Mermaid Manicure

I love mermaids. I have always wanted to be a mermaid -- I love the ocean and would like nothing better than to live there forever. Anyway, I wasn't feeling great last week, so I decided to cheer myself up with a mermaid manicure.

I used China Glaze Metallic Muse as the base (GORGEOUS color), and then layered Sinful Colors Pearl Harbor (my new favorite glitter) over it. I then used Sinful Colors Beauty Queen at the base for a pop of silver glitter.

On my thumbs, I used mermaid nail decals from Lucky Star Style.




So sparkly!

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Green Peace Mani

I was born in the wrong decade, and I have come to accept that. Still, inside this '80s-born, '90s-raised body beats the heart of a hippie. So I decided to do a manicure celebrating the quintessential hippie symbol: the peace sign.

I used China Glaze Turned Up Turquoise (a neon that dries matte), and a Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen in white.

Left Hand:

Right Hand:

I can't believe I was able to draw those letters as well as I did left-handed. I just thought of them as separate strokes and concentrated.

Anticipation!

China Glaze has released a preview of their Spring 2010 collection, Up & Away. And these colors look AWESOME.

I love fresh, spring-y colors. Fall is hard for me, because I'm not an earth-tone, orange and brown type person. (My husband tries to get me to wear orange, but with my black hair, pale skin, and light blue eyes, that is just not happening.) I do love winter's rich reds, purples, and greens, but by mid-winter I'm ready for bright spring colors. This collection promises to deliver the goods.

I am already totally in love with Sugar High, Four Leaf Clover, Re-Fresh Mint, Heli-Yum, Flyin' High, and Light As Air. I might even try Lemon Fizz, although yellows usually don't look too good on me; it might be cute as a base color with a fresh white French tip. Peachy Keen and High Hopes aren't doing anything for me, but whatever. It's rare that I love this many colors in one collection.