Elle LDL #224 with Northern Lights gold holo topcoat

APPLICATION | APLICACIÓN:
Smooth ** Suave
COATS | CAPAS:
3 + 2
TOPCOAT? |CAPA FINAL?:
See photos ** Mira las photos
SOURCE | ORIGEN:
Ross Dress for Less

COMMENTS | COMENTARIOS:
I love to wear colors like this. The sparkly topcoat made it even better!
** Me encanta usar colores como esto. El capa superior brillante lo hizo aún mejor!

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 No topcoat:

With topcoat (Northern Lights):

Elle LDL - #207 - Unnamed red

APPLICATION: Smooth
COATS: 2
TOPCOAT?: Yes
SOURCE: Ross Dress for Less in a "cube" of nine polishes for $4.99
COMMENTS: I've wanted to do red with white dots for a long time, so when I saw this post on Tamara's blog, Mocha Mish Mash, I decided I was ready. The red base polish is such a gorgeous and true red, it made me smile! Fingerpaints Paper Mache was used for the dots as usual. Of course I got a few comments from co-workers about Minnie Mouse...


*While creating the links in this post, I realized Tamara posted the same combination as a mani too! Mani twins!

Color Club - More than just a set of nameless reds...

APPLICATION: Smooth on all
COATS: 2
TOPCOAT?: Only in photos of the complete manicure
SOURCE: Ross Dress for Less
COMMENTS: When I first saw this set of reds with no names and in a package that didn't reflect the actual collection, I said to myself "Who needs that many reds?". Well apparently I feel I do (I don't really, but I convinced myself I could franken with them). So... I decided to do a mani with the four cremes and the red glitter. The last two bottles in the set are red shimmers, one of which also has a flash of gold shimmer in it. I used the first five in the not-so-great photo below.

I think the cremes are actually a jelly-ish formula because I still had visible nail line after two coats.

Chloe-style tips done with Nina Ultra Pro -Black and an then everything topped with an unnamed Elle LDL (from 9-pack in Ross) gold shimmer topcoat.  Finished off the mani with one coat of Quick Slicker.

With my nails so long now, I'm still getting used to seeing such large areas of color, so after some time I felt the need to break it up a little more. I used a Color Club Art Club striping polish to add a line. These photos were taken before I threw on another layer of topcoat.

Elle LDL - #221

APPLICATION: Smooth
COATS: 2
TOPCOAT?: None (which is how i managed to mess up the base of my middle finger)
SOURCE: Ross Dress for Less - part of a "cube" of nine polishes.
COMMENTS: This was a really promising color in the bottle as it showed lots of gold shimmer. Not as much shimmer made it to the nail, but it's still pretty. It's a no-nonsense shade that's great for work.

PARTING THOUGHT: Adults need naptime too. Think how much less stressed we'd be if we were forced to take a nap in the middle of our work day.

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