Golden Chocolate

Inspiration: Color  

Products: Lakur Pence by the Pound, Orly Halo

Thoughts: I had a very glam event to go to last night, and amazingly enough, I did not have any nail polish to match my dress.  Using what I had, I did manage to create a very posh color, even if it did not match exactly.

Mod Deco

Inspiration: Color

Products: Ruffian Ruffian Red, Orly Masked Ceremony, Art Club Nail Art Duo White

Thoughts: I was trying to emulate a dress that I have, but my left had slipped while striping my right (I always start my nail art using my non-dominant hand for this very reason), so I had to modify and it came up with a sort of art deco look that I liked.

Chevron

Inspiration: Maria's Chevron Mani on page 46 of the July/August 2014 issue of Nail It!

Products: Color Club Status Update, Art Club Nail Art Duo Black, Orly Masked Ceremony

Thoughts: I love grey manis!  This one is so simple yet elegant.  My chevrons aren't perfect, but they still turned out great.

So Clutch

Inspiration:  Gold Rush - So Clutch on page 104 of the March/April 2014 issue of Nail It!

Products:  Ruffian Ruffian Naked, Orly Halo, Art Club Nail Art Duo Black, China Glaze What a Pansy

Thoughts: Still not the best with a striping brush, but other than that, this was a pretty easy mani.  I absolutely love What a Pansy even if the pics make it look a little darker (the top pic is closer to the true color than the bottom).

Encounter

Inspiration:  January 2014 INN Box

Products: OPI Liquid Sand It's Frosty Outside, Essie Lux Effect Jazzy Jubilant, Orly Risque Encounter

Thoughts:I always do the Surprise Me option for the INN Box (Inzuri Nail Nation), and this month I got the Resolution Rebel set.  I also got the Kashmir shampoo and hair mask, which are wonderful!  Anyway, with the polishes, I decided to try some freehand nail art for the first time, and discovered I am not very good at using a fine-tip nail brush to paint with either finger (lines I can do, round objects, no so much).  Since I am hanging out with my nerd group most of the weekend, I decided to go with a UFO, but it kinda looks like a cloud and rain.  Oh well, the nail polish is nice!

Mirror-Image

Inspiration:  Kate's Mirror-Image Mani on page 56 of the January/February 2014 issue of Nail It!

Products:  Essie There's No Place Like Chrome, Color Club French Tip, Art Club White, Orly French Manicure Tip Guides (not pictured)

Thoughts:  When I saw this, I knew I had to try it because I had all the colors needed (the article uses gel polish, but says it works fine with nail polish, so that is what I did).  I only did the chevron as an accent nail because I was not sure how well I could use the striper brush in the White with my left hand.  I have to say, my right hand turned out almost as well as my left (except for a bad smudge on my middle finger, which is why I didn't take a pic).