Chevron Nails

Hi, today I have Chevron nails using a technique I saw on YouTube.  I can barely draw a straight line but with this little trick you can have this look or anything else.

First you get some scotch tape.  In the space between where you cut and the tape meets the roll there is a space in that space you use your nail polish to paint that area.


  I painted it white.  Once the first coat dries then you add a second coat and wait for that to dry.
Ok,  once that dries you can cut the tape past the painted part of the tape.  I went to Michaels and bought three designed shears.  Cut the polished tape with the shears.



I cut the first piece.

Tape on the finger and trim the ends to make sure it is even with the nail.

Cut a piece of another color.  I had Yellow.

So, I lined it up next to the first piece of tape but you can leave space in between if you want.


The Yellow did not stick so I had to change to a teal piece. I placed the teal where the yellow was.

Then I cut another piece.


Then I taped the last piece onto the nail.  It was not flush with the end of the nail.  So since it was not flush I gently filed it down and there is the design.



  You can use any colors you can put them on vertically,  diagonally,   use your imagination.  This is what I came up with. 







Pretty neat and easy.  Top with a top coat.  This was totally my first trial so I am sure the next one will come out better but I am pleased even with this design.
So, is this something you will try?  If you like this tutorial let me know and I can do more of these.

Ciao for now,
Patty

Oh, Konad Plate M66, I Am Not Scared Of You Anymore

Ah, plate M66.  I remember it was in my first order from Konad I of course ordered plate 57, the one with the leopard print the black stamping polish and then after much studying of the polish I decided on M66 because it had so may designs.  OMG.  When I tried to use it I just had failure after failure.  I was ready to throw it in the trash but then I was sitting in my therapist office and she was telling me something and I saw her cup and I said plate 66.  She now knew I wasn’t listening and she said Patty what is going on.  I told her I was sorry it is just that I got this idea for the a manicure from her cup.  She said ok.  She said she had read the blog and asked if I minded that she read it very often, I said sure at least I know someone is reading it.  But I know she gets info from here to use in our sessions.  That’s ok.  Helps me.  So, first I want to show you the base color.  I think it is called cotton and is from American Apparel.  When I bought it, I got it for a dollar and they took off the label. 

I think it is so pretty.  Sometimes I wear it alone just because it is so pretty and then the next day I stamp something on it an make a total mess of it.  I just had to delete a stamping I did because I did not notice that the leaves had smeared.  So,  I be redoing that one but not with this polish.  American Apparel polishes are so smooth I just really like them.  Everytime I am in the area, I make an excuse to stop there.  And today I was reading The Polish Aholic's blog and Urban Outfitters have this new polish out that changes color in the sun.  I love those.  I have like five Del Sol’s and I always wear them on a day that there is no sun.  I am going to do a gradient soon with two of those that ought to be interesting.
So, here is my therapist’s cup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, this is what her cup looks like and it was on my nails for a short period of time,  but the main thing is that I used plate 66 and let my fear go.  So you might see me use it more now because it does have some cute designs.  I did put a gold butterfly in the image but I am noticing it is not showing up so much on camera because it has lost one generation sometimes two.  One thing I know about pictures is that they lose generations, I used to have a dear friend who was artist/photographer and she told me every time you re use and image for something it loses a generation.  That is why if you are going to buy a print from an artist as you should look at the number in the back and find out how many prints were made the lower the number the better the clarity and value.   I know things.  She once was going to sell some prints and my number is 8.  She produced 250 and said I am giving you #1.  I told her I couldn’t take that it was the print she would make the most money on and that 8 was enough.  She finally agreed.  Lost it in the divorce, I know where it is and it really upsets me when I think about it.  That is all I better say about that.  I don’t want to stir any pots. It is what it is. 

Ciao for now,

Patty

OPI Teasy Does It Day 1

Hi.  Today, I have an older OPI that I really like for winter.  It is like a coffee color when you get look at it closely it looks like you can see finely ground coffee in it.  I am pretty sure it is from the Hollywood collection that came out in the late 1990’s.  I like it so much I forgot I ordered it and have two of them.  My sister and daughter really benefit from my lax polish inventory skills.  I was really good at first but then it just got crazy and I lost track.  I told them maybe I should have a blog sale.  My sister said well before you sell anything let me see what you want to sell I will buy them for you.  I looked at her and rolled my eyes.  Like I would sell nail polish to my sister.  If I ever go to Ulta with her daughters the littlest goes and get a polish and says, “Aunt Patty can I have this one.”  I am always of course.  She is just so cute .  She is a little Patty.  Her older sisters just shake their heads.  So, I did freak out that I did have double of this polish then noticed I had several doubles of many polishes.  So, my sister and daughter will really benefit from it.  My daughter won’t like this one but my sister will and really this is a pretty color.  It has a little glitter and easy application and the color would go with everything except red.  So, this one is a no brainer for fall.   If you have already hang on to it and try it again.  If you don’t the new alternative would be Vampsterdam or the one from the German collection called something Oktoberfest.  Or if you are like me and like to collect older OPI’s check eBay or Amazon.  I am sure you can still find it.
So, that is my polish of the day.  I think I am going to start just showing a swatch of every nail polish I have,  I can go all year and have a different polish.  I forgot to say I was going to do that.
Ciao,
Patty

 

 

 

 

 

Kimber’s Challenge Day 15 Tribal Print.

Ok when I saw this I was OH! NO!  I am not good at free hand nail art so what’s a girl to do.  Pray and keep your hand as steady as I could.  This for me has been the hardest challenge to date thank goodness the next one is glitter.  I’ve got a ton of glitter polishes some heavily sought after  but I am not sure which one I am going to use or how I am going to do it but expect something really blingy.  Here is my tribal print.  I used OPI Thanks a Windmillion, Magnifico Mexico and OPI Dulce de  Leche.













Check out the other tribal vixens:
Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner Kat at Hooked On Polish Diana at Nails By Diana Aly at Wonderland Beauty Meredith at Perfectly Polished Nicole at The Color Republic Kate at The Painted Pony Nails Cee at Absolutely Cee Nail Narcotics Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed Shelby at Shelby's Swatches Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful Mixed Mama Joanna at Sweet Polish of Mine Patty Greenberg Liz and Lisa at Lozlosa Mari at Nailista Greta at How Was Your Day? Miss L at Beauty by Miss L Gini at Sassy Paints Chameleon Stampede Pam at Nail-E-Glance Me, Myself and Polish   Ciao bellas, Patty

OPI Elvis Vegas Collection

I love Vegas and when I think about Vegas I think about the Mafia, the Rat Pack, smoke and Elvis.  He surely was the King.  Now he was before my time but my mother loved him.  Anything Elvis would cause excitement.  But then came the jumpsuits and I started thinking this morning I wonder who designed those.  Then it hit me OH! NO!  Bob Mackie, but I was wrong It was some guy named Billy Belew.  Elvis is so loved by so many it is just amazing.  Even though he was a substance abuser he doesn’t have that stigma that the alleged King of Pop Michael Jackson does.  To me they are just so different and I can say I love Elvis for that he still seems like just a boy from Tennessee who got caught up in a bad merry-go-round.  So this is OPI’s Salute to Elvis. 
OPI must have been a young company at the time all the polish in this collection except Royal Flush Blush are black label.  They have the narrow brushes and the formula is different.  Longer drying time and less pigmented.

The first polish is It’s now or never a lavender-purple polish.  It is a jelly and takes a LONG time to dry.  It still has it’s appeal.






The next one is Royal Flush Blush it is a frosted peach that I think is still in circulation because it is not a black label.  It turns out I have two bottles of it.  That means I actually bought this polish because I liked it.  After seeing the pictures it doesn’t look so bad.








The next one is called Love Me Tender.  Now, this one I really kind of like it is a cream and it only has a little shimmer of gold.  I would wear it alone today.







This one is called a Little Less Conversation.  All I am going to say is that it is yellow.








The fourth one is Burning Love.








Well, that is it.  What do you think of the collection is there any color you would wear today?
Ciao Bellas,
Patty

Pretty and Polished Diner Daze

I bought this on Etsy.  It appears that they still have a store there.   I really like the jelly red with the black glitter.  I am a sucker for the color combination of black ,white and red.  I used Magnifico Mexico as panties and then layered two coats of the polish.  I think it looks fun and I can’t wait to really wear it.  There are so many times I do a manicure only to photograph it and take it right off.  Sometimes that kills me.  What I try to do is do the one I want to wear the next day last but this one did not make the cut during this session and it came right off.  Oh, well I’ll probably wear it sometime next week.












So what do you think of this polish.  I like the way it shines and the easy application.  What are some of your must haves in a nail polish?

Ciao bellas,
Patty