Showing posts with label Pedi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pedi. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

A Cat... and Cracked Tootsies!

Hope your week is just flying by :) Today I have a bright summer pedi to share, but first, Smokey...




I don't even remember how long ago it was that I look this picture of my cat Smokey, but she must have been outside while I was taking some photos for my blog. Look how cute! She is usually tough to photograph because she is so dark and always turns away from the camera. I think this is the best one I have of her, she looks so peaceful.

Anyways on to the polish. like the toe separators? I actually won them in a giveaway a while back. I took these pictures right after I finished applying the polish because I was so happy with the outcome right then and there and knew I had to take a picture even though they were still wet! I used Sephora by OPI, IM Beauty as the base. It is a basic cream yellow, nothing to special. Then I used Chain Glazes Broken Hearted crackle glaze on top.



I love the colour combo and really need to try this on my fingernails soon. It also wore very well, I think I have had this one on for a month now and it is just starting to chip, not bad at all :) The great thing about this look is when you start to get some wear you don't even notice because of the crackle!



I remember having some application issues with the IM Beauty, it it was so long ago now I don't remember how bad it actually was. It may also have been that I was applying it to my toes, and I hate getting in to awkward positions to paint my own toes. Since this lasted so long I got away with not having to do it in a while ;) Next time I will definitely get it professionally done :)

I think I am finally getting used to applying crackle, I need to do more manis with it. My favorite crackle look was on my big toe in the photo above.

What's your favorite colour of crackle polish?

Thursday, August 12, 2010

The Ocean At My Toes - Last blue of the week

Hey Ladies,

Last day of my short - but sweet :) - blue week. Today I have my current pedi, this is the colour I painted my toes the day I got back from vacation, Orly - La Playa. I love that name, for those of you who don't know, la playa is the beach in Spanish, so it's like I still have the ocean at my toes ;) cheesy, I know lol.

Indoor, flash

Anyways I love this colour, It could have easily been done in 1 coat, but I did 2 to even it out a bit. Very pigmented and shiny, but I still topped it off with an Orly top coat.

Indoor, flash

I wanted to do some sort of Konad or nail art but found that using some more those Nailene art stickers I was supplied with a while back would be faster.

So what do you think, would you prefer La Playa on your toes or tips?

Monday, July 26, 2010

Konaded Toes!

Hello Ladies :)

Today I have a pedi that I have been wearing for most of the summer believe it or not. I'm pretty sure I applied this polish at the end of June and I have just started to get some chips recently!

The colour I chose was China Glaze - Japanese Koi. I picked out this colour at the salon last year for my vacation pedicure, but while on vacation I did experience some chipping. This was due to being at the beach and pool all day lol.


Indoors, flash

I really love this colour for summer, it is a bright neon orange/red, not a straight orange. For my current pedicure I put one coat of a white polish for the base, I believe this is what helped the polish stay on for longer (as neons usually chip faster on me than regular polishes). I stamped my toes (minus the big one) with the zebra pattern in Konad white polish.

My feet are super dry in this pic, but I will be going for a professional pedicure this week, I leave for the Dominican Republic on Friday! I love pedicures, I suck at painting my toes! lol. Expect to see some vacation mani and pedi pictures soon :)

What is your favorite pedicure colour? Do you do your own pedicures, or leave it to the professionals?