My Easter Nails

Hi there!

These are the nails I painted for Easter...

My Easter nails. China Glaze - Dance Baby, Sweet Hook,
Kinetic Candy, Re-Fresh Mint, and Lemon Fizz.

I was in a bit of a rush this morning and wanted more than a plain skittle manicure, so I figured that my dotting tools could remedy that perfectly. They did :-)

This manicure was tough to photograph- the combination of colors on my middle 3 fingers kept blurring together. They're actually much more vibrant in person!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

Until next time...

Re-Fresh Mint Sorbet

Hi there!

Good riddance to my fever! It's a step in the right direction, but I'm still a ways away from where I need to be. My voice is much worse than yesterday, but my throat doesn't hurt as badly. It was quite the feat trying to talk to my mom on the phone, that's for sure! I still think I sound like a squeaky cartoon character.

Anyhow, there was no way I was going to be able to stay awake long enough to try water marbling... my fingers are crossed for tomorrow.

I decided to play with my mint greens...


China Glaze - Re-Fresh Mint & Sally Hansen - Mint Sorbet.
China Glaze is painted on my pointer and ring finger.
Sally Hansen is painted on my middle and pinky finger.


I used China Glaze's Re-Fresh Mint on my pointer and ring finger, and Sally Hansen's Mint Sorbet on my middle and pinky finger.

The first coat of each polish was rather streaky. I used 3 coats of each polish and the streaks went away. The application of Mint Sorbet was much easier than Re-Fresh Mint and it would have been fine with just 2 coats.

These polishes are so similar in color, but they aren't the exact same. Mint Sorbet is just a smidge darker, though I don't think anyone would ever notice the difference unless they were told.

Until next time...

Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream for Buddy

Hi there!

Some of you may have already read that we lost our puppy, Buddy, this past week.

His favorite treat was mint chocolate chip ice cream (minus the chocolate). He went nuts everytime I opened the freezer. He also loved my peppermint chapstick.

I was inspired by him ♥

I used China Glaze's Re-Fresh Mint for the base coat and a layer of OPI's black shatter over the top. I used Seche Vite's top coat.

Seche Vite, China Glaze - Re-Fresh Mint, and OPI - Black Shatter. 

Here's the final result!

My nails painted with China Glaze -
Re-Fresh Mint and OPI - Black Shatter.

It makes me smile when I look at my nails.

As far as the application goes, the green went on quite streakily. I used 2 coats and left it at that because I anticipated hiding it with the black shatter.

What food would you like to be inspired by?

Until next time...