ACNC Day 15: Cozy

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Today was day 15 and the challenge was Cozy. I was super confused on what to do. I didn't want to stuff like everyone else was doing. And then it hit me. It's Red Cup Season. Only the best time of the year for Starbucks. So I decided to do a mani based solely on the red cup design.

I'm so excited with how they turned out! They may not look exactly like the cups (I don't think anyone could draw the Starbucks Logo that small!) but you can tell what they are. I started off painting half of my nails with Zoya's America. Then I took my Art Deco Long Brush in White and drew the rim of the cup and then a triangle on top for the whip cream. I then took Julie G's Chic Cipro and drew in the caramel syrup. I used Revlon's Espresso for the Chocolate Syrup. Lastly I used Zoya's Veruschka for the Starbucks Logo. I really enjoyed these nails and hope you did too!

ACNC Day 7: Ornaments

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I've gotta say I miss color coding all of the days. Now we get to the fun parts, actual nail art! Day 7 was Ornaments. I was inspired by a design I saw on Tumblr. I can't remember the exact design now, I should have bookmarked it so I could credit them. It was ornament balls but the balls were at the tips. I have little nubbins right now so I decided to turn them into half moon manis!

I started off with taping my nails with hole reenforcers. Then I did 2 coats of Julie G's Chic Cipro which I have featured here.Then I went back in and carefully filled in the nude area with different colors. The above picture shows Zoya's Trixie, I will be going back and doing a complete mani of this design, I adore it so much! 

On my thumb I used Zoya's America. On my index I used Zoya's Ibiza. On my middle I used China Glaze's Lemon Fizz. On my ring I used Zoya's Trixie, and on my pinky I used Sally Hansen Insta-Dri's Jumpin Jade. I love how half moon and french manicures always make my little nubbins look longer. 

I then used a long brush from my Bundle Monster nail brush set (that you can purchase here. It comes in a fantastic carrying case and has dotters!) with OPI's MBSW and made the top of the ornament. Lastly using a black striper I made the tread. Slap on a top coat and you are done! I loved how these turned out and I got quite a few complements as well.

My First Time...with Julie G

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I went to Rite Aid a while back and of course sift through the nail polish. Typically Rite Aid has some pretty awesome sales not to mention they have the newest collection displays. On this trip I happened to go by a display of square bottles. These bottles were the brand Julie G (Facebook) which is part of Jesse's Girl Cosmetics (Facebook). I've never actually seen these anywhere else and I was pleasantly surprised by the color options. I did have a situation at Rite Aid. They had the bottles with others that were priced $2, however when I got them to the register they rang up at almost $5 a bottle. The bottles themselves are only 10ml whereas a regular sized bottle is 15ml. I felt that paying almost $5 for one bottle, when it wasn't as much as similar polishes, was disappointing. Lucky for me, Rite Aid gave me the $2 price because they didn't have a price tag anywhere that said the $5 amount.