Now, this isn’t a french, exactly, but it’s french-like. French-adjacent. I think it still counts for french week, because I’ve been wanting to do it for a while!
flash!
It’s an interesting look, and I used China Glaze Ravishing Dahling, which is a wonderful jelly-ish polish.
no flash!
I think you can see the full effect [...]
Colored frenches = awesome! I bought these Avon and Maybelline colored french duos probably…15 years ago? They required quite a bit of thinning.
I have two Maybelline Express Finish tip colors, but the matching sheers that I know I had at one point are mysteriously missing from my collection.
I also have two [...]
This is a pretty classic french manicure. Simple and elegant, and I really like this look! I used Sally Hansen Natural Color for the sheer polish (it came in some sort of french kit years ago), and Orly White Tips for the tips, which I added last so the tips are still stark [...]
I went into a Target yesterday that I rarely go in, and of course I had to wander casually down the nail aisles even though I am on a strict no-buy. They had Essies and O.P.I.s! It’s so awesome to be able to buy higher quality polishes at a drugstore-type place! I could walk in [...]
I did this one a while ago and thought I’d drag it out for French Week! I love the combination of pink and black – it seems so vintage and it reminds me of poodle skirts and sock hops. The Konad pattern I used also looked nice, but not in black – I [...]
OK, to kick off French Week, I have my new Orly French Kit. The selection of Orly polishes for frenches at Sally’s was pretty impressive to me. There were many many different shades of white and lots of sheers – I literally could not choose, so I went the safe route with a kit.
Anyway, [...]
Ohhhh, french manicures, how I love you! I love you and I don’t care who knows it. I love how fancy you make my nails look. I love how you seem to wear better than other polishes. I love how simple you are. I love how you make my nails look longer!
I know that french [...]
Sigh.
I was so excited about this batch of four Zoya polishes I just got, but they’re just really disappointing me. This one is a really odd color. Even with Seche, it’s dull and flat and just isn’t interesting. It does appear to have darker gray sparkles, but they’re not shimmery. I don’t NEED shimmer to [...]
I broke a nail yesterday
I love polishes that sparkle! I just cannot stop wiggling my fingers in the light to make them glitter. I wouldn’t call this a *true* glitter, really…it’s not a super-glitter like my Color Club Art of Seduction, but packs a nice amount of sparkly onto my nails just [...]
pretty pretty!
Every time I walk into Sally Beauty I make a beeline for the nail polish displays. My eyes flit over the China Glaze display first, and BAM! I focus on Fifth Avenue. This happens like 5 times on every trip I make to that store. My eye is just drawn to this ordinary [...]