NOTD: Pretty Pink Florals

   Hey y'all! Happy Friday (yes, it's a thing!) to everyone who's living where it's already Friday! And advance happy Friday to those who aren't! :P Darn that's a lot of exclamation marks in the first few sentences haha

   Anyhows, there's not much to report today, so I've only got my recent NOTD pictures to share. First up is a pretty pink floral mani that is so pink I felt so girly prancing around the gym haha. I used Australis #totesamaze layered with Sinful Colors Pinky Glitter on the pointer and pinky nails. For the two floral accent nails, I used Australis #totesamaze and W7 Fuchsia for the roses, and Rimmel Sky High and Orly Glitzy for the leaves. I really wanted the roses to be tiny delicate flowers and the leaves to not be so ginormous haha but I guess I'll keep that in mind for next time.

   And of course, a couple days later, I switched my pink nails for something a little vampier and simple. This is 3 coats of Ulta3 Spring Break (looks like a dupe for China Glaze Creative Fantasy!) and on the accent is Face of Australia Midnight Fireworks - which is a gold glitter texture polish that is absolutely gorgeous, I'd go as far as wearing it as an entire mani one time ♥_♥

   And that's it for now, though I've got plenty more posts to come throughout the month! So stay tuned for that, there are a number of pretties to be seen :P

REOWR

   Hey y'all! Long time no see! *this sounds familiar... happens almost every other week~ I DO APOLOGIZE ):* But in the time I wasn't posting I have been active on Instagram <follow me @xtinemayyy> so come and visit me over there for manis that don't immediately make it onto my blog/ tumblr or do not warrant a post on its own! :D

   SO. BACK TO NAILS. First, a confession: I've got to admit I've previously had an uncalled for prejudice against anything leopard print: clothes, shoes, accessories, stationery - you name it! But in the spirit of trying something new, I tried my hand at leopard print nails. Slap me silly and call me barney (there's a saying like that but I can't remember the exact wording but you get my point!) I absolutely adore these nails! <3

   I used Rimmel Sky High for the teal base and Face of Australia Polyester Girl for the pink gradient accents and spots. Added some 2mm square silver studs et voila! :D

   I found it too difficult to create the random round splodges and markings with a brush so for this mani, I opted for a tiny tiny dotting tool instead.

And for once, I'm pretty proud of my right hand! Though I did get too lazy to do the gradient accents :P

Do excuse the wear and tear, I've been wearing this mani for a few days now: to the gym, to work, to do the shopping :P I've only found the time to properly photograph them now.

AND just a couple of manis from IG (:

Revlon Scandalous mattefied.

Maybelline Mini Colorama Electric Blue 

topped with Different Dimension Boo, You Whore.

Pinktober

   October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and is a time to show support for women and families affected by breast cancer. I personally know someone who is currently dealing with breast cancer and I can't possibly begin to imagine what they and their family have been going through. To show my support, I thought I'd take this opportunity and paint my nails pink, pink and more pink! 

   Before I start a mani, I tend to try out the design first on a finger to see if it turns out how I imagined it in my head. Because let's face it, some manis that look AMAZING in our heads turn into disasters on our nails. Here are two practice shots: 

   Fortunately they turned out how I had hoped so I didn't have to do too much fiddling *grin 

   As you can see the black lines in the final mani are a lot thicker than those in my test shots. I actually would have preferred the thinner lines but I couldn't get the straight edges I wanted so I kept going over them until I was satisfied, and hence the fat black lines. 

   The bottle of Chi Chi in the above photo is called "OMG" and omg it is the most vibrant neon (without being too fluro) pink ever! and I lalalalove it! The other pinks I used were Sally Hansen's "Sonic Boom" and "Flashy Fuchsia". The lightest pink was a combination of "OMG" and a whte polish. I've yet to lay hands on a nice light pink that I like. Suggestions?

   There's just something about matte nails I'm liking at the moment. Decided to try these with a matte top coat as well and I actually quite like them more matte than glossy!

Happy Pinktober!

Toodles~