Stripes

Dear Readers:

Hello again! I'm still here, and I'm still painting my nails, but I've become less disciplined in posting on my blog regularly. I still share pictures quite often on my Facebook page and my Instagram, so if you don't already follow me there you should!

Below are a couple of pictures of a striping tape manicure that I attempted. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, but I think the work was pretty tedious to get it to look as nice as it does. Maybe it gets easier? But maybe I'll never know because I may not mess with the striping tape again for a while!

Left Hand

Cinderella Hand

I think my Cinderella hand turned out better than my left hand... I always do it last when it comes to nail art and it always turns out better! Anyway, I used all Zoya polishes for this manicure. The purple is Carly, the green is Meg, and the blue is Robyn. 

If you're curious how I accomplished this look, I used THIS tutorial by Sam from TheNailasaurus.com. She does striping tape manicures all the time and is ridiculously good at it!

If you're reading this, thank you VERY much for stopping by. :) I hope I don't go another 4 months before posting again!

--Dixie

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Butter London - Slapper

OMG! 3 days in a row?! You're not dreaming, I'm just FORCING myself to take a break from my book. If I post this quickly I will still have time to read this evening. Two birds! :D

Today I am sharing a lovely turquoise/green/blue color from Butter London called Slapper. To add a little sparkle, I added some polka dots with Zoya Carly (purple shimmer) and Zuza (bluish-turquoise shimmer). 

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For those of you unfamiliar with the Butter London brand, it is a little more on the pricey side. Most bottles of this polish will run you $14. I've really never heard anything bad about these polishes, so quite some time ago I finally purchased this bottle of Slapper. Unfortunately, I didn't think the formula on this particular color was worth that price tag. After the dots and top coat, it ended up looking fine, but I'm not sure when I'll wear it again. :-/

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As you can see in this macro shot, I didn't wait long enough for my polka dots to dry. UGH THE IMPATIENCE! It gets me every time! However, this photo makes it easier to see the details.

Enlarge Me Please!

This is a photo without bright light or flash. Unfortunately, this color is difficult to photograph and this is a bit closer to the true color of the polish. 

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Seriously, please click to enlarge.

Alrighty then... I think my work here is done. For today. Thank you all SO much for dropping by!

--Dixie

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