Turquoise Tips

I never wear french tip manis, but suddenly one night last week I got the urge to do one.  I just can't bring myself to wear a normal french mani (makes me feel like a Barbie) so I went with a bit of a different look; here's the result!  

I started off with a base of LaCC 1992; once that was dry I taped off the tips and added LaCC 1977.  Topped it all off with two coats of LaCC 2013 top coat for a smooth finish. 

Even though the awesome colour combination helped a bit, I still felt really out of my element wearing french tips.   I guess it's just not my thing!

Is this fun spring-y look something you'd wear?  Are you like me with some particular styles of nail art, where you just don't feel very "you" wearing them?  :P  I'm curious, leave a comment!  :)

Shiny Funky French

First, I have some exciting (and long overdue) news: Globe & Nail now has a Facebook page!  It'll be a great way for me to connect more with all my followers (and blogging idols!) and I'm really glad that I finally got one going!   If you have Facebook, head on over there and like my page!  :)

Today I'm paying homage to the blog that started my obsession with nail polish, Chloe's Nails.  This has got to be one of her most iconic and re-created manicures, I've seen it everywhere!

I started with Sally Hansen Black Out, followed by a coat of Seche Vite and then Essie Matte About You.  I taped off most of my nail and painted the tips with more Seche, and then added a strip of black striping tape.  I was worried about how the tape would hold up without a topcoat, but I took these pictures after a day of wear and the tape hadn't come off yet!

Yea, sorry about the bubbly pinky.  That bugged me too. 

So how do you think I did with re-creating this famous manicure?  I really enjoyed wearing it and I certainly got a lot of compliments! (Many of which were proceeded by "What happened to the pinky?" Grrr)

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