Midnight-Manicures

2012 SPRING NAIL COLOR by ZOYA TRUE HONESTLY, BEAUTIFUL COLOR A fresh bloom of dewy color. Inspired by the runway looks of top designers this collection features slightly muted and unexpected spring shades in six easy to wear, full-coverage creams and metallics. ·             Cho (ZP585): Full coverage, vanilla shimmer metallic ·             Farah (ZP586): Full coverage, latte beige cream ·             Bevin (ZP587): Full coverage, pale sage green cream ·             Skylar (ZP588): Full coverage, silvered slate blue metallic ·             Tru (ZP589): Full coverage, gilded purple orchid metallic ·             Lotus (ZP590): Full coverage, light lotus purple meta...

New Year's Mani with OPI's Baby It's Coal Outside and Servin Up Sparkle. Just wanting to wish everyone Happy New Year and update you about my blog and what is going on in my life. Today, December 31st, 2011 is my 29th Wedding Anniversary, so I will be busy tomorrow....Yes, we got married on New Year's Eve, it's one of my favorite holidays.  The question I get asked the most is "How old are you?", when they hear I've been married this long.   LOL!   Let's just say, the Hubby and I got married very young!  He was 17 and I was 18, we knew each other for a year and it was Love At First Sight for those of you who believe in that.  If you knew me back then, you'd know that was something totally uncharacteristic for me to do, I was all about going to college to be an Attorney and not getting married until I was finished.  I feel blessed that we have made it 29 years and hope we make it 29 more at least!  If you know me now, you'd just think "...

Hi again, It's Rin from Rin's Nail Files , I am back to show you another one of my Christmas mani's. I started off with China Glaze Champagne bubbles as my base and then used red nail paint to make the candles and dot the berry's, green art paint for the leaves, yellow and orange for the flame, white for stripes, black for the wick and accent for leaves in Passion. Please excuse my index nail, I made the flames to big and didn't want to start all over. Other then that I think it turned out pretty darn cute =) Hope you likey =) Thanks again Jeanie for asking me to guest post!!! Thanks again to Rin for this beautiful nail art!  To see more of her 25 days of Christmas mani's you can follow her at Rin's Nail Files .

Hello, My name is Rin from Rin's Nail Files , The lovely Jeanie has asked me to do a guest post for her. This mani I call "Ho Ho Ho"...Hehe I started off with the base color of Pure Ice Siren, I then freehand painted the tips and the stripe using Kiss nail art paint in white. Then I took Kiss nail art paint in black and made another stripe for the belt, then added silver art paint for the buckle. To finish it off I added Ho Ho just because, LOL I think it's super cute, Hope you likey =) Thanks Midnight Manicure for letting me guest post!! Thank you so much Rin, I love your nail art!  Please go show some love at Rin's Nail Files !

Tonight, I am very happy to bring you another blog post by Tricia!  As you know, I am working on my nail art skills and Tricia makes it very easy to understand how to do with her step-by-step tutorials.  You can see more of her nail art and follow her on Face Book at Tricia's Nail Artistry .  Now on to her post! Hiiii, I love doing Christmas theme nails, so today I did a snow man design, this idea was in my mind when I bought the Super Nail glitter used here. These glitters are large hexagons pieces so I used them to create snowflakes in this design, they can be bought at Sally's Beauty Supply.  1) Paint nail in Blue. 2) Sponge on white at tips. 3) Using dotting tool, create 3 different size circles to form the snowman's body.  4) Using red & black stripers, paint on the face, hat, hands & scarf. 5) Apply one coat of clear polish over the entire nail and while still wet, sprinkle the glitter pieces around the snowman.    6) ...

SINFUL COLORS HOLIDAY 2011 - WISH    Bells are jingling, snow is glistening and merry tunes abound: It's the season of shimmer (aka: the holidays) and glamour, of course. And your nails deserve a little gift and loving too. Welcome the  SinfulColors  holiday 2011 collection, Wish, which delights and excites. The collection takes classic colors - like red, green, silver and blue - and kicks them up a notch to be fashion-forward and festive to ring in 2012. The complete  SinfulColors  Wish collection for holiday 2011 includes: Five gem-inspired shades of polish : SUGAR SUGAR: a candy cane, red-hot tint MIDNIGHT BLUE: a bold, bright twist on navy LAST CHANCE: an emerald with depth and allure DADDY'S GIRL: a deep purple with a drizzle of shimmer and glitter OUT OF THIS WORLD: a perfect silver with swirls of glimmer Two metallic shades of nail art : FLOWER GIRL: a bronzy gold with tons of sparkle FASHIONISTA: a glitter-laden pewter   SinfulColors  surp...

Recently, I was sent 2 Blaze Solar Active Nail Lacquers to review.  My first is Kickin Coral that changes to Crimson Red in the Sun.  Indoors it is a bright coral color.  Application was very easy, I started with a white base coat to show you the true color of the polish and then layered 2 coats of polish on top.  Since this color of polish has a jelly consistency you could easily use 3 or 4 coats without it being too thick, I did this and used it alone the first time, but the sun decided to hide the rest of the day.    Indoors This was taken outdoors and with limited sun, the color change is very evident and beautiful.  The color it changes to is called Crimson Red.  The wear on the polish is good, I did take it off after day 2, with very little wear. I will bring you the 2nd polish that Blaze sent for review later this week, it is such a great color for Christmas or for everyday wear.  You can follow them on Facebook at Blaze Nail Lac...

Tonight, I am bringing you the December It Girl Box from Julep .  This is my 5th monthly Maven box and they keep getting more exciting each month.  I also took advantage of their 3 month subscription that they offered recently at a discounted price.  Julep keeps coming up with bigger and better surprises.  I have had excellent Customer Service from them, they seem to really have it together!  I am now the proud owner of 22 of their colors, top coat, nail treatment, cuticle oil, lip gloss, hand cream, hand scrub, hand brightener, nail file and makeup bag (which has little holders on the side for their polish or lipgloss).  Also, with my credits  from the Julep Maven Referral Program , I have been able to give extras in my Secret Santa packages, swaps and to Family & Friends.  OK, on to the pictures of this months box that I received. It came packaged in a nice red box for Christmas, everything inside was  wrapped in a nice red and whi...

Tonight I am bringing you the new Holiday Collection Jolly & Joy from Dr.'s Remedy.  When I first saw the press releases I knew this would be my favorite collections so far.  There are the traditional Reds & Greens but the actual polishes are anything but traditional.  The Ruby Red Revive is probably in my top 5 polishes for the holidays.  The glitters are amazing.  All polishes were swatched using 2 coats of polish and no topcoat, so the shine you see is that of the polish itself!  I think the formulas on this collection is easily the best too, even the glitters went on very smooth and easy.  My teenage daughter grabbed both glitters after she saw them on me and she really likes them too. The holiday 2011 JOLLY & JOY collection of Enriched Nail Polish includes: REVIVE Ruby Red : A shimmer-infused, Wizard of Oz-inspired shade of  crimson.   This is my favorite of the collection. PASSION Purple : A bombshell-boysenberry with subtle...

Tonight, I am bringing you another favorite polish of mine, Julep Dendrie.  It is a medium gray cream and it went on very smooth and easy.  This is 2 coats and it was opaque, but next time I will use 3 coats, I like the thicker feel on my nails.  Sorry for the messed up ring finger, that is actually base coat and not my cuticle.  I am having a blast with all of Julep's polishes and products.  Their Maven Program is great, I have received some really nice boxes each month and extra products from the Julep Referral Program.  You can check it out with the link on my sidebar or below.  I just received my December Julep Box and can't wait to share that with you! The Maven program offers a unique way to receive Julep polishes and other products through a monthly subscription.  It is $19.99 and you can receive $10 off your first box by using the Promo Code: Welcome,  you can try out over $60 worth of their products, you can cancel at anytime, do a s...

I'm a little late with this but wanted to make sure I showed you the reviews of these beautiful new colors.  I love how they look and this is with 2 coats and no top coat.  They were all opaque with 2 coats but you can see some thin spots with the lighting, this was not  noticeable in normal light.  Below is part of Dr.'s Remedy's Press Release and descriptions of the polishes.  I couldn't have described them better myself.   Fall 2011 will be fierce: leaves will change, for sure, and temps will follow suit. But the real news relates to the hues of this season. Indeed, we're revolutionarily-ready to welcome a crisper, cleaner, clearer collection of colors, kudos to  Dr.'s REMEDY  insight and excitement over autumn. These hues celebrate the season that screams renewal: a rich bordeaux; a modern burgundy; a navy-meets-royal blue. We welcome you to invite your nails to dance in  Dr.'s REMEDY  FALL FEVER 2011. The vibrant shade collection of...