Challenge Entry - Just Tips

Just Tips is the current theme for  Polish Hoarder Disorder's Challenge this week, and I decided to participate since I could do something simple AND the due date was later than usual.

I decided to do a skittle mani on my tips using my new Simple Pleasures polishes, but first had to deal with the fact that the brushes don't work. To remedy this, I decanted the colors I was going to use into some of my empty Dollar Tree frankening bottles. Here they are, ready for my mani.

These are all unnamed, but the peachy/coral on the left and the teal in the middle are ones I used for my last two manicures.

I then proceeded to freehand my tips. I can't imagine how difficult this would be if I had to use a konad stamp to do this! This way was quick and easy - base coat, two coats on tips, topcoat. I need to do tips more often!

Simple Pleasures - Unnamed Peach

APPLICATION: Smooth. I used a better brush than the one that came in the bottle.
COATS: 2
TOPCOAT?: Yes
SOURCE: Ross
COMMENTS: I'm really loving these simple pleasures colors! The formulas and opacity is great and I'm planning to decant them into some of my frankening bottles so I have a better brush to work with. I stamped this with a Konad tip stamp (still can't get them perfect, ah well...) and then used a striper to make the line.

UP NEXT: Funky French mani for Polish Hoarder Disorder's weekly challenge.

Extending the Mani - Pink Twinkle and Hidden Treasure

I wanted to try extending my manicure with a different flaky topcoat this time - Cover Girl - Pink Twinkle. I also thought it would be useful to see how different it is from Sally Hansen - Hidden Treasure.

Pink Twinkle has smaller monochromatic flakies that look pink in the bottle but flash gold-ish on my base color. Not as dramatic as Hidden Treasure, but definitely still adds visual interest. I'm sure you can figure out which is which in the photos.

Pink Twinkle is on my middle and pinky fingers.

Above, Left to Right: Hidden Treasure, Pink Twinkle, Hidden Treasure, Pink Twinkle

Has anyone else tried this topcoat from Cover Girl? It's still available in Target Stores as far as I know...

Simple Pleasures - Unnamed Light/Jelly Teal

APPLICATION: Smooth once I swapped out the horridly splayed brush it came with
COATS: 2
TOPCOAT?: Yes
SOURCE: Ross Dress for Less
COMMENTS: I got two packages of these polishes which were 7 to a box for $4.99 each because I liked the colors. Brooke of Getcha Nails Did also found similar sets, but mine are not exactly the same. This gorgeous color was the first I wanted to try from these collections. The polish did have some miniscule bits of pigment that show up a bit on the nail, but not enough to distract from the gorgeous color - which proved extremely difficult to get on camera.
** The photos (last three) where this looks more green are closest to the true color of the polish.

Above: I even tried taking a photo in front of the pool but the camera still didn't pick up the difference.

It is the exact same color as the top of this lotion bottle.

UP NEXT: I don't know. I wanted to wear this so badly that I skipped over my previously planned mani!