China Glaze Mahogany Magic

This is China Glaze Mahogany Magic.  I melted this manicure almost immediately in the toaster.  :(
I used Milani Good Morning Sunshine and the Salon Express Stamping kit (as seen on TV) for the next manicure. 

 

Then, another time I used the same polishes and the Konad M60 plate.  I should have done a nude manicure and stamped it with Mahogany Magic for more contrast.  

Sunflower Manicure

This manicure was much cuter on pinterest, but aren't they all. Wet 'n Wild Megalast I Need a Refresh Mint as the base, and China Glaze Foie Gras and Spoiled Mind Your Beeswax.  I used a dotting tool for the brown centers and a nail art brush for the petals.  The nail art brushes aren't working the way I hoped they would.  It is hard to get an even stroke of polish.  Perhaps I would have better luck using craft paint. 

China Glaze Rare and Radiant

I have a thing for duo chrome polishes (polished that change color depending on the angle the light hits them).  I think they are just so cool.  The problem is, most duo chrome polishes are made in colors that aren't flattering to my skin tone.  China Glaze Rare and Radiant is beautiful, but not beautiful on me.  It has a duochrome that changes from a gold/bronze (pinky finger) to a blue/green (index finger).  Pay no attention to the spot I missed on my thumb. :)  Neither color in this polish is especially flattering to me.  :(  This polish is one of the many dupes for Chanel Peridot that was so popular a year or two ago.  I bought this polish for my niece.  Shhhh.  Don't tell her.  Her mom doesn't read my blog, so I think my secret is safe.  I think these colors are made for her. 

Craft Scissors and Scotch Tape

The base color is Milani Mrs. Milani (old polish) with China Glaze Foie Gras.  The polish bottle is dirty in the picture.  It looks like there might be some glitter in it, but is is just dirt on the bottle.  I painted my nails with the base color and let it dry.  Then, I cut the scotch tape while it was still on the roll with a craft scissors (cut between the roll and the tearing thingy).  I applied the tape to the back of my hand to remove some of the stickiness.  I applied the tape to my nail, carefully pressing down the edges.  I painted the second color, and removed the tape immediately.  If you wait for the polish to dry before removing the tape, the tape will take polish with it.  Add a top coat to protect your work and make the two polishes look better together. 

You're the Taupe, You're the Mona Lisa

Nail art so subtle (Shhhhhhh), only your manicurist knows for sure.  The nail art shows up in the picture, but not in real life.  I didn't mean to get taupes so close in color, but it was hot and my dog was in the car (car running with air conditioner on), and I had to be quick and China Glaze Foie Gras was 50% off clearance at Sally Beauty Supply.  The best way to make straight lines while using the nail polish brush is to hold the brush as still as possible and rotate the nail.  I'm still working on perfecting this this technique so don't look too closely at the picture.  The polishes used from light to dark are:  Revlon Colorstay Stormy Night, Wet 'n Wild Spoiled Pumping Gas, and China Glaze Foie Gras (the bottle shown in the picture).

Minnesota Vikings Nails

This is my Vikings manicure this week.  I did the striped nails with pieces of scotch tape.  I think at this point I might make better strips just using the brush itself.  I think the stripes read more cheerleader or flag of a purple/white/yellow country then football.  Oh well.  Wet n Wild French White Creme, Wet n Wild Spoiled Mind Your Own Beeswax, Sinful Colors Let's Talk.  Sinful Colors Let's Talk is a dark, bright purple on my nails, but looks blue in the pictures.  The thumb is China Glaze Mahogany Magic and a dotting tool and Wet n Wild French White Creme for the laces.  The ring finger is Essie Smooth Sailing with Finger Paints Go Van Gogh painted in an arch along the bottom.  Wet n Wild French White Creme and a dotting tool was used to make the goal posts. 

Are You Ready For Some Football Nails?

The base colors for this manicure are Finger Paints Go Van Gogh (green) and China Glaze Mahogany Magic (brown).  I used  a dotting tool and Wet n Wild French White Creme to make the designs.  I think a nail art pen may have been a better idea, but I don't have one in white. 

China Glaze Magnetix

 

Edit:  Since posting this, magnetic polishes have popped up in lots of places.  You can find them at Claire's, Icing, Hot Topic, and Walgreens (and I'm sure other places too).

China Glaze is coming out with a magnetic nail polish.  It was supposed to be released mid February, but it now looks like they might hit shelves as early as January 15th.  I've been eying these cool magnetic style polishes since I first saw a picture of them in Allure magazine about a year ago.  Finally there is a "drugstore" version (Sally Beauty Supply carries China Glaze).  Here is how it works.  You paint you nails with the special polish.  Then you hold one of the magnetic plates over the nail and the pattern emerges on your nail. What more could a geek who likes nail polish want?  The bad news is that these will reportedly be 10 bucks a pop and an additional 10 bucks for the three magnet design plates.  Um, yeah.  The inner geek in me doesn't want to pay 20 bucks to watch a magnet move nail polish into a cool pattern.  I'll wait until Wet N Wild decides to make their own version.  :)  I'll attach some random images I found of magnetic nail polishes on google so you can get an idea of what magnetic nail polishes look like.  None of the pictures are my nails.

Edit:  Click here to see swatches of the China Glaze Magnetix on The PolishAholic.  I plan to get one of the Icing Magnetix (at Claire's/Icing stores, jewelry stores in the mall).  Click for her swatches of those polishes.