Ugly Manicure Monday - 26

Hi there!

This ugly manicure comes courtesy of Wendy at Wendy's Delights...

Kleancolor - Chunky Holo Black.

Wendy said it wasn't her polish combination that made this an ugly manicure... it was her application. She said this was one of  her first manicures from when she started blogging, and she can't believe how sloppy and rough she was.

Thanks, Wendy!

I think the photographing of manicures amplifies every imperfection. I've painted several manicures that looked perfect in front of my face- but when I looked at them on my computer screen, they looked smudged/incomplete/dirty/etc.

If you have an ugly manicure, I'd love to feature it! Email me with what polish you used and what you intended your manicure to look like :-)

Until next time...

Ugly Manicure Monday - 18

Hi there!

This ugly manicure comes courtesy of Cristina at Impoverished by Polish...

China Glaze - Lubu Heels and Kleancolor - Red Hot.

Cristina painted 2 coats of Lubu Heels and 1 coat of Red Hot to achieve what's pictured. She said she hated this manicure even before she smudged it. Instead of helping to mimic Deborah Lippmann's Ruby Red Slippers, the red tint in Red Hot muddled the whole look.

Thanks, Cristina!

I like the name of Red Hot better than I like the look of it... mostly because I'm imagining it over a primary red and it's making me crave the candy, Red Hots.

If you have an ugly manicure, I'd love to feature it! Email me with what polish you used and what you intended your manicure to look like :-)

Until next time...

Ugly Manicure Monday - 03

Hi there!

This ugly manicure comes to you courtesy of Kristin at The Manicured Monkey...

China Glaze - L8R G8R and Kleancolor - Metallic Purple.
Stamped with Mash plate M44.

She painted 2 coats of L8R G8R, stamped with Metallic Purple using Mash plate M44, and topped it with Seche Vite to achieve what's pictured. While this manicure isn't necessarily ugly, it isn't wonderful. The stamping isn't as even as she would have liked, and the topcoat dulled the holographic effect of L8R G8R. The topcoat also smeared the stamping.

Thanks, Kristin!

If you have an ugly manicure, I'd love to feature it! Email me with what polish you used and what you intended your manicure to look like :-)

Until next time...

Merry Christmas

Hi there!

I'm a week late, I know. My great grandmother passed away on Christmas Eve, so I wasn't exactly in the mood to post. It's okay, though. She was at peace, and I'm lucky enough to have a large, supportive family. We've been together just about every night. We kind of cope by cooking together and playing games.

The salt water ate away at my manicure, but not badly enough to where you can't get the idea...

My nails painted with Kleancolor - Metallic Red.
Stamped with Julep - Sienna and Bundle Monster image plate  BM14.

I painted only 1 coat of Metallic Red. I then stamped with Sienna and topped it with a coat of Seche Vite. I initially tried this manicure with Metallic Sapphire (it's gorgeous), stamped with Nicole by OPI's Positive Energy (silver). The idea of that combination is amazing... but the formulas didn't work with one another. The Metallic Sapphire seemed to eat the silver. Even with an application of top coat before the stamped image was applied couldn't stop the silver from disappearing.

Have you ever tried a manicure where one of the polishes disappeared?

Until next time...