Weekly Manis

Hi Everyone! Whew! I've been so busy this past week or so. I've been working really hard on swatches and reviews for some wonderful indie brands, as well as some personal things going on in my life. But I'm here and back with more weekly manis!

First up, I did my first attempt at the "dry brush" technique. Basically I put on a coat of Sally Hansen Espresso and let it dry completely, or almost completely. I'm a little impatient..haha. Then I dry bushed Elf Cosmetics Mint Cream, Wet n Wilds Black creme and OPI's Alpine Snow. Dry brushing is so simple, I don't know why I hadn't tried it before. You basically just wipe off as much excess polish on the polish bottle top and brush it onto your nail. (hope that makes sense, I'm horrible at giving instructions). You don't have to give any dry time in between colors, as the amount of polish you brush on is so minimal. Once I got them how I wanted them I just topped them off with Glisten and Glow's HK Girl topcoat. Wallah! Easy Peasy!

Elf Cosmetics Nail Polish

So I had never owned an ELF Cosmetics polish before, but when I saw a special they were having for 2 different mini sets for only $5-$6 per set, I jumped on it. Being new to nailart, I was in desperate need of some new colors. Finally..after about 2 weeks they arrived on my doorstep.

And there they are...in all their gloriousness!  I really love them all. There was such a wide variety of colors included. There are a few that are duplicates, but luckily they are the really pretty ones..haha! Overall I can't complain.

I started swatching a few, so here's what I've gotten done so far.

This is Rasberry Sorbet. In the bottle it appeared more on the purpley/fuscia side, but once on, it is definitely raspberry. It went on smooth and took 2 coats for complete coverage.

This one is called Purple Dream. Beautiful color, but this one was a tad thick. This is 2 coats plus a topcoat.

These two are Mango Madness amd High Tide. Love this color combo. These were my "Denver Broncos" inspired nails. Both went on great. 2 coats plus topcoat.

These are the neautrals. From left to right is Nude, Prissy Crissy, Desert Haze and Wedding Bells. All beautiful. These were odd to me. Thick, but didnt completely cover with 2 coats and topcoat. My fav was Wedding Bells.

There are obviously a lot more, but I'll add those later.

Thanks for reading!