Hangin' with Elle instead of Ella

I have had an extremely long week.  I have been working overtime, and a few things have been suffering.  Firstly, my Ella still has short sleeve caps.  I wanted to fix it today, but I had to attend to another more pressing matter.  My fingernails!!! EEEKKKK!  The polish was chipping off terribly, and the hangnail hooked onto the yarn when I knit.  So, it was about time that I gave them some TLC.

I went to Duane Reade's website and saw that Essie came out with a new line called Luxe Effects. All of the colors have a pop of shimmer or glitter, and can be used with other polishes to make really pretty effects. I saw that they paired a pearlescent shimmer polish with a white base coat.   So, here is my take on it. 

I used O.P.I.'s "A-ha Moment" to paint the tips of my nails. 

Then I used 2 coats of "Elle's Pearls by OPI" as the main color.

After that, I applied Essie's "Shine of the Times" over each nail, for extra shimmer.

Here is the complete look.  I love it.   

French Luxe Bling

Here is a closer look at the Luxe effect.

Don't worry.  Tomorrow, there will be knitting.  I just received some new yarn for a totally new project.  I will tell you all about it soon.  And yes, of course there's PINK! 

Magnetic Nail Polish

After all that thanksgiving cooking, my nails were a hot mess. I felt that a manicure was long overdue. I contemplated going to a salon, but didn't want to deal with a possible long wait and the smell of acrylic encompassing the nail salon. So, I went to Sephora instead.
I found this magnetic nail polish from Nails Inc. in the color of Trafalgar Square. The directions say to apply 2 coats, and after the second coat, hover the magnet over your nail for the design effect to happen. Here are pictures of 1 coat, and the second coat after the effect happened.

I love it. No two nails look the same, and the overall effect is really cool. I applied a top coat from OPI to seal it. The cost is $16 for the polish. About the same price of a Salon manicure. But at least I can do it again next week without having to go to a salon. For a woman with very little free time, this is a great way to get a salon quality trendy look at home. And for those hands, don't forget the moisturizer.