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Here and Glowing In Las Vegas!

At the end of June I headed to Las Vegas for a business/pleasure trip. I needed my nails to be glitzy, glam, and over the top - just like Vegas is! I started with Zoya Charla as a base. She is absolutely stunning by herself, no question - one of my top 5 favorite polishes! Nothing compares to the subtle glass-fleck shimmer Charla has to offer. But I decided I needed a little more GLITZ!!

I made my first attempt at a gradient glitter mani using Funky Fingers Sand & Stilettos on top of Charla. I very lightly applied gradually less polish as I made my way from the tips to about the middle of each nail. I really like the result! It reminds me a bit of falling snow, and since Vegas was 108 degrees every day I was there, it was very cooling to look at :) Plus, the sun glinting off Sand & Stilettos definitely drew attention! 

I loved this mani so much I didn't want to take it off! But, alas, variety is the spice of life ... and what would I post about if I left it on? :)

Golden Coast

6/10/11 - Today's mani is brought to you by the lovely Megan at Painting Rainbows. :) She was kind enough to grab me Sand & Stilettos and this beauty, Golden Coast, on her recent 5Below run! 

She's a beauty! I looove this shade, by itself or layered. It's simply stunning in the sunshine! 

Pink Forever!

6/8/11 - Today is Pink Wednesday, for those who participate. I normally don't, but I was feeling a nice pink creme today, so I decided to go with Sinful Colors Pink Forever as my main color and used WnW Teal of Fortune as my accent nail. I like how it turned out! 

Still, I felt like I needed some glitter up in here, so I covered my accent nail with Funky Fingers Sand & Stilettos!

Mermaid's Cove

6/4/11 - I finally found some of the Wet N Wild Mermaid's Cove collection at Bartell's today! They didn't have Atlantis or Waves of Enchantment, but I picked up a few and decided to try them out.

Ocean Grotto. This is a shimmery golden green with glittery flecks throughout. I think this may actually be my favorite of the collection so far ... but I am a sucker for sparkly greens :)

Ocean Grotto in sunlight.

Diving for Pearls with an Ocean Grotto accent finger. DfP is a teal shimmer. The application on these is fairly smooth, even despite the traditionally crappy Wet N Wild brush. :)

Diving For Pearls with Ocean Grotto Accent Finger, flash. 

 For fun, I decided to change my accent nail to Funky Fingers Sand & Stilettos - which came to me courtesy of the lovely Megan at Painting Rainbows!

I love the colors in this collection. They are perfect for summertime manis!

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