ya ready?

Yellow Base: Milani Yellow Whiz

Roses: Essie Mod Square, Cascade Cool, and Fiji

Leaves: Essie Pretty Edgy and Navigate Her

Pink Holo Accent Nail: Color Club Miss Bliss topped with Milani Jewel FX Hot Pink

When I get a little better I hope to do a tutorial for this look! 

I also did a kick ass neon gradient!

I used China Glaze Yellow Polka Dot Bikini and Japanese Koi over SC Snow Me White.

ChG Neon Gradient 

ChG Neon Gradient

ChG Neon Gradient

Like my sweet new black light?!

Gradient vs. Ombre: What the Fuck is the Difference??  IS there a fucking difference?

The answer is YES THERE IS A DIFFERENCE!  and no its not because ombre is a trendy hipster term.  Damn hipsters.

I digress.

The difference between a gradient and ombre is as follows:

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Gradient uses two or more DIFFERENT colors...such as mine above.

Ombre uses different shades of the SAME color...such as fading from light green to dark green.

Think of it like this: GradienT, differenT; OmbrE, samE

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Annnnnd it IS Swatch Tuesday after all [tomorrow], so enjoy this swatch of SC Dream On.

Two coats Sinful Colors Dream On

Two coats Sinful Colors Dream On

I did two coats Dream On, no undies, no tops.  Its a beautiful vivid purple that dries squishy-matte.  I am so in love!  BUT it chips so easy!  I did this late Sunday night and I had three fingers chip before I even got to work at 8:30 this morning! :(  I'm sure it had to do with the fact I didn't topcoat it, but I loved the matte look.

So apparently I can't stick to a certain "schedule" with my manis and posting, so I'm just going to post on my blog as I do my nails.  I'll still do drinks [obviously ... TIPSY Tips lol] but it might just not be specifically on Friday any more.  And Swatch Tuesday might happen on a Monday or something.  We shall see.  Life is hard when I have to decide between cooking myself dinne [or like, showering or drooling over Don Draper on Mad Men] and doing my nails

As usual: follow me on Pinterest & IG [@nauti_mermaid].

Giligan's Island and Summer Nails

Happy Weekend!  I'm sorry I've been slacking so bad on these posts!  Goodness.  This weekend's drink is called a Gilligan's Island.

You'll Need

• Vodka
• OJ
• Cranberry Juice
• Peach Schnapps
• Ice

Make It!

Pour some (a lot..?) vodka in a large glass.  Add half as much schnapps, then a little OJ and cranberry.  This drink was really good!  Even though I added too much OJ at first, it was really refreshing.  I love peach flavored anything so this was right up my alley.  Random side note - when it sat for a little bit, it started to taste like Snapple peach tea, so if you like that, this is similar!  I didn't bother taking a pic this time, it doesn't look like anything but a glass of OJ.

Summer Nails

I started out wanting to try a "Jelly Sandwich" (paint a see-through color as a base, then glitter, then the same color over top of the glitter so it looks "trapped"), BUT it was Memorial weekend so we went to visit my grandparents and I was too busy to finish.

F -> B: Spoiled Pet My Peacock, Confetti Blue Bombshell
Milani Yellow Whiz

One Coat of Confetti Blue Bombshell, two coats Spoiled
Pet My Peacock, and two coats Milani Yellow Whiz

 I'm really surprised how awesome these polishes were.  I'm always skeptical when I see "fast dry" polishes (the Milani was High Speed Fast Dry one coat formula)...but this stuff was great!  It really was good in one coat, but I smudged it twice so I just said EFF it and painted over instead of taking it off.  The Confetti brand wasn't advertised as fast dry, but I think it dried quicker than the Milani.

My little experiment worked - it IS the Seche Clear that makes my polish chip.  These didn't chip or peel.  I still have it on my fingers and the only chips that are there are from me peeling the glitter off when i was bored.  I'll try it out again because maybe it was the formulas for these polishes, but iiiiiii don't think so.

Enjoy your weekend y'all!  I will try my best to have the post up next Friday like usual!!

Weekend Haul

Oh lawdy! I get so carried away any time nail polish is around. I seriously think I have a hoarding problem....anywho! Here they are!

China Glaze (L-R): Lubu Heels, For Audrey, Re-Fresh Mint

Essie & Milani (L-R): Pink-A-Boo, No More Film, Hot Pink

Seche Clear base coat and Finger Paints top coat

Happy Painting! :)