Moscato Spritzer and Random Nail Art

Well shoot guys!  I'm out of practice!  Completely forgot about my usual Friday post so I'm scrambling to write this quickly.

Today I have this simple drink recipe that I found on Pinterest.  To make a Moscato Spritzer,

You'll Need:
Moscato [Barefoot brand is my favoritest of all]
OJ
Cranberry Juice

Make It!
This recipe only calls for one ounce of wine with 1/2 oz each of OJ & cranberry juice.  I don't know about you, but that's what I'd call a shot.  So lets step this up a tad, shall we??  Fill your glass with a few glugs of wine...about half full.  Then add OJ & cranberry to taste.  We make big girl drinks around these parts!  lol

Random Nail Arts!
In my new found freedom of polishing my nails whenever I want, I have been stepping up my nail art [yay!].  Below are a few designs I'm particularly proud of :)

First, I have a successful kick ass blue to purple gradient* topped with glittahhhh!  I used Essie Bikini So Teeny as the blue base and phased into L'Oreal Royalty Reinvented then topped with China Glaze Make a Spectacle.  I did these with my polish buddy Katie [as in nail polish...not actually Polish] for the Bestie Twin Nail tag on IG.
*my quick gradient tutorial found here.

Next is a schweeeeet nude holographic and bright red freehanded leopard print mani.  I used Color Club Cherubic as the nude base, and China Glaze Hey Sailor as the red base.  I dotted with the same and used Sally Hansen Onyx for the black.  Also did this look for BTN with Katie.

On to the mints!  I REALLY like mint lately!  I used China Glaze Re-Fresh Mint and Color Club Harp On It for this mani.  I was attempting chevrons for the NailArtMar challenge by @californails on IG.  This was my first ever "chevron" attempt.  I don't think this should actually qualify as chevron, but whatever.  It turned out decent enough.  I used painter's tape [frog tape] to make the triangles.  

Lastly, for BTN and the NailArtMar [stripes], I did mint base with gold zebra stripes.  I used Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet, stamped with Essie Good As Gold [Bundle Monster stamp plate BM-223].  On the accent nail I used Black Cat Lacquer Doomsday [or as I call it: #HOLYSHITBALLZANDGLITTER].  

Okay y'all!  Enjoy your weekend!  Next Friday I hope to include a mocktail drink as well for all the youngins, pregos, or non-alcoholics...whatever your situation may be!  ;P 

Moscato Cocktail and a Jelly Sammich Manicure

Happy Friday Lovelies!  Today I have a super girly mani and a super girly drink :)  Have y’all done your Christmas shopping yet?  I feel like I’m really behind and its freaking me out!  I absolutely HATE the crowds at the malls – ugh!  People are so rude too!  Anyways, this drink would be great to have with your girlfriends after a long, hectic day of Christmas shopping. 

You’ll Need:

3 oz. Moscato (the recipe is from Sutter Home, but Barefoot is by far my favorite)

1 oz. Vanilla Vodka

1 oz. Strawberry Soda (when was the last time you had THAT?!)

Ice

Make It!

Shake moscato and vodka with ice.  Strain into a glass and top with strawberry soda.  Find a comfy seat, pop in Magic Mike and enjoy a fun girls’ night in! :)  I can definitely see myself drinking a ton of these!  Maybe buy a couple bottles of wine ;)

*Drink recipe found on Pinterest.  Link to the pin found here
Photo from Sutter Home's blog post on 3/8/12, also linked to the pin :)

Girly Jelly Sammich Mani

I love the jelly sandwich mani look (I did one with China Glaze Ride the Waves and Different Dimension Social Suicide in this post), but I can never find jelly polishes ;(  Well, THIS is a great one!  I found Essie Sugar Daddy at Target.  It’s a very very sheer light pink.  I picked up China Glaze Make a Spectacle at Sally a couple weeks ago.  I thought they went perfect together.  As a bonus, it kinda matches the drink!  Love it when stuff accidentally matches! :P 

Jelly Sammich with Essie Sugar Daddy & China Glaze Make a Spectacle

I have been wanting to step up the nail art a little bit for my weekend posts, so I was going to do some stamping, but that turned out too light and you couldn't really see it.  I decided on dotting after that.  I’m not happy with how they turned out :(  I didn't really have a clear idea in my head, so I’m sure that’s why it’s absolutely horrible.  But here they are … another nail fail in my book! lol should have just kept the jelly sammich as it was!

Jelly Sammich (Essie Sugar Daddy & China Glaze Make a Spectacle)
dotted with Essie Mid Square, O.P.I. I Brake for Manicures & Nicole
by O.P.I. Make a Comet-ment

Jelly Sammich (Essie Sugar Daddy & China Glaze Make a Spectacle)
dotted with Essie Mid Square, O.P.I. I Brake for Manicures & Nicole
by O.P.I. Make a Comet-ment

Jelly Sammich (Essie Sugar Daddy & China Glaze Make a Spectacle)
dotted with Essie Mid Square, O.P.I. I Brake for Manicures & Nicole
by O.P.I. Make a Comet-ment

I started with my large dotting tool and made the top silver holo glitter dot (Nicole by O.P.I. Make a Comet-ment) then I dotted the three large pink dots (Essie Mod Square) then the smaller dark brown dots (O.P.I I Brake for Manicures).  I didn't like it, so, the only sensible option?  More glitter!!  I added small holo silver dots to the very tips.  Absolutely terrible!  I took it off immediately! 

Looking back, I think if I had added some more smaller overlapping dots, it would have turned out better.  Ehh well.  Live and learn. 

Have a great weekend loves!  See you back for Swatch Tuesday :)

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