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Polished Perfection
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Every now and then I discover a nail trend or combination that is just too fabulous not to devote an entire blog post to. Last night was one of those times.
In an effort to salvage my paycheck for this month, I settled for a DIY (do-it-yourself) manicure at home instead of going to the salon. Because I was in the comfort of my own home with no one around to judge me (except Carter – complaining about the smell of nail polish filling our apartment), I decided to try something festive and fun.
Did it involve sparkles? Naturally.
First, I applied two layers of navy blue polish (American Apparel’s Passport Blue), followed by two thick layers of a top coat with gold glitter in it (Sephora by OPI Only Gold For Me Top Coat, as seen here). Sure, my nails look a little bit like disco balls, but I love them! The polish ended up nice and thick, so I don’t foresee it chipping any time soon.
I kept the polish on for work today, but I paired my flashy nails with a not-so-flashy outfit (jeans, white t-shirt, black blazer and camel pumps, as seen here). I wouldn’t wear this polish to an interview, meeting, trade show, or anything else considered “business formal.” But for my casual office, it was just want the doctor ordered!
I wish you had posted this before New Years! These nails would have been great with my navy dress! I love it!
It looks like you got your nails professionally done!!! How did you make it so perfect like that by yourself?
I keep wanting to do my nails in glitter but for some reason I had this horrible idea that it was only reserved for the holidays and expired in the new year. Ok change of plans. I’m inspired by your blog post and I’m going to do it!!!
I found your blog thanks to your kind feedback. It’s greatly appreciated! Good luck with your journalism career. I’m in the same boat as you. What a crazy industry. Keep blogging.
xoxo, Plums and Pearls
i love the sephora gold polish ! aamazze!
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Oh my god, what a perfect combination! I was looking at nail colors last night, and I was thinking how I wanted to get back into sparkly nail colors which would be old school for me.
I can’t wait to try sparkly nail polish out!
Wida
Missing Amsie Blog
I love the pictures and of course your nails caught my attention this week!
I love the way your nails came out, I wish I had that gold sparkly polish so I could try it out myself!
oh so fun – i love that combo!
amazing! love the glam look… now i just have to find myself a little gold glitter nail polish and away we go!
on a side note, came across your website from a comment on sugarlaws and your name looked really familiar- i too was a chi o at oregon and was, i think, a junior when you were a freshman… anyways, love the website. hope all is well!
I love this idea! I showed it to my friend and she immediately went out and bought both polishes and tried it out-it looked great! You should also try Katy Perry’s new OPI Shatter polish. It cracks the base layer and has a really fun result!
[...] same gold glitter polish. See below. (You can read more about this manicure in my blog post “Polished Perfection.”)Although I’m proud of my DIY manicures and think they turned out pretty well – [...]
Love love love! Can’t wait to try!