Tag: Color Street
Clover the Top
If not today, then when?
I’ve been sitting on these nail decals – Color Street “Clover the Top” for a few years. St. Patrick’s Day isn’t really a day I celebrate, other than going to McD’s for a Shamrock McFlurry and forcing my daughter to listen to The Pogues and Dropkick Murphys in the car…and watching a Leprechaun Movie Marathon (maybe later).
One thing…Color Street nail strips DO NOT last forever! I could tell that these strips were old – they didn’t detach fully from the tab and they seemed more delicate than a fresh pack. Use ’em or lose ’em!
Although the clover decals may be a “once a year” type thing…I can bring out the rainbows again to celebrate Pride Month in June?
Light the Night
Color Street “Light the Night” Nail Strips were the perfect quick solution for Xmas Party Nails! These are from last year…I think I got them for a Stranger Things idea I had and then later forgot…
I think this might be the best Color Street application that I’ve had so far. Remember – practice makes perfect!
Bugs ‘N Kisses
It’s the tenth day of November and I am JUST now getting around to talking about my actual Halloween nails…but Marching Band Season is over…just in time for Mariah Carey to thaw out and start telling us the only thing she wants for Christmas.
I purchased several spooky set from this Halloween’s drop, but Color Street “Bugs ‘N Kisses” is my favorite. What is there not to like about red glitter spiders and webs? This set is a good match for October’s ipsy bag, too!
Technically, spiders are NOT bugs – they are arachnids…but I’ll let it slide this time.
Beetlejuice Nails
My sister-in-law posted some really groovy Beetlejuice Nails on her Color Street page, so I had to do my own version…a combination of Color Street and regular polish…
Beetlejuice means black and white, but also purple and green. For the purple, I used two coats of Danglefoot Lacquer “Hair Raising” – I was just dying for an excuse to use it again. I almost used Alchemy Lacquers “Oddities” again, too – but I wanted a brighter green. I went with three coats of Sinful Colors “Sour Apple Killer” for the green. I even got an ant-spider-baby-skull! I used Glisten & Glow Ridge Filling Base Coat on the painted nails, topped the ant-spider-baby-skull with Glisten & Glow Glitter Grabber, and topped the painted nails with Glisten & Glow Top Coat.
I’ll never try to paint stripes again, as long as I have Color Street “Between the Lines”. I used Color Street “Swiss and Tell” for the white. One of the new sets I got was “Mi Cultura”, a floral overlay from the Hispanic Heritage Collection. I took a chance and placed “Mi Cultura” strips over a nail I had already painted with regular nail polish…it was ready to slide off my nail, but a thick coat of Glisten & Glow Top Coat glued that sucker down.
All in all, I think it turned out well…a few nails are a little sloppy and crooked, but would it be Beetlejuice without sloppy and crooked?
Barbie: The Movie
Yesterday, I went with both my kids, LaLa and Miss Lisa to go see the Barbie movie in Lufkin…we’d been planning this for MONTHS, and I assure you…we were NOT disappointed. It was everything we wanted it to be, and more. But this isn’t knobbyverse, so I’ll save the rest of my thoughts for the official review.
Of COURSE, we all (except Logan) did Barbie nails for the film. After reviewing dozens of pink polishes, I decided that I wanted to do a combo of Color Street Nail Strips and a pink polish. I wanted to use Formula X “Astrolady”…but it was totally dried up! Even OPI Nail Lacquer thinner couldn’t save her…but I had a backup plan. Julep “Cadance” is a similar textured pink polish, just without as much gold sparkle. I painted two coats of “Cadance” over Vibrant Scents Base Coat in “Island Petals”.
The pink polish was an accent for black and white stripes and chevrons – I wanted to represent the first Barbie’s iconic swimsuit. There is NO WAY I could paint stripes, so I decided to use Color Street Nail strips. I started with plain white – “Swiss and Tell”. I then topped those nails with black and clear nail strips. I used “Between the Lines” for the stripes and “Keep Calm and Chevron” for the chevrons. Thank GOODNESS for nail strips!
I hope these nails last a few more days – I absolutely LOVE them.
As If…
My nails match my doll!
Okay, not MY doll…my daughter’s doll…but you get the idea…and yes, I realize that it’s NOT a Barbie…but we all make exceptions sometimes.
I just happened to pick up these Color Street Nail Strips in “Breaking Plaid”…and coincidentally, we JUST watched Clueless for the first time about a month ago. (Don’t tell me, I already know I am WEIRD.) Shortly afterwards, Lily was gifted this Rainbow High doll – how could I not go all matchy matchy?
I will admit, I LOATHE the solid color nail strips – they show every single mistake in my application. I totally screwed up the thumb – it ripped right in the center! From now on, I’ll use just the glitter or designs and use regular polish on accent nails…because these nails were an absolute tragedy!
Do Your Fang
I did all these cool Halloween Nails…but I was too busy in New York to post much…so you will be getting spooky nails WELL into November – deal with it.
I splurged on Color Street Nail Decals this Halloween – they had lots of pretty designs this year!
This is Color Street “Do Your Fang”, which is a combination of black to red sparkle ombre and bats!
And yes, I did buy some of those “Adult Happy Meals” from McDonald’s…it was not my proudest post-Colonoscopy meal, but it’s where my husband took me.
Sweet Tooth
It’s spooky season! And spooky season means spooky nails!
Candy corn isn’t exactly spooky…but it is definitely October-y.
This is Color Street “Sweet Tooth”. This is one of the best Color Street applications I’ve done, if I do say so myself…and I do.
Not to brag, but I had no less than FIVE nurses compliment my nails when I went in for a colonoscopy on Wednesday. One of them was a dude…just saying. (If you are in the “45 and over” boat like me, go get your pooper checked! Please and thank you!)
I also want to point out the glittery avocado charm I am holding – I am OBSESSED with it. Many thanks to my LaLa and my Lisa for picking it out for me! I may have to pull out “Let’s Guac and Roll” again…
Blushing Rose Quartz
More Color Street? Cool, cool.
My sister-in-law was in town Labor Day Weekend, so since she sells Color Street, I always want to have a Nail Party when she’s here. Lily chose these wraps for me – they’re called “Blushing Rose Quartz.” I am getting better at applying, but I’ll admit…my Cinderella hand looks like a trainwreck.
Rose Quartz is beautiful. I’ve started to see it cited as a birthstone for January, along side the traditional garnet…but I also see it attached to Taurus, which is mostly May birthdays and emeralds. Gemology is wild, ya’ll.
National Guacamole Day
When I was doing my nails last night, I had NO idea that the next day was “National Guacamole Day.” I just wanted to use the new Color Street Nail Strips that I got from my sister-in-law…but I googled it, and September 16th IS National Guacamole Day.
I started with Color Street “Let’s Guac and Roll” on my thumb and middle finger. After a coat of Glisten & Glow Ridge Filling Base Coat on the rest of my nails, I used Sinful Colors “Taco Tuesday” on my index and ring fingers, and Sinful Colors “Lil Beast” on my pinkie. No top coat for scented and textured polishes.
“Taco Tuesday” is THAT scented polish. Yup, it still smells like tacos. It’s been about 24 hours and my fingers still smell vaguely like I’ve been eating Doritos. “Lil Beast” is an alien landscape textured polish and really does look like the outside of an avocado.
I’ve been missing doing fun stuff like this with my nails…Hmmm, need more (stupid, made-up) holiday ideas…