Sunday, December 29, 2013

Nails of the Week -- 12/29/13 "Snow Sparkle"

 Happy Holidays everyone!!

I hope you all had a great Christmas (or whatever you celebrate)!! Mine was pretty good. I'll have a separate blog post up about that soon. :) Christmas is my favorite holiday and I love decorating and being festive. One of the ways I like to express my holiday spirit is through my nails. I wanted to show you all what I did with my nails this week.

I wasn't sure what to title this post because even though I do paint my nails every week (at least once a week), I don't always post photos of them. I should probably start doing this more. Ahhh, the life of a procrastinator. Lol. :)

Anyway, I got really bored yesterday and decided to do something different with my nails. After re-doing each thumb nail about 4x, I finally got them as close as they were going to get to looking presentable.

My sparkle snowflake nails...


A closer look...

Products used:

Rimmel London 60 Second Top Coat --210 Mintilicious

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri -- Clearly Quick

Sally Hansen French Manicure -- 1 Natural White

Essie Multi Dimension Top Coat -- Set In Stones
How I Did It:

1.) First, I used 2 coats of "Mintilicious" as a base for all of my nails.

2.) Next, I added "Set In Stones" to my two ring finger nails.

3.) After that, I concentrated on my thumb nails. I used "Natural White" to draw a few small snowflakes on both nails. The brush that comes with this polish is really slim so it made it easier to make the snowflakes. It still took a few tries though before they looked good enough for me. Lol. When I was done putting the snowflakes on my nails, I used the same polish and same brush to draw small dots around the snowflakes.

4.) Lastly, as always, I used "Clearly Quick" as a top coat over all of my nails. I never paint my nails without using this because it makes them dry to the touch within 90 seconds and completely dry within a few minutes. It also helps seal the color and makes polish last longer. This is one of my favorite top coats.

Have you used any of these polishes? Did you do anything special to your nails for the holidays? Let me know in the comments below. :)

xo, Sarah
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14 comments:

  1. 1310bynoraDecember 29, 2013 at 4:22 AM

    Lovely nailss! You can find my nail polish look for Christmas on my blog!

    XX Nora / 1310bynora.com

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    1. Sarah FDecember 29, 2013 at 8:07 AM

      Thanks Nora!

      I'm going to check out your nails now. :)

      xo, Sarah

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  2. Launna December 29, 2013 at 8:28 AM

    I love that green color for the nail polish, you did a great job on them... I don't think I could keep my hand steady long enough... :)

    Thank you so much for the lovely comment on my blog, I will write more but for now, I met him, he seems very nice, he is cute and we have a date for New Years Eve... not sure what we are doing yet but I will definitely blog about it one way or the other... :)

    Have a very Happy New Year !!!

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    1. Sarah FDecember 30, 2013 at 9:40 AM

      Thanks, girl! It was pretty time consuming and thank God I had plenty of nail polish remover because if I would've left them the way they looked after my 1st attempt, you wouldn't even be able to tell what they were. LOL. Practice makes perfect, I guess. ;)

      I hope you have an amazing time on your date! Can't wait to read all about it!!

      xo, Sarah

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  3. Launna December 29, 2013 at 9:00 AM

    Hi Sarah, I am following you on Bloglovin and Google + but I don't see a link for GFC or I would have followed there as well :)

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    1. Sarah FDecember 30, 2013 at 9:37 AM

      Hi Launna,

      Thanks for following me! My GFC widget is on the side bar of my blog (on the right side).

      xo, Sarah

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  4. Elle SeesJanuary 1, 2014 at 9:11 PM

    super cute. happy new years, doll!

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  5. TheTinyHeartJanuary 2, 2014 at 8:10 AM

    The snowflakes came out so cute! Happy New Year!

    -Sharon
    The Tiny Heart
    Headband Giveaway!

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  6. Elisa ZanettiJanuary 2, 2014 at 11:56 AM

    Super lovely manicure!!!!
    http://www.namelessfashionblog.com/

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  7. today my wayJanuary 3, 2014 at 4:17 PM

    Cool nails, I love the baby blue colour xx

    www.todaymyway.com

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  8. ZahaJanuary 4, 2014 at 3:18 AM

    Great colour! Xo

    Lace and Lipstick Stains

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  9. Mindy FanJanuary 6, 2014 at 6:41 PM

    Your nails are so pretty! I love the mint color and you did a really good job on them! They are way more than presentable! I love the essie polish you used here. I have seen it online and I want to try it for myself!!
    I hope you had a good new years !! =)

    http://www.mybrokeneggshells.com

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  10. UnknownJanuary 10, 2014 at 5:52 AM

    Love this colour and pattern! Gorgeous!

    xx Cissy
    idreamofbunnies.com

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  11. B @ The Sequin NotebookJanuary 14, 2014 at 10:21 AM

    Oh wow, such a cute winter nail look! I especially love the mint green polish - fab color for this time of year.

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