Mani Monday
#ManiMonday – Gradient Striped Nail Art with Essie Summer 2014
Happy Monday! I hope your weekend was as enjoyable as mine. The boyfriend was away which called for a girls night at my house, some retail therapy and a Sunday Funday/Father’s Day in the pool at my parents’ house. It’s a rough life, I tell ya!
Being out in the summer sun has me craving brights which led me to the new Essie Summer 2014 collection. As I was swatching Urban Jungle, I thought of what a great base color it is for nail art and so my #ManiMonday was born.
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#ManiMonday – L’Oreal Miss Denim Collection Textured Nail Art
It’s never too late for a #ManiMonday look, right? I was all indecisive about what to put on my nails today and then the L’Oreal Miss Denim Summer 2014 nail polish collection arrived and inspiration struck. This mix of five denim shades and one rosy pink, all in a textured finish, were just begging to be worn together.
#ManiMonday – Rainbow Sparkle with Zoya Tickled & Bubbly
It’s another #ManiMonday and what better way to kick off the week than with a colorful mani, worthy of Rainbow Brite. The other day, when I shared the Zoya Bubbly collection, I mentioned how great they look layered over their Tickled collection counterparts. Well, what better way to show you than to wear them all together.
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NARS Libertango from the Summer 2014 Adult Swim Collection for #ManiMonday
What is it about warmer weather that draws me to creme polishes? Can someone explain this? I get wanting glitters and sparkle around the holidays, darker shades in the winter, lights & brights in the spring but when the sun starts peeking out on a regular basis, I want rich, glossy color and I don’t get the correlation.
Anyway, when it came time to select my #ManiMonday shade, I remembered that the boyfriend actually paused to notice when NARS Libertango from the Summer 2014 Adult Swim collection arrived. Creme, check! Boyfriend approved, check! Done deal!
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Multi-Color French with Essie Neons 2014 for #ManiMonday
I received the new Essie Neons the other day and couldn’t wait to play with them. So, as you may have seen on my Instagram over the weekend, I did a quick freehand, multi-colored French manicure with five of the six new shades and I’m still wearing it for #ManiMonday.
Of course, if you want a more consistent look you can use French tip nail guides or even Band-Aids but when it’s the freakin’ weekend, I ain’t got time for that! If you want to see how I freehand a French, check out my Roll Your Way To A French Tip video tutorial.
The base colors (l-r): Essie Sittin’ Pretty, Essie Chills & Thrills, Essie I’m Addicted, Essie Vices Versa, Essie Too Taboo
A full review is coming soon but, in the meantime, you can purchase the Essie Neons 2014 at Essie.com and Beauty.com. Essie nail polish retails for $8.50/ea for a .5oz bottle.
What are you wearing for this #ManiMonday? Have you seen the Essie Neons yet?
Lisa N.
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