Midnight-Manicures

Today I'm bringing you the last 3 of the new Summer 2011 Karma Collection from Barielle. I enjoyed swatching all of the colors, but my personal favorite is the Welcome OHM and I'm going to show you two ways to wear it in this post. Buddha-ful - Beige with soft baby pink/blue/light grey foil (This is what I consider a flakie) Welcome OHM - Warm Cream Plum Soul-er Powered- Warm Yellow Gold with Silver and Gold Shimmer First I'll show you Budda-ful alone (2 coats) and then layered (1 coat) over Welcome OHM, coverage was good and even. Hard to get a good picture with this camera, I'm looking for a new one and I also now have a portable light studio that I've still got to set up. Welcome OHM 2 coats, great application. Soul-er Powered, (2 coats) I could have used 3 coats or a white or basecoat underneath to keep my nail line from showing, but I really didn't mind it, and was harder to see in person. I hope you enjoyed the whole Karma Collection, I know I did. W...

Just in time for the holiday season,  Deborah Lippmann Gets the Party started HAPPY BIRTHDAY: a party in a bottle (glitter) FORGET YOU: party all night (glitter) CANDY SHOP: bubblegum pink (glitter)  Nothing says ‘Party’ like the magnetic sparkle of glitter. So for the biggest party season of the year, I’ve created shades that truly dazzle. Get This Party Started, a set of three glitters, was inspired by the overwhelming demand for my best selling Happy  Birthday, a glittery party in a bottle. The set includes Happy Birthday, along with two new variations of the sparkling shade: Forget You and Candy Shop. They’re both packed with the same unique hexagon-shaped glitter that gives Happy Birthday its magnificent glint, only Forget You has a sheer black base and Candy Shop a bubblegum pink. I love how festive all three look and feel, whether wrapped a round a champagne glass or peeping out of a glamorous pump. But what I truly love the most: how a few coats of any shade insta...

WARM UP WITH DEBORAH LIPPMANN’S  FALL 2011 SHADES SHADE DESCRIPTIONS Billionaire: moody hunter green (creme) Brick House: shimmering rust (shimmer) Single Ladies: flirtatious red (creme) Stormy Weather:  an edgy granite (crème)   is a collaboration with fashion designer Narciso Rodriguez. I have worked directly with some of the world’s top fashion designers on everything from ad campaigns to fashion shows. When I set out to select nail looks for the fall 2011 collections, I noticed a common theme among all of my collaborators: warmth. The clothes featured vivid, lush earth tones—think lush greens, rich reds and intense golds. I wanted to capture a similar heat and earthiness in the accompanying polishes, but with an added punch. BILLIONAIRE, a moody hunter green, BRICK HOUSE, a shimmering rust, and SINGLE LADIES, a flirtatious red, all have warm undertones, which give them a beautiful intensity, but also have a jewel-like quality so they really make nails pop.  ...

Today we have a Nail Art by Liz of Nothing but Nails.  This is so cute and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! Okay so I wanted to do a mani that the hubby would like so I did pandas. Yes pandas. He LOVES them!!! And as you can tell the blog I did the other day was cherry blossoms because he loves the who Asian couture and he puts up with my nail polish so I had to do something for him. For this mani I chose to use a base color (Sally Hansen Sweet Pea) , you dont have to if you dont want to. If you go down to the bottom theres a how to. So here are the pictures.....  This is my left hand And my right. As you can tell the polish was getting a little stringy. So here is the how to...... First apply a base coat  Then if you want a base color you can use one. If you do apply 2 coats and let it dry (I used Sally Hansen Sweet Pea) Take a white plish and make 1/2 circles on each nail. I used L.A. Colors Art Deco to make an outline then I took WnW French White ...

I wanted to share with you guys one of my favorite Nail Art Techniques: Sponging! I've done this a few times with various different colors and each time I do it, I always fall in love with my end results. The best part about it is it's easy and a lot of fun! I hope you guys enjoy this little step by step tutorial and get busy creating your own fun summer sponging looks!  -Katherine Floral Nail Art with Sponging Over my yellow base I sponged on a slightly darker sparkly yellow on the four corners of the nails (Base: SH's Complete salon Yellow Kitty, Sparkly yellow: China Glaze's LightHouse) Over the yellow I sponged an Orange color over it but I made sure I didn't sponge over all of the sparkly yellow since I still wanted it to be visible. This will leave a nice center for your flower. When you Sponge you will get it over your fingers so don't worry it's part of the fun and when you're all finished it's not to hard to clean but do wait till the end to...

I hope everyone enjoyed Sunday's nail art by Tricia from Tricia's Nail Artistry .  Today she is back for a 2nd installment of freehanded nail art.  And whats more appropriate for summer?  Beach themed art!  She is doing some great designs that I think I will be trying soon.  She gives us great instructions, material lists and pictures.  First we start with the sunset. Sunset : 1)base: bright blue, yellow, orange. No need for blending/ layering, just paint them on next to each other. 2) Layer blue glitter over the bright blue, it adds some sparkle to give the illusion of water. Add some island shape in black. 3) Add black palm trees to the island shapes and finish with top coat. Sea side: 1) Base: light brown, dark blue, and light blue. No blending colors just paint them next to each color. 2)Layer blue glitter over dark blue color for water. Paint a tiny crab and star fish (any other sea side item can be painted such as shells, jelly fish etc...

Today I received 3 polishes to include in my "500 Followers Giveaway" !  Courtesy of Wet n Wild Beauty.  They are #237C Gray's Anatomy, #229C Ebony Hates Chris and #238C Party Of 5 Glitters, all from the Fast Dry line. I will add these 3 new polishes to one of the Prizes in my "500 Followers Giveaway" .  You can follow Wet n Wild on Facebook , Twitter or WnWBeauty.com .

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Hi Everyone, I have been reading your comments, yes I do read them all and I listen too!  Many of you have been asking for more nail art.  So over the next few weeks, I've going to have many Guest Bloggers who will show all of you some beautiful nail art and how to do it.  I am just learning how myself, so I thought I'd ask people with more experience until I learn more. My first Guest Blogger is Tricia from Tricia's Nail Artistry , you can follow her on facebook .  She will be Guest Blogging at least 2 more times and hopefully more :)  Her first blog is Animal Prints, they are beautiful!  Here's a list of what she used, steps to reproduce the art and pictures to follow(click to enlarge). Leopard print: 1) paint nail with gold 2) using the sponging technique, add random brown/copper colored spots 3) add black leopard spots and finish with top coat Tiger print: 1)Paint nail with bronze/copper 2) Sponge on some gray color at the sides of the nail 3)add black ...

Last night I wanted to use some of my untrieds from a recently Barielle Promotion.  For my review I chose Jess' Champagne Toast.  I used Seche Base and 2 coats of color, it went on a little thick but I could adjust to it easily, it was opaque in coverage.  Barielle describes her as a Metallic Violet with Rose Gold Glitter.  I finished off with a top coat of Seche Vite.  Looking forward to getting some of the Barielle Nail Care items soon so I can try them out too.  The first 4 pictures are with normal room light and the last 3 are with flash. You can order Barielle polishes and other products at Barielle.com  and also join them on Facebook at Barielle .  Also, remember to enter my "500 Followers Giveaway" , there are 2 of the new Karma Collection Polishes in the prizes.  What do you think of Jess's Champagne toast?  It's actually prettier on my fingers than I could capture in the pictures.  Are there any other Barielle color's that ...

Thanks to Barielle for sending us 2 polishes from the new Karma Summer Collection, they will be added to the giveaway. 2011 Summer Karma Collection:  Do Unto Others and Soul-er Powered ($8 each) Salon-strength formula that is completely free of the chemicals dibutyl phthalate, toluene and formaldehyde – pregnancy safe Provides high-shine glossy coat and forms protective barrier for a long-lasting finish When shopping online…buy one get one 50% only at  barielle.com You can also follow them on facebook at Barielle .

Today a friend of mine from the polish/beauty world helped on my new layout for my blog, I am loving it.  So tell me what you think about it. Also, wanted to let you know as of this moment 8pm on 6/22/11, we're at 239 Followers.  That is about 100 more than just 3 days ago.  Keep going and passing the link out to everyone you know that likes beauty/nail blogs.  And remember to tell them to let me know on the Entry Form that you sent them. I don't think I will do a new manicure tonight, it's one of those days for me.  Anyway, here's a link to the giveaway. MIDNIGHT MANICURE'S 500 FOLLOWER GIVEAWAY

I know I'm a little late in the game with this one.  But I just recently acquired it after I saw there were dupes out there of it or vice versa and I wanted to try it myself.  Some of the dupes are Deborah Lippmann's Wicked Games and Zoya's Adina.  I guess it depends on your budget $2, $8 and $16, I own all 3 and love them all. Tonight's polish is Wet n Wilds Gray's Anatomy.  This polish, depending on how many coats you use is a sheer duochrome that shines purple/silver/green.  I used 3 coats which is fairly opaque with this many coats.  It is a Quick Dry formula and I used Seche Base and Seche Vite as my top coat, I wanted to get a few days wear out of it.  I actually did this mani last night and tonight it's still perfect, no chips or wear. You can find Wet n Wild products at your local drug stores and discount chain stores for $1.99-2.49 (I use coupons too, yes I'm a Crazy Coupon Lady).  They also have a facebook, click here to check ...

This is a really great new promo that Zoya just released tonight.  I have the Color Lock System and both of the Summer Collections.  I would recommend them all.  I have blogged about several of them already.    Click here for all the details! Celebrate Summer With Zoya! 

Just a short 5 weeks ago I started this blog to have a place to store my pictures and thoughts for my love of nail polish.  Our first 100 Followers Giveaway was such a success and happened so quickly, less than 24 hours after I announced it.  Now I want to see if we can get 500 followers by July 31st, 2011. (Rules & Restrictions below.)  There will be 6 winners total.  The first 5 Prizes are for my followers and when the winners are chosen, I will look and see which prizes are available (depending on what order they are chosen).  The 6th prize goes to the Individual/Blogger/Website that sends the most people who become followers of Midnight Manicures.  Make sure when you tell your friends about Midnight Manicures and our 500 Follower Giveaway to let us know who sent them, there's a place on the entry form for that info. Thanks to everyone who has supported me, this comes from the heart. Jeanie Now on to the pictures and descriptions of each giveawa...