Savvy Fairy Twinkle Fauxnad

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Savvy Fairy Twinkle is such a pretty color (pink with a flash gold shimmer). For some reason, I had the hardest time with trying to find a good color ‘nad to go with it. I wanted to do a bronze or a gold, but that did not show up well at all. So I tried hot pink, and that was a flop too. Finally I gave up on the blending and went with the contrast.

Savvy Fairy Twinkle with BundleMonster BM16 and Revlon Petal Chrome

I started to use a new base coat (well sort of base coat) called Gelous which you can get at Sally Beauty Supply. It works really good and my manis have been lasting for at least a few days. Anyway, the reason why I mention Gelous is that I use one coat over my polish then use Seche Vite Top Coat to seal it off. The next day I would ‘nad over it and put a coat of Nailtek II Intensive Therapy over it. I’ve noticed a subtle floating effect that the ‘nad has since I’ve been doing that. I think that is because of Gelous’ finish. That or I’m just losing my mind. Anyway, I wouldn’t run out to get Gelous just to get the floaty look, but if you need an awesome base coat, this is a great one. I’ve tried Nailtek II Foundation and Sally Hansen Nail Quencher and this is by far the best.

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Welcome Summer

It’s better late than never right? I finally hopped on the Bundle Monster bandwagon. For those of you who don’t know what that’s all about, you can get 21 plates with a variety of regular, French tips, and full finger patterned plates for $17.99 shipped free! The full finger patterns are slightly smaller but my nails are small to begin with.

It’s finally warmer here. We had the longest spring. To celebrate the arrival of the sun, here is a Bundle Monster sun fauxnad:

Savvy Magic Pumpkin with Bundle Monster M01 with Konad Yellow

I saw a new collection of Savvys at Sally Beauty Supply. This is one of the three I got. They’re pretty sheer but looks like there is potential for some nice layering!

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CND Sapphire Sparkle Konad

Here is another cool duochrome layering combo: CND Sapphire Sparkle over Savvy Red Caviar! I love seeing the duochrome between purple and blue. CND Sapphire Sparkle is similar to Misa Candy Girl, except the shimmer/glitter is a little smaller than Candy Girl and Candy Girl has a pink tint to it whereas Sapphire Sparkle is an a clear base. I definitely like this one better!

I have been using CND Times Square to silver ‘nadding until now: China Glaze’s Millennium is so much better because the chromey finish pops out the silver more than Times Square did. If you don’t have a silver, I would high recommend that you pick Millennium up!

CND Sapphire Sparkle over Savvy Red Caviar with Konad m64 and China Glaze Millennium

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Savvy Red Caviar Konad

Since we’re on the rose topic last time, here’s another rosey one for all y’all. I love the chrome over dark combos. I’ve done the rose full pattern before, but I decided to add a twist to one of the roses. Can you see it?

Savvy Red Caviar with Konad m65 and Sally Hansen Royal Purple and CND Times Square

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