Emerald Madness – Sweet Sixteen Voting Now Open
We’re one week closer to finding out which emerald green nail polish you think is the best. It’s time to vote in Round 2, the Sweet Sixteen, of Emerald Madness!
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To recap, Emerald Madness is a March Madness style tournament pitting the best emerald shades against each other throughout the month of May. The winner will be revealed on my birthday, May 31st.
Thank you to everyone who voted last week to push their favorites onward in the bracket race to number one. Now it’s time to keep your faves in the running.
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PinspiratioNAIL – Retro Polka Dots with Physician’s Formula Endless Color
When it comes to polka dots on nails, I tend to be pretty straightforward in my looks. Partly because it’s easy (and I’m no nail art savant) and partly because I’ve just never had the creative vision to come up with something totally unique. I blame my left-sided brain. I’m much better at riffing (not ripping) off what others have come up with, which is why PinspiratioNAIL was born.
I keep playing with the idea of dots inside dots, dots layered over dots but a lot of my practice designs have come off flat. Then I came across this graphic, retro-inspired design from My Awesome Beauty and my motivation kicked in. Having recently received the new Physician’s Formula Endless Color Custom Nail Trios, to test, it seemed like the perfect time to give this three color design a try.
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14 Punk-Inspired Nail Art Looks from Last Night’s Met Gala
Celebrities, models and the fashion elite donned their punk-inspired best last night at the Met Gala, a fundraiser for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The annual party celebrates the theme of the spring exhibit and this year it’s PUNK: Chaos to Couture, opening to the public May 9th.
The exhibit examines punk’s influence on high fashion, so if any event was going to bring the nail art, hardcore, it would be this one. Considered the “Oscars of Fashion”, the Met Gala was definitely not lacking in nail drama. Some of the world’s most sought after manicurists brought their A-game last night. Let’s take a look!
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Emerald Madness – Vote For The Best Emerald Green Nail Polish
Calling all Nail Polish Fanatics!! Let’s get ready to rumble!!!! It’s the first ever Emerald Madness, a March Madness-style face-off to determine the best emerald green nail polish OF ALL TIME!!
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It’s no secret that I’m a longtime lover of green nail polish so when Pantone bestowed their coveted “Color of the Year” title on Emerald, no one was happier than me. Combine that with the fact that I’m a May baby (May 31st) with an emerald birthstone and the concept for Emerald Madness was born.
Keep reading to view the contenders and cast your vote in the first round of playoffs.
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Deborah Lippmann “The Mermaids” Summer 2013 Nail Polish Swatches & Review
“You know what a mermaid’s dream is? [wait for it] Legs!” That’s pretty much the extent of the boyfriend’s take on Deborah Lippmann’s The Mermaids, a collection of four new nail polishes based on last year’s hit Mermaid’s Dream.
An amalgamation of metallic shimmer and glitter, The Mermaids, are a dreamy take on the Deborah Lippmann glitz party we’ve come to know and love.
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